It’s not about changing to something you’re not.
It’s about becoming more of who you are.
It’s not about going from a square to a circle.
It’s about going from a square to a cube.
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Categories: Emotion, Martin Messier
I’m currently reading “Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together” by William Isaacs.
This is a very, very powerful book. Notably, in the introduction, Isaacs shares the following:
“The capacity for talking together constituted the foundation for democracy, far more fundamental than voting. As one ancient Greek philosopher noted, ‘When voting started, democracy ended.’”
After reading this, all of a sudden, I could see.
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Categories: Communication, Martin Messier, Relationships
I’ve distilled the six steps of marketing according to Seth Godin. Understand that he didn’t write this. This is purely my interpretation of the steps based on all the material he has published over the last decades.
If you like this, please Stumble it and link to it. It can save someone a lot of time.
1. Figure out what you can be #1 in the world at. Quit the rest.
Seth covered this in The Dip. Before you do anything else, you [...]
Categories: Marketing, Martin Messier
I just gave my son his first slap on the butt. He’s three.
While I feel terrible about this, it was necessary. And I hope I never have to do it again.
For a long time, he’s been developing egocentric aggressive behaviors (hitting his nanny, destroying his sister’s games when he gets frustrated, etc.). My wife and I have discussed the issue with him, have given him timeouts, to no avail.
Apparently, he needs a stronger pain reference to help him make more [...]
Categories: Martin Messier, Parenting