1. Define your future. Describe the life you’d like to live. The future you see defines the person you’ll need to be. Identify the traits and qualities you’d like to acquire. Think bigger than yourself. An acorn that only thinks…
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Times are Tough but not here, not now, not for us
Times are tough, but not here! Iran has tough times. Iraq and Afghanistan have had tough times. People who have to walk through land mines to get to their destinations are having tough times. Many parts of Africa…
Customer Loyalty: Attitudes vs. Platitudes
Customer Loyalty is a coveted objective for most businesses. Books, metrics, methods, and entire industries have been dedicated to this Holy Grail on which, by some reports, U.S. companies collectively invest over $1.2 billion annually. Many organizations employ elaborate Customer…
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10 Qualities of Keepers
“Keepers” is the term I’ve applied to productive employees. These are the folks that you love to have in any company, whether you are a coworker, a customer or its owner. Keepers are people who you want more of. You…
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Intelligent Motivation System
Intelligent Motivation(tm): is determining what is important, identifying what action is needed and doing what is necessary to generate and sustain that action. Conscious, Intentional & Relentless Action The more I work on “Intelligent MotivationTM the better shape it takes. …
Intelligent Motivation for a Challenging World
Once on a plane my seatmate asked what I did for a living. When I told him I was a motivational speaker he replied, “I don’t believe in motivation because it doesn’t last.” The flight attendant standing nearby said, “Neither…
Rethinking: 10 Strategies for a Challenging Era
In October of 2008 our markets and institutions experienced a permanent shift. That’s twice now since the Millennium that the game has changed. On September 11, 2001 I was shocked into the awareness that not only had we experienced a…
You Had a Great Keynote Speaker…Now What?
It’s natural after seeing a speaker for someone to ask, “Hey, I really liked your message. We can use that. So, now what do we do?” One of the oldest debates in the meetings industry is one side that says,…