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When you get the hang of a thing you can execute it well.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The English language contains some wonderful nuances...idioms, plays on words, double entendre, etc.
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Give credit where credit is due...and make your payments too.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Realism: Lack of money is the root of lots of evil. Pessimism: if you receive a pat on the back, check to make sure your wallet…
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When you put two and two together you have the answer.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet That's just an idiom's logic.
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If you're over your head, maybe it's too late to keep your chin up.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Ego and Pride and Denial...they have their purposes, they have their limits. Best to invest time in self-knowledge before, not…
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Plan for the particular and the peculiar...because that's what you are...and so is your perspective.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Particular, peculiar, distinctive, & unique: in the English language the meaning of these words overlap. Of these 4 words, we…
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A gram of prevention is worth a tonne of cure.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet So many people think they are too busy when, really, they are too unprepared.
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It ain't the cards yer dealt...it's how you play the hand yer dealt.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet And, it ain't just the way you flip yer cards...it's the look yer showin' on yer face while yer playin' yer hand.
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A Leadership Tip: Be a booster not a rooster.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Unless, of course, you are leading chickens...in which case you will want to be a booster and a rooster but you won't want to…
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“If you haven't struck oil in the first three minutes, stop boring!” George Jessel
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Speaking of boring….did you hear the one about the termite who strolled into a pub, walked up to the counter, and asked “Is the…
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English proverb: If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet But, “ If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle. ” [Rita Mae Brown]…in which case, “ If two ride a horse…
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When selling: Don't be redundant. Don’t say more than required or be excessive. Don’t be superfluous.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Some sales people have this habit of talking too much. They go on and on. They provide a plethora of information when…
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Who needs rhetorical questions?
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Certainly Clients don’t! A link to more thoughts about Good Questions .
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A Baker of sales would say, "Enthusiasm is the ingredient that causes sales to rise".
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Which reminds me…you know why Bakers tend to succeed at selling?...because they sell what is kneaded.
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Do you sometimes act like a 6-yr-old soccer player, focusing on the ball instead of the goal?
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Not a bad analogy. While it is a joy to watch those little players do that in sports games it is nowhere near as enjoyable…
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Just the other day, we heard a fellow bragging that he never boasts.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet We tend to judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves.
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More ancient sales advice: when not able to move ahead, kick self in behind.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet If [like me] you have less-than-perfect knees then you may have to ask a friend to do the kicking for you…wouldn’t want…
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Ancient sales advice: salesperson better to wear out soles of shoes than seat of pants.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet This has been paraphrased. The original version, I believe translated from Greek around the time of Plato, was: “When a…
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Go out on a limb. That’s a good way to find some fruit.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet The worst that can happen is you may be left out there hanging once in a while. If that happens…do some chin-ups. No point…
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People are talking...obviously it's nonsense...so you begin to speak.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Eckhart Tolle said something like that in one of his 'retreats'. People laughed. They laughed because they recognized that’s…
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Learning from practice makes perfect...perfect use of Talents, that is.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There's an old saying, "Practice makes perfect". There's a newer saying, "Perfect practice makes perfect". And I say, "Learning…
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There is a very special relationship between Talents/Strengths and motivation/ability to perform Tasks well.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When people believe they are lousy at certain actions they tend to do those actions poorly. Before that poor performance…
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So, your boss has weaknesses...awesome - you have opportunities!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many people complain about the boss. That's the norm. Few people realize the boss' weaknesses are prime routes to…
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Sorting out Thoughts & Actions
From the BrainSmarts perspective: Prepare : to begin our work tasks we use our Focus & Initiate Executive BrainSmarts; Perform : to perform our work-tasks we…
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When you are open-minded differences are strengths; when you are close-minded differences are weaknesses.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The strongest of leaders seek out differences. They know differences capture all the talents & strengths. Work to build your…
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Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People can lead extremely happy and fulfilled lives when those two personal things are aligned and put to good use. That use…
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Meshed closely with the Leader’s Personal Values, we find the Leader’s Strengths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Strengths show themselves when the Leader performs in an excellent way at certain tasks…and the Leader feels good and glows…
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Zero in on your talented people...and construct tasks around them.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You can take talent to task . and You can bring tasks to talent. Or...you can ignore talents & tasks at your peril. It's all a…
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We didn't see the financial meltdown coming. We didn't see the economic recession coming. We do see some things now...
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Having been through those challenges, and rethinking business, I have a better picture of what we need to do to protect our…
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Be clear about your Interests and state your Vision...then let your people express their Talents around your Vision.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Be clear about your Interests...people need to know what you want...stories help them understand and remember. State your…
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Good Leaders focus their attention and concentrate on the places where Talents meet Tasks.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Good leaders recognize you cannot force round individuals into square roles and you cannot force square individuals into round…