Stressful Situation – How do you deal with it?

How do you deal with a stressful situation? I had to take a test today, a stressful situation, something many adults try to avoid. In fact the fear/anxiety attached to taking a test will cause some people to avoid that path in life in favor of taking the actions necessary to potentially put themselves in a […]

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Four Levels of Competence vs. Ability Distinctions

Four Levels of Competence vs. Ability Distinctions When I mentioned one of the four levels of competence in an earlier article. I received a lot of questions about what the other ones where and how they related to the Excellence Zone™. When I am discussing the Excellence Zone™ with and individual or a group, the conversation usually […]

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Emotional State – which one did you wake up in today?

What emotional state did you wake up in today? Your emotional state – physical and mental is just that a state, and it changes and can be changed very quickly. Skeptical? Where you ready to take on the world today or did you want to crawl back under the covers? Think back on yesterday – think about something that […]

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Unconscious Competence what does it have to do with

What does “Unconscious competence” have to do with your Excellence Zone™? The Unconscious Competence concept was presented to me while listening to a CD set provided by a friend of mine.The keys to success in that CD set where your personal teachability index and the four stages of competence. That CD set got me thinking again about stuff I […]

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Decision making skills – which ones are the key to success?

Which decision making skills are the key to success? Although the decision making skills that result in taking action are good, the ones that lead to Massive Action are the best. Strategy 1: Normal – Average I think it is fairly normal for people to think about trying something, and if that something doesn’t work trying something else and […]

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Decision Making Process – personal belief system asset or liability?

Decision Making Process Personal Belief Systems – Asset or Liability? If you are reading something, like this decision making process article – that you started reading because you thought there might be a valuable nugget contained inside. What happens when you find a spelling mistake? Do you discount the valuable information contained within that you were seeking? Or do […]

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Develop conflict resolution skills by defusing the Intent

Develop conflict resolution skills by defusing the Intent A great way to develop conflict resolution skills is learning to defuse another person’s intent. In business “Conflict” can be defined as a strongly worded  conversation between two or more people. One definition of intent: A person intends a consequence when he or she foresees that it will happen if the given series of acts or omissions continue […]

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