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Wisdom: Surviving the Test of Time
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We benefit when someone or something makes us do what we can.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Even the great Ralph Waldo Emerson needed that sort of help. Emerson said, " What I most need is somebody to make me do what I…
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Hope is a waking dream much craved by people. This explains why people rally around leaders with vivid vision.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Aristotle said, "Hope is a waking dream." People want hope; people follow dreams.
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Dreams of a better future light the path to that better future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British…
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Maybe it isn't more blessed to give than to receive - consider the Ben Franklin Effect.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Ben Franklin found people, even people who clearly disliked him, responded positively when he asked them for a favour. As one…
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Self-knowledge is an essential ingredient of success...it's the 1st ingredient. Spend some time on that. You're worth the effort.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet People who have a thorough understanding of themselves do better as business leaders. They understand their strengths and…
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So you have a mind like a steel trap do you…then you will know intelligent life forms choose to avoid traps.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Illustrations of mental prowess can put people off....especially when performed by braggarts and wiseacres.
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Be comfortable allowing what people do to overrule what they say.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Confucius said, "There was a time when I merely listened attentively to what people said, and took for granted that they would…
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [a quote, far from Yogi Berra and Mark Twain]
The Thinking Behind The Tweet While those words could have come from the lips of Yogi Berra or Mark Twain, they did not. It is a quote from the Danish…
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An ounce of problem-finding is worth a pound of problem-solving.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [an old saying, containing wisdom of the ages] Q: But how? A: Thinking ahead…
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If you do not know your limitations then your willpower won't.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " A man's got to know his limitations ." Clint Eastwood said that when he played Dirty Harry in 'Magnum Force', (1973). If you…
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If you do not know your limitations then your willpower won't.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " A man's got to know his limitations ." Clint Eastwood said that when he played Dirty Harry in ' Magnum Force ', (1973). If…
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Ancient communication wisdom: "Men trust their ears less than their eyes."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " Men trust their ears less than their eyes. " Herodotus Greek Historian, 484BCE-425BCE Now, 2400 years after Herodotus…
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Let's not stumble along purposeless roads...let's construct better paths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "A person with clear purpose will make progress even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress even…
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Ancient communication wisdom: "Men trust their ears less than their eyes."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " Men trust their ears less than their eyes. " Herodotus Greek Historian, 484BCE-425BCE Now, 2400 years after Herodotus…
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The great teachers didn't dwell on stress. They focused on the human virtues.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet 'Stressed' is a modern mindset...less than 100 years old. Stressed: You have to look long and hard to find ancient wisdom…
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Lack of confidence is evident when people talk too much during good times then talk too little during bad times.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet This is especially true when the talk is about credit and blame for results. ...better to aim closer to the Zen, " Is that so ".
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Make things as simple as wisdom allows.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Simplicity, by definition, offers understanding: Obvious Adams showed us how . Wisdom, by definition, offers greater…
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"Man was born into fear in that he was born into a world of which most of the energies were set against him."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet An interesting quote from [Canadian-born] Basil King's ' The Conquest of Fear ', (1921) Yes - most of the energies we…
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How do you psych yourself up for that really important sales call? Special clothes? Self-talk? Loud music?
The Thinking Behind the Tweet The sales gurus have lots of ideas. But, never mind that for now. This Sales Tweet is about self-analysis . What do you do 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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Respond to cries for help with listening ears, seeing eyes and thinking brains...rather than with your cries for help..
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As Eckhart Tolle said, “ Most people respond to a cry for help with a cry for help ”. You can find plenty of opportunities to…
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"Leave no stone unturned." That ancient wisdom reeks of perfectionism. Better to leave some stones unturned!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Leave no stone unturned." Euripides [Greek Playwright, 480-406 BC] And, more about devils and details .
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Don’t be Passionate about Shorthand Abstractions…they have no Integrity
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…
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Discern, then Do - and make a Difference
Nike says, "Just Do It!" While that may lead to better health, more energy and more fun it sure creates inefficiencies when it happens at work. The tech…
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‘Belief’ brings peace of mind, confidence & success
Have you noticed when you truly believe something will happen you become calmer and have a greater clarity of focus? Have you noticed when you truly believe…
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Why feel fear and sadness?
Why do we fear the loss of other people? Why are we sad when people leave us?
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"Is that so."
Sometime ago I read a book about calmness, peace of mind and the cultures that promote these things. The book talked about a fellow, initially well respected…
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It's time to stamp out Passion and Love in our Workplaces!
When people say “ passion in the workplace ”: What does that mean to you? What does that mean to them? It seems the ‘ motivational gurus ’ cannot break the…
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Controlling the common littlenesses of human nature
William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous…
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I rarely write about morals...
I rarely write about morals. However, driven with hero worship, I want to share the 'self-direction' Benjamin Franklin provided to himself when he was in his…