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Thought Tweet #860.5

by Rick Baker
On Nov 1, 2013

Thought Tweet #860.5 You wanna lead, you gotta read.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The Pharaohs and high priests of ancient Egypt knew that.

Abe Lincoln knew it...

"A capacity, a taste for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, a facility, for successfully pursuing the (yet) unsolved ones."

"All I have learned, I learned from books.

You should know it too.

 

Thought Tweet #860

by Rick Baker
On Nov 1, 2013

Thought Tweet #860 Business leaders are lighters of little fires...igniting baby steps of action, inspiring baby steps of value. 


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Inspire People. Influence Action. Grow Value!

...which naturally leads to Wealth.

[That’s the path of Business Leadership]

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Influencing | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #859.5

by Rick Baker
On Oct 31, 2013

Thought Tweet #859.5 When we behave - when we take action - our behaviour alters our brain…maybe only a little, maybe much more than a little.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It depends on the situation, the nature of our behaviour [our action], and the results/consequences/implications.

This is the key to replacing Bad Habits with Good Habits.

Think in new/old/best ways!

by Rick Baker
On Oct 31, 2013

 

 

Many months ago I attached a Post It Note to my computer monitor. The note read, "Think in new ways!"

I wanted to remind myself to be open minded and creative. 

Some time later, while tagging a Thought Post with 'Wisdom: Surviving the Test of Time' I felt the need to cross out the word "new" and replace it with the word "old". 

I wanted to remind myself there's much value embedded in the wisdom of the ages and there's no need to reinvent the wheel.

Some time later, the Post It Note was crying out for more...like it was struggling between the "new" and the "old".

I quieted it by crossing out the word "old" and replacing it with the word "best".

 

Now, I am reminded regularly, throughout every work day, to 

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Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Wisdom: Surviving the Test of Time

Thought Tweet #859

by Rick Baker
On Oct 31, 2013

Thought Tweet #859 Few situations provide the opportunity to do big things; all situations provide the opportunity to do small things.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Business leaders want people to get it and they want people to step up.

Business leaders want illustrations of insight and exertion of confident action.

Those are the things business leaders want to influence.

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Business Contains Only 3 Things | Influencing | Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #858.5

by Rick Baker
On Oct 30, 2013

Thought Tweet #858.5 Habits are like rivers. If your leave them alone they more or less follow the path of least resistance.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Habits are so integral to our success, we cannot leave them to chance. We must work on them before they work on us.

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Habits: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things | Thought Tweets

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