When Norwegian Johan Vaaler invented the paper clip back in 1899, I am almost positive he would have never thought it would be used less than 120 years later to help people stick to habits.
I have this friend, let’s just call her ‘Bambi’ to protect her identity. Anyway, ‘Bambi’ has a habit of making plans with people and then canceling them at the last minute.
We are going to start this blog post with a little effective listening exercise, so listen up to the following scenario: A man named Seymour Butz worked in a butcher’s shop in New York City. His height was 5’9”, his waist was 38 inches, and he worked 10 hours per day and earned $150 U.S.
February 16, 2011, may very well be a day that lives in infamy in American game show history. Seven million homes watched intently as host Alex Trebek read the clue, “It’s a poor workman who blames these.”
In his N.Y. Times bestselling book, Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story, author Peter Guber tells a great story about the time he had lunch with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.