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What Does it Take to be a Critical Thinker?

Hi everyone, I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people like you. Here’s this week’s question: Our EVP (Executive Vice President) says we need to start developing a group of people who are better critical thinkers.I did not raise my hand and say “What exactly…

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How Can I Deal With Difficult Customers?

Hi everybody I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people like you. This week’s question, pretty straightforward: Dear Mike, what’s the easiest way to deal with a difficult customer? I’m in real estate sales and occasionally have difficult customers. If you’re in real estate sales…

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What To Do When Your Business Runs You?

Hi everyone! This is Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions sent in from people just like you. Here we go: Dear Mike, I’m feeling frustrated, tired, and burnt out with my job. I don’t enjoy it, I don’t want to do it anymore, and actually I’m…

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How Do I Stay Motivated When Sales Are Slow?

Hi, I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Mike, sales jobs are difficult in my experience, and being a salesperson, I realize how difficult they are. How do I stay motivated when sales are slow or…

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Why Are People Afraid to Make Mistakes?

Hi, I’m Mike Staver and this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question, and this is a great question – they’re all great questions, you guys do a great job. Dear Mike, if it is true that we learn from our…

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When You Don’t Want to Talk with Your Partner

Hi everybody, I’m Mike Staver and this is Mondays with Mike. This is a weekly video show where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Mike, my life partner and I are very, very different. I suppose that’s what makes us a great couple and gives us the challenges…

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Top 5 Rules for Going on a Date

Hi everyone, I’m Mike Staver and this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Mike, I know you’re non-traditional and unconventional in every sense of the word. So I’m going to ask a non-traditional question! Good for you – I’m…

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The Family Business vs My Own Path

Hi, I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Mike, I’m graduating from college in about six months. I’m getting a lot of pressure from my family to follow the tradition that has been multiple generations. And…

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Succession Plan

Hi, everyone, this is Mike Staver, and this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here is this week’s question: Dear Mike, I work for a company where there’s no succession plan. Well no succession plan that’s been shared. The head of the company is…

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Should I Pursue My Dreams?

Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s the question: Is ‘pursue your dreams’ good advice? Dear Mike is ‘pursue your dreams’ good advice… I suppose it depends on what your dream is! Generally I think… you know that…

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