Posts by Stephie Althouse
Three Types Brilliance Systems That Will Transform Your Business
Recently, I wrote about the art of problem-solving involves the ability to intelligently reduce the complexity of the problem. How teachable is that? Three Categories of Training Systems (Brilliance Systems) When we build training systems, they fall into three categories: Scenario # 1 is used wherever possible because it (ideally) contains all known wisdom about…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Nugget To Turn Defeat Into Big Wins
The mini-Brilliance Nugget challenge has already been a blessing. (You can still participate…) Why? Because I receive such awesome Brilliance Nuggets from y’all. Thank You! Today, the ultimate nugget is about how to turn defeat into big wins! Here is one I asked from my dear friend Lori Fickling. I asked her for permission to…
Read More3 Reasons Why Our Future Depends on Listening To Each Other
“I know, I know!” – How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said that, or at least thought it? Are you really listening to each other? I think we all have. For sure, I have. Yet, there are at least three compelling reasons why saying that (or even thinking it)…
Read MoreCHOOSE How You Want to Live
First off, your mini-Brilliance Nuggets touch me! In the 7-day challenge, we began yesterday (you can still join in!), you have the choice to send your nugget to me – or choose not to. What you write might be private. We are playing this challenge via your word of honor. When you say you wrote…
Read MoreSurprise Yourself With This Simple Challenge
Today I’m kicking off a simple challenge: Write down one or two sentences (or bullets) of something that comes to your mind. It can be anything. Do that for seven days, starting today. Please let me know if you are in (if you haven’t done that already). Just for fun, I will raffle off a one-of-a-kind…
Read MoreHow To Stop Problem-solving From Being a “Hot Potato”
You are an incredible problem-solver. Yet, some people on your team are a different story. Somehow, they end up giving you all the challenging problems instead of tackling them themselves or develop their problem-solving skills. They treat these problems like “hot potatoes” and throw them over to you. While that may be flattering, it kills…
Read MoreReady, Set, Go: Tap Into Your Brilliance With This Simple 7-Day Challenge
It is time for a simple 7-Day challenge. It starts on Monday. It is simple: Write one to two sentences, or even one to two bullets each day for seven days. We could call it a mini-nugget. Or perhaps it is a micro-nugget. Either way is great! There are a lot of “rules” (not really): …
Read MoreMeet Brillonia’s “Doc”
Recently, I told you about “Planet Brillonia.” Here is how the next bit of that story. What’s happened in the story so far: In the year 2500 A.D. a new human civilization was formed on a planet named “Brillonia.” Advanced spaceships brought humans to this earth-like planet which supports the life of humans, animals, and…
Read MoreMine Your Brilliance And Get a Big Payoff
What does “Mine Your Brilliance” mean? What is Brilliance Mining? And how am I going to get a big payoff from it? Great questions! Imagine you own a diamond mine. The diamonds represent your knowledge, expertise, and, yes, the wisdom you have accumulated throughout your life. I call that Brilliance for short. You are aware…
Read MoreA Story: How Planet “Brillonia” Got Started
Over the past 125 days, my daily writing has brought me back to my writing days in high school. I was a prolific writer, producing articles about all kinds of topics. I also wrote some short stories like “How Planet “Brillonia” Got Started”. I got to thinking that some of the things I’d like to…
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