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We benefit when someone or something makes us do what we can.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Even the great Ralph Waldo Emerson needed that sort of help. Emerson said, " What I most need is somebody to make me do what I…
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Never Give Up..You owe it to yourself...You owe it to your family...You owe it to Life.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Of course, Sir Winston Churchill comes to mind, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or…
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Dreams of a better future help generate a better future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British…
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Hope is a waking dream much craved by people. This explains why people rally around leaders with vivid vision.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Aristotle said, "Hope is a waking dream." People want hope; people follow dreams.
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Dreams of a better future light the path to that better future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British…
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Maybe it isn't more blessed to give than to receive - consider the Ben Franklin Effect.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Ben Franklin found people, even people who clearly disliked him, responded positively when he asked them for a favour. As one…
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Don't delegate any task you cannot do yourself...except software engineering.
Clint Eastwood taught those villains, "A man must know his limitations." Similarly, a man must understand he is at risk when he delegates beyond his…
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [a quote, far from Yogi Berra and Mark Twain]
The Thinking Behind The Tweet While those words could have come from the lips of Yogi Berra or Mark Twain, they did not. It is a quote from the Danish…
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"I had to succeed because I finally ran out of things that wouldn't work."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet According to Napoleon Hill, Thomas Edison said that while talking about his persistence while working through 10,000 attempts…
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Seek the upside in ordinary tasks: seeking simple work and doing it well; knowing its link to positive outcomes.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As the old saying goes, " There is satisfaction in a job well done ." There is more satisfaction when: 1. You know the work…
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If you do not know your limitations then your willpower won't.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " A man's got to know his limitations ." Clint Eastwood said that when he played Dirty Harry in 'Magnum Force', (1973). If you…
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Leadership grit grinds & grows.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet John Wayne is one of my heroes. Every time I hear the word 'grit' I think of Rooster Cogburn, the character John Wayne played…
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Sales people should select heroes, learn from them, and emulate their talents & strengths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I see better ways of approaching Sales. For example... Sales people can and should learn from ‘heroes’...as many as possible…
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Speak of the devil's advocate...better still, bite your tongue.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Constructive criticism is an oxymoron. Devil's Advocates ... here's an excerpt from Wikipedia: "In common parlance, a devil's…
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Some things are urgent; some things are important: very few things are both urgent and important.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The vast majority of important things are not urgent and so they can be postponed. And, quite a bit of the time, that's exactly…
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Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet I read that somewhere, many years ago. An interesting mind-picture. A metaphor true to our anxieties. We should avoid the…
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...the parasites live where the great have little secret sores."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet According to history or legend, when the great Henry Ford was caught in a very compromising situation he said, " Never…
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2 types of people succeed in business: (1) those who naturally 'get it' and (2) those who observe well & learn.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There are only 2 types of people who experience meaningful success in business: Those few, the intuitive, who somehow naturally…
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Plan to repeat, repeat, repeat...that's one key to teaching, inspiring, & influencing people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin When we observe repetition, we…
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Don’t blame ‘lack of time’ when the real culprit is personal disorganization and self-imposed mayhem.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you free up a few moments, step back, ask yourself "How much time do I have?" , and spend some quality time thinking before…
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Respond to cries for help with listening ears, seeing eyes and thinking brains...rather than with your cries for help..
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As Eckhart Tolle said, “ Most people respond to a cry for help with a cry for help ”. You can find plenty of opportunities to…
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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Einstein
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Good Questions are a, perhaps even the, key to excellence. Good Questions [to oneself] can maximize Self-knowledge. Good…
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When my Granddad went to war...
100 years ago my grandfather joined the Canadian army...volunteering for what turned out to be a brutal war experience.
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Influencing Powerful People - #9
This week's Dirk Schlimm quote - “Remember that powerful people identify greatly with their work and their enterprise. They expect the same from you. Show…
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Influencing Powerful People - #5
For a month now, I have been writing short thought posts sharing quotes from Dirk Schlimm, who will be CFFB 's special guest and keynote speaker on April…
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Command & Influence
Some people possess a natural ability called Command. It is one of those natural-talent gifts. It provides a natural ability to magnetize, influence, and…
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Building Self-confidence
A strong desire to achieve promotes self-confidence . Positive self-image and high self-esteem promote self-confidence. Sense of purpose and goals promote…
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When Alpha Dogs Collide
When alpha dogs collide you see raising of hackles and you hear snarls & barks...then comes the gnashing of teeth and to-and-fro attacks...much noise, much…
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Let’s not water down Confidence.
Confidence is a personal thing. There is no reason to design your self-confidence in a way that fits someone else’s viewpoint or rules. Your self-confidence…
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‘Belief’ brings peace of mind, confidence & success
Have you noticed when you truly believe something will happen you become calmer and have a greater clarity of focus? Have you noticed when you truly believe…