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Pain is
outside events and people controlling your actions. For some people,
that’s not painful, but somewhat pleasant. Not making decision, not
living with the consequences of their actions. Some people seek this
out. You do not. You strive to answer the question “how can I
better myself?” One answer, for you, is to have your input into these
external events.
You will never control all of the external actions that affect you,
because we live in a society that requires a certai... Continue reading ...
Leadership Characteristics: Set Goals
The popular image is that of the hard charging leader, making it up as he goes along. Every decision is from the gut, and every decision is correct. The reality is that real leaders actually have a plan, with a backup plan and then an alternate plan. Plans are built around goals. And goals are set by leaders before the plan gets laid.
One of the key leadership characteristics is not only to set goals, but to have all the members of his or her team participate. The old way of leadership w... Continue reading ...
Leadership Characteristics: Anticipate!
Anyone
can walk down a path with people following behind. That is one way to be a leader. Another way is to cut a path through the
woods and have people follow. Both of
these are pretty brute forces methods, however.
A true leadership characteristic is not only to lead others down the
path but to anticipate the correct path to follow.
Anticipation
as a leader can come in the planning stages, when you have the courage to ask
what if things go wrong. Or it can come
in the implementation,... Continue reading ...
Leadership Characteristics: Take Control
At one of
those company retreat things, we were broken up into several groups and given
“team building” tasks. The last one
involved the facilitator saying that we, as a group, had to get some spongy
balls from one end of the room to the other, without throwing them. So one person jumped out and immediately
lined everyone up and told use how we were going to pass the balls, etc. One person (okay, it was me!) looked at one
of the tables and saw a vase. I asked if
we could put the ball... Continue reading ...
How Can I Better Myself? Control Energy
I
told my daughter once that the secret to success is to focus and to
finish. Most people know this. But too many people simply don’t have the
energy to actually do this. Pain is
simply gassing out or losing focus because you just don’t have the energy to
stay on task. Few people equate "how can I better myself?" with managing your energy. Focus and finish equals
success. Wanting to focus and finish equals mediocrity.
Energy
is not the rush you get by throwing lighter fluid on char... Continue reading ...
How Can I Better Myself? Get Fit
Pain
is that being out of shape is painful. If
you don’t believe me, try this experiment.
Pick something off the floor and put it on the shelf above your head. If you can do this without any discomfort,
twisting or grunting, then congratulations.
You are not out of shape. Yet.
The
physical pain of being out of shape will come later, and it will be really
painful. The heart attack. The
diabetes. The pulled hamstring. And there’s the pain right now. The loss of breath when you... Continue reading ...
How Can I Better Myself? Coach
Someone
said that time is nature’s way of making sure that everything doesn’t happen at
the same time. Unfortunately, some of us
are impatient and want everything to happen right now. But there is pain associated with this
attitude. That pain is that you feel all the weight of every possible
perspective on your shoulders, all at one time.
Having a coach to give you perspective on the question “how can I better
myself?” is one of the best ways to avoid this pain.
The
greatest athle... Continue reading ...
How Can I Better Myself? Set Goals
Pain
for you is drifting and wandering on someone else’s course. Pain is letting other people determine not
only what you will do, but exactly how you will do it. This pain is personal to you. You are probably baffled by seeing people around
you accept this as the normal course of life.
For you, this is an abnormality that cannot be tolerated. You can – and must – set your goals, along
your own path to answering "how can I better myself?"
The
goals you set individually do not hav... Continue reading ...
How Can I Better Myself? Anticipate!
“The best way to predict the future is to make
it.” If this is your attitude – and it
is an exceedingly fine attitude to have – then the most painful thing to do to
you is to put you in a situation where your future is murky and unclear and not
under your control. The best way to
relieve your pain is for you to anticipate your future, even the parts that are
intentionally hidden from you.
For
most of us, the next step in anything we do is decided by someone else, who
doesn’t feel... Continue reading ...
Six Types Of Meditation For Managing Workplace Stress
Meditation is one of the
most effective weapons for managing workplace stress. There are so many different types of
meditation. How many? Who knows, but enough so that you can find the one that's
right for you. How can I better myself? Meditation helps. To get your search started, here are six types of meditation you
can try.
1. Breath watching. Can meditating be as simple as paying attention to
your breath for a few minutes? You bet. Relax in whatever position works best
for you, close yo... Continue reading ...
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