Well, that’s the ideal. Actually people are more often one of these: Ready, Fire, Aim Wants: Applause & Excitement Needs: Inspiration & Incentives If this is you, try to: Count to 10 before acting. Ready, Are-you-sure? Wants: Attention & Feel Good Needs: Specific Goals & Assurance If this is you, try to: Set & … Read more
Physical Pushups & Sit-ups ‘prepare’ you for sports /physical activity. Mental Pushups & Sit-ups prepare you for Situations. Mental = Solving problem’s as if they were yours. A friend and I would always try to ‘improve’ the restaurant while we waited in line. (Hmmm, maybe if they cleared the tables faster, or presented the … Read more
He really, really wanted to buy the Newspaper Empire. But he was crafty! So he offered several Hundreds of Millions less than it was worth. The seller immediately agreed. He was, after all, prepared to sell for even less. If you come work for me I will give you a huge signing bonus. The … Read more
I came home to see my (young!) sons washing my wife’s car. With the windows down. Yep, LOTS of water in the car. Situation Water in Car Reaction 1 Damages, cost, stupid, etc. Emotion Anger, annoyance, upset, mad, etc. OR Reaction 2 Wow, just like in cartoons! Emotion Open door and laugh while … Read more
A rejection becomes relevant only when your action /non-action makes it so. If everyone agreed with the rejections of so-called experts, how would this world now be. (I was up to several pages after only an hour of searching!) – His teachers’ opinion: too stupid to learn anything. THOMAS EDISON (1,300+ inventions) – Protest with all our strength … Read more