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The great teachers didn't dwell on stress. They focused on the human virtues.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 21, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

'Stressed' is a modern mindset...less than 100 years old.

Stressed: You have to look long and hard to find ancient wisdom mentioning it.

Stressed: don't forget it's just a reverse palindrome for desserts.

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets | Wisdom: Surviving the Test of Time

Power of Will & Spontaneous Creativity...aren't they the wonderful, bi-polar highlights of our human condition!

by Rick Baker
On Aug 1, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Power of Will - a much-praised attribute and process of character (willpower).

Creativity & Spontaneity - humour, music, art, & invention - these add magic to our lives.

"Do you appreciate both?"

"Do you balance both?"

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values

Fear is powerful. It is able to close our eyes and ears...and, sometimes, even our mouths.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 30, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It is interesting to observe, of all our faculties, our mouths are often the last to give in.

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Communication: Improving Communication | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Thought Tweets

Small stuff is like a sponge. If you sweat over it long enough it becomes so big & heavy it drags you under.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 27, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When fear of failure prevails, it causes people to sweat the small stuff. 

Fear of Failure...one of the 6 Fears identified by Napoleon Hill in his classic 'Think and Grow Rich', (1937).

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Thought Tweets

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 26, 2020

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

I read that somewhere, many years ago. An interesting mind-picture.

A metaphor true to our anxieties.

We should avoid the darkrooms and the dark places where anxiety breeds; we should seek brilliance and concentrate on the brightest of lights.

 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

[Perhaps inspired by, or even coined by, Napoleon Hill.]

 

 

 

 

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Hero Worship | Thought Tweets

Perfectionist: someone who takes great pains…and gives them to others.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 17, 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 perfection, you'll never be content."

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