The saying, curiousity killed the cat, means if you're too curious harm may come to you. That's true. In some circles curiousity causes problems (say if you're a bank teller trying to figure out how to steal money) but in the case of corporate training curiousity is worth its weight in … [Read more...] about Curiousity may have killed the cat but it's a trainer's best friend
The number one motivator all trainers need to know about
What's the number one things that drives all human beings? And what then is the number one motivator trainers need to know about when designing and delivering learning? This thing is simple. Create it in your training group and learning will happen much more easily. Dismiss it as unimportant and … [Read more...] about The number one motivator all trainers need to know about
The results are in: the collated creativity E.S.C.A.P.E. assessment (where do you measure up?)
How creative are you? Recently I wrote a post explaining the E.S.C.A.P.E. method for increasing your creativity 'cause whether you're a top notch exec, a front line staff or out on your own we've all got to delve deep into our creative juices these days. It's the numero uno ingredient for … [Read more...] about The results are in: the collated creativity E.S.C.A.P.E. assessment (where do you measure up?)
Are you a Terrier or a Labrador puppy trainer?
Are you an experienced trainer, wannabe trainer or have just started dipping your toes into the world of training? Either way you need to know if you're a Terrier trainer or a Labrador puppy trainer. Here's how to tell: 1. If something's not working in a training do you look at it as an … [Read more...] about Are you a Terrier or a Labrador puppy trainer?
7 automagical tips for bringing ease to your training
Have you ever spent more time preparing for a training than the actual training itself? Have you ever gotten flustered mid-training because you realized you'd forgotten a critical handout or supply? Ever do the same ol' same ol' training because it would take too much time to design something … [Read more...] about 7 automagical tips for bringing ease to your training
3 simple lessons in public speaking – (heavy) breathing made easy
What would you rather do? get a bikini or chest wax (gender dependent) speak in public take a long haul flight with massive turbulence For many the thought of speaking in public is only marginally less than dying. Yes dying. Or perhaps getting the hair ripped off your body or thinking that … [Read more...] about 3 simple lessons in public speaking – (heavy) breathing made easy
Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
We all have 20/20 vision …. in some areas, just as we all have blind spots … in other areas. Do you know yours? The challenge is how to identify where we shine and where we’re blind. By the time you’ve begun reading this you’ve already been faced with an onslaught of sensory input. Everything … [Read more...] about Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
Beauty comes …. beauty goes
My last post was about 'beauty being in the eye of the editor.' Important stuff. Serious stuff. And... because I like whimsy and because 1 of Rock.Paper.Scissors' founding principles was and continues to be humour and improv, there's always another side. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, where … [Read more...] about Beauty comes …. beauty goes
What's beautiful is in the eye of the editor
Beauty is captivating. Beauty is compelling. False beauty draws us slyly to its side. All the while whispering empty promises. "Buy this ______ (fill in the blank with your choice: car, lipstick, dress, watch....) and you'll be like me." True beauty reflects beauty back. Welcomes us up onto the … [Read more...] about What's beautiful is in the eye of the editor
What's real? Take a second look to find the White Hot Truth
What appears real in our hurry flurry world often isn't.  Authenticity is big.  Being real is in. Not being true is passe. Being fake is to be a flake. How do you tell the difference though? What appears shiny and true can either be a golden nugget or a trashy piece of styrofoam. Making time … [Read more...] about What's real? Take a second look to find the White Hot Truth
Make time to fall, fail and flounder
Do you have something that you want to delegate but are holding back because it's going to be tough? Need to hire but putting it off because orientation will take too long? I recently hired a VA (Virtual Assistant). I'd been wanting to do this for a long time but had held back because I knew the … [Read more...] about Make time to fall, fail and flounder
Take a deep breath & remember to exhale
To get the things you've never had Do the things you've never done (Sign posted in a store I visited while at a community festival today.) If you define 'things' beyond just stuff this is powerful. It's also timely. I'm embarking on some radical new learning for some new business goals. Most of the … [Read more...] about Take a deep breath & remember to exhale
