THERE ARE THREE FORMS OF RELATIONSHIPS Emotional — Relationships that fulfill our need for community and companionship. Emotional Relationships usually form naturally as they draw upon common interests, values, backgrounds, or social styles. They form strong bonds that create the most loyal of alliances. That much you already know. The true art of emotional relationships is the ability to shorten the timeline to building these types of partnerships, creating long-lasting friendships quickly by building upon honesty, common purpose, and mutual benefit. Economic — Relationships that produce some type of monetary exchange or enterprise Value. To put it another way, these are monetized […]
Relationships3 (Part 1)
Relationships3 (Part 1) “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” — C.G. Jung The secret to developing great relationships is the ability to identify the nature of the relationship and the type of benefit each party derives from it. If you go into a relationship without a clear and mutual understanding of the type of relationship and the desired benefit, most likely no one in that relationship is going to be completely satisfied. A girl is looking for love and determined to get it. A […]
Mind and Muscle
The Prefrontal Cortex The part of our brain known as the prefrontal cortex controls the executive functions — decision-making, futuristic thought, vision casting, working toward a defined goal, and the orchestration of actions in accordance with internal goals. In other words, it is the part of our brain that does the heavy lifting when it comes to producing a purpose, pursuing goals, and turning a vision for the future into a present reality. Like most muscles in the human body, if you do not exercise that specific part of the anatomy, it will atrophy. In this case, if you don’t exercise […]
Emotions, Physics and Idea Movement
Organizational Physics “Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your Momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.” — Charles J. Givens The number one rule in battle is to never give up ground that has already been taken. You end up fighting twice for the same victory. How many people do that in their daily lives with their endeavors? I once sat in a room with a pastor and a very close friend of mine who happened to be a serial inventor. The pastor said to that inventor, “You […]
The Experience
Everyone met someone new today. When you first meet, whether you stopped to acknowledge this phenomena or not, there was a happening. There was an incubation of the fabric of a Relationship. The exchange, the rhetoric, the dress, the smells, the tone and even the value is weighed cerebrally or subconsciously. There was an Experience. Everyone in this room has consumed something today. Coffee, a Hotel Room, Bottled Water, Clothing, Gas, Food, something. What you purchased provided an Experience. It could have been so minute that you did not notice. It could have been so impactful that you are still […]
One Equation to Rule Them All!
Greetings! I have been on a seven year journey that began with a failed idea and has ended in the discovery of what I intend to make the cornerstone of every new venture, idea or endeavor I participate in from this point on. A wise man once said that we learn very little in success but earn a virtual Doctorate through failure. That resonates with me. I have had my share of success but far too many failures. I have continued to ideate and come across phenomenal ideas but they rarely seem to amount to their full potential. I began […]