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Feedback is critical for success. We have ideas all the time but they have to be tested in reality. The universe has a way of giving us feedback to help us along the journey towards success. Feedback comes from many different places. The ignorant or foolish person cannot recognize this.
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What can't you learn? It is all available now. What will you learn? That's a huge differentiator between the new haves and have-nots. There is not a gap in access anymore. That was taken care of once we got online, went social and could search.
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Dabblers and posers create a lot of noise without substance. With so many ways to market, promote or deliver, the need for excellent execution has become a premium demand item in the new economy. People with ideas are not hard to find. Everyone has them and offers them usually in
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The most importan person is not someone virtual via text, Twitter or calling. It is the person in front of you. It is the person you are supposed to be talking to now. Disengaging with those that are in your presence is not lost on your audience. It's
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We are told not to confuse the two - effort and results. It is not that they are opposed to each other. One is process. The other is outcome. Results depend on effort. Effort drives results. In the thick of your daily work, there is likely a lot of waste. It&
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Just showing up and getting picked is a desperate strategy these days. We used to be able to play the game of being a good boy or girl and do as we were told. Be compliant and your boss, your customers or your friends rewarded you with more or less
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We live in a world of dichotomy. On the one hand, we are sold a lot of marketing enticements: * It is easy * Buy now, pay later * You can have it now * Shop what you are looking for This may apply to buying a new Kindle on Amazon or even downloading
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Respect is the lubricant of healthy relationships. Our relationships are fragile when there is little trust. Thus, we can be hypersensitive to disrespect. It can keep trust from ever developing and allow for healthy relationships. The give and take in a consulting client relationship is like a dance. Both parties
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Doing excellent technical work is expected. This is a minimum requirement to work on projects and get business with clients. We are no longer limited by our choices to a local market of available talent. We can work with anyone anywhere on the issues we face in our business. We
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In working with clients I have often found problems hit roadblocks because of a lack of perspective. Being too close to a problem such as stunted business growth, poor sales strategy or low customer loyalty may be something that is hard to see. Our own blind spots can cause us
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Creativity, ideas and visioning are all highly enjoyable parts of business. They allow for growing the frontiers of our realities and opening new possibilities and revenue streams. When I am working with a client, there is typically a problem to solve, and we strive to create a solution which is
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The problem with trends is that the posers ruin a good thing. The wrong questions are asked. "How do I get more people to friend me?" "How many tweets should I do every day?" "How do I get on Google first?" The good thing