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Knowledge costs money and lack of knowledge costs more.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We must pay to learn . We can buy knowledge contained in books. We can buy knowledge contained in hard knocks . We must pay…
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The power behind our reactions is far too important to be left to chance.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Knee-jerk reactions catch our attention and we hold them in disfavour. Yet – what are we doing to make sure they don’t happen…
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If trust is at the heart of meaningful business relationships, insight is in the brain.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Trust, based on a history of past experiences, is not enough to guarantee business relationships contain value. When insight is…
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Negative feelings by their very nature tend to alienate and isolate us. Then they go about wasting much of our energy.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Feelings are mind states where egos are at work justifying their appetites. While the voices of ego are little, they are…
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Strategies for managing error-induced anxiety can lead to happier, more-productive lives.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we make errors we feel at least a little anxiety . Anxiety is a dangerous state of mind because it can lead to rumination…
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Habits come in two flavours: green for Good and red for Bad. When you Influence others, don't make them see red.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits & New Things. [ a link to over 300 posts About Habits ] There are only 2 ways…
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About Decisions: as a general rule, avoid making them when you are stressed or pressed.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Only on rare occasions do we need to deliver decisions with urgency. For the vast majority of situations we can take time to…
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Mistakes become demons only when they know we haven't learned their lessons.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We give life to our mistakes when we allow them to get the better of us. As we worry about them, we give them power...the power…
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When troubles consume your thoughts, remember "Your tooth will cease aching if your house is afire..."
The 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…
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You cannot be worried, be angry, be frustrated and make money.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You can be habitually worried, angry, and frustrated...many people prove that. But, how many successful people have you met who…
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Business Growth is made of Innovation & Invention & Self-Improvement & more Self-Improvement
The Thinking Behind The Tweet In business, learning is a life-long experience aimed improving self, helping others to do the same, and adding innovation, &…
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Battles require people; people require battles.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We all have heard it takes two to tango . Tango requires people...two. Battles require people... at least one . Battles are a…
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I didn't see the financial meltdown coming. I didn't see the economic recession coming. I do see some things now...
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Having been through those challenges , and rethinking business, I have a better picture of what we need to do to protect our…
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Are you still trying to close that sale? Is your Persistence based on accurate thinking or denial?
The Thinking Behind the Tweet When does persistence become the wrong thing to do? There are differing views: we discussed this at the Thought Post called…
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Ease - success appears easy; Dis-Ease - failure happens without ease or appearance of easy.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When you fully engage your Talents & Strengths things happen with relative ease...and success follows.
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If we had not learned the word "No" so well when we were young, we would spend a lot less time ruminating about our mistakes.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we were young a lot of people started to say "No" to us. We were made to believe it was wrong to say and do certain…
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Abundance exists in the ability to control your thoughts.
The 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…
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An ounce of predilection is worth a pound of objection.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Human beings are biased creatures. Our minds are geared to recognize patterns and, sometimes, our minds jump to conclusions. As…
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You worked in your business, then on your business. Now, work on yourself.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet About Baby Boomers ... Over the last 4 decades, small-business owners naturally understood what it meant to work in your…
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You have a choice: you can multi-task for mediocrity or you can focus for excellence. What's your choice?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Brain experts are telling us: The uptrend in multi-tasking , especially multi-tasking involving high-tech communication…
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An ounce of problem-finding is worth a pound of problem-solving.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [an old saying, containing wisdom of the ages] Q: But how? A: Thinking ahead…
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As the pace of change increases, so does the power of leaders' courage & confidence.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet And courage & confidence require lots of energy...because energy is needed to fuel clear thought and action. So - use your…
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The Layman's Mindfulness: use more noggin, do less sloggin.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Mind Your Behaviour: use a little more brain, have a lot less pain.
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Isn't it ironic that successful people are busy while unsuccessful people are too busy?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Surely, successful people should be the busier. Yet, that's not the way they feel or talk . Return on time invested - doesn't…
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Here's a Catch-22: People get so busy 'in their minds' they have no time to address their own ineptitude or anyone else's.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When I am inept I am overwhelmed by my workload. When I am overwhelmed by my workload I believe I don't have enough time. When…
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Perfectionists show us how natural talents can create bad habits that out-muscle willpower.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Attention to Detail is a valuable leadership tool...unless it takes over its owner. Too much of a Good Habit = a Bad Habit…
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If you had no problems on your mind, how much would you think?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I have shared thoughts about problems ...for example, in 2011, I wrote some motivational experts are confounded by the word…
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Errors visit us to make sure we haven't forgotten we exist to learn.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sure, problems can be annoying. They are impolite, arriving at the wrong time and place. And it often seems they are visiting…
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People eat sour fruit sparingly. Yet they complain about it much.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sometimes sour fruit is the best thing to consume. The British found that out several centuries ago and the practice of eating…
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Disciplined thoughts lead to successful actions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Or, we could just leave things to chance and self-confidence...however, at the very least, that would deprive us of the…