{"id":211,"date":"2013-09-03T07:32:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T07:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/?p=211"},"modified":"2013-09-05T13:37:33","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T13:37:33","slug":"belief-is-creatednot-communicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"Belief is created,not communicated&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/67.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-212 aligncenter\" title=\"how to create belief\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/67-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"motivation tips\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/67-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/sam-muchai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/67.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard this expression:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want people to think you\u2019re funny, don\u2019t tell them you\u2019re funny. Tell them a joke.\u201d<br \/>\nSo why don&#8217;t more people follow that advice?<br \/>\nBecause joke writing requires creativity, time, and effort.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s not easy to create something original and compelling.<br \/>\nAnd joke telling takes guts.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not easy to risk failing in front of others.<br \/>\nUnfortunately (or fortunately, if you&#8217;ve got game) creativity and guts are what it takes today to separate your ideas from the scores of others in today\u2019s saturated marketplace.<br \/>\nThe days of buying attention and communicating belief are on life support.<br \/>\nPeople are weary and wary of messaging and marketplace promises<br \/>\nToday you earn belief through the tangible details of your offering and the inspired actions of your people.<br \/>\nSo focus intently on your idea.<br \/>\nHave an ambitious purpose.<br \/>\nAnd understand the tangible issues that will ultimately make the greatest difference to your people and to your audience.<br \/>\nThen look at what you do, why you get out of bed in the morning, as an opportunity to stand out and rise above the growing sea of sameness.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t spend your days pickled in a world of parity, marinating in minutiae while your ideas and unbridled spirit shrivel up and die.<br \/>\nGrab yourself (and your people) by the collar, yank yourself off of your comfortable, well-worn path and create something distinctive, meaningful, and emotional.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Who will win the next election, next deal,next customer,next life partner? Obviously, the candidate who has created the most belief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve probably heard this expression: \u201cIf you want people to think you\u2019re funny, don\u2019t tell them you\u2019re funny. Tell them a joke.\u201d So why don&#8217;t more people follow that advice? Because joke writing requires creativity, time, and effort. 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