doug smith training

The right perspective can put your problem down to size. maybe it's big, maybe it's not until you really see it you don't know what you've got -- doug smith

Who likes rejection? Me, either. And yet there is something even worse than rejection. Something that gets us all worked up and nervous, something that creates the kind of environment where rejection becomes certain: fear of rejection. Fear of rejection is far worse than rejection. Make the request. Listen for the answer. Move ahead. -- doug smith Leadership Action Plan Leaders must deal with rejection on a daily basis. Today, the very next time someone rejects one of your requests, pause in silence for three full seconds.  Stay curious, and find out what they might need in order to give you what you requested.

Your enthusiasm for a goal is enough. Get started. -- doug smith

Sometimes resistance to a goal is evidence of its need. Listen to resistance, analyze its source, create a faster path, and surge forward with a solution. -- doug smith

When people criticize you it probably is connected to their performance. Maybe you didn't do what they expected. Maybe they think they can do it better. Maybe you just never agreed on what the performance would be. I've learned to listen, process, frame, and move forward. When I learn how to fix the past, I'll get busy doing that, but in the meantime, what comes next matters so much more. -- doug smith

Somewhere someone just like you is working hard to do what you do, only better than you. What will you do about that? -- doug smith

The big picture gets you going. Attention to details gets you there. -- doug smith