Comments on: How to Stop Strangers Dead in their Tracks with Your Five-Second Introduction http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/ Taking Mind, Body and Spirit to the Next Level Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Reuben http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-122320 Reuben Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:45:44 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-122320 That's a cool article. A lot of my friends and I like to try and come up with one liners like this. It's neat to test them on people. When you get people to stop talking about themselves you know youve got a good one! They work pretty well on business cards in a conversational tone instead of the normal corporate talk. thanks for the post. That’s a cool article. A lot of my friends and I like to try and come up with one liners like this. It’s neat to test them on people. When you get people to stop talking about themselves you know youve got a good one! They work pretty well on business cards in a conversational tone instead of the normal corporate talk. thanks for the post.

]]> By: Doug Rosbury http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-31709 Doug Rosbury Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:15:16 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-31709 Regardless of what may be thought of a person and his character, There is always one quality that can seem lacking, Humility. As a people, we tend to worry and defend ourselves against all manner of seeming attacks on our character This comes from a misidentification of ourselves and just who we are. In essence, we are not this fearful and weak individual we see in the mirror. In fact, we are the grand and glorious eternal spirit dwelling within this animal body. Remember that when you are confronted with a challenge to your character. There is nothing that has the power to defeat you.---Doug Regardless of what may be thought of a person and his character, There is always one quality that can seem lacking, Humility. As a people, we tend to worry and defend ourselves against all manner of seeming attacks
on our character This comes from a misidentification
of ourselves and just who we are. In essence, we are not this fearful and weak individual we see in the mirror. In fact, we are the grand and glorious eternal spirit dwelling within this animal body. Remember that when you
are confronted with a challenge to your character. There is nothing that has the power to defeat you.—Doug

]]> By: Stephen Hopson http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-27426 Stephen Hopson Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:52:44 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-27426 @<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-27357"> Mike</a>: Best wishes with your trade show next month - having a 5 second introduction can prove useful - you just never know who you might meet and with the right intro, something magical could happen. Glad you enjoyed this one. @ Mike:

Best wishes with your trade show next month – having a 5 second introduction can prove useful – you just never know who you might meet and with the right intro, something magical could happen.

Glad you enjoyed this one.

]]> By: Mike http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-27357 Mike Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:48:32 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-27357 I love your examples, particularly the divorce attorney: what marketing! That we as individuals and our companies need to stand out now more than ever is a fact. One liners like these will make the first impression, that is so important, a good one. I'm getting ready for a trade show next month and will give this thought on both counts. Thanks, I love your examples, particularly the divorce attorney: what marketing!

That we as individuals and our companies need to stand out now more than ever is a fact. One liners like these will make the first impression, that is so important, a good one. I’m getting ready for a trade show next month and will give this thought on both counts.

Thanks,

]]> By: Stephen Hopson http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-25582 Stephen Hopson Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:53:51 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-25582 @<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-25550"> Liara Covert</a>: The way people can alter their futures is by accessing the sub-conscious mind where there's an answer for everything. Every single question has an answer. Every problem has a solution and we know what it is. The key is getting inside the subconscious mind. That's the secret. The 5 second introduction is mainly to satisfy the human need to put a label on things but spiritual speaking, we all know that we aren't what we tell people we are. @ Liara Covert:

The way people can alter their futures is by accessing the sub-conscious mind where there’s an answer for everything. Every single question has an answer. Every problem has a solution and we know what it is. The key is getting inside the subconscious mind. That’s the secret.

The 5 second introduction is mainly to satisfy the human need to put a label on things but spiritual speaking, we all know that we aren’t what we tell people we are.

]]> By: Liara Covert http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-25550 Liara Covert Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:45:55 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-25550 How a person understands and applies free-will is limited by doubt and fear. Until you evolve to see these and other illusions for what they are, you do not move to transcend them or expand to discover what free will permits. Human beings undertake an evolving journey on conscious and unconscious levels. As you say, each person has power to alter their futures. The "what" (knowledge of potential) often arises as a revelation before you figure out how you will do it. How a person understands and applies free-will is limited by doubt and fear. Until you evolve to see these and other illusions for what they are, you do not move to transcend them or expand to discover what free will permits. Human beings undertake an evolving journey on conscious and unconscious levels. As you say, each person has power to alter their futures. The “what” (knowledge of potential) often arises as a revelation before you figure out how you will do it.

]]> By: Stephen Hopson http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-24131 Stephen Hopson Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:32:11 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-24131 @<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-24119"> Liara Covert</a>: This gives new meaning to "free will." We are all given that to do what we will. We have the power to alter our future. The key is to listen to our inner spirit and then take whatever action is necessary, which I believe will put a person on the appropriate spiritual journey. @ Liara Covert:

This gives new meaning to “free will.” We are all given that to do what we will. We have the power to alter our future. The key is to listen to our inner spirit and then take whatever action is necessary, which I believe will put a person on the appropriate spiritual journey.

]]> By: Liara Covert http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-24119 Liara Covert Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:27:09 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-24119 I love Yoda (fr: Star Wars) who said, "do or do not, there is no try." By not being completely truthful with how you feel and what you experience, you are divert your journey from reconnecting with soul. When we fear we will "freak people out," we already feel this way about ourselves at the core. You are not the only one. In fact, it is rather common. Why do people lie to themselves? Many people are unaware they do it and forget when this whole process began. Regardless of who you thought you were before, your mission from this moment is what you decide that it is. Your purpose is your choice. You can change it or not. You can label it or not. What you belive matters. Everything else is already forgotten. I love Yoda (fr: Star Wars) who said, “do or do not, there is no try.”
By not being completely truthful with how you feel and what you experience, you are divert your journey from reconnecting with soul. When we fear we will “freak people out,” we already feel this way about ourselves at the core. You are not the only one. In fact, it is rather common. Why do people lie to themselves? Many people are unaware they do it and forget when this whole process began.

Regardless of who you thought you were before, your mission from this moment is what you decide that it is. Your purpose is your choice. You can change it or not. You can label it or not. What you belive matters. Everything else is already forgotten.

]]> By: Stephen Hopson http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-23178 Stephen Hopson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:36:12 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-23178 @<a href="http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-23137"> Liara Covert</a>: I try not to identify with what I'm doing because then we get stuck with the relational thing. What if I no longer did what I used to do, then what? Who am I? But this exercise is for the purpose of putting a label on what we do so that people are given a measurement of understanding of what we do. We humans like to put a label on things so that's one way of doing it. But in the meantime, while I have my 5 second elevator speech down pat, I also know that I'm not anything I'm doing - I'm a spiritual being evolving on this planet, occupying this body for the time being, learning and experiencing along the way. But to tell that to people would freak them out. LOL. @ Liara Covert:

I try not to identify with what I’m doing because then we get stuck with the relational thing. What if I no longer did what I used to do, then what? Who am I? But this exercise is for the purpose of putting a label on what we do so that people are given a measurement of understanding of what we do. We humans like to put a label on things so that’s one way of doing it.

But in the meantime, while I have my 5 second elevator speech down pat, I also know that I’m not anything I’m doing – I’m a spiritual being evolving on this planet, occupying this body for the time being, learning and experiencing along the way. But to tell that to people would freak them out. LOL.

]]> By: Liara Covert http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-23137 Liara Covert Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:41:44 +0000 http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2007/11/27/how-to-stop-strangers-dead-in-their-tracks-with-your-five-second-introduction/#comment-23137 This post makes me chuckle. I have been asked what "I do" and perplex people with unconventional answers. Although my answers (and your post technique) tend to catch people off guard, this may be precisely what people need to get-in touch with who they are. People rarely ask themselves why they do things. I am reminded of a line from a recent Spiderman movie. Spidy's girlfriend said, "You are what you do," implying that a person's identity is reflected by his livelihood. I do not necessarily agree, but I do see value in reflecting on why we choose what we do. Human beings have choices to create a more meaningful life. Everyone has untapped inner power that can be accessed by learning to become aware of why we do what we do and what it says about how we feel deep inside. We send signals but do not always listen. This post makes me chuckle. I have been asked what “I do” and perplex people with unconventional answers. Although my answers (and your post technique) tend to catch people off guard, this may be precisely what people need to get-in touch with who they are. People rarely ask themselves why they do things. I am reminded of a line from a recent Spiderman movie. Spidy’s girlfriend said, “You are what you do,” implying that a person’s identity is reflected by his livelihood. I do not necessarily agree, but I do see value in reflecting on why we choose what we do. Human beings have choices to create a more meaningful life. Everyone has untapped inner power that can be accessed by learning to become aware of why we do what we do and what it says about how we feel deep inside. We send signals but do not always listen.

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