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79 terms Rick has defined over the years — compiled from Definitions - Spirited Words Defined into one page.

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Accountability arrived before Responsibility 2014
Accountability arrived before Responsibility...at least the on-line Merriam-Webster dictionary says that...the word Accountability joined the English…
As you contemplate a productive 2015... 2014
When I use the words "personal changes", I am thinking... People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits , Bad Habits , & New Things : Good Habits take people toward…
ATTENTION! [a simple way to develop that skill] - Part 2 2012
PMI ( Plus - Minus -Interesting ) 1 You can develop your faculty of ATTENTION by taking the time to focus on 3 things: the Plus aspects of the situation the…
Auftragstaktik [Commander's Intent] 2011
A little over 200 years ago Napoleon Bonaparte's army crushed the Prussian army in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. In summary, Napoleon's French army was…

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Change your thinking about Integrity & Improve your ability to Influence others 2013
If you embrace a better definition of Integrity, you will improve your ability to Influence people. Due to the amazing nuances of our English language you…
Character & Courage 2011
An excerpt 1 , about Character & Courage: To Sustain Good Judgment, a Leader Must Have Character and Courage Character provides the moral compass. Courage…
CONFIDENCE IS KEY 2011
Self-Confidence is the 1st accomplishment. I have often told the story of Alexander the Great who eased his commanders’ fears and inspired his army by…
Confidence…a definition and more 2010
Def’n : Confidence happens when you believe you have what it takes to excel, do well, or at least handle the task and situation at hand. I like the…
A couple of good communication habits - Interest: WHY I'm doing something. Intent: WHAT I'm wanting to do. 2014
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Communicating our Interests . Communicating our Intent . Good Habits to do.

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Defining A Goal 2011
Some time ago I found the following quote: “A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction to make. You can have a desire you don't…
Defining Integrity 2010
On many fronts, Integrity is important to me. Many who know me have heard about the Integrity Experiment we conducted in 2005. Prior to 2005, I had this…
A Definition of Integrity 2010
After being inspired by Stephen Covey* and others, and giving it all some thought, I have come up with and adopted the following… Definition of Integrity…
Definitions 2008
TurnAhead: def’n For businesses experiencing distress, TurnAhead means delivering a planned combination of a turnaround and a leap ahead to a much-more…
Demystify Business Process - Inspire People - Grow Profits 2013
Business Contains only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations And there are only 3 types of business processes: Simple, Complicated, & Complex. Here's a…
Do Unto Yourself Before You Do Unto Others 2017
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Do unto others as you would have them do to unto you [The Golden Rule...the foundation of major religions] *** Don't do unto…
Don’t be Passionate about Shorthand Abstractions…they have no Integrity 2017
Over the last few years, I have written and talked about the communication problems that happen when business leaders use words like Passion and Integrity to…

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Ego is the part of the mind that causes us to do what feels good to us because we think it looks good to others. 2020
The Thinking Behind the Tweet That's a Spirited Leaders' definition. Some say Ego is a flaw. For example, if I understand him accurately, Eckhart Tolle…
Egos At Work - revisited 2015
When I use the word ‘ego’, I mean that little voice that talks to you from within your head. You may have noticed: when you are in a conscious and lucid…
Emotions - Defined 2011
In this Thought Post I consider dictionary definitions around the word ‘Emotion’ then adopt what I find to be a much-more-helpful description of Emotions…
Emotions - Defined - Positive & Negative 2011
Napoleon Hill practiced and taught emotional control, seeing it as one of the keys to a pleasing and attractive personality. He taught, feelings drive and…
Empathy - a genuine interest in and ability to understand another person's feelings - a wonderful gift to possess. 2014
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people who teach social psychology and communication define empathy as the ability to share other people's feelings…
Entrepreneur - Defined 2011
3 forces drive entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs have this burning feeling inside them…a Need To Achieve something. I describe it as ‘ a wanting ’. Entrepreneurs…

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Favouring a realistic approach to Values, Virtues & Rules 2017
Values are concepts covering things important and admirable to us (our minds). Values are our perceptions of intrinsically valuable or desirable ways of…
Feel good, look good, be good 2010
We have defined Integrity . Definition of Integrity When you know your Personal Values and When you can express your Personal Values in writing [showing how…
From Business Tasks to Organized Business 2013
Premise: It is better to think about business as a package of understandable & definable Tasks. Premise: All Tasks can be defined and someone, sometime ought…

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Here's a definition of Mediocrity: living in bad-habit shadows. 2020
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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Improving Attention, Focus, & Concentration --- starting with understanding them 2015
Spirited definitions... Attention is when interest is captured. Concentration is when Attention is narrowed. Focus is when Concentration is intensified. ***…
Innovation 2008
In one of my dictionaries, a Gage Canadian Dictionary, the word 'innovation' is defined as: A change made in the established way of doing things The making…
Innovation & Creativity 2010
During a recent strategic-planning session we discussed corporate Values and Culture. I mentioned Spirited’s corporate Values are: Courage, Confidence…
Inspire People - Grow Profits! 2012
Two Facts: When it comes to doing business, inspired People generate better results. Business Leaders can inspire their People. Another even-more-important…
Intrinsic, Extrinsic, & Leadership 2014
When our internal drives influence our thoughts and actions...that's Intrinsic Influence. When external forces work to influence our thoughts and…
Invigorating Imagination & Vivid Vision 2012
The other day I read 1 : " The source and center of all man's creative power - the power that above all others lifts him above the level of brute creation…
Inwords. 2012
Many important words begin with 'in'. One important Inword that cropped up several times this week is: INITIATE. Seth Godin cited Initiative as the #1…
IoT: an unlimited supply of hands holding utensils ready, waiting and able to feed product and service development. 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The Internet of Things [IoT]: Are your products and services hungry for improvement?
Is Self-Confidence a manifestation of Self-Esteem? 2013
Recently I read a book by a well-established and reputable self-help organization. It taught that self-confidence is an external manifestation of one's…

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LEADERS - as defined by Deepak Chopra 2012
Deepak Chopra spelled out his thoughts about Leadership. L - L ook & Listen , fully and without bias E - E motional bonding, your needs to theirs A - A…
Learn how to kill negative thoughts before negative thoughts kill your willpower 2015
Since willpower is tough to do and negative thinking is easy to do, the brain favours negative thinking.

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The Master Rules - Part 2 2011
Part 1 of The Master Rules can be summed up just the way my 2nd boss taught it to me: He who carries the gold makes the rules . Part 2 of The Master Rules is…
Motivation, Manipulation, and Leadership: definitions 2011
Zig Ziglar said: Motivation is when you inspire a person to do something for their own good, Manipulation is when you get a person to do something for your…

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On Accurate Thinking - Part 1 2016
Some people believe I get too bogged down or is it tied up in words. Writing too much. Going into too much detail. Being too nitpicky about definitions. No…

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People Networking…Succeeding in the 21st Century #5 2010
The purpose of this blog series is to develop a framework for best-practice people networking. That is, to provide those interested in succeeding at people…
People’s Strengths 2010
StrengthsFinder* presents Strengths as… Strengths = Talent Theme + Knowledge + Skills If I understand StrengthsFinder properly then our top 5 Talent Themes…
Perfectionist: someone who takes great pains…and gives them to others. 2020
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…
Persistence is Self-Discipline in Thought then Action then Thought then Action then Thought then Action... 2020
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Brian Tracy said, " Persistence is self-discipline in action. " I believe desired Actions are always preceded by desired…
Plan for the particular and the peculiar...because that's what you are...and so is your perspective. 2021
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Particular, peculiar, distinctive, & unique: in the English language the meaning of these words overlap. Of these 4 words, we…
Positive Attitude & Genius: definitions 2011
Positive Attitude means enjoying a predominance of positive emotions and having a predominance of positive thoughts...plus having the ability to replace…
Positive Mental Attitude - Defined 2011
Napoleon Hill said, " Positive Mental Attitude means your actions and thoughts further your ends ". Hill's definition aligns with Spirited Leaders' concepts…
The pros and cons of crastination 2015
It seems to me we ought to re-define procrastination. While dictionaries generally define it as delaying or putting off doing something, in day-to-day…

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Sense of Urgency - Sense of Adventure 2014
The topic 'Sense of Urgency' arose during a conversation today. Got me thinking... Sense of Urgency DEF'N: that's wanting to take prompt action when you know…
Situations 2011
We say Business only contains 3 things: People, Process, & Situations . We need to clarify what we mean by ‘ Situations ’. Situation def’n: a snapshot of an…
So you think you have INSIGHT... 2012
Entrepreneurs have deal-doing insight . Good salespeople have deal-doing Insight , which can be defined as: a natural, deep capacity to understand people and…
Spirited Definitions 2012
Action : things people do, and there are only 3 types - Good Habits , Bad Habits , or New Things Change : the arrival of New Things Client : a person who…
Stress and Anxiety: what's the difference? 2015
OK - you've asked, What's the difference between stress and anxiety? But...you've forgotten...I'm the fellow who wrote ' Stretch in the direction of your…
Strong leaders excel at using their talents, knowledge, and skills. Strong Leaders influence others to do that same thing. 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Strength = Innate Talent [as signalled by STRENGTHSFINDER Top 5 Talent Themes] + Opportunity [which leaders are obligated to…

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Talents 2011
As many of you know, we buy and give away many copies of the book STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 . We do that because we believe the Gallup organization has come up…
Task-multiing beats up on Multi-tasking 2013
I've been asked, " What's your definition of multi-tasking and task-multiing? " And, there is more...
Thick Skin & Thin Skull…and Lies 2011
As we have written about many times, we believe Leaders need thick skin and thin skulls … Here are some of the nuances of our thinking: Everybody lies, at…
Thought Tweet #407 2012
Thought Tweet #407 COURAGE: self-inflicted mental and moral strength to act in the face of fear, difficulty, and criticism The Thinking Behind the Tweet…
Thought Tweet #408 2012
Thought Tweet #408 Ego is the part of the mind that causes us to do what feels good to us or looks good to others. The Thinking Behind the Tweet That's a…
Thought Tweet #409 2012
Thought Tweet #409 Confidence : what you feel when you believe you have what it takes to do well, or excel at Actions in Situations The Thinking Behind the…
Thought Tweet #410 2012
Thought Tweet #410 Good Habits contribute to our betterment and take us toward our Goals. The Thinking Behind the Tweet That's a Spirited Leaders'…
Thought Tweet #440 2012
Thought Tweet #440 GRIT ...we don't use that word enough! The Thinking Behind The Tweet According to the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary, the GRIT I'm…
Thought Tweet #463 2012
Thought Tweet #463 At work, empowerment is about significance, competence, quality relationships, & positive feelings. The Thinking Behind The Tweet If it…
Thought Tweet #475 2012
Thought Tweet #475 Emotions hit us automatically; emotions differ from thoughts that are linked to our senses and desires...those are feelings. The Thinking…
Thought Tweet #487 2012
Thought Tweet #487 Concentration is about presence, attention, & observation; focus is about presence & seeking greater understanding. The Thinking Behind…
Thought Tweet #492 2012
Thought Tweet #492 Intention: when your mind squeezes the starting-pistol trigger & the neurons in your brain leave the starting blocks. The Thinking Behind…
Thought Tweet #671 2013
Thought Tweet #671 Desire to be different; Prepare to be provocative. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Provocative def'n : to provoke , excite or stimulate…
Thought Tweet #822 2013
Thought Tweet #822 Empathy - isn't that a genuine interest in and ability to understand another person's feelings? The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people…
Thought Tweet #824 2013
Thought Tweet #824 Self-Control is about illustrating the ability to do the right things, at the right times, for the right reasons. The Thinking Behind The…
Thought Tweet #882 2013
Thought Tweet #882 I am working on a simple definition of "Intelligence"...see The Thinking Behind The Tweet #882 at www.rickbaker.ca The Thinking Behind The…
Thought Tweet #954 2014
Thought Tweet #954 Trust is Influence's sweet spot. The Thinking Behind The Tweet If a tennis racquet can have a sweet spot, so can Influence. If you wanted…
Time for Learning! 2011
Do you spend enough time L earning ? Do you view learning as knowledge sharing? Do you view learning as knowledge creation? According to experts 1 , learning…

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Values & Personal Values – our definition 2011
At Spirited Leaders , values and personal values mean the same thing. Values & Personal Values the qualities, standards, and principles a person desires…

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What are your Intentions? 2011
Intention may be one of the most underrated forces. I recently listened to a CD where Deepak Chopra said: Intention has organizational power…in a way…
What does CHANGE mean to you? 2012
My friend and I got into an interesting discussion of CHANGE the other day. We ended up sharing thoughts about the definition of CHANGE. Obviously, the word…
Willpower converts mind-energy into Achievement 2015
For achievement, three qualities of mind rise above the others: intelligence, drive, and self-control. There are two types of intelligence: cognitive and…
Willpower is the human body's most energy-intensive process. 2020
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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You cannot be worried, be angry, be frustrated and make money. 2021
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…