Happiness
Love Can’t Beat a Genius
I’m going to take a few moments off from writing about business culture to write about something more personal—Valentine’s Day. According to the National Retail Federation, experts predict that consumer spending for Valentine’s Day will top $20 billion this year. And $1.7 billion of that will be buying 58 million pounds of chocolate! Apparently, a…
Read MoreDo You Need Individualism in the Workplace?
In every job I’ve ever had, I’ve always been complimented by the executives over me, employees working with me, and the customers I was trying to please. I’ve had nearly 40 different jobs in my lifetime—everything from moving company truck driver to real estate loan broker to sales consultant to fraud investigator. I’ve always received…
Read MoreWhat Gives the Most ROI?
No matter whether your company is small, medium, large, or Amazon-like, you want to get the best return on investment for your company. The best way to get that return is to invest in your company’s culture. The only way to do that is to invest in what creates your culture. And what is that?…
Read MoreBecome a Soft Skills Expert
Sometime back, I emailed Professor James Heckman—Economist, Nobel Laureate, and an expert in the economics of human development. I requested permission to quote him regarding his research into soft skills. He graciously granted it, and here is his quote: “We now have very hard evidence that you have to have soft skills in order to…
Read MoreEnthusiasm Works Like Magic
Pay attention to the title of this article. Because believe it or not, I’m giving you one of the secrets to life. The genius characteristic of Enthusiasm is powerful. This kind of makes sense when we look at the derivation of the word. In the various dictionaries online, you will find the following phrases under the…
Read MoreThe Traits You Need The Most
What traits do you need the most? This article will answer that question. If you do our Genius Personality Test you can find out what genius trait is the one you use the most and which one you use the least. I’ve taken the test myself and my best trait turned out to be Versatility…
Read MoreThe Universal Key to Success
In college at orientation, while I was standing in lines to sign up for my classes, I noticed two different beautiful girls standing in their own lines. They were unbelievably gorgeous. In other words, they were the kind of girls that I had no shot at dating. I had a good Sense of Humor (genius…
Read More5 Steps to Unlocking a Genius Trait
Anyone who has read through the 24 characteristics of geniuses has probably paused at one of those traits and thought to themselves, “Okay. There it is. I’m never going to be a genius.” They found a characteristic that they knew they did not have, and they knew they were never going to get it either.…
Read MoreAre You Willing to Change Your Mind?
The biggest reason some people hesitate to do our genius training is, quite frankly, they don’t believe us. By that I mean, they don’t think it’s possible that we can train everyone to operate as geniuses. My guess is that they think they may be one of the people that we can’t help to become…
Read MoreBeware the Antigenius
There are a few reasons why children stop using their own inborn genius traits. One of the main reasons is the Antigenius (pronounced ˈan-tə-jēn-yəs). The word antigenius is usually used as an adjective to describe conduct. When we refer to antigenius behavior, we are simply referring to conduct that is the opposite of the genius trait…
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