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Thought Tweet #966

by Rick Baker
On Mar 31, 2014

Thought Tweet #966 'To Do' lists often fail. Whereas 'To Do' + 'Why Do' = Success.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Thinking about interests, purpose, definite chief aim, definite purpose, and Simon Sinek's' 'Start With Why'...

If nothing else 'Why Do' provides context. That's the worst-case scenario. The best-case scenario is a buy-in on Values and Vision and Purpose.

Adding 'Why Do' to 'To Do'...well there's no downside...and much upside.

 

Assaulting Self-Esteem

by Rick Baker
On Mar 31, 2014

When we assault self-esteem it either fights back or shrinks away. When it fights back much energy is wasted cleaning up the relationship damage. When it shrinks away it is either lost or its return is so elusive much energy is spent recapturing it.  Either way, an assault on self-esteem is guaranteed to eat up energy...just to get back to the way things were before the assault. Gives us a couple of choices...Choosing not to assault self-esteem and conserving our energy for other actions...Choosing to assault self-esteem and destine ourselves to wasting energy.

The better choice seems clear enough.

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Beyond Business | Emotions & Feelings @ Work

Thought Tweet #965

by Rick Baker
On Mar 28, 2014

Thought Tweet #965 On Incompetence Road: we stumble over people and processes; we get bogged down in problems' potholes and ruts. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. There are lots of potholes where I drive and I listen to self-help CDs while I am driving.
  2. Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations

Like roads, some Situations contain potholes.

Thought Tweet #964

by Rick Baker
On Mar 27, 2014

Thought Tweet #964 Problems gang up and hunt us down when we try to hide or shrink away.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People say, "Misery enjoys company."

I say, "Problems enjoy company and Misery gets dragged along in the wake of Problems."


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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

Sense of Accomplishment

by Rick Baker
On Mar 27, 2014

When it comes to work, does sense of accomplishment mean anything to you?

Do you think work is a necessary evil, devoid of anything satisfying or fulfilling?

Or, do you experience gratification when you complete a work-task?

Are you proud when your work-tasks are well done?

When you struggle with or fail at work-tasks, do you experience negative feelings like frustration, annoyance, or even anger?

Or, when your work-tasks go poorly do you feel little one way or the other?

Does your work trigger a sense of accomplishment?

If your work does not trigger a sense of accomplishment, why do you subject yourself to doing it?

Do you think your work is the place where you exchange your time and effort doing things that provide you no internal rewards for money...that is, you get paid?

If so, do you think that's sustainable?

Do you think you can carry on working without positive feelings...working on and on like that until the day comes when you don't work any more?

Will your job survive if you approach your job that way?

Will your employer want to keep you?

Whether or not you are still there, will your place of work survive with workers who approach their jobs that way?

 

Thought Tweet #963

by Rick Baker
On Mar 26, 2014

Thought Tweet #963 Here's what's in the cards: If we don't deal Solutions to Problems then Problems deal Stress to us.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Problems don't care how busy we are. Problems don't care how smart we are. Problems only react to what we do.

Problems gang up and hunt us down when we try to hide or shrink away.

 

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