"It only takes a minute". How many times have you heard that?-
Had a few to many on a Friday night - it only takes a minute to call a taxi cab.
Got an idea - it only takes a minute to scribble it down on a piece of paper.
Feeling sick - it only takes a minute to make an appointment with the doctor.
Talk about sick - I have had the flu for the last few days and have spent my time between bed and the Man chair (my Lazy boy) watching TV. I have to say the documentary channel is great.
Today however I watched Oprah and got to understand exactly how 'it only takes a minute' to become a millionaire. She was raving about a book called 'The Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett. She only talked about it for a minute and in that minute Ken Follet became a much bigger millionaire than he used to be. If Oprah likes it and she puts it on her show it will sell and sell big - real big. Many people have become millionaires just by being on Oprah's show. I saw stats that said in 2005 Oprah had 600,000 online members and in 2007 this had grown to 900,000 members of her book club. Does anyone have a contact for Oprah??
Heres a challenge for you - do a possibility exercise in your business with your team(s) on how your business could grow, or operate smarter, be more productive, improve customer services etc.
The rules are simple
1. Everybody must have a pen and paper
2. No talking
3. They write any idea they have about anything
4. Use your watch and give them only one minute exactly
5. At the end of the minute collect everything up and see what comes out.
That one minute could change your whole business, your staff haven't been away from their jobs for long, you have engaged them fully and they have all contributed. Now its cost effective as well.
It only takes a minute to change your business for the better.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008
"Hit it Right"
I read a readers comment in the Herald yesterday regarding the current state of affairs for people in NZ.
"If petrol costs to much - walk, If bread costs to much - make your own, If veges cost to much - make a garden, If electricity costs to much - turn off the TV and play games with your kids, If you get cold - put a jumper on. Stop moaning and get active".
Great advice. It is simple and straight to the point. How often do we complicate things? - in my experience far to often. I read a story once about the great golfer Ben Hogan who was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter :-
Reporter: "Mr Hogan you played a beautiful shot on the 16th down the right of the fairway. With the trees, bunkers and water hazards down the left side of the fairway, what were you thinking as you approached the shot?
Hogan: "hit it right".
Doesn't take a nuclear physicist or a brain surgeon to figure that one out. How many "hit it right" moments have you had lately. My observations are that the more you are involved in something the less likely you are to have "hit it right" moments.
The key to creating "hit it right" moments is to embrace simplicity. This does not mean dumbing things down. It means looking at things from all angles and with an open mind. It means looking for simplicity before looking at anything else.
When you see a space shuttle lift off, it looks very impressive and for us mere mortals it is something that is complex and requires a flight commander with two or three PhD' s who has done years of training just for that task. For that flight commander however, it is a simple task to fly the space shuttle because they have practiced and trained and practiced some more.
Our own space shuttle experience occurs when we learn to drive a car. So many things to think about and so many coordinated activities requiring all of our senses. But after a short while we undertake some of the most sophisticated bio-mechanical, psychological and technical activities we will ever do in our lives with "hit it right" simplicity. We will almost do it on auto pilot.
Have a look at your business and your role and apply a "hit it right" attitude and see what opportunities might just be available.
If you need some help with this call me (07) 827 7180 I am always looking for more work.
"If petrol costs to much - walk, If bread costs to much - make your own, If veges cost to much - make a garden, If electricity costs to much - turn off the TV and play games with your kids, If you get cold - put a jumper on. Stop moaning and get active".
Great advice. It is simple and straight to the point. How often do we complicate things? - in my experience far to often. I read a story once about the great golfer Ben Hogan who was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter :-
Reporter: "Mr Hogan you played a beautiful shot on the 16th down the right of the fairway. With the trees, bunkers and water hazards down the left side of the fairway, what were you thinking as you approached the shot?
Hogan: "hit it right".
Doesn't take a nuclear physicist or a brain surgeon to figure that one out. How many "hit it right" moments have you had lately. My observations are that the more you are involved in something the less likely you are to have "hit it right" moments.
The key to creating "hit it right" moments is to embrace simplicity. This does not mean dumbing things down. It means looking at things from all angles and with an open mind. It means looking for simplicity before looking at anything else.
When you see a space shuttle lift off, it looks very impressive and for us mere mortals it is something that is complex and requires a flight commander with two or three PhD' s who has done years of training just for that task. For that flight commander however, it is a simple task to fly the space shuttle because they have practiced and trained and practiced some more.
Our own space shuttle experience occurs when we learn to drive a car. So many things to think about and so many coordinated activities requiring all of our senses. But after a short while we undertake some of the most sophisticated bio-mechanical, psychological and technical activities we will ever do in our lives with "hit it right" simplicity. We will almost do it on auto pilot.
Have a look at your business and your role and apply a "hit it right" attitude and see what opportunities might just be available.
If you need some help with this call me (07) 827 7180 I am always looking for more work.
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