by Rick Baker
On Jul 31, 2013
Thought Tweet #793.5 Habits have a special relationship with Time. Understand this relationship...it is mind-bending.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Habits have a special relationship with Time.
Here's some thoughts of introduction...
Many people complain about not having enough time. That complaint is a Bad-Habit symptom of a root cause - i.e., a root cause consisting of other Bad Habits. That I-don't-have-enough-time excuse is a puzzling way of justifying other problems...hence it is an 'excuse'. Time Management is a bugaboo that has the ability to generate Good Habits and Bad Habits.
Good Habits are linked to long-term Goals. [time is long]
Bad Habits are linked to short-term gratification. [time is short]
New Things are the stepping stones along the route between Bad Habits and Good Habits. [planned baby steps in time]
And, of course, regardless of how much time they think they have or think they do not have, People Only Do 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things.
by Rick Baker
On Jul 31, 2013
Thought Tweet #793 Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
People can lead extremely happy and fulfilled lives when those two personal things are aligned and put to good use. That use does not have to be leadership. Leadership introduces another layer of complexity. To illustrate this, we added a wrapping called Vision - the Leader’s Vivid Vision. If you want to lead then you owe it to your followers to provide the Leader’s Vision. And – that Vivid Vision has to include the delivery of value to real clients. That way, the followers have at least a fighting chance to succeed. You expand that chance for success by making your Vision vivid. And, communicating it with sticky stories….real stories…personal stories. You are able to do that when you know how to apply your Personal Values and your Strengths and you can envision the end point and the generation of value…ie, the business value that must be exchanged if you are to get to that desired end point.
by Rick Baker
On Jul 30, 2013
Thought Tweet #792.5 Isn't it a funny fact-of-life: nobody taught us how to do the most-important things...like changing Bad Habits.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
People taught us reading...
People taught us writing...
People taught us 'rithmetic...
People explained the mistakes we made.
People told us we needed to stop making them.
People told us the good things we needed to do.
Nobody told us how to switch from doing the wrong things to doing the right things.
So...here we are...still trying to fend off Bad Habits.