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Habits: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things
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Creativity feeds and grows...depending on the curiosity behind its dominating questions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Curiosity is the precursor to Creativity . We see Curiosity in young children...they approach life as if it is a question…
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When you say "I don't have time", what are you really thinking? Why not communicate that real information instead?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Saying " I don't have time " and " I'm too busy " ... those are bad habits. They are bad habits that show how a person can…
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If you want to develop more self-control, start by setting goals.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet No point getting chicken-and-egg bogged down thinking about what comes first - goals or self-control. No point debating whether…
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If you want to influence others, influence yourself first. Make little changes for the better. Then share that good habit.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet All great leaders make major changes to their way of dealing with 'their personal challenges' and their way of interacting with…
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It's OK when you have an ego; it's not OK when an ego has you.
The Thought Behind The Tweet When it comes to ego, I believe moderation is the right course. Eastern philosophies teach the merits of reduction of…
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Some people become problem magnets...attracting a never-ending series of similar problems.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many of us don't see the problems coming let alone see we are the specialists who create them. For some people - problems get…
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Persistence is Self-Discipline in Thought then Action then Thought then Action then Thought then Action...
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Brian Tracy said, " Persistence is self-discipline in action. " I believe desired Actions are always preceded by desired…
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Perfectionists show us how natural talents can create bad habits that out-muscle willpower.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Attention to Detail is a valuable leadership tool...unless it takes over its owner. Too much of a Good Habit = a Bad Habit…
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Disciplined thoughts lead to successful actions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Or, we could just leave things to chance and self-confidence...however, at the very least, that would deprive us of the…
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Thought has two forms: one is Creative, the other is not.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet It seems I am on the verge of concluding Thought is either Creative or Destructive...never in between the two. Our Creative…
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You think about how you act at work. Do you think about how you think at work?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet While at work... you think you act While at work... you act without thinking...i.e., your habits kick in and you act in rote…
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Problems are like icebergs: their most-damaging parts are below the surface.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We human beings have a curious habit. We tend to express problems in ways that conceal the real sources of our 'pain'. I…
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Expanding Good Habits: that is Life's Major Construction.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Our Habits define us. Our Good Habits will be viewed positively by other people...assuming the other people are thoughtful and…
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Our habits take us either toward or away from our goals.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Your choices, whether intentional or not, become your habits. Pervasive habits are like governors ...some good and some bad…
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Should you celebrate your Good Habits more often?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People Only Do 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things. Urged on by well-meaning friends, not-so-well-meaning foes, and…
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We can alter our emotions. We can, for example, reduce the emotion of anger from high to low.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet In his 1918 classic, ' The Greatest Thing In The World ', Henry Drummond wrote, " Hence it is not enough to deal with Temper…
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Change happens when people experience New Things….as in 'Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things'
The Thinking Behind the Tweet And, those 3 things - that’s all people do. People Only Do 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, New Things. Here's a link to…
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Plan to repeat, repeat, repeat...that's one key to teaching, inspiring, & influencing people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin When we observe repetition, we…
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Bad habits make no one feel good.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Taking us away from our goals...annoying us and annoying other people. That's the essence, the definition, of Bad Habits .
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Some people take the same route to work every day...if that route is blocked, they cannot find a way to work.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Human Beings all creatures of habit. While considering our goals we always have many routes to achieve them. However, sometimes…
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Negative thinking cannot be band-aided into insignificance: it is a thick, multi-layered, multi-textured problem.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When you witness negativity , what do you think? Do you have the ability to understand the negative person's…
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Isn't it a funny fact-of-life: nobody taught us how to do the most-important things...like changing our Bad Habits.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People taught us readin' ... People taught us ' ritin' ... People taught us 'rithmetic ... People explained the mistakes we…
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Willpower eats up energy - choose your battles with care.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Perfectionists and micro-managers illustrate interesting facets of the interplay between willpower and energy. Perfectionists…
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Influencing Powerful People - #7
Dirk Schlimm wrote: “The tremendous energy of powerful people is sustained by a deep-rooted drive to succeed, especially against the odds and in the face of…
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Choose your Reaction to Errors
It is fascinating to watch how people respond to errors at work. Reaction to errors, their own errors and other people's errors, tells you a lot about…
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Optimists pave the paths so pessimists can rule the world
Now isn't that a fine piece of ‘ mob thinking ’...debatable, yet mostly true, and too often rather disappointing. Optimists stand out. Their curiosity leads…
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Criticism, Adrenalin Spikes & Improving Relationships
Some people naturally repulse criticism. These people may show outward signs of their repulsion. These people may not show outward signs, or their repulsion…
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Don't dwell on the wrongs; just learn from them.
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…
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Sorting Out Your Decisions Before You Make Them
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…
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Helping People who are Indecisive
It seems some people choose to be indecisive . However, it would be dangerous to jump to the conclusion that decision-avoidance is a ‘happily made’ choice…