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Hiking Yosemite’s Half Dome

Jim Seybert — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:47:07 +0000

My dream job is driving a shuttle bus in Yosemite.

Quick post with virtually nothing to do with maximizing your strengths other than giving you a glimpse at something that nourishes me just as much as facilitating SimplyStrengths and StrengthsEssentials workshops.

My dream job – seriously – is driving a tour bus in Yosemite National Park and [...]

The myth of juggling

Jim Seybert — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:01:27 +0000

I hadn’t thought about Chris Bliss for some time until seeing him listed as a keynote speaker for a conference my wife Rhonda is attending this month. The video of Bliss juggling three tennis balls to a medley of BEATLES’ tunes made the internet rounds a few years ago and millions were blown away by his [...]

iPad and the Weather

Jim Seybert — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:22:19 +0000

According to EPM Communication‘s Entertainment Marketing Letter:

82% of consumers had heard of Apple’s new iPad device but only 9% say they’d like to buy one.

Like the weather – everyone’s talking about it, but nobody ever [...]

Using your best thing

Jim Seybert — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:47:16 +0000

This advertising/promotion event caught my eye because it was different, and also because it played off a unique central theme in the movie. When you’re promoting something, look for the unique strength that will make your product or service attractive to others and then intentionally tell them about it.

Playing a stairway to heaven

Jim Seybert — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:26 +0000

This clip from Sweden proves the value of providing a workplace where people get to do what they do best; play to their strengths.

When given a choice, 66% chose the option that gave them personal pleasure. No incentive offered other than personal pleasure. Do your staff have an opportunity EVERY DAY to do what they do [...]

Do they sing about YOUR brand?

Jim Seybert — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:21:08 +0000

Of course you know this – a brand is so much more than a logo. The graphic image and the name are merely representations of the metaphysical connection your customers have with your company.

The big question should be: Do they love us SO much that they cry when we’re [...]