Cause and Effect in Current Events
Don’t be surprised when you get the expected result.
Stupidity is running rampant, world wide. It’s frustrating, because the mistakes aren’t rocket science. They’re really simple stuff. People forget their actions have consequences. Let’s explore some cause/effect you should keep in mind, through the lens of current events. Think how these [...]

Nightmare or Hope? Your Decision.
You have only yourself to blame for the quality of your decisions. Improve it. Start today.
Are you committed to becoming a spot-on decision-maker who can make great decisions that actually guide your world? Because chances are, your personal decision-making process is no guarantee of that.
We’ve just finished two years of hate-filled, [...]

The Key to Ethical, Sane Behavior
Your little voice may have all the answers you need.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily substitute [...]

Maybe you’ve been successfully brainwashed and just don’t know it. How would you? …

Happy or Successful
Which will you pursue?
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On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that [...]

Is Counting the Root of All Evil?
Stever’s October 2007 Newsletter
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The love of money isn’t the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting.
Don’t get me wrong; counting was a wonderful invention. It has its uses. We can keep track of [...]

Overcoming your own change resistance
Some change resistance is good. How about yours?
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Q: I am change-resistant. I know it, but it doesn’t help. Once I’ve decided to change something, I enjoy the challenge. But I often resist with “it won’t work because…” How do I know [...]

Powerful business results through NLP
Using NLP at an organizational level
NLP business applications often suck. Well, maybe they’re not that bad, but all you hear about is rapport skills, predicate matching, and sometimes meta-programs. At best, they’re applied to getting people to play nice together, helping customers who call for help feel better, and convincing people [...]