Comments on: Good Advice in Tough Times http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/ Rendering the Write Impact Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:59:47 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-965 Good story and great reminder. Assumptions are certainly often distract and get in a way. I have fallen in this trap more than once and some more. What I have learned is simple telling myself - "never assume, test it!" Good stuff. <abbr><em>Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PracticeThis/~3/-ComT6M6bkQ/">Want To Win? - Argue, Do Not Fight!</a></abbr></em> Good story and great reminder. Assumptions are certainly often distract and get in a way. I have fallen in this trap more than once and some more. What I have learned is simple telling myself – “never assume, test it!”
Good stuff.

Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com’s last blog post..Want To Win? – Argue, Do Not Fight!

]]> By: Davina http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Davina Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:27:17 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-947 Hi Tom. Assumptions are so final and contained. I like how you've put it that questioning our assumptions opens our minds to other possibilities. I love that question, "What else might this mean?" This feels a little like playing Russian roulette... the learning starts where the questions stop. :-) Hi Tom.
Assumptions are so final and contained. I like how you’ve put it that questioning our assumptions opens our minds to other possibilities. I love that question, “What else might this mean?” This feels a little like playing Russian roulette… the learning starts where the questions stop. :-)

]]> By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:12:59 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-946 Questioning assumptions is such a powerful thing to do. It's absolutely amazing the limitations that we create simply by not opening our minds to other possibilities. A favorite question of mine. What else might this mean? <abbr><em>Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DelightfulWork/~3/blt6ooaxbtY/">Why Loving Your Work is Overrated</a></abbr></em> Questioning assumptions is such a powerful thing to do. It’s absolutely amazing the limitations that we create simply by not opening our minds to other possibilities. A favorite question of mine. What else might this mean?

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..Why Loving Your Work is Overrated

]]> By: Davina http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Davina Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:02:31 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-944 Hi Giovanna. Thanks -- I just had to laugh because your comment made me wonder how many times we assume what we want and rush forward blindly without checking in with ourselves, lol. Hi Henie. You're welcome. It seems to me now that assumptions can be a symptom of fear too. Pretending to know the answer rather than finding out the truth. Assuming is lazy thinking. Hi Patricia. That was an unfortunate trip for you. I'm curious about the topic of the workshop. Sounds like the participants were there just for the holiday in Hawaii and not the workshop. Since they were there because it was required they just weren't interested. You were going against the wind with them. I would want to try again with Hawaii -- it really is a beautiful place. When I went over 20 years ago I came down with an infection and had to take antibiotics. I reacted to them and broke out in a rash. I had to keep myself fully covered... in Hawaii! Hi Cath. Yes this workshop, and particularly that story were encouraging. I've started to look at this differently now. I see making calls as another service offered -- checking in with clients and reminding them you are there. As I mentioned to Vered, it wakes them up and keeps them accountable for their own business. That's great that you are staying connected. It also demonstrates to your clients that you are confident about the service/product you are offering. Hi Evelyn. "A lot of our assumptions are made out of fear." That is an excellent point -- thanks. When we don't know an answer or fear the answer we make an assumption that makes us feel comfortable. I haven't worked with NLP before but I've heard a lot about it. I'd like to learn more about it one day, just as I would EFT. We have so many tools don't we? Hi Giovanna.
Thanks — I just had to laugh because your comment made me wonder how many times we assume what we want and rush forward blindly without checking in with ourselves, lol.

Hi Henie.
You’re welcome. It seems to me now that assumptions can be a symptom of fear too. Pretending to know the answer rather than finding out the truth. Assuming is lazy thinking.

Hi Patricia.
That was an unfortunate trip for you. I’m curious about the topic of the workshop. Sounds like the participants were there just for the holiday in Hawaii and not the workshop. Since they were there because it was required they just weren’t interested. You were going against the wind with them. I would want to try again with Hawaii — it really is a beautiful place. When I went over 20 years ago I came down with an infection and had to take antibiotics. I reacted to them and broke out in a rash. I had to keep myself fully covered… in Hawaii!

Hi Cath.
Yes this workshop, and particularly that story were encouraging. I’ve started to look at this differently now. I see making calls as another service offered — checking in with clients and reminding them you are there. As I mentioned to Vered, it wakes them up and keeps them accountable for their own business.

That’s great that you are staying connected. It also demonstrates to your clients that you are confident about the service/product you are offering.

Hi Evelyn.
“A lot of our assumptions are made out of fear.” That is an excellent point — thanks. When we don’t know an answer or fear the answer we make an assumption that makes us feel comfortable. I haven’t worked with NLP before but I’ve heard a lot about it. I’d like to learn more about it one day, just as I would EFT. We have so many tools don’t we?

]]> By: Evelyn Lim http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Evelyn Lim Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:28:57 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-940 In NLP, we work with the premise that our map of reality may be really quite different from the reality of the situation itself. Most certainly, I can vouch for the many times I have been wrong because I already have preconceived notions that are not well supported. A lot of our assumptions are made out of fear. When we can free ourselves, then we can get to experience abundance; that is our birthright. <abbr><em>Evelyn Lim’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/attractionmindmap/~3/Bz7MTmT2ZBU/">20 Funny Money Quotes</a></abbr></em> In NLP, we work with the premise that our map of reality may be really quite different from the reality of the situation itself. Most certainly, I can vouch for the many times I have been wrong because I already have preconceived notions that are not well supported. A lot of our assumptions are made out of fear. When we can free ourselves, then we can get to experience abundance; that is our birthright.

Evelyn Lim’s last blog post..20 Funny Money Quotes

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/2009/03/31/good-business-advice-in-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Cath Lawson Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:08:21 +0000 http://www.shadesofcrimson.com/?p=2338#comment-939 Hi Davina - It sounds like it was a great workshop. It never ceases to amaze me how many businesses give work away just by assuming that their prospect doesn't want to go ahead. Some people don't chase prospective customers up because they don't want to feel like they're hassling them. Then the prospect either forgets about your company completely, or gets the impression that you don't care enough about their custom. Now, I'm pretty good when it comes to keeping in touch with potential customers but I'm definitely guilty of making assumptions in other areas of my life and this post has reminded me to watch out for that. As you say, it's so easy to fill in the blanks and jump to the totally wrong conclusion. <abbr><em>Cath Lawson’s last blog post..<a href="http://cathlawson.com/2009/04/02/your-sales-copy-sucks-if/">Does Your Sales Copy Suck?</a></abbr></em> Hi Davina – It sounds like it was a great workshop. It never ceases to amaze me how many businesses give work away just by assuming that their prospect doesn’t want to go ahead.

Some people don’t chase prospective customers up because they don’t want to feel like they’re hassling them. Then the prospect either forgets about your company completely, or gets the impression that you don’t care enough about their custom.

Now, I’m pretty good when it comes to keeping in touch with potential customers but I’m definitely guilty of making assumptions in other areas of my life and this post has reminded me to watch out for that. As you say, it’s so easy to fill in the blanks and jump to the totally wrong conclusion.

Cath Lawson’s last blog post..Does Your Sales Copy Suck?

]]>