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In general, people don't lack the desire to make changes. They lack the skill and habit.

by Rick Baker
On Apr 15, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

"They lack the skill." When it comes to change, skill is a multi-edged sword. 

One sharp edge - the person who delivers the change-decision must deliver that decision with skill.

Another sharp edge - the person who receives the change-decision must receive that decision with skill. 

Another sharp edge - the people who implement the change-decision must perform the decision with skill. 

That's a lot of skill...that's the skill-work we must commit to if we want to make constructive change.

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Delegation & Decisions | Thought Tweets

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If you can convince yourself you are too busy then you too can make worse decisions.

by Rick Baker
On Apr 14, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. It's all in the way you hold your mind.
  2. You do not have to take the time required to make good decisions. It is your prerogative to make lousy decisions and nobody can take that right away from you.
  3. There's probably no better way to make lousy decisions than holding in your mind the thoughts, "I am too busy" and "I don't have time".
  4. If you put your mind to it you will find your mind will warm to the habit of "I am too busy" and "I don't have time". And soon, very soon, you will be able to make really lousy decisions.

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Delegation & Decisions | I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

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Willpower is about converting self-drive into purposeful action.

by Rick Baker
On Apr 13, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

 If you have no definite purpose, no chief aim, no goals - then you have no need of willpower. Of course, your accomplishments will be unpredictable at best and destructive at worst.

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"Persistence involves adherence to a purpose clean through to a goal."

Frank Channing Haddock

'Power of Will', (1910)

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Goals - SMARTACRE Goals | STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

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You too can see the positive things in people...just open your mind then your eyes.

by Rick Baker
On Apr 12, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When you have a positive mental attitude you are less critical of others.

When you have an agreeable personality you are less critical of others.

When you want to and think you can...you will see the best in people.

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Criticism: Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron | Thought Tweets

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Don’t blame ‘lack of time’ when the real culprit is personal disorganization and self-imposed mayhem.

by Rick Baker
On Mar 31, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

If you free up a few moments, step back, ask yourself "How much time do it have?", spend some quality time thinking before answering you just might find:

  1. You have only the present time, just like everyone else on the planet.
  2. Just like every other person on the planet, you really have no clue about how much time you have beyond the present moment.
If you think you don't have time you are right....at least from 2 perspectives:
  1. Like Henry Ford, paraphrased, "If you think you do or don't have time you're right."
  2. As any good philosopher or physicist will tell you - Time is an abstract concept...offering nothing tangible for you to possess. 

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Beyond Business | Hero Worship | I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Thought Tweets

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Band-aids don't ease the discomfort of negative thinking.

by Rick Baker
On Mar 30, 2018

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Shape up, Man, you gotta improve your attitude!  

Great advice in theory - useless advice in reality. 

If you want to help people with negative thinking, think first about your own attitude, thoughts and action then learn how to improve by replacing negative thinking with new thoughts.

 

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Optimism & Pessimism | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values

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