Category Archives: Monday Morning Mentor
We Might Forget This Skill
0 comentsHave you noticed what people talk about the most? It’s the day to day, little details of life and business – as if that’s all that matters. These things seem to take our mind away from what gives us meaning, is most important, and motivates us. Yes, motivation – remember that! Find out what a person’s motivations are, and you’ll find out how to get along with ...
Reading MoreFound Some Money for You
0 comentsOver the last while, you’ve probably noticed that there seems to be a shortage money and time. We’re overwhelmed with things to do and have so many new initiatives on the go. That’s the way it’s for business today. It’s like we have to fix a flat tire while the car is travelling. It’s my view that it isn’t going to change and the car will keep on going faster. What do owners ...
Reading MoreBeing Cynical and Arrogant is Seen as Cool. Really?
0 comentsBeing a sport fan, I tend to listen to sports all talk radio, watch TV sports and read all I can about my teams. Now, Facebook and Twitter and comments after media articles are available and can be the scourge of the ridiculous. The trolls who like to be cynical and like tearing everyone and everything down can literally drive people’s opinions. The media perpetuates this negative stuff ...
Reading MoreWhat is Learning Really?
0 comentsWhat is the relationship of learning to success? Yesterday, someone asked me to distinguish why some people seem to advance and get ahead and others seem to never get better. Well, what is “getting better”? Is it attaining more information? Is it studying book knowledge? Is it understanding concepts? Is it using critical thinking skills? I’m sure all of those elements help in ...
Reading MoreTalent Only Gets You So Far!
0 comentsHe has another level and he refuses to lose, not coast, just flat out do whatever it takes to win. I’m talking about Kyle Lowry , our all-star starter of the Toronto Raptors. It’s as if he carries a whole team with his will and determination! He produces. He leads! I realize not everyone is into sports or basketball, but it’s worth watching him at least once. You’ll see ...
Reading MoreStimulating Thoughts to Improve Your Career While Enjoying the Ride
0 comentsRecently I asked a fellow going by my house to check my car brake lights. Vernon and I began to talk about things and discovered we learned similar lessons over the years. It was stimulating and the next thing you know we were really getting into these lessons learned. For example, as a young engineer, he went to East Asia to seek adventure and while on the job he studied Buddha and Zen related ...
Reading MoreWhat’s Missing to Advance Your Career?
0 comentsWhat’s missing to advance your career and be worth more in the market place? You’re normal if you’re up for your success and happiness more than anyone else’s, even your organization’s. As a matter of fact, research says only 37% of Canadians are engaged in their company. Their hearts and minds aren’t in it. So what are they engaged in? Their lives – ...
Reading MorePart II: 25 Thoughts About Business, Selling and Success
0 comentsIn last week’s Monday Morning Mentor, I reviewed the first 13 of these 25 thoughts based on my experience coaching executives and teams. We now continue with the next twelve of these thoughts. 14) In about 118 seconds you are tuned out. Say things that get and keep attention and ultimately solve your customer’s problems and you will be heard. 15) A brand is just a promise made and ...
Reading MorePart I: 25 Thoughts About Business, Selling and Success
0 comentsThese thoughts are from my experience with coaching executives, teams and from research I’ve done. 1) Every Friday afternoon write down what clients say they need and why (their motives). Keep a file or journal on both. You may learn how to sell and market better in today’s tougher marketplace. I once invested five weeks into visiting clients to learn their business needs and ...
Reading MoreWho Is Influencing You?
0 comentsWhen I was 28 years old, Dale Carnegie and Associates, especially the General Manager, big John Cooper, approved my purchase of the Ontario franchise. I was excited and within a couple of weeks, I attended my first owners meeting in Chicago. There was plenty on the agenda but I was more interested in seeking out the top four franchisees in the world and asking for, and receiving, mentoring on ...
Reading MoreExamine the truth, and reset your goals for 2015
0 comentsYou wonder where the time went. Life just goes by doesn’t it? Who would think that you are where you are in life? The great, the good, the bad, and the ugly. You and I forget about the choices we made along the way and it wasn’t all circumstances. Somehow we give too much credibility to the past and circumstances. Yesterday is gone. The past can do nothing but teach us what’s ...
Reading MoreThe Unrecognized Reason Why Executing a Strategy is Stopped Cold
0 comentsShe was sitting in a cowered position hoping I wouldn’t ask her a question, let alone demonstrate the behaviours we were working on. I thought “How does she do the job now or what we (the client) are asking her to do in the future?” This is a common occurrence in a training or business meeting for anyone trying to get employees to adapt to what’s required in their ...
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