Tag: Change

Notes From BJ Fogg’s Presentation

How Stanford professor BJ Fogg's revolutionary behavior model can transform your habits through the strategic use of triggers, motivation, and ability Dr. BJ Fogg, founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University, has revolutionized our understanding of behavior change Last week I attended a Communications Media Managers Association (CMMA) event in Plano, Texas, where I had the opportunity to hear Stanford University professor BJ Fogg speak about "Hot Triggers & Rituals: The New World...

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Tony Robbins: Smart Marriage Conference

Tony Robbins: Smart Marriage Conference

I follow Tony Robbins on Twitter who "tweeted" a link to this video today which I enjoyed and wanted to share.  Below are my notes from the video: Tony Robbins has been obsessed with the question of what makes the difference in people's lives. Why is it that some people who have everything yet spend most of their life going into and out of rehab? Then you meet someone who has been abused or nobody...

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Celebrity Apprentice Wall Color & Rambo

Wall Colors and Other Completely Random Thoughts So here is a completely random and odd blog post for you. I was watching Celebrity Apprentice tonight, and I liked the wall color of the apartment in the picture above. Yes, I'm actually blogging about this, I was watching TV, paused it, took a picture of the TV, and am now blogging about it...yes I'm strange. I have traditionally gravitated toward earth tones for my wall colors...

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Why Collaboration Tools Alone Won’t Transform Your Organization

Culture Comes Before Technology Evan Rosen wrote a nice article in Business Week titled "Creating Collaboration Takes More Than Technology." Worse yet, the tools may have created no real value, and the decision-makers who had pinned such high hopes on these tools are surprised. Are the tools the problem? More likely, the problem is the organization. When tools fail to create value, it's usually because decision-makers adopt tools before the company's culture and processes are...

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How To Keep Your Business Mojo

Understanding the four ingredients of professional Mojo and how to avoid killing it Marshall Goldsmith's book explores how to find and maintain your professional Mojo Marshall Goldsmith wrote Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It and in his book, he says that four ingredients need to be combined in order for you to have great Mojo: The Four Essential Ingredients of Mojo 1. Identity:...

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The Boy And The Sundae

Many years ago, a 10-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool. He caught the eye of the waitress and asked, “how much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” the waitress replied. The boy reached into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change, and began counting. The waitress frowned impatiently. After all, she had other customers to wait on. The boy squinted up at the...

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