Top 5 Business Lessons from a Five Year Old Part 3 (Finale)
I feel frustrated that we spent so much time and got such little results. B is happy we got two orders and had fun playing while we got them. A teacher in our neighborhood suggests we go to another school district where their students do fundraising differently. So on Sunday, we go to another area. […]
Top 5 Business Lessons from a Five Year Old Part 2
B wants to go even though it’s raining. We put on our rain boots, take jackets, grab two umbrellas, and go out. The first house B goes to, he gets an order. Then at the next house, someone answers the door and doesn’t order something. His first taste of rejection. How does he respond? As […]
Top 5 Business Lessons from a Five Year Old
After only a month in kindergarten, B man came home with a fundraiser. As someone who hasn’t done a fundraiser in decades, I wasn’t too excited about the idea of this. B man looked at the paperwork. When he saw the prizes he could win, it was all over. He set his sights on a […]
Growing in Confidence
For our capstone class in grad school, we had to give a group presentation. Before it was my turn, my legs were shaking, my palms were sweaty, and my hands were fidgeting. I was a nervous wreck. My part was only a few minutes, and I hated every second of it. Getting up in front […]
Get into the Driver’s Seat
Sometimes you gotta suck. Think back to when you first learned how to drive. Really, think about it. You just got your learner’s permit, and you’re about to go driving for the first time. How did you feel? Excited, nervous, carefree? Who was in the passenger seat? What was the first thing you did once […]
If You Want to Be Better…
I have a confession. My weakness is ice cream. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and snacks…all in the same day. At any given time I have anywhere from seven to nine different flavors in my freezer. I like variety. In fact, I ate seven scoops of ice cream, seven days a […]
Disrupt Status Quo Thinking Part 2
Once you start tuning into your negative thoughts, it’s time to take action to change them. Keep track of the negative thoughts you have. Write them down. Each day write down, whether on a piece of paper, in a notepad, or on your phone, the negative thoughts that you have. Do this consistently over the […]
Disrupt Status Quo Thinking
We have 60,000 thoughts a day, and 80% of them are negative. You could be the most positive, optimistic person, and you still have negative thoughts. They have been engrained in you since you were a child. Think of a toddler, they say what they want, when they want. They don’t know what negative thoughts […]
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality
Your thoughts are your reality. The more you think about something, the more likely it will come true. The more you focus on something, the more you focus on it. Duh, Jessica. What I mean by that is the more you focus on it, the more you’ll continue to focus on it, and stay stagnant. […]
How to Increase Your Sales
If you wonder why your team’s sales aren’t higher, here’s why: 1. Negative thoughts cloud most of their thoughts 2. They haven’t figured out, it’s about relationships 3. They don’t know how to truly listen You have 60,000 thoughts a day, and 80% of them are negative. These negative thoughts are clouding your decisions, conversations, […]