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There are times in business when things are slow. So here are some things to do instead of twiddling your thumbs and staring at the phone.

1. Day dream

If you were told you could not fail in business, what would you do?

No, I mean you absolutely cannot fail! Success is guaranteed.

Dare to dream. The results of dreaming are so exciting that they motivate you as nothing else can. Not only that, but the truly amazing thing is that, if you can imagine it, you can make it happen.

That's how man landed on the moon. Kennedy didn't say, 'Now, I wonder if we can get to the moon?' He said: 'I want to land men on the moon by the end of the decade.' Having given people this goal, he let other people run with it. Today we all know Neil Armstrong's famous words as he walked out onto the moon: 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'

But make your dreams big, really big.