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A Great Way To Start Your Day
Almost every entrepreneur I know begins doing business with a daily ritual.
Many of my colleagues read of the local newspaper. Others watch the morning news on CNN. And many others simply close their eyes and meditate for about 20 minutes.
I have no idea what you do or if you even have a daily ritual, but today I want to “part the curtain” on what I believe is the single most important activity I do to start my day.
It’s a simple 20-minute business ritual that inspires and motivates me to face any business challenge head-on and helps me to generate new ideas and innovations with little effort.
My Morning Ritual: At about 7:30am (Pacific Time) , I grab my PC mouse, fire-up my browser and punch-in (more…)
Short Movie About the Power of “Validation”
The principle of validation can take on many meanings in English or any other language.
The best definition I’ve come up with (as it relates to human potential) is this 10-word sentence: “A specific acknowledgment of appreciation for a task well done.”
But the most curious thing about validation is that it feels just as good to the person who does the validating as it does to the person who gets validated.
As a trainer and teacher, I feel the most validated if one of my students unexpectedly shows their appreciation by verbally acknowledging the time and effort I put into designing the tele-curriculum.
How and why they show their validation is important to me, but when the validator is specific about what they appreciate about my training, it makes me feel even better.
Key Point: The more (more…)
Holiday Greetings from Mandossian Family
During the third week in December each year, I send out a holiday video message that stars our son, Gabriel and daughter, Breanna.
The ONE this year is my absolute favorite. It was inspired by a life-lesson statement from Reginald Poitier, father of actor Sidney Poitier.
Turn-up your speakers and click: www.HolidayGreetings2008.com
When you’re done watching it, post your comment so my kids can read it and feel free to forward this message to another dad.
Happy Holidays!