On a recent holiday in Ireland I met Derry, a dairy farmer, from whom I learned more about ‘passengers’, a topic I’ve mentioned before. Derry raises and sells cows. To be profitable in that business it is necessary to invest expensive resources, like food, on the most valuable cows and cull the rest of the [...]
Typically people think that experience results from failure. That’s because people mostly focus on the negative. And that’s a result of evolution. Cautious people, who take a more negative view, survive at higher rates and have more descendents. But the way to build more momentum in your life is to create a victory list for [...]
When coaching executives we often have to guide them to sort out issues relating to their leadership role. Sometimes they need to be a Queen or King kind of Leader. Other times they need to be a Prince or Princess type of Manager. In short an executive can can really stifle momentum if they are [...]
When I’m working as a sales coach I will often help clients understand the difference between Problems and Implications. Implications are the answer to the question, “Why is that a problem”. People pay to remedy implications not problems. Yesterday I was in a workshop on Negotiating. The leader taught us about the difference between Positions [...]
Source: pasma If you are on the upswing in your life your network is one of your most valuable assets. Future success will be a function of how robust your network is and what you do to make it productive. Your network will grow exponentially as long as you keep at it. Here’s the idea. [...]
Typically people think that experience results from failure. That’s because people mostly focus on the negative. That’s a result of evolution. Cautious people, who take a more negative view, survive at higher rates and have more descendents. But the way to build more momentum in your life is to create a victory list for yourself, [...]
There are interesting differences of opinion about evolution. This from a recent Gallup Poll; No evolution; God created the human race as it is; 44%; Evolution over millions of years guided by God 36%; Evolution with no God involved 14%; Almost half seem to challenge the concept of evolution. Maybe that explains why so many [...]
