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Three Leadership Mistakes People Make

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They Criticize Others . The first leadership mistake that managers make is that they criticize others. Refuse to criticize anyone for any reason. When people make mistakes, focus on the solution. Focus on what can be done rather than who did it and who is to blame. This is the mark of the superior leader with admirable leadership questions. We all know that destructive criticism is harmful. Personally, we all hate to be the recipients of destructive criticism. It can make us angry for days, and even years. Destructive criticism attacks our self-esteem, hurts our self-image, and hinders us from reaching peak performance. It makes us angry and defensive. If it is so hateful to us, why would we ever do it to someone else? They Complain.  The second leadership mistake people make is that they complain for any reason. Complainers are always looking for something or someone to complain about. They tend to associate with other complainers. They talk together at work and socialize after work.

Three Scientific Experiments Showing That Thoughts Matter

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The Summer of ’93 D.C. Meditation Experiment. A group of 4,000 people volunteered to meditate on peace and love to reduce the amount of crime in the high-crime Washington, DC area. A team of scientists and researchers approached the project without bias and tested for every variable imaginable. The results were clear: during the month of meditation, crime dropped by 25%, definitively and scientifically proving that the positive thoughts of a group of people can affect and change the behavior of ill-intentioned individuals. Thinking You’re Younger Physically Makes You Younger.  In 1979, a study was conducted on 70-80 year old men to see the difference between remembering youth fondly and actually reliving youth. One group talked and reminisced about their younger days while the other group actually pretended to be young, surrounding themselves with TV shows, music and activities of their youth. At the end of the experiment, those who imagined they were physically younger showed signs o

Powerful Words From Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. She was a professor at Wake Forest University. She died in 2014 in Winston Salem, NC. Below are some of her powerful words.  I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but ra

15 Realizations of Adversity That Can Lead To Success

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Realize adversity is a learning experience . You need to be tested or challenged in order to learn and grow. Every adverse circumstance is a lesson learned that helps you grow and develop your capacity to deal with future occurrences. Realize challenges as opportunities.  Adversity will challenge you in new ways resulting in experiences you otherwise would not have encountered. Facing these challenges head-on, coping with them, and developing a recovery strategy emboldens you and gives you the confidence to face the next obstacle. Realize that you are building resiliency . These experiences develop your capacity to maintain resolve and determination through the tough times. Being able to effectively cope with the stressors associated with adversity enables you to cultivate a range of skills which make you stronger, better equipped, and more resilient for future events. Realize adversity  allows you to gain perspective.  Times of adversity makes us more appreciative when things are goin

You Get One Life, Play Your Own Game

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The most important things in life are internal, not external. “The big question about how people behave,” says Warren Buffett, “is whether they’ve got an inner scorecard or an outer scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an inner scorecard.” To make his point, Buffett often asks a simple question: Would you rather be the world’s greatest lover, but have everyone think you’re the world’s worst lover? Or would you rather be the world’s worst lover but have everyone think you’re the world’s greatest lover? Comparing ourselves to others allows them to drive our behavior. This type of comparison is between you and someone else. Sometimes it’s about something genetic, like wishing to be taller, but more often it’s about something the other person is capable of doing that we wish we could do as well. Maybe Sally writes better reports than you, and maybe Bob has a happier relationship with his spouse than you do. Sometimes this comparison is motivating and sometimes it’s destructive.