“Once someone makes a decision about your cause or your product or your resume, it’s almost impossible for you to persuade them that they may have been initially wrong. You’re no longer asking them to remake the first decision, you’re asking them to admit their decisioning error, which is a whole other thing. Compounding this, […]
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September 25, 2012
When Opposites Attract
Posted by Ernest FalknerA short list of opposites can help us make a major point in decisioning. These are actually decisions on auto-pilot. Opposites War – Peace Black – White Start – Stop Good – Evil Begin – End Life – Death Bondage – Freedom Hot – Cold Night – Day Finite – Infinite Even though these are […]
September 18, 2012
“The Latest Polls Say…”
Posted by Ernest FalknerHow many times a day do we see this headline? How many times is there full disclosure that describes the details of how a poll was structured and framed? One site that you can use as a benchmark: “20 Questions A Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results http://www.ncpp.org/?q=node/4 And here is a mantra you can […]
August 30, 2012
in·di·vid·u·al·ism
Posted by Ernest Falknernoun 1. a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual 2. the principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action 3. the pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests 4. individual character; individuality 5. an individual peculiarity Right now, as we watch the GOP National […]
August 24, 2012
Beyond the Static…Who Gets It?
Posted by Ernest FalknerHow committed are you to seek the truth in decisioning when information interference is compounding exponentially? Ten years ago, from a routine search engine, most topics would yield less than one million results. Today…hundreds of millions is common. Then, consider the volume of social networks, digital editions, e-books, blog sites, and a zillion others…all forms […]
August 14, 2012
USA…USA…USA…
Posted by Ernest FalknerFrom an international perspective, we just celebrated the skills and achievements of our superior athletes in the 2012 Olympics. Similarly, we are about to witness the Ryder Cup (golf USA/European event). Following that will be several other smaller events that will showcase the spirit and legacy of our unique American culture. These events are related […]
August 7, 2012
The Emerging Lynchpin
Posted by Ernest FalknerHerds Happen Will we emerge as individuals with choices and freedoms or herds without? Herds can be big or small. The individual question may be how you will influence your herd, or how your herd will influence you? That decision could change our world, and it is only a few months away. From the term […]
July 30, 2012
On the surface many will call these synonymous, but maybe not so fast. Often, we may gloss over this slight distinction when faced with a decision disguised as a problem. But, if we apply the Zillion Dollar Thinking MODEL, we may come to a more extensive alternative. To refresh, the MODEL has four distinct steps. […]
July 19, 2012
Best Decisioning POV
Posted by Ernest Falkner“I decided not kill myself. I had been through some hard times emotionally, but I just decided to suck it up, get over it, and get on with life. It was my best decision! The world can be a great place.” At a Wilmington rally for Democratic Delaware Senate candidate Chris Coons, President Obama laid […]
July 11, 2012
The Trend is Your Friend
Posted by Ernest FalknerBack in the day, as a resident estate planning specialist with a major securities firm, my office was right next to the commodity office and the “squawk box” that routinely issued breaking market alerts and trends. The futures market had a famous and classic mantra that is still a bellwether icon even today. “The trend […]
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