Posts Tagged ‘pattern’

3 Ways To Be Memorable By Breaking People’s Patterns

Life is full of little situations that you encounter regularly. Some people don’t see these for the opportunities that they are: a chance to stand out, be different, and be memorable.

They’re a way to quickly built rapport with someone so they can think back later and say “Brian…hmm, yeah he was the guy who does [BLANK]” or “Barbara, oh yeah she is the gal who said [BLANK]“. You stood out… » Continue

September 12 2008 | By Brian | Tagged: connections, expectation, greeting, interaction, meet, pattern, people, rapport, surprise | 28 comments»

29 Worn Out Perspectives in Need of the “Oh Really?” Factor

We all have places in our lives where we get stuck, augured in by a particular belief like, “work is hard,” or “children are too expensive,” or “politicians are evil.” To make matters worse, we often can’t distinguish between the truth and a disempowering belief because we attach little refrains like, “that’s just the way it is.” It’s as if our minds have become the honeymoon destination for Archie Bunker… » Continue

April 4 2008 | By Lisa | Tagged: creativity, pattern, routine, self-knoweldge, thinking | 39 comments»

Success Tips: Why you should broaden your patterns of thought

Discover your thought patterns, then act on that knowledge.

We all develop habitual patterns of thinking: channels along which our minds run all too easily into recurring patterns of mental behavior. People often aren’t fully aware of these patterns precisely because they are so much part of their lives. It’s terribly easy to miss the role they play in limiting your options and determining how things will nearly… » Continue

July 30 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: habit, pattern, success, thought | 8 comments»