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Something You Should Know about Intuition

Can You Trust People?

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.
 
Stephen M.R. Covey

What Is Your Gut Instinct?

October 19, 2011

 

Interview with Mary Ellen O’Toole, author of the book Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us

 

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Mike Carruthers:
My gut instinct told me it was the right thing to do. How often have you said that?

 

Mary Ellen O’Toole:
It’s this reliance on these mystical concepts that really cannot be described, you can’t refine your gut, you can’t improve your gut.
 
Mary Ellen O'Toole

How To Find Your Next Great Idea

 

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.
 
Andy Boynton

Your Powers Of Influence

August 17, 2010

 

Interview with Dr. Mark Goulston, author of the book Get Out of Your Own Way at Work...And Help Others Do the Same: Conquer Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job

 

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Mike Carruthers:
To truly have influence over people you really need to understand the concept of "buy-in".

 

Dr. Mark Goulston:
"Buy-in" is the first step in motivating or persuading someone to do something. "Buy-in" is the difference between - "Tell me more" and "No thanks I've heard enough already."
 
Dr. Mark Goulston

Do You Have The "It" Factor?

 June 4, 2010

 

Interview with Mark Wiskup, author of the book The It Factor: Be the One People Like, Listen to, and Remember

 

Mike Carruthers:
Do you have the "it" factor?

 

Mark Wiskup:
The "it" factor is the rare ability to connect with anyone you meet for any reason - whether you know them for five seconds or whether you've known them for five years.

 
Mark Wiskup

What Do You Do Best?

January 26, 2010

 

Interview with Sir Kenneth Robinson, author of the book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Would you say you’re doing what you truly love and are good at?

 

Sir Kenneth Robinson:
The way that we can really get fulfillment in our lives is to discover the things that we can do best. And when we find the things that we do best we start to become the best that we can be.
 
Sir Ken Robinson

 

Sir Ken Robinson, author of the book The Element ... 

 

Reading Other People

January 9, 2009
Interview with Tony Alessandra author of People Smart with Family, Friends & Significant Others: Using the Disc Behavioral Styles Model to Turn Every Personal Encounter Into a Mutual Win 

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you have "people smarts"?

 

Tony Alessandra:
The ability to size up people and adapt or adjust the way they deal with those people to make that person feel more comfortable with them.
Tony Alessandra

 

How You Handle Change

July 20, 2009

Interview with Ariane de Bonvoisin author of The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change (and Loving Your Life More)

 
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Mike Carruthers:
When you ask most people how well they cope with change in life, you typically hear….

 

Ariane de Bonvoisin:
“I hate change, I resist change, I’m bad at change…” So I know that is a very classic, typical response.

Ariane de Bonvoisin

Make Your Brain Work Better Part 2

 May 21, 2009

Interview with Richard Restak, M.D.author of Think Smart: A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance
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Mike Carruthers:
Perhaps one of the most important ways to make sure your brain keeps working well is to use it.

 

Richard Restak, M.D.:
What I call seeking "cognitively enhancing experiences" - people that you hang around, the things that you talk about, the things that you read about, constantly wanting to learn something new.

Dr. Richard Restak

 

Using Surprise To Your Advantage

 

May 4, 2009
Interview with Andy Nulman, author of Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise

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Mike Carruthers:
To be more successful, whether as a business or as an individual, one often overlooked strategy is the power of surprise.

 

Andy Nulman:
The definition here is it's the constant expansion of the boundaries of delightful extremes. What you want to make sure you do is delight a customer.


Andy Nulman

 

 


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