We all know that person. Every time we talk to them, we hear their future dreams. Someday I’ll buy that property. That convertible will be mine someday. If my boss continues to do that someday I’ll just quit and start my own business. Hopefully it’s someone you know, and not yourself. That person …
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Characteristics of Leadership
If you want people to follow you, you need certain abilities. Your goal is to get you and the group from point A to point B. We can visualize this as a trip across a bridge. However, in order to make it over that bridge, and have people follow you, you must have certain characteristics. How do these …
When is it a good time to fire a customer?
We all have been faced with a situation where we are dealing with a customer that we want to get rid of. Yes, I am talking about deliberately firing a customer for various reasons. Either they are slow pay or no pay, have unreasonable service requests, just over demanding, or a myriad of other …
You thought it was good enough
The famous Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had an intern working for him. It was early afternoon on a Thursday and Secretary Kissinger asks the intern to write a position paper on a certain topic. The intern is all pumped up, and spends the next three or four hours writing this paper. He …
The Goldfish Principle
In the year 2000, the average attention span of a human was 12 seconds; in 2015 it was measured at 8.25 seconds. During that same span, the average goldfish had maintained their attention span at 9 seconds. By keeping the goldfish principle in mind, it will help you in all of your …
8 Ways to Improve Your Focus
Microsoft says the average American has an 8-second attention span. I don't know if I agree with that statistic, but I do agree that it's getting shorter and shorter. Within this new digital world, our attention does get pulled in various directions. I found the below 8-Ways to improve your …
Tips: Best Time Management Ideas
As my followers know, I am a podcast listener. I listen as much as I can on my walks, on planes, and during idle time. This happens to be one of the top 10 tips I'm about to relay (using your idle time to profit). So on my morning walk last week, the Daily Boost's Scott Smith, had a quick …