What’s your flavour of choice?

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 29, 2010 in Beliefs, Thinking Differently | 17 comments

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Have you ever fallen out with someone over which is the best ice-cream flavour? Or which Transformers film is better?

Well the answer to the second question is simple. The first film was amazing, the sequel was a joke! But ice-cream flavours? That’s a bit harder isn’t it?

You personally might think that mint choc chip is the daddy of all cold cream or that if you’re going to seriously talk about the frozen stuff, Ben and Jerry’s Fish Food is the only sensible choice.

The interesting thing is you’re both right and wrong.

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How to understand others – without saying a word

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 25, 2010 in Thinking Differently | 14 comments

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Understanding how others think and make decisions is key to understanding someone and building rapport. When you know why people do what they do and why they make the choices they do, every decision you then make as a result is easier made.

But how do you do that exactly?

Well you can do it in lots of ways but here's the way I do it.

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It’s all in the gut baby

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 19, 2010 in Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance | 20 comments

Sometimes it's important to just go with your heart and over rule your head. Sometimes you just have to trust your gut when it’s screaming at you and you haven't been eating anything unusual (if you have, that’s probably why your gut is kicking off!)

So I know I gave you all an update at the beginning of the week, but I've had a bit of an epiphany and I want to share it all with you.

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Interview: How to crush your productivity with Chris Ducker

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 18, 2010 in Creating Change, Peak Performance, Productivity | 16 comments

So if you've been here long enough, you'll know that one of the things I get a kick out of is talking to, and sharing ideas with, successful people. I fundamentally believe that in order to achieve any success in life, you not only need to hang out with successful people but you need to learn from them as much as you can. So, as a bit of a change of pace, today I want to share an interview I did with my good friend and successful entreprenuer, Chris Ducker.

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Posted by Ben Lumley on Aug 16, 2010 in Creating Change, Peak Performance | 16 comments

photo credit: kenicii

Well it's been a while since I updated everyone with goings on planet 6aliens.com so I thought now would be a great time to catch up. It's really important for me to share some of the developments that are going on both behind the scenes and on the site.

Speaking

It's been a really busy time for me, with the final few weeks of term in UK schools having me out on the road everyday speaking and running workshops. Even though it was a busy time of year, and it's the same every year, it's always rewarding knowing that I've worked with so many people and helped to create some change. Speaking will always be my favourite thing to do.

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