tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82764362668894287182024-02-20T13:06:16.704-05:00Movers & Shakers BlogMarketing, publishing, writing, speaking and entrepreneur advice from some of the top movers and shakers in Southern New England. All bloggers are members of the Hartford Springfield Speakers Network.Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.comBlogger515125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276436266889428718.post-30045979493467246922023-01-15T23:44:00.002-05:002023-01-15T23:44:55.090-05:00Why You Need to Become a Local On-Air Contributor and How to Make it Happen<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkJArwjkf0Z9Q2ojf6YM4pflDDzpb2i0rOECtMqfg25TqFSpDVs5t_6haVhGQosWpdvJm52seHVaow4N_MO5Kb5M_d9dYI8f6XKI8GwpJzBtNEj4IRfoUSLVtc8THb4pXJGfKAnR0mYTAPKLY_qguHkcnx-ZxHjBuvKAWzQQ10AlCvRXBAs52qwnIgg/s516/bill%20SMALLER%20headshot%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="377" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkJArwjkf0Z9Q2ojf6YM4pflDDzpb2i0rOECtMqfg25TqFSpDVs5t_6haVhGQosWpdvJm52seHVaow4N_MO5Kb5M_d9dYI8f6XKI8GwpJzBtNEj4IRfoUSLVtc8THb4pXJGfKAnR0mYTAPKLY_qguHkcnx-ZxHjBuvKAWzQQ10AlCvRXBAs52qwnIgg/w129-h176/bill%20SMALLER%20headshot%202022.png" width="129" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I'm Bill Corbett, professional speaker, author and television program producer and host. After nearly 20 years of traveling nationally and internationally, delivering presentations, I sat down and wrote the Amazon bestseller, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soapbox-Stage-Passion-Speaking-Business/dp/B07B67DTQW" target="_blank">FROM THE SOAPBOX TO THE STAGE: HOW TO USE YOUR PASSION TO START A SPEAKING BUSINESS</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Get more help by listening to the <a href="http://TheGetPaidToSpeakPodcast.com" target="_blank">GET PAID TO SPEAK PODCAST</a> to help you use what you feel passionate about to inspire change in others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are so many incredible things you can begin doing immediately to help launch yourself as a speaker in your local area. One of those things is to <b>become a local expert that television show producers can call on</b> to appear on local news and magazine shows to help them fill airtime with quality programming that people want to watch. Becoming an on-air contributor is easy to do but takes time to develop yourself and some patience to make it work. In this episode I'm going to teach you how to do it and share some segments of my on-air interviews with local ABC and NBC affiliate stations. So, let's get started with, <b>why you need to become a local on-air contributor and how to do it.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Television producers need content and subject matter experts that can provide that content.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9A_0HIJ9bAW9s32-VjoRzRL3BOwUbqxFdj0DUiF3oWk_cjuRTTDU7SOBZG2RqwaiuVe6PKA9LwPYaH6QdsxD-8jW9SpWavusy-J8XKXz3hAU0V_plkFLrVRGSFRQfSkEdY2s2epmRMVJDIk7Nb0rdALPQwr2M3714zlfb-KLIhyE8TrUJ0KwTNRufw/s2592/IMG_2522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9A_0HIJ9bAW9s32-VjoRzRL3BOwUbqxFdj0DUiF3oWk_cjuRTTDU7SOBZG2RqwaiuVe6PKA9LwPYaH6QdsxD-8jW9SpWavusy-J8XKXz3hAU0V_plkFLrVRGSFRQfSkEdY2s2epmRMVJDIk7Nb0rdALPQwr2M3714zlfb-KLIhyE8TrUJ0KwTNRufw/s320/IMG_2522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>All you have to do is find the producers and introduced yourself to them. Start by thinking of the people you can help, the people that will eventually be seated in your audience when you're speaking. Imagine them in your mind and imagine the problems they may be dealing with. Just think about who you can help because of what you know. Let's say you worked in HR and want to speak to HR professionals. What problems do they deal with. If you are a car dealer, I would imagine that you might have other car dealers in mind. What problems can you provide the answers for to help them sell more cars.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you have their contact information, send them your information as to who you are, what your expertise is and how they can contact you. Keep it brief, professional and concise. Then weekly, send them topic ideas they might interest them for a future segment. Keep an eye on national new or trends that you could offer advice on. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeSQH64gUH1ByRflbVJbypifClmmEUPSLLO6dsiLH8nreOEw8ukNjR6Xv4qY1PqqFfLQYwKoj_edTIQRwm7-xJA0VeZaqMZsEtbkQTxkyoY0ZFDbmRrHBUgyi0munVtN2d-Zrwv2sMH0bEP1EHnIKhcSqi2fZSCsbn572IqTJCR-Wydkd0_M7xiRD2A/s850/CT%20Style%20Aug%202012%20for%20facebook%20cover%20photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="850" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeSQH64gUH1ByRflbVJbypifClmmEUPSLLO6dsiLH8nreOEw8ukNjR6Xv4qY1PqqFfLQYwKoj_edTIQRwm7-xJA0VeZaqMZsEtbkQTxkyoY0ZFDbmRrHBUgyi0munVtN2d-Zrwv2sMH0bEP1EHnIKhcSqi2fZSCsbn572IqTJCR-Wydkd0_M7xiRD2A/w515-h197/CT%20Style%20Aug%202012%20for%20facebook%20cover%20photo.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><br />Once you get noticed by local producers and they like you as a guest, they will begin calling you regularly for on-air opportunities. When you are presenting something that ignites the passion in you, everything changes. The topic is delivered effectively, the audience is receptive and you as a speaker feel so complete and aligned with your self and your message. So figure out what your message is and start putting it together to change the lives of others. I want to hear what your ideas and questions are. Email me at Bill@billcorbett.com and let's connect. I'd love to hear from you. <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For more help with professional speaking, go to <a href="http:TheGetPaidToSpeakPodcast.com" target="_blank">http:TheGetPaidToSpeakPodcast.com</a>. Copyright 2022 Bill Corbett and The Get Paid To Speak Podcast. All Rights Reserved.</span></p>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276436266889428718.post-128299827143637212019-06-04T06:59:00.000-04:002019-06-04T06:59:01.084-04:00Content Marketing Part 4<div style="text-align: center;">
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part of Guberti’s book will help us make money doing what we love to do.
However, we all must remember that no tactic or strategy can help us make money
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Guberti, is to write a book for our targeted audience. Guberti expresses over
and over again in his book how writing a book really isn’t as hard as we
collectively think it is. Then he goes on to give us strategies to write a
book, like eliminating distractions, maybe doing a video transcription, or even
hiring a ghostwriter if we genuinely believe that it is too hard to write a
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Guberti gets into training courses as a way to monetize. He says that they are
his most profitable venture. And he should know because he has created a bunch
of them. He also mentions how a book and a training course go hand-in-hand. And
then Guberti shares his sales funnel where he explains how his multiple
products set at various prices that begin at $7 and go all the way up to $997
and even $1445 help him lead people through his sales funnel in a way that he
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addition, Guberti really loves his virtual summits, so there is no way his book
on content marketing secrets and this section on monetizing wasn’t going to
include his secret weapon of virtual summits as a way to make money. Through
his all-access pass, which goes as high as $297 during the summit, and then
jumps to $997 after the summit has ended, Guberti makes some good money as he
monetizes his content and the content of others, while also building those
relationships with other influencers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the end of his book, Content Marketing Secrets Guberti makes a good argument on
why all of us need to learn how to use affiliate marketing so we can monetize
what we do. In this section of the book, he shares with us how affiliate
marketing can also lead to joint ventures, which will also lead to
exponentially increasing our revenue, and possibly lead to coaching, consulting
and who knows what other paid services, too?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to sum it up, there are a lot of ways to make money doing what we love to do,
especially within our own content creation. And Marc Guberti may still be a
young guy, but don’t let that fool you. He really does have a lot to say, and
we’d be really wise to listen to him, and we’d be especially wise to listen to
him on his Breakthrough Success Podcast where he shares his success secrets on
a weekly basis. Also, we’d also be extremely wise to read his book, Content
Marketing Secrets cover to cover and then implement some of his strategies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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featured on over 100 television and radio shows, as well as some of the world’s
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Guberti, says, “Social media is the core platform brands use to increase their visibility and communicate with current customers. This tool can open the floodgates to traffic, opportunities, and sales.”<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Guberti also shares in his book, <i>Content Marketing Secrets</i> that he believes we should only work on one social media site at a time until we master it. And then once we have a first social media platform on auto-pilot, then we can work on mastering another one. We also need to keep in mind that our goal is to keep visitors on our social media sites for longer and longer periods of time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Of all the social media networks, Guberti believes that Twitter is the easiest and cheapest to master. Our Twitter strategies should be to interact with our audiences and provide them with content that they want. Through using these strategies, amazingly Guberti was able to have his first 100,000 Twitter followers before he graduated high school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> He shares in this book that we need to follow people who will likely follow us back. Let’s not try to convert people to our niche. Let’s just follow people who have already been converted to whatever niche we are trying to play big in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> How do we find these people that have already been converted? Well, we need to find someone who is prominent in our field who has a large following. And guess what? Once we find them, we’re also going to notice that they have already built up the audience that we are looking for. So, let’s start following some of the fans of our fellow influencers who have already converted them so they too can know we exist and follow us back. Then let’s make sure that we’re also interacting with our new-found social media friends, as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Now let’s move over to Facebook, which is dominating the targeted advertising realm. Facebook’s ability to target our audience or at least a future audience is incredible, especially if we have the money to pay for Facebook Ads. However, if we don’t presently have the resources for targeted Facebook Ads, then we’re going to have to be strategic in how we use Facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Facebook Live is hot right now. And it’s a great place for us to start integrating ourselves into our audience or niche for free. Also, joining some Facebook Groups and interacting with other people that hang out there is awesome, too. And so is creating our own Facebook Group within our niche. Starting a group instantaneously gives us creditability in our field of expertise. In addition, we can also create Facebook Groups for Facebook users who have read our books and want a place to be engaged in with others who are discussing the ideas our books offer to them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Now moving on to Pinterest. The great thing about Pinterest is that we don’t need a lot of followers for Pinterest to be effective for us. Guberti had one of his pins pinned over 1000 times when he only had 500 followers. That’s engagement. And that’s real viral potential. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> One of the secrets with Pinterest is that we need to be active on that platform. And one way to be active on that platform is to invite contributors to pin pins to our boards. Another way is to use a tool called Virtual Tag, which can schedule our pins and set up an evergreen posting cycle tor us that pins the same pin to multiple boards in a continuous cycle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> YouTube is another way to use social media marketing, and it’s great for SEO because Google owns YouTube, so of course, it favors YouTube in Google searches. Also, in today’s times, people like videos, so it only makes sense to take advantage of YouTube in our social media marketing efforts. The thing about YouTube is that we have to upload more videos than most of us presently are doing. We should be doing at least one video a week. And sadly, many of us are just too sporadic when it comes to uploading our videos to YouTube to promote our content in our social media marketing efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> In addition, we also need to make compelling videos that talk directly to our niche. This isn’t as hard as it sounds, though. All we have to do is to dig back through our old content, and now we have a diamond field of precious old content that we can repurpose for YouTube, which by the way, Google loves. Using YouTube will boost our Google ranking, thus making it easier for people to find us and our life-changing content.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Moving on the Instagram. Instagram is on fire right now. According to Guberti, they have 300 million daily active, engaged users who love the pictures and products they find on this site. So, it only makes sense to be active on Instagram in our social media marketing efforts. And let’s also make sure that we “like” hundreds of pictures related to our niche because thousands of potential targeted followers can come from these pictures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Also, let’s find someone on Instagram who has a large audience according to Guberti, and follow people who liked this influencer’s post. Then, let’s repeat this formula with another Instagram influencer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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written books on leadership, education and professional speaking. He has been
featured on over 100 television and radio shows, as well as some of the world’s
top podcasts. To find out more about Dan please visit his website: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.DanBlanchard.net">www.DanBlanchard.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If no one knows our
content exists, then we can have the greatest content in the world, and it
ain’t going to make one iota of difference because almost no one is going to
see it. And that means almost no one is going to know it exists, or that we
wrote it, or that we exist. What a waste, huh? So sad, isn’t it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Guberti and I see eye to eye on this next strategy of content marketing, which is to build relationships. Guberti says in his book that if we aren’t working on developing at least one new meaningful relationship every day, then our content brand is stagnant at best. Besides relationships being fun, they are also one of the greatest opportunities available to us authors and speakers to share our message and our content.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> And if we can build relationships with influencers who can share our message and our content on a huge stage or scale, then we’ve hit the relationship jackpot. However, influencers have to guard their time and brand, and rightfully so. So we can’t just go ask them for a favor. Instead, we have to provide some value for them first according to Guberti. And one good way to do this is to help them get extra exposure by asking them to be a guest on our podcast if we have one. Or, asking them to be a guest blogger on our blog, if we have one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> I really like Guberti’s next tip in marketing our content, which is just simply to repurpose our content. Repurposing is the easiest way to be everywhere so we can catch a few influencers attention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Here’s a simple example of repurposing our content. We could create a video within our niche and put it on YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo. Then we could repurpose our video’s content by taking just the audio and turn it into a podcast episode. Next, we could transcribe either the video or audio and turn it into a blog post, which we can post all over our social media channels. Next, we could turn our post into a slide share. And then take we could take pictures from the post and/or slide share, and even create a few with quotes from the content to post on Pinterest and Instagram. You see, all these social media channels have different audiences so we can reach new people. However, they also all kind of feed into one another. Our content can flow through our various social media channels in unique ways. And by repurposing our content through these different social media channels, we certainly do look like we are everywhere doing everything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Also, let’s make sure that we are also collaborating with our audiences too because they could provide us with opportunities for guest appearances on television, radio, podcasts, blogs, and other media platforms. Our audience can also become our contributors helping us create a larger amount of content while adding their unique value to our platforms. They might even become so excited about working with us that they also go out and tell everyone they know about us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marc Guberti is still very young, but he has many years of experience, and regardless of his age, he has written a very useful and very valuable book for all of us authors and speakers out there who are trying to make a difference through our content. Guberti’s book is a four-part book that begins with content creation and then goes into content marketing, which we all know is very important. Part-three of his book is social media marketing, and finally part-four brings along monetizing because if we don’t make any money, we can’t continue to do what we do. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Let’s now begin with content creation because it’s the lifeblood of content marketing. If we don’t have any content, then there’s nothing to market, nothing to monetize, and nothing to make a difference with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> So, now that we know that we need content, the new question becomes how to find content, and then find it even quicker than we are currently doing. Also, we also have to make sure that our content is good content. And for content to be good, it needs to provide a legendary experience. And for it to give a legendary experience it has to either entertain, empower, or educate, or do some kind of combination of these three.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> So, how does one find content? Well, according to Guberti, in his book, <i>Content Marketing Secrets </i>it’s simple. All we need to do is just go back and look at our old content and figure out what we missed, or what needs to be explained more. We can also do the same kind of thing with other people’s content or blogs, too. What did they miss? What do they need to explain more? And voila! We now have material to develop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Now, according to Guberti, it is possible to create great content quickly, but to do it, we’re going to have to get out of our own comfort zone and consciously make a mind-shift toward action rather than fear of being judged. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Also, according to Guberti, most spectacular content and/or blogs have a recipe for success. First, they start with an attractive headline, then the first sentence entices readers to read the first paragraph, and then the first paragraph hooks readers to read the article. Next, great content or blogs have a body that is skimmable and ends with a call to action. The outstanding ones also have some form of media sprinkled throughout the article. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Finally, to create content, the successful ones create an environment and a schedule that is conducive to rapid quality content creation. According to Guberti, one of his secrets for popping out a ton of content is getting the right nutrition to fuel his body so he can perform at high levels. Also, believe it or not, Guberti is a big believer in taking breaks and 20-minute power naps, as well as getting exercise. He feels the combination of all of these things really helps him pop out a lot of content. And looking at his work, I can’t disagree with him. He seems to have found a winning formula for really popping out the content. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The 1<sup>st</sup> method of self-talk is called silent
self-talk. We do this one all the time and aren’t usually even aware of it
according to Dr. Helmstetter. Within this method all we have to do is switch
old negative self-talk with new positive self-talk. This is the easiest and
most natural of all the techniques to use. It generally takes more awareness
than effort to do this one. So, from now on let’s start to pay attention to
everything that we are silently saying to ourselves. Then, let’s override any
negative and recreate a positive force out of it. Let’s do this every chance we
get and make our lives better through this simple method of silent self-talk. <o:p></o:p><br />
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sell-speak. Anything we say out loud, regardless of what it is or who it is to,
is self-speak. It truly is a powerful force in our lives. So, let’s be more
cognizant of what we saying out loud and replace any poorly chosen self-speak
with better directions for our minds to operate on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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become more cognizant of our own self-speak. Let’s begin to pay attention to
the self-speak that comes out of others’ mouths. Then, let’s also occasionally
ask ourselves the introspective question of, “Do I sound like that? Do I say
those kind of words when I speak out loud?” This simple little trick will
greatly help us become more cognizant of what we say out loud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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self-conversation. This is a cool and funny one all at the same time.
Self-conversation gives us a chance to stop beating up on ourselves and to
become a best friend to ourselves, like we’re supposed to be, by speaking our loud
to ourselves. Basically, this is having a conversation our loud with ourselves
about the best about ourselves. We can even act it out if that floats our boat
and makes it stick better. This can be a lot of fun according to Dr.
Helmstetter because it involves multiple sense, is very effective, and will get
us some good laughs as people look at us like we’re crazy. If you’re not brave
enough yet for this craziness of people looking at you all weird, then just do
this method in the privacy of your shower each morning instead of out loud in
some public place each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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self-write. I’m going to warn you up front that most people won’t do this very
effective method of self-talk because it takes effort and time. It’s just like
the self-conversation of self-talk that we’ve already mentioned above, except
that we added one more step of writing it out every day. It involves another
sense through writing as well as some slower deeper thinking. Again, it’s
effective, but time consuming, so most won’t do it beyond the first few days,
if they do it at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Finally, the 5<sup>th</sup> method of self-talk is called
tape-talk. This takes the best of method four and lets us simplify it so that
more of us will do it. We simply just do the self-write once and then audio
record ourselves speaking it. Next, we just simply listen to it a few times a
day. It’s simple and powerful positive programming. As a matter of fact, Dr.
Helmstetter believes that he has never seen a better tool than tape-talk in all
of his years of studying self-development. It’s like having our own personal
coach by our side pulling the best out of us each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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completely indifferent to our stations in life. And that’s another good thing
for many of us. You see, this means that anyone of us can use self-talk and
benefit from it. But, first, we need to pick up Dr. Helmstetters book of, <i>What to Say When You Talk to Yourself.</i>
Read it. Practice the principles. And use his tricks of the trade to help
yourself succeed. Hint… Hint… there’s a bunch more secrets of success in his book
just waiting for you to discover that I didn’t have room to share here in this
article. Happy readings. And happy life!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Let’s begin listening to everything we say about
ourselves right now. Let’s erase what’s not working and replace it with what
does work. Here’s the tricky part though. We need something to fill the void
once we start erasing or we’ll just eventually fall back into that abyss of our
old way of talking to ourselves and our old ways of behaving. We need to have a
word-for-word vocabulary to replace the old with or our new and improved life
won’t last.<o:p></o:p><br />
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not enough either. According to Dr. Helmstetter, the human brain says, “Give me
more. Give me the words. Give me the directions, the commands, the picture, the
schedule and the results that you want. Then I will do it for you. Give me the
words!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Dr. Helmstetter believes many times good self-improvement
does fall short of self-talk because many of the self-improvement techniques
out there are lacking some of the basic things that make up self-talk and make
self-talk so powerful and enduring. These simple but powerfully effective
things that self-talk has that many other self-improvement strategies lack is
that self-talk is simple, easy to use, and it works.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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simplicity of it all yet. Often, it is in the simplicity that the genius lies.
Most self-improvement strategies can help us improve our lives for a while, but
the bottom line is that if it isn’t simple, then eventually we’ll stop doing
it. Next, if it’s not easy we’ll also stop doing it. For example, most of us
probably don’t mind expending a few seconds of energy here and there for
self-talk. But, how many of us will spend one hour every day improving
ourselves? Not many. Lastly, it has to also work. If our thought patterns don’t
change, something that self-talk does do, well then, we can keep on beating
ourselves over the head with these other methods of self-improvement all we
want, but sadly, they will eventually fail us because we still have the old
crappy programming.</span><br />
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Self-talk is a practical way to live our lives by an active
intent rather than a passive acceptance, according to Dr. Helmstetter. The
beauty of self-talk is that it paints a new internal picture of ourselves as we
would most like it to be… And that’s a good thing. Wouldn’t life would be so
much better if we can get our self-talk to work for us instead of against us? <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> There are different levels of self-talk. The most
frequently used self-talk is negative acceptance. Basically, we say something
negative about ourselves and then just blindly accept it as truth, whether it
is or not. This kind of self-talk of negative acceptance lands us all the way
down on the bottom at level one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Level two isn’t much better than level one. Level two is
recognition and a need for change. We can recognize this level through such statements
as: “I need to… I should… I ought to…” On the surface level, level two doesn’t
look so bad, but here’s the problem with it. Level two starts off on the right
foot with recognizing an areas that needs improvement, but where it falls down
on the job is that it doesn’t offer a solution. Thus, it subconsciously
becomes, “I wish I could… but I can’t…” So, instead of giving birth to
accomplishment and what’s possible it creates guilt and acceptance of our own
self-imagined inadequacies. This is a bad thing. So, let’s try not to do this
one, okay? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Next is level three of self-talk. Now, we’re getting
somewhere. This is the first level of self-talk that actually works for us
instead of against us, according to Dr. Helmstetter. Level three of self-talk
is characterized by things like, “I never…” or “I no longer…” In level three
we’re rephrasing old negatives and putting them behind us as we start in a new
better direction. For example, if we’re smokers who want to quit, our lives
will eventually change if we continuously and strongly say to ourselves, “I no
longer smoke!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> And the great thing is that it doesn’t even have to be
true yet. We can actually start practicing this level three of self-talk saying
we no longer smoke while we’re still smoking. According to Dr. Helmstetter, if
we say that we no longer smoke often enough, and with enough intensity, our
minds will begin to believe it and then smoking will lose its appeal and hold
on us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we use least, but need the most. This is also the one that is most effective
and gets us the best results. Here, we’re painting a whole new picture of
ourselves of how we want it to be. This level of self-talk can usually be identified
when people says, “I am…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Level four is positive self-talk that takes place in the
present rather than the past or future. Level four is exciting and gives us
energy to push forward in creating the new and betterinternal picture of
ourselves for real.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The number one thing that most influences our success or
failures, and thus our quality of life is our own behaviors. Basically, our
actions or what we do on a consistent basis is what makes us, or breaks us. I’m
sure this is common sense and most of us already know this. However, I’m also
pretty sure that most of us have also asked ourselves, at least occasionally,
why we do not do the things that we know we should do. Well, my friend, according
to Dr. Helmstetter, the answer to why we don’t do what we know we should do is
because of our feelings.<o:p></o:p><br />
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of our actions come out of. Basically, how we feel about something determines
what we do and how we do it. If we feel positive about something we will behave
in a more positive way with more positive energy, and thus eventually create
more success for ourselves. So, now you’re probably asking if this is the
secret, then can’t we just control our feelings and have everything we want.
The answer isn’t quite that simple because there is something deeper in all of
us that is influencing our feelings. And that thing influencing our feelings is
our attitudes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Our attitudes are how we view life. A good attitude is
essential because it will affect how we feel about something and what we do
about it, and thus how successful we become. So, I guess now the next question
from all you eager achievers out there is where our attitudes come from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Well, they come from our beliefs silly! Can you believe
how simple this all sounds, yet we all struggle with creating that life that we
want, don’t we? The funny thing about our beliefs though, is that they don’t
even have to be true. Haven’t we all heard that old saying that if you believe
you can, you can. And if you believe that you can’t, you can’t? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> You see, we believe what we were programmed to believe.
And right or wrong, all that programming starts on the day that we are born. By
the way, why does that nurse have to slap our behinds and make us cry on day
one? From the very beginning we’re faced with one of Einstein’s ultimate
questions of, “Is this a friendly or unfriendly universe that we all live in?”
How we’re programmed and thus what we believe plays a big part in how we see
Eistein’s question and what we do about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Like it or not, that’s how the brain works. If we want to
manage ourselves in a better way and change our results to better results,
something we really can do anytime we choose to, it must first begin with
self-talk according to Dr. Helmstetter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> So, here’s the breakdown of our self-management sequence
according to Dr. Helmstetter. First, we start with self-talk. Hopefully, it’s
positive and not negative self-talk. That self-talk, true or not, programs our
beliefs. And our beliefs, true or not, affect our attitudes. Next, our
attitudes, good or bad, affect our feelings. And finally, our feelings, good or
bad, drive our behaviors to become successful, unsuccessful, or somewhere in
between. Note: many of us tend to land on the success scale pretty close to
where our parents and friends landed too… Boy, that self-talk thing is pretty
powerful, huh? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As much as 77% of what we say to ourselves may be working
against us. And you know what’s even crazier than all of this negative
self-talk? Deep down, every one of us innately knows that the world should be
fair, and we should get our fair share; yet, we keep saying bad things to
ourselves like, “I’m not good enough,” or “Who do I think I am to think I could
get get?” when we talk to ourselves. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> You see, part of the problem is that the first 18 years
of our lives we are told no 148,000 times by well-meaning people who were only
trying to protect us and keep us safe. However, sadly, eventually after all
this ‘no’ programming we too eventually join in this bombardment of our own
dreams and what’s possible and began telling ourselves, “no”. Repetition sure
is a convincing argument, isn’t it? Especially, when we are the ones saying it
now, huh? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Sadly, at this point of saying ‘no’ to ourselves, without
realizing it, we begin constructing an invisible wall that stands between
ourselves and our dreams, and what’s possible. Even though we can’t see that wall,
that wall will remain standing tall and impenetrable for as long as our old
programming remains within us. You see, we become the thoughts that are in our
minds. And if those thoughts are… ‘no can do’… well, you already know the rest…
I don’t even have to tell you… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> You want to know what the really sad thing is though?
Someone else programmed us to think like that. And ironically, they were most
likely the ones who were on our side and most likely just trying to help us
too! Sad, isn’t it? We’ve all heard that saying that the road to hell is paved
with good intentions, right? Life sure can be crazy and confusing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> There is a silver lining in this dark ominous crazy
life-cloud though. That lining is that there are many good self-help programs
out there that can improve our lives. The bad thing though, according to Dr.
Helmstetter most of them are lacking permanence, knowledge of the psychological
process of the brain, and a new word-for-word programming for our minds.
However, self-talk does have these three success elements. Thus, Dr.
Helmstetter’s self-talk makes a lot of sense because it can paint a new and
improved picture of ourselves in our own minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Another good thing in the self-improvement world is that
it makes no difference what happened to us in the past or how others programmed
us for something less than success without our permission. Thankfully, we
literally, can change just a little bit about ourselves in order to gain a
whole lot of quality of life back. The little thing we have to deliberately
change is what we let others say to us, what we say to ourselves, and what we
think and even feel about ourselves. With just a little bit of work we can
reprogram ourselves for a better life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> We really can erase and replace all the less than
excellent programming with excellent, life-fulfilling programming with
self-talk. Hey, we talk to ourselves all day long anyways. There is just no
getting around that. We’re going to do it regardless, so we might as well
deliberately change the conversation going on in our own heads. Change the
self-talk and change our lives for the better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Interestingly, the real obstacle here many times isn’t
our subpar programming, but the fact that most of us don’t realize that we’ve
let others program us, and now we’re reinforcing it on a daily basis. We have
blindly jumped right on that same wave of negativity and have continually
strenghened that negative programming from others by what we say to ourselves
now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Thus, the invisible wall remains. However, we can crack
that wall, weaken that wall, and then tear it down through our new and improved
spoken words, unspoken thoughts, feelings, impressions, and physical responses.
Hey, the former military man inside of me has always said that if you
physically feel those butterflies in your stomach, then just command that
squadron of butterflies to line up and fly in a wedge formation for you instead
of against you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> We really can do this! You see, Dr. Helmstetter says that
the human brain will do anything possible we tell it to do, if we tell it often
enough and strong enough. So, let’s get going on this! And let’s do it with
some vigor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Hey, our subconscious mind is even working right now, day
and night, to make sure that we become precisely the person we have unconsciously
told ourselves to be. What kind of person have you told it to be? You see,
here’s the deal, in order to live our best possible life, we are going to have
to ditch the old habit of automatically believing the worst first, and the best
last.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This section of, <i>Hunch</i>
by Bernadette Jiwa describes the stories of the people whose everyday insights
informed the hunches that they later developed into breakthrough ideas. You
see, our world has always been shaped by the most curious people who inhabit
it. Academy-Award winning filmmaker James Cameron once said, “Curiosity is the
most powerful thing you own.” Thus, it would only make sense for us all to do
everything in our power to develop it. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Into the picture comes Carol Jones and Victor Pleshev
with their ironing board cover in Australia. In a declining market where fewer
couples are getting married, and fewer woman are taking the responsibility of
all the domestic chores, Carol and Victor heard “NO!” over and over again in
promoting their ironing board cover, However, their niche market of men who
value their time and want ironing to be easier and quicker have become their ever-growing
market in their little corner of the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Next, in an English market town, Moyez solved the problem
of low staff morale, overbooked doctors and slow patient response time by
coming up with telephone triage. Who would have thought that just talking to
some patients on the phone was enough for many patients? Through a simple
little phone call the trained and qualified doctor could decide who has to come
in and who doesn’t. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Finally, Debbie Sterling from a small town in Rhode
Island wanted to figure a way to get more girls interested in engineering. Her
interest in engineering had been sparked by playing with her older brothers’
construction toys when she was a little girl. However, she knew the common little
girl would quickly become bored if they were asked to play with their brother’s
construction toys. So, she created a story about a girl engineer named
GoldieBlox who went on adventures and solved problems by building simple
machines. Through this she combined girls’ natural love of literature and
stories with a construction and engineering theme. In 2014 GoldieBlox has won
the People’s Choice Toy of the Year Award.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The rest of Jiwa’s book, <i>Hunch</i>, shares more stories on people that have been innovative by
using their imagination to solve problems. They were curious and wanted to find
a better way. Jiwa also goes into little exercises that help us find our own
imagination and curiosity while practicing how to be more innovative ourselves.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> In the end, it’s very important how we choose to pay
attention to influences, what we imagine, and the things we have the foresight
to create and ultimately who we become. What truly deserves to occupy the
moments that will go from making up our minutes to influencing the impact of we
make and the legacy we leave. Jiwa’s book was a quick easy read, I suggest you
pick it up and give it a good go-through. You won’t be sorry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at: <a href="http://www.danblanchard.net/"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">www.DanBlanchard.net</span></a>.
Thanks.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part
Two: From Everyday Insights to Groundbreaking Ideas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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We used to trust our intuition to make important
decisions in our lives. And to tell you the truth, some of us still do trust
our intuition to makes important decisions, even in the business world.
However, somehow it has become unfashionable to admit this, especially in the business
world according to Jiwa. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Just like our ancestors looked for subtle changes to
inform their intuition in life and death situations, we too still partake in
that kind of behavior in this modern world. We still look for, although, not
always aware of it at the moment, but we’re still looking for subtle changes in
our environment to help us make better decisions. It just so happens that most
of these decisions are no longer life or death decisions. But don’t be fooled.
This innate human ability to make those decision based on intuition is still
there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Our intuition can help us not just get from point A to
point B in a new way, but actually envision an entirely new point A and point
B. It opens the door to us redefining where the problems end and the solutions
begin. It helps us make new connections and forge different paths. And this is
a good thing, because as humans we tend to see what we’re looking for. And
through persistent effort we can improve our abilities to move from everyday
insights to groundbreaking ideas. We all can choose to amplify these special
human abilities or ignore them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> You see, we all can be blinded by what we think we know
and ignore all those beautiful little opportunities that are sitting right in
front of us every day. And believe me, this does happen every day. People miss
the obvious all the time because of what they think they know, and the
inability to make the leap to what they might not know. Furthermore, sometimes
being a big Fortune 500 Company, Ivy League educated, or having a big important
name enslaves us to what we think we know, while the house wife or some guy in
a garage is coming up with the next big thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> In the changing world of business and work, the skills
that are becoming most prevalent are the same ones that make us better rounded,
creative, collaborative, generous, and intuitive. With this in mind, it would
be wise to develop these qualities in ourselves so that we can contribute to
society and make a difference in both our own personal world and the larger
world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Bernadette Jiwa begins her book, <i>Hunch</i>, with a quote from Anne Lamott where she says, “You get your
intuition back when you make space for it”<i>.</i>
Today we are surrounded by data that is supposed to make us smarter, but is it?
It certainly doesn’t look like it’s making us wiser…You see we know a lot more
than we think we know and data is only telling us part of the story and has the
tendency to dampen our inherent and vital curiosity. You see, data and our
human need for certainty is keeping us from developing our emotional intelligence
and cultivating an imagination that could change this world for the better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> You see, here’s the deal. We actually know more than we
think we know. However our feelings of a lack of certainty, even though we can
never be 100% certain about anything, is keeping us from acting. We just don’t
like to ‘not know’. We don’t want to hear that sometimes the questions are even
more important than the answers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> According to Jiwa, scientific discoveries happen not
through method or magic, but from being open to discovery by listening to one’s
emotions and responding to intuition. Like a poet, the researcher, as well as
the therapist, needs the ability to imagine what the truth might be. We need to
let go of the need to have answers in order to be able to come up with the right
questions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The ever-more important innovation is more complex than
the simple ‘Aha’! Innovations come from prolonged practice of being curious,
empathetic and imaginative. Too many of us are relying on IQ scores and the
retention of knowledge. Too many of us also rely on ideas. However, ideas are
nothing if they’re not adopted and used. Sometimes the big ideas don’t go
anywhere right alongside all that knowledge. And sometimes the next big thing
isn’t something that anyone, at its genesis, would have believed would have
been the billion-dollar idea. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Common big, but often false ideas, are often based on
technology. However, sadly, technology is often hijacking our minds. Thus, we
are noticing less and less and are missing more and more in our ever-increasing
technological world. Frequently, we’re throwing away opportunities to think and
reflect- to be the kind of person that actually can make things better for
ourselves and everyone else in our circles as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Too
often, distraction is the enemy of insight. Some research suggest that people
are checking their phone up to 150 times a day. Often, we feel that we are
close to something big and important, but yet, we still don’t make the space to
do what it takes to immerse ourselves waist high and elbow deep in the things
that cultivate our curiosity and imagination. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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truth is that we can do good work when we create an environment that allows us
to do so. However, we have to change some of our behaviors and have a
mind-shift that changes our priorities to things that matter and deserve our
time. If we want to do something big, then we need to stop wasting our time on
things that just aren’t that important.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539751018498559101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276436266889428718.post-62572471343200929292018-06-04T07:18:00.000-04:002018-06-04T07:18:00.230-04:00Primal Leadership Part 4<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part 4 Building Emotionally
Intelligent Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Groups are smarter than individuals only when they show
emotional intelligence. We’ve all heard of the mob mentality. The mob mentality
isn’t so smart. Each member of an emotionally intelligent group must have some
degree of emotional intelligence. This is especially true for the leader who
sets the emotional tone of the group. <b> <o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The true work of a
leader is to monitor the emotional tone of the team and to help its members recognize
any underlying dissonance. These can be difficult conversations. Unfortunately,
most leaders settle for safer conversations about the team itself, the
organization, the people, the strategy, and functional alignment while avoiding
the more difficult subjects of emotional reality and the norms of the team. By
avoiding these tougher topics the leader is only adding to the dissonance
(negative feelings) of the team, and causes individuals to lose touch with
their unique own best qualities as their passion fades. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> A company with employees who have a common vision is an
emotionally intelligent organization that defines its vision in sync with its
employees’ hopes and dreams for themselves. These spectacular companies create
extraordinary moments or experiences that people go through together to create
that tribal feeling, that shared mythology, which in return, creates a company
that has empathy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Emotional intelligent leaders connect with a vision that
moves a culture toward resonance (positive feelings) through what they feel,
sense and think about the organization. They connect with the vision and notice
the gaps that the typical data doesn’t identify. They collectively involve all
in a deliberate study of themselves and the organization. They look at the
reality and the ideal vision, identify gaps and go to work on closing those
gaps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Ambitious leaders need to slowdown in order to speed up.
Bringing in as many people as possible into the conversations about the culture
and systems of the organization is critical. Leaders need to see the emotional,
and then craft a meaningful vision with which people can identify on a deep and
personal level. People need to feel they can reach the organization’s dreams
without compromising their own dreams. People come first. Strategy comes
second. Focus on what people really want and need, and then build a culture
around that and build your dreams together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> People don’t change because of another five year plan.
Besides the era of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin is long over. People change
when they are emotionally engaged and committed. Focus on the individual first,
then the team second, and then the organization last. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Our world is calling for change. We are in the midst of
transformational change. Half of the business models out there will be obsolete
in 2-5 years from now. We can’t be frozen in fear. We must manage our emotions
and look for new ways. People can no longer be seen as expendable. The Captains
of Industry era of the top-down approach is gone. The art of the relationship
is rising to the top today. Emotional intelligence is a must for moving
forward…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We spent much of Part One of the
blog about <i>Primal </i>Leadership talking
about how emotional intelligence helps leaders, and the lack of emotional
intelligence hinders leaders. The ironic thing is that the higher one travels
up the ladder of success, the less likely this leader is going to receive
honest feedback on his or her emotional intelligence. This phenomenon is called
the CEO Disease.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> It takes a lot of courage to tell
the boss that he or she has been performing poorly in the emotional
intelligence arena lately. This is especially difficult to do when the boss has
been a little rough lately and everyone is ducking for cover and trying to stay
off the radar. People want to keep their job and continue to be able to feed
their children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The bottom line is that many CEOs
lose some of their self-awareness as they travel up the rings. However, the
ironic thing is that study after study shows that self-awareness is greatest
among companies doing well, and poorest among companies doing poorly. So, now
it comes down to which poor soul is going to put their job on the line to tell
the boss that he or she is out of touch and acting like a schmuck because it’s
good for the whole company if the boss is made self-aware? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> As I said earlier, the good thing is
that emotional intelligence can be learned. However, according to, <i>Primal </i>Leadership, most training and
leadership programs only target the neocortex rather than the limbic brain.
Leadership skills usually comes down to habits learned early in life. So, if
we’re going to re-educate the emotional brain, they typical leadership program
isn’t going to cut it. In order, to re-educate the emotional brain we need lots
of practice and repetition aimed at the limbic centers of the brain. This kind
of learning is very slow; but, that’s a good thing because once it’s learned,
it’s learned very well, at a much deeper limbic level. Furthermore, this
learning will be retained much longer than traditional surface level cognitive
learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The cycle of successful change
through emotional intelligence consist first of discovering what our ideal self
really is. Second, then unearthing who we exactly are. What is our real self?
Third, we have to discover what our learning agenda is. Next, we have to
practice our new thoughts and behaviors over and over and over. Lastly, we need
to discover some supportive relationships. We need people who help us succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Emotional intelligence in leaders
requires that they at least have some vision of their ideal lives. Through this
vision they can uncover their real selves. This requires self-awareness though.
Leadership strengths lie at the crossroads of where one’s real self matches
one’s ideal self. Where it doesn’t are the gaps that one needs to work on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Improvement plans crafted around
learning rather than performance outcomes have been found to be more effective
for working on those gaps mentioned in the paragraph above. The best kind of
learning is when one gets to focus on what one wants to become; one’s ideal
self, rather than what others want him or her to become. One’s own life goals
ignite their full range of talents. And the more parts of one’s life that can
be identified as relevant to one’s leadership goals, the more chances one will
have to practice and grow. Being handed a performance goal des the opposite. It
undermines motivation. It causes anxiety, and decreases performance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Goals should be built on a person’s
strengths, not their weaknesses. Plans of improvement should be flexible,
feasible, and fit into their life and work, as well as fit into their learning
style if it’s going to have the biggest impact on their development and growth.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The problem is that people try to
force leadership upon others and thus these poor souls learn it haphazardly by
repeating what they saw others do while growing up, or their own poor previous
attempts at it. The good thing is that one can improve in leadership by
becoming aware of bad habits and constantly practicing a better way until one
masters it. Having a good supportive relationship here really helps a lot in
making this change.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539751018498559101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276436266889428718.post-3054739258575541642018-05-02T09:58:00.000-04:002018-05-02T09:58:01.725-04:00How to Piss Off Producers and Never Get on TV and Radio<i><span style="font-size: large;">Marketing yourself as an expert in your field means getting in front of prospects using traditional media outlets such as television and radio news. But only those who know how to work effectively with the gatekeepers of this industry, known as producers, will actually get invited to appear in front of the camera or the microphone. This article lays out many successful techniques for working with producers, but in a humorous style that demonstrates what some adults actually do that kills their opportunities for getting media attention.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One way of growing your brand and expanding your influence as an industry expert is to become a much sought after contributor to television news programs. That means creating relationships with the producers of those news programs and giving them what they need to do their job... content. All it takes is a little humility, professionalism, patience, and persistence to make it happen. But all too often I've met people who don't get it and instantly ruin their chances of ever getting on those programs. They're also the ones who tend to complain as to why they aren't getting the business they expect. To give something for the rest of us to learn from, here are 12 ways of never getting on TV, courtesy of those who've burned their bridges before us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Don't Watch Local TV Programming</strong>: Major network affiliates offer local news programming to feature both local and national stories to inform and educate their viewers. Ignore your local stations and don't take the time to find out if they offer a morning, midday, or early evening local news magazine show that features local experts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Don't Contact Your Local Stations</strong>: Most major affiliate network stations have local offices and studios that are staffed by receptionists. Don't waste your time, trying to find their contact phone numbers to ask for the names and email addresses of the news magazine show producers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Don't Bother Introducing Yourself</strong>: Because you're far too busy and have so much to get done, don't reach out to the local producers with an introductory email explaining briefly who you are and what information you can provide them with, to help them beef up their segments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Don't Send them Leads</strong>: As an industry expert, you're probably constantly watching for the latest trends and producing content such as books, eBooks, articles, blog posts, and more. Don't bother to help a producer out by sending an email containing a 3 - 5 bulleted story lead each week that you can comment on. You have way more important things to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Take Your Sweet Time Replying</strong>: If by chance a TV news program producer does respond to one of your leads, wait a few days or even weeks to reply. Better yet, have your assistant reply instead or ignore the email all together. You can't possibly be expected to fit in one more thing into your day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Make Your Existing Appointments More Important</strong>: When a producer needs an on-air contributor, they may ask an expert to come in at a moment's notice or very early in the morning or even very late at night. Decline the producer's request by being too busy or unwilling to move existing appointments. This way they are sure not to contact you in the future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Let Them Know How You Were Inconvenienced</strong>: If by chance you get invited into the studio for an on-camera interview and it is cancelled or postponed, place a call or send an email to the producer letting them know how inconvenient that unexpected change was. I'm sure they will apologize and make it up to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Demand to Speak with Their Boss</strong>: If you had gotten all the way into the studio and your segment is suddenly preempted for breaking news and you're dismissed, let the producer know how angry you are and demand to speak to her boss about being inconvenienced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Call and Voice Your Disappointment</strong>: If the segment in which you were interviewed did not air on the date and at the time you were told, call or write the producer to let him know how unfair it was for you to have invested your time and effort for no reason. I'm sure they'll make sure it never happens again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Do Not Send a Thank You Note</strong>: Save your money and don't buy a box of thank you cards. Forget about sending off a short note of thanks to the news program producer, you can use that valuable five minutes for other more important matters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Let Them Find Their Own Expert</strong>: Once you establish a relationship with a TV show producer, they may contact you out of the blue, when they are seeking commentary on a topic that is close to, but not exactly within your area of expertise. Let them know that you can't help them or just ignore their request all together. Do not recommend to them, any other experts in your network that may be more skilled at providing what they're seeking. Why bother helping them if you're not going to benefit from the opportunity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Send a "Nasty Gram" Letter to the Studio</strong>: Without notice, your emails to the producer are coming back undeliverable, stating that the producer is no longer working there. TV producers experience lots of stress and are under great pressure, which means the person in that position may change frequently. But that's not your problem. Send an email or letter to the studio describing your inconvenience of having to start the process of finding the contact information for the new producer, all over again. As ridiculous as some or all of these points might sound to you, I've seen or heard of unconscious professionals making these exact mistakes. I coach experts in growing their speaking business. I help my clients understand how busy producers are and what it takes to grow yourself as an industry expert that producers call first. I welcome comments on how you've seen others make these mistakes or new ones that I did not include in this piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bill Corbett is the author of the Amazon top-seller, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soapbox-Stage-Passion-Speaking-Business/dp/B07B67DTQW" target="_blank">From the Soapbox to the Stage</a>: How to Use Your Passion to Start a Speaking Business. Connect with Bill at <a href="http://billcorbett.com/">http://BillCorbett.com</a>.</i></span>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276436266889428718.post-35533249554838253492018-04-04T07:12:00.000-04:002018-04-04T07:12:00.222-04:00Primal Intelligence Part 2<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> In
part one we talked about the emotional intelligence domains and the associated
competencies that are a prerequisite to good leadership. Now we’re going to
move onto the different leadership styles. The direct leadership styles
discussed in <i>Primal Leadership</i> are:
1. Visionary. 2. Coaching. 3. Affiliative. 4. Democratic. These first four are
good for building a resonance leadership that drives positive emotions and
feelings that was discussed earlier. The last two of: 5. Pacesetting, and 6.
Commanding can also be effective leadership styles, but must be used sparingly
because they can cause dissonance, or negative feelings and emotions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> A visionary leader gets buy-in from others because this
leader helps people understand their “why”. This kind of leader is inspiring,
and is empathic. A smart company realizes that vision offers a company its
unique ‘brand’ or a way to distinguish itself from other companies in the same
field or industry. Smart companies use this vision as a standard for
performance and performance feedback. It helps employees see how they
contribute to the big picture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The coaching style doesn’t scream bottom-line results,
but in a surprisingly indirect way it gets results through the leaders really
getting to know their people, establishing rapport and trust, and successfully
linking their daily work to their long-term goals. Coaches are really good at
keeping people motivated. And motivated people tend to improve the bottom-line.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Affiliative leaders nurture personal relationships. They
value downtime because it builds up emotional capital that can be drawn from
when times get tough. They focus on the emotional needs of their people over
goals and are good at healing rifts and bringing a team back together. They are
good at solving conflict and creating harmony. These leaders also have some
vision. Joe Torre, manager of the famed New York Yankees baseball team was a
good example of an affiliative leader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Democratic leaders are great at listening to others. They
truly hear what people say. They are great communicators. Democrat leadership
style works great when leaders aren’t certain which direction to go. They’re
great at getting buy-in. They’re also great at implementing the vision that
others haven’t been successful in doing. Democratic leaders actually execute
the vision and tend to get fresh ideas all along the way from their workers on
how to implement the vision even better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Now, onto the last two leadership styles. Pacesetting
works great when one already has a team that is highly motivated and needs very
little direction, and are competent. Since very few of us are leading the UConn
Husky girls’ basketball team, we need to use the pacesetting leadership style
sparingly. Coach Geno Auriemma probably doesn’t. This style can be misleading
because in the beginning one can get results. However, pacesetting in the wrong
environment usually turns our vision into just pure survival. It poisons the
climate. And that’s bad for everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Of all the leadership styles, the commanding style, which
is really the coercive approach, doesn’t just poison the climate, but it can
destroy it! It destroys the morale of the workforce as people walk around on
egg shells afraid to do anything. They spend a good amount of their energy, not
being the creative genius that they were meant to be, but rather just trying to
stay off the radar. Now, to be fair, there are still some commanding leaders
left over in the military and medical fields, for example, who are still
getting good results. But, unfortunately, many of these gains aren’t real or
lasting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Their gains are usually short-term gains with an
extremely high cost, especially to personal and human capital. When these
commanding leaders are finally pushed out the door, that’s when what they
really did comes unraveled and then it comes all crashing down, taking years to
rebound; if ever able to rebound from the former wrecking ball. This is when it
probably makes sense to find a good affiliative leader who can come in and heal
the rifts and damaged relationships that the last leader left in his or her
wake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part One: The Power of Emotional Intelligence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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The real magic of great leaders isn’t in what they do,
but rather in how they do it. Understanding the emotional tones in the
workplace is what separates the best leaders from the average leaders. The
leaders who understand emotions are better able to build higher morale, more
motivation and a deeper commitment among their workers, which creates better
retention of talent and better results on the productivity side. All of these
positive factors add up to positive profits. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The bottom line is that followers are always looking to leaders
for emotional support and empathy. When leaders drive out invisible toxic
emotions and drive in positive emotions it is called resonance in this book.
And when leaders drive emotions towards the negative it’s called dissonance.
Everyone watches the boss. People take their cues from the boss. So the boss
better be aware of the emotional tone that he or she is setting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> People want to work with leaders who have some emotional
intelligences and are able to exude upbeat feelings. Creating this positive
upbeat atmosphere is how emotionally intelligent leaders are able to retain
talented people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> One of the oldest laws of psychology is that anything
beyond a moderate level of anxiety and worry erodes mental abilities and makes
us less emotionally intelligent. Thus, leaders who spread bad moods are bad for
business because employees are likely to quit. And the ones who stay, can’t be
at their best or even think at their best. So, once again poor emotional
leaders are bad for business. But, you want to know what is good for business?
Good mood spreaders who are emotionally intelligent leaders. They are good for
business because of many reasons. However, here is just one of those reasons:
every 1% increase in the service climate creates a 2% increase in revenue. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> We can no longer afford to believe that just because a
very intelligent person was put into a leadership position that it will
automatically make everything okay. Einstein once said, “We should take care
not to make the intellect our God. It has, of course, powerful muscles, but no
personality. It cannot lead, it can only serve.” Good intellect can serve. Good
emotional intelligence can lead. Now imagine what the two of them can do
together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> There is no fixed formula for great leadership and it’s
not innate. We aren’t born with it. That really is good news, and so is this
next part too. The emotional intelligence necessary for great leadership can be
learned. Furthermore, there is no one set path to great leadership. As the old
maxim goes, there are many roads to Rome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> However, if one hopes to become a great leader someday,
studies have shown that it helps to have at least one competency from each of
the four fundamental areas of emotional intelligence. These four domains
consist of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship
management. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Self-awareness consist of things like knowing one’s
strengths and weaknesses. People who are self-aware have a ‘gut-sense’ to guide
their decision-making process. They self-manage, which means they have
self-control, have integrity, are flexible and are optimistic. These people are
usually also self-starters, and achievers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Social awareness is having empathy or understanding the perspectives
of others. It’s having the ability to read the currents and the politics of a particular
situation and environment. As well as, recognizing and meeting customer needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Relationship management is being able to motivate people
with a compelling vision and then being able to persuade them to move forward
and do it. It’s developing others. It’s resolving conflict. And it’s also being
able to go in a new direction while maintaining friendships, and being a good
team player. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> So as this book, <i>Primal
Leadership</i> mentioned earlier, if you have at least one competency from each
of the four domains of emotional intelligence you’re in a pretty good place to
be a good leader someday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Today,
knowledge is becoming more specialized than ever before according to Chris
Anderson author of <i>TED Talks</i>. TED
Talks is a breath of fresh air in today’s times, as well as, some good old
fashion common sense. TED Talks reminds us that all knowledge is connected into
a giant web and that public speaking skills are going to matter in the future
even more than they do today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Everyone
probably realizes by now that computers are taking over specialized knowledge
from us human beings. So, what do you think is going to eventually become the
only thing left for us humans? That’s right. We’re going to need to go back to
being more human by utilizing more contextual knowledge and more creative
knowledge. We’re going to have to develop a deeper understanding of our own
humanity according to Anderson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">We
develop this deeper humanity through the speaking renaissance that’s taking
place today in public speaking, as well as the TED Talks taking place all over
the world. And even more important, thanks to the Internet these talks are also
accessible to all of us. In the very near future, we’re going to have to learn
from people outside of our specialties or fields in order for us to develop a
deeper understanding of our world and our role in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Online
video is providing visibility to the best talent in the world and also has a
massive incentive to improve upon what is already out there. People are
becoming YouTube stars in their niche communities through a thing called,
“crowd accelerated innovation”. It’s the most exciting application in the world
of ideas and to improve upon ideas. We have this amazing laboratory right at
every one of our own fingertips, which is rooted in public speaking and
presentation literacy through the digital world that is streaming right into
our homes and even into some of our pockets on our handheld devices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">When
we finally do reach our goal of giving a TED Talk, let’s try to remember that
it’s not the end, but just the beginning. In addition, it also isn’t about
being safe, secure, and right. It’s about creating something that will breed
further ideas and be impactful. The future isn’t written yet. We are all
collectively writing it together. “There is an open page on every empty stage
waiting for our contributions,” says Anderson. Let’s go get ‘em and do our part
to contribute to a new and improved better world!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thanks.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part
4 On The Stage<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">TED
speakers don’t wear suits according to Chris Anderson author of <i>TED Talks</i>! Be comfortable. Wear casual
clothing that gives a sense that we’re all at some comfortable fun retreat
together. Remember to dress for the people in the back row by wearing bright
colors so our image really pops. Fitted clothing is better than baggy clothing.
No wrinkled clothes. Also, remember that TED Talks records us for video. So,
avoid all white and jet black, as well as small tight patterns. Ladies, you’re
probably not going to want to wear big dangling ear rings that could make
distracting noises the microphone might pick up. Also, wearing a belt helps
because we can attach the microphone battery pack to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">We
can control our nerves by focusing on the message instead of ourselves.
Remember, we’re there to give not to get. If still nervous, we can focus on our
breathing and repeat our mantra of, “I got this!”, and “This is fun!” We can
also do some physical exercise or visualize someone who we admire that always
looks like they’re having fun up there. If we’re up on that stage, it means
that someone thought we had something valuable enough to say to put us up
there. They are rooting for us, and so is the audience. So let’s do this!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Let’s
be brave and bold and courageous by moving out from behind the lectern. Don’t
worry. Our notes can stay right there on the lectern and we can glance at them
as we sip water from time to time as I mentioned earlier. TED Talks also has
other ways too of helping support us and our message. TED has the technology
for us to use slides, or have our notes on a back distant screen where no one
sees it but us. However, this strategy allows some of the crowd to see that we
are not really looking at them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Some
speakers use their iPhone, but this can be tricky though because the screen is
small and it’s easy to lose our connection with the audience while looking down
for an extended time trying to find our place as we’re stuck scrolling through
our notes. Struggling to find our place again usually isn’t the best way to
give a speech. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">TED
Talks also has a confidence monitor aimed up at us from the floor and even an
autocue, which is a screen that is invisible to the audience, even though it’s
right in our line of sight just as if we were looking right at them. As awesome
as this may seem, some in the audience will still figure out that we’re not
really looking at them, but instead are reading from an invisible screen. Even
among all this awesome technology that TED Talks provides, sometimes some good
old fashion notes on a cue card or a simple sheet of paper up at the lectern is
still the best bet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Regardless
of how we approach our talk, let’s just remember to be authentic. Let’s relax
and just give our talk in our own way. Let’s not be afraid to let our
personality shine through. After all, our personality is one of the most
important parts of the speech. Also, important is remembering that speaking is
a very impactful way of sharing ideas because we can literally turn the
information we want to share into inspiration. We can create this inspiration
by injecting a variety of strategies not available to the written word, such
as, the volume we use, our pitch, pace, timing, tone and prosody, which are all
based on the meaning that we’re trying to convey. And we always need to
remember that what we have to say is meaningful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Dan Blanchard is an award-winning author, speaker and educator. To
learn more about Dan please visit his website at:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.danblanchard.net/">www.DanBlanchard.net</a>.
Thanks.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">TED Talks<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part
3 The Preparation Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Should
we use visuals? Well, according to Chris Anderson author of <i>TED Talks</i>, that’s up to us. One-third of
TED speakers don’t use slides. But, two-thirds do. Slides are good when using
the revelation tool of sharing ideas. They’re also good for explaining. And of
course there is the aesthetic appeal. However, beware, no slides are better
than bad slides. If we really want to use them, we might want to get
professional help with our slides.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Some
things to be aware of when using slides is that even though a picture is worth
a thousand words because it shows and tells; we should limit each slide to a
single core idea. Also, don’t put bullet points on slides because people will
mentally leave us and read ahead. Instead, do something like putting a question
on a slide, or a photograph, or video, maybe even some animation or perhaps
just some key data will do nicely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">As
mentioned earlier, visuals have aesthetic appeal. It’s actually okay for us to
show a lot of images to help increase the audience’s delight. Some speakers
even have a system that shows a new image every few seconds as they’re talking.
If using pictures, remember that a black background will make it look like we
are using a black border and will really help our images pop. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Here
are some things to beware of. Don’t use multiple type effects in the same line.
Don’t use bullets or dashes. And resist underlining and italics. Don’t put too
much on one slide. Instead, let’s use feeds. It’s wiser to build onto the slide
through clicks. Also use 24+ font size. We can use context photos, but have to
be careful that they don’t look like year book photos. And we shouldn’t show
videos longer than 30 seconds. Nor, show more than 2-4 videos. We should also
avoid fancy transitions. It’s better to just go to cuts. And remember, with
graphics, less is more. Finally, we need to always practice on the equipment
that we’re going to use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Should
we script or not script? Or use some sort of combination of the two? Anderson
believes that scripting can help us make the best use of our time up there on
that stage for those short 18 minutes. But, scripting also has the danger of
sounding like we are reading it. And even if we go the extra mile of fully
memorizing the speech it can still sound off. Like it’s not real or authentic.
Anderson calls this awkward place the, “uncanny valley”. The bottom line is
that the best speeches come off as if the speaker is sharing his or her ideas
for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It’s
almost best to go somewhere in between scripting and not scripting. Write the
speech. Make an outline. Memorize the opening and the closing. Then have a few
notes for everything in between. Don’t worry. The audience won’t mind if we
take a peek at our notes from time to time. A good way to do this is by taking
a sip of water and glancing over at our notes before we continue our talk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">However
we approach preparing for our speech, the most important thing is to practice,
and practice a lot. The practice isn’t about trying to memorize our speech,
it’s about becoming more comfortable with being up on that stage and in front
of that crowd. When we’re more comfortable, our audience is more comfortable
too. And that’s a good thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anderson
also expresses to always prepare a speech that is 9/10 of the time that we are
given. Prepare a 54 minute speech for a 1 hour presentation. And a 16:12 speech
for our 18 minute TED Talk. This gives us time to pace ourselves, pause, screw
up a little bit, milk the audience and basically have some breathing room. This
breathing room will add to our level of comfort and thus add to the level of
comfort and joy our audience is experiencing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Now,
not to put any more pressure on ourselves, but we need to remember that in this
modern era there is a tug-o-war for people’s attention. This is especially true
in online formats like TED Talks where people can just click away. Our first
words really do matter. So, let’s not waste them away with small talk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A
good way to open our speech could be with a dose of drama. Think about the
movie industry. How would they approach this subject in the opening minutes of
their movie? Another good strategy to open with is to ignite their curiosity.
The best way to do this is by asking a surprising question that creates a
knowledge gap our audience’s minds fights to close. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A
third approach to opening our speech could be as simple as just showing an
impactful slide, video or object. Finally, one can also open with teasing the
audience a little bit by using words that excite curiosity like, “reveal”. This
strategy encourages our audience to go on our journey. However, beware, if we
tell them everything in the first 30 seconds they will have no reason to go on
our journey with us. So, do tell them with some hints of where we’re going with
this little talk, but don’t immediately tell them everything in your opening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Dan Blanchard is an award-winning author, speaker and educator. To
learn more about Dan please visit his website at:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.danblanchard.net/">www.DanBlanchard.net</a>.
Thanks.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">TED Talks<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Part
2 Talk Tools<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Our
first idea building tool is connection. According to Anderson, author of <i>TED Talks</i>, to make a connection as a
speaker we have to go to where the audience is and win them over. We do this by
not rushing into our speech, but by taking a moment to smile and make eye
contact. It also helps to show a little vulnerability. It’s okay to be nervous.
The audience will see our humanity and root for us to succeed. Our nervousness
pushes their empathy buttons. Also, let’s try to make them laugh at least once.
But no corny jokes. Laughing breaks the tension and makes everyone feel like
they are on the same side. Laughter is a great tool for connecting and gets
everyone to listen closer to us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Narration
is our second idea building tool. Narration is simply a good story. So, let’s
tell a good story. Anthropologist and professor Wiessner shares that ancient
campfire stories played a crucial role in helping expand people’s abilities to
imagine, dream, and understand the minds of others. Basically, our minds
co-evolved through storytelling over many, many campfires. We can’t help but
like stories. It’s in our DNA. And every one of us gets something out of
stories because every one of us has some level of understanding, regardless of
where we are on the age spectrum, experience spectrum, or intelligence
spectrum. There is something for everyone in a good story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Telling
our own stories is the simplest talk to give. But, beware. According to
Anderson, there is a danger to taking this simpler road. The majority of talks
that TED Talks turns down are talks people have about themselves because they
lack a central idea that ties the narrative together. Remember the take-away
has to be obvious for everyone in the crowd. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Overcoming
the curse of knowledge may be one of the most important things we can do as
speakers. Making the speech as simple as it can be, but no simpler is how the
best speakers use the third tool of building ideas through explanations. For
the explanation method to be effective it has to start where the audience is.
Build curiosity. And it has to be delivered piece by piece with metaphors built
in to show how it all fits together with clear and easy to follow examples. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
best explainers say just enough to let people feel like they’re coming up with
the idea themselves. The best speakers bring in new concepts and describe them
just enough so that the prepared minds of the audience can slide these concepts
together into place for themselves. This strategy is time efficient for
speakers doing the short 18 minute TED Talk, and it’s deeply satisfying for the
audience members who like to feel clever. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">One
more thought on explanations. According to Anderson, sometimes it helps to
clear the muddy water by beginning our talks with what it isn’t. By sharing
what it isn’t with our audience we make it easier for them to close in on what
we have in our mind of what it is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Our
fourth tool for speakers to build ideas in others’ heads is persuasion.
Persuasion is the act of replacing someone’s world view with something a little
better. This won’t be an easy thing to do, however. People cling to what they
think they know because it’s the only way they know how to make sense of their
world at the moment. No one wants to live in a senseless world turned upside
down. To be effective in the art of persuasion, a speaker has to have the
element of reason as a central building block of their persuasive speech.
Reason is best accomplished through intuition pumps or a detective story
approach. Adding some humor early on, adding an anecdote, offering vivid
examples, using 3<sup>rd</sup> party validation, using powerful visuals and
other plausible priming devices helps one persuade others to their vision of a
better world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
fifth talk tool of a speaker trying to build ideas is the revelation. The
revelation is the most direct way of gifting an idea to an audience because it
just simply shows something new to them. However, let’s not simply just walk
our audience through bullets in a power-point presentation. That’s boring.
Instead, let’s figure out a way that engages, intrigues and enlightens our
audience. This route will bring some wonder and delight. Some of TED Talk
speakers have achieved this wonder and delight through “Wonder Walks”. Others
have done it through Dynamic Demos. Some have even done it through
“Dreamscapes”. Ultimately, what we want to do as speakers is to paint a bold
picture of the future. And we want to do this in a way that will make them
desire that future!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">TED TALKS: The Official TED Guide to
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Every piece of human progress has happened because humans
have shared ideas and the collaborated to make it happen. We need people to
step forward out of the shadows and share their ideas on today’s problems.
Thankfully, we have the avenue of public speaking to do this. Speaking is an
ancient art that is wired deeply into our human minds. And now thanks to the
Internet, our campfire talk is open to the whole world. We all have something
valuable to say. And as along as we say it authentically, in our own unique
ways nobody can argue that point. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Speaking
successfully and authentically could start for many of us as early as our
school years if our schools would just resurrect “rhetoric”- the art of
speaking effectively. Schools should make speaking effectively the 4<sup>th</sup>
R. Many would agree that today presentation literacy has the potential to make
the biggest impact. It could do the most good going forward for our youth and
our society, especially in this new multi-media digitally connected streaming
world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A
talk can open doors and transform a career. And yes it’s scary! But, fear can
be a good thing in that it will help us have the energy and will to prepare. It
can be done! Everywhere we look, we can see people who have overcome their fear
of public speaking from Eleanor Roosevelt to Warren Buffet to Princess Diana.
If we can talk to a group of friends over dinner, then we can speak publicly
and even go as far as to give a TED Talk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
central thesis of Chris Anderson’s book, “TED TALKS: The Official Guide to Public
Speaking” is that anyone with an idea worth sharing is capable of giving a
powerful talk. Confidence doesn’t matter. Stage presence doesn’t matter.
Neither does being a smooth talker. The only thing that truly matters is having
something worth saying. The good thing is that we all have far more worth
sharing than we’re presently aware of. We all have a blind spot and can’t
easily see what’s unique and special about ourselves. Asking those who know us
best will help us uncover the shining star that we all have hidden somewhere
deep within us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Now,
if we think we might have something special worth sharing, but are afraid that
we don’t know enough about it yet, don’t sweat it. Anderson has a solution. And
it’s a simple one. Let’s just put ourselves on a mission to find out more about
what we have that might be worth sharing. And if we find ourselves dragging our
feet on it, then let’s just simply sign up to give a speech on it. The fear
that will immediately follow will be enough to get us moving, get us learning,
and get us growing again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Focusing
on what we want to give our audience and starting where they are at is a great
foundation for building our speech. However, when building our speech we need
to be careful that we are giving and not taking. NO SALES PITCHES! No rambling
either. The audience’s time is valuable. Let’s not disrespect them by not
thoroughly preparing our speech and then wasting their time through our own
rambling. Also, let’s not talk just about our organization; no matter how interesting
we may find it. I guarantee you that others won’t find our job or place of
employment as interesting as we do. They can’t love it like we do because they
don’t work there and aren’t familiar with it like we are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Since
the point of our talks are to say something meaningful, Anderson shares that it
helps if our speeches have a throughline that ties together each narrative.
Think of a throughline as a strong rope that we attach each element to that are
parts of our ideas we’re building in others’ heads. We want to make the
audience’ take-away obvious. And we make it obvious by knowing our audience and
not trying to jam too much stuff in too short of a time. Cover less and the
impact will be more. Anderson encourages us to plan our 18 minute TED Talk and then
cut it in half. And then cut it in half again. Hmm… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Once
we have a throughline in 15 words or less, then it’s time to plan what we’ll
attach to it. Some of the tools that speakers use to build ideas are
connection, narration, explanation, persuasion, and revelation. Most speakers
use one of these idea-building tools or a mix of them. We’ll explain them more
in the next section. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thanks.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Another
interesting company that is doing some really ground-breaking stuff according
to Rose in his book, <i>The End of Average</i>,
is Morning Star. Morning Star has a self-managing philosophy. There are no
managers. There is no hierarchy. Morning Star does everything it can to promote
the power of the individual. Employees can even modify their own jobs however
they want to as long as they can convince employees affected by the change that
it’s a good idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Believe
it or not, this can be the new win-win type of capitalism when individuality is
taking seriously instead of the Robber Barons and every employee is
transitioned into an independent agent. The new empowered employees are tasked
with figuring out the best way of doing his or her job and contributing to the
company in a meaningful way rather than being disengaged and having one foot
already out the door. Remember, the 2013 Gallup Survey found that 70% of
employees disengaged. And Walmart has a turnover rate of about 50% annually.
That means that Walmart has to replace about a million people a year. Just
think about the enormous costs of doing that…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Western
Governors University is breaking out of the traditional Taylorism system of
education where high schools and colleges are controlling almost every aspect
of their students’ lives and forcing their students to be just like everyone
else, but only better. In addition, students are paying more and more for this
kind of maltreatment as well. Western Governors University has on-line
self-paced classes with competency exams. This University only costs $6,000 for
as many classes as one can finish in two semesters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">More
than 200 schools are now exploring competency-based forms of evaluating performance.
And many are doing away with traditional grades. Even MIT is offering several
credentialing programs because it offers more flexible and finer-grained level
of certification of one’s skills, abilities and knowledge than the typical four
year college diploma. The State of Virginia is also offering credentialing
instead of the four year college programs where they have a shortage of
qualified candidates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In
short, students should be able to take courses anywhere and stack credentialing
from all over, according to Todd Rose. Students should be able to learn the
material at their own pace, and even for free if they can figure out a way,
like maybe going to the free public library, for some of their education. In
addition, with self-determined competency-based credentialing there will be
fewer penalties for experimenting in order to discover what one’s true passion
really is. This would also create better matches between students and employees
because credentials would adjust in real time. Rose doesn’t want to do away
with colleges, he just wants them to change to meet the needs of today’s
students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A
good fit with our environment, whether it’s a classroom, cockpit or corner
office, creates opportunity to show what we are truly capable of as unique
individual human beings. But one must remember that equal access is not the
same as equal fit. Equal access helped move us forward as a more fair society during
the Industrial Age. Today, it’s different. Today, only equal fit creates true
equal opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Back
in 1931, James Tuslow Adams coined the term, <i>American Dream</i> in direct response to the growing influence of
Taylorism and the efficiency movement, which valued the system, but had no
regard for the individuals to whom alone any system could mean anything. The <i>American Dream</i> wasn’t about the white
picket fence or being rich. Rather, it was about having the opportunity to live
our lives to the fullest, as well as being appreciated for who we really are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Unfortunately,
averagarianism has corrupted the <i>American
Dream</i>, and has made it more about economic success than anything else. This
corruption of our <i>American Dream</i> has
caused the fabric of our society to change, as well as the way we view each
other, and view ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
principles of individuality presents a way to restore the <i>American Dream</i>, and even better, the chance for everyone to attain
it in their own unique way. It’s time for all of our institutions, especially
our schools, to embrace individuality and to adopt equal fit instead of equal
access. We can break free of the tyranny of averagarianism and standardization by
choosing to value individuality and get the <i>American
Dream</i> back again by being the best we can be and living a life of
excellence as we define it by ending the age of average.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Are
you willing to do your part in finding and obtaining your American Dream?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Age of Individuals<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In
the Taylorist averagarian system of standardization and hierarchies where the
system prevails and the average employee is expendable, a 2013 Gallup Study
found that 70% of employees felt disengaged from their job. Google and Costco
have turned away from this system of Taylorization and have now been named to
the list of “Top Places to Work” due to their new philosophy toward the
individual. If you hire great people, give them good wages, treat them with
dignity, and give them an honest path for a career, great things will happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Costco
truly believes in finding a good fit. One of Costco’s strategies to finding
good fits is by identifying students from local colleges who are already
working part-time for them who are a good fit. They hire these people for
fulltime work when they graduate. Costco finds this strategy much more
beneficial than actively seeking out and hiring graduates from prestigious
universities. Costco also gives their employees great benefits and pays them
75% more than Walmart does and has still been profitable every single year
since they went public. A lot of Costco’s success has to do with employee
loyalty and low employee turnover costs. This is helping them beat Walmart at
their own game of low costs and efficiency. Walmart has any extremely high
employee turnover costs due to its Taylorization system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Another
interesting case is Zoho Technology Corporation of India who took on the
behemoth Microsoft. In the beginning Zoho couldn’t afford to hire the kind of talent
that Microsoft could, so Zoho had to look for talent in different ways and in
different places. Amazingly, even against all these odds, Zoho quickly became
known for creating great stuff with a talent pool that none of their
competitors would have hired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Zoho’s
founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu found that there was little or no correlation
between grades and perceived quality of diploma and on-the-job performance as
computer programmers. This made him wonder why all the Big Boys were wearing
blinders and made the narrow pathway of college a pre-condition to be hired in
their companies. Zembu decided to cultivate talent himself by creating his own
Zoho University where he would not only give raw, unproven kids a shot, but he
would even pay them to go to his school. His school was self-paced, had no
grades and used feedback based on projects. And guess what? It’s working! Vembu
has hired some amazing unknowns from some of the poorest neighborhoods in India
from his university program who have gone off to do great things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Since
Vembu doesn’t agree with evaluating people based on averages, Zoho doesn’t have
performance reviews. There are no score cards. There are no employee rankings.
If a manager has a concern with an employee, they have a one-on-one discussion
so the manager can address it and help that employee right then and right there
rather than several months later at a nerve-racking performance review.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Zoho
pays fair wages and great benefits. It identifies talent and nurtures it. And
that talent responds by being fully engaged and extremely productive. Zembu
says that if you treat individuals with respect, as individuals, you will get
more out of them than what you put into them. These simple common sense
strategies based on individuals over the system is how Zoho can compete with
the Big Boys while using a talent pool that the Big Boys would never even look
at, let alone consider hiring and working with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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