To get the best from yourself and other, one of the nine tips I discuss in Orchestrating Attitude is to ask the right questions. Knowing the right questions is better than having all the right answers. Or as Decouvertes put it, “It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” So, the fastest way…
Video of okvWG3LxE6M I love a good quotation as much as anyone. In fact, I remember a classic from way back when I was a kid ... “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Boy, my dad drilled that phrase into my head! We’ve all heard that one and may have even passed it onto…
Video of ArjfeeYhUTs I had the privilege to interview Margie Blanchard who heads the Office of the Future for The Ken Blanchard Companies. During our discussion she encourages us to revisit our idea of balance by taking a "mental helicopter" ride over our lives to gain perspective. She suggested that the ingredients to balance are…
Video of 8oAzdbd0J2A Gladys Ingles was a member of a barnstorming (not brainstorming!) troupe called the 13 Black Cats in the 1920's. Ingles was a wing walker. In this film, she shows her fearlessness in a classic barnstorming fashion to save an airplane that has lost one of its main wheels. With a replacement wheel…
Competence describes more than just your skills and knowledge. Competence represents anything that improves your ability to perform including your knowledge, skills, relationships, resourcefulness, processes, systems and information. Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop…
Adversity is not reserved for day-time soap operas. Even the most fortunate of us has experienced adversity of some type: loss of job, health problems, failed relationships, disappointments at work, financial difficulties, death of loved ones, etc. I intentionally used the word move in the title. Since adversity has an uncanny knack of paralyzing us,…
There is no better example of "getting better with age" than the first lady of real estate, Ebby Halliday. Although she has the sharp mind and quick step of a 29 year old, she turns 99 on March 9, 2010. "Happy Birthday, Ebby!" It was a pleasure to interview Ebby, BUT I thought you would…
Video of CsIIKpJfLEU Most people enjoy turning the calendar to begin a new year. It’s a chance to start fresh, with a renewed purpose, and make New Year’s resolutions that will ensure the best year ever. In January, resolutions are plentiful: lose weight, read more, maintain a better attitude—you name it, and people are making…
Can you recite the Flight Attendant's safety speech? I bet you can. You know, the one that goes something like, "...In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, an oxygen mask will drop from above. If you are traveling with a child, place your mask on first..." I found this version of the…
In the rapid-read book, Orchestrating Attitude, I discuss practical actions for orchestrating your thoughts, words and actions. One of the keys is to choose your view. Our experiences are much less important than how we choose to think about them. The way we interpret our experiences shapes our beliefs about the past. Furthermore, our interpretations…
