Posts Tagged ‘ambition’

As Sun Tzu Once Wrote… It’s Time To Create Your Death Ground

SunTzuSun Tzu wrote of creating a ‘death ground’ — a place where an army is backed up against some geographical feature like a mountain, a river, or a forest and has no escape route.

It was reasoned without a way to retreat an army fights with double or triple the spirit compared to being on open terrain, precisely because death is viscerally present. Sun Tzu advocated deliberately stationing soldiers on death ground to give them the desperate edge that makes men fight like they never had before. There doesn’t seem to be any better way to motivate someone to give it their all and maybe it’s time for you to create your death ground?

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One of the Best Sources for Business Inspiration

I wanted to share one of the best websites and podcasts I have found for business and general inspiration. Hopefully you have already had a chance to listen to Andrew Warner over at Mixergy.com. If you haven’t below are some of the best interviews I would recommend to get a feel for what his podcast is all about:

I believe that in just about every interview that Andrew does you will find at least one gem of insight to help you in what you do.

 

7 Short Communication and Authority Tips

  1. Whether delivering a presentation, writing an email, blog post, or briefing somebody in the hallway, make the opening line the punch line.
  2. Words alone never carry the complete message. Messages come from context, relationship, timing, tone of voice, what was said, what was not said, and body language. All these things together comprise the total message that people “hear.”
  3. Interpret information and translate the relevant details to the different people or groups involved. Think about what your information means to them specifically and clarify that when you share your views.
  4. Get peoples attention by summarizing your message succinctly. Then follow up with the details.
  5. People withhold details to gain power. they lose it for the same reason.
  6. When you praise someone, focus on how– how they got the good rating. Otherwise, how will they know what to repeat?
  7. To make sure people walk away with the same message you intended to convey, verify by getting them to react to it in some fashion.
 

Mindset: How to Attract Wealth To Your Business

mindset for successAre you ready to change your mindset and start visualizing yourself sitting on a pile of cash? Do you know how to develop a positive mindset that will help you on the road of success?

Now more than ever is the time to focus on they keys to driving revenue and focusing on income producing activities.

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The Essentials of Leader Brand Building

stand outBecoming a leader in your market is critical to personal branding success.

This foundation must be in place for your personal brand to be an effective and dominant brand.

What qualities are essential for anyone seeking to be a brand leader?

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Do You Know Your Why?

whyThere is one thing above all else that you need to have firmly positioned inside your heart and mind.

That one thing is your WHY.

To have success into anything in life you need to know your WHY.

Your WHY is the purpose behind your actions and your primary motivation for accomplishing your goals or task at hand.

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The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life

Highly recommend this video and the book, has the possibility to change your prospective on Time:

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The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life

Your every significant choice — every important decision you make — is determined by a force operating deep inside your mind: your perspective on time — your internal, personal time zone. This is the most influential force in your life, yet you are virtually unaware of it. Once you become aware of your personal time zone, you can begin to see and manage your life in exciting new ways.

In The Time Paradox, Drs. Zimbardo and Boyd draw on thirty years of pioneering research to reveal, for the first time, how your individual time perspective shapes your life and is shaped by the world around you. Further, they demonstrate that your and every other individual’s time zones interact to create national cultures, economics, and personal destinies.