Thinkerer's Kit Tips

Winning with Cuepons

Can you look at the problem as a machine needing repair?
What parts are not working well?
Can you repair or replace parts?

Mechanical

If you don’t know what to do, figure out what to do.  That’s what to do. 
     Effort Slogans  

Talk is cheap and worth every penny of it.
     Talk Slogans

Can you break big jobs into joblets that other people can do?
   Leadership Tips 

If you want to set your goals, you have to set the cues.  
     Focus Tips

You grow a skill with practice.  Talking about it just makes you a better talker.
     Talk Slogans

A planner speaks with active verbs.
     Plan Slogans

Goal for a joblet:  A list of questions you want to answer.
     Focus Tips

The key to getting people to follow you is to know where you are going.
     Leadership Tips

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth knowing why you are doing it.
     Plan Slogans

Goal for a joblet.  A list of steps you need to reach a larger goal.
     Focus Tips

Gamer's insight: You don't win just by reading the instructions.
      Talk Slogans

Children focus on what they can’t do.  Adults focus on what they can do.
     Leadership Slogans

Another name for focus is tunnel vision.
     Focus Tips

No plan is complete without cues.
     Plan Slogans

Picture yourself doing the things you are planning.
          Plan Tips

Imagine what your next step will be. 
     Focus Tips

Tell me and I forget.  Show me and I remember.  Involve me and I understand.
     Talk Slogans

You learn about tools from using them.
     Effort Slogans