by Rick Baker
On Nov 29, 2012
Many people enjoy the game of golf.
If you are one of them...please read on.
The people who are really good at golf tend to play regularly, say 3 times per week during the golf season.
Question: how would these good golfers react if they had to spend 10 hours on a treadmill for every game of golf they play?
Would that spoil golf for them?
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Statistics show people at work are engaged, using their personal talents, skills & strengths, about 30% of the time. That means for every hour they work in their strengths zones they spend about 2 hours doing work/things outside their strengths zones.
That amounts to 10 hours of treadmill for every game of golf.
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The next time you feel the urge to play a round of golf, force yourself to do 10 hours of treadmill before hitting the links. Then check to see how motivated you are to continue to be a regular performer on the golf course.
by Rick Baker
On Nov 29, 2012
Thought Tweet #619 The need for clear differential advantage and crisp value propositions is increasing.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Social media has created a huge volume of information - available and accessible to buyers. And, buyers do their homework. They can sift the chaff of lame marketing and sales thoughts with the blink of a mouse or keypad.
Social media has created a huge volume of information - available and accessible to strategists and marketers. And, it can overwhelm strategists and marketers. Time to get back to the "PQS basics".
by Rick Baker
On Nov 28, 2012
Thought Tweet #618 What we do not know has never increased so quickly....choose focusing over fretting.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Alvin Toffler predicted it. Now, we're up to our ears in it.
People are strong when they have talent, opportunity, knowledge, and skills. While the knowledge requirement is growing exponentially, so are the opportunities.
People have not changed.
People need to focus more....and that takes more work because of the escalation of interruptions. [There's a lot going on out there.]
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"If you're not moving forward as a learner then you're moving backward as a leader."
John C. Maxwell
'The 360 Leader', (2007)