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Shall We Fail or Shall We Succeed?

by Rick Baker
On Apr 7, 2014

Some people buy in when other people suggest things will fail.

I choose to reject this buying into others' failure mindsets.

Some people doubt other people when they say things will succeed.

I choose to reject this buying into others' failure mindsets.

Wait...there's a pattern developing here...here's a pattern taking shape around the rejection of failure mindsets.

I don't think the pattern has been induced by rampant optimism. I am sure I didn't get both snippets for the optimism gene.

I don't think the pattern has been induced by personal biases...on the other hand, isn't that the exactly what a sufferer of Confirmation Bias or Overconfidence Effect would think!

In any event, I am familiar with both sides of the coin. I've been critical of ideas, both my ideas and other people's ideas. And, I have been enthused by ideas, both my ideas and other people's ideas. Like everyone who has lived and spent some time thinking while that happened, I have familiarity with a wide range of mindsets on the depressing-pessimistic-to-manic-optimistic continuum. 

My comfort zone is operating in the mid-range of that broad continuum. 

I see my ideas and views, whether they are positive or negative vis-a-vis other's views, as realistic.

So, when people make it clear they feel I am overly optimistic I choose to reject their opinion and I stick with my own.

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Shall we fail or shall we succeed?

Shall we buy in when others tell us we will fail?

Shall we buy in when others tell us we will succeed? 

It is all a matter of feelings, thought, and choice.

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Law of Attraction - some go way too far with that thinking.

Abundance versus Scarcity mindsets - tough to see value in joining the Scarcity side.


Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

by Rick Baker
On Apr 4, 2014

Chinese Proverb: The palest ink is better than the strongest memory.

So we must repeat, repeat, repeat. 

Many people get annoyed when other people forget this or that.

I smile and remind myself to repeat, repeat, repeat.

Actually - I use an autosuggestion [self-talk] process of repeating to myself the message "I must repeat my messages to others". In this way I am certainly practising what I am preaching.

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Tip: If you want to reduce your stress levels then focus your attention on how you feel when you find yourself in a situation where someone did not follow your instruction or, in some other way, didn't receive the message you were trying to send. If you feel annoyed by other people's failure to get your message or failure to remember your message or failure to act on your message then - replace your annoyance with a healthy dose of repetition. And, while you do the repetition test your pulse regularly to make sure you are not feeling annoyed.

Plan as you would for any important task.

Set strategies and tactics for repeating, repeating, repeating.

Then go about repeating your messages calmly and clearly and:

  • watch how repetition helps improve other people's ability to remember and take action,
  • watch how repetition improves results...the results you desire,
  • watch how repetition reduces your stress level, and
  • watch how repetition improves your attitude.

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.

Tags:

Beyond Business | Emotions & Feelings @ Work

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

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.

 

Thought Tweet #952

by Rick Baker
On Mar 11, 2014

Thought Tweet #952 Wow! Emotions sure make some quick, wild, & crazy decisions.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

And - Emotions delegate erratically & poorly.

Emotions: astonishing, provocative, & ubiquitous ways of going about business.

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Delegation & Decisions | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

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