Episode 147: Memories
Violence is not protected by the constitution. Who will be left to protect you? Arson, looting, throwing projectiles, and property damage are not protected by the constitution. Peaceful protest certainly is.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 08/05/20
Today's word: pertinacious.
Tennis or Chess?
People will agree to purchase your services, to engage with you, as a result of an intellectual, rational conversation. But they won't necessarily agree to do it quickly. People will agree to engage you immediately if they feel an emotional need
My Experience Is Different From Yours
When people write you about something you've written or said and begin with, "You're wrong about
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/03/2020
Welcome to the "Cowboy Mentality." (Should that be "cowperson"?) There are people who feel that wearing a mask is an infringement on their liberties, and that the common weal be damned, it's all people for themselves. I'm interested that this is not
Marketing 101
Always find out exactly how a prospect heard about you. That's how you know what to invest in for the future.
What’s Calling You?
You can hold a job, forge a career, or pursue a calling. I've worked in corporate America, I've become a consultant, but what I really love doing is helping others to succeed. The money comes, never chase money. Chase happiness.
You Idyot!
The default of moral narcissism is to toss epithets at your adversary. A woman on Facebook this morning wrote that someone making a comment she disagreed with represented a "moron siting." Now, is that a "moron sighting" or a "moron sitting"? More
Concisely
It's about brevity. Tell people what they need to know, not everything that you know. Stop the presentation and be content with the conversation. If you must tell that great story for the millionth time, tell it to your dog. Your dog