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Randy Pausch was dying of pancreatic cancer and taught the world how to live. Watch this shortened version - again and again.
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Are those new years resolutions still alive? Try these tricks to revive…
1. Focus on what you will do instead of what you are trying to resist. Example. "I will take a brisk walk on my break." instead of "I will NOT smoke." Fill your day with positives. Instead of, "I will not be short tempered." try "I will live in the moment and practise patience."
2. Plan. Temptations to deviate from your goal are everywhere. Anticipate and plan ahead how you will handle them. Example. "When Joyce brings baking to the office, I will walk away and reach for my apple in my desk…
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This great (& funny!) TED talk could be the best 12 min of your day!
Shawn Achor has done research linking perspective, happiness and success. He teaches us 5 simple things to do each day for 21 days to train our brains to become positive in the present so our brains work better and we are happier!
Some highlights for me from his highly engaging and entertaining talk include:
- 90% "of our happiness" is determined by how we view the world 'internally'.
- The lens through which your brain views the world shapes your reality.and if we can change the lens not only can we change your happiness but business outcomes as well.
- 90% of long term happiness not predicted by external world but how your brain processes it.
- 25% of job success predicted by IQ.
- 75% job successespredicted by…
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Get the recipe..to be excellent at anything! Enjoy my short summary of 'Be Excellent at Anything'. Tony Schwartz exposes the uncomfortable truth that most people are not satisfied or fully engaged in work…or life. His compelling advice to maximize human potential is rooted in fascinating research. Whether you want to improve your own or your team’s potential, this book has the solution. And it is presented in an engaging, ‘don’t want to put it down’ way. Click link to access.
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Click to enjoy this short Forbes article... few words but a big impact!
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Click link to download your free article and self-reflection exercise "Are you an influencer?" Something to think about.....
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So... what is it you're doing, with this one wild and precious life of yours?
"In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?"
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Do you ever wake up on Sat morning and tell yourself that you will exercise today?
And then at 6pm when it's time to get ready to go out for dinner, you kick yourself because there is no time left to exercise? (or is it just me?!)
Many of us just recently set some New Year's Resolutions. How are they going? Statistics say that at least 25% of us let go of our new year's resolutions after just 1 week. Well, good for you for the intention! And now to make the intention stick…here are 3 tricks.
- Set a time. In one study, a group of students was asked to write a report over the holidays describing what they did on Christmas Eve. Half the group was asked to specify exactly when and where they'd do their writing; the other half weren't gven any specifc instructions. Only 1/3 of the later group completed the assigned task. More than 3/4 of those who defined exactly when and where they'd write the report completed it. In another study, chronic procrastinators who set a specific time to…
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I've been speaking about this important shift for years so I was thrilled to read the article below in Monday's Wall Street Journal.
What is the shift?
When you stop focussing on yourself and your need to sell and start focussing on your customer and helping them achieve what they need you will both win.
In PERSUASION Rx: How to Influence Ethically, we talk about how it is only when we "partner" with the hcp and focus on the one thing we share in common - better patient outcomes - that we will regain our influence.
It is the absence rather than the presence of a sales pitch that is turning things around! How can…
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Enjoy this short video by Robin Sharma. He describes 8 steps to winning. And good for you for reading this. He mentions in the video that:
Victims are interested in entertainment while leaders are interested in education!
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