It is not black, but a rich maroon leather, so soft and buttery. The support for the back is attentive and tends to hold you upright so that you will “sit up and get some work done”. But alas, is it the chair or the giver? It was a association meeting of sorts. There were the silent auction items on tables around the room. One was this office chair. My had decided to retire early. I was in the market. So I bid . . . and won. Then the issue of delivery arrived. Connecting with the provider, lets call
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Posts by Kordell Norton
The 6th Listening Skill
Steven Covey gave us the 5 listening skills. Simply it starts with Apathy – “I don’t know and I don’t care”. This is the world of pity, and indifference. Sympathy – We now listen, but we are just listen because of our own self interests. We listen to respond. Empathy – We listen, to understand and feel with our hearts. To put ourselves into the others place Major NOTE: Empathy is processed in the brain where pain is registered. If someone is not careful they will soon have Empathy Burnout. Hence the reason there is such high burnout with doctors
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The evil sibling to Humility and true reality is . . . . .
Ocean crossings require constant corrections based on changing environment. Education that is only backward looking lacks the total Janus wisdom of application of knowledge based on future states. Perhaps why generals are best prepared for the last battle in the last war. Reality is not truth based. Reality for us is based on our own biases. Our redefining of the daily wash of life so we can maintain a degree of sanity and control in our lives. The great enemy of real education, of service, of winning then is pride. The inability to accept what is. Protect the ego. Hedge
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Conversation with a true charismatic. . . er . . .my nephew.
There are those who you KNOW are charismatic. Bill Clinton, Oprah, JFK, Ronald Reagan. In business it gets a little more subjective. In life it gets very rare because it doesn’t always follow power. Often position gives charisma. You run a Fortune 100, there is an implied charisma. Doug McMillan, the new President of Walmart might inherit charisma because of position. But those around him say, “he is the most charismatic person I have ever known.” Recently I had a conversation with a nephew. It was him, my oldest sister, and my youngest daughter and me. Personal, close, family. Afterward,
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“Seriously, what are the proactive things that speakers do to get engagements?” – A NSA Mountainwest Presentation
On March 21st, the Mountainwest Chapter of the National Speakers Association will be having their 2018 event titled: Paid to Speak. As I will be presenting I thought it would save attendees some time if they could just listen and not have to take notes. So the following are the points that I will be making. To all you attendees. Enjoy. Do they, the Customers, have money? (If no . . . Start over, i.e. – see Association, Government, Education, and/or Corporation) There are so many speakers who want to talk to mothers who have experience being single and falling in
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Revised and Updated – a new “last chapter” of my first book
Since 2007 my first book, titled Throwing Gas on the Fire – Creating DRASTIC Change In Sales and Marketing has gone back to the printer several times. My experience is like most authors, that first book tends to be a little more special to us. Before I go to the printer again, I felt it needed some updates, editing, and revisions. So I removed the last chapter and replaced with the following, which is more “where are we now, and what direction does mankind need to head? Excerpt from the new and improved book “Throwing Gas on the Fire –
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What happens when you find a true charismatic who has no ego?
What happens when you find someone who is truly charismatic, and yet they have zero ego? A treasure really. Like finding a precious gem, or discovering some incredible life changing wisdom. In this case it is a person. By coincidence, my new bride introduced me to her “tax accountant.” In my mind I thought, “sure, this is probably just another dime-a-dozen bean counter”. How embarrassing to be so judgmental and so very wrong. Calm, authentic, caring, honest, and hard working. We first met her and her husband at a lunch. An older couple, the conversation quickly turned to individual lives;
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Announcing the birth of. . . . . a few things that automatically constitute Red Letter days
I have 6 kids, two step sons, and soon my 15th Grandchild. What a quiver of wonder, blessings, and miracles. Beside children, there are some days that are “peak” days and events. Weddings, graduations, vacations, and other major life changing events. The birth of my first book was one of those. There is magic in holding the hard copy of your labor. It is emotional, fulfilling, and gratifying to see the effects of efforts. Yesterday I saw the birth of my newest website at www.KordellNorton.com A thing of beauty. Of course, my former boss and mentor once said, “Even a
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Always Room at The Inn for Luxury – How "easy" struggles with the high end
Terminal 2 at JFK. Hovering above the crowded gate areas is a massive Delta Sky Club. People waiting for flights are oblivious of those sitting above in the balcony in plush chairs, their Starbucks complimented with a meal, showers, and muted colors. There will always be a place for luxury. Low price on the other hand is easy. Lots of competition. It takes no skill to lower the price. Everyone can do it. Opposite luxury takes creativity, focus, and planning. Seventy percent of the corporations in this country have a focus on moving into the high end. It is harder
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Lessons in Perceptions – A National Awakening on Predatory Behavior.
When a woman says, “I have nothing to wear” she is saying that she needs to do some shopping. When a man says, “I have nothing to wear”, he is saying that he needs to do his laundry. Perceptions. Assumptions. Judgements. America is reeling from the domino effect of women finding their voice, and calling men to task for the criminal and unfeeling sexual advances and innuendo. The male in our species has been overstepping and is getting called on it. Manipulation is wrong, and unwanted sexual advances can be criminal. In this process there will be injustices that are
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