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With habits playing such a huge role in our lives, why are they so often left to chance?

by Rick Baker
On Jul 20, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

What force enables habits to roll right over willpower?

For those who believe in evolution...Why and how have habits adapted and risen to such a position of power and influence?

Or, is that looking at it backwards? Are we witnessing an evolutionary battle between habits and willpower where willpower is slowly but surely gaining ground against [the more-primitive and firmly-established] habits?

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Communication Tip: when you you know make presentations stop ah filling in gaps um with you know, ah, um...ad nauseam.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 19, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Most of us do it from time to time.

Some of us do it regularly.

Some of us do it when we make presentations to large groups. 

PS: There's Power in the Pause...people will not be distracted & people will know your brain has other you know stuff ah in um it.

PPS: One way to replace Bad Habits is trying New Things...but, you must know you have a Bad Habit before you can fix it. Record yourself...check it out. Then monitor your speaking and replace those fill-in words with pauses.

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

by Rick Baker
On Jul 19, 2014

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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A couple of good communication habits - Interest: WHY I'm doing something. Intent: WHAT I'm wanting to do.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 18, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Communicating our Interests. Communicating our Intent. 

Good Habits to do.

When the habit called misery enjoys company people don't accomplish constructive things.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 18, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Empathy - is it the ability to feel what someone else feels?

Or - is it the ability to understand what other people are feeling?

It seems to me Sympathy is the word for sharing feelings while Empathy is the word for understanding another person's feelings.

Does it make a difference? Yes - people may not share feelings yet be quite capable of understanding them. People may share feelings and do it so intensely they exacerbate the feelings - misery loves company. When misery enjoys company people don't accomplish constructive things. When company understands misery there is an opportunity for constructive, comfortable change.

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"I'm too busy." When you make a habit of saying that you addict yourself to self-injections of stress.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 18, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Your brain reacts when you say things like, "I'm too busy." and "I don't have time." When your brain hears you say things like that it, subconsciously, begins to work to help you out. Your brain knows time is a thing it cannot control. Your brain knows your body is a thing it can control. So, your brain works to control your body by providing it chemical and electrical changes to help it deal with the stress you are telling it you are under by saying things like, "I'm too busy." and "I don't have time." 

Self-stressing about time...now there's a destructive habit!

 

PS: Successful People Have More Time.

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