1. You and your body feel pressure to perform or produce. 2. You arrive at appointments just in the nick of time or late. 3. You over-promise results. 4. You procrastinate and then rush to deliver. 5. You are impatient. 6. You speak quickly and can’t slow yourself down without lots of effort. 7. You…

1. Never stop learning. 2. Never accept that there isn’t a better way to do things. 3. Practice management by wandering around; stay close to your people. 4. Show every person respect; encourage the sharing of ideas. 5. Practice excellence in everything you do. 6. Never compromise your integrity. Deliver on your promises. 7. Feel…

Problems come to us because we missed an earlier “message.” So, by the time we experience something as a PROBLEM, it’s likely been a problem for a while — we just didn’t know it. It’s actually GOOD to overreact when you DO notice a problem. 6. If you gain weight: Reinvent your entire diet/exercise program…

Problems come to us because we missed an earlier “message.” So, by the time we experience something as a PROBLEM, it’s likely been a problem for a while — we just didn’t know it. It’s actually GOOD to overreact when you DO notice a problem. 1. If you bounce a check: Get overdraft protection, put…

6. Separate the facts from the interpretation of the facts. There are very few facts that aren’t also coupled with someone’s (even your) interpretation of the facts. Either sales are down 20% or they are not. An explanation is just that. There are great explanations, few of which are worth banking your business on. If…

1. Know your personal values. What’s most important to you personally? When you know your values, you’ll better filter new information and opportunities and can rely better on your intuition because you know what you’re hearing and how it fits in with you. 2. Get candid input from at least 5 other people who know…

6. Pagers Send out messages (email, alphanumeric or text) throughout the day to keep everyone updated and motivated. 7. Website/Intranet Websites are now also becoming data collection and gathering stations. Rather than a branch manager sending an email or writing up a text report, they just go to the company’s website and key into a…

1. Group TeleConference TeleMeetings Use these instead of on-site meetings. There is a unique set of skills to learn that make these TeleMeetings highly effective. 2. Group TeleClasses Use these to conduct trainings over the phone instead of on-site. There is a unique set of skills to learn that make these TeleClasses highly effective. 3…

1. The results are not showing up fast enough. 2. You’re suffering. 3. You spend more than 10 minutes on a problem without asking for help. 4. You’re justifying or rationalizing why things are taking so long. 5. You keep giving up, yet coming back to the project/problem. 6. You get angry. 7. You get…

7. Remove the blocks which are delaying your achieving the goal or change. Think Roto-Rooter — better to unblock the pipes than strain yourself with a plunger or toss toxic chemicals down the drain. Think Chiropractic where the primary objective is to release blockages in the body’s electrical (nervous) system, rather than ingesting medicines trying…