Just did a post on James Patterson’s readkiddoread.com. It discusses a great NPR broadcast about the power and enjoyment of reading as a fundamental building block in helping to shape and develop our next generation. Definitely an ABT mindset that we like a lot, especially since our teen book will be hitting the shelves soon. [...]

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In our latest book, “Change The way You See Yourself”, we discuss the very powerful yet subtle Asset-Based Thinking principle of “Listening Softer”. Listening softer means that you are showering your attention on someone in a way that illuminates the deeper significance of what is being said. It really works…give it a try.
While I was [...]

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. When we lived in NYC our apartment was on 81St. and Central Park West…the very epicenter and beginning of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. For our family and friends Thanksgiving was an evening and day long celebration of all the great things we all treasured [...]

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With all the turmoil in the Global economies and the constant barrage of Deficit Based Thinking News about the excesses of Corporate CEO’s you just have admire the Asset-Based Thinking leadership of Haruka Nishimatsu, CEO of Japan Airlines. His ABT leadership is featured in a wonderful CNN Video Report.
Mr. Nishimatsu put three fundamental [...]

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I thought I’d use today’s blog to do a little bragging about The Concept Farm and provide some examples of ABT in Action in the workplace. First, the bragging. This week, The Concept Farm was named one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work in New York City by Crain’s New York Business.

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While I was in NYC last week I had the opportunity to attend a charity fund raiser held by a great organization called Overcoming Obstacles.
Launched in 1992 by the Jill Chalsty and the  Community for Education Foundation, Overcoming Obstacles is a grassroots program that helps educators teach young people basic “life” skills so often overlooked [...]

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I came across a great blog that is dedicated to helping shape how we communicate and market to the youth of America. http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/index.php. Amy Jussel started Shaping Youth a few years ago as a nonprofit organization addressing media & marketing’s impact on kids and teens. Here’s a quote from the website
“Shaping Youth is a nonprofit [...]

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In America, every Election Day the buck gets passed back to us to pick our leaders. It’s a perfect time to put Asset-Based Thinking into practice by tapping into our passions, having our voices heard and making a difference. It’s also a time when the workings of our great democracy (good and not so good) [...]

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