by Rick Baker
On Feb 22, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
We struggle when we don't use our Talents...many of us accept that struggling lot in life...and some of us embrace struggling as the starting process that allows learning and growth.
Yet, few of us struggle to use up our Talents.
Isn't that unfortunate!
by Rick Baker
On Feb 19, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Intrinsic Goals mesh with life purpose, mastery of task, and self-actualization.
Naturally, intrinsic goals align with talents and Strengths.
And, in contrast to extrinsic goals, intrinsic goals tend to broaden rather than restrict experiences.
by Rick Baker
On Feb 16, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
'Getting present' is a Focus exercise...a mind-process of narrowing and fixing attention.
'Staying present' is a Concentration exercise...a mind-process of holding attention.
These two mind-processes, focusing and concentrating, involve different areas of the brain and they require the development of different skill sets. For me, and it may be different for you, focusing is an exercise of thought discipline. It requires thought discipline to cause attention to dwell on the single isolated situation or topic, ignoring everything else. This discipline can be very challenging. Similarly, concentration can be challenging when tasks are tedious or uninteresting. On the other hand, most people find concentration becomes easier when the topic or situation is one they are very interested in or excited about.