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10th March 2026, 06:43 PM
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Views: 276  Re: i appreciate all ya'll...
I think he told me he used to work with an improvisational group, like Second City.
But he used to call me and get all bothered about politics. But he was kind enough to give me the entire sales...
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10th March 2026, 10:02 AM
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Views: 276 Re: i appreciate all ya'll...
Yes. He was entertaining (and he was an entertainer earlier in his life), and knew more about selling than just about anyone I knew.
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9th March 2026, 04:04 PM
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Views: 276 Re: i appreciate all ya'll...
I just saw Frank Falcone's Youtube page. His sister posted that he died two years ago, and it was posted July of 2025.
A real loss. He was my friend.
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7th March 2026, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Thank you. Starting yesterday, I stopped counting carbs as much. Same as you, the Keto diet makes me feel weak and a little ill. It makes it hard to motivate myself to exercise properly....although...
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4th March 2026, 09:06 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Nearly every night. I try to eat my last meal between 8-9PM, and I got to bed a few hours later. But yeah, I get really hungry before I go to bed. I usually eat a little cottage cheese, or a can of...
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3rd March 2026, 06:18 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Yup. Organic Blueberries is what I eat every day, about a handful.
Pecans, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts...I put them on my spinach salads.
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3rd March 2026, 04:19 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Apples are all carbs. And in a keto diet, carbs are the enemy. I'm losing weight, but most of it is fat loss, because the body burns fat as an energy source when there are no carbs to burn. But you...
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3rd March 2026, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
For about 5 months now. So far I've gone from 285 pounds down to 237. I'll get down to about 200, then buy new clothes.
I just limit calories (now 1200 a day) and cut out all sugar, bread, grains,...
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26th February 2026, 07:59 PM
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26th February 2026, 12:04 PM
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20th February 2026, 12:01 PM
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18th February 2026, 08:25 PM
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16th February 2026, 09:55 AM
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14th February 2026, 04:55 PM
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10th February 2026, 11:52 AM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Moxie is exactly the right word to describe him.
I once asked Kay King if she knew what happened to Sal. She told me the sad story of Sal's last few years. Not everyone has a happy life.
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8th February 2026, 12:48 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Kurt was the only one that could take a back and forth banter, and drive it right into the ground. A devastating insulter.....I see him occasionally on Facebook. Very smart man, I think.
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7th February 2026, 05:47 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones I was thinking of.
Although still alive, I miss the antics of Shane and Kurt Melvin.
And.....(swallowing my own vomit) Dan Riffle.
Who was the...
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6th February 2026, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
I sure do too. And there are about four or five really valuable members here that are now gone, just in the last few years.
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5th February 2026, 06:58 PM
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3rd February 2026, 03:55 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
"He couldn't take a video with his phone, but to his credit, he had many other strengths that made up for it"
I'm having that put on my tombstone. ;)
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2nd February 2026, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
No. I've never taken a video with my phone. I used to use a Flip video camera and uploaded the video to Youtube. But I've never used a phone.
My Sister-in-law will show me how to use my cell phone...
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2nd February 2026, 05:16 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
When I hear a story like that...or think of my own experiences like that....I wonder what dreadfully ignorant question I've asked to someone who knows their subject...even the 20 year old at Best...
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1st February 2026, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Same here. I'm a salesman...to my bones. I lived, breathed, and studied selling my entire adult life. But when I said I was a salesman, it was always seen as a negative, no matter who I told.
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30th January 2026, 05:24 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
Jason; Just ordered your books (part 1 &2), and can't wait to read them. Please let us know when your other stuff is available.
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29th January 2026, 07:38 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
When I was in my 20s, my Kung Fu training had me outside every day for a couple of hours. I wore shoes to keep my feet dry, but it was sometimes bitterly cold. But...with enough effort exerted, your...
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29th January 2026, 07:22 PM
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24th January 2026, 07:20 PM
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We're expecting 12-18 inches of snow tomorrow.
The 14 yr old kid the plows the snow for most people on our street is going to make a small fortune tomorrow and Monday.
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23rd January 2026, 12:10 PM
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17th January 2026, 10:29 AM
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16th January 2026, 01:12 PM
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Views: 2,093 Re: It's already mid January...
By the way, do you know why the years seem to go by faster as you age?
Because every year slowly becomes a smaller percentage of the time you have been alive.
And...the past grows in years, and...
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14th January 2026, 06:44 PM
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10th January 2026, 06:11 PM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2026, 06:59 PM
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Views: 261 Re: How do you say "I don't know"
Different offers are best pitched one way. But those ways are different depending on the nature of what you are selling..
I would have to know what you are selling to be of any help.
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30th December 2025, 02:29 PM
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30th December 2025, 10:19 AM
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29th December 2025, 03:32 PM
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19th December 2025, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 265 Re: Don't set new years resolutions
My experience is that if you say you are going to set a New Year's resolution, and you don't start until the new year.....
You subconsciously know you aren't really going to do it. Setting a start...
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16th December 2025, 09:59 PM
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5th December 2025, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 232 Re: Are farmers insider or outsider?
You're in luck. I've read every book that I've ever seen on the subject of referrals.
This is the best one.
Fearless Referrals by Matt Anderson.
You can buy a good used copy on Amazon or...
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4th December 2025, 10:57 AM
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Views: 232 Re: Are farmers insider or outsider?
I understand the question.
The reason most salespeople "Farm" is because they are afraid of calling a prospect, initiating a conversation...or (God forbid) actually asking someone to buy.
The...
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2nd December 2025, 08:53 PM
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Views: 353 Re: How you guys normally spend your weekend?
It's interesting to me that on a marketing forum....we talk about the weekend.
If we don't have a normal 9 to 5 job, working weekdays...how is the weekend any different from any other day?
When...
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21st November 2025, 10:36 AM
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9th November 2025, 01:13 PM
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25th October 2025, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 730 Re: How to use Chat GPT to get ahead.
It's interesting. Chat GPT may actually pick numbers based on previous winning numbers, I have no idea. But the previous winning numbers have no correlation, or influence, on future random numbers...
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22nd October 2025, 12:45 PM
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Views: 730 Re: How to use Chat GPT to get ahead.
A large part of our brain is dedicated to pattern recognition. It's how we recognize faces.
But with this comes the side effect of wanting to see a pattern. And then creating a pattern where one...
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14th October 2025, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
Well, in case someone here ever goes through this...
Here is what has to be done. Or rather, here is what I had to do.
Take her off my auto insurance.
Put her car title in my name.
Cancel...
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9th October 2025, 05:17 PM
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Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
That's something I'm going to choose to believe. Thanks Guys.
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8th October 2025, 07:59 AM
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Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
That doesn't mean she never raised her voice in anger at me. ;)
Maybe every few years, I'd say something that just hit her the wrong way, and she's get mad. But it never lasted the day, and...
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7th October 2025, 08:09 PM
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Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
I'm so sorry you went through that. It's a pain I wouldn't want anyone to go through.
It was about a year ago that the oncologist told us that she wasn't going to get better.
So for the past...
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2nd October 2025, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
So that's what you really sound like. ;)
I've had several people (mostly her family) tell me the same thing.
But I'm fine. Heartbroken, but functional. There are so many things to take care of;...
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2nd October 2025, 09:01 AM
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Views: 592 Re: Cheryl.
She was spared most of the horrible pain we were expecting.
A week ago, we were talking like husband and wife. And then she rapidly lost her ability to speak, hold a fork, or even swallow water....
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1st October 2025, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 592 Cheryl.
Well guys...
About an hour ago, I left the Hospice Care Center here in Wooster Ohio.
My dear wife Cheryl passed away today after a 2 year long bout with cancer. (corrected)
I have to say,...
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10th September 2025, 03:09 PM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th August 2025, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 426 Re: Webinar Videos
It's still used, and there are several hosting companies that have that option.
But if you post an evergreen video on your website, and try to pass it off as live, you aren't fooling any but the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th August 2025, 04:19 PM
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Views: 787 |
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8th August 2025, 06:21 PM
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