05 Aug

  How many times do we settle for good when we can have better? What is the price we pay for settling for something, instead of pursuing something better? There is nothing wrong with living a good life, but there is also nothing wrong with living a great life.  What separates the two? Thinking Big– We have the tendency to think too small, to underestimate our capabilities. Think of the biggest possible outcome, then think a little bigger. Be willing to make lots of mistakes on your road to success– Mistakes are...

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23 Mar

  Competition is something that abounds in all aspects of life.  Whether it’s an athletic event, or a job interview, or a competitor in your industry, people and teams are constantly measured against another. Instead of looking at a competitive situation as a win/lose scenario, look at it as a teaching environment with an opportunity to improve yourself. Things to ask yourself in a competitive situation: What can I learn from the other person/team/business? (if ‘winning’)  Why am I winning?  Is it my skill, my luck, my connections?  What is my ‘competitive advantage’? Why is the...

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23 Mar

I recently attended a meeting where we started the meeting by playing a game called “Remembering the Future.” The objective of the game was to think ahead one year into the future, and ask ourselves “We had an incredibly successful year in our organization. What were some of the highlights that we accomplished over the last year?” We had to make our statements with verbiage such as:   * “I remember when we……” * “I think we had our biggest impact when we….” * “I couldn’t believe the response we had when we….” * “I...

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23 Mar

I recently got the pleasure of working with a new account in a space that was relatively new to me.  When we met with their executives to review the PR Proposal, to determine if we would be their agency of choice, their CEO expressed some hesitation in our not being able to really understand the space. I love a ‘vertical learning curve,’ so I took this as a personal challenge, as I have worked in many industries, and have quickly become a subject-matter expert in a new field. Here are some...

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