Freedom of Speech

As I dig through journals for interesting tidbits I often find myself far afield from the original topic at hand, which is exactly what happened the other day. I was reading a piece on the influence the color of the box that holds your local traffic signal has on traffic flow – not the color [...]

What is Talent?

Talent is one of those things we talk about all the time, but very rarely define. How often do you refer to someone doing something incredible: Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Usain Bolt as a Natural Talent?
Since that often feels a bit like a cop-out, let’s dive in to the science of [...]

Winning with Nuclear Fusion, a New Metaphor

Winning with Nuclear Fusion
Thursday evening I ended up in a conversation about nuclear fusion, not a subject I know much about, but I have a vague understanding . . . that got me thinking about what it takes to launch a business, or learn a new skill since both of those activities require an extraordinary [...]

Growing Super Stars: Part 2

Who are you hanging around?
If you are interested in being a track star are you hanging around couch potatoes?
When you are ready to push yourself, you drop the ineffective parts of your training without a second thought. For a business owner who is about to blast off, that may mean you stop hanging out with [...]

Personal Influence – Office Supplies?

EXPERIMENT:
What kind of pen do you use at the office?
Is it a regular Bic disposable, a Cross or Mont Blanc, or is it the freebie from a pharmacutical sales rep?
If you use a freebie or the basic disposable, consider using a less disposable (everything is ultimately disposable, right?) pen for one day. Even better, try [...]

Environmental Cues that make you buy

In October, I have the opportunity to present ground-breaking research on the meaning and effect of the environmental cues that surround us. If that gets your blood pumping, sign up now: Kevin Hogan’s Body Language Mastery Course. It is a weekend packed with body language and non verbal cues that will blow your mind. You’ll [...]

Never Too Old to be a Super Star

Think you have mastered all that you are able to master and that life and learning are about to pass you by? Has your dream of challenging Eric Clapton to a little strumming vanished? Think that you are too old to pick up the violin?
There is hope!
Many adults consider themselves over-the-hill and not likely to [...]

Supers Stars have higher IQs?

Most of what we know about intelligence is wrong. Let me start with an example.
Who has the higher IQ?
The Chess Master or the steel worker?
No peeking! Make a choice.
If you said the Chess Master you would be in good company. Most people say the Chess Master. Their reasoning is that the average IQ for the [...]

Success leads to Success

Try, try, try again and one day you’ll get it . . . heard that one before? Turns out that may not be so helpful after all. Save some time and get a better result by utilizing this short cut.
New research coming out of the clever folks at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory [...]

Influence and Body Language in New York City/Newark/Philly

October 7-11, I will be in New York City to speak on Causing Cognition through Body Language at various private functions and helping Kevin Hogan at his Body Language Mastery Course also in New York, October 10-11.
Kevin has some stellar surprise guests planned. He is after all the man who wrote the book on Body [...]

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