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Thought Tweet #565

by Rick Baker
On Sep 14, 2012

Thought Tweet #565 While physical force has lost prominence, conflict has not.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Human beings are creatures of conflict. Internal conflict. External conflict. Big and small conflict. 

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #564

by Rick Baker
On Sep 13, 2012

Thought Tweet #564 Seeing the forest and understanding the workings of the veins in the trees' leaves: that's genius at work in business.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Many people possess skills for understanding and doing the technical details of business.

Some people are visionaries...they accurately see the big-picture of their business.

Few people, perhaps less than 1% of people, possess the ability to do both.

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Thought Tweets | Vision: The Leader's Vivid Vision

Thought Tweet #563

by Rick Baker
On Sep 12, 2012

Thought Tweet #563 Sometimes it seems willpower gets tossed about on a stormy sea of temptation.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Probably, most people accept John Locke's view, "The discipline of desire is the background of character." And, character is a good thing. Yet, for many if not most of us, discipline of desire is not an easy thing. Sometimes, it feels downright unnatural! Consider, for example, chocolate ice cream.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #562

by Rick Baker
On Sep 11, 2012

Thought Tweet #562 If you want to learn how to sell at higher prices, first learn how to buy at higher prices.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It has been my experience that cheap people do a poor job of selling. If you are a penny-pincher who happens to be in a sales role, it seems there are only 2 choices: figure out how to buy at higher prices so you have a proxy for selling at higher prices or find a new career.

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Sales | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #561

by Rick Baker
On Sep 10, 2012

Thought Tweet #561 The Business Riddle: How do you buy low, sell high, deliver quality, solutions, & value all at the same time?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Unfortunately, the Business Riddle has only one solution.

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Entrepreneur Thinking | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #560

by Rick Baker
On Sep 7, 2012

Thought Tweet #560 Up-skill the hands that use your finest business tools; make master craftsmanship a top priority.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. Failure isn't caused by lack of talent, it's caused by discouraged thoughts and words.
  2. Practice makes perfect.
  3. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. 
  4. Strength = Talent + Focused Knowledge + Skill through practice.

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STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

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