Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label words

The Power of Words. How To Break Word Curses.

“ Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. ” — Charlie Chaplin Les Brown was labelled "educable mentally retarded" as a child. Albert Einstein was labelled a major failure, and he didn’t speak until he was 4-years old. Fred Astaire was described as “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Dances a little." by Hollywood executives. Harrison Ford was told he would “never make it in this business” by studio executives. Henry Ford was a 3 time automobile company failure before succeeding in the industry. Jack Canfield's book Chicken Soup For The Soul was rejected 144 times before publishing. J.K. Rowling was on welfare, was clinically depression and was suicidal before Harry Potter . Jon Hamm was cut by his agent, worked as a waiter and was called a failure before Mad Men . Marilyn Monroe was called fat and ugly and had a stutter. Michael Jordan didn't make his H.S. varsity basketball team because he was "not good enough." Sylvester Stallone ...

The Art of Saying Less. Actions Speak Louder Than Words.

  Have you ever come across a person in your life who simply doesn’t know when   to stop talking? In the sales business, these are the people who talk past the sale, and often put their own foot in their mouth and kill the deal. In the business world, these are the people who give away all the secrets, and are left with no leverage during negotiations. In dating, these are the people who talk themselves right out of a second date. In growth, these are the people who are so busy listening to themselves talk that they leave no room to learn something new. After working with people and teams for decades, I’ve learned something interesting about most individuals. Many of us (yes, I included myself in there) love to talk about ourselves when in social environments. I’ve noticed that even introverts can be guilty of this once you get them going. They say too much. When I first started working with the public, I ran into a trap that many new customer service, outreach, professional s...