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How the Study of Human Nature Can Guide Managers to Make Better Decisions
Everyone seems to know about natural laws and the consequences of violating those laws. Take the law of gravity. You trip – you fall; you roll out of bed – you are rudely awakened; you step off a cliff – you die. Everyone knows this and everyone is incessantly accountable to working with the law of gravity to avoid ...
Don't Lose Yourself
After years of consistently hearing about the misery, and the sad after-effects of bad relationships, Joann and I decided that it was critical to write a guide to help people prevent the pain of these easy to avoid situations.
When you read this Relationship Guide you will be prepared to experience a safe and healthy relationship…and never lose “YOU” in the process. ...
In the realm of constant communication, where every exchange is a delicate balance of connection and expression, one invaluable lesson stands out: the importance of adopting an elephant's approach amidst a sea of alligator-like tendencies
Uncover the intriguing psychology behind a widespread baseball habit and its relevance to fostering better behavior. Explore how divergent approaches to meeting needs can catalyze the transformation of negative behaviors into positive ones, offering profound insights for personal growth.
The best athletes in the world get coached – why? To get better. The “Top” is a moving target. You don’t get coached primarily for training or just to fix a problem. You get coaching and you keep getting coaching to provide the constant renewal needed to be the best and stay the best.
Often, we have difficulty getting better…alone. Though there are many aspects of growth and development we ...
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There are so many lessons in nature.
The one I want to bring to you at this moment, the one I'm thinking about at this moment, is simply being rooted, just like these trees.
If they're not grounded deeply, if they're not rooted in something, they will not survive.
We have some pretty healthy wind storms up here sometimes in ...
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When an athlete performs some kind of maneuver where they're in the air, and they're twisting and turning, if you watch them, you'll notice that before they land, they look where they're going to land.
There's a lesson in acrobatics, in gymnastics… Look where you want to land. And then you'll land where you want to look.
That's a ...
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How would you like to party with a purpose?
We have a four-stage, a four-part, process for celebration when a team achieves something that is meaningful, that is actually improving the team as you celebrate.
The four steps whenever you find an achievement you want to celebrate, are these:
First, the party factor. That's important. ...
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When I was young, I did a lot of work.
I did a lot of side jobs. I worked my way through school, through college. I didn't have any other money to rely on.
So I had to work to get the money that I was spending in my everyday life, and also what I needed to live and to go to school.
Part of my work was to do yard work.
I did yard ...
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If you want to fix or correct behavior or negativity, don't focus on what you DON'T want. Focus on what you DO want.
Why?
Because the human mind can't process negative without engaging in it.
If I say "Don't think of a watermelon", you've got to think of a watermelon, as I say don't think of it.
The only way to keep you from ...
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There are four reasons why somebody wouldn't follow through:
Lack of awareness. Lack of training. Lack of resources. And lack of accountability.
The first one, some glitch in the communication to get the person to do it. Something wasn't spoken clearly or heard clearly.
Lack of training is obvious - they don't know how to do ...
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You know, I've played guitar all of my life.
Since I was 6 years old, I've strummed the guitar. Then I learned to play lead.
And I realized that what makes a beautiful song is not the big things it's the little things.
You can misplace one finger on a chord and it messes up the sound of that chord, which then messes up the whole ...
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Listening is a much more important part of the communication process than talking.
When a person does not feel listened to, they don't feel valued. They feel distant.
They don't want to engage. They don't necessarily want to be forthcoming.
Listening is so so important.
You hear people being complimented saying "They're a good ...