As the author of numbers of plans, articles, posts and a few books, I am convinced that a tangible objective consistently swells to the top of successful working and living. It is a single word. Commitment. It is easy to identify where it should rank on the hierarchy scale. One of the oldest and most […]
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February 24, 2015
In the book, Zillion Dollar Thinking, the “Forward and Fast Forward” chapter sites the American International Toy Fair of 2004 (over ten years ago). The comparison was how far we have advanced from the Magic Eight Ball of the 1950’s.” The alarm was how artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic and psychographic profiling was quietly being embedded […]
July 28, 2014
Doubling down, by it’s nature, can be a stubborn and obstinate position to embrace. So, why do many adopt this offensive/defensive stance? Discovery Questions: Why does anyone adopt this position? What does it really mean? Is this a wise leadership strategy? Is this position driven by a deeper fundamental agenda? Is this a form of […]
December 4, 2013
“The central goals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research include reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning, communication, perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects or people. General intelligence is still among the field’s long term goals. Currently popular approaches include statistical methods, computational intelligence and traditional symbolic AI. There are an enormous number of tools used […]
September 28, 2013
From Dufnering to Sethnering
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery As an Auburn grad, the visual of Dufnering [Jason Dufner, pro golfer] brings back images of a long frat night of partying and consequent complete melt down in the back halls (like a raw oyster laying on the half shell). Beauty. On the other hand, Sethnering [Seth Godin, pro marketing expert] is the positive […]
June 21, 2013
Know When To Quit
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery You have seen it repeatedly. Someone is trying to persuade, convince or sell you something, and they simply do not know when to cut it off. Their conviction and force is overwhelming and often annoying. You can feel stuck and helpless. Commitment Generally, when someone does not know when to quit, they are doggedly […]
June 7, 2013
(Makes Us Tick / Examples) Hope Light Truth Inspiration Goals Connectivity Intuition (Makes Us Sick / Examples) Lies Negativity Oppression Darkness Despair Hopelessness Loss Discovery Time to evaluate our thinking and decisioning? Commitment Pledge to become more effective in today’s environment. Solution Carve out the “sick” thoughts…sew in the “tick” thoughts. Action Do it now […]
May 31, 2013
How does that happen? Why is that significant? Discovery I was watching a golf tourney that was being played in Singapore China, and in the background, a dog was barking. Ironically, it sounded much like my neighbor’s dog here at home. The following week I was watching another tourney played in Melbourne Australia. Oddly another […]
May 6, 2013
Discovery If you had the opportunity and motivation to reboot your thinking, what would be different this time around? Would you have a plan, a model/process or any new methodology?” Consider this…we are living in a increasingly controlling environment, and consequently, the only real control that we can independently maintain is what we think and […]
March 19, 2013
She May Not Be Who She Says
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery “Absolutely Guaranteed for Life” “Never Before…Never Again” “Bigger…Brighter…Stronger” “Always…Everyone…Anytime” How many times have you fallen for an alluring and magnetic headline or statement that is to good to be believed? With smart gadgets constantly in your hand, how can you avoid it? Today, she may look great…but without PhotoShop (or another app)? Commitment The […]
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