I was in a forum on a web site for piano players when one of the participants asked how other people felt about being called “gifted.” The person took some offense at the description, thinking it failed to acknowledge the amount of practice it takes to play the piano well. The discussion brought to mind my early years taking piano lessons. I was a student of what was then called the “lab method.” There were six students in rows of…
Recently I’ve been giving a lot of thought to my story. After a while, it occurred to me that I was thinking almost entirely about my past. I decided that it would be better to look instead at the future. I’ve thought about what my “future story” will be. For me, it turned out that my future story is strongly influenced by my successes and failures in the past. My aim is to emphasize the strengths and downplay the weaknesses….
In my MLM career, I’ve worked with some folks who I thought were great networkers. I’ve been trained by some who I considered to be the best in the business. I’d go to their seminars with this thought in mind, “Please just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it.” They’d tell me what to do. I’d do it. It didn’t work. They were great ideas. At least they sounded like great ideas. But they didn’t work. I’d listen…