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Are you using your mental magnet?
Whenever I talk to clients about choosing a niche, or focusing on solving one problem, or mastering some area of expertise, they always view this as cheating themselves out of something larger. Why narrow my focus when I can have it all? But there is wisdom in a narrow focus. Have you ever had to…
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Would you plant a seed if you knew it wouldn’t grow?
How many of you remember putting a red kidney bean in a jar and watching it grow? When we performed this experiment, we felt certain that we would see something after just a few days. We were instructed to place the jar, in a sunny spot, and observe the bean as it grew, noting what…
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How do you create the reality you want to see?
Businesses want results. More money. More profit. We want ways to make more money. We want action and we want it fast. Business owners love guarantees. Do X, and I promise you will get Y. Guarantees are lies because not all ideas are going to work. In order to create your reality you need to…
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Do you habitually schedule downtime?
As humans we know and understand machines. We understand that machines break down if they aren’t maintained and serviced regularly. We also ensure that we put our phones, laptops and other devices to charge, ensuring that they can serve us when we need to use them. We are reminded by our car dealers or regular…
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Simple concepts worth remembering
About two days ago, I was thinking about which book I had in my possession, that I could use to accompany me on this leg of my journey. My thoughts were intercepted by a call from a friend who was thinking about using property, that has been in her family for generations, as a place…
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Why hire a consultant if you already know what to do?
My doctor use to say that every Trini is a doctor. He would laugh at the number of diagnoses I would have arrived at before finally coming to see him to determine what was going on with me. He knew that in addition to asking family and friends, that I had consulted Dr. Google and…
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Don’t grow too comfortable with the knowledge you have
Our entire education system is set up with an end in mind: to pass a test following a period of learning, well cramming in most instances; getting our answers right and then moving into the job of our dreams, where we get to use this knowledge we’ve amassed over the years as an indication of…
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How many clients does your expertise-based service business need?
Many answering this might say “a lot!” We need a lot of clients for our expertise based service business. Getting clients is often viewed as a goal in and of itself. We need to get more clients. But more in the context of goal achievement is not very specific. To arrive at a number we…
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Vision is never given the seriousness it deserves
The Bible tells us that without a vision people perish. When it comes to goals of any kind, we are asked to create a compelling vision before we set our goals, yet in many cases, we don’t put in the necessary effort – perhaps because we look at it as something simple. I want a…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
If you could better understand one thing about your business right now….
Most costly decisions begin with
an inaccurate understanding of the situation.
I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
resources are invested in solving the wrong problem.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions 