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We simply must spend more time imagining Possibilities..."Think of things - not as they are but as they might be."
The 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…
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Let's not stumble along purposeless roads...let's construct better paths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "A person with clear purpose will make progress even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress even…
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Don't let a few bad apples sour your trust in people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Without trust relationships are shallow and weak. Don't let people's actions sour your trust. Start With Self. On top of all…
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Self-discipline brings out the value embedded in talent.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When discipline is absent Talent is dormant, submerged, and wasted. That's why discipline is a good thing. Discipline serves a…
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Lack of confidence is evident when people talk too much during good times then talk too little during bad times.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet This is especially true when the talk is about credit and blame for results. ...better to aim closer to the Zen, " Is that so ".
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May your molehills remain molehills and may your ego choose molehills over mountain climbing.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Better to climb mountains in your mind than on the back of your donkey-ego.
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You don't see yourself the way others see you. Need proof? Look in a mirror. See - you already got it backwards.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we invented mirrors we invented a useful tool...mirrors allow us to do wonderful things like checking out our new suit and…
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Do the right little things right.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " If it's worth doing then it's worth doing right. " That's what our mothers and fathers taught us. Good advice. “ Go to the…
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Even if that cloud doesn't have a silver lining it still might bring a rainbow.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet While I have never explored the interior of clouds to discern whether or not they are actually silver...I have marveled at the…
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I developed a serious interest in other people ... in less than 6 decades.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet From a very early age, I noticed people making mistakes . I didn't just notice it. Their mistakes scraped in my ears, seared my…
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No means No! (...well maybe we need to think a bit more on that!)
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When I was a kid I heard the word "No" so much I expected to hear it, as a matter of habit . When I was a kid I was told to say…
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Invest the time it takes to understand people. Understanding provides for trust, motivation, & leadership.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet In part, inspired by a re-reading of Michael Gerber's ' The E-Myth Revisited '. Pick a demographic - learn its psychographics …
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Don’t blame ‘lack of time’ when the real culprit is personal disorganization and self-imposed mayhem.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you free up a few moments, step back, ask yourself "How much time do I have?" , and spend some quality time thinking before…
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Better to climb mountains in your mind than on the back of your donkey-ego.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet May your molehills remain molehills and may your ego choose molehills over mountain climbing. Refuse to allow your ego to join…
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A thin skull allows important stuff to get in easier.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Mistakes bang into and bounce off thick skulls . This annoys Mistakes because their role is teaching lessons. The problem is…
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May your ego refuse to jump over molehills to join the mule trains climbing all those mountains!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sometimes those little voices in our heads goad us into thoughts and actions that really defy logic. Deep down we know the…
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You are the smartest person you really know.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You are the only person you really know. That assumes you take the time and make the effort After all...you spend so much time…
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Doubters don't build.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Doubters criticize. Doubters demotivate. Doubters question when questions are simply annoying. In these ways, doubters are…
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Sometimes innovation comes from dreams: sleeping and waking dreams bring intuition and flashes of inspiration.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet From Wikipedia... McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be" after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period…
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When my Granddad went to war...
100 years ago my grandfather joined the Canadian army...volunteering for what turned out to be a brutal war experience.
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Criticism, Adrenalin Spikes & Improving Relationships
Some people naturally repulse criticism. These people may show outward signs of their repulsion. These people may not show outward signs, or their repulsion…
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Sorting Out Your Decisions Before You Make Them
On the Nature of Decisions Every one of us makes numerous decisions every day. Many of our decisions are small, like - “What shirt should I wear today?” Some…
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When Alpha Dogs Collide
When alpha dogs collide you see raising of hackles and you hear snarls & barks...then comes the gnashing of teeth and to-and-fro attacks...much noise, much…
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Let’s not water down Confidence.
Confidence is a personal thing. There is no reason to design your self-confidence in a way that fits someone else’s viewpoint or rules. Your self-confidence…
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In support of self-consciousness
In our lexicon self-consciousness has a weakness connotation. We have been conditioned to think of ' self-conscious ' people as timid people, people who…
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Here's to the Contrarian!
Here's to the person who succeeds by... refusing to ask questions choosing to not listen never following saying "No" to checklists saying "No" to To Do lists…
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When it ain't broken but it's broken
Sometimes... Every action, taken on it's own, seems right and feels right. Yet, when you add them altogether you do not get the desired result and things no…
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The Importance of the Learning Sequence
Human beings are easily influenced during their early, developmental years. We are totally dependent on others for quite some time. That’s a fact of life…
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Say “Adieu” and then forget.
Forgetfulness plagues us all. At least from time to time, everyone forgets things. We forget things on our shopping lists, we forget the places where things…
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Favouring a realistic approach to Values, Virtues & Rules
Values are concepts covering things important and admirable to us (our minds). Values are our perceptions of intrinsically valuable or desirable ways of…