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Thought Tweet #427

by Rick Baker
On Mar 6, 2012

Thought Tweet #427 How do you find the proper balance between 'free' & 'disciplined' thinking?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Creativity versus Logic. Entrepreneurship versus Big Business. Rock Logic versus Water Logic. Einstein versus Socrates. The School of Hard Knocks versus Academia. Right-brain versus Left-brain [which I think is a dangerous over-simplification of how the human brain actually works].

Regardless of how we define their difference we need to keep these opposites in proper balance.

How do you find the proper balance between 'free' & 'disciplined' thinking?

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Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #426

by Rick Baker
On Mar 5, 2012

Thought Tweet #426 It ain't 'empowerment', it's 'un-entanglement'.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We often hear advice like, "You should empower your people, provide them autonomy, give them decision-making authority, and get them to take responsibility". 

That's not the right mindset. We do not 'empower' people or 'give' people things like autonomy: we do not transfer power or energy from us to other people. People have, within them, all the energy and power they need. We can help people by showing them how to 'un-entangle' the energy and power within them. One good way of doing this is leading by example.

[And, we should be clear about another thing: 'delegation of authority' is not 'empowerment'.]

 

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Delegation & Decisions | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #425

by Rick Baker
On Mar 2, 2012

Thought Tweet #425 "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future."


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That's a quote from the Danish Physicist, Niels Bohr (1885-1962). Bohr had a terrific personality and sense of humour. And, of course, he was a deep thinker. Here is another example: The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.

 

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Hero Worship | Humour | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #424

by Rick Baker
On Mar 1, 2012

Thought Tweet #424 Leaders, more than others, need to be comfortable with uncertainty.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Change is only constructive when people are comfortable. For Change: Leaders must set the stage and set the example. Leaders, more than others, need to be comfortable with uncertainty. This allows them to help others get comfortable with uncertainty. When people are more-comfortable with uncertainty the path for change is paved.

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #423

by Rick Baker
On Feb 29, 2012

Thought Tweet #423 Confidence & Readiness go hand in hand.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

"Readiness is aliveness. It is that spirit of alertness by which a situation is immediately grasped and dealt with. The observance of system fosters and develops the spirit." James Allen said that over 100 years ago. In our Spirited words - Confidence, Situation, Process ["system"]

When you are ready you are confident; when you are confident you are ready.


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Business Contains Only 3 Things | Thought Tweets | Values: Personal Values

Thought Tweet #422

by Rick Baker
On Feb 28, 2012

Thought Tweet #422 Energy is primal. Your energy is your gift. How are you using it?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

 In 1911, James Allen wrote - "Energy is a moral virtue, its opposing vice being laziness. As a virtue, it can be cultivated, and the lazy man can become energetic by forcibly arousing himself to exertion."

James Allen picked Energy as the 1st of his 'Eight Pillars of Prosperity'. 

Energy - that's the starting point of all achievement!

 

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

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