The CBA’s of Life And Business

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Our main motivation is happiness. Defined by Harry Brown as “the mental feeling of well-being” it is understood differently by each individual. People make decisions based on what they believe has the best chances of bringing them happiness… within the limited choices they have. What are those limits? Five biggies are time, energy, knowledge, talent…

Beware The Manipulative Frame

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In my book, Adversaries into Allies, the fourth principle of Ultimate Influence™ is “Set the Proper Frame.” A frame is the foundation from which everything evolves. Set a frame of kindness, cooperation, win/win and benevolence and a very mutually beneficial result will most likely occur. It’s powerful. Set the proper frame and you are 80…

Getting Rid of Our Mental ANTS

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My great friend, author and Certified Go-Giver Speaker, Corey Jahnke (whom I call the “Zen Pharmacist”) often writes about an affliction called “ANTS.” ANTS stands for “Automatic Negative ThoughtS.” According to Corey, we human beings have thousands of random thoughts per day. Thus, “the more of those thoughts we allow to be negative, disempowering, and…