S:1542 Principle: (More) Being Heard

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) This one is on me. I called to make a reservation for two for lunch at a popular place. “Hello. Thank you for calling X. How may I help you?” “I’d like to make a reservation for noon on […]

S:1540 Principle: Live Short Futures

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) You know the usual goal-setting rules. These include 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, and lifetime goals. Look back from now at where you were at each of those intervals. Have things turned out the way you planned? Most folks would say, […]

S:1534 Principle: Of

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Of. A simple word often overlooked. Yet, with a powerful contribution. When you are Of you are with something, part of it, combined, in-sync, blended. But more than that. Those are physical time-and-space connections, head stuff. Of also includes […]

S:1532 Principle: Flexible Structure

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)Sounds contradictory, doesn’t it? Structure seems rigid. Flexible doesn’t. Yet, they support each other. Highly successful people establish structures that support their desired outcomes. A structure simplifies things. There is no need to make constant and repeated decisions. Things can […]

S:1528 Principle: Being Heard

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) This is an easy one. Because we’ve all experienced it. Think of the last time you spoke to the text transcriber on your phone. You expressed your words, but it misunderstood them. It wrote something different from what you […]

S:1526 Principle: Buying a Mattress

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you more easily and more quickly.) Have you ever bought a mattress after lying on it for 5 minutes in the store? How did that work out for you? Did you get lucky and find it to be a great mattress for years? […]

S:1524 Principle: Territory and Map

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you more easily and more quickly.) Usually, someone presents these as a Distinction – territory being better than a mere map. The argument is that a map is good to have, but it’s never as rich as the territory. Also, the territory is […]

S:1523 Principle: To Fly

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you more easily and more quickly.) Modern hot air balloons work on a simple principle. Hotter air is thinner and lighter than cooler air. The hotter, thinner air inside the balloon displaces the cooler, heavier air outside. To fly, make the air hotter. […]

S:1521 Principle: Now…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you more easily and more quickly.) Consider these two arrangements of the same words: Everything is different now.andEverything is different. Now… The first is a statement that can lay pretty flat. It’s rarely used as a positive expectation. It may be a lament […]

S:1517 Principle: Yeah, but…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you more easily and more quickly.) We all have internal voices that speak to us. In secret. No one else hears them. Some are gentle and supportive. Some are harsh, judgmental, and demeaning. This S3MC is about a voice that is between those […]