Category Archives: Perception

How to use space travel to make mangoes taste better

on March 26, 2016 in Awareness, Freedom, Models, Nature, Perception

This passage interviewing a guy who walked in space, plus some context, can help you enjoy life more, even—especially—if you can’t get to space but expect you’d love the experience. From the article: In the 1960s, he says, “astronauts were celebrities. They were invited on JFK’s boat. If you wanted to go to space, you had to become Neil Armstrong.” Today, however, space-travel companies like Virgin Galactic and SpaceX are[…] Keep reading →

My Inc. post: Trump: Why Voters Love Him and What You Can Learn From Him (Even If You Hate Him)

on March 18, 2016 in Inc.com, Leadership, Nonjudgment, Perception

My Inc. post today, “Trump: Why Voters Love Him and What You Can Learn From Him (Even If You Hate Him),” begins Trump: Why Voters Love Him and What You Can Learn From Him (Even If You Hate Him) Love him or hate him, he’s effective at something and you can learn what works from his technique. An example confusing people trying to understand Donald Trump: the picture above shows[…] Keep reading →

Know the problem to solve it

on March 16, 2016 in Awareness, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Perception

Entrepreneurs solve problems. So do leaders. If you don’t understand the problem, you won’t know how to solve it. If you want help from others, if you don’t understand the problem, you’ll lead people to give you useless advice. People feel like solutions make them heroes, so they focus on what they consider solutions, but if you don’t understand the problem from the perspective of people feeling it—that is, your[…] Keep reading →

My Inc. piece today: How Beatles Producer George Martin Succeeded Where Every Label Failed

on March 9, 2016 in Art, Choosing/Decision-Making, Entrepreneurship, Inc.com, Models, Perception

My post at Inc. today, “How Beatles Producer George Martin Succeeded Where Every Label Failed,” begins: How Beatles Producer George Martin Succeeded Where Every Label Failed George Martin signed the Beatles in 1962 after every British label rejected them. How the experts missed the opportunity happens more than you think. I played Abbey Road until the stylus on my child’s cheap record player destroyed each groove from Come Together to[…] Keep reading →

Video: The Worst Problem in the World

on March 7, 2016 in Awareness, Leadership, Models, Nonjudgment, Perception, Relationships, Visualization

I’ve shown this representation of what I call The Worst Problem in the World at many seminars. I wrote about it about five years ago. Now you can see the video. Watch all the way through to see some solutions. Take my course if you want to get beyond it and resolve it in your life, mainly by doing the exercises in it to develop compassion and empathy.

Inc.com Today: How to Win an NBA Championship as a 66-Year-Old Grandmother of Five

on February 26, 2016 in Fitness, Inc.com, Models, Perception, Stories

My post today on Inc.com, “How to Win an NBA Championship as a 66-Year-Old Grandmother of Five,” begins: How to Win an NBA Championship as a 66-Year-Old Grandmother of Five Knowing your values and living by them enables you to achieve the value of what others only dream of. This is a post about values, living by them, and achieving more through it. You read Inc.com. You value achievement. Let’s talk[…] Keep reading →

Discipline doesn’t enable you to do things. Doing things consistently makes you disciplined.

on February 16, 2016 in Exercises, Fitness, Habits, Models, Perception, SIDCHAs, Tips

[This post is part of a series on the Self-Imposed Daily Challenging Healthy Activity (SIDCHA). If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] People keep getting it backward when they congratulate me on the five years of daily posts, four years of daily burpees, and other disciplined achievements. They say, “You[…] Keep reading →

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