Brian Tracy talks about personal development and the changes an individual can experience when new ideas are embraced and embodied. As you become a different person by practicing the principles of personal development, you start to attract a new caliber of people into your life.
As you continue to feed your mind new and powerful information, and then Read More...
It was just about 6 a.m. and traffic was picking up . The roads were wet and a little sloppy from just under a foot of snow dumped on them the night before. I was on my way from my home in New Hampshire to a morning business presentation in central Massachussetts. As I approached Concord, I realized I was coming up on a rollover accident that had just occurred a few minutes before. There were already a few people helping, and I pulled over to see if another pair of hands might be needed.
When I got out, I saw a woman standing next to a red SUV that was sitting on it’s side, driver’s side down. She was crying and talking on the phone. I noticed a man with a patch on his shoulder and immediately Read More...
So I’m at a party and someone asks me what I do. If you’re like me, you could say many things! But when I choose to say “I teach speed reading,” the reactions vary though the most common is something like “Wow, I could really use that! Can you tell me how to do it?!” So I’ve gotten pretty good at condensing down the content of my books and 20 years of experience into a very short synopsis. I thought you might have interest, especially if you have always wanted to know a few “secrets” about speed reading.
Your Reading Stick-Shift
I begin by saying that readers really do have a reading stick-shift that consists of five gears with gear one being very slow up through Read More...
As business becomes more complex, people have more distractions and less time to thoroughly read documents. Therefore, the ability to communicate effectively in writing, especially email and on the web, becomes more critical than ever.
Write with a clear purpose in mind, and state that purpose at the very beginning of your written communication. Readers should know at a glance what your email, report, or letter is about, why you are sending it, and what action you want them to take.
Here are 10 tips to help you write more effectively:
Whenever you write a document, it is always good to let sit for a little while before you push the send or print button.
For a rule of thumb is, the longer you can wait between finishing writing and the editing, the better. It gives your mind time to digest and rest so when you come back to edit, you are looking at the document with fresh eyes.
Here are five easy to follow steps to help you in the editing process:
Meditation has been practiced for centuries. Just now the western world is starting to embrace its power to heal the body, calm the mind and enrich the spirit.
If you have never tried to meditate, or don’t even know what it is, this video guides you through a meditation to calm your thoughts and experience your greatness.
Mediation, like any skill, needs Read More...
We’ve all heard it before, “Seek first to understand, then be understood”. A powerful lesson from Stephen Covey in “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” that holds true. I recently got reminded of this idea on a river.
My wife Peggy and I were in Wisconsin for a family vacation recently and decided to go on a 3 hour canoe trip with her sister and brother-in-law. Each couple had a small, rickety, rented canoe and hopped into our canoes. The weather was perfect and we were having a great time.
About an hour into our trip Peggy asked a simple request, “Can you tell me when you switch sides with your paddle?” Now, this IS a simple request. I was in the back of the canoe, and she couldn’t see me, Read More...
We published an article on how to get off a personal losing streak, which I hope you took to heart and applied. If you did those three things, you’ve inserted some much-needed momentum into your world. If you didn’t do those three things, PLEASE go back and read that article before you continue on with this. Really, go back and read that. In fact, click here to go directly to the article on how to “un-slump” yourself…
Great, now that you’re Read More...
We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie…and then disappear. Or, there are those like Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes who achieve extraordinary success, at the cost of their own lives. These examples do not inspire me!
My focus and fascination is with people who seem to do well in many areas of life, and do it over and over through a lifetime. In entertainment, I think of Paul Newman and Bill Cosby. In business, I think of Ben and Jerry (the ice cream moguls), and a local hardware store owner who is famous for the money he’s give to children’s charities. As a Naval Officer, husband, businessman, politician and now as a mediator and philanthropist on Read More...
This subject sounds very obvious, but in my experience, many people THINK they have this area under control but they DON’T. In order to truly own your work, you need to know your business—know the numbers and statistics that affect you and your company at large, know your clients, know answers to commonly asked questions/objections, know what is going on inside your company…know YOUR business.
Let’s break this down and look at some examples. I suggested knowing the numbers and statistics that affect you and your company at large. We find there is a direct correlation of keeping track of statistics and getting solid results—not only in sales, but in every department.
Those acting as employees Read More...
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