S:1334 Principle: Negative Spaces

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) In the visual arts the space between the images is called negative space. In many works the negative space is what makes the image work. In music the negative space – the silence – between the notes is what […]

S:1333 Quote: Promises

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Under Promise. Over deliver.” Twyla Maddux Coaching Point: This is a long-time staple of the Coaching world. It is the opposite of what most people do. When was the last time a vendor stretched a promise to you into an over-promise and then under-delivered? Didn’t come out […]

S:1332 Great Question: Why Am I Doing This?

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “Why am I doing this?” Coaching Point: The person who can interrupt their thoughts, words, and actions to ask this Great Question is running their life rather than letting their autopilot run it. For most of the routine stuff being on autopilot is indeed an […]

S:1331 Principle: From Dinner To Diner

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Sometimes I never know where an initial S3MC thought will take me. This was one of those times. Had a thought about sitting on a beach and having a crab nibble on my toe, then picking up the crab […]