December 2010
43 posts
Happy New Year’s eve, everyone! Have fun, but remember, at 12am next morning, you’ll still need to be able to count down!
#TODO: From now on, ban negativism in meetings. Inspire everyone to see the constructive element in the suggestions. Inspire #rejuvenate
#TODO: Brainstorm about new approaches. Write down everything that comes to mind, even silly things. You’ll find some jems #rejuvenate
In a bizarre way the internet also means the end of mass culture, and the start of something more tribal and binary.
#TODO: Keep a notepad, install a voice memo app, always be ready to record new ideas and organize them at night #rejuvenate
#TODO: Renew your vision, your ideas. This week, renew your ideas: read new books, attend lectures #rejuvenate
For the next new weeks, we are going to focus on tips to refocus and reinvent your business. The tips will be hash-tagged #rejuvenate
If I understand this correctly, Boxing Day is the day the Pope is allowed to fight back.
Coolest. Holiday. Ever.
Last night I was visited by three Boxing Day spirits. They worked me over pretty good.
Last night I was visited by three Boxing Day spirits. They worked me over pretty good.
Quote from Amazon review: “We bought this toy for my son’s first Christmas when he was just over a year old”….That’s a pretty neat trick
Happy X-mas everybody! Have a great time celebrating with friends and family!
The woman at the liquor store just told me Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
It’s so cute how she thinks I won’t be back before then
Guy at networking group got his wife a waxing kit and Wii Fit for X-mas. Looking forward to the inevitable divorce stories. #X-mas
#TODO X-mas is about remembering those who help you. Show gratitude, shine a spotlight, pay attention. Invest in who invests in you #biz
#TODO Men are too often judge by what they have, X-mas sets it straight: your value is in what you give. Be generous. It will be returned.
#TODO: Embrace the X-mas spirit. When a problem hits a customer, leave them a place to stand and stand tall beside them. Great karma. #biz
#TODO: The more you follow the market leader, the less likely you’ll catch up. Look to do something different. THAT IS the new economy #biz
#TODO: Sometimes work seems boring or pointless. Keep heart. Refocus on your end goal and remember: every step brings you closer. #biz
You know a man is wise when he isn’t just knowledgeable, but can make his knowledge helpful…
Thoughts are very shy. You have to look away (go for a bike ride, go have a chat) if you want them to come out and play.
Your customers will remember what you did for them when the chips were down. Nobody remembers what you did for them during a boom.
Hard work is not enough justification for earning money. The devil works hard too…
The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese ;-)
#TODO: If you are stuck on a problem, refocus on the goal, not the problem. It will lead to new avenues #biz
#TODO: Goals motivate people. Being vague about goals & how you’ll fulfill them makes it hard to inspire. Clearly state your goals #biz
Not everyone knows how to skate, because learning how to skate means falling a lot. It’s the same for doing business. Tell all to keep heart
Being on time, on budget and most important, not to cause anyone to lose sleep is priceless. And pretty unique.
Choose your partners carefully…
#TODO: All breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs..what belief have you held on to that has out lived it usefulness in your business?
#TODO: Learn your business from your customers. Understand their minds, hearts and lives. Do what you do to make their lives easier. #biz
People like people like themselves. So it is your message and actions that determine who you attract. Are you getting customers you want?
People like people like themselves. So it is your message and actions that determine who you attract. Are you getting customers you want?
#TODO: Without energy, there is no passion. What will lift your energy today? Create the conditions to love your work #biz
Data is good, numbers are objective, but interpretation is often still in the domain of bias… Are you collecting stats you can trust?
#TODO: Today, work out a process to constantly solve important customer problems. If you do that everything else follows. #biz
‘The ultimate test of a man’s character is the health of his wife’, Cyril Connolly
If you love your children, you will enable them to outgrow you one day. Ignore them, and they’ll be obsessed with you for life.
Bring in some champagne and take time to toast each other, your successes and your fabulous failures of the past few weeks. #funfriday
It is more productive to convert an opportunity into results than to solve a problem- which only restores that equilibrium of yesterday.
#TODO: Your customers are part of your community. Engage them, excite them, make them feel like a part of your brand. #biz
The contribution of art: to help us notice the things we’ve become too complacent to see…
When you cannot find a conversation partner for your thoughts, books are ideal to turn to (& oft the author couldn’t find anyone to talk to)