Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Wanna Be a Success? Never be satisfied, and you’ll have a much better chance of finding lasting success. I had to turn the rock over and see if it will lead to my success. Gotta stop and turn ‘em over.

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MARCH 7, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Don’t Be A Victim of Success (Keep Climbing) by Starbucker on March 7, 2010 You set a goal, and with a lot of hard work, you hit it. You’ve achieved success. Standing still is akin to going backwards.

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MAY 31, 2010

A real shot of motivation and inspiration that, if delivered at the right time and place, can spur your team to the pinnacle of success. I have always heard that it is best to deliver the compliment and specifically refer to the task or project that the person completed with success. What is this “leadership wonder drug&# ?

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Flushed with that success, I needed more of it. And with the success that I had, I naturally started to believe that I was the BEST person to do the work – nobody could do it better. Are you saying to get ahead, to become more successful, you need to give up control? But on the other hand, it was what I wanted. And I got more.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

Of all the tests we face, however, the most critical to success revolve around the people we lead, and how we lead them. Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Seven Deadly Sins Of Leadership by Starbucker on August 22, 2010 Leaders get tested every day.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 25, 2010

In my half-full world, the ability to take positive things out of the errors I make is critical to making my life’s journey a fulfilling one (and, in a more “ground level&# way, my business career a successful one).

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 25, 2010

My partner is Liz Strauss, author of Successful Blog. While the primary focus of these gatherings is leveraging our new digital world to make a business successful, those who have been there can tell you it goes way beyond that. It’s the power of humanity at work, helping with a heart. We want to see more.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Then, and only then, he could apply the principles of his “ Pyramid of Success “, which requires much focus, discipline and practice. That’s “ the most powerful thing &# at work – it binds, it inspires, and makes success possible beyond our wildest dreams. Just ask John Wooden. This one is for BB.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 25, 2010

Success or failure is on the line, and your leadership and inspiration is badly needed. Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The 5 Minute Leadership Makeover by Starbucker on July 25, 2010 You have a very important team meeting at 9 AM.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 24, 2010

And for those of you asking, “ what does SOB stand for?&# , it’s Successful Online Business) Why should you attend SOBCon Colorado ? So much so that I’ve already reserved my space for 2011′s Chicago conference. For this event, the program will be over a single day, preceded by an evening reception.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

On the other hand, especially good outcomes can create complacency (the “ if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it &# mentality). Sign-up for More You can subscribe to this blog and Ill come straight to you!

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. Do you need to reshuffle a few things now before things get too busy?

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 25, 2010

And therein lies THE difference in the building of a successful business – a difference every leader must take heed of. Some days are more successful than others, but I’d put myself in the 99th percentile based on invoices thus far. Focus, focus and interest – here I goooooooo. Stories reinforce action. Good stuff.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

] Tweet This Post Tagged as: Leadership , positive thinking , positivity { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Glenda Watson Hyatt November 16, 2010 at 8:40 pm Welcome to the left coast! We have many gray, er, great days here!

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. That is, it isn’t enough to have solid strategies and good programs – to be successful, you must also have the influence to get them implemented.

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JULY 4, 2010

And there lies the real lesson in making this comparison – the leader’s ability to create the right environment for success in that laboratory, for as many subjects as possible. If they don’t prove to be true for any individual, the experiment is adjusted and/or recalibrated, or abandoned altogether.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 17, 2010

It’s a leader facing reality – and understanding the personalities of everyone on the team. Everybody gets unhappy with something at one point or another. The key to successfully handling this unhappiness is to make sure it gets directed at you, rather than spread like a virus around you.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

But I’ll be successful enough to easily survive the failures – and stay on the road to greatness. If I can keep to these three rules, I will make good hires, although, just like at the Blackjack table, there are times when they won’t be so good in the end. It’s just not a perfect science. I can’t be dealt 21 every hand. Popularity: 13% [ ?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

It’s nearly impossible for someone to really move the dial when mistrust of leadership is so high, because it is such a powerful destructive force in the workplace. If you can build this Fortress of Credibility successfully with these 6 blocks, then the next time you deliver your goals and objectives, the vibe will be far different.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

Can a passion for change translate to nuts and bolts success? But yet, this statement, and the resulting “Think Different &# ad campaign, set a tone that resulted in the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, and Apple’s domination of the technological “cool factor&#. Not to mention that $240 share price. Ask Steve Jobs.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

There are 10 confrontations in particular that can make or break us, and we need to consistently be on the winning side of every one of them to reach the pinnacle of success. Each and every day we choose our sides and try to do the right things, with the objective of achieving something great.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 22, 2010

Tell ya what, I’ll try Hallelujah at Chicago 2011′s karaoke night. All the best, Terry Justin McCullough July 26, 2010 at 8:45 am Terry, “You’re moves are so raw, I just gotta let you know… You’re one of my kind&#. I’ll put ‘em all on the list. We’ll see how the vote goes.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Ric Nunez September 23, 2010 at 10:11 am Great video Terry, I can see that SOBCon is a success, by what I can see in twitter. But also, building self belief, an ability to lead yourself and a mindset of always walking on no matter how tough things get are the foundations stones on which anything can be built.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Terry Leave a Comment { 1 trackback } Hurt « Scrum or what Previous post: Why Hiring Is Like Playing Blackjack, And 3 Rules To Increase Your Odds of Success Next post: On Your Leadership Journey, What Memories Do You Toss and Which Do You Keep? Thanks again to you both, and all the best.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 1, 2010

He had just spent several days reviewing our business operations, and after absorbing our successes and industry-leading metrics, he couldn’t figure it out on his own. I thought, “ how in the world could I possibly summarize all that we did to be successful in 30 seconds ?&# “Pr&# is Pride.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

That is why great and successful CEOs ought to be the once that are enablers than dictators! And that is why CEOs are mostly older folks, they can’t actually do things as fast as you could, but they are expected to have gone through the mill to understand and predict the outcome.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 27, 2010

They may feel like they are being “successful&# because a lot of boxes are being checked, but it’s an illusion. A team isn’t going to accomplish much if all they are taking on is the easy stuff. All they need to do is stare at their “To Do&# lists, and see that doozy staring at them.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

So how can we maximize peer-to-peer and department-to-department relations, and thus maximize our company’s chances for success? There are 5 keys: Process hand-offs have to be well defined, and documented – Here’s a great analogy that a friend recently passed along to me: Think like a relay team at a track meet.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 3, 2010

And yes, we also talked about what makes businesses successful, and how the social media tools that many of us use can play an important role in that success, but the real takeaway this year was that collective kick in the rear we all got to just “do”. SOBCon sounds like it was success and I wish I could’ve been there.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 17, 2010

Just think about it for a second – go back to your successes in life. You may start off with something small, but eventually your success will encourage you to try something a bit further outside your comfort zone, and before you know it you’re looking back at your accomplishments and thinking, “Wow, I did that?!?!

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I too have memories of seeing one bad player poison the team’s success. Steve, thanks for the fruit reference. Karen, a baseball team is an excellent example of how Bizarro Math works. And Mike is right – it’s a great game. Thanks again to all of you, and all the best!

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 6, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Mid-Year Leadership Check-Up: 10 Ways To Stay On The Path To Success by Starbucker on June 6, 2010 With summer approaching it’s time for a mid-year leadership “Check-Up&#.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 16, 2010

You’re right – businesses that work to bridge the gap will certainly be more successful. Goals are set for these metrics, and rewards are given for hitting and/or exceeding them. If you have followed this progression, and picked and set your metrics wisely, you’ve successfully built that bridge. But your work is far from over.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 3, 2010

lol Karen, The Resume Chick (can be found on Google and Twitter) Leave a Comment Previous post: The Leadership Wonder Drug (But Careful, Use As Directed) Next post: The Mid-Year Leadership Check-Up: 10 Ways To Stay On The Path To Success Today is Wednesday, December 08th, 2010 "Dealing with the literal world in a favorable way."

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Leave a Comment { 1 trackback } The best of the week | Tim Bursch Previous post: The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before It Is Asked) Next post: How I Graduated from the Billy Joel School of Life And Leadership Today is Wednesday, December 08th, 2010 "Dealing with the literal world in a favorable way."

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 23, 2010

Wouldn’t trade the success we have had for anything in the world. May 24, 2010 at 10:00 am Well…since most of my staff are working at home, trying to get them in the same cyberspace (in the right timezone) is like herding cats sometimes. It’s the best job anyone could ever have!

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MARCH 10, 2010

Sign-up for More You can subscribe to this blog and Ill come straight to you! Seats are filling fast - dont delay [link] about 42 minutes ago from TweetDeck @tom_peters No, absolutely not. :-) about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to tom_peters @debworks Indeed he was.

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