N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

However it has been my observation that you will rarely come across someone who possesses a great sense of timing that is anything other than successful. The question is not whether these opportunities exist, but rather what will you do with them when they cross your path. The last sentance in your comment is sage advice.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Let me ask you a few questions: Which world do you live in – the real world or the virtual world? Do you avoid human relationships in lieu of online relationships? The simple message here is anything can be misused, or abused. Do this and then draw your own conclusions. So, are you still in touch with reality?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing. I don’t have anything against long-term employees so long as something other than length of service in a vacuum is what accounts for them still being employed. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Likability : People do business with people they like, and avoid doing business with people they don’t like…it’s just that simple. To the extent that anything under your direct or indirect control is scarce or proprietary your ability to create influence will increase significantly. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Which hat, or hats do you wear? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? What does a CEO really do anyway? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While you may find it hard to believe, I don’t have anything against buzzwords, techno-jargon, colloquialisms, acronyms and other forms of business-speak with the following caveat…that they are used in context, and by someone who possesses an underlying knowledge of what the phrase de jure actually means. Thanks for sharng Sami. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have great vision? Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Why do we crave leadership nowadays?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Let me ask you to spend a few minutes and mull over the following questions: Do you understand the difference between success and significance? When people describe you do they talk about what you have achieved for yourself or what you’ve accomplished for the benefit of others? Best wishes Ron. Thanks for the reminder.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

The ability to recognize conflict, understand the nature of conflict, and to be able to bring swift and fair resolution to conflict will serve you well as a leader – the inability to do so may well be your downfall. However if the issue is important enough to create a conflict then it is surely important enough to resolve.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

DECEMBER 9, 2009

He argues that parents should not encourage their children to believe that they can be anything they want. He then cites examples of young adults who seem clueless about what they want to do with their lives and how they can add value to others. They do too much for their children.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Rarely do leaders have the luxury of being able to secure all of the information needed for a risk free decision. link] ATIG Dear Mike, Transparency in communication can help us to do better. I Think Not.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 21, 2010

If you really love what you do, you’ll think about it all the time and figure out how to go to the next level. If you believe in yourself, don’t let what you cant do well deter you. And dont let others discourage you from pursuing your dream. Be willing to do whatever is necessary to achieve your goal.

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Tim Milburn

JULY 4, 2013

Each day I accumulate new to-do’s, countless pieces of paper, unforeseen problems, random interruptions and numerous distractions. In order to be productive, I must do battle with the clutter. In order to be productive, I must do battle with the clutter. Take care of the MUST DO’s before the WANT TO’s.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. If you are a leader who is concerned about falling prey to bad behavior, there may be some things you can do to prevent it. Am I staying true to our company’s values when I do this?”.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies do not fully execute their CRM initiatives and when they do they are product focused. Their goal is often what can the customer do for them versus what they can do for the customer. The best source is the customer and yet companies would rather do anything but ask a customer their opinion.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 3, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, January 3, 2011 Your Attitude Affects Your Outcomes Your attitude about a given situation has a huge impact on what you’ll say and do. But you can always control what goes on inside." - Wayne Dyer, American author "Things dont change. I think sometimes we do not realize this.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, February 22, 2010 Integrity - Keep Your Word and Honor Your Promises It’s not always easy to do the right thing, especially if no one’s watching. You can destroy relationships quickly when you show a lack of integrity, so it’s critical that what you say is consistent with what you do.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

But amazingly, they seem to be able to climb almost anything. But that doesnt mean we always remember to do it. Its because in effect what we decided to do was make a habit of bringing in the feeders at night. It creates neural pathways so that you dont have to consciously figure out what to do all over again.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, September 6, 2010 Why People Often Dont Give Their Best Effort at Work I once worked for a boss who brought out my strengths. Ive been doing that as president of Performance Support Systems and as an entrepreneur for the past 27 years. Thanks for joining me.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. Here’s the thing – do this well enough and consistently enough, and you’ll find that most of those who once worked at cross-purposes to you, are now gladly working in concert with you.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

OCTOBER 29, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 29, 2009 What You Dont Know about Anger Can Ruin Your Relationships Many years ago I learned two things about anger that have impacted my relationships ever since. Or promised to do something for you but forgot. They surprise you by their words or actions. Keep it up!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

However the question remains, do the numbers in-and-of-themselves mean that blogging is right for everyone? The litmus test for blogging is, and always will be, does your blog add value, does it make a difference, and do people benefit from the opinions espoused? to those who argue the opposite - &# Blog or Die.&#

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

You can just do protein and veggies, or maybe the newest, most amazing carb to hit the town from the African bush. Think about it, would you only eat hamburgers for a month without anything else? “Of We all do it and yet, if we can think in terms of the food we put in our mouths we can make changes faster and deeper.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010 Effective Meetings - A Summary of the Best Guidelines A good deal of the time, you dont need to communicate with people in person. You dont need to bring them together to share information effectively. When people are in meetings, they arent doing something else. They arent doing what theyre paid to do.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Feedback: A Gift Many People Reject If youre like me, one of the hardest things you have to do in life is listen to someone tell you that youre not perfect. Now they dont come right out and say that, of course. Explain your rationale for doing something. Make excuses.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

The Evil Secret Revealed The simple reality is that social media has way more to do with common sense than it does with rocket science. I’m always amazed at those who think all they have to do is launch a blog, create a LinkedIn profile, put up a Twitter page and open a Facebook account and all their business problems will be solved.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2010

So during this slower time, I do notice my productivity is lower. It goes against my "dont be rude" meter but I think for me it makes sense. Talk to your sponsor ahead of time to see if anything has changed. I do agree that productivity increases when one knows there's a deadline to meet. Interesting post.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Learn the three steps to take when you’re not sure what to do. What strategies do you use to evaluate options when you need to make an important decision? The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, its a different kind of life." - Buckminster Fuller, American architect "When a thing is done, its done.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

[link] ATIG Mike, I Think nowadays we confuse doing the right thing and doing the things right. link] mikemyatt I couldn't agree more with your assertions about the difference between doing the right thing and doing things right. link] mikemyatt You are more than welcome to disagree with anything I say.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Do you ever get overwhelmed by the sheer number of skills you want to master or the behaviors you want to change? Or you try to do many things at once and dont end up doing well at any of them. Ive been doing that as president of Performance Support Systems and as an entrepreneur for the past 27 years.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As Edmund Burke so aptly stated, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Let us NEVER forget, stand still or allow apathy to become the norm. link] Wally Bock Thanks for doing this, Mike. Anything less for me is unacceptable. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.&#

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Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I dont know who you are. I dont know what youre going to do with your photographs." On the one hand, you have the "deficit mentality," which assumes that you cant afford to share, to partner, to give away anything. "Im writing an article about Canyon for the travel section of the San Antonio Express-News." No photographs.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

This man will never do anything!”Leonardo We can do many things in our lives, but we can’t doeverything.   Do not squander what you’ve been given, no matter how much or little, rather, harness it,develop it, hone it, and focus it, bring it to bear on a daily basis and letting the world see what you were given.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Its because what youre trying to do is replace an old, troubling behavior pattern with a new, beneficial one. But you need to know whats involved when you try to do that. How do you do that? You do it the same way you hardwired the old one. You know youre supposed to do X, but you do Y instead--your old bad habit.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 2, 2011

1 Success Tip There are quite a few things you can do that will make a huge difference in your success. I dont think he took my advice. What Preston failed to do was to STRETCH. So much so that this is exactly what most people do. You may even avoid doing it. Most people dont. Do you stretch?

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Chris Brady

JUNE 2, 2010

One of the easiest things to do in anything is to add complication. What if the big breakthrough in your business, career, or whatever resided in your ability to make what you are doing simpler? And trust me, doing so is not that easy or simple. One such question ought to be: How can I make this simpler?

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