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Values: Personal Values
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Confidence provides the building blocks for Relationships
I was about 30 years old when I learned that specific actions can be taken to build Confidence. I learned this from books, not directly from people. Perhaps…
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You gotta learn how to tune strings before you can become a rock star!
That concept holds true if you want to be a successful business leader. It isn't a question of patience. It's a question of competence. It's about what it…
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Courage - Spirited Leaders' #1 Value [revisited]
Courage is our company’s Key Value. In summary, we have chosen Courage for our Key Value because: Courage enables Self-Knowledge and When it is backed by…
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On Purpose, With Willpower
What awesome power lies in the combination of strong willpower guided by strong definite life-purpose. Willpower is wonderful, but without proper guidance it…
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When ego craves intelligence recognition
There's no question – some people crave intelligence recognition. And some other folks don't seem to care whether they are viewed as intelligent. Let's…
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In favour of Courage
Courage is our company’s Key Value. In summary, we have chosen Courage for our Key Value because: Courage enables Self-Knowledge and When it is backed by…
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Putting a finger on your entrepreneurial pulse
A few years ago, I wrote a little piece titled “Driven to Construction” . It considered the 3 forces that drive entrepreneurs: A burning desire to achieve, A…
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Rules are made to be broken. Master Rules are not!
In general, success is not defined in terms of a person's ability to follow rules. Similarly, mistakes should not be defined as a person's inability to…
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In The Zone of Life-long Learning
Kids tend to catch up ...unless you kill their spirit before they get there.
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To change the world spend 20 minutes a day working on self-understanding.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The question was asked at the HBR LinkedIn group..." How can we change society? Just give one step which you feel will change…
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Developing your positive mental attitude
Above and beyond everything else, Courage is the mind state that promotes positive mental attitude. Like every other mind state, with focused and persistent…
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Courage leads to many other valuable states of mind including self-confidence, conviction, and creativity..
Courage leads to many other valuable states of mind including self-confidence, conviction, and creativity.. — a Thought Post by Rick Baker, 2014.
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Why Not?
Why not aim for excellent performance? Why not strive for task and process mastery? Why not strive for craftsmanship? Why not aim for minimal errors? Why not…
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Meetings, Communication, & Culture
Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations … and … People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things Meetings should be…
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Sometimes it seems you just can’t win.
Sometimes it seems you just can’t win. Sometimes, every action seems right and feels right. Yet, when we add all the actions together we do not get a…
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INTEGRITY: there's a word that may go without saying...but not with just saying.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet After all these years...I still have a beef with people who spew out the word Integrity. [see May 23rd, 2013 Thought Post]
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Why would a boss not enforce a company policy/rule?
Perhaps, the boss is a rebel at heart...believing rules are made to be broken.
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Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People can lead extremely happy and fulfilled lives when those two personal things are aligned and put to good use. That use…
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Negative feedback works when it is well-packaged and the recipient of it has high self-confidence.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet That's the good news. Here's a picture of the not-so-good news...
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There's a reason the words confidence and competence have a similar ring to them.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We see these two walking hand in hand. We watch them promote one another. When they are separated we observe signs of distress.
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Discipline/manage your courage & self-confidence if you wish to persuade/lead/manage others.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Do what I say not what I do does not cut it. Probably, most of us can remember incidents when we were children and adults…
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Build confidence & free up time by having a pre-set process for dealing with problems.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Another piece of free up some time advice… Many people waste a huge amount of time worrying about and even agonizing over…
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You know you are a leader when you feel confident in the face of confrontation.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You know you are a leader when you have confidence in situations of conflict . [Bearing in mind...even the best of leaders have…
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Be self-conscious. Be very self-conscious. And be courageous & confident about it.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We have been taught and conditioned to think of 'self-conscious' people as timid people, people who cower under negative…
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Self-confidence is the magnetic recipe that attracts the things you need most to succeed in business.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet You just need to know how to blend the ingredients together...your ingredients and other people`s ingredients. If you know how…
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Courage, Confidence, & Succeeding at Business
If you wish to excel at business, you must have a better than average amount of courage and self-confidence. These states of mind, these habits of character…
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Necessity, when imaged in a courageous & confident mind, is the mother of invention.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We must not underestimate the courage required to think and act in new ways.
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"Win-Win" deals happen when consideration of others is combined with personal courage.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet It takes courage to win & it takes consideration of others to create win-win. These are the building blocks for…
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Courage & Confidence: states of mind to be valued, developed, and put to good use.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Your self-confidence is contagious. So, choose to make it invigorating & inspiring.
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When people first meet your self-confidence their spirits are bolstered. Soon, your self-confidence becomes contagious.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Courage & Confidence : states of mind to be valued, developed, and put to good use.