Self-scoring 7 Habits Assessment | Habit #1 | Be Proactive

Welcome to the self-scoring habits assessment! It took long enough for me to put this into blog form (podcast first), but here are three questions for you to answer and rate yourself in on a scale of 1-6. Here are the questions! I am in control of my life (rate on a scale 1-6)I focus...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 33 – Behavior #1 – Talk Straight

At one time I worked with a person who would never let you know where he stood on an issue until the decision was made and the wisdom of the decision was either validated or shown to be in error. You could never pin him down. However, once the decision was finally made and the...

Stephen Covey: Season 4 – Episode 32 – Second Wave – Relationship Trust

Welcome back to another blog, people! We're getting into another phase of Stephen Covey's Speed of Trust, and this one is going to be a very enticing one. It's time to start getting into the relationship aspect of things and breakdown what behaviors are. The truth is that in every relationship -- personal and professional...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 23 – The Final ‘S’ in Tasks

The biggest questions of a lifetime for business owners. You know, I was thinking about the time Jack Ma had to fire employees because of the problems he was having with Ali Baba. Through what Napoleon Hill has said, "Applied Faith," he was able to see things through and work his way out of the...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 22 – The K in Tasks

Welcome back to another Stephen Covey blog with lots of explanations! Here are some questions for you to answer. What is your current level of knowledge in your specific field? What are you doing to NOT stay current? What other areas of knowledge are you pursuing? So, lately I've been having some hot sweats --...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 20 – The A in Tasks

Here's the blog on the A in TASKS. Let's kick it off with important questions. What are your attitudes about work? ABout life? About learning? About yourself, your capabilities, and your opportunities to contribute? Are there more productive attitudes and paradigms I could embrace that would help me create better results? Huge questions for everyone...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 18 – Core III – Capabilities Part II

So, this is a follow-up of what I've already written and talked about on my previous blog post. Let's look at some of the people I've come across. You could be the individual who has enormous capabilities, but be lacking in integrity, intent, or results. For instance, you might have tremendous potential....and it remains just...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 16 – Choose Abundance

Abundance means that there is enough for everybody. The opposite --scarcity -- says that there is only so much to go earound, and if you get it, I won't. While scarcity may be a reality in some areas (such as competitive sports or forced grading curves), in most of the important things in life -...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 15 – Examine and Refine your Motives

Guys, it's a human tendency to rationalize lies. This often happens when we try justifying our intent with others. There were plenty of times where I tried justifying who I was as a teacher and individual.....however, the guy sitting across from me didn't want to hear a cent. Obviously because he had a hidden agenda...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 14 – The Trustee Standard

When we believe people truly are acting in our best interest, we tend to trust them. When we believe that they are not acting in our best interest, we do not trust them. Let me give you an example. I had always gone to a suit shop in old Bangkok. I loved going there to...