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		<title>What Makes you Exceptional?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dale Klein]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goal-Setting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] As we launch into the 2nd quarter of the year, how&#8217;s your bottom line? One measure of success is whether you&#8217;re in the black vs. the red. The mediocre speaker operates in the red but the exceptional speaker operates in the black. My business is building exceptional speakers and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>As we launch into the 2nd quarter of the year, how&#8217;s your <strong>bottom line</strong>?</p>
<p>One measure of <strong>success</strong> is whether you&#8217;re in the black vs. the red.</p>
<p>The <strong>mediocre</strong> speaker operates in the <strong>red</strong> but the <strong>exceptional</strong> speaker operates in the <strong>black</strong>.</p>
<p>My business is building exceptional speakers and keeping them in the black.</p>
<p>How may I help <strong>your</strong> bottom line?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Is Anyone Listening?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dale Klein]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] When we communicate, it&#8217;s not difficult being heard. Here&#8217;s what is difficult: &#8211;People may  hear you&#8230; but are they listening? &#8211;People may listen to you&#8230; but do they truly understand? &#8211;People may understand you&#8230;but will they remember? Your competitors most likely can&#8217;t consistently answer yes to these questions. Good [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>When we communicate, it&#8217;s not difficult being heard.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what <strong>is</strong> difficult:</p>
<p>&#8211;People may  <strong>hear </strong>you&#8230; but are they <strong>listening</strong>?</p>
<p>&#8211;People may <strong>listen</strong> to you&#8230; but do they truly <strong>understand</strong>?</p>
<p>&#8211;People may <strong>understand</strong> you&#8230;but will they <strong>remember</strong>?</p>
<p>Your competitors most likely <strong>can&#8217;t</strong> consistently answer yes to these questions.</p>
<p>Good news&#8211;<strong>I&#8217;m</strong> what separates <strong>you</strong> from your competition.</p>
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