Something You Should Know about Intuition

September 21, 2012

Interview with Jill Spiegel, author of the book Jill Spiegel's How To Talk To Anyone About Anything!

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you one of those people who has trouble mingling at parties - maybe because you’re just not good at small talk?

Jill Spiegel:
First of all there’s no such thing as small talk even when you start conversations with, “What a beautiful day.” Or a compliment like, “I love your tie.” You give people a psychological and emotional lift that makes them want to talk to you.
 

April 25, 2012

Interview with Thor Muller, author of the book Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business

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Mike Carruthers:
Luck can be a powerful force for your success if you understand how to use it.

Thor Muller:
Well we all know that there’s such a thing as blind luck when you’re struck by lightning what we talk about is something called serendipity. And serendipity involves chance but it also involves doing something with that chance what we call creativity. 
 

January 17, 2011

Interview with Stephen M.R.Covey, author of the book Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World

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Mike Carruthers:
We are probably less trusting of other people today than ever before.

Stephen M.R. Covey:
In a low trust world we tend to become more suspicious, more cynical, more distrusting because none of us want to get burned.
 

May 5, 2011

Interview with Andy Boynton, author of the book The Idea Hunter: How to Find the Best Ideas and Make them Happen

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Mike Carruthers:
Of course it’s possible that a great idea can be the result of ah ha moment, but most great ideas actually take a very different course.

Andy Boynton:
I think we know enough about innovation and studying innovation by now the best ideas are combinations of old ideas – and that it’s not the divine moment.