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I'm annoyed by that cliché, 'skin in the game'. I want to hear more about skull in the game.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Let's forget about putting money in & getting that pound of flesh and set our sights a bit higher...that is, let's concentrate…
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If you want to influence others, communicate your interests before making requests.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet 2 important things to Communicate: Interest - WHY I'm doing something. Intent - WHAT I'm wanting to do. Communicating our…
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Bad habits make no one feel good.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Taking us away from our goals...annoying us and annoying other people. That's the essence, the definition, of Bad Habits .
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None of us can forecast the future: the best we can do is predict...do our best...then deal with actual situations.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet About Planning: Why plan? Who should plan? etc. Predict! When the word 'plan' [as in 'strategic plan'] annoys people, don't…
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Invest the time it takes to understand people. Understanding provides for trust, motivation, & leadership.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet In part, inspired by a re-reading of Michael Gerber's ' The E-Myth Revisited '. Pick a demographic - learn its psychographics …
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The cornerstone of our personality, our mental attitude, shows up as the general flavour of our thoughts.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We can choose from 3 mental-attitude flavours: Positivity , Negativity , & Indifference. Positivity is the best flavour...a…
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A Baker's Thought: It's easy to eat a cake, it's harder to make one, and it's even harder to create a cake recipe.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you don't see any cakes, check first to see if your people have cake recipes. Another Baker's Thought: Most of the time when…
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Why are some people so inclined to be morale busters at work? And - How might we help them get over it?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I want to create a Top 10 list of ways to help morale-busting people get over whatever it is that causes them to want to spread…
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Influence/lead/manage yourself if you wish to influence/lead/manage others.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Do what I say not what I do just doesn't cut it. Probably, most of us can remember incidents when we were children and…
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Disciplined thoughts lead to successful actions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Or, we could just leave things to chance and self-confidence...however, at the very least, that would deprive us of the…
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Criticism is a contagious thing...it's the polar opposite of 'Pay It Forward'.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we criticize others they tend to carry on the tradition by criticizing the people the encounter...they criticize the…
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If you are not ready to change then don't waste energy complaining.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you are ready to change then perhaps complaining does some good: it could help you clarify the nature of the change you need…
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Good leaders don't drive people; good leaders fuel the drive in people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Performance is about desire and drive. Enthusiasm takes energy. Leaders are uniquely positioned to fuel the drive in people…
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If today you can't find time to do things right then tomorrow you will find time to do them again.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Have you ever noticed - the people who complain the loudest about having no time tend to spend far more time than others spend…
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About Influencing Powerful People - #2
Here's a quote from Dirk Schlimm, clarifying his perspective on 'Powerful People' - “Depending on where you are, the managing director of your local…
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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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Communication band-aids don't solve the discomfort of negative thinking.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Shape up, Man, you gotta improve your attitude! Great advice in theory - useless advice in reality. If you want to help people…
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Only tiny creatures perceive molehills as mountains.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Moles are small creatures and they make small hills. If you perceive a molehill to be a mountain then you must be much smaller…
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Note to Self: Today I will not jump to any obtusions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Justification: really, I won't be giving up anything of value; nobody will miss my obtusions.
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Ambiguity poisons profitability.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Confused sellers struggle to sell. Confused buyers struggle to buy. Confused technicians struggle to perform. In so many ways…
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If we just had some clone spray then we could all communicate better.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Expanding on the good work of Thought Tweet #718 ... When people don't 'get us' [or 'get it'] we could clone-spray them. Then…
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Better to climb mountains in your mind than on the back of your donkey-ego.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet May your molehills remain molehills and may your ego choose molehills over mountain climbing. Refuse to allow your ego to join…
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Your brand starts with your character and the culture you breed: your brand stalls or flourishes there.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet A brand isn't a cute visual. A brand isn't a catchy logo or a slick tag line. A brand cannot pretty up a flawed character or a…
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Communication Russian Roulette: shooting off your mouth, ignorant of what your brain has placed in the cylinder behind your muzzle.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You meet people whose brain-to-mouth filters fail on a regular basis. And you see the damage happening in real time: damage to…
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When we look outward and feel things are beyond our control it is most difficult to look inward and muster self-control.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some situations seem to be beyond our control. In fact, some situations are beyond our control . Other situations just appear…
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Communication is like a paper-towel paradox: the thicker the explanation the less absorbent the message.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If it don't make sense and the explanations that follow make even less sense... methinks the person doth protest too much …
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Ancient communication wisdom: Catcheth thou and stoppeth thou before thou doth protest too much.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There's a good reason why Shakespeare put that " doth protest too much " line in Hamlet. Many people are unable to express an…
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In small doses anxiety energizes and hones focus. In large doses anxiety becomes a demon that destroys quality of life.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Anxiety is part of our lives. Anxiety is laced with rumination about past mistakes and problems or worry about future mistakes…
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A thin skull allows important stuff to get in easier.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Mistakes bang into and bounce off thick skulls . This annoys Mistakes because their role is teaching lessons. The problem is…
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Recipe for Complication: mix up some simple things, set basic courtesy on the back burner, & watch people get heated up.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we do simple things right we pave smoother paths. When we are courteous or at least civil with others we pave smoother…