[This is Part # 16 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed.” -H. H. Swami Tejomayananda Definition: “the act of making up your mind about something” There are those folks out there that seem to have things […]
Leadership: The Goldener Rule – Less You and More Gold
[This is Part # 15 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower Definition: “the ability or act of leading people” It’s a life or […]
Risk Taking: It’s Your Choice to Win or Lose
[This is Part # 14 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide Definition: “a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune” See! Right there! That’s one of the main problems […]
Problem Solving: Mastering The Art In Only 5 Steps
[This is Part # 13 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment… if it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.” […]
Adaptability: From Business to Personal – Why Change is Good!
[This is Part # 12 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “You could not step into the same river twice; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” -Heraclitus Definition: “the ability to change or be changed” Dodgeball. A game, I used to both love […]
Communication: Effective Speaking Through The 3V Skills
[This is Part # 11 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” -George Bernard Shaw Definition: “interchange or transfer information or ideas” You’ve seen it before, the 7%-38%-55% rule on the 3 V’s… […]
Innovation: How to Improve Creativity in Thinking
[This is Part # 10 of a 20 Part Series to Improve Your Strengths] — Take the Strengths TEST Quote: “When all think alike, then no one is thinking.” –Walter Lippman Definition: “the creation of something in the mind” You know the earth beneath you is hard, cool, and ready to support you through all […]
How to Find Your Passions and Purpose in Life Just By Using Your Brain
Here’s another ideation exercise coming your way! I call this one the FRUIT ROOT TREE brainstorming method. It presents a fun and natural (har har!) way to take some drilled-down base characteristics of your issue, challenge, or problem and combines them into an idea-filled meal of possibilities. Let’s dive right on in and see what […]
SMART Goal Setting is Old Hat — Here’s the New Way
It’s the 10th frame, 2nd ball; you’re hands are a little sweaty, your firing arm floats gently by your side as you await the return of your round instrument of destruction, and you know there is but one thing left to do. You must take this 15 pound lug of a thing and hurl it […]