The Lonely Society: Why We Need Friends
How’s your social capital?
Huh?, you ask.
That’s the term the academics use for friends. Or how connected you are to other people. the sad fact of the matter is that most of us have very few people who we can count on to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on when we need them. (more…)
Effective Communication Tips For Today’s Manager
Express your thoughts clearly:
To be effective in interpersonal communication, organize your thoughts. Think through what you plan to say before you say it. Choose the appropriate words that will best communicate these thoughts, and speak in the language of the listener. Strive for utmost clarity. (more…)
Managing Your Tasks: Simple Steps To Improve Your Productivity
Have you ever noticed that some of your most innovative thoughts have happened at the oddest times? The reason for this is that your brain wasn’t occupied with your ongoing “to do” list, so it was finally free to explore new ideas.
If you want to do more creative thinking, then you need to establish a system for organizing your tasks. Begin by collecting them in an in box. What should you do with the items once you’ve accumulated them? (more…)
The Six Pillars Of Inner And Outer Balance
Many people are building their inner balance and happiness on one single pillar. This is a dangerous situation! What’s going to sustain them if for some reason the only pillar they rest upon collapses? There are six pillars that support your inner balance. If you want to live a life of inner calm and peace, don’t just lean on one or two pillars, but make sure to invest in all six of them. When you are resting on six pillars and one of them crumbles, there will be no need for drama. (more…)
After The Uncomfortable Pause - Seven Questions To Immediately Spur Greater Creativity
I’m betting you’ve had the same experience I have in most organizational brainstorming sessions.
You are in a room with beige (or otherwise boring) walls and a conference table. Sometime during the meeting, there is a problem or challenge identified. Someone standing near a flipchart or whiteboard picks up a pen and the brainstorming begins. After a momentary silence, a few ideas are suggested – at first they come almost faster than the person can write them down. (more…)
You Are Too Busy To Move That Fast - Why Going Slower May Get You Far Greater Results
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “go slow to go fast.” I sometimes say it to Clients and participants in training. I remind myself of this truth occasionally too. Why? Because too often we are in such a rush to get the next task done that we end up spending more time doing it – or getting poorer results - than was possible. (more…)
Four Simple Steps To Making Goals Work
You have heard it before. Goals are secrets of the Champions. You have probably listed your goals as instructed from a book, an audio course or personal development trainer, but alas! The anticipated results weren’t yielded. Why.
Elite athletes and successful entrepreneurs dedicate their achievement to setting goals. Successful sports persons/team managers/coaches have integrated goals in their coaching strategies. They tell us goal setting is a must; it works, full stop. (more…)
Top Secret Brainpower Algorithms
Brainpower algorithms is my own term for the rules that we develop to help us think more efficiently. There are examples from every area of life. Salesmen more effectively sell once they are trained to smile and match the pace of the buyer’s speech. Real estate investors can more easily analyze a property if they have a mental checklist that they run through. Writers think in terms of headlines that “grab” the reader by using words like “top secret.” (more…)
Take The Time And Focus Challenge
We often hear that the way to overcome the perception that we haven’t got enough time to do our leisure activities is to schedule them into the diary so that’s what I did. If I also worked “smarter” I would make the time to fit in such things as the gym and piano practise – sorted! (more…)
How To Use The Power Of Your Subconscious For Wealth Part 1
If you are having financial difficulties, if you are trying to make ends meet, it means you have not convinced your subconscious mind that you will always have plenty and some to spare. You know men and women who work a few hours a week and make fabulous sums of money. They do not strive or slave hard. (more…)