Alan’s Thought For Today

I understand that a fish has a total memory of about four seconds. When you ask me for help and I provide it, and then ask the exact same question in the future, you haven't integrated the learning. You simply see

When a clients quickly ask for a proposal and then don't return your calls after you submitted it, the reason is that they only asked for the proposal to get you out of their office to begin with! Spend more

People ask me all the time how I can turn out so much content monthly—newsletters, podcasts, videos, blog posts, teleconferences, articles, live-streaming, etc. It's simple: I create what I think will help people and get it out into the public

Our lives are complex. We have a lot of legitimate priorities. Don't try to choose "the highest." Simply choose an important one and resolve it. Then choose another. Some people spend all their time setting priorities and never get around

If you've just emerged from church and don't allow me to merge into exiting traffic, I don't think you've learned a whole lot, though I forgive you. If you've never gone to church but pause to pick up a discarded playbill

The first step in discipline is telling yourself you can do something and then creating whatever you need to get that done. Procrastination is basically rooted in fear, the fear that finishing something and being judged and critiqued is far

If you are frightened that you won't do well (in a speech, meeting, referral request, etc.) despite all evidence to the contrary (you'd done it well consistently before), these aren't "normal nerves" or "butterflies." They're indications of a lack of

It's easier to do the right thing in good times. It's far harder in tough times. It's the people who stand tall in the tough times I admire the most, not those who surf the good times.

We have a lot of people whining this morning over bad calls and unfair losses in the football playoff games. That whining will get them exactly nothing. Life includes bad calls, poor treatment, unfair responses, and rotten luck. The people who

Someone was the honoree at an awards dinner and asked me how to promote their business during the acceptance speech. I replied that it was inappropriate, and just to thank people for the honor. Today, on Linkedin, there was a video