Scenes and Sounds from the Million Dollar Club in St. Lucia 2009
Some casual and work scenes (hard to tell apart) with the members and partners of the Million Dollar Club (MDC) in St. Lucia in early November. I’m forming a second…
On Deductive Reasoning and God
Let’s see if I have this straight: 1. The French soccer team beats Ireland for a World Cup berth on the basis of an egregious and widely seen handball, an…
Differences Between Coaching and Mentoring
What’s the difference between a coach and a mentor? I think the differences are significant. Here are some examples from my upcoming book, Million Dollar Coaching (McGraw-Hill, January 2011): Attribute…
Perfectionism and Hobbies
If you’re a perfectionist, it’s hard to have a hobby. Everything would have to be exact, accurate, and precise. There could be no flaws. You’d have to guard against imperfection…
Work and Play
I’ve encouraged people to use their personal hobbies and passions in their work. For example, if you play an instrument, use the metaphors in your web presence and collateral: “harmony,…
Bells and Whistles
SIMPLIFY whatever it is you do. There is a tropism toward complexity. Fight it. The complex is not worth more and is not more impressive. It is simply irritating. When…
Spams, Slams, and Scams
There are crooks all over the world whose firm belief is that you and I are stupid and they are smart. Of course, if they were smarter than the rest…
Get in There and Work!
It’s time we stopped whining about restrictions and other issues beyond our control, and focused on what we can control: remote prospecting and learning and delivery; self-development; creativity and innovation…
Self-Esteem and Skills
I’ve found that continually building skills can be undermined if one’s self-worth (reflected in self-talk) isn’t commensurately improved, and building self-worth can be dysfunctional if the requisite skills don’t accompany…
ASAE: Association for Spam And Excess
About two years ago I decided to join ASAE (American Society of Association Executives). Since I run the Society for Advancement of Consulting, I thought there may be some synergies,…