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You don’t have time to do a good job on those things today. Take comfort. Later, you will find time to do many of them over.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Of course you have the time to do all those things right the first time...today!

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

Pinocchio lives. Just the other day, I listened to him. You gotta watch closely to see that nose growing.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 4, 2014

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Communication: Improving Communication | Humour | Thought Tweets

The same old problems

by Rick Baker
On Aug 4, 2014

It seems some people never tire of experiencing the same old problems. What peculiar stamina!

It seems some people never tire of fighting the same old battles, using the same old weapons, meeting the same old defeats. What peculiar stamina!

Perhaps most of us appear that way when viewed from others' perspectives?

Perhaps when observed by others most of us appear to obstinately cling to the bad habits that limit our ability to deal successfully with other people?

Perhaps my perceptions of other people's behaviour, as I watch them struggle, are too harsh?

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Habits: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things | Solutions & Opportunities

Discipline/manage yourself if you wish to persuade/lead/manage others.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

Do what I say not what I do does not cut it. Probably, most of us can remember incidents when we were children and adults in positions of authority gave us instructions that they themselves did not follow. To the extent that happened, we learned to resist instructions that came to us as do what I say not what I do. As we gained experience and confidence our resistance to these inconsistent demands increased. Now, we have much trouble following instructions from people who do not lead by example. And, we distrust those who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk.

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Influencing | Thought Tweets

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