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Just testing how this works for me
 

Sir Ken Robinson from Fora TV

The more I hear of Sir Ken the more I like what he has to say. Much of what is said here is based on his latest book, “A New View of Human Capacity”.

When is anger good?

In most of the popular literature today we are told that aggressiveness is wrong and that assertiveness is the way to go. I think that this is because we equate aggressiveness with the negativity of a bullying attitude.

Of course we know that people get angry. We never really get to see this anger because like many other emtions we are told to bury it. And, because it is rarely expressed and we are out of practice we forget how it should be displayed.

Anger is not always bad. It can be very bad if its done in the wrong way. But, anger can be a good thing. It shows that we care and have a vested interest in what is going on around us. That we have desire to contribute to the discussion or the injustice that we perceive is happening.

Anger is mostly bad when it is about ourselves. In many cases anger because of a personal injustice can quickly become resentment and frustration.

Remember the song, “Don’t worry, Be Happy”. A great little tune, catchy punchline but not always true. We do worry, we aren’t aways happy and shouldn’t always expect to be. Of course I would prefer to be happy than to be angry, but, a part of the key to being happy is knowing how to use anger to be motivated to change the things that are causing my unhappiness.

Everyday spirituality

Sometimes I long to sit and reach out to spiritual world. I want to sit and read books and meditate and contemplate life. I want to think about higher things and not deal with the corruption that we face with our physical world. But, I think that I am learning that this will never happen unless I remove myself from all reality. Spirituality must be able to deal with reality and importantly it must be able to deal with our physical reality.

The difference between success and failure

“Rewarding success is easy, rewarding intelligent failure is more important” (Bill Harris, Intuit)

How great men spend organised their time

In this post at LifeDev less is more is definitely true.

The way that great men organised their time is a reminder to all of us that busyness is not always the answer. I think that part of it is about using our most productive times productively.

I know that for myself productiveness also comes in cycles beyond the daily routine. I might have a week where I am incredibly productive and then have another week where I just get the everyday stuff done.

I think one of the hardest things to recognise that after a cycle of productivity comes the routine of making the creation work. Thats hard work and requires perserverance.

Starting small – a key to success

I was reading through the story of brining mobile phones to Bangladesh. Its the tale of GrameenPhone — a partnership between Norway’s Telenor and Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize — illustrates a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing world.

“Nothing good in society ever started out big,” says Quadir: verything good, whether it’s a company or an institution, tarts small and grows and spreads. If the idea is no good, it doesn’t spread, and no harm is done.” source

Iqbal Quadir’s story is worth the read.

Teddy Roosevelt on Leadership

Theodore Roosevelt said “The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

Freelance Switch

I have enjoyed many of the articles that have been written by Freelance Switch. Even though they are only 6 months old they have build an impressive following.

I especially liked this tool the hourly rate calculator.

What do people really want to hear about – 9 things

1. Aspirations and beliefs
2. David vs Goliath
3. Avalanche about to roll
4. Contrasting perspective
5. Anxieties
6. Personalities and personal stories
7. How to stories and advice
8. Glitz and glam
9. Seasonal/event related

Lois Kelly is the author of Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word-of-Mouth Marketing

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