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Thought Tweet #758

by Rick Baker
On Jun 12, 2013

Thought Tweet #758 When you must have and hold a negative emotion in your mind, and sometimes you must – choose anger.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

I believe Dylan Thomas had it right:

“Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”


If directed properly - internally...confined within one's mind - and that requires plan & practice - anger can generate constructive results. Anger enjoys that advantage over other negative emotions/feelings such as frustration, envy, and jealousy.

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #757

by Rick Baker
On Jun 11, 2013

Thought Tweet #757 Love success and kill yourself striving for it OR Hate fear so much you do whatever it takes to remove it.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Based on all the ‘Can’t Do’ stuff I have seen and heard, I’d suggest you work on your minds to ensure you fear failing so much that you give yourselves one choice - success.”

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #756

by Rick Baker
On Jun 10, 2013

Thought Tweet #756 Give yourself injections of that oxymoron, Constructive Criticism

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Create a Do It Yourself hormesis-program, aimed at thickening your skin and building your tolerance for other people's shortcomings. 

CAUTION: If you are like most people then your initial tolerance for criticism will be unbelievably low...so start with very low doses of self-criticism. And, build the doses up slowly over time...until you are able to face your screaming vein-bulging face in the mirror. 

 

And

Remember

Do Unto Yourself Before You Do Unto Others

Thought Tweet #755

by Rick Baker
On Jun 7, 2013

Thought Tweet #755 When we possess Courage we can sort out, in our minds, what we believe in and what we don't believe in.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We speak too infrequently about Courage, the #1 Value for Spirited Leaders. 

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Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values

Thought Tweet #754

by Rick Baker
On Jun 6, 2013

Thought Tweet #754 Managers handle situations; Leaders plan situations.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Leaders & Managers - What's The Difference? 

About Situations

And Napoleon set the high bar...“Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances”

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Business Contains Only 3 Things | Hero Worship | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #753

by Rick Baker
On Jun 5, 2013

Thought Tweet #753 Do you spend more time (A) annoying people or (B) watching people you don't know annoying people you don't know on TV?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The mob loves reality TV. As technology advances the mob watches real TV people decorate cakes, dance with stars, and catch alligators. The mob has an insatiable appetite for annoying other people - both doing it and watching it being done.

As the techies and academics work away at bringing us the Singularity, the mob gorges itself on a wide range of TV reality shows. What a juxtaposition. 

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Beyond Business | Humour | Thought Tweets

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