Steve Jobs said, "Focus is about saying 'no' to 1000 things. I am as proud of the things we have said 'no' to as those we have said 'yes'". Here is a great article on "no".
Have you ever come back to work after a holiday with firm intentions that this time you will manage your commitments better? Yet, a few weeks back at work and that resolution seems a distant dream.
A Place For Mom (aplaceformom.com) - How to Make Healthier Choices While Enjoying the Holidays - By APMM Admin - (Friday, December 16, 2014) For most, the holiday season begins at Thanksgiving and ends in the New Year. The season is a time of joy, nostalgia, giving, shopping, traveling, social events and of eating many festive foods and treats.
I am proud to announce that our book Dealing with People You Can't Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst (Brinkman & Kirschner, McGraw-Hill 2004, 2003, 2012) is now in it's 25th language. The companion book which we affectionately call "the Cliff Notes" version: 24 Lessons for Managers: Dealing with Difficult People has also come out in Polish.
LISTEN VIA SOUND-CLOUD SHOW SUMMARY
1. What is Conscious Communication?
2. What are the top ten difficult behaviors plus 3?
3. The behaviors are not “personality typing”
People who are aware they are asleep when they are dreaming have better than average problem-solving abilities, new research has discovered. Experts say that those who experience ‘lucid dreaming’ -- a phenomenon where someone who is asleep can recognize that they are dreaming -- can solve problems in the waking world better than those who remain unaware of the dream until they wake up.
Listen to this 20 minute podcast where we specifically touch on Know-it-All behavior and how to open people's mind to the ideas of others. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/legalmanagementtalk/2014/08/12/how-to-deal-with-high-maintenance-co-workers-in-your-law-firm
NY Times:
You can buy food from farmers — directly, through markets, any way you can find — and I hope you do. But unless you’re radically different from most of us, much of what you eat comes from corporations that process, market, deliver and sell “food,” a majority of which is processed beyond recognition.
How can you get a team to manage its time more efficiently and productively? Give them a time-off goal. That’s according to Harvard Business School Professor Leslie Perlow, who writes ... (read more here in full article, recommended)
Having a sense of purpose may add years to your life, regardless of what the purpose is, research suggests.
Not only does it contribute to healthy aging, but it may also stave off early death, according to a study of 7,000 Americans.
This is my all time favorite saying when it's time to start a new endeavor. What's your favorite?
Download sign to post here:http://rickbrinkman.com/filechute/ftp/Rule_of_Aquisition_173.pdf
When ever I am faced with adversity or doubt, this is the sign I look at in my office, (and then I "Spring into Action").
Download the PDF to print here:
http://rickbrinkman.com/filechute/ftp/NASA-Failure-is-not-an%20option.pdf
When my mother, Auschwitz survivor was up against adversity she would say, "It's time to spring into action!"
That philosophy led to her and her sisters to escape a death march in January of 1945 and served her the rest of her life.
One of my favorite motivational signs. "Perfection" is one of the five reasons people procrastinate. Download the PDF here.
This time of year we tend to put our attention on manifesting the future. I have found the #1 reason people set goals and don't achieve them is either they haven't clarified values or don't have a specific enough plan. Here is a gift to you from the book Life by Design, (Brinkman & Kirschner, McGraw-Hill) and my audio Life by Design (Brinkman, CareerTrack), the chapters on clarifying values.
