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The Essence of Duality
One of the things that I learned from my mentor Dr. John Demartini is that every emotion or feeling is synchronized and synthesized with its opposite, however we often suppress one side of the emotion in order to support the stories we’re identified with. Where there is despair, there is also hope. Where there is […]
I Made My Videographer Cry
I had a great discussion with Christine this morning during our project meeting on the idea of delivering feedback. Am I too blunt? Could I phrase my dissatisfaction differently? Yes. AND what I’m really concerned with is getting the to the truth of the matter as efficiently as possible. Today’s episode has a bit of […]
Internal Daze Part 2
I love talking to my clients. If you need proof of that, just looks at my KPIs. One of them is time in the market … which is primarily gained through me going out and talking to my clients. Sometimes, though, I am not the person they should talk to. Yesterday I talked about the […]
Seeing The Big Picture
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jason Anderson of Boulevard Exteriors and reviewing some upcoming changes to his website. We chatted pictures, selling doors, and faxes. Yes, faxes. And before you ask, yes, I still use that technology. Do you folks still use it? Let me know in the comments. Also Warren […]
Punctuated Progress
I really believe in the power of incremental progress. It’s one of my company values. It’s the name of my weekly show (Wednesdays at 11:45 am Mountain Time on Facebook). It’s how we find evidence that we’re fulfilling our dreams. However, there are times a whole bunch of incremental progress in different areas will come […]
Short Term Pain Mitigation
Keep your hands off that marshmallow. Here’s a quick explanation if you don’t know what I’m talking about: in the 60s there was an experiment done at Stanford involving delayed gratification. A group of children were each given marshmallows and told that, if they resisted the temptation to eat them immediately, they’d get another. Later […]
How to Run a Daily Stand-Up Meeting
The most common meeting in your organization should be the shortest. A daily stand-up should be around 15 minutes, and consist of three areas: Priorities (What are the top three things you’re doing today?) Company KPIs (What are the key metrics for the company? How are we doing as an organization?) Rocks (What are you […]
Managing Your Resources
Today we’ll be discussing different ways to think about prioritization and effectively extracting value from the resources at your disposal.
Pareto’s Principle
Perception is all about the stories your mind tells. On today’s show, I’ll be discussing Pareto’s Principle, which states that roughly 80% of your sales come from 20% of your customers. So, how do you use this principle practically to achieve meaningful results in your business?