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The Difference between “Choking” and “Panicking” in Business

Monday, February 1st, 2010

TonyPage3Malcolm Gladwell has a new book out called, “What the Dog Heard.” An awesome collection of his insights and unique perspective. Malcolm Gladwell of “Tipping Point”, and “Blink” fame.

He talks in his book about the “biological difference” between Choking and Panicking. Choking is when we over think an activity to the point it paralyzes our free flowing movement that has been learned through repetition and practice to become almost an involuntary movement like “free throw shooting” or a “tennis serve.” We “think” ourselves through something that used to be natural and it causes us to hit the net or the backboard.
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What is your Philosophy on Life?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

TonyPage3Jim Rohm was one of the first real leaders in the Personal development Movement. He mentored and inspired Tony Robbins, as well as a myriad of the great minds, to come down the pipe in personal growth.

For me, Jim was the first person to ask the question, “What is your philosophy on life?” For me, that is one of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself.

I just re-read or “listened” to one his earlier programs. It was so timely for me. Again, he asks the question, “what is your philosophy on life?”

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Design your way to Breakthrough

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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Tony Scelzo

Ok. I have a friend,  we all probably have one.  They are really successful,  despite themselves. Their theory on life is “I am a hammer and the world is a nail.”

Now this is OK,  because they make it work.  They get the things they need,  they fire to their goals w/ meteoric flights.  You know it is OK because sometimes we all have to “push through conflict” to get things done.  There is big difference however between style and effectiveness.

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Never be outlearned

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

By Tony Selzo
Rainmakers Marketing Group

Last week, I had the privilege of spending half a day with one of the greatest minds in our time, Brian Tracy, an internationally-known author and speaker in sales and business performance. He was so animated about our country’s apathy towards learning, and how we should change it.Tracy made the argument that, right now, the average American spends 50 times more on entertainment than education. He added that successful people have a ratio that is much closer, if not equal to, a 1-to-1 ratio when it comes to education and entertainment.I think the sad truth about Americans is we would rather work hard than think hard.

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