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Thought Tweet #740

by Rick Baker
On May 17, 2013

Thought Tweet #740 It's easy to make a significant change: just tell everyone you have developed an electricity intolerance.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Sure, change is tough.

But you gotta look on the bright side: if you don't like that last suggestion - when the urge to change gets too annoying, you can always watch a TV rerun.

Now, do you see the benefit in the power of positive thinking?

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #739

by Rick Baker
On May 16, 2013

Thought Tweet #739 "...only he who knows where he is sailing also knows which wind is good and the right wind for him."

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Not mine...Nietzsche's...[and I agree with him]

From 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', (1880's)

Zarathustra's shadow talked to him...

"But alas, how could any thing please me any more? Do I have a goal any more? A haven toward which my sail is set? A good wind? Alas, only he who knows where he is sailing also knows which wind is good and the right wind for him."

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Goals - SMARTACRE Goals | STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #738

by Rick Baker
On May 15, 2013

Thought Tweet #738 It's OK to voice clichés...as long as you don't make a practice of living them. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Common don't cut it in this world of global commoditization

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #737

by Rick Baker
On May 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #737 Objective, well-intentioned, well-delivered criticism will still gnaw, rip, and tear thin skin.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Criticism will always gnaw, rip, and tear at thin skin. That is a given. The only question is: how will the thin-skinned person react as the thin skin rips and tears? The natural reactions are fight & flight...aggression & avoidance. 

And, of importance – will ‘motivation’ get dragged into the bloody discussion after the ripping and tearing of thin skin? Sometimes it will. More often the thought will be there, but it will be unspoken. And, as they say, “It's the thought that counts.” I have strong views on ‘motivation’, and my strong views contain intolerance of those who blame others for the failures or the lack of motivation. Bosses have a tough enough job without having to bear the burden of every subordinate’s ‘motivation’.

Thought Tweet #736

by Rick Baker
On May 13, 2013

Thought Tweet #736 The 'mob' is convinced someone else is responsible for motivating each and every one in the 'mob'.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

I used to write a lot about the 'mob'...

  • wrong thinkers
  • chronic complainers
  • narrow minders
  • finger pointers
  • frowners
...people who are just going through the business motions.

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #735

by Rick Baker
On May 10, 2013

Thought Tweet #735 Slightly annoyed people used to say, "Get a Life". Reality TV has taken the sting out of that admonition.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It's now incredibly easy to 'get a life'. Our TV remotes provide us a full range of lives...numerous reality choices with many variations on how to annoy other people - annoying co-workers, annoying family members, annoying aspiring singers & aspiring dancers & aspiring entrepreneurs...annoying all types of people in all types of real-life situations...all available at the flick of a switch.

Question:

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

And, for those who are not avid practitioners in the art of annoying others...

Do you spend more time (A) solving your own problems or (B) watching other people struggle with their problems on TV?

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