Do you comparison shop? I sure do! One of the ways my wife and I comparison shop has to do with one of our businesses – we sell collectibles in several retail outlets. We also sell Fiestaware. We comparison shop at other retail outlets and look to see what others are selling things for. We [...]
Tags: business plan, expectations, mindset, paradigm
more... »
Sun, January 9 2011 » Mental Moments » No Comments
Reading through Robin Sharma’s ‘73 Best Business and Success Lessons‘ got me to thinking about how many of them come from things our mother used to say to us, probably with different words. And that got me to thinking about similarities with things said by other writers and visionaries. Take a look at this list, [...]
Tags: ed hatch, leader, leadership, mindset, paradigm, robin sharma
more... »
Sat, January 8 2011 » Mental Moments » No Comments
I’m studying this great book right now, and wanted to share some of the things I’m picking up from it so far. The book title is ‘How to Position Yourself As THE OBVIOUS EXPERT”, by Elsom Eldridge Jr. and Mark L. Eldridge. It’s part of a series called ‘THE OBVIOUS EXPERT ADVISORS SERIES’. As is [...]
Tags: expectations, expert, fear, mindset, paradigm, passion, procrastination, promise
more... »
Fri, January 7 2011 » Mental Moments » No Comments
My dear friend, Shirley Porter, asked this question on Facebook today: “How do you explain/demonstrate value when the person doesnt know what value is?”, and that spurred my response: Value comes from motivation, right? Take the case of real estate. Sure, there a tons of people who look for the lowest commission, and no matter [...]
Tags: expectations, fear, mindset, paradigm, presentation, procrastination, reluctance, script
more... »
Thu, January 6 2011 » Reality » No Comments
I read this on Simon Sinek’s blog and was struck by the importance of the message delivered by the post. I wonder, in your business, are you like the London or the New York subway, or somewhere safely in between? It turns out you can learn a lot about leadership by riding the subway. The subway [...]
Tags: communications, expectations, mindset, paradigm, presentation, simon sinek
more... »
Wed, January 5 2011 » Mental Moments » No Comments