On Thursday, just as it has been for 29 years, Ernie and I were chatting while he was cutting my hair. But there was something different about this conversation. Usually, it’s his clippers that make the hair on my neck stand up. This time, it was his words. Actually, it was only two words: Ten […]
The 70/30 Rule of Human Influence Are you more motivated by the possibility of having more, or do you seek opportunity to prevent loss and preserve what you already have? The fear of loss or losing is twice the motivator as is the desire to gain or win. Dr. Robert Cialdini, the social scientist who […]
What is your MOST VALUABLE skill? How much do you estimate this skill has been worth to you in the marketplace to date? What was the biggest return you ever got from a financial investment? NOW… Compare the return on your best investment with the total lifetime value to date of your best skill! When […]
If I call you on March 1, 2007, what would you be most excited to tell me one year from now? What valuable “net positive” change will happen for you this year? For me, a big net positive occurs today, March 1, 2006, as the March/April issue of Networking Times hits the news stands and […]
On Feb. 4, we began “Spring Training” with our rapidly growing Residual Income Team to play and win “The NEW Game of Network Marketing™.” In just 30 days, our team is changing the game. We’re forming a NEW League where network marketing is a professional game. The players attracted to this NEW League are eager […]
Today is my 27th business anniversary. I started on Halloween, 1978. As of today, I have been self-employed for 9,862 days in a row. If Cal Ripkin, Jr. was the Iron Man, Lou Gehrig the Iron Horse, and Superman the Man of Steel, what does 9,862 days in a row make me? Probably a crazy […]
What holds you back from getting all the help you need and want? Vulnerability is the life skill of being willing to be open and exposed. We (especially men) often think being vulnerable means being weak. It’s just being human. At one time or another, we are all vulnerable. Even though we use all kinds […]
The Highest Compliment I Ever Got Paid! At the end of my interview this morning on KIND radio, Independence, KS, the host said eight magic words that made my day: “We would love to have you back again.” I have a simple standard of performance. It’s not perfection. Unless you’re building a bridge, perfection is […]
Theft is anti-wealth. It destroys the human spirit and reduces market potential for everyone. Theft is anti-ecological, corrupts the market, increases injustice, and reduces potential for order and wealth in the world. Theft causes scarcity by taking something that belongs to someone else. Scarcity results when you are robbed of one or more of five […]
A BIG “Aha” from my corporate coaching work… I got a lot of response to my “floater” story. (You can read it; it’s the February 24 Blog post, “Power Networking… Floating in the Caribbean!”). I met a Senior V.P. if IBM floating on a raft in the Caribbean Sea. That is where the story starts. […]
