Donna Stone is a business coach with three decades of experience. She grew her own business from a garage to be a multi-award winning operation that spanned five locations nationally. For almost a decade she has been sharing this knowledge and expertise with clients to guide them in their own success. Donna works with business owners and other business coaches, consultants and trainers to help them build their own success. Her Coach the Coach ™ program has proved exceedingly popular, as has her life coaching services. Donna is a prolific writer with hundreds of articles written and seven books published. Visit www.donna-stone.com.au.

Handling objection in sales

Handling Objections in Sales

In sales, many people believe that receiving an objection is a bad sign. However, if you approach the objection in the right way, then it helps you realize that this is actually a good sign – or rather a great sign.  When someone gives you an objection they are essentially saying “I am not convinced…

How to prepare for a sales meeting

How to Prepare for a Sales Meeting

One of the simplest (and quickest) ways that a salesperson can fail is by not preparing themselves beforehand for a sales meeting.  It is crucial, not just to portray the right behaviour and wear the right attire, but also to have enough knowledge about the person you are about to have a meeting with. This…

Business Plan - A Map to Success

Business Plan – A Map to Success

Technically, a business plan is merely a written guide of the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of a business’ potential. A business plan is defined as a formal statement of business goals, explanations that they are attainable and tactics for achieving them.  They are not required to be long, narrative and exhaustive.  For small and amateur entrepreneurs,…

Traits of a great coach

Traits of a Great Coach

All forms of leadership and management positions require one to provide coaching to their team.   Coaches will guide and support clients.  A good coach does encompass many traits, but a great coach encompasses all the good traits that a coach needs.  A coach needs to constantly work to develop these traits and implement them to…

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How to Embrace Change

  “The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates There are a few reasons why change is not just good for us but amazing too. We get way past our comfort zone. We experience more. We go through a path of…