The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. -Albert Einstein “I’ve been in this business for over 25 years. I have run out of things to learn,” was one of the saddest comments I have ever heard from one of my recent seminar attendees. Stop learning? Don’t we [...]
Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. ~Natalie Goldberg Have you ever noticed how some people look stressed all the times? In fact, these same people often get stressed BECAUSE they have nothing to stress about. Problem is, many of these folks believe that the appearance of stress is a [...]
“Every person I meet has a lesson for me. But it is my responsibility to search for that lesson.” -Brian Sullivan Think about how many people you came into contact with yesterday. Now ask yourself, “How many of those people did I learn from, and what specific lessons did I take away?” If you can’t [...]
People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster. -Bonnie St. John Bonnie St. John lost a leg at the age of 5. Several years later, she would go on to become the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in skiing as she was awarded a silver and two [...]
Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong. -DONALD PORTER “My life insurance was stopped when?!!!” were the words I used with a John Hancock agent this week as she told me they changed their policy and were no longer pulling monthly fees from my [...]
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.” -John F. Kennedy How do you feel about negotiating? Are you afraid to ask for a better deal when making a purchase? Are you also easy to give a deal to those who ask you? Well, if that’s the case, it’s [...]
The way to succeed is to double your error rate. – Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) Former IBM Chairman and Master Salesman Have you made any big errors lately? If so, congratulations….you’re human! And chances are you are not a wimp, afraid to make a wrong decision that just might not work out perfectly. You see, [...]
“Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor…” – Henry Ward Beecher “How’s it going,” were the words I casually used as I walked past a fellow vacationer in a hotel hallway. The bearded man responded reluctantly, “It’s going.” That was it! No “Fine, how are you?” …or “Great, how [...]
“Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.” -Harold S. Geneen Tuesday while driving home from family vacation I spotted a diamond behind the counter of a gas station register. While I walked into the 15×15 ft tiny room that held only a cooler and two racks full [...]
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein According to a fella named Merriam Webster, the definition of miracle is “an amazing or wonderful occurrence.” So based on this definition, are you a “Miracle Worker?” [...]
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