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1. Do you believe that only those with advanced degrees can gain and succeed in senior management positions at top-performing companies?

2. Do you think that leading a technical team isn't possible unless you graduated from a top college?

If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you are mistaken.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/30164/1/Learn-While-on-the-Job-A-High-School-Graduate-Climbs-into-Top-Management-and-Earns-an-MBA/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29897/1/Accelerate-Learning-by-Making-as-Many-Inexpensive-New-Mistakes-as-You-Can/Page1.html
--Sigmund Freud

When I started the project to find how to make 400 years worth of normal improvements in only 20 years (the 400 Year Project), I had no idea where to start.

Fortunately, I was able to gain by trying lots of things . . . most of which didn't work. I suggest you do the same.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29897/1/Accelerate-Learning-by-Making-as-Many-Inexpensive-New-Mistakes-as-You-Can/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29894/1/Project-Managers-Set-Reporting-Dates-to-Focus-Your-Efforts-and-Provide-a-Sense-of-Urgency/Page1.html
--Niels Bohr

When I launched the 400 Year Project (a program to demonstrate ways to make 400 years of normal improvements in only 20 years to be completed by 2015), I had no idea how to do the task.

But I knew that I needed focus. Having to report of my progress was the device I chose .]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29894/1/Project-Managers-Set-Reporting-Dates-to-Focus-Your-Efforts-and-Provide-a-Sense-of-Urgency/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29893/1/Build-a-Better-Future-by-Becoming-More-Flexible/Page1.html
Unfortunately, optimizing a solution to deal with past conditions often leaves them totally vulnerable when new conditions emerge.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/29893/1/Build-a-Better-Future-by-Becoming-More-Flexible/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28560/1/Stick-Your-Neck-Out-to-Do-an-Impossible-Task-and-Youll-Do-What-It-Takes-to-Succeed/Page1.html and then success is sure.

--Mark Twain

When I started the 400 Year Project (a program to identify ways that the rate of improvement could be accelerated by 20 times), I decided to announce the project before a gathering of my most important clients and the business leaders I most admired.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28560/1/Stick-Your-Neck-Out-to-Do-an-Impossible-Task-and-Youll-Do-What-It-Takes-to-Succeed/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28459/1/Speakers-Think-Through-What-Might-Happen-to-Prepare-Your-Audience/Page1.html judgment difficult, opportunity transient.

--Goethe (adapting the words of Hippocrates)

In September 1995, I made the most important (and perhaps the only important) speech of my career when I introduced the 400 Year Project (a program to help everyone learn how to accomplish 20 times as much with the same time, money, and effort).]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28459/1/Speakers-Think-Through-What-Might-Happen-to-Prepare-Your-Audience/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28443/1/Speakers-Ask-People-to-Step-Out-in-Faith-to-Achieve-Something-New/Page1.html But only six exits from this airplane.

--Southwest Airlines announcement

When I started the 400 Year Project (a program to identify ways that everyone can improve performance 20 times faster), I had no idea of how that fine purpose would be accomplished. I also knew that I needed a lot of help.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28443/1/Speakers-Ask-People-to-Step-Out-in-Faith-to-Achieve-Something-New/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28399/1/How-Do-You-Explain-Something-No-One-Has-Ever-Thought-About-Before/Page1.html
--Nike advertisement

Many times we are asked to express ideas that no one has thought about before. What's a good way to do this?

Story tellers rely on letting people use their imagination. To do that, they often start with phrases like "Once upon a time . . ." that empower us to sit back and dream a bit.

For a nonfiction subject, it's good to bring forth people who have done extraordinary things that others can apply to their lives.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28399/1/How-Do-You-Explain-Something-No-One-Has-Ever-Thought-About-Before/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28398/1/Watch-Your-Listeners-to-See-If-the-Message-Is-Sinking-In/Page1.html if he didn't know it was his turn next.

--Edgar Watson Howe

Speaking is an art. But when we think like the audience, it becomes a conversation. Let me share an example to show what I mean.

I was about to announce the beginning of a 20 year project to find ways to speed the rate of individual improvements by 20 times.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28398/1/Watch-Your-Listeners-to-See-If-the-Message-Is-Sinking-In/Page1.html http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28269/1/Expect-the-Unexpected-When-You-Learn-to-Meditate/Page1.html
--Mark Twain

The moment of truth, the sudden emergence of an insight, is an act of intuition. Such intuitions give the appearance of miraculous flashes, or short-circuits of reasoning.

--Arthur Koestler

Many people look into learning to meditate so they can enjoy more peace.]]> no@spam.com (Donald Mitchell) Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/28269/1/Expect-the-Unexpected-When-You-Learn-to-Meditate/Page1.html