Serban Chinole

Both words with A, however so different perspectives. When we have certain desires we tend to link them with time horizon and use hours, days, weeks, months and sometimes years. I mean we set some deadlines and always we start to count down towards that target. How do we feel?  Well, pressured most of the times, become anxious when we realize that we see the target close and somehow the desire is not clear now.

I heard recently an interview in which Gerald O’Donell predicted that watches will no longer be necessary. Time will be measured in goals! And than it hit me in my face, it is happening now, it is pointless to get anxious about hours, days etc, much better take action and this feeling is gone.

My goal this year is to graduate from a coaching academy and I am working on the final papers now, it feels so good.

Cheers!

I am big fan of David Lakhani, he is so right when he explains the difference between manipulation and persuasion.

Recently I had a lead from a social network I joined and somehow this became obvious, let me explain:

We experience a slow business period so any person asking for a possible business project is taken serious, so I went curious and full of hope. The brand was known somehow, with a respectable website and many countries on board.

The first question made me alert, it was about the website and if I am ready to buy the products visible in nice white boxes. You can imagine my impression, this technique reminded me of an old trick of selling certain chemicals showing off with a pump that can be used in the garden.

You are tempted by the box, ask how much is and there you go. My response was a question, why did he choose me for this? I also asked if he read my profile and my wants and interests, however he insisted in the big opportunity to invest in his products.

I guess this a normal risk in any blind date, to be forced into something when you are up to a different path. What is my learning? Well, curiosity will not kill you, sometimes you waste your time.

Back to David, always check for intent, because this is what will make a difference, when somebody is genuinely interested in you and your business would declare his intent and be curios on your needs and wants.

Lately this manipulators or hard sellers hit the road and come in affected economies to fish some desperate pray.

I hope this helps,