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 […]
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April 10, 2012
Bubba Decisioning
Posted by Ernest FalknerI just viewed a live interview with Bubba Watson on “Morning Drive” and the Golf Channel. In case you missed, he is the new winner of the Green Jacket (Master’s Golf Tournament). He won in historic fashion in a sudden death playoff. What is notable is how he made the critical decision at just the […]
October 24, 2011
Simple as That…
Posted by Ernest FalknerGood vs. Evil Black vs. White Up vs. Down Man vs. Woman Slave vs. Free Day vs. Night Big vs. Small Fast vs. Slow Right vs. Left Animal vs. Vegetable Hard vs. Soft Thick vs. Thin Life vs. Death Sometimes we make the subject of decisioning complicated. That is not necessary in certain categories. The […]
October 17, 2011
In golf, a mulligan is a “do over” where the first shot does not count. In communication…when the decision leaves your lips…and you immediately want to take it back…you want a verbal mulligan. Mulligans are granted in golf every day…unfortunately, they are not the norm in decisioning and communication. Is there an alternative? Maybe it’s […]
October 13, 2011
We’ve all been there: Dinner becomes a pyramid pitch (Amway, etc.) Brother in law’s latest venture (who wants your investment capital) Divorce/separation announcement (or other) Coming “out of the closet” (over anything) A declaration is announced (position, party, choice, etc.) Position of beliefs becomes aggressive (religion/politics/values) Any other decision that will be life (or lifestyle) […]
September 28, 2011
The more we hear, the more we read, the more we write, the more it proves out the wisdom and practicality of timeless Biblical passages…more specifically, the book of Proverbs. Considering today’s individual, business, foreign, governmental and political landscape, it could prove to be beneficial to our POV (point of view). Even the best management, […]
September 2, 2011
We’ve all seen it before…“Selective Memory.” It’s when someone does/says something in the past and then conveniently disremembers, misspeaks or reconstructs only the part that is most useful to them. The only thing left out of this equation is that is that we (the receivers) also have a memory, yet not necessarily selective. Sometimes this […]
February 17, 2011
One of the best signs and predictors of a response or decision is the track record, pattern or history of the individual or entity. The commodities and futures markets live by the slogan “the trend is your friend.” We believe that this also applies to decisioning. Consider: One definition of “insanity:” “Doing the same thing […]
July 14, 2010
How To Make Decisions
Posted by Ernest Falkner(That Lead To the Results You Want) Let’s say that you set a goal to quit smoking, or to lose 20 pounds or to make a million dollars. What is your very next step? In any of those instances, the first step is basically the same. You need to make a decision. Whatever goal you […]
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