by Mack | | Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Management Development, Marketing, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
If you listen to advertising on radio or TV, you often hear claims, particularly from jewelers, about how them eliminating the “middleman” results in you saving money. Now I’ve never actually spotted a middleman but from what I can gather, they are greedy, spend time...
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When you make decisions, what is your process? Some people I know weigh all the pros and cons. Others do as much research as they possibly can. A few seek the advice of others. And some just use their “gut” reaction. While the first three are common and wise, the use...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Stress Management
Over the past few posts we’ve looked at the six different types of stress which include work, family, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual. The key now is to figure out what your stress level is and then, if it’s in an unhealthy place, take steps to fix it....
by Mack | | Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Stress Management
“You’ll never sink this boat! … Come on! You call this a storm? … Blow, you son-of -a-bitch! Blow! It’s time for a showdown! You and me. I’m right here. Come and get me! You’ll never sink this boat!” LT Dan Taylor – Forrest Gump Over the past...
by Mack | | Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As a management development consultant, I’m often asked what the best way to motivate people to get them to perform is. I’ve got lots of tools and models and I can even quote some theory if you like. But maybe the quickest, most efficient way to answer that is what...
