What do you want from your life?
What are you doing to achieve it? What are you doing to achieve it is the key question. I write that because if you are not doing things or taking action that lead you to your goals you are no …
What is your greatest fear?
Is this fear controlling your life? Now don’t get me wrong about fear. Fear is a underlying response to physical and emotional danger. If we didn’t feel fear we would not be able to guard ourselves from genuine risks. Sadly …
Do you tolerate bad behavior from others?
Is this helping you and your relationship with them? Colin Powell (the American statesman and retired four-star General in the United States Army) once said; “The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time …
Do you ever ask ‘what if’ questions in your organization?
Did you know that ‘what if’ questions can give wonderful and unique solutions? In June of this year (2014) the Ford Motor Co. and the H.J. Heinz Co., the Pittsburgh-based ketchup maker decided to team up on research into turning …
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Does it feel good when everyone agrees with you?
Are there times when you take a position that is opposed to that of the majority? Mark Twain said; “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Now what did he …
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Can others recognize if something is very important to you?
Or do they see you as just faking your interest in it? Dale Carnegie once said; “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no …
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Did you know that the majority of your behavior is habitual?
Is this good or bad? That is a trick question. It is because by doing things the way we did them before, we can conserve the limited resources of our attention for more urgent or important problems. Let me give …
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Does the goal of your organization create enthusiasm?
Does it get your staff passionate and want to contribute to the organizations success? Is building a ship any different than building an organization? No! Here is a wonderful quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupery that will help you understand what you …
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Are you tired of the daily challenges with your work?
Do you wish you could get a reprieve from this feeling? To answer those questions I want to give you a quote by Marcus Luttrell (former U.S. Navy SEAL). For your information Navy SEALs complete some of the most dangerous …
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Did you know that when you teach you also learn?
When was the last time you tried to teach someone what you’ve learned? Teaching so people learn is not as easy as you may believe. So when you start to teach what you’ve learned remember this quote by Benjamin Franklin, …
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