Thought Leaders Newsletters

Regular ideas on how to run a commercially successful Thought Leaders practice. 

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Getting Good

The desire to improve has always been strong for me. If I am honest, it has not always been helpful. Meditation teacher Bob Sharples talks about "the...

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Trust the Process

We have a saying within our Business School that you need to trust the process. This is not unique to us as many developmental programs suggest that...

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The Power of Three

The impact of the number three on human experience is undeniable. Our story is divided into threes - we live in the past, present, and future. We...

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Can't Not Do

What is that thing, as a thought leader, that you can’t not do? This double negative is intentional. Try to resist the urge to rewrite it to "can do"...

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Selling You is Different

There are lots of ways to do business. We teach two clear ways that a thought leader can be commercially smart in a practice: The first is going for...

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Know Your Worth, Be of Service, Get Paid

Commercial conviction removes the need to be convincing. Historically, selling has been presented as a series of sales techniques and negotiation...

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Discounting Days

We teach thought leaders to be commercially smart with their practices. Discounting then becomes one of the topics that comes up all the time. Here...

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Support

Asking for help has always been a challenge for me. I was raised as a helpful and capable human who was well trained to be able to take care of...

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Energy

Thought leadership is an energy game. Your energy introduces you before you do. I am always blown away that people can tell where you are at, even if...

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Preferences

When I first read the 'green book' - Thought Leaders Curriculum, I was captivated with the line "do work you love, with people you like the way you...

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Guaranteed

I don't love the use of guarantees when it comes to a Thought Leaders practice. If I were a watchmaker, I could guarantee the watch you buy from me...

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Being Fully Self-expressed

Last Saturday, we were doing a session at Business School and a student asked, "How can I be fully self-expressed?"

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