You just had a lousy interaction with a prospect and didn’t get the order. You may have even missed the opportunity to sell the next appointment. Or maybe you just fumbled the ball or simply know you weren’t at your best. The call ends or the meeting is over, and just like the old V8 juice commercial, you […]
Everybody wants to take the credit for a great idea, but nobody wants to take the blame for the bad ones. The trouble is, you’re never going to get that great idea put into action unless you take a chance on a few bad ones. Most other people don’t want to get blamed when a […]
Innovation Acceleration could also be described as achieving Creative Velocity. Even more simply stated: The more #ideas you have, the faster you will have more ideas. Click To Tweet The hardest idea to come up with is the first one. It’s the toughest to get out of your head, it’s the toughest to share with […]
How you personally feel about an idea has a direct effect on your ability to put it into action. If you don’t believe the idea will work, it won’t. If you don’t believe the concept is in alignment with your own personal principles, your actions will be out of alignment with your intent to implement. If you don’t […]
During what part of your day are you feeling most creative? For some people it’s first thing in the morning, for others it is the afternoon, and for some it is the middle of the night (or verrrry early in the morning, depending upon your perspective). Whatever daypart (or nightpart) that works best for you […]
It’s okay to swing for the fences. Everyone should aspire to do big, impactful things. But most ball games aren’t won exclusively with homeruns. You can’t score unless you get on base, and the best way to get on base is with a single. Don’t stand at the plate and let good pitches pass you […]
If all you do is give the same answers to the same questions over and over everyday, your customers don’t need you. They have Google. If all you do is email a list of current prices to anyone who asks for them, your customers don’t need you. They have Google. If all you do is […]