by Rick Baker
On May 24, 2012
Thought Tweet #484 If our Bad Habits could only have Watch Dogs...even little Bichons.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
My dog barks when she sees strangers walking by our home. She has a keen eye for strangers...picks them out from long distances.
Imagine...if our Bad Habits had could only have such little Watch Dogs...always alert, like little Bichons...vigilant...attentive to our best interests...
by Rick Baker
On May 23, 2012
Thought Tweet #483 A little piece of advice: Do The Right Little Things Right.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
"If it's worth doing then it's worth doing right." That's what our mothers and fathers taught us. Good advice.
“Go to the bottom of your business if you would climb to the top. Nothing is small which concerns your business. Master every detail.” That's an excerpt from Orison Swett Marden's 1911 classic 'Pushing To The Front'. The devils are in the details...master every detail and remove the devils...more good advice.
"Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing." Warren Bennis taught that. While we may not agree with drawing that boundary line between leaders and managers, we cannot argue the importance of doing the right things.
So, Do The Right Little Things Right.
by Rick Baker
On May 22, 2012
Thought Tweet #482 Good things come in little packages: that's the key to excellent work-process success.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Dr. Richard Carlson taught - "Don't sweat the small stuff".
That's good advice as long as it confined within the following context: (1) do small stuff and do it well & (2) don't feel distressed while you are doing it. There's nothing wrong with sweating while working out the body....although perspiration is a more-delicate word for that body exhaust. When the body works hard it sweats. When the mind works hard it also vents exhaust. This is particularly so when the mind is undisciplined. When we break work into small pieces we reduce the amount of that exhaust. And, of more importance, we increase the opportunities to receive [mental, self-generated] rewards for jobs well done.