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Negative feedback works when it is well-packaged and the recipient of it has high self-confidence.

by Rick Baker
On May 25, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That's the good news.

Here's a picture of the not-so-good news...

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There's a reason the words confidence and competence have a similar ring to them.

by Rick Baker
On May 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We see these two walking hand in hand.

We watch them promote one another.

When they are separated we observe signs of distress.

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Discipline/manage your courage & self-confidence if you wish to persuade/lead/manage others.

by Rick Baker
On May 23, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet

Do what I say not what I do does not cut it. Probably, most of us can remember incidents when we were children and adults in positions of authority gave us instructions that they themselves did not follow. To the extent that happened, we learned to resist instructions that came to us as do what I say not what I do. As we gained experience and confidence our resistance to these inconsistent demands increased. Now, we have much trouble following instructions from people who do not lead by example. And, we distrust those who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk.

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Build confidence & free up time by having a pre-set process for dealing with problems.

by Rick Baker
On May 23, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet

Another piece of free up some time advice…

Many people waste a huge amount of time worrying about and even agonizing over problems.

Business life is laced with problems…some small, some not-so-small.

So, it makes sense to have a ready-to-use system for addressing problems.

This provides many benefits…but, here, we will only mention 3:

  • It ensures time is not wasted thinking about how to go about addressing the problem
  • It forces a solution orientation…i.e., positivity trumps worry
  • It builds confidence

That’s why we created P=2S+O©


A link to P=2S+O©

You know you are a leader when you feel confident in the face of confrontation.

by Rick Baker
On May 22, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

You know you are a leader when you have confidence in situations of conflict.

[Bearing in mind...even the best of leaders have bad days along with their good days. For example, read the biography of Lord Admiral Nelson.]

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Be self-conscious. Be very self-conscious. And be courageous & confident about it.

by Rick Baker
On May 22, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We have been taught and conditioned to think of 'self-conscious' people as timid people, people who cower under negative self-images.

Let's give this another think.

Better still; let's replace that first-thought with a constructive thought.

Self-conscious is a good thing:

  • It means the person has given some thought to self...thinking about self is an important thing to do.
  • It means the person is aware of self...self-awareness is a valuable commodity. 

Self-awareness, like any other skill, takes practice. That practice should be done with an open mind.

Let's stop assuming self-conscious thought and awareness is only directed toward the negatives.
 
Let's assume that self-conscious thought will result in finding positive things like talent, courage, confidence, conviction, & creativity.
 
Put another way - "I was thinking and feeling rather self-conscious the other day. Wow, was I ever proud of myself!"

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