S:0952 Distinction: Generosity vs. Reciprocity
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) It was popular a few years ago to use the term “give first” as part of a process of building an awareness of you in your chosen market. It was intended to trigger a basic human […]
S:0950 Distinction: Old Thief vs. Young Thief
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) No, I’m not promoting theft as a life-style. An old Hitchcock movie with Cary Grant comes to mind. The difference between an old thief and a young one is that the young thief spends most of […]
S:0938 Distinction: Undoing vs. Doing
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) An interesting and useful approach learned from observing highly successful people is that you are much more likely to experience the outcomes you’re drawn to by first removing the barriers to having them occur. This is […]
S:0934 Distinction: Young Adult vs. Emerging Adult
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) To be a young adult is to experience an exciting, energizing time in life. However, it’s different from being an emerging adult. A young adult has acquired — and knows the importance of continuing to acquire […]
S:0930 Distinction: Solved vs. Cleared Up
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Have you ever read a detective novel or watched a cop show? In them you’ve seen the lead detective wrap up the case with a flourish. If he or she is playing the role of a […]
S:0928 Distinction: Aware vs. Right
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) It’s so easy to want to be right. Right feels satisfying, secure, noble even. Feeling “large and in charge!” I’m right, I’m so right. But what is “right”? Isn’t right a perspective, a vantage point, relative? […]
S:0927 Distinction: Mystified vs. Worried
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Have you ever felt mystified? Some people like the feeling because it evokes a sense of wonder, curiosity, and eagerness. Sort of a “Wow, what’s that about?” experience. Curiosity is a powerful and healthy motivator in […]
S:0925 Distinction: Experience vs. Learn About
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) This Distinction became surprisingly clear at a recent cooking class. This was a Cooking Basics class at a local community college (the class is known unofficially as ‘Knife 101: How to slice everything but yourself!’). We […]
S:0920 Distinction: Lifetime Learner vs. Career Student
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) This Distinction is about the application of knowledge. A career student hunts from class to class, gathering credentials like they were pelts, always on the lookout for more, but never taking the risk of applying the […]
S:0917 Distinction: Superman vs. Iron Man
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Tony Stark awakens each day as …. Tony Stark. He then puts on a persona and acts as Iron Man. Superman awakens each day as …. Superman. He doesn’t need the Clark Kent persona to be […]