No matter how much you try to communicate to people, each of them are unique, so HOW you communicate matters as much or more than WHAT. No one method of communication works 100% of the time. No matter your personal preference, the reality is, everybody has their own preference and oftentimes it won't line up with yours. So, if you're a business owner, manager, spouse or parent, take note. The people you interact with on a daily basis are unique, which means HOW you communicate with them is … [Read more...]
Your thoughts on meetings?
I'm not a fan of meetings, but they're necessary. However, sometimes I wonder if we rely on them too much. Below is a challenging post from Seth Godin about meetings. By the way, if you're not a regular reader of Seth, do yourself a favor and subscribe to his blog here and now. I often refer to it as the devotional for marketers. Really, he offers practical, but challenging thoughts, on how we've fallen in the traps of doing "normal" things day-to-day. Read it and consider answering this … [Read more...]
Michael Hyatt’s Mentoring Group Reading List Released
Author, businessman and respected blogger, Michael Hyatt just posted the reading list for his 2012 mentoring group. Here's the list: January - Creating Your Personal Life Plan by Michael Hyatt February - Character: Who You Are When No One’s Looking by Bill Hybels March - Priorities: Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley April - Health: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz May - … [Read more...]
We are very dangerous.
You are no more dangerous than when you think what you say and do everyday, isn't being noticed and does not matter. It matters and it matters greatly. Every word, deed and action has an effect. You, alone, do not determine if those actions are positive or negative. The decision lies with those around you who hear and interpret. You're at their mercy because at the end the day, you are judged on your actions, not your intentions. … [Read more...]
The tension of the already, but the not yet
Perhaps the following thoughts will be familiar: I want what I can't have. I wish things to be different than they currently are. A couple of changes could change everything. I can do it better—myself. I see a way out of it and I see a way in deeper. I stress. I talk about it. I struggle with it. I strategize more ways out of it, and then I repeat it all again. Something has to change. And yet, nothing does. Maybe this tension is a perfect place? Not because we love being … [Read more...]
Always make them tell you no—twice!
It was the best of times, and the worst of times. Cameron Strang pulled me into his office and said, "Why not? Let's do this thing!" The launch date was set for March 2003. He had the idea. We had the focus, drive and passion. Nothing was going to stop us. We were in our mid-twenties, we had no money, and we we're determined to change the world. We had everything going against us: new, small, independent, no money, high expectations and ideals. The niche was focused and narrow, the concept … [Read more...]
Three reasons to never actually do anything
A couple of months ago, the HR department at the company I work for launched a walking program to motivate and inspire people to become more active. The program came chockfull of incentives for those who were interested in participating. You could accumulate additional vacation time, win individual and departmental awards, discount on your insurance premium and more. They promised that they would make it interesting and challenging by offering "big" incentives for people who walked a certain … [Read more...]
5 things I’ve learned about persistence from my 2 year old
I have a two year old boy, Caleb, who is constantly on the go. Over the past couple of weeks, I've begun to notice that his energy and enthusiasm for life is unstoppable—really, it's unstoppable. For example, in our subdivision, we live on a cul-de-sac that is essentially a roundabout. When we go out to play in the yard, he isn't climbing trees, playing with trucks or jumping around on the grass, he's running multiple laps around the circle for fun. When he plays with his older sister, he … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Collecting & Using Business Cards Effectively
Stacked in my drawer are dozens, if not hundreds of business cards that I've collected over the years. Perhaps you have the same quandry as I do: what do I do with all of those cards? If you're like me, you don't dare throw them away. After all, you might need one of them some day. But, the problem is, most likely, you don't have a clue when and where you met those people. All you know is that somehow, you have their card. Good, but not helpful. Jeff Pulver, co-founder of the Vonage … [Read more...]
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