Change: Creating Positive Change

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…

On the Nature of Decisions Every one of us makes numerous decisions every day. Many of our decisions are small, like - “What shirt should I wear today?” Some…

I’m telling you that you must cut down on telling people what to do and start asking more questions. Isn’t that oxymoronic ? Isn’t that the pot calling the…

We have wonderful dreams and ambitions…there’s no end to our visions of better things in the future . And, behind these dreams and ambitions, our motives are…

A strong desire to achieve promotes self-confidence . Positive self-image and high self-esteem promote self-confidence. Sense of purpose and goals promote…

It doesn't matter what you've done or what you know or even who you know. What matters is what you're going to do next and, of more importance, whether or…

When it comes to personal values , there are a handful of common Hot Buttons where differing views about personal values cause problems. Examples include…

Indiana Jones reminded us that you don’t have to see the whole staircase to take the first step. A journey of a thousand miles always starts with a single…

Over the last few years, I have written and talked about the communication problems that happen when business leaders use words like Passion and Integrity to…

Forgetfulness plagues us all. At least from time to time, everyone forgets things. We forget things on our shopping lists, we forget the places where things…

Values are concepts covering things important and admirable to us (our minds). Values are our perceptions of intrinsically valuable or desirable ways of…

Vision inspires Leadership has a few essential ingredients. For example, the leader must possess a level of intelligence and the leader must possess a…

About bad-habit ruts

Fire when the cost of presence exceeds its value: that's on the self-serving end of things [...and that is one of the ends] Fire when bad habits violate…

Have Culture - if it isn't defined it will define itself Give Compliments - everyone wants to use talents to create value...and get regular pats on the back…

René Descartes founded 'Western Philosophy' with profound thoughts, the most famous one being - " I think therefore I am. " If I think then I must exist [as…

William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous…

Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 Some say the key to accountability is 'delegating responsibility': when people feel responsible for something they hold…

Curiosity opens the door to alternative realities: this is discovered when you are curious, when you ask questions and when you listen to other people's…

Some situations seem to be beyond our control. In fact, some situations are beyond our control. Other situations just appear to be beyond our control…

In recent conversations, it became clear to me that many people believe other people favour taking action over thinking about strategy. This viewpoint has…

If no change is made everything remains the same. If no change is made everything remains the same…(it is so simple, when repeated it almost sounds…

Every human being wishes, to a degree, to control his or her environment, including the actions of other people. For some people, this need to control the…

When the going gets tough... When you are all stressed out because the work ahead looks so daunting... When your spirit is weakened... ...review your key…

Who wants to improve? Some people do - they seek out motivational speakers and courses. These people want something and recognize the status quo isn't going…

Most of us, at least from time to time, are troubled by our little demons. Some of us, occasionally, are troubled by our large, persistent DEMONS. Either…

You probably spend quite a bit of your time watching people perform and noticing some people tend to do things really well while others tend to do things…

Life is states of mind. Life is a relentless stream of states of mind. Business life is a relentless stream of states of mind. States of mind cover a huge…

My friend Lorie Saxby taught me about the 7 pre-frontal cortex activities known as Executive Brainsmarts : Focus, Initiate, Plan, Organize, Shift, Monitor…

Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined…