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PASSION – CLICHE BUT TRUE

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Entrepreneurship, Life, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

“You have to be passionate about what you do in order to become successful”

“Passion is a prerequisite for success”

“Success follows passion”

“Find what you are passionate about and…”

I’ll be the first to raise my hand and admit how redundant and cliche these statements sound.

There are many, many quotes, phrases, opinions and theories on the topic of passion and how it can be the critical component in ones personal or professional life. If you’re anything like me though, you often dislike the “perfect-world cop out” nature of it’s proclamation that befalls most instances. You almost want to slap the philosophical mouth of the lovely person delivering the lecturing phrase. Everyone knows it, or has at least heard this sure-fire theory, but is it really a down to earth forumla to succeed? Why? Read more

4 ESSENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

Without a doubt, there is a myriad of characteristics, qualities, values and skills that one needs in order to be able to produce long term success in the entrepreneurial world, but for now – I am going to list four skills that at this stage in my own journey I find exceptionally pertinent.

At different stages in our journey we find some things more relevant and useful than others. Obviously, I don’t write simply based on mastery, but in the areas that I am also needing work in. This is because I believe that writing creates an exact mind, and narrowing it to specific areas of improvement is helpful. So, this list of 4, will likely be different next week or next month, but it is top of mind for right now. Read more

TRIPLE FILTER TEST

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Life, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

The all-to-common plague of speaking negatively of others… We’re all guilty of it. I know I am, or as a work in progress I’d like to say, used to be. But some of us are just more aware of this than others. The awareness in this capacity is what carries the possibility of improvement and change. Do we really want to be receptive and open to accepting garbage? Our minds can only take in so much in a given day, and there is a capacity limit, so why don’t we leave the BS out, refuse to accept it, and leave some more room for the good positive stuff? The influence it has is subtle, but over time it compounds without notice, and it rears its ugly head in some form down the line. Simplified, we can all take the simplistic advice of Thumper from the movie Bambi when he states: “if you can’t say somethin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all”. Or, we can make like Socrates and bust out a Triple Filter Test when we, or someone is about to spew some junk. Read more

FORMALITY IS DEAD – CHANGE EXCITES PEOPLE

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | 1 Comment

This was an old drafted post I had from 2010, inspired by a little placement of Jack Welch on CNBC. It was back when I had cable and actually watched TV, but it literally ocurred once or even twice every commercial break of every show. Perhaps that is why it stuck with me the way that it did. Read more

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S 6 SECRETS TO SUCCESS

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Entrepreneurship, Health, Training and Nutrition, Life, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

Hate him or love him, it’s undeniable that Arnold Schwarzenegger has accomplished some amazing things in his lifetime. From being the youngest Mr. Universe at the age of 20, highest grossing actor at the height of the Terminator series and appearing in 28 movies thus far, to the nature of how he arrived in the chair for the Governor of California. Not bad for a guy who spent a week in Austrian prison for going AWOL from the military to attend a bodybuilding competition and having a debatable immigrant status when entering the US at the age of 21… Read more

TAKE A MOMENT

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dean Sutton in Mindset and Theory, Random, Veiwpoint | 1 Comment


This morning I got back from the gym and it was still dark out. I went ahead with my usual morning routine, and I was pleased to look up near the end and see the view outside of my office window. I took a few minutes to stop, and just glare into the almost neon orange glow of the sunrise, and appreciate the beauty reflecting off Mt. Bakers snow peaks and the ice on the roof below me. Read more

DON’T SAY, “YOU’RE WELCOME”, SAY THIS:

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Dean Sutton in Mindset and Theory, Random, Veiwpoint | 1 Comment


Today I came across a unique concept in an email that I wanted to share.
The source of the concept derives from Guy Kawasaki and his new book “Enchantment”
I was inspired by it enough to buy the book of source, as well as set off on a mission to try it out. I haven’t read it yet, so I’ll keep you posted. Who knows…it could be a bomb or a golden nugget.
The concept is the following: Read more