In my last post I mentioned how negative self-talk can be a hugely demotivating activity. And it reminded me of what my good friend, Max Eames, said in his presentation at a seminar I attended the weekend before last;
“Failure is not the falling down, it’s the not getting back up!”
and that really sums up [...]
Written by Carol Bentley on December 3, 2007
Do you ever have a conversation in your head? Do you sometimes criticise yourself - perhaps harshly?
Have you ever stopped to consider the power the words you use have over you?
Because words do have power. If they didn’t we wouldn’t bother writing sales letters using words to persuade people to buy from us.
So [...]
Written by Carol Bentley on November 30, 2007
How do you feel when you meet someone, perhaps a business person, who you’ve only seen once before at meeting… and they remember you AND your name?
It feels great doesn’t it? And, be honest, rather flattering too. And because of that you probably have more rapport with them.
Now let’s turn that around and [...]
Written by Carol Bentley on November 26, 2007
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