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Don’t make a career out of weaknesses….sounds simple enough…but…

by Rick Baker
On Jun 2, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

…but…do you know your Strengths? Do you really know your Strengths? If so – how do you know you know them? If so – what actions are you taking to make sure you employ them at work?

Have you spent as much time on this as you did learning how to spell?

Have you spent as much time on this as you did learning how to do math?

If not...do you now see the merit in investing the time it takes to know your Strengths?

To succeed you must know your Strengths: don't be vague about them, don't guess...figure them out.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 2, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

I see this as the 1st key to success. Know your Strengths. And, I like the way StrengthsFinder defines Strengths: Strengths = Natural Talents + Knowledge + Skills. This straightforward definition allows us to zero in on the things required to build Strengths. And, StrengthsFinder provides a good way to get started at this very-worthwhile work. 

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STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

Followers' Frustration

by Rick Baker
On Jun 2, 2014

Have you noticed, in business, many followers are frustrated?

You see it at the drive-thru, you see it when you're shopping, you see it at the office... you see it everywhere.

Employee frustrations are costly. Employee frustrations lead to absenteeism, turnover, and disputes and conflicts between employees. Employee frustrations are often the cause behind clients becoming disgruntled.

There are literally mountains of self-help literature designed to deal with employee frustrations. Regardless, employee frustrations persist.

How are you addressing this problem?

Are you getting to the root causes?

Do you realize lack of self-confidence is the major cause underlying employee frustration?

Do you realize most people - most employees and most frustrated employees - do not understand that self-knowledge is required to battle self-confidence shortfalls?

Do you take the time to help your employees learn how to develop self-confidence?

Do you provide them tools to build self-confidence?

Do you provide them a role model to illustrate self-confidence?

Do you work at maintaining and building your own self-confidence?

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Work at maintaining and building your self-confidence. Lead by example. Help your people maintain and build their self-confidence levels. Then they will be less frustrated. Being less frustrated they will perform better. Their improved performance will be infectious in a very positive way.

This is the route to inspiring people, influencing action, and improving business performance.

You're too busy...you have too little time...you're moving too quickly...so...you're missing connections.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 1, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Missing connections to people

Missing connections to problems

Missing connections to solutions

Missing connections to opportunities

Missing connections to success.

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

While you can't find time to do all those things right; you will find time to do many of them over.

by Rick Baker
On May 31, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Have you ever noticed - the people who complain the loudest about having no time tend to spend far more time than others spend fixing errors and redoing work?

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

Successful people have more time & you're too busy. Where's all this leading?

by Rick Baker
On May 30, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Successful people have more time. Do you believe that? Have you checked it out? Have you studied successful people?

 

Are you too busy to study successful people?

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

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