In this show we discuss one of the biggest risks to retirement security. This is a huge concern for everyone, but few are even aware of it.Questions or comments?Email me at: ted@tedstevenot.comThanks for listening and enjoy!Ted StevenotBy Ted Stevenot

In this episode we discuss the last of the 18 Rules for Retirement Success from the book Downsize Sooner Than Later. When posed the question, "What's the one thing that makes you the happiest in retirement?" This episode explains my answer.Questions or comments?Email me at: ted@tedstevenot.comThanks for listening and enjoy!Ted Stevenot…

In this show, we discuss how establishing routines makes getting critical things done easier. This is true for your most enjoyable activities as well as for the tasks you find to be particularly difficult(aka dragons).Comments or questions?Email me at: ted@tedstevenot.comThanks for listening and enjoy!Ted Stevenot…

In this show we discuss Retirement Rule 16 "Overflow with meaning" from the book Downsize Sooner Than Later: 18 Rules for Retirement Success (available at Amazon.com).Questions or comments? Contact me at: ted@tedstevenot.comThanks for listening and enjoy!Ted StevenotBy Ted Stevenot

In this show, we discuss protecting your mind from negative inputs in retirement. What we habitually allow into our minds has a major impact on how we ultimately feel and think.Pick up your copy of Downsize Sooner Than Later, 18 Rules for Retirement Success - by Ted Stevenot, visit Amazon.com at this link: https://amzn.to/3qi9N69Visit the START HER…

This is the last of 15 back-to-back episodes in which we read through and comment on Ted Stevenot's book Prospect Factory. A key highlight from the final chapter is about dealing with sales rejection. It is critical to understand, there are only about three things most prospects typically reject - and none of them are personal.+++++++++++++++++++++…

In this show we discuss how to set up a system for following up with interested sales leads. Follow the readings we have been doing by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslMCheck out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4Visit the STA…

In this episode, we discuss how to gain the maximum value from calls while at the same time reducing - or even eliminating - the pain often associated with making telephone-prospecting calls.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Follow the readings we have been doing on the show by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: h…

How to make sales prospecting calls (Episode 2 of 2). Today we go through several sample calls to illustrate what to say in various circumstances. Especially, we hone in on the skill of how to "translate English into English" when it comes to assessing the responses given by prospects.Follow the readings we have been doing by picking up a copy of P…

Frustrated by what's happening politically? How to beat the establishment and change things at all levels of government. The people need to take the parties back.By Ted Stevenot

Have you ever been to an election and not liked your choices? How would you like to be a person who picks the candidates? Learn how the establishment determines which candidates appear on the November ballot through the party's power to endorse. Learn how regular citizens can help take back the parties and change the status quo. It is probably easi…

Some worry that the power of party endorsements is so strong the process should be done away with! But, the real issue is who decides endorsements? Is it the people protecting their liberty or corrupt and conflicted insiders protecting their self-interests? In the people's hands, the power to endorse is a nearly unmatched power to do good and prote…

In this episode we begin the discussion of why the people should take the parties back. Congress has an approval rating of around 13%, yet over 96% of incumbents get re-elected. Why? Because the people have lost control of the candidate selection process. Due to gerrymandering, "Remember in November" for many races is too late. To make a change, th…

People talk about "policy" in politics all the time. But, few talk about "process." It as almost as if people think the process behind politics doesn't exist, but it does. It has an enormous influence in determining the future! The good news is, there are ways for the citizens to play a major role in impacting process. By doing so, they can help le…