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Thought Tweet #871

by Rick Baker
On Nov 18, 2013

Thought Tweet #871 In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they are able to roam the streets and work in offices.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Could it be 21st Century predators are a forgiving lot of creatures?

Could it be Darwin was wrong?

...survival of the fittest? ... or was it survival of the most adaptable? ... or is it survival of the least able to listen?

Assuming evolution is an accurate theory - and I'm not so sure about that any more - How many generations will it take for human ears to shrink and disappear through lack of use?

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Beyond Business | Communication: Improving Communication | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #870

by Rick Baker
On Nov 15, 2013

Thought Tweet #870 5 reasons to listen: (1) to respond, (2) to act, (3) to understand, (4) because it's your job, & (5) because you like people.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Most people listen poorly.

It's reciprocal: people don't listen to them so they return the disfavour.

Then there's this pent up ego demand to express thoughts rather than listen to them.

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If we don't relearn how to listen evolution is going to adapt our ears into oblivion.

[One drawback of civilization: people who don't listen no longer get eaten by predators.]

 

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Beyond Business | Communication: Improving Communication | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #869

by Rick Baker
On Nov 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #869 Successful people have more time & you're too busy. Where's all this leading?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Successful people have more time. Do you believe that? Have you checked it out? Have you studied successful people?

Are you too busy to study successful people?

 

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #868

by Rick Baker
On Nov 13, 2013

Thought Tweet #868 You ever notice nobody ever walks up and asks you, "What do we want?"

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People ask us, "What do you want?"

They do that when they are seeking the common ground, "What do we want?", "What are our shared wants?"

But, they never ask the simple question...they only know how to go about it the hard way.

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Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #867

by Rick Baker
On Nov 12, 2013

Thought Tweet #867 Work at exhausting your Talents: the more you use them the harder it will be.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We struggle when we don't use our Talents...and many of us accept that struggling lot in life.

Yet, few of us struggle to use up our Talents.

That's unfortunate.

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STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #866

by Rick Baker
On Nov 11, 2013

Thought Tweet #866 The only reason you are not a donkey is that your mother and father were not donkeys.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. "The only reason you are not a rattlesnake is that your mother and father were not rattlesnakes." Dale Carnegie, 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', (1939 - Toronto publication)
  2. Don't judge too harshly. Don't judge too quickly. Don't judge.
  3. ...in search of political correctness...Sure hope no donkeys are reading this.

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