Fear is natural and it’s a part of our daily lives. It can also be paralyzing if not successfully neutralized. The best way to deal with fear is to first gain perspective. Is there a real threat? What’s at stake? Deal with the brutal facts – good and bad. Next, it’s important to apply some positive common sense, …
Author: John Stevenson
Call me maybe – The Sunday Snippet – [12.09.12]
(Thank you to our readers who have responded with great topic ideas for our weekly Snippet. This week’s topic comes from Arjun Desai, marketing campaign manager at Sabre Travel Network. Thanks, Arjun!) We’ve all seen an email thread gone awry. It usually starts with the best intentions but disintegrates into a testy, awkward exchange where …
Attitude, aptitude and altitude
Zig Ziglar died this past week at age 86. A world-renowned motivational speaker, trainer and author, Ziglar wrote over two dozen books and amassed a following of millions who were inspired by his lessons for success. Below are 10 quotes from Ziglar that are worth keeping close at hand when you need a little extra ambition: “You …
Thankfulness and appreciation – The Sunday Snippet – [11.25.12]
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out. – John Wooden Coach Wooden’s quote above isn’t the exact sentiment of Thanksgiving, but I think it works – be positive and be grateful and everything else follows. In the spirit of the holiday weekend, we’d like to extend a …
Inspiration for the ages – The Sunday Snippet [11.18.12]
In the early morning of April 15, 1865, after Abraham Lincoln had drawn his last breath, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton stated simply and solemnly “Now he belongs to the ages.” Indeed he does. Lincoln has been the subject of more than 15,000 books, and has been studied as thoroughly as any figure in world …
Next play – The Sunday Snippet – [11.11.12]
College basketball season is underway once again, and a quick scan of the Top 25 confirms our beloved local teams (MU and KU) are highly placed, as well as another perennial national favorite – Duke. Ranked in the top 10 no less. Duke’s coach Mike Krzyzewski has won more games than any other men’s college …
You’re on my list – The Sunday Snippet [11.4.12]
A smart, simple redesign for your to-do list. I’ve always been a big list-maker – annual to-do’s, family to-do’s, financial to-do’s, business to-do’s, etc. Committing items to paper, nicely and neatly printed, just makes you feel good. It unburdens the mind and also makes the task real – it’s on the list so it must …
Really good growth advice
Kelly Scanlon and the nice folks at Thinking Bigger Business Media brought Mike Michalowicz, author of “The Pumpkin Plan,” to town this past week as part of their speaker series and it was extremely entertaining, educational and motivational. Though the title is a funny one, once you learn about the connections he makes between growing …
On second thought – The Sunday Snippet – [10.21.12]
Changing your mind a lot increases your chances of finding the right answers. Jeff Bezos knows something about hard business problems. As founder and CEO of Amazon he’s had to figure out how to sell books online, handle exponential growth, and design and launch new products (Kindle.) Bezos stopped by the offices of Chicago-based 37signals this week and in …
A way with words – The Sunday Snippet [10.14.12]
Making millions selling wine with words. Jon Rimmerman travels the world, searching high and low, for the best and most interesting winemakers. His supertasting (and superwriting) skills have combined to drive his online-only Garagiste to over $30 million in annual sales. Mind you, though he has a website, he has no online catalog, or even …