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The Power of Positive Part II

Background

ReframingIn Part I of this article I had introduced the power of positive concept. I had discussed the difficulties of taking negative thoughts, statements, actions, or situations and reframing them into something positive. In Part II I will discuss a practical example of this and the lobster concept.

A Practical Example

PuzzleMy business partner Amy and I have discussed the power of positive concept at length and have even implemented it in our way of doing business. We have personally pledged that individually as John or Amy, or collectively as Cape Cod Branding, as an individual or company brand we will strive to never release a negative statement about a person, company, brand, or idea.  This is tough, but achievable, and is admittedly one of the benefits of having a partner to keep me in check :) As I had mentioned in a previous post, I have found that “like attracts like” and that positive thoughts, statements, actions, and an overall positive image attracts positive clients and vendors who fit naturally.

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Another concept we find ourselves discussing at length is that of lobsters. Lobsters tend to behave in a manner that when isolated tend to be non-aggressive, however when grouped together will fight until one is dominate and the others submissive. Practically one may witness this at a restaurant lobster tank where lobsters will attempt to crawl over one another to pull each other down in hopes of escape. My experience is that human behavior is much the same, and this concept is being backed up by a recent Harvard Medical School study researching the similarities between lobster and human behavior.

To Be Continued…

So what does positive concepts and lobsters have to do with my business and branding? In Part III I will discuss how a brand can distinguish itself from a world of lobsters through the power of positive.

Like attracts like, convey a consistent, positive image and you will attract the same!

-John R. Sedivy

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  • http://www.giftcardblogger.com/ Kwame Kuadey

    Hi John and Amy,

    Just wanted to stop by and see your blog. I like the set-up. I also wanted to offer some words of encouragement regarding blogging. John, as you may know, I have been blogging for a year now. Take it from me, it is a lot of work. But it all pays off soon enough. My blog is now averaging almost a thousand hits a day. Which is the result of a year of persistence and hard work. So, here are a few tips from my year of blogging:

    1. Don’t give up – Stay with it. In the beginning, it may seem like no one is reading or no one cares. But I strongly believe that the beginning phase of blogging is where you get tested about whether you are serious about blogging or not. Once you cross this threshold, you will begin to see results.

    2. Keep your blog updated. At least post three times a week. There may be times when you cannot do that but try to keep up with that. That is the only way google and other search engines will begin to send traffic your way if they know you always have fresh content. I am not always good at this but I try.

    3. Related to (2) above is how to overcome writer’s blues. There will be days/weeks where you simply don’t feel like writing. That is why it is important to have a reserve of articles ready to go. Write 2 or 3 articles at a time when you are in the mood to write, so that you are covered during the days when you don’t feel like writing.

    4. It takes time to actually find your voice so don’t hesitate to toss ideas when they don’t work. You would be surprised that the topics you think people are interested in may not actually be the case.

    5. Learn about Search Engine Optimization -SEO and use it to your advantage. It works, and will help you get noticed quickly.

    That’s my 2 cents :) All the best and I am always available to help :)

  • http://www.capecodbranding.com John R. Sedivy

    Hi Kwame,

    Thank you for the advice. I really admire what you have done with your company in such a short amount of time. Interesting in that I have seen at least a couple of your comments in action while blogging, although it is good to hear you had experienced the same thing. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and thank you for visiting and your feedback!

    Best,

    John

  • Stacey Corzine

    I find what you have been writing as very inspiring…Thank you!

  • http://www.capecodbranding.com John R. Sedivy

    Stacey – Thank you for reading and the nice comment!

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