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Apr 03 2013
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Business, Creativity, Leadership, success

Catering…Just How They Like It.

Starbucks wins everyday with one great question – What can I get started for you today?

Sure that’s similar to “how do you like your coffee”, but that question only has two answers (regular or decaf).  On the other hand, the question that Starbucks proposes has hundreds of thousands of options.

When is the last time you asked a customer what you could start for them today?

How often do you ask a customer his/her preference with things like phone calls, texts, email, surveys, tweets, etc.?

You don’t have to be a barista to see that even with something as simple as coffee you and your customer probably have varying definitions of why you’re connecting to do business.

Ask. Then cater to the response.

Your fancy cappuccino machine means nothing to a guy looking for a latte.

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Apr 02 2013
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Leadership

Gradually. Suddenly.

Gradually we pursue something.

Suddenly we’re asking ourselves how we got here.

Average steps gradually lead to an average life.

Scary, brave, interesting, and challenging steps gradually lead to the life we’ve always dreamed of.

Side by side and day by day it’s hard to distinguish the difference between average steps and the challenging steps. The only difference is when you suddenly see how different the places they take you are.

All things arrive to us gradually, but suddenly they’re noticed.

May we be the people that see what’s gradually happening around and in us. For this is the horizon of our hope.

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Apr 01 2013
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Change The World, Imagination, Leadership, success

Inside Out and Already

The world you will fabricate on the outside will be a reflection of what’s already inside of you.

The most glorious word of the last sentence is already…

What’s already inside of you will create what’s outside of you.

However, most will look outside to complete what is inside.  There’s not a another person, book, quote, or belief that is going to get you to your dreams.

Hear this…you are completely

capable,

worthy,

and already wired with the what you need to succeed.

Success is taking the voice that is already inside of us outside.

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Mar 29 2013
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Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Leadership, success

Engaging With Now & A Universal Ring of Keys

There are keys you can turn right now in a number of doors that will move, make, or break moments 5, 10, and 100 years from now.

The challenge of engaging with this moment right now is actually believing that this dot called March 29, 2013 is a doorway to a dot called March 29, 3013.

It is.

It very much is.

Sure, there are billions of doors that we don’t hold the key to. I get that. Somewhat peaceful isn’t it?

However, I’ll argue that we forget or don’t realize how many universal keys we carry in our pockets and never use.

Where are your keys? Connects the dots.

 

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Mar 28 2013
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Business, Change The World, Creativity, Imagination, Leadership, success

An Influx of Our Primordial Human Joys

Our businesses and our personal lives will soar to new heights with an infusion of our primordial human joys.

This life isn’t a race to the top, but a waltz back to how things are.

Giving hope, appreciating beauty, and creating a sense of belonging…this is winning.

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