You Are The Zebra With The Horizontal Stripes

By florian mueck, on August 28th, 2011%
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Do you remember when you were a first grader? Take a journey into your past. Turn back the wheel of history.

You sit there with your new classmates. Your teacher, Mrs. Blackshaw, a kind middle-aged lady, puts to the test her recently acquired psychological knowledge.

She diligently draws six zebras on the chalkboard. Five of them with vertical . . . → Read More: You Are The Zebra With The Horizontal Stripes

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The 16th Step

By florian mueck, on August 1st, 2011%
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Having read The Seven Minute Star you learned about the 15 challenging steps that turn you into a great communicator:

You smile now the way you did when you were a kid. You are passionate about the content you share with your audience. Enthusiasm flows through your veins. You make people laugh. You surprise the audience with your quotations . . . → Read More: The 16th Step

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Those 20% Make The Difference

By florian mueck, on February 9th, 2011%
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“She’s a natural, I will never be as good as her!”

“I can learn many techniques, but I will never reach that level!”

“He is a born speaker!”

Does it sound familiar to you?  I heard these exclamations a lot over the last couple of years.  People prefer to surrender to “higher powers” than climbing that mountain themselves.  They . . . → Read More: Those 20% Make The Difference

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