I think the thing that frustrates most people about the process of coming up with ideas is that they believe in a singular moment of creative clarity. That there is an individual “A-HA!” moment where the perfect idea presents itself to the person who needs that exact idea at that exact moment. The process is […]
There’s an old saying that goes “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Anyone who has ever suggested a revolutionary new idea knows just how hard those get slapped down, but then six months later someone else suggests basically the same concept and it is then met with […]
A number of years ago, friend and mentor Jeffrey Gitomer shared a stellar story of YES! Attitude by way of his granddaughter Morgan. The whole family is out to breakfast one morning and when Morgan reaches across the table for an item, she knocks over a full glass of orange juice. Rather then cower or cry, Morgan throws her […]
There are no new colors, but new works of art are being painted everyday. There are no new notes, but new music is being composed everyday. There are no new letters of the alphabet, but new stories are being written everyday. These realizations lead me to the conclusion that there are no new ideas — […]
I think I heard this in a TED Talk, but I couldn’t find the exact quote anywhere so perhaps it’s something of my own that was sparked by a TED Talk. Either way, here’s the “A-Ha”… With so much existing information flying around combined with the staggering amounts of new information and content being created every […]
My friend and fellow Gitomer Certified Speaker, Tomas Lydahl, has been doing an internet radio show in Sweden for the past few months and has successfully built an audience using the BlogTalkRadio.com format. Since Tomas also does training and speaking in the USA, he decided to do an English language version and asked me to […]
The Post Office I’ve been using for the past 8 or 9 years is closing. The form letter they sent (with ZERO information on how to contact any human being who actually works in that location) informed me of their intent to relocate my PO Box to a Columbus city office much further from my home than […]