Bumblebees Can't Fly: Seven Simple Strategies for Making the Impossible Possible

In theory, bumblebees should not be able to fly, but they do. Because they have to. But people, no matter how smart or how skilled they might be, do not always get off the ground. We are all born with common sense, but we don't always--or often--use it. Must we drift without direction the rest of our lives? Are we doomed if we seem incapable of using our common sense? No, says bestselling author and professional speaker Barry Siskind. In Bumblebees Can't Fly, he shows you how to develop and follow his Seven Strategies of Common Sense. After mastering these simple yet shrewd strategies, you will begin to make more confident decisions, improve your foresight, listen to the wisdom already deep within you--and fly, like the bumblebees!

Table of Contents:
Acknowlegdments. Introduction. Flight of the Bumblebee. What Is Common Sense? The Strategies. Strategy No.1. Doubt the Obvious. Truth versus Myth. The Lesson of Copernicus. Making Sense of Strategy No.1. Conclusion. Strategy No.2. Let Your Reach Exceeed Your Grasp. Order Out of Chaos. The Sixth Sense. The Hierarchy of Needs. Making Sense of Strategy No.2. Conclusion. Strategy No.3. Know Yourself. The VE Scale. The IE Scale. The Middle Path Is Often the Best. Making Sense of Strategy No.3. Conclusion. Strategy No.4. Transform Information into Knowledge. The Path to Acquiring Knowledge. The Three Guiding Principles. Sense of Purpose. Commitment. Inner Strength. Making Sense of Strategy No.4. Conclusion. Strategy No.5. Embrace the Unexpected. Taking Responsibility and Taking Control. Exercising Strategy No.5. A Few More Success Stories. hearing Your Inner Voice. Making Sense of Strategy No.5. Conclusion. Strategy No.6. Stay on Course. Keep It Simple. Making Sense of Strategy No.6. Conclusion. Strategy No.7. Don't Be Afraid to Change Horses in Midstream. put a new SPIN on a Losing Situation. S=Sense: Here Comes That Inner Voice Again. P=Performance: Messages Determine Actions. I=Impact: The Critic on Demand. Listen to Your Critic. Actions have Consequences. N=Need: Back to the Beginning. Making Sense of Strategy No.7. Conclusion. Where Do You Go from Here? Epilogue. Continuing the Search for Common Sense. Index.

About the Author :
Barry Siskind, President of International Training and Management, is one of North America's foremost trade and consumer show experts, and a sought-after professional and motivational speaker. He conducts workshops and speaks to thousands of people each year, across North America and internationally. He is the trainer of choice for some of the world's largest trade show and exhibit companies, and publishes his own quarterly newsletter, Successful Exhibiting. Siskind has written hundreds of articles for trade and consumer publications, including The Globe and Mail, Marketing, and Exhibitor Magazine. He is also the author of the bestselling books Making Contact and The Power of Exhibit Marketing.