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How to Become the Customer Whisperer

Kenneth Vogt — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:23:00 +0000

In 1995 a novel came out called The Horse Whisperer. Three years later, it was made into a feature film starring Robert Redford. Redford's character seemed to have a special gift for communicating with horses, thus the moniker.

Affirmations Don’t Work (And How To Fix It)

Kenneth Vogt — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:34:10 +0000

Did you hear that collective gasp?

An affirmation is a declaration that something is true and declarations, properly formed, can be very powerful and effective at get you from point A to point B in your life.

So am I trying to say that The Secret and Norman Vincent Peale and Zig Ziglar and {insert your favorite self-help guru here} got it all wrong about affirmations? Not exactly.

It Is Time For Life-Sustaining Entrepreneurship

Kenneth Vogt — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000

I have been racking my brain lately. I am seeking a label, a simple phrase to describe something. That something is: Entrepreneurs doing business sustainably, scalably, with integrity, and with the greater good in mind and at heart ...

Arriving At Your Purpose

Kenneth Vogt — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

Do you know your purpose? The word "know" probably doesn't go far enough. Do you totally get your purpose, do you intuitively grok your purpose? If you aren't answering with a resounding "YES!", then you likely fall into one of two camps: 1) you are mystified as to what your purpose could be; or 2) you wish X was your purpose but it just doesn't feel genuine. ...

How To Get Everything You Want And Need

Kenneth Vogt — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:31 +0000

Words matter. They have an imprint on them, a richness of meaning that is unstated but understood. So it is very important that we use words correctly. By "correctly" I don't mean correct in a moral sense but rather in a communicative sense. If the point of a communication is to be understood, then we must make proper use of words and use the words that are proper so as to get our point across. ...

Why Judgment Isn’t Working For You

Kenneth Vogt — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:43 +0000

Jesus said (if you use a good translation), "Stop judging." Some translations would say, "Do not judge." But that doesn't really capture the original Greek. The point is, you are already judging, so cut it out already. Your next thought may well be that this is not possible. If I don't judge, how will I get through life? Won't I get abused by the ne'er-do-wells? Even without that, don't I have to judge whether or not that truck is going to stop before it gets to the crosswalk and mows me down? ...

Why Forgiveness Is A Stop Gap Measure

Kenneth Vogt — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:14 +0000

In the medical field, there are two radically different focuses. One is to treat, the other is to cure. Treatment involves mitigation of symptoms, management of pain. Curing involves removal of the root cause of the affliction, eradication of the disease. When we are diseased, most of us settle for treatment. We learn to live with our disease. Look at that statement. "Live with...": It's like a welcome houseguest. "...our disease...": We take ownership of the disease and it becomes our own. We do not easily give up the things that we own. ...

Why All Your Rules Aren’t Working

Kenneth Vogt — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:32 +0000

We live in a world ruled by laws. There are international laws, federal laws, state laws, county laws, and city laws. On top of that, many of these laws have lots of rules for how they are supposed to be enforced. In other settings, the authority to make law doesn't exist. So they go straight to the rules. ...

Business Development Vs. Personal Development — Do You Have To Choose?

Kenneth Vogt — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:28:04 +0000

If both business growth and personal growth are requirements for you, how can you manage to get everything you need? This video examines what to do when you want it all.

Why Is My Email Inbox So Full?

Kenneth Vogt — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:45:26 +0000

You're getting a crushing volume of email. I'm not. Do you want to know why? Better yet, would you like to be in my shoes?