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Change: Creating Positive Change
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Tonic for Toxic Business
Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations. When People are doing Processes in Situations - when People are doing business - the business…
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When I think about the future...
I was listening to ' Keys to Success ' when the following picture popped into my head: I like It I don't like it I see I don't see In ' Keys to Success '…
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How much must YOU CHANGE to realize your dreams?
You probably will not read the words in this sentence if: you don't dream about achieving you think change is overrated or you think you are incapable of…
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In the Clutch of Ideas
People are fond of their own ideas. As a rule, the attachment is strong: I like my ideas and you like your ideas. That`s the way normal people feel and…
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Baby Steps
When babies learn how to walk they make all kinds of mistakes. I don't remember making mistakes when I learned how to walk but I do remember our boys making…
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Entrepreneur - Defined
3 forces drive entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs have this burning feeling inside them…a Need To Achieve something. I describe it as ‘ a wanting ’. Entrepreneurs…
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Making Change
From time to time, you want people to change. For example, you want them to change the way they act at work. I am thinking about what you may be thinking…
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From Dire Straits to Great
Many people tout the book ‘Good to Great’, by Jim Collins. I am one of those people. My favourite parts are two of the analogies: The Hedgehog Concept and…
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GOOD NEWS ABOUT BUILDING GOOD HABITS
The Habit Changing Formula BAD HABITS + [NEW THINGS + STRENGTHS] = GOOD HABITS As you know, I seek simple . I try to boil things down to manageable volumes…
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You want to make some changes at your business
You want some changes. You spend a lot of time thinking about and planning changes. You think about and plan many types of changes: building new things…
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Change is Constructive Only When People are Comfortable
Sure, given the right amount of power you can force certain changes. You can play on people's fears and cause them to act the way you desire or the way you…
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Measuring Emotions & Feelings
We don't bother to measure our feelings and emotions. At least most of us, most of the time, don't measure our feelings and emotions. That's not to say we…
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Our Changing Brains
Here’s what I think... When we behave [take action], our behaviour alters our brain…maybe only a little, maybe much more than a little…depending on the…
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Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron
Objective, well-intentioned, well delivered criticism will still gnaw, rip, and tear thin skin. Criticism will always gnaw, rip, and tear at thin skin. That…
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Habits are like rivers
Habits are like rivers. If your leave them alone they more or less follow the path of least resistance. Indeed, if you look close enough at habits they are…
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About business development Excellence…
A dozen things you better know 1. You better know your Chief Desire Whether you have a vivid lifelong Vision or a keen interest in accomplishing something…
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There is no scarcity of Scarcity Mindset
That’s not a complaint. It is simply a fact. I know this because I cannot stop myself from observing people, listening to them, and watching how they react…
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Do you feel that fear of failure can effectively motivate?
A LinkedIn friend asked that question. Here is my answer. If people recognize they fear failure then they may be motivated to overcome that fear. If their…
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Sales Tweet #220
Sales Tweet #220 Change is only constructive when people are comfortable. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Here is an example of the thinking behind this…
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Sales Tweet #212
Sales Tweet #212 When you design change you must do it in a way that helps people get over their fears. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Dr. Jonathan…
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CHANGING FOR THE BETTER: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things - #12
Experts tell us people change when they are exposed to crime for extended periods of time. Their tolerance for the crime escalates this way: At first they…
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Problems still confound the motivational experts
I recently listened to a well-known and respected motivational speaker. I was surprised to hear him say we must not use the word ‘Problem’. He advised…
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Time, Self & Action Management
While listening to audio book 'The Now Habit At Work ’, it occurred to me the words time management may be stalling people. I mean, most people can not…
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Entrepreneurs must click with other people
I look at entrepreneurship success this way… Entrepreneurship success has 2 components: the tangible wealth – money and what money can buy the feelings of…
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Stress & emotional resilience – Part 1
For a while now I have wanted to write a paper about workplace stress. I decided, rather than wait to complete it I would write out some preliminary…
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P=2S+O…and Brian Tracy’s 7 Steps to Effective Problem Solving
We have a P=2S+O © philosophy… For every P roblem we should come up with at least 2 S olutions. And, we should keep our eyes and ears open for O…
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How to deal with people when their egos seem to be out of control
First , spend the time to understand your own ego. And, as you do that recognize you will tend to see yourself as less egotistic and possessing higher…
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People We Know, Fate, & Power of Will
The best laid plans…often don’t work out. You know this from your experiences…often ‘fate’ intervenes or ‘people things’ change and plans need to be adjusted…
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Sales Tweet #82
Sales Tweet #82 ""Well things usually change for the better."" John Wayne, ""The Duke"", said that in the movie 'Chisum’. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet…
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For Fully-Productive Meetings
From time to time it is good to check out expert advice for holding productive meetings. Expert advice reminds us of the importance of controlling the…