Archive for May, 2009

The Common Denominator of Success

Posted by etate in Leadership, Success on May 29th, 2009

skierI read a lot.  As a Keynote Speaker and a Key Note Taker, I have to.  It’s my job and my passion.  My new favorite book is Albert E. N. Gray’s The New Common Denominator of Success.  Here are my Key Notes:

  1. The common denominator of success – the secret of successful people – he or she has formed the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do.
  2. Successful people don’t like doing these activities any more than unsuccessful people.  They just do it.
  3. Success is achieved by the minority and, therefore, unnatural and not to be achieved by following our natural likes and dislikes, nor guided by our natural preferences and prejudices.  Your natural likes and dislikes got you where you are today.
  4. Successful people have a purpose strong enough to form the habit of doing the things they don’t like to do in order to accomplish the purpose they want to accomplish.
  5. Habits form futures.  If we don’t deliberately form success habits then, unconsciously, you will form non-success habits.

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Mindset Shift™ 2

Posted by etate in Success on May 18th, 2009

I would like to thank everyone who posted a comment to my first blog.  I’ve received many phone calls and emails in the past few days, as well.  This experience is definitely emotionally uplifting and mentally liberating due to your support.  I am amazed at how many people have had a similar “bad teacher” experience and have worked or are working to overcome it.  As a result of my Mindset Shift™ I have discovered that if you unblock one area of your life, it frees up other areas.  What’s your experience with this?  Have you found it to be true as well?

Keep those Mindset Shift™ stories coming!  A client of mine shared this one with me recently.

His teenage daughter worked at a cookie store at the mall.  While her co-worker was on a break,
a senior citizen had come into the shop.  This woman was taking her time making her selection and as a result a long line stated to form.

The young sales lady as well as the other customers were becoming frustrated and impatient with the delay and some of the customers walked off in a huff.  Finally the elderly woman completed her order.  She said, “I want to thank you for your patience. I wanted to be sure that I picked my son’s favorite cookies. He leaves tomorrow for Iraq.”

What was the mindset of the teenager and the other customers now?  Embarrassment?  Shame?  Compassion?  Empathy?  How long did it take to make a Mindset Shift™ from frustration and impatience to shame and compassion?  Seconds!

Keep your Mindset Shift™ stories coming and thank you for your support.

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