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Thought Tweet #742

by Rick Baker
On May 21, 2013

Thought Tweet #742 INTEGRITY: there's a word that may go without saying...but not with just saying.

 

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After all these years...I still have a beef with people who spew out the word Integrity. [see May 23rd, 2013 Thought Post]

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Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values

Thought Tweet #741

by Rick Baker
On May 20, 2013

Thought Tweet #741 Over 2000 years ago, Roman Stoics developed the habit of waiting a day before beating slaves who had erred.

 

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Speaking of Good Habits & Constructive Criticism...

If those ancient Romans could have that kind of self-control, just think what 21st Century business people could accomplish if they put their minds to it!

Thought Tweet #740

by Rick Baker
On May 17, 2013

Thought Tweet #740 It's easy to make a significant change: just tell everyone you have developed an electricity intolerance.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Sure, change is tough.

But you gotta look on the bright side: if you don't like that last suggestion - when the urge to change gets too annoying, you can always watch a TV rerun.

Now, do you see the benefit in the power of positive thinking?

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #739

by Rick Baker
On May 16, 2013

Thought Tweet #739 "...only he who knows where he is sailing also knows which wind is good and the right wind for him."

 

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Not mine...Nietzsche's...[and I agree with him]

From 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', (1880's)

Zarathustra's shadow talked to him...

"But alas, how could any thing please me any more? Do I have a goal any more? A haven toward which my sail is set? A good wind? Alas, only he who knows where he is sailing also knows which wind is good and the right wind for him."

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

Thought Tweet #738

by Rick Baker
On May 15, 2013

Thought Tweet #738 It's OK to voice clichés...as long as you don't make a practice of living them. 

 

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Common don't cut it in this world of global commoditization

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Creativity, Invention & Innovation | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #737

by Rick Baker
On May 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #737 Objective, well-intentioned, well-delivered criticism will still gnaw, rip, and tear thin skin.


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Criticism will always gnaw, rip, and tear at thin skin. That is a given. The only question is: how will the thin-skinned person react as the thin skin rips and tears? The natural reactions are fight & flight...aggression & avoidance. 

And, of importance – will ‘motivation’ get dragged into the bloody discussion after the ripping and tearing of thin skin? Sometimes it will. More often the thought will be there, but it will be unspoken. And, as they say, “It's the thought that counts.” I have strong views on ‘motivation’, and my strong views contain intolerance of those who blame others for the failures or the lack of motivation. Bosses have a tough enough job without having to bear the burden of every subordinate’s ‘motivation’.

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