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Stop Choking Under Pressure with this Simple Technique

Do you regularly find yourself in high-pressure situations? If you’re a leader (or a lion tamer), the answer is probably yes. And if that’s true, then it’s also true that you’re expected to produce under these high-pressure situations, right? In fact, that expectation to produce only adds to the pressure!

And that actually increases the chance that you’ll choke.

So how do you do it? How do you keep from choking in the big moments—the ones that really count?

Simple: use a pre-show ...

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How Your Birthday Can Make You A More Successful Leader

Posted by: Bill Stainton

There are few things more challenging to a leader than having to lead your team through a major change. You hear all the usual whining from your team:

“But we like it the way it is!”
“It’s too hard! It’s weird and uncomfortable and messy!”
“We don’t know what it’s going to be like on the other side!”

Honestly, they sometimes sound like babies, don’t they?

Fine then. Let’s talk about babies. Specifically, let’s talk about birth.

[You: “This is getting weird.” Me: “Stop ...

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AUG
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TED Talk Secrets That Will Make You a Superior Leader

Posted by: Bill Stainton

A little over a week ago, I was on a stage in Vancouver, BC, giving a TEDx talk about creativity to 2,700 people. The video will soon be available online, where it could be seen by (fingers crossed!) millions.

The road to a TEDx talk—whether it’s seen by millions or just dozens—is a long one. At this point, of course, I don’t know whether my talk will hit millions of views, dozens, or somewhere in between. But I do know two ...

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MAR
2017

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Where to Find the Idea That Will Make You Rich

Posted by: Bill Stainton

I can’t tell you what your next million-dollar idea will be—but I can tell you, with near 100% certainty, where you’re going to find it. And it probably won’t be where you think.

In order to understand this, you have to understand what creativity is—and what it isn’t. Because **your next million-dollar idea will be, by definition, a creative idea**. And creativity, contrary to popular belief, doesn’t come from nowhere.

Creativity is not the “lightning bolt” that comes out of the blue. ...

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MAR
2017

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How To Be a Terrible Leader

Posted by: Bill Stainton

You’ve probably watched a TED Talk video or two (or ten) at some point over the past several years. But have you ever been to a TED/TEDx event in person? It turns out there’s a huge—and important—difference between watching one or two TED videos and being immersed in a dozen or so TED Talks over the course of a single day.

In just under two weeks, I’ll be standing on stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver BC as the ...

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FEB
2017

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One Simple Equation That Will Help You Achieve Remarkable Results

Posted by: Bill Stainton

Like many of you, I hold a planning retreat for my business at the beginning of each year. (I also do a smaller one at the beginning of each month, which is a practice that I strongly recommend.) My annual retreat was this past weekend, and in looking over what I accomplished last year, something that I already knew about myself was strongly reinforced:

When I have a clear goal, set my mind to it, and combine these two things ...

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JAN
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The One Thing Better Than Good Intentions

Posted by: Bill Stainton

I was talking to a colleague earlier this week. Like me, she runs her own business. She told me that one of her “beginning-of-the-year” practices is to sit down in a quiet place, with a cup of coffee and a pad of paper, and write down her intentions for the new year. She sets intentions in several areas of her business: income, number of clients, marketing strategies, and others.

Sounds good, right? Making intentions, and setting them down on ...

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JAN
2017

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How to Become a Master of Your Work

Posted by: Bill Stainton

I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you either are, or you want to be, good at what you do. I’m going to take that even further and assume that you either are, or want to be, great at what you do.

But are you committed to becoming an **absolute master? Possibly one of the greatest of all time? And, if so, how do you get there?**

My brother-in-law Steve has a Ph.D. in musicology. He’s ...

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JAN
2017

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The Smartest Thing You Can Do as a Leader

Posted by: Bill Stainton

As a leader, the smartest thing I ever did was hire people better than me.

For 15 years, I was the Executive Producer of a comedy TV show in Seattle. I was also a writer and performer for the show, but my main job was being “the boss.” And as the boss, I was responsible for hiring the rest of the team.

Now, let’s understand something. When you’re on TV, there’s generally a fair amount of ego involved. I don’t ...

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OCT
2016

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Are You Ready for the High Winds?

Posted by: Bill Stainton

Hurricane level winds.

That’s what they’re telling us here in the Pacific Northwest. As I write this, there’s a storm coming, and they’re telling us to prepare for hurricane level winds. So I prepared. I bought extra food and water. I put fresh batteries in my flashlights and smoke detectors (my power almost always goes out in high winds). I made sure I had candles. And wine. Because, you know, high winds.

Now, what if the forecasts prove wrong? What ...

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OCT
2016

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Simple: use a pre-show ...

[You: “This is getting weird.” Me: “Stop ...

In order to understand this, you have to understand what creativity is—and what it isn’t. Because your next million-dollar idea will be, by definition, a creative idea. And creativity, contrary to popular belief, doesn’t come from nowhere.

When I have a clear goal, set my mind to it, and combine these two things ...

But are you committed to becoming an absolute master? Possibly one of the greatest of all time? And, if so, how do you get there?

In order to understand this, you have to understand what creativity is—and what it isn’t. Because **your next million-dollar idea will be, by definition, a creative idea**. And creativity, contrary to popular belief, doesn’t come from nowhere.

But are you committed to becoming an **absolute master? Possibly one of the greatest of all time? And, if so, how do you get there?**