Deep thots from 90 days of twittering

I am active on Twitter (@coachdavender), using it as a place to record thoughts and to interact with other cool thinkers. Twitter is a "micro-blog" where entries are limited to 140 characters. Here are some original "thots" that I've blogged on Twitter during the last 90 days (date of search: 31-Jan-2009)


coachdavender: Thot: Resources may be finite, but resourcefulness is infinite. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The only SEO that counts is the one that optimises the power of word of mouth. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Once you stop talking like a salesbot and start communicating like a human, the world will beat a path to your door. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Money is the measure of your client's commitment to the impact you promise them through your offer. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: if "free" is the new Internet (eg. Facebook, Twitter, Google etc), are these the first steps to a Star Trek economy? · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: We cling to money as if it was finite and waste time as if was infinite-should it be the other way around? · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Luck means settling for what fate decides to give me. I don't want to settle! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Success doesn't come from achieving a goal, it is what you learn and how you grow by reaching for it. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: To succeed with a goal, first define a Big Compelling Project that gets you there, then let go of the goal and focus on execution. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The world needs more creators and less speculators. Our core values need to shift from consumption to consciousness.· View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Always underpromise and overdeliver.If you think you've given too much, give even more.There's no such thing as too much chocolate. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The best way to create positive cashflow is to first create positive change. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: If you don't have a dream, you can't spot opportunity. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: What business needs is not a bailout of cash, but an infusion of cause - to rediscover a purpose beyond just making money. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The danger of a to-do list is that it becomes infinite. Once a week, take a moment to dump 20% of it, then you can add. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: In committees, talking about politics makes you feel important. Focusing on getting things done makes you important. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Don't be scared by structures, systems and discipline: the crucible from which you can create great things. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Real, sustainable profit only comes from making a positive difference in people's lives. http://is.gd/eEwL · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Urgent vs important? Important tasks move me towards my priorities, urgent is responding to other's priorities. Choose wisely. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: I judge the competence of someone not on the answers they give but on the quality of the questions they ask. http://bit.ly/TDw9 · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: In whatever you do, start the way you want to finish. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Courage is a muscle that requires exercise, just like weight training, by pushing to the point of failure. Repeat to build strength. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Take time on this last day of 2008 to live a Perfect Day - and set the tone for the next 365! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: A successful entrepreneur is more than an optimist. Who cares if the glass is half-full, there's a whole ocean out there! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Goals are simply excuses to move into action now.Set a goal that excites you, then act "as if". Success is a choice. Dream big! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Roadmap to Success in '09: 1.Define the change you want. 2.Launch a Big Hairy Gutsy Project to produce that change 3.Execute-execute! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The best gifts are the ones that change people's lives... · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot (VISION09): If a goal does not energize you to act NOW, then toss it and find a new one. Great goals stimulate massive action! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot (VISION09): As you take stock of '08, it's not the results that count, but the lessons learned and emotions lived in creating them. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: People DO NOT want your products or services. What they really want are the benefits. Stop talking features and focus on benefits! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Champions know it takes many years of disciplined action to achieve overnight success. The sooner you start, the sooner you win. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Before making your offer,know 3 things about prospect: greatest need or desire,success criteria to satisfy it & readiness to act now · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: If you had one opportunity to reinvent yourself, what would you change? Actually, don't wait until Jan 1 to change it...start now! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Difference between pessimists and optimists? Pessimists want everyone else to change, optimists know change starts with self. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: To create a new result, make space by destroying a current situation. If it works, break it! Creative Destruction Rules! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: You are doing your best work with the right people when past clients become current colleagues. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Adrenaline makes us feel alive. Two ways to create it: destructively thru drama, or constructively through purpose. Which way for u? · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: When you let people talk, they come around to your point of view so much faster! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Entrepreneurs-Ordinary people doing heroic things by relentless focus on getting the right things done @guykawasaki http://is.gd/5gcn · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Overcome the inertia of fear with bold goals and massive action. Ignore the chatter. Value creators win. NOW is the time to act! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Master networkers ask "What can I do for you to make YOU more successful?" ( @lizmarshall w/ @guykawasaki http://snipr.com/61f78 ) · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Financial freedom is a mirage. True abundance is the freedom to act, a mindset. It's what you do, not what you have that counts. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: The road from competence to excellence passes thru mastery of the art of personal relationships. Nice people really finish first. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Brevity communicates clarity. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Setting a goal? Make it one foot within comfort zone, one foot out. Check how it feels. Winnable goals inspire, energize. Go for it! · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Leadership: the alchemy of transforming goals into gold. Time is the crucible and passion the catalyst. What will u create today? · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Effective communication is about shortening the distance between what I am thinking and what you understand about my thinking. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: Effective communication is about shortening the distance between what I think and what you understand. · View Tweet

coachdavender: Thot: "Instead of defining success as the size of your empire, define it as the size of your impact." http://snipr.com/4y7u3 · View Tweet

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