“People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be – not what you nag them to be.” ~S.N. Parker According to James MacGregor Burns, who authored the Nobel prize-winning book Leadership, there are at least 130 current definitions of leadership; while Warren Bemis and Burt Nanus, in their book Leaders, claim there …
“Fear is the mother of foresight.” ~Taylor The ability to build long term successful relationships requires many skills such as: – effective communication – patience – acceptance – tolerance – commitment and too many more to list. One of the critical ones, in my opinion, is the ability to be aware of how you filter …
“We all want to be happy and we’re all going to die . . . you might say those are the only true facts that apply to every human on this planet.” ~William Boyd A career in sales in today’s world can cause a person to lose a great deal of sleep while increasing their …
“Giving is the secret of abundance.” ~Sivananda Weekly TimBit In an age of ‘what’s in it for me’, one of the ways each of us can change the consciousness of the world in which we travel – whether it is your family, community or your nation – is to develop a personal philosophy of giving …
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“The flocks fear the wolf, the crops the storm and the trees the wind.” ~Virgil There are only two basic emotions – fear and love. All other emotions are degrees of these two. Let’s look at anger as an emotion that has its roots in fear. Anger is an emotion that people express when they …
“He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.” ~Publilus Weekly TimBit As you move into the middle of another year of striving, stretching, growing and learning, do you have a mentor guiding your path? A mentor is someone who is interested in your success, happiness, well being and believes in you and …
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“To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.” ~Anonymous You can be a million miles apart and feel as close as the next heartbeat or in the same bed and feel hundreds of miles apart. Have you ever had …
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.” ~Lorraine Hansbury In the above statement, I’m not referring here to checking that your hair is in place or that your makeup is applied correctly or that your sideburns are straight or your mustache is properly trimmed. I’m asking you as a manager are you spending enough …
“Things do not just happen, they are made to happen.” ~John F. Kennedy Sooner or later each of us has to deal with a life outcome that we didn’t anticipate, plan for or expect. Life is filled with surprises both negative and positive. It is interesting to note however how many of these so-called negative …
One of the hardest things for people to do in relationships is to compromise their needs, expectations, wants, desires, values and beliefs. I am not suggesting that any of these are wrong or need to change. I am suggesting however, that if your unwillingness to be flexible with any of them – other than those …
