Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Influence
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc. All you need to do is look at the people around you, and you'll have a pretty good idea of how you affect people. We are drawn toward people we admire or who are doing what we would like to be doing. People usually follow the people who influence them. Who is following you right now and why? If you want to be popular, you look for the people in the popular crowd. If you want to party, you look for the party people. Most people gravitate toward people with common interests and try to fit in. But what do you do if you want to change? If you want to change, the best thing you can do is change your circle of influence. Find a circle of risk-takers that will challenge you to do uncomfortable things. We are influenced by the people we surround ourselves with. Who is in your circle?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Listen
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
The person who asks the questions is the person in-charge. We often think that because we're talking, we must be in the lead. When we talk, we reveal who we are and what we think.
If you're going to work with someone or sell them something, the more you know them directly relates to your success with them. The only way you can find out more is by asking good questions and then listening.
Communication is about listening. The better you are at listening, the more you hear what's not being said. So keep your ears and heart open when listening!
The person who asks the questions is the person in-charge. We often think that because we're talking, we must be in the lead. When we talk, we reveal who we are and what we think.
If you're going to work with someone or sell them something, the more you know them directly relates to your success with them. The only way you can find out more is by asking good questions and then listening.
Communication is about listening. The better you are at listening, the more you hear what's not being said. So keep your ears and heart open when listening!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Apps
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
In today's world, as the commercial says, "There's an app for that."
My wife, Nancy, has a phone that can pinpoint exactly where we're driving. She can hold up her phone to the radio and, in a few seconds, it tells us what song is playing, plus the artist, CD title and the year it was recorded. At night, the phone will identify the constellations we're looking at.
After seeing her phone, I figured that you could get an app for anything. I went to Verizon to see if they had an app for resolving any conflict in our marriage. No app for that. How about an app for good advice for my kids? Surely, they have one. But no app for that, either.
I guess that while we've come a long way with communications, lack of communication remains one of the most unresolved areas of life. Do you have an app for that? Life Success Seminars does!
Our Basic seminar is filled with apps. Listening, communication, trust, responsibility, small- or large-group interaction, visualizing the mountaintop of your dreams... You name it, and we have an app for that!
In today's world, as the commercial says, "There's an app for that."
My wife, Nancy, has a phone that can pinpoint exactly where we're driving. She can hold up her phone to the radio and, in a few seconds, it tells us what song is playing, plus the artist, CD title and the year it was recorded. At night, the phone will identify the constellations we're looking at.
After seeing her phone, I figured that you could get an app for anything. I went to Verizon to see if they had an app for resolving any conflict in our marriage. No app for that. How about an app for good advice for my kids? Surely, they have one. But no app for that, either.
I guess that while we've come a long way with communications, lack of communication remains one of the most unresolved areas of life. Do you have an app for that? Life Success Seminars does!
Our Basic seminar is filled with apps. Listening, communication, trust, responsibility, small- or large-group interaction, visualizing the mountaintop of your dreams... You name it, and we have an app for that!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I -- You -- Wii
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
Let's see how you stack up with staying with the times. First, do you have an iPhone, iPod or iPad? Give yourself one point for each communication device that you have. And if you have all three, add two bonus points!
Second: Do you spend a lot of time on You Tube? Maybe you like watching videos of your favorite artist. Or you might be a fan of all the home videos that go viral every day. If you spend a few hours on You Tube, give yourself five more points for being current with today's communications.
That takes care of the "I" and "You" part. But now we come to the "Wii" part! If you passed the test so far, you need WiiFit because you're spending way too much time sitting around doing nothing!
Is it time to give up viral and virtual and get re-engaged with reality?
Let's see how you stack up with staying with the times. First, do you have an iPhone, iPod or iPad? Give yourself one point for each communication device that you have. And if you have all three, add two bonus points!
Second: Do you spend a lot of time on You Tube? Maybe you like watching videos of your favorite artist. Or you might be a fan of all the home videos that go viral every day. If you spend a few hours on You Tube, give yourself five more points for being current with today's communications.
That takes care of the "I" and "You" part. But now we come to the "Wii" part! If you passed the test so far, you need WiiFit because you're spending way too much time sitting around doing nothing!
Is it time to give up viral and virtual and get re-engaged with reality?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Communication
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
The power of communication is an unbelievable factor in our economy. In today's ever-changing world, the pace is fast and furious. You have to decide what you want to sell and then convince the world that they can't live without what you're selling.
How much easier is your life because of computers and email? Think about how much simpler your life is now that you have a cell phone to carry around 24 hours a day. You can stay in-touch all the time.
Remember when you first bought those things? You didn't need them--they were going to make your life simpler. Now I bet you need them--you can't live without them!
I wonder what you won't need tomorrow but you will absolutely need next year?
The power of communication is an unbelievable factor in our economy. In today's ever-changing world, the pace is fast and furious. You have to decide what you want to sell and then convince the world that they can't live without what you're selling.
How much easier is your life because of computers and email? Think about how much simpler your life is now that you have a cell phone to carry around 24 hours a day. You can stay in-touch all the time.
Remember when you first bought those things? You didn't need them--they were going to make your life simpler. Now I bet you need them--you can't live without them!
I wonder what you won't need tomorrow but you will absolutely need next year?
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