| Rut -- a routine procedure, situation, or
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| | return to my vision and I do 2 things.
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| way of life that
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| | First, I make sure it
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| has become uninteresting and tiresome...
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| | still inspires me and that it is
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| And not
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| | pointing me in the
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| surprisingly, unprofitable.They say a
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| | direction I want to go. Once sure, I put
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| rut is a shallow grave with two open
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| | pen to paper and
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| ends. The
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| | rewrite it. Not just once, but over and
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| good news (good news?!) is that the ends
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| | over. And I keep
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| ARE still open,
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| | writing until I can't write it anymore
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| which means if you act fast, you just
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| | because I'm jumping
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| might out of it. How
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| | up and down with a new idea I must do
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| do we get into these ruts anyway? Who
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| | something about right
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| would voluntarily lie
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| | away.Conduct a Survey If you don't know
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| down in that grave, shallow or
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| | what to do next, ask
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| otherwise?Dr. Edward Debono suggests that
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| | your clients. (They are clients, aren't
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| thoughts are pathways
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| | they?) Conduct a
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| literally "etched" in our brain as
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| | survey about anything that interests
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| electrical connections
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| | you. Ask them what's
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| that get strengthened each time we think
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| | bothering them. Ask them what they're
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| them -- thus
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| | stuck on. Ask them
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| limiting our mental options. Just like
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| | what they like about your company and
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| cow paths. It all
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| | what they'd like you
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| begins when one of the cows wanders home
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| | to do next. Ask them about new features,
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| from the field
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| | or new products, or
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| along a new path. Being cows, others
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| | new services.If you're not happy with
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| naturally follow,
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| | your current customers, conduct a
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| nicely beating down the grass. The next
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| | survey among the kind of people you'd
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| evening our intrepid
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| | like to have as
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| cow is a bit less bold, and follows her
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| | customers. And, if you can't do that,
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| own freshly trampled
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| | conduct a survey
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| path, fellow cows in lockstep behind
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| | online. Write an attractive search
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| her. And so on, night
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| | engine ad, promise
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| after night, widening the path into a
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| | something of value, and drive people to
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| footpath, which over
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| | a survey page. Ask
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| time becomes hardened into a dirt
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| | them anything you like - the answers
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| road.More time passes and the road is
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| | will almost always
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| paved into a street, then
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| | provide you with a neat mind-shift.Focus
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| an avenue, a two-lane highway, and
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| | on building your strengths and dump your
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| ultimately an interstate.
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| | weaknesses. From the time we are little
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| By the time you come roaring up the
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| | children we are
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| onramp in your shiny
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| | taught to better ourselves by working on
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| SUV, your direction is all mapped out in
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| | our weaknesses.
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| front of you.
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| | This is often both frustrating and
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| There's no way to turn, and no where to
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| | fruitless, and certainly
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| go but towards the
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| | not as much fun as practicing our
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| next exit.If you want to chart a fresh
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| | strengths.Try this on: What if you
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| direction you are going to have
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| | focused 100 percent of your energy
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| to grab the steering wheel and give it a
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| | on being world-class in those few things
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| hard, gut-wrenching
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| | at which you are
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| yank to the right. And so it is with
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| | already very good, and out-tasked or
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| your thoughts and
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| | outsourced those things
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| actions. Repeating them a few times all
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| | at which you were mediocre. Imagine if
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| but insures you will
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| | you never had to face
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| comfortably repeat them indefinitely
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| | any of those things again and could
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| unless you take
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| | spend all your time
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| deliberate - possibly disruptive --
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| | doing the good stuff. Would that change
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| action to do otherwise.Here are 7 rut
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| | the way you felt
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| busters I use with my business coaching
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| | about your business? Would that bust you
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| clients that you can apply immediately
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| | out of your rut?Not if, but how. Think of
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| to get yourself and
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| | that wild and crazy idea you
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| your business out of a rut.Shift your
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| | had recently. The one where you said to
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| mindset from self to customer. Most
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| | yourself, "That
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| business
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| | would be great, but there's just no
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| people think of themselves first. They
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| | way." Well, I know
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| craft product and
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| | there's no way - you just said so -- but
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| service offers from their own
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| | if there was a way,
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| perspective and consider
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| | what would it be? Answer that question
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| themselves the beneficiaries of their
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| | as if you believed it
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| actions.While that's not wrong, to get
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| | was possible - probable even -- and then
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| out of your rut do this: put
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| | get busy making it
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| yourself into the mind of your customer.
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| | real. That's power, you know -- turning
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| Who are these
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| | your vision into
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| people anyway? What are they concerned
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| | reality. Talk about a breakthrough!What
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| about? What are they
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| | are you willing to sacrifice? Some
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| trying to accomplish?If you were your
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| | important things
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| customer, what would you think of that
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| | are more important than other important
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| new
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| | things, and trying
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| product, marketing campaign, or mail
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| | to keep all those plates spinning in the
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| piece? Are you selling
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| | air saps your vigor
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| your wonderful "stuff", or are you
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| | for the ones that truly matter.
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| providing them tangible,
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| | Dissipated energy - lethargy
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| meaningful benefits. Ask, "If I were the
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| | -- is one of the reasons we lie down in
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| customer, would I
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| | that rut in the
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| care?" And if not, consider, "What WOULD
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| | first place, and dropping a few of those
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| I get excited
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| | plates can really
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| about?"Shift your mindset from customer
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| | help things break loose.So let go. Make
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| to client. A customer is someone who buys
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| | the sacrifice. Clear your plate and give
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| your goods or services. The original
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| | up
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| meaning of client is entirely different:
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| | some of those precious things you've
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| someone who is
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| | been holding on to.
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| under your care and protection.Now
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| | Focus your vitality on plans which will
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| that's a switch, isn't it? If they're
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| | really rock your
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| customers, your
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| | world. Ruts? Who needs 'em.© Paul
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| goal is to get them to buy something.
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| | Lemberg. All rights reservedPaul Lemberg
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| But if you were to
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| | is the president of Quantum Growth
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| think of them as under your care - would
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| I feel like I'm in a rut I
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