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Category: Self-Improvement
The most active ingredient of a goal
What do messy desks, smoking, and being overweight have in common? They are conditions that occur based on habits and behavior. While most would argue that a messy desk, smoking, and being overweight are not desirable, why do so many of us struggle when trying to reverse these conditions? Habits are powerful and to overcome a bad habit and replace it with a good one may be simple, it isn’t always easy. How do we make it easier?
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What is “charisma”?
Let’s talk about charisma. Most of us like people who are charismatic. But what does that mean?
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Activate your dreams
“What happens to a dream deferred…does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
-Langston Hughes: A Dream Deferred
Nearly ten years ago author Matthew Kelly wrote the book, “The Dream Manager”. This short, 152-page book was based on a true story relating to a janitorial service company in Ohio. The situation was this: The company was struggling and the annual turnover was a costly 400%. As the book began, the company had lost 428 employees in 90 days. As the Admiral Corporation was grasping for salvation, one of the managers came up with the “Dream Manager” program. It was based on the belief that everyone has dreams. Top management at Admiral committed to talking to each employee to find out their dreams. Some had dreams of building their own business while others dreamed just to get through a day without a call from creditors.
Good filing makes good focus
I would like to talk about one of the greatest time management tools ever invented – the file folder. This past weekend at my wife’s insistence, we did my annual office clean up. It took 1 1/2 days. The end result was a crisper, cleaner office that gave me an energy boost just looking at it.
Afterward she began talking about the “science” of file folders – not the ones on the computer, but the ones we touch and work with. As she explained her philosophy, I just had to capture it and share it with my readers. Here are the key points she made:
Three steps to genius
When I think of the word “genius”, I think of brilliant people like Einstein and Mozart. Even though none of us were born a “Mozart” or an “Einstein”, we are all gifted with unique talents and potential that is waiting to be cultivated. And here is the good news: All geniuses possess three important abilities that we all can build in ourselves. Here they are: