Attitude Shaping and Shifting: Audio Talks and Teaching

Audio recordings have done a tremendous amount to shape and shift the way I think and feel on a daily basis. Over the years I have purchased and listened to literally thousands of hours of teachers and inspirational speakers. I started out in the era of cassette tapes, moved to the compact disc, and am now transitioning to the Ipod.

If you are an outside Servant Sales Person meaning your job is go out get the business vs. waiting for it to walk in the door, chances are this means you spend countless hours in your automobile. If you are in an industry where you have to hear a lot of no’s to find a single yes it can get discouraging. And some of these no’s aren’t nice ones. If this is the case, there is no better antidote to that discouragement than having an inspirational speaker or teacher waiting for you when you get back to the car. They can guide your thinking back onto something productive help keep you knocking on the next door.

Over the years I have listened to a lot of people. Some are sales trainers, business people, pastors, and professional speakers from any number of backgrounds. Many might disagree, offer vastly different perspectives, and even find it odd that they are on a list together with the others. Here are some of my favorites:

Tom Peters
Stephen Covey
Zig Ziglar
Brian Tracy
John Maxwell
Tony Robbins
Joel Osteen
Robert Schuller
Rick Warren
Larry Wilson
Rob Bell
Andy Stanley
Erwin McManus
David Allen
Ken Blanchard
Tom Hopkins
Joyce Meyer
Chuck Missler

You’ll find that you respond to some speakers more than others. Some you will respond to for a season and then you’ll need to move on to someone else. Some you will get tired of and then come back. Some you may never tire of.

Podcasts
One great new option in the last few years if you have Itunes is to down load podcasts. These are regular programs of both an informational and inspirational nature. Some are audio only and some include video. Check it out.