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Profit is NOT a bad word!
Just finished reading George Cloutier’s ‘Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing’, and it got me thinking about how I usually address profit. I’d say mostly as an afterthought – but not any more! Aren’t we in business to make a profit? I’m not sure where ‘profit’ got its bad rap but going into 2011…
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Why aren’t ‘what if’ scenarios helpful?
Unless someone experiences something first hand they seem to remain unmoved even in the face of compelling evidence. I can go back to the days of studying geography and learning that slash and burn will eventually lead to massive soil erosion and depletion of much needed minerals in the soil. Try explaining that to someone…
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Are you afraid of the ‘deep end’ in your life?
When I was growing up and learning to swim, I had a lot of respect for the deep end of the pool. I could see where the shallow section ended and the deep started and I avoided the deep like the plague. In his book A Year to Live Stephen Levine says “We are motivated…
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You’re Either Consistent or Non-Existent
This phrase appeared on my radar while listening to a CD by Mike Litman called ‘Greatness Held Hostage’. If you’ve ever listened to anything by Mike, you know you will remember something! He is ‘Mr. Enthusiastic’ and was once described as a modern day Napoleon Hill. So when Mike said ‘You’re either consistent or non-existent’…
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Fake it till you make it – is this really good advice y/n?
Depends on how you look at it. I’m sounding like an economist. I think it was Paul Zane Pilzer who said, the world would be a better place if there were more one-hand economists since when forecasting you’d often hear them say “on the one hand…..but on the other hand…..” But back to… Someone shared…
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A quote to make you go hmmmmmmmmm
Owen Laughlin said: “Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.” Yet don’t we almost ALWAYS think: it takes money to make money? I meet people every single day who share great ideas but are too afraid to go out into the Universal Laboratory and test to see if…
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Self doubt is a good indication that you’re doing this…
Have you noticed that right after you say you want to do something – set a goal that really is outrageous – something you’ve never done in your life – that self doubt begins to bubble up – almost on cue. What you do next is extremely important. You can continue thinking along the line…
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Be Authentic and Remain Open to Inspiration
I have been reading and listening to Perry Marshall for quite some time now, especially his “Guerrilla Marketing for Hi-Tech Sales People” and he always shares great stuff. So of course when I saw the subject line in today’s email “The #1 Enemy you will conquer in your life is SHAME” I immediately clicked to…
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What Advice Would You Give Yourself at this Time in Your Life?
I’ve been thinking about my life – its significance – am I doing what I should be doing? For the first time it feels right. I’ve done things that I COULD do but didn’t necessarily enjoy doing. I’ve been paid for many projects but was not fulfilled by the work. Now I get to choose…
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How to Find Your Life Force and the Human Being Inside the Well-Paid Executive
I had the great pleasure of spending an hour with Larry Ackerman, founder of ‘The Identity Circle’. Larry feels that identity strength—how well you know 1) what makes you special and 2) what you will work to achieve no matter what obstacles get the way—is the key to your happiness. However, many of us lose…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
When the stakes are high, DON’T MOVE without CLARITY
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Business Diagnostic Specialist | Clarity before high-stakes decisions 