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Didn’t get that promotion? Good
Following on from yesterday’s post “if you want to be tougher, be tougher”, this is another post about the philosophy of Jocko Willink, the former US Navy Seal. I am fascinated by anyone who reaches the top in their game and this includes sportsmen and women, business people and military people like Navy Seals and…
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Glass half full or half empty – Does it really matter?
It’s the classic psychology question that’s been knocking about for decades now that is supposed to indicate if you are an optimistic or a pessimistic person. Do you think the glass is half full or half empty? I am sure you have heard this before but for the uninitiated, the presupposition is that if someone…
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First rule of sales – agree with your customer
How to not lose a sale I was recently contacted by a web development company to see if I wanted to give them any work through outsourcing. They are a company that keeps in contact every few months and I get polite but not very inspiring emails from them. I have no problem with this…
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Want to get more done? Get up earlier
I am going to put it out there right now, there is literally nothing that makes more sense than getting up earlier than normal to get the important things done. If that makes total sense to you then there is no need to read on, otherwise, for all you people who want to get more…
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When would now be a good time?
Without a doubt, this is one of my favourite and most powerful questions and it comes from Tony Robbins. Tony is a great believer in taking action straight away when setting a goal and this is a phrase he will often use to stimulate this. If someone says to you “we should do this” or…
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Why climbing a mountain is the ultimate metaphor for business success
I thought of this blog post title and content on the climb up Moel Siabod in Snowdonia and I am writing this blog post from the summit. I thought it would be a good place to think clearly although the extra weight of carrying my laptop made teh journey slightyl more difficult. I think we…
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Why you must have a ‘both’ mentality
Sometimes we become very single-minded about our lives and fail to see the bigger picture that is around us. We start to accept the status quo and to stop questioning beliefs that no longer support us. Things become ‘normal’, boring and average. Good news, as the way out of this, is to embrace the mentality…
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Why the next level doesn’t exist?
You hear this a lot in business and sporting circles, ‘I want to get to the next level’. The next level of performance, the next level of finances, the next level of winning tournaments. We all want that elusive next level, don’t we? So what is the next level and how come we don’t always…
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Why we never use the word ‘busy’ in our business
We have banned the word busy. We don’t use it anymore. We are not busy. Busy seems to have become one of those words which people use to make themselves appear important or as a reason (excuse) for not doing something. Its overused and we think it’s irrelevant. You know the way it gets put…
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Why showing up means showing up and how you can show up more often!
There is a quote that often goes round about showing up being 90% of the way to success. What I have realised is that showing up isn’t just showing up and doing your normal amount of effort in your normal frame of mind and then expecting magic things to happen. No, that is the sure…
