Listening — Success Begins Today

Peer Conversations

October 16, 2005 By John Richardson 6 Comments

In my previous post I talked about “Peer Production” and the synergy that can be derived from working with a group of your peers. As I thought about the topic I ran into some interesting conversations around the net about bloggers getting together for meetings, bike rides and just plain fun. Here are some of [...]

Filed Under: Conversation, Inspiration, Listening, Success

The Room

October 12, 2005 By John Richardson Leave a Comment

It was a chilly Monday morning. We were running late, but my wife Joyce was in no hurry to get to our destination. She fumbled with her purse and I could see a small tear running down her face. She was really nervous but she finally said in a shallow voice, “Let’s go.” I opened [...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Listening, Personal Development, Success

Simple Pleasures

September 22, 2005 By John Richardson Leave a Comment

I’ve spent some time over the past week on vacation in Santa Barbara County. The weather has been wonderful, with clear skies and temperatures in the seventies. The definition of success came to me yesterday as my wife and I were driving along the road to Solvang. The rolling hills were ablaze with fall colors, [...]

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Customer Service Agony

August 23, 2005 By John Richardson 1 Comment

Rosa Say over at Talking Story has a great post about customer service today. She talks about her experiences trying to check in to a Hotel Room she booked in advance in Prescott Arizona. As the experience goes from bad to worse you can feel the text on the page get bolder and bolder. Rosa [...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Listening, Success

Selling Your Purple Cow to Others

July 7, 2005 By John Richardson 2 Comments

Arnold put the phone back on the hook. The deal was almost complete and all of the manufacturing details had been worked out. All he needed now was a check for $5000 to complete the process. He thought for a moment how popular his revolutionary Ipod Holder for the Car would be. People would soon [...]

Filed Under: Faith, Listening, Marketing, Success

Listening for Success: Resources

June 23, 2005 By John Richardson 1 Comment

Over the past two weeks listening has been a major topic on this site. In writing on this subject I have learned a lot. I realized quickly that I wasn’t the most effective listener.This post is a list of some of the resources and sites that I have found in my journey to listen to [...]

Filed Under: Influence, Leadership, Listening, Personal Development, Success