Entries from March 2008

March 8, 2008

Terryisms….General George S. Patton

I choose to Bounce: “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” General George S. Patton….
If you haven’t hit a bottom, then you never know how high you can bounce or what you’re really made of……Getting up from what the [...]

March 3, 2008

Holy Cow. Words Paint Pictures in your Mind.

Your choice of words emotionally effect you and your listeners. The difference between “search” and “quest”…… Quest sounds more like Crusade language.  My quest is to succeed.  I’m on a quest for my client.  Quest implies empowerment.  Search just sounds tired and overused. Yes, you search, but quest sounds like you’re on a mission.  Search [...]

March 1, 2008

Pain in Sand….Good in Stone

Keep your Stones of Good in clear view…. Be in the  state of Thankfulness…

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, [...]