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Commitment Creates a Clearing for Cooperation

Tony Mayo

We had definitely committed ourselves and were halfway out of our ruts. Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. We had put down our passage money— booked a sailing to Bombay. This may sound too simple, but is great in consequence. –Translated by George Madison Priest.

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Planning from the Future

Tony Mayo

One of the things I’ve noticed as a characteristic of the great [athletic] coaches, is that they start with their commitment to a result first and then they’ve looked at the circumstances they’ve needed to deal with from the perspective of the result. The people who did not make it into the league [.].

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The Fraud Triangle

Tony Mayo

The fraud triangle is a model for explaining the factors that cause someone to commit occupational fraud. It consists of three components which, together, lead to fraudulent behavior: 1. Perceived unshareable financial need 2. Perceived opportunity 3.

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A conversation with executive coaching client Ron Dimon. Part 5

Tony Mayo

Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Commitment [.]. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: * Commitment exists only in language * Useful reminders vs. empty affirmations * The power of choice o Banishing "I have to."

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Learned Resilience

Tony Mayo

Study after study has shown that people who function well under stress share several core beliefs: see times of change and uncertainty not as dangerous but as exciting opportunities; focus on what they can do to improve a stressful situation, rather than growing helpless; and maintain a sense of commitment to the world around them, [.].

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A conversation with executive coaching client Ron Dimon. Part 4

Tony Mayo

More at: [link]. Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven.

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Teleseminar Report and Podcast II

Tony Mayo

For Executives , Podcast , Teleseminar , Videos & Podcasts blog comments powered by Disqus « Expertise, Experience, & Confidence Commitment Creates a Clearing for Cooperation » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa !

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