Don MacPherson

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Inspired Living

A few years ago (at 38 years old to be precise) in the recess of my mind I knew I was facing a key inflection...
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Sales Shift — That Doesn’t Work Anymore

"21 appointments next week!" I proudly offered before ingesting a large amount of a very cold tap beer at our Friday afternoon happy hour to...
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All We Need Is Love (and Memories)

Two years ago I shared this post and picture about my own Christmas experience: All You Need Is Love As I prepare to travel back...
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Blog Post 200 & 2012 Speaking

When you do something 200 times you learn a little.  When you do something 200 times you have an experience set and some frame of...
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Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle.

Be Humble.  Stay Hungry.  Always Hustle. A good sales mantra to close one year/start another. What is Hustle? Hustle is doing something that everyone is...
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What Inspires You To Make Art?

I was fortunate to find myself in Miami this weekend for the incredible Art Basel show featuring works by more than 2,000 artists of the...
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Influential Leadership & Yesterday’s Keynote

Yesterday I had the privilege of delivering the luncheon keynote address to the 1,000 volunteer leaders gathering in Washington D.C. for the annual Society of...
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My Walk Through The City of God

I recently returned from my first visit to Caracas, Venezuela.  This was my first trip for business to South America and I was inspired by...
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Fear & Career: Managing Change

You may recall my recent writing about career and life transition through the lens of perspective offered from the experience set of Twin Cities Executive/Management...
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Stop Looking Over My Shoulder

Are you the VP of Sales that mandates a walk through of the entire pitch deck script?  Do you take over the call and dominate...
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Sales 2.0: Can Best Buy Make My Dreams Come True?

I had my shopping list: A device to keep my MacBook Pro and iPhone charged during a long flight A presentation remote A hands-free wireless...
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Today You Have A Gift

It is a beautiful morning in the Bahamas.  I am here for a speaking engagement and this morning was moving along like most others.  Two...
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