Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich

From tradition, we recognize four professions: Medicine, Engineering, Accounting, & Law. People who master these professions possess special abilities. They…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Life provides lessons. They appear in two forms. They appear to us as things that are right. They appear to us as things that…

“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good…

When it comes to delivering criticism it is better to conclude every little but hurts rather than every little bit helps.

Some people buy in when other people suggest things will fail. I choose to reject this buying into others' failure mindsets. Some people doubt other people…

Thought Tweet #966 ' To Do ' lists often fail. Whereas ' To Do ' + ' Why Do ' = Success. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Thinking about interests, purpose…

Thought Tweet #962 Why not set up some self-hurdles that make it real tough to jump to conclusions. The Thinking Behind The Tweet ...unless you can think of…

Wouldn’t it be interesting if perfectionists would allow us to walk step-by-step with them as they perform their perfectionist role. When they are being the…

Gut Feel: that's when you have a very strong feeling that isn't backed by logic...like an instinct...a special gift arriving as an insight or intuition Lots…

Sometimes our senses utterly fail us when bad news arrives at our doorstep.

Thought Tweet #940 Don't underestimate what other people don't know. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Everyone knows a lot of stuff. But...or...Then...there's…

In the old sea-days they used cannons to settle differences of interests.

Thought Tweet #937 3 Options for Learning: Reading, Observing, & Experiencing. The Thinking Behind The Tweet R = Reading. O = Observing. E = Experiencing…

Self-Centred : That's the way we all start out...little, selfish, & needy babies. Then we learn there are other people and, as we grow, we learn how to get…

When you were a baby were you curious, wanting to understand the world around you? Yes - of course you were a naturally curious baby. Yes - of course you…

Thought Tweet #913 The more you squeeze their heads in the vice the less clearly they think. The Thinking Behind The Tweet While a little pressure may go a…

Few, if any, can predict the future. Many, if not most, think and act like they can influence the future. What do you think? Do you think about situations…

Thought Tweet #903 Conflicted thoughts have awesome power. Unfortunately, the power does more damage than good. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Confusion…

Yes, Covey taught Seek First To Understand . Good advice! But, as you follow that advice, do not be confused. In general, people do not understand…

Thought Tweet #900 The more you hurry the more the Opportunities pass you by. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many people have a self-image of a too-busy…

When we arrive in Situations we bring with us Packages of our People & Process stuff. Our Packages may have very little in common:

Thought Tweet #882 I am working on a simple definition of "Intelligence"...see The Thinking Behind The Tweet #882 at www.rickbaker.ca The Thinking Behind The…

If you want to lead change and influence others to help you achieve the success you desire, consider these things: Your Intelligence - This is a tough one…

Thought Tweet #860.5 You wanna lead, you gotta read. The Thinking Behind The Tweet The Pharaohs and high priests of ancient Egypt knew that. Abe Lincoln knew…

Many months ago I attached a Post It Note to my computer monitor. The note read, "Think in new ways!" I wanted to remind myself to be open minded and…

Human Beings are driven to make sense of things. There's an argument to be made we are slow learners. Compared to other creatures we are very helpless for a…

Beliefs: some good, some not-so-good Beliefs intertwine with perceptions and patterns in your brain. Then beliefs manifest their influence, acting as your…

Thought Tweet #843 Self-Improvement happens when mind-sets come to aid skill-sets. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people embrace life-long learning…

About 20 years ago, a business colleague was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with his young family. While walking along the beach, he and one of his sons were…

Often, people don't do tasks because they don't know how. In other words, they lack knowledge or skill that is required to be competent at the task. In other…