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Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?
Speaking & Consulting
Sales Academy
Podcast
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Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?
Speaking & Consulting
Sales Academy
Podcast
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How Selling Builds Your “Receiving Muscle” – A Mindset Makeover for Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs
Annie P. Ruggles 12/17/25 Annie P. Ruggles 12/17/25

How Selling Builds Your “Receiving Muscle” – A Mindset Makeover for Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs

Selling is just opening yourself up to the art of receiving, that’s it...if I could teach people how to ask and receive as themselves and to feel so lit up in that receiving that they go and seek out more of it, then we're going to have heart centered, mission driven, ethics intense businesses not only compete, but thrive.

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Marketing Won’t Pay the Bills: The Real Reason You’re Not Making Sales
Annie P. Ruggles 11/27/25 Annie P. Ruggles 11/27/25

Marketing Won’t Pay the Bills: The Real Reason You’re Not Making Sales

Consistent marketing is important, but asking for the sale is non-negotiable. Ask them in your own voice and then get out of your own way of receiving...If you’re not going to do that, then all you’re doing is marketing.

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Selling From The Heart: Why Honoring Yourself Is The Missing Piece In Your Small Business Sales Strategy
Annie P. Ruggles 11/27/25 Annie P. Ruggles 11/27/25

Selling From The Heart: Why Honoring Yourself Is The Missing Piece In Your Small Business Sales Strategy

Before your next sales conversation, remind yourself: Honoring the other person doesn’t require you to dishonor yourself. Value flows both ways. Redefine sales as the beautiful exchange it is—helping, problem-solving, and yes, getting paid.

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Chase The Compliment: How to Ask for Referrals The Non-Sleazy® Way
Annie P. Ruggles 11/26/25 Annie P. Ruggles 11/26/25

Chase The Compliment: How to Ask for Referrals The Non-Sleazy® Way

Referrals and objections are opportunities for connection, not confrontation. Give first, chase the compliment, and reframe your ask—your next big win is just one genuine conversation away.

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Production stills from Gypsy at Devonshire Playhouse, May 2025.
Directed by Eileen Hand. Photography by Andrea Collins. Used with permission.