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Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
– Thomas Edison
Today’s quote comes to you from 212…the extra degree: how to achieve results beyond your wildest expectations
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Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
– B.C. Forbes
Today’s quote comes to you from 212…the extra degree: how to achieve results beyond your wildest expectations
Today’s Topic: Ask for Feedback
Two of the most important keys to job success are: 1) Keep doing the things you do well (your strengths), and 2) Correct the things you don’t do so well (your weaknesses) – a.k.a. “developmental opportunities.” And in order to do both of those, you need to know exactly what your strengths and weaknesses are. To be sure, you’ll want to periodically do a self-assessment on where you stand. But the best and most accurate information on your performance must come from others – from your boss, your coworkers, and your customers.
If you happen to work in an organization where feedback is frequently provided to you, great! You’re fortunate. Pay attention to what you hear and ACT on the information. If you’re like most folks, however, you’ll need more performance evaluation data than is given to you. That means you’ll have to ASK for it.
Make a habit of posing the How am I doing? question to someone at least once a month. Solicit information from your manager, a trusted coworker, or a customer you’re serving. To pinpoint specific areas to work in, try asking:
“What one or two things can I do to be more successful?”
“What can I do to serve you better in the future?”
You’ll be amazed at how many people will be more than willing to tell you what you need to hear. And when they do, be sure to thank them. They truly will have given you a gift.
Today’s lesson is from Start Right…Stay Right:
Every Employee’s Straight-Talk Guide to Job Success
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The human mind is the last great,
unexplored continent on earth.
– Earl Nightingale
Today’s quote comes to you from The Strangest Secret: How To Live the Life You Desire
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We become what we think about.
– Earl Nightingale
Today’s quote comes to you from The Strangest Secret: How To Live the Life You Desire
Why do people with goals succeed in life…and people without them fail? Earl Nightingale, known as the “dean of personal development,” answers this question in The Strangest Secret. This inspirational message is as timely today as it was when first written in 1957. For the first time, Earl Nightingale’s famous words are presented in a beautifully designed gift book with a CD of his original recording. Below, you’ll find an excerpt from the book. Keep reading to discover the strangest secret…
Excerpted from The Strangest Secret:
Why do people with goals succeed in life…and people without them fail?
Well, let me tell you something that, if you really understand it, will alter your life immediately. If you understand completely what I’m going to tell you, from this moment on, your life will never be the same again. You’ll suddenly find that good luck just seems to be attracted to you. The things you want just seem to fall in line. And from now on you won’t have the problems, the worries, the gnawing lump of anxiety that perhaps you’ve experienced before. Doubt… fear… well, they’ll be things of the past.
Here is the key to success and the key to failure: We become what we think about. Now, let me repeat that. We become what we think about.
Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement.
Consider what Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman Emperor, said: “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.”
Benjamin Disraeli said this: “Everything comes if a man will only wait. I have brought myself by long meditation to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will that will stake even existence for its fulfillment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson said this: “A man is what he thinks about all day long.”
Well, it’s pretty apparent, isn’t it? And every person who discovered this believed (for a while) that he was the first one to work it out. We become what we think about.
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While we may never be completely free of all bias, we can work toward communicating in bias-free ways.
– Leslie C. Aguilar
Today’s quote comes to you from Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts:
Recognizing Stereotypes for More Effective Communication
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Awareness is the first step to positive change.
– Leslie C. Aguilar
Today’s quote comes to you from Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts: Recognizing Stereotypes for More Effective Communication
Today’s Topic: Recognizing Stereotypes for More Effective Communication
In our society stereotyping is prevalent. The key is this – become cognizant of stereotypes when they occur so that you can make conscious choices about how to address them. Some stereotypes are blatant, such as “They all look the same.” Most stereotypes surface in more subtle ways. Regardless of the packaging, stereotypes are all based on the same thought process that clumps individuals together as members of a group, with no acknowledgement of individual differences. Following is a tool that makes recognizing the subtle and not-so-subtle stereotypes easier.
Eight Common Ways Stereotypes Surface and Are Perpetuated
Today’s lesson is from Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts:
Recognizing Stereotypes for More Effective Communication
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We must be the change we want to see in the world.
– Mahatma Gandhi
Today’s quote comes to you from Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts: Recognizing Stereotypes for More Effective Communication
