Thinking Approaches

The Six Hat Salesperson

(Click on the mind map image above to view the full size. Use your browser’s “zoom in” feature to magnify further.)   Each one of us is a salesperson in our own way. This is whether we are marketing products, our services, the companies we work for, or simply getting our job done....

Thinking Effectively: Six Thinking Hats

(Click on the mind map image above for a bigger view. Once open, move your mouse to the image and your mouse cursor will change to a magnifying glass. Then click on it. Otherwise, use your browser’s zoom feature. Was not able to follow the hat color in the mindmap creation process...

Four Aspects to Make Thinking a Usable Skill

(This mind map image represents the 25 thinking skills for thinkers. Click for bigger view.) I usually go through some stage of a deliberate thinking pause. I guess you can partly see that reflected in this blog where posting was less than my usual or themes get observed depending on what I...

Today Impacts Tomorrow’s Success

John Maxwell highlighted in his book "Today Matters" how daily things, if not handled properly will impact any success desires we have tomorrow. The following are also misconceptions about success: Success is impossible productivity an event Success comes from luck an opportunity leverage connection recognition Maxwell argued that success comes from...

Six Principles to Create Project Ideas That Stick

I first heard of Chip and Dan Heath’s book “Made to Stick” through a blog post made by Guy Kawasaki last year. It also had a Stickiness Aptitude Test where I tested a project idea of forming a blog advertising network at that time. The idea passed that test. Today, my blog advertising network is still growing...

Becoming a Good Thinker through Change Masters

To become a change maker, Tony Buzan in his book Embracing Change cites having change masters as a must and is one of the 7 tools for transformation. Change masters are role models and mentors that acts as personal agents for change. Their insights and inspiration can help in managing personal change and...

Janette Toral – My 10 Maven Secrets

In the DigitalFilipino Club, I am quite proud on the kind of members that I have been able to attract. I knew right from the start that it is a service offering not meant for everyone. Entrepreneur Anton Diaz is one of them. He joined when he was still working for a multinational entity...

Change Thinking Quotient: Measure your attitude to change

(click on the mind map for a bigger view) We all have different attitudes to change. Our thoughts, feelings, and therefore what we say as a result has an effect on it as well. Some of us disintegrate at the face of trials, while some fight on, others redefine the landscape,...

What can I contribute?

In Peter Drucker’s “The Effective Executive in Action,” he asked that we should focus on outstanding strength – what a person can do uncommonly well. Of course, this capability can only be put into the test or limit by getting demanding and big jobs. In getting projects or people to join...