Uncertainty
What makes a decision great is not that it has a great outcome. A great decision is the result of a good process, and that process must include an attempt to accurately represent our own state of knowledge. That state of knowledge, in turn, is some variation of “I’m not sure.\” Annie Duke, Thinking in
So simple it is hard.
I finally understand a little better the statement made by Jesus Christ, \”forgive them Father, for they know not what they do.\” I believe everything we do is related to our choices so I have always felt we get what we deserve and know exactly what we are doing when we choose wrong. However, Christ
Focusing Your Mind Like a LASER
A laser is focused light. Light is all around us: in the sunlight outside, the fluorescent lights overhead, the screen that you may be staring into right now. A laser takes that light and focuses it into a high-powered beam that can cut through steel, destroy missiles from space, or accompany the Allman Brothers. In
Blow your own nose
“We cry to God Almighty, how can we escape this agony? Fool, don’t you have hands? Or could it be God forgot to give you a pair? Sit and pray your nose doesn’t run! Or, rather just wipe your nose and stop seeking a scapegoat.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.16.13 The world is unfair. The game is
We have but one obligation
“What is your vocation? To be a good person.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.5 The Stoics believed, above all else, that our job on this earth is to be a good human being. It is a basic duty, yet we are experts at coming up with excuses for avoiding it. To quote Belichick again: “Do your
Work is Therapy
“Work nourishes noble minds.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 You know that feeling you get when you haven’t been to the gym in a few days? A bit doughy. Irritable. Claustrophobic. Uncertain. Others get a similar feeling when they’ve been on vacation for too long or right after they first retire. The mind and the body
Getting out of negative thinking
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Change an unhealthy culture.
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Why good leaders make you feel safe.
https://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/en/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe
Secret to Life
To get the most out of life, you have to find your one thing. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1bTe54j6PQ?rel=0] “Success demands singleness of purpose. You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects. It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this
Mirroring
“The language of negotiation is primarily a language of conversation and rapport: a way of quickly establishing relationships and getting people to talk and think together. Which is why when you think of the greatest negotiators of all time, I’ve got a surprise for you—think Oprah Winfrey. Her daily television show was a case study
What is the role of Jesus Christ?
Learn More When we submit to Jesus Christ’s love and influence, we become humble and teachable, and we recognize the divine Light of Christ inside each of us. We each come to this world with the divine Light of Christ inside us, with the ability to recognize truth about ourselves and about the Savior. Much
Accountability
The Oz Principle defines accountability as “a personal choice to rise above one’s circumstances and demonstrate the ownership necessary for achieving desired results to See It, Own It, Solve It, and Do It.”
Bill Gates on reading books
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The \”Laws of Attraction\” are real
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZmOF11P9A?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
Collaboration with your mind is crucial
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCv-ZBy6_yU?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
Stop trying to motivate employees
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lhVUedc1a4?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
What I learned from where I\’m from.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA7bKo4HRTg?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
The Oz Principle
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Negotiations
“Typically, negotiation experts will tell you to prepare by making a list: your bottom line; what you really want; how you’re going to try to get there; and counters to your counterpart’s arguments. But this typical preparation fails in many ways. It’s unimaginative and leads to the predictable bargaining dynamic of offer/counteroffer/meet in the middle.
Fire Drill
Just thought you could all use a laugh. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8N3L_aERg?rel=0&w=560&h=315]