I believe in change. In the next 5 years your work will change, your friends will change, your family will change, your home will change – every aspect of your life will change. Some of these changes will be small, others large. Some changes will be easy and some will be hard. It’s not that… [Read more…]
April 29, 2010
Imagine learning to swim by sitting beside the pool contemplating swimming. Do toddlers introspect about walking? Do they ask, “What is my goal?” Write their mission statement. Search for a vision? Do they ask, “Does my ideal day include walking?” Do they spend hours, days, weeks coming up with a “walking plan?” Do a SWOT… [Read more…]
April 29, 2010
Solve a problem. Find other people with the problem. Sell your solution. You’re in business. Opportunities don’t just fall from the sky. Usually they look like problems, so look for oppor-problem-tunities™.
March 22, 2010
Saturday I spoke to my Advanced Toastmasters club. It was a rehearsal for a breakout session at our District Conference. I also want to develop this presentation as an offering in my umbrella of personal development presentations. If you are not in an Advanced Toastmasters club in your area (or a Mastermind of speakers) then… [Read more…]
February 27, 2010
Why do you need to learn better public speaking delivery skills? When speaking, content is king, no doubt. However, if all you have is content and no delivery skills do everyone a favor: Write up a report, hand it out and keep your seat. Delivering a speech is a gestalt, worth more than the sum… [Read more…]
February 7, 2010
I love books. I really do. Just check out the picture of a small portion of my book collection. But lately, I’m finding books…just a bit…well…irritating. My biggest problem with books is that you can’t search them. Sure I can look at the index but half the time I can’t find what I want there.… [Read more…]
January 18, 2010
Live your dreams! Follow your passion! Do what you love and the money will follow! Actually you just might starve! Look, the problem isn’t in doing what you love. Life is short. By all means do what you love. Just don’t EXPECT to earn your living doing it. I might love playing music by tapping… [Read more…]
December 30, 2009
INFORM me with useful knowledge infused with wisdom. ENTERTAIN me to help me pay attention. PERSUADE me to think or feel something different, because why else should I listen. INSPIRE me to DO something different!
December 22, 2009
If you can, it’s time to do something different. Recently, I made a call to a customer service center and was put in contact with a woman in Mumbai, India. She was friendly and helpful as she made her way through a scripted logic tree designed to help me with my product problem. As a… [Read more…]
December 9, 2009
Ellen Rohr did the accounting for her husband’s plumbing business. She admits she almost sunk the family business, even though she had a degree in Business Administration. She found a mentor who taught her how to read and use financial reports. Ellen learned a lot and she and her husband turned the company around. It… [Read more…]
May 11, 2010
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