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Beware those vagrant thoughts. [Unless, of course, you want to waste a lot of time.]

by Rick Baker
On Jan 2, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Vagrant thoughts find their home in the endless mental chatter that flows through our minds. 

Vagrant thoughts make up much of our mental chatter.

Some of our thoughts meet the criteria for statutory vagrancy - they are intentionally unproductive and [call it] allergic to gainful employment.

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

Sometimes innovation comes from dreams: sleeping and waking dreams bring intuition and flashes of inspiration.

by Rick Baker
On Jan 1, 2020

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

From Wikipedia...

McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be" after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles "White Album" in 1968. According to McCartney, the song's reference to "Mother Mary" was not a biblical reference. The phrase has at times been used as a reference to the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ; in fact, the words "let it be" are a direct quote from the Prayer of the Annunciation, Mary's response to the Angel Gabriel in Luke 1.38. Nevertheless, McCartney explained that his mother – who died of cancer when he was fourteen – was the inspiration for the "Mother Mary" lyric. He later said: "It was great to visit with her again. I felt very blessed to have that dream. So that got me writing 'Let It Be'." He also said in a later interview about the dream that his mother had told him, "It will be all right, just let it be." When asked if the song referred to the Virgin Mary, McCartney has typically answered the question by assuring his fans that they can interpret the song however they would like.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

What awesome power lies in the combination of strong willpower guided by strong definite life-purpose.

by Rick Baker
On May 22, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Willpower is wonderful, but without proper guidance it consumes energy without purpose.

Definite purpose is wonderful, but without willpower to guide and control action it is unattainable.

What mental-attitude flavour do you choose: Positivity, Negativity, or Indifference?

by Rick Baker
On May 1, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The cornerstone of our personality, our mental attitude, shows up as the general flavour of our thoughts...as illustrated in our actions/behaviour.

Don't dwell on the wrongs; just learn from them.

by Rick Baker
On May 1, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Life provides a continuous series lessons. The lessons appear in two forms. They appear to us as things that are right. They appear to us as things that are wrong. They set the boundaries for our behaviour. They set the boundaries for our judgement of others.

We embrace the things that are 'right'.

When we are operating at our best, we learn from the things that are 'wrong'.

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Habits: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things | Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

A leadership mindset generates constructive behaviour...creating, evoking, and building on great ideas.

by Rick Baker
On Apr 23, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Great ideas contain intangible potential: only in the hands of great leadership teams can that potential become reality.

About thinking.

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Ideas | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

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