Bar Marriage (The Old Adage In Detail)

It is your goal to be married. You go to a bar and begin your search for a spouse. Two options present themselves.

First - you ask each and every person there if they would like to marry you. Do it long enough in enough places and, odds are, someone will say yes. It takes a lot of asking and the end result is quick, short-term, and ultimately unstable.

Second - you seek out individuals who you find attractive and to whom you think you may have something to offer. You approach them, have a conversation, and discover that the possibility for a relationship has been qualified by both sides. Dating ensues and some time later, a well-heeled, long-term, stable relationship is formed.

The problem with the first example is that if they said yes to you so quickly, what is keeping them from saying yes to another suitor just as easily?

What if your best customers or clients actually have an otherwise inexplicable attraction to your business? What if building that relationship is more than simply matchmaking needs and capabilities? What if your best business relationships exist because of the same things that inspire your best personal relationships? Chemistry.

You find each other attractive because of your shared, inherent traits. The conversation is organic and easy to have. A beautiful, beneficial relationship blossoms because you both take care of each other.

Everyone wants attention. What better way to hold it than a committed relationship?

List Of Convenient Excuses To Avoid Change

1. "That will never work." 2. "That said, the labor laws make it difficult for us to do a lot of the suggestions you put out. And we do live in a lawsuit oriented society." 3. "Can you show me some research that demonstrates that this will work?" 4. "Well, if you had some real-world experience, then you would understand." 5. "I don't think our customers will go for that, and without them we'd never be able to afford to try this." 6. "It's fantastic, but the salesforce won't like it." 7. "The salesforce is willing to give it a try, but [insert major retailer/corporation/partner here] won't stock it." 8. "There are government regulations and this won't be permitted." 9. "Well, this might work for other people, but I think we'll stick with what we've got." 10. "Our team doesn't have the technical chops to do this." 11. "Maybe in the next b

The Great Firewall Of China

When considering how important it is to preserve the neutrality of the internet, chew on these observations about what China and Iran are already doing. Communism and capitalism are coming increasingly close together when it comes to regulating content that should otherwise be free and freely accessible. What would it have been like if you had to pay for certain, designated books at the library when you were growing up? Try to imagine Ted Turner in one of Kim Jong-Il's jumpsuits....

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