If you’d like to enjoy greater influence, train your mind to think counterintuitively…to see things that others don’t see. We enjoy the company of those who are likeminded. Why wouldn’t we? They affirm our beliefs. But what if they’re as … Continued
My dear friend, Tom Ruwitch, founder of Story Power Marketing, sent me an article which offered the following formula for determining genius: “Genius equals significance times the number of people influenced times duration.” As many of you know I shy … Continued
You may have noticed that the For Our Kids blog posts are listed under two categories, confidence and counterintuitive thinking. While the confidence category is obvious, the counterintuitive thinking category isn’t. So let’s examine the characteristics of confidence to see … Continued
For the vast majority of people confidence is counterintuitive…contrary to their human nature. Yes, each of us is confident in some aspects of our lives. We’re confident in areas in which we have natural ability or significant familiarity. But in … Continued
What does confidence have to do with conventional wisdom? Let’s find out. Conventional wisdom Conventional wisdom is something that makes intuitive sense to us. So much so that it’s widely-accepted belief. Complete the following sentences: Quitters… The definition of insanity … Continued
After last week’s counterintuitive thinking program, attended by both Parkway’s Spark! and Wentzville’s Ignite students, one of the Spark! students thanked me and said “Your message is so positive. With all of the challenges of creating a business it’s great … Continued
Parents of a 12-year old said that they had repeatedly told their son that he was bright and capable. Their concern is that now he seems to be risk averse…that he doesn’t want to take risks for fear of failure. … Continued