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Path to Successful Thinking: Let's Change Things Up

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Path to Successful Thinking. Thursday, July 21, 2011. Let's Change Things Up. For this month’s newsletter, I thought I’d change it up a little… and talk about, well, changing it up a little. I’m a big proponent of change - specifically change that produces growth and adds value. However, the human brain likes patterns and repetition. It takes less energy to follow a habit than it does to change things up a little. So, here are a few thoughts on changing it up a bit that may help get you started. Subscrib...

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Path to Successful Thinking: February 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Monday, February 14, 2011. To continue to help you be a better leader I wanted to focus on your mindset this month. There are so many myths out there as well as stories and depictions that don't really add value or help you create success in your life or your leadership. For example, many success gurus purport a 1953 Yale Study that proved that the 3% of graduates who wrote down their goals accounted for 97% of the class' wealth. Have you ever heard of this study? Failure is ...

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Path to Successful Thinking: Improving Communication

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Path to Successful Thinking. Sunday, August 21, 2011. Last month I asked a question on LinkedIn: “What's the single most important question you have about increasing your leadership? I proposed a few answers and asked you to pick what you thought was most important. http:/ polls.linkedin.com/vote/141129/zakcq. The results are in and out of 211 responses, here are the results:. Click the image to view larger online.). As you can see communication. What gets in the way of your communication? Follow Us on L...

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Path to Successful Thinking: June 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Thursday, June 16, 2011. What do you want to be when you grow up? Seems like a simple question, right? Millions of graduates are being asked that question during this graduation season. (Most of them by their parents who want to be sure that they're moving out of the house and paying their own bills. :) ). I speak to thousands of "grown-up" people every year and many of them. As I think about the question from my past (What did I want to be when I grew up? One difference that...

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Path to Successful Thinking: Activate a Better Brain

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Path to Successful Thinking. Sunday, June 05, 2011. Activate a Better Brain. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow Us on LinkedIn. Subscribe To Breaking Free. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.

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Path to Successful Thinking: September 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Thursday, September 15, 2011. Improving Communication - Part 2. 8220;They are wrong.” “They are stupid.” “What an idiot.”. 8220;I know.” “I don’t need to keep listening.”. 8220;Ooh, ooh, I have something important to say (so I’m interrupting you).” “If I just say this.”. These types of thoughts keep you from connecting to the sender so you don’t completely hear their message. If you are thinking… “I need to impress them.” or “What if I mess up? What may happen to your message?

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Path to Successful Thinking: April 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Friday, April 15, 2011. Why does conflict happen? There are many reasons, but I want to point out the neurological reason. In the past, you've heard me talk about the amygdala. It is the part of the brain that is wired to instantaneously recognize errors and threats. So, when conversations turn from the expected to the unexpected, our biological response is one of flying fists or fleet feet when what is really needed is. When the amygdala is hijacked by an. Try to remember th...

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Path to Successful Thinking: May 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Monday, May 16, 2011. Motivation is the desire to do. It is an interest or drive to stimulate action. Homer Rice once said, "You can motivate by fear. And you can motivate by reward. But both of these methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self-motivation.". As a leader, what is your most common form of motivation? Do you use fear? The fear method usually relies on the rules. Do you use the carrot principle? Mid range of value. This is the old command and contr...

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Path to Successful Thinking: October 2011

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Path to Successful Thinking. Thursday, October 13, 2011. In a recent poll that asked "What is the single most important question you have about leadership", "How can I improve my communication? Received 34% of the votes. (The runner-up received 20%.). Telling facts touches MINDS (informs). Telling purposeful stories touches HEARTS. The greatest value and motivation comes from touching hearts! In axiology I often talk about the hierarchy of value. Instead of human beings. If human beings were just heads.