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Thought Tweet #475

by Rick Baker
On May 11, 2012

Thought Tweet #475 Emotions hit us automatically; emotions differ from thoughts that are linked to our senses and desires...those are feelings.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Emotions were ingrained into 'our heredity'...they are evolutionary, subconscious, calls-to-action. They happen without thought. Some argue, emotions happen despite thought and so emotions are of little or no value in the modern civilized world.

Feelings are felt-thoughts. Feelings are the interplay between thoughts and the 6 senses in the mind. Desires are the most-intense feelings. When feelings are sustained for longer periods, say over 24 hours, they are called moods.

Emotions and feelings both act as drivers of behaviour. They do this different ways...and that's a key to change management.

Thought Tweet #474

by Rick Baker
On May 10, 2012

Thought Tweet #474 When intelligence is applied with self-monitoring people have the ability to self-regulate.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

To some degree, all people self-regulate.

Intelligence with self-monitoring + self-regulation = self-control.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #473

by Rick Baker
On May 9, 2012

Thought Tweet #473 Two human abilities rise above all others: intelligence and self-control. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Every human being possesses intelligence and self-control at birth. To a certain degree, and the degree varies from person to person, we develop these two abilities over time. The amount of intelligence and self-control we develop determines the extent we are able to express our strengths

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Beyond Business | STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #472

by Rick Baker
On May 8, 2012

Thought Tweet #472 The work of learning is justified by the growth that follows.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The reason for learning is growth. Growth takes form as the wisdom needed for personal development, the wisdom needed to understand and constructively interact with other people, and the comfort that comes with a confident spirit. 

 

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Thought Tweet #471

by Rick Baker
On May 7, 2012

Thought Tweet #471 Better to be stuck on sticky problems than to be burned by fire-fighting.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

In business, we need to save our brainpower for innovative and creative work. When we fire-fight those daily fires, we remove our ability to excel at problem-solving and opportunity-capturing. This is especially so if our ongoing fires generate emotional heat, which they often do. When we fight fires we get burned at least 2 ways: (1) we burn energy in our brains that could be used to fuel better-caliber thinking and (2) we burn time that could be spent on better-caliber work or other important activity. This is confirmed by the 80/20 Rule. It is at the root of ancient wisdom, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

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80/20 Rule | Brain: about the Human Brain | Thought Tweets | Wisdom: Surviving the Test of Time

Thought Tweet #470

by Rick Baker
On May 4, 2012

Thought Tweet #470 Often, people don't do stuff because they don't know How.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Often, it can be that straightforward. People simply do not know How. Perhaps, they have been told and shown...but the still don't know How. Perhaps, they have read the manual but they don't know How. There could be any number of reasons. The really important thing is - they don't know How. When people don't know How a display of emotion is the last thing they need.

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