Comments on: The Killer Phrase: words that grind teams to a halt http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/the-killer-phrase-words-that-grind-teams-to-a-halt/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Stephen http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/the-killer-phrase-words-that-grind-teams-to-a-halt/#comment-79 Stephen Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:03:19 +0000 http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-79 Hey Laura Well, I can relate to that. You don't use "terror" idly do you? I used to phone a friend of mine in the same business after tough workshops and ask "why are we doing this stupid thing?" And after a rest I would get excited about the next job. So hold on to your mantra - I like it. You will know trouble when you are in it. Then you can back-pedal, if your ego is not invested in it. All the best Stephen Hey Laura

Well, I can relate to that.
You don’t use “terror” idly do you?
I used to phone a friend of mine in the same business after tough workshops and ask “why are we doing this stupid thing?”
And after a rest I would get excited about the next job.
So hold on to your mantra – I like it.

You will know trouble when you are in it.
Then you can back-pedal, if your ego is not invested in it.

All the best

Stephen

]]> By: Laura http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/the-killer-phrase-words-that-grind-teams-to-a-halt/#comment-78 Laura Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:27:21 +0000 http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-78 Hi Stephen, Thanks as always for the comments and the links to other useful sites! "I can do that" - I love it. My current mantra is "I am doing what I love, even when terrified" - I don't know if it's getting me into trouble, but it's keeping me going! Laura Hi Stephen,

Thanks as always for the comments and the links to other useful sites!

“I can do that” – I love it. My current mantra is “I am doing what I love, even when terrified” – I don’t know if it’s getting me into trouble, but it’s keeping me going!

Laura

]]> By: Stephen http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/the-killer-phrase-words-that-grind-teams-to-a-halt/#comment-76 Stephen Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:21:33 +0000 http://auditorylearner.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-76 I like this strategy. Incidentally, Alan Weiss suggests that to grow our businesses we should get used to saying "I can do that". I used to get myself into all sorts of fun and trouble with this but it remains my own personal "Killer-Phrase Killer" (my kids read a book about an ant-eater and an ant-eater eater who meets an ant-eater eater eater) Alan has a site you may find interesting - check out http://www.summitconsulting.com/ Behind the pizazz he has some excellent information for building a consulting business. Cheers hey Stephen I like this strategy.

Incidentally, Alan Weiss suggests that to grow our businesses we should get used to saying “I can do that”.
I used to get myself into all sorts of fun and trouble with this but it remains my own personal “Killer-Phrase Killer” (my kids read a book about an ant-eater and an ant-eater eater who meets an ant-eater eater eater)

Alan has a site you may find interesting – check out http://www.summitconsulting.com/
Behind the pizazz he has some excellent information for building a consulting business.

Cheers hey

Stephen

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