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Thought Tweet #607

by Rick Baker
On Nov 13, 2012

Thought Tweet #607 Even young Mozart was too busy playing notes to focus his mind on quality music.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Apparently, even the greatest, including the child-prodigy composers, could get all wrapped up in their instruments and their talents at the expense of gaining the specialized knowledge required to excel. [Fortunately, they had mentors.]

Strengths = Talent + Opportunity + Specialized Knowledge + Practiced Skills.

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STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #606

by Rick Baker
On Nov 12, 2012

Thought Tweet #606 4 reasons to listen: (1) to respond, (2) to act, (3) to understand, & (4) because it's your job. BIG difference!

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

I wonder if anyone has done a study of listening skills in those 4 categories.

If such a study has been done, it probably shows:

  1. Many people's minds are focused on how to respond rather than how to understand [or asking themselves , "Am I understanding?"].
  2. Many people's minds are thinking more about how to act than how to understand [or asking themselves , "Am I understanding?"].
  3. Listening to understand is much rarer that we assume.
  4. If we expect people are listening to us because it's their job and we're the boss then we are likely to be disappointed regularly.

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Communication: Improving Communication | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #605

by Rick Baker
On Nov 9, 2012

Thought Tweet #605 Wouldn't it be nice if we had X-ray vision so we could see the roots of our problems!

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Often, the sources of our problems are like chameleons...they appear to be one thing when they are really something quite different.

So, it would be even nicer to have X-ray vision and Ultrasound....and RADAR...etc.

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Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #604

by Rick Baker
On Nov 8, 2012

Thought Tweet #604 Do people want to be accountable? I expect the answer is, "Yes".

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People want independence, however, and perhaps even more, they want relationships. Trust is the essence of relationships and trust gets built slowly while it gets destroyed quickly.

Accountability reminds us to perform as we said we would. We want to be accountable and trusted so we can have quality relationships.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #603

by Rick Baker
On Nov 7, 2012

Thought Tweet #603 Solving Problems: that's the essence of growing relationships with clients and growing business.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Problems are the seeds that allow opportunities to flower. And, when problems are solved the results are things of beauty and value. And, from the customers' shoes, providing value is the only reason your business exists.

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Sales | Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #602

by Rick Baker
On Nov 6, 2012

Thought Tweet #602 If we had not learned the word "No" when we were young, we would spend a lot less time thinking about our mistakes.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When we were young a lot of people started to say "No" to us. We were made to believe it was wrong to say and do certain things....many things. The rules of "No" versus "Yes" were inconsistent, depending on who was saying them and where all of us were when they were being said. Regardless, when we were instructed "No" we received the message we were doing something wrong...i.e., making a mistake. We heard "No" so many times when we were young we still think about our mistakes, sometimes even the mistakes we made when we were young. 

We should shake that off.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

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