Quotes of the Day

If you want or need to move, move with a winning record of success, move with a plan, and move to something you love. [2005] - Jeffrey Gitomer

Your chances of making a sale once you get face-to-face with the prospect increase by ten or twenty times over a telephone discussion. Before you go off to a prearranged appointment, always call to reconfirm. This is a mark of top professionals. Never expect people to call you back. Smile into the phone when you speak. Stand up when you speak to the prospect. [2004] - Brian Tracy

During REM sleep, cortisol is suppressed, and your metabolic rate increases. When you don't sleep well, you get less REM in the second half of the night, and that results in higher levels of cortisol and insulin, which stimulate appetite and lead to greater insulin resistance. This means that a bad night of sleep can throw you into a temporary prediabetic state. Studies have shown that even one night of partial sleep, or one night without enough REM sleep, can lead to elevated cortisol the next afternoon or evening, along with changes in the hormones and peptides that regulate appetite and lead to greater feeling of hunger. [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn

Sleep Efficiency (%) = Time Spent Asleep ÷ Time Spent in Bed x 100. We'll say 85-90% is the target. Humans wake up when they sleep. That's not only okay, but normal. So aiming for 100% is an unrealistic goal. It's okay to nap when: 1. Your nighttime sleep is efficient yet despite this, you still feel sleepy (not fatigued--sleepy). 2. And the napping doesn't disturb your schedule for the upcoming night. A nap is typically intended to complement or enhance an efficient night of sleep. It's not meant to make up for lost sleep when the sleeper had the opportunity to sleep but did not. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

You should travel with a Wi-Fi hotspot device. You can buy an unlocked device on Amazon that works with local pre-paid SIM cards and some international SIMs. A second option is to sign up for an international data plan with a company such as Solis (soliswifi.co). Solis is a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that works in over 130 countries. No SIM card is needed! Instead, you enroll in its service plan and activate a pass when you need it. It's not as fast as a local 5G SIM card, but it's a reliable and portable connection you can carry with you. The fastest and most reliable international Wi-Fi device I've found is Netgear Explore hotspot with EZ Mobile Data service. [2022] - Kristin M. Wilson