Category: On ko chi shin
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The name is the result
I had the pleasure and privilege to attend New England Warrior Camp again this year (my 11th out of 13) in the woods of Sudbury, Massachusetts this past weekend. Others have done a much better job illuminating the actual goings-on, such as my friend and senior, Jon Merz. One of my huge takeaways from the…
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Three belief secrets about achieving your goals
On a team that you know has the potential but needs a little something extra to get cooking? I’ve been in that exact situation many, many times in my professional career, working with people who were incredibly talented but for one reason or another, their potential was staying locked away. Sir Ken Robinson said once…
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Apprenticeship, little things, and formulae for success
In old Japan, it was fairly common for a young person in the tradesman class to be apprenticed to a master. Whether it was blacksmithing, cooking, or any tradeskill, apprenticeship was just about the only way to get an education. What’s interesting about old Japanese apprenticeships was the duration and work asked of the apprentice.…
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Reminders of past successes to power your future
Ever had a day when you felt off, when you weren’t accomplishing what you needed to accomplish, or worse, felt as though you didn’t have the ability or capability to accomplish? Those days can be the toughest to overcome because you’re effectively working against yourself. Part of you is at war with another part of…
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Solving the marketing frustration of knowing too little or too much
someone wrote a great blog post the other day about marketers spending too much time consuming, studying, and theorizing, but not enough time doing. There’s a flip side to this problem, too – marketers who spend all their time doing, so much so that they’re stuck with the same solutions they’ve been using for problems…
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5 old sales tricks made new again
5 old sales tricks made new again Anyone ever take one of the old sales trainings from back in the day – Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, etc.? There were tons of interesting tips and tricks for sales folks from a time when sales people had to work insanely hard with terrible tools (or no tools…
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What the martial arts teach us about marketing basics
DJ Waldow asked: We talk/preach a ton about “advanced email marketing” yet so many folks are stuck on basics. Refocus conversation? Thoughts? And Amber Naslund also commented: I wonder how much of our quest for “what’s next” is really centered in our uncomfortable misunderstanding of the basics. These are closely related. In the martial arts,…
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6 minute stressbuster meditation
A few folks have lately needed to make use of this 6 minute guided meditation I made a few years ago. It’s not tied specifically to any one tradition or religious practice, just a way of getting yourself recentered by using your senses and some music. Give it a try, and let me know how…
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What marketing can learn from martial arts mistakes
One of the “secrets” that one of my teachers, Ken Savage of the Winchendon Martial Arts Center, says is that if a technique is not working, something in the previous step went wrong. If a throw isn’t working, perhaps your footwork or positioning in the entry was wrong. If a kata (pre-arranged routine) isn’t working…
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Ninja Mind Control Trick
So much of what we perceive is defined by subtle cues and clues. Ever heard the cliche that clothes make the man? Like many cliches, it’s mostly true. The clothes you wear do indeed change the perceptions of others, controlling at least the initial impression, the blink, that you make. That’s just the tip of…