Sales Tweet #196 Ernest was a Jokester during his public school years. One year he brought home a report card and…

 

Last week, at Sales Tweet #195 we introduced Miss Rechnen, Ernest Seller’s Grade 5 math teacher. Here is a little story…After his 1st term with Miss Rechnen, Ernest brought home a report card. It contained some low marks and some comments about his being a bit of a troublemaker in class. Ernest was blessed with natural sales talent. When he brought that report card home he asked his Dad if he could write in the dark. His Dad said, “Yes son, I think I could do that…what would you like me to write?” Ernest replied, “Your name on this report card.”

Sales Tweet #195 When Ernest Seller was in Grade 5 he had trouble with mathematics – a conversation with his teacher…

 

Yes – young Ernest Seller had a problem with math problems. So, he asked his teacher for help. It went like this….Ernest: “Miss Rechnen, I don’t know how to solve this problem”. His teacher, Miss Rechnen, was very stressed out that day [as was rather common] and without thinking she said, “Ernest, any eight year old can answer that question”. And, Ernest replied, “Oh, no wonder I can't do it…I am almost eleven.”

Sales Tweet #194 Dr J. Haidt says people behave like - Riders [logic], on Elephants [emotions], on Paths [situations].

 

Elephants are huge – they weigh 3 or 4 tonnes. Riders are about 1/40th the size of an elephants. 40-to-1. Elephants-to-Riders. Emotions-to-Logic. Yes – that is a good way to look at thre causes of behaviour. http://www.happinesshypothesis.com ‘The Happiness Hypothesis’, Dr Jonathan Haidt.