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The great teachers didn't dwell on stress. They focused on the human virtues.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet 'Stressed' is a modern mindset...less than 100 years old. Stressed: You have to look long and hard to find ancient wisdom…
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Power of Will & Spontaneous Creativity...aren't they the wonderful, bi-polar highlights of our human condition!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Power of Will - a much-praised attribute and process of character ( willpower ). Creativity & Spontaneity - humour, music, art…
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Fear is powerful. It is able to close our eyes and ears...and, sometimes, even our mouths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet It is interesting to observe, of all our faculties, our mouths are often the last to give in.
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Small stuff is like a sponge. If you sweat over it long enough it becomes so big & heavy it drags you under.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When fear of failure prevails, it causes people to sweat the small stuff. Fear of Failure...one of the 6 Fears identified by…
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Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet I read that somewhere, many years ago. An interesting mind-picture. A metaphor true to our anxieties. We should avoid the…
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Perfectionist: someone who takes great pains…and gives them to others.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Perfectionists have trouble finishing. That becomes a problem when others rely on them. Leo Tolstoy "If you look for…
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We can alter our emotions. We can, for example, reduce the emotion of anger from high to low.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet In his 1918 classic, ' The Greatest Thing In The World ', Henry Drummond wrote, " Hence it is not enough to deal with Temper…
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Emotions wrap themselves tightly around thoughts about pain from loss...squeezing logic out. Work to loosen their grip.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The emotions and feelings around loss weigh in heavier than the emotions and feelings around gain. Psychologists' experiments…
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Work performances are mirrored in work feelings. Work feelings are windows to Talents & Strengths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As a rule, you don't see happy faces when people are struggling with their work. As a rule, you don't see unhappy faces when…
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"Man was born into fear in that he was born into a world of which most of the energies were set against him."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet An interesting quote from [Canadian-born] Basil King's ' The Conquest of Fear ', (1921) Yes - most of the energies we…
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Emotions wrap themselves tightly around thoughts about pain of loss...squeezing logic out.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The emotions around loss weigh in heavier than the emotions around gain. Psychologists' experiments confirm we place much…
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People pass lie detector tests 2 ways: telling the truth and lying while believing the test won't work.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet I am pleased to confirm I have no first-hand experience to prove this is a fact. I am basing this tweet on things experts have…
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Without stress there can be no Self-confidence.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Self-confidence is built, over time, as stressful thoughts and situations are faced and dealt with. 'Stressors' bring learning…
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Bad habits make no one feel good.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Taking us away from our goals...annoying us and annoying other people. That's the essence, the definition, of Bad Habits .
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Why are some people so inclined to be morale busters at work? And - How might we help them get over it?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I want to create a Top 10 list of ways to help morale-busting people get over whatever it is that causes them to want to spread…
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Good leaders don't drive people; good leaders fuel the drive in people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Performance is about desire and drive. Enthusiasm takes energy. Leaders are uniquely positioned to fuel the drive in people…
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When we look outward and feel things are beyond our control it is most difficult to look inward and muster self-control.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some situations seem to be beyond our control. In fact, some situations are beyond our control . Other situations just appear…
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In small doses anxiety energizes and hones focus. In large doses anxiety becomes a demon that destroys quality of life.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Anxiety is part of our lives. Anxiety is laced with rumination about past mistakes and problems or worry about future mistakes…
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Respond to cries for help with listening ears, seeing eyes and thinking brains...rather than with your cries for help..
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As Eckhart Tolle said, “ Most people respond to a cry for help with a cry for help ”. You can find plenty of opportunities to…
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Intrinsic Goals feel right...they inspire & they energize.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Intrinsic Goals envision life purpose, mastery of task, and self-actualization. Naturally, intrinsic goals align with talents…
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Anxiety is in our genes...it is the legacy of fight or flight, which allowed our ancestors to bring us us.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Anxiety : be present, don't fret over it, observe it in real time, & learn what it takes to control it if it gets out of hand…
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Willpower eats up energy - choose your battles with care.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Perfectionists and micro-managers illustrate interesting facets of the interplay between willpower and energy. Perfectionists…
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Influencing Powerful People - #12
Probably, most people should not work for powerful people . When I use the words powerful people , I mean people who: hold positions of power over us, are…
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We are too tolerant of conflict!
Are you better off following prescribed step-by-step conflict resolution processes designed by 'the experts' or drawing on your innate talents to resolve…
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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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Conflict at our offices: is it a foe or a friend?
Some people complain about the interpersonal damages done by office conflict while others applaud the value office conflicts have injected into innovative…
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When lions charge...
We live in a world, surrounded by external stimuli. We perceive stimuli in a variety of ways, some consciously and some not, and we have internal reactions…
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No question about it, people are interested in learning how to kill good ideas
A number of years ago, I posted the following thoughts about how to kill good ideas. It is interesting to see a number of people liked the contrarian…
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People. Icebergs.
When we observe people, we observe the equivalent of the tip of the iceberg. We observe people's Actions. We observe their vocal actions, their body…
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People Question Their Bosses’ Decisions [“The Point”]
I won’t be surprised in the slightest way if you figure The Point is a rather trite point. My argument is – it isn’t a trite point. The Point is a point…