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Thought Tweet #825.5

by Rick Baker
On Sep 13, 2013

Thought Tweet #825.5 It isn't about who you are. It's about what you do and whether or not other people understand why you do what you do.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When people understand you they judge you more accurately...and - won't that be a good thing?

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Communication: Improving Communication | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #824

by Rick Baker
On Sep 12, 2013

Thought Tweet #824 Self-Control is about illustrating the ability to do the right things, at the right times, for the right reasons.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

One way to look at the relationship between Intelligence and Self-Control:

·         Intelligence is theoretical ability…assessable, measurable capability

·         Self-Control is performed ability…in-the-trenches, proven ability

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Definitions - Spirited Words Defined | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #824.5

by Rick Baker
On Sep 12, 2013

Thought Tweet #824.5 If you know my personal Values, you have a fighting chance to understand why I'm doing what I'm doing.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

If you understand my Vision of a better future then you may want to support what I'm trying to do.

I should share these things with you.

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Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values | Vision: The Leader's Vivid Vision

Thought Tweet #823

by Rick Baker
On Sep 11, 2013

Thought Tweet #823 Self-knowledge is an essential ingredient of success...it's the 1st ingredient. Spend some time on that. You're worth the effort.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People who have a thorough understanding of themselves do better as business leaders. They understand their strengths and weaknesses; they understand their desires and goals, they understand their internal drivers and their behaviour; they understand their attitude toward and their reactions to situations and other people. 

And, according to Wikipedia...

The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself" (Greek: γνῶθι σεαυτόν, transliterated: gnōthi seauton; also ... σαυτόν ... sauton with the ε contracted), is one of the Delphic maxims and was inscribed in the pronaos (forecourt) of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi according to the Greek periegetic (travelogue) writer Pausanias (10.24.1).[1]

The maxim, or aphorism, "know thyself" has had a variety of meanings attributed to it in literature. The Suda, a 10th-century encyclopedia of Greek knowledge, says: "the proverb is applied to those whose boasts exceed what they are,"[2] and that "know thyself" is a warning to pay no attention to the opinion of the multitude.[3]

In Latin, the aphorism is generally given as nosce te ipsum[4] or temet nosce.[5]

Thought Tweet #823.5

by Rick Baker
On Sep 11, 2013

Thought Tweet #823.5 Personality gives you a chance. What you do with it is what really counts.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Your personality may take a back seat to what you do...especially when the going gets tough.

We judge others by what they do.

We trust others by what they do. 

Others do the same to us.

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Personalities @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #822

by Rick Baker
On Sep 10, 2013

Thought Tweet #822 Empathy - isn't that a genuine interest in and ability to understand another person's feelings?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Some people who teach social psychology and communication define empathy as the ability to share other people's feelings; others define empathy as the ability to understand other people's feelings.

I think it is important to ask how a person defines a word rather than assume they use the same definition I use.

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