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Thought Tweet #764

by Rick Baker
On Jun 20, 2013

Thought Tweet #764 2 types of people succeed in business: (1) those who 'get it' and (2) those who observe & learn.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

There are only 2 types of people who experience meaningful success in business:

  1. Those few, who somehow naturally 'get it' and seek their way until they obtain success. 
  2. Those few who observe and attend to those who are willing to try to help them 'get it', emulate heroes, embrace heroes' ideas, and sooner or later 'get it' themselves. 

In business, no other types of people achieve meaningful success.

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Hero Worship | Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #763

by Rick Baker
On Jun 19, 2013

Thought Tweet #763 Procrastination is a lot like using a dentist's drill on your own teeth...

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

If you have some skill at it, and you use it right, then procrastination can be a very good tool and you can end up with a big healthy smile on your face. If you use it wrong then you can cause yourself a lot of pain and end up with a rotten taste in your mouth.

Related to this...

You can put procrastination on a reduced-negative-thinking diet.

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Humour | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #762

by Rick Baker
On Jun 18, 2013

Thought Tweet #762 Philosophy: when you feel you are absolutely underpaid and deserve a raise…earn one.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Actions speak louder than words.

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Abundance | Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #761

by Rick Baker
On Jun 17, 2013

Thought Tweet #761 How To Create A Real Scary Sales Monster...a recipe



The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Really, I am not 100% sure how I did it.

I just know I did it.

Actually, I did it more than once in my career.

I somehow created some high-octane sales beasties that were real scary.

While I don't have the exact recipe I do know the key ingredients and the key process steps:

  1. Take 2 big egos - make sure one is your own and the other junior [junior, in the hierarchical sense or you will not be able to claim credit for the creation of the Sales Monster]
  2. Apply some loud volume.
  3. Blend the big egos together harshly with some lofty goals.
  4. Send the junior ego out to the field under very-tight time deadlines.
  5. Allow a free run for a few days.
  6. Voila - a Sales Monster.
[bon appetit]

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Humour | Sales | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #760

by Rick Baker
On Jun 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #760 “Don't ignore your gut feel. If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't."

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Consider those situations when your prevailing thoughts are: "everything is too tough"...and..."everything shouldn’t be this tough”. Your gut feel is accurate. Your gut feel is telling you something needs to change. It is up to you to figure out what change is appropriate - then make that change.

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #759

by Rick Baker
On Jun 13, 2013

Thought Tweet #759 I want to witness great business music... not just tooting of horns, let alone too much start-up cacophony.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

And, I have no intention of settling for less.

  • That may mean some new musicians - we must know where to find some good ones. 
  • That will mean people need to stick to the score and song sheets. 
  • That will mean unwavering conductorship.
  • And keeping up with the maestro. 
  • That will mean much practice.
  • And some level of error will be acceptable...while repeated striking of bad notes and wrong chords will not be. 
  • That will be covered with discipline for all and from all.

Discipline for all and from all...top-quality musicians want to be part of a good band and they know discipline-packaging is fundamental to the generation of great music.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

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