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Do Unto Yourself Before You Do Unto Others

by Rick Baker
On Apr 18, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Do unto others as you would have them do to unto you

[The Golden Rule...the foundation of major religions]

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Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want them to do unto you

[a restatement that aligns with a Spirited definition of Integrity]

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Do Unto Yourself Before You Do Unto Others

[a restatement that adds even tougher limits...and thickens the skin]

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He who carries the gold makes the rules

[as if that's not enough of them - another Golden Rule]

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Constructive Criticism - make sure you can take a self-injection of that oxymoron

When you annoy people you don't make money...[unless you happen to be a sitcom actor or a Don Rickles clone]

by Rick Baker
On Apr 13, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

You can choose to adjust your personality so it is more pleasing and less annoying.

Sometimes, the choice involves biting your tongue.

All the time, it involves thinking.

Even those not blessed with natural, pleasing personalities can think and bite their tongues.

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Communication: Improving Communication | Personalities @ Work | Thought Tweets

Self-Improvement happens when talent-laden mind-sets come to the aid of skill-sets.

by Rick Baker
On Mar 28, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Some people embrace life-long learning. Those people become the best leaders. They tend to understand their talents & strengths. They tend to apply their brainpower to focused work-tasks. That allows them to build skill-sets and master work-tasks. They take talent to task. They bolster that talent with knowledge, thinking, and practised-skills.

Biting your tongue just before it expresses something incorrect or stupid or otherwise wrong – that’s a good thing

by Rick Baker
On Mar 23, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

You can choose to adjust your personality so it is more pleasing and less annoying. Sometimes, the choice involves biting your tongue.

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Communication: Improving Communication | Personalities @ Work | Thought Tweets

Why did Evolution deny human ears the privilege of showing us when they are actually operating?

by Rick Baker
On Mar 21, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Our eyes fare better.

Even our mouths, which cause us so much trouble, fare better.

This helps us understand why dogs are Mans' Best Friend. 

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Communication: Improving Communication | Humour | Thought Tweets

Two human abilities rise above all others: intelligence and self-control.

by Rick Baker
On Jan 3, 2017

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Every human being possesses the seeds of 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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STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

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