https://rickbaker.ca/category/abundance/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/good-news-you-have-an-emotionally-charged-group-of-leaders-now-how-do-you-convert-that-energy-to-the-positive/https://rickbaker.ca/post/good-news-you-have-an-emotionally-charged-group-of-leaders-now-how-do-you-convert-that-energy-to-the-positive/Sun, 05 Dec 2021 07:30:00 -0500When our ancestors first saw fire, the first things they saw and understood were destruction and danger. As time passed, as they became more thoughtful and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/creativity-in-science-appears-when-insightful-theories-test-known-truths-the-same-applies-in-business/https://rickbaker.ca/post/creativity-in-science-appears-when-insightful-theories-test-known-truths-the-same-applies-in-business/Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:23:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet If the writers of screen and theater plays decide the status quo is good enough and stop coming up with new ways to get our… https://rickbaker.ca/post/sometimes-you-just-can-win/https://rickbaker.ca/post/sometimes-you-just-can-win/Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:48:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sure, sometimes you just can't win. Everybody knows that. Almost everybody says that. And, some people are caught up in the… https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-a-combination-of-skills-goals-plans-is-not-present-people-give-up-their-dreams-hope/https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-a-combination-of-skills-goals-plans-is-not-present-people-give-up-their-dreams-hope/Wed, 26 May 2021 07:17:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Skills , goals and plans will always be required. Without these basics, work is demoralizing and frustrating. Without these… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-more-you-use-your-talents-the-harder-it-is-to-wear-them-out-talent/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-more-you-use-your-talents-the-harder-it-is-to-wear-them-out-talent/Sat, 22 May 2021 07:18:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet We struggle when we don't use our Talents ...many of us accept that struggling lot in life...and some of us embrace struggling… https://rickbaker.ca/post/hope-is-not-a-strategy-but-it-is-an-essential-ingredient-of-leadership/https://rickbaker.ca/post/hope-is-not-a-strategy-but-it-is-an-essential-ingredient-of-leadership/Thu, 13 May 2021 07:15:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet 'Hope is not a Strategy' , an interesting business book by Rick Page. " Hope is an essential ingredient of leadership. " a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/dreams-of-a-better-future-generate-a-better-future-vision/https://rickbaker.ca/post/dreams-of-a-better-future-generate-a-better-future-vision/Thu, 06 May 2021 07:33:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British… https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-mastery-involves-a-clear-narrow-focusing-of-personal-strength-energy/https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-mastery-involves-a-clear-narrow-focusing-of-personal-strength-energy/Sat, 03 Apr 2021 07:03:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet About Focusing on Personal Strengths About Personal Energy About Keeping Your Personal Energy Dry https://rickbaker.ca/post/eggs-dont-hatch-where-scarcity-thinking-roosts/https://rickbaker.ca/post/eggs-dont-hatch-where-scarcity-thinking-roosts/Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:04:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Scarcity-thinking stifles curiosity and creativity and when curiosity and creativity are stifled success is elusive. It is… https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-troubles-consume-your-thoughts-remember-your-tooth-will-cease-aching-if-your-house-is-afire/https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-troubles-consume-your-thoughts-remember-your-tooth-will-cease-aching-if-your-house-is-afire/Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:34:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet " Your tooth will cease aching if your house is afire... " Frank Channing Haddock made that point in his 1910 classic, ' Power… https://rickbaker.ca/post/abundance-exists-in-the-ability-to-control-your-thoughts/https://rickbaker.ca/post/abundance-exists-in-the-ability-to-control-your-thoughts/Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:31:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Abundance is the ability to control your thoughts ...and this is easier if you have good health, a level of intelligence, and a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/im-too-busy-thats-a-real-good-way-not-to-be-thinking/https://rickbaker.ca/post/im-too-busy-thats-a-real-good-way-not-to-be-thinking/Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:35:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I favour abundance thinking over scarcity mindsets. If I think "I'm too busy" then I have a scarcity mindset with respect to… https://rickbaker.ca/post/3-abilities-rise-above-all-others-intelligence-willpower-drive/https://rickbaker.ca/post/3-abilities-rise-above-all-others-intelligence-willpower-drive/Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Every human being possesses the seeds of intelligence , willpower , and drive at birth. To a certain degree, and the degree… https://rickbaker.ca/post/an-ideal-way-to-help-people-show-them-how-to-disentangle-the-energy-and-power-they-naturally-possess/https://rickbaker.ca/post/an-ideal-way-to-help-people-show-them-how-to-disentangle-the-energy-and-power-they-naturally-possess/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:50:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Energy & Natural Talent: 2 things we all possess. But, we rarely experience people helping us put those 2 things to best use… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-question-shouldnt-be-is-the-glass-half-full-or-half-empty-it-should-be-is-the-glass-half-full-and-half-empty/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-question-shouldnt-be-is-the-glass-half-full-or-half-empty-it-should-be-is-the-glass-half-full-and-half-empty/Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:47:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Actually, the question should be - Is the glass at least both half-full and half-empty? Rather than limit people to 2 ways of… https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-simply-must-spend-more-time-imagining-possibilitiesthink-of-things-not-as-they-are-but-as-they-might-be-vision/https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-simply-must-spend-more-time-imagining-possibilitiesthink-of-things-not-as-they-are-but-as-they-might-be-vision/Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:35:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Robert Collier wrote, " Think of things - not as they are but as they MIGHT be ." ...'The SECRET Of The Ages', (1926) If we… https://rickbaker.ca/post/while-leaders-must-set-rules-they-must-also-empower-managers-to-be-innovative-as-they-pursue-goals/https://rickbaker.ca/post/while-leaders-must-set-rules-they-must-also-empower-managers-to-be-innovative-as-they-pursue-goals/Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:36:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Novelty in thinking and action have never been more essential. Few companies have that sort of culture ...so - most companies… https://rickbaker.ca/post/educate-your-brain-dont-just-stuff-it-full-of-facts-and-demand-it-work-harder-mould-it-so-it-does-a-good-job-of-thinking/https://rickbaker.ca/post/educate-your-brain-dont-just-stuff-it-full-of-facts-and-demand-it-work-harder-mould-it-so-it-does-a-good-job-of-thinking/Thu, 13 Aug 2020 07:57:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you are thrilled with the way your mind and brain are serving you...terrific! If you are not thrilled - take your mind to a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-you-are-too-busy-then-you-are-thinking-wrong/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-think-you-are-too-busy-then-you-are-thinking-wrong/Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:29:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet I favour abundance thinking over scarcity mindsets. If I decide I think "I'm too busy" then I have selected a scarcity mindset… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-optimist-may-be-just-as-wrong-as-the-pessimistbut-the-optimist-has-more-fun-abundance/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-optimist-may-be-just-as-wrong-as-the-pessimistbut-the-optimist-has-more-fun-abundance/Sat, 18 Jul 2020 07:15:00 -0500The Thinking Behind the Tweet Just don’t let optimism get outside the bounds of realism. https://rickbaker.ca/post/2-types-of-people-succeed-in-business-1-those-who-naturally-get-it-and-2-those-who-observe-well-learn/https://rickbaker.ca/post/2-types-of-people-succeed-in-business-1-those-who-naturally-get-it-and-2-those-who-observe-well-learn/Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:55:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet There are only 2 types of people who experience meaningful success in business: Those few, the intuitive, who somehow naturally… https://rickbaker.ca/post/none-of-us-can-forecast-the-future-the-best-we-can-do-is-predictdo-our-bestthen-deal-with-actual-situations/https://rickbaker.ca/post/none-of-us-can-forecast-the-future-the-best-we-can-do-is-predictdo-our-bestthen-deal-with-actual-situations/Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:30:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet About Planning: Why plan? Who should plan? etc. Predict! When the word 'plan' [as in 'strategic plan'] annoys people, don't… https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-people-take-the-same-route-to-work-every-dayif-that-route-is-blocked-they-dont-get-to-work/https://rickbaker.ca/post/some-people-take-the-same-route-to-work-every-dayif-that-route-is-blocked-they-dont-get-to-work/Thu, 21 May 2020 07:04:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Human Beings all creatures of habit. While considering our goals we always have many routes to achieve them. However, sometimes… https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-we-look-outward-and-feel-things-are-beyond-our-control-it-is-most-difficult-to-look-inward-and-muster-self-control/https://rickbaker.ca/post/when-we-look-outward-and-feel-things-are-beyond-our-control-it-is-most-difficult-to-look-inward-and-muster-self-control/Sun, 10 May 2020 07:53:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some situations seem to be beyond our control. In fact, some situations are beyond our control . Other situations just appear… https://rickbaker.ca/post/negative-thinking-cannot-be-band-aided-into-insignificance-it-is-a-thick-multi-layered-multi-textured-problem/https://rickbaker.ca/post/negative-thinking-cannot-be-band-aided-into-insignificance-it-is-a-thick-multi-layered-multi-textured-problem/Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:38:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet When you witness negativity , what do you think? Do you have the ability to understand the negative person's… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-want-to-hear-positive-messages-give-them-what-they-wantdeliver-some-positive-messages-positivity/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-want-to-hear-positive-messages-give-them-what-they-wantdeliver-some-positive-messages-positivity/Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:53:00 -0500The Thinking Behind the Tweet We tested positive and negative marketing messages. We tried both " in these tough economic times " and " to build for the… https://rickbaker.ca/post/conflict-at-our-offices-is-it-a-foe-or-a-friend/https://rickbaker.ca/post/conflict-at-our-offices-is-it-a-foe-or-a-friend/Mon, 08 May 2017 08:08:00 -0500Some people complain about the interpersonal damages done by office conflict while others applaud the value office conflicts have injected into innovative… https://rickbaker.ca/post/choosing-to-pay-your-bills-on-time/https://rickbaker.ca/post/choosing-to-pay-your-bills-on-time/Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:41:00 -0500You have a choice in business. You can choose to pay your bills on time or you can choose to not pay your bills on time. As a general rule, people who choose… https://rickbaker.ca/post/belief-brings-peace-of-mind-confidence-success/https://rickbaker.ca/post/belief-brings-peace-of-mind-confidence-success/Thu, 13 Oct 2016 07:18:00 -0500Have you noticed when you truly believe something will happen you become calmer and have a greater clarity of focus? Have you noticed when you truly believe… https://rickbaker.ca/post/negative-thinking-now-isnt-that-a-textured-problem/https://rickbaker.ca/post/negative-thinking-now-isnt-that-a-textured-problem/Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:32:00 -0500Not only is it textured, negative thinking is thick out there. Negative thinking cannot be band-aided into insignificance: it is a thick, multi-layered… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-legacy-of-post-recession-fears/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-legacy-of-post-recession-fears/Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:26:00 -0500In many areas the post-recession fears have not subsided. It is troubling to watch the value of baby boomers’ businesses shrink. What legacy do you want to… https://rickbaker.ca/post/inexpensive-diamonds-contain-value-expensive-diamonds-contain-flaws/https://rickbaker.ca/post/inexpensive-diamonds-contain-value-expensive-diamonds-contain-flaws/Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:21:00 -0500Things are rarely as bad as they seem - things are rarely as good as they seem. Time seems to iron out our emotional highs and lows, healing old wounds and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/on-improving/https://rickbaker.ca/post/on-improving/Mon, 08 Aug 2016 07:59:00 -0500It doesn't matter where you came from, what's happened to you or what you've done so far. While those things may carry some interest and perhaps even some… https://rickbaker.ca/post/good-things-come-to-those-who-waitif-theyre-working-while-theyre-waiting/https://rickbaker.ca/post/good-things-come-to-those-who-waitif-theyre-working-while-theyre-waiting/Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:48:00 -0500Good things don't always happen quickly and sometimes good things take mysterious routes before they arrive. https://rickbaker.ca/post/6-steps-for-making-positive-use-of-stress-energy/https://rickbaker.ca/post/6-steps-for-making-positive-use-of-stress-energy/Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:14:00 -0500To maximize your positive use of Stress Energy Believe https://rickbaker.ca/post/you-can-make-positive-use-of-stress-energy/https://rickbaker.ca/post/you-can-make-positive-use-of-stress-energy/Mon, 18 Apr 2016 08:52:00 -0500We all experience Stress. Most of us view Stress as a necessary evil, a part of the human condition...a thing that damages all who experience it. Few of us… https://rickbaker.ca/post/theres-wanting-hoping-then-theres-believing/https://rickbaker.ca/post/theres-wanting-hoping-then-theres-believing/Wed, 09 Mar 2016 07:05:00 -0500Napoleon Hill taught, " What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve ." There are are many good reasons to reduce our use of the words 'want' and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/be-there-be-positive/https://rickbaker.ca/post/be-there-be-positive/Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:59:00 -0500Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined… https://rickbaker.ca/post/wouldnt-you-like-to-possess-placebo-empowerment/https://rickbaker.ca/post/wouldnt-you-like-to-possess-placebo-empowerment/Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:35:00 -0500Most people accept the fact placebo medications sometimes/often bring about improvements in patients’ medical conditions. Somehow, the process of receiving a… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-we-build-it-better-they-will-come/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-we-build-it-better-they-will-come/Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:31:00 -0500Branding, marketing, hype, buzz, relationships, and sales arm-twists…sure these things have some push, pull, and magnetism. If we do these things they may… https://rickbaker.ca/post/more-about-perfectionists/https://rickbaker.ca/post/more-about-perfectionists/Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:39:00 -0500What matters is criticisms have generated heightened anxieties and, over time, those anxieties have gained a high level of control over the mind. And, the… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-pros-and-cons-of-crastination/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-pros-and-cons-of-crastination/Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:39:00 -0500It seems to me we ought to re-define procrastination. While dictionaries generally define it as delaying or putting off doing something, in day-to-day… https://rickbaker.ca/post/money-family-business-anxiety-anger/https://rickbaker.ca/post/money-family-business-anxiety-anger/Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:57:00 -0500Each person in a family business has an opinion about the value of his or her services. Put another way, each person has an opinion on how much he or she… https://rickbaker.ca/post/victim-or-victor/https://rickbaker.ca/post/victim-or-victor/Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:36:00 -0500"Our circumstances and environment are formed by our thoughts." Charles Haanel ‘The Master Key’ , (1917) *** You either believe that, disbelieve it, or you… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-dont-have-time-you-have-nothing/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-dont-have-time-you-have-nothing/Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:49:00 -0500Recently, the following quote caught my attention: "Time is the substance from which I am made." Jorge Luis Borges Argentine Author & Poet, (1899-1986)… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-law-of-attraction-revisited/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-law-of-attraction-revisited/Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:00:00 -0500Some people believe the Law of Attraction [is a, if not the, fundamental law of the Universe. The Law is often described in terms of Universal Mind or… https://rickbaker.ca/post/victims-of-time-lets-rally-against-that-pathetic-fate/https://rickbaker.ca/post/victims-of-time-lets-rally-against-that-pathetic-fate/Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:05:00 -0500Time is not the scourge of us. We are not pawns to be battered about by heartless Time. And, Time cannot be our scapegoat or our excuse for lack of success… https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-superior-to-circumstances/https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-superior-to-circumstances/Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:06:00 -0500”Our main thinking habit is to analyse situations so that we can recognize standard situations and then apply standard answers.” Edward de Bono ` The Six… https://rickbaker.ca/post/5-thoughts-about-achievers-achievements-achiever/https://rickbaker.ca/post/5-thoughts-about-achievers-achievements-achiever/Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:29:00 -0500Expanding our limits - what benefit we receive when someone or some situation causes us to achieve what we couldn't. Even the great Ralph Waldo Emerson… https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-little-argument-against-being-negative/https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-little-argument-against-being-negative/Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:29:00 -0500When you focus on the negatives, you snuff out other peoples candles. What's worse, you smother your own candle...giving it no chance to burn brightly. And…