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Keep your eyes & ears open: They may be able to preach what they cannot practice.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " Do as I say, not as I do ." & " Practice what you preach. " We use these sayings as justifications and criticisms when advice…
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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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Even when happiness appears to be all that's happening, it brings Value.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There are many reasons why this is true. Here's one: when we are happy our faces show it, then others register that fact, and…
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If you can not come up with a new idea then figure out a new way to use an old one.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet In fact, many experts report this is the key to innovation . A few years ago, I bought a book on this topic titled ‘ Borrowing…
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If you want to hit a grand slam in business, use your WOMBAT.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet WOMBAT W ord O f M outh B usiness A cquisition T eam
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When you design change you must do it in a way that helps people get over their fears.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Dr. Jonathan Haidt described people’s behaviour using the following metaphor. People behave as if they are Riders on Elephants…
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Love success and exert yourself striving for it OR Hate fear so much you do whatever it takes to remove it.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Based on all the ‘ Can’t Do ’ stuff I have seen and heard, if you must hold fear in your mind then I’d suggest you work on your…
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When you criticize people their brains scream "No" and constructive communication is over.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When 'No' thoughts are filling the brain there is little room for 'Yes" thoughts. In fact, chances are 'No' and 'Yes' thoughts…
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Fear is neither our birthright nor our destiny...it is simply a bad habit we picked up and chose to live with...or overcome.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet To overcome fear people must do small amounts of the thing they fear and experience small successes. Positive thinking is…
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Here's a definition of Mediocrity: living in bad-habit shadows.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Bad Habits follow us like shadows. Bad Habits make us mediocre. We can replace Bad Habits with Good Habits ...it's a matter of…
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To lead, use light fingers at the controls. Heavy-finger governance and control just sends things off kilter.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet From Wikipedia... In 1868, James Clerk Maxwell wrote a famous paper "On governors” that is widely considered a classic in…
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A comment for the media: Bad news does not have to make such good news.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We can choose to avoid or choose to limit our exposure to negative situations , experiences, and people . Bad news does not…
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If we had not learned the word "No" when we were young, we would spend a lot less time thinking 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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Where are you coming from? & Where are you trying to go?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Do people have thick enough skin to ask these questions? Do people have thick enough skin to answer them? It seems to me...if…
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Willpower: we make a good habit of it or it slips away on us.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Willpower , like any other good habit , demands much energy. So, we must use it wisely and regularly. We must drain it, rebuild…
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If our ancient ancestors thought and acted like they were too busy they would have been eaten. Then where would we be?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The next time you feel inclined to complain about being too busy think of your ancestors . Wonderful heritage - Evolution…
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [a quote, far from Yogi Berra and Mark Twain]
The Thinking Behind The Tweet While those words could have come from the lips of Yogi Berra or Mark Twain, they did not. It is a quote from the Danish…
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Don't give ideas the brake, give ideas a break - Support a Local Curious Person!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I believe it has been clearly established that curiosity does not kill cats. I'm suspecting dog lovers created that myth...you…
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It takes two to tug-of-war...unless, of course, you choose to battle people in your head.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet It takes two to tango; it takes two to tangle; it takes two to tug-of-war. And, more often than not, the two must bring an…
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Errors only become limitations when we choose to give them that power.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We cannot practice when we don't know the what and how of task-details: we cannot teach when we don't know the what and how of…
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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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Allow a bit of the child in you to generate and enjoy workplace humour.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet A sense of humour is a facet of a pleasing personality and it is a gift possessed by the greatest of leaders. Of course, your…
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Leaders do best when it is clear they have sacred rules, which we call “The Master Rules”.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Master Rules : these are rules set by the Leader and well-communicated by the Leader to all followers. The Master Rules must…
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Willpower is the human body's most energy-intensive process.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The brain accounts for 20% of the body's energy use. And, nothing consumes more brain energy that the exercising of willpower …
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If you are uncomfortable with your work, that's contagious. If you enjoy your work, that's contagious.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet What type of attitude are you spreading? How much is your attitude affecting the people you work with? Are you inspiring people…
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It: The Future Shock Pandemic Is Upon Us. Many now unable to return phone calls.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When Alvin Toffler warned us about Future Shock he didn't mention all these people would become so shocked they wouldn't even…
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"I'm too busy". That's a real good way not to be thinking.
The 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…
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"I had to succeed because I finally ran out of things that wouldn't work."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet According to Napoleon Hill, Thomas Edison said that while talking about his persistence while working through 10,000 attempts…
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Courage is the 'Prime Enabler'. It enables self-analysis, self-confidence, curiosity, creativity, & innovation.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet It takes courage to face adversity . It takes courage to face criticism . It takes courage to face change . Children are born…