Finding the humanity in Salespeople
One of the personal challenges that I have taken on over the past few years is to find something of beauty in everyone that I meet. Now Steve Pavlina has raised the bar that much higher and said that even sales people are to be loved.
When picking up my daughter there are a group of […]
How to deal with difficult people
Dealing with Difficult People.
All of us have them in our life. I think that I have more than my fair share. There are just some people who will never be happy no matter how hard I try to please them. Dealing with these people is very hard and can tire us out very quickly.
But […]
Principles for living a strong life
Principles of Living a Strong Life
Find your Greatest Strength
For something to be a strength you must be able to do it consistently. I know that sometimes I can do something once. To be counted as a strength it must be able to be done repeatedly, happily and […]
How to Speak in Public - Your speech structure
Public Speaking
There are three parts to any talk
1. Introduction – Here you tell people what you are going to talk about
2. Body – Here you tell people what you want them to hear
3. Conclusion – Here you tell them what you have just told them
Principle One
The greater degree of participation the receiver has the more […]
Be yourself - Everyone else is taken
You are special. Until you realise that no one else in the whole world has your unique combination of strengths, thoughts, emotions, personality, desire, hopes and dreams you will never really reach your potential. No one else will ever be able to do the things that you do in quite the same way. You are […]
What is really important?
George Carlin was an American comedian of the 70’s and 80’s. He was known to be a little foul-mouthed and it is fascinating that after the death of his wife and 9-11 he would write the following:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, […]
Uncertain future
I often wonder why I do this to myself. That is forsake certainty for uncertainty. I am just about to change career directions and I sometimes I wonder why I do these sorts of things to myself. I guess it is because I still have a sense of adventure about life.
I do feel sorry for […]
5 Rules for happiness
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less
I think that it was Dr Victor Frankl who recognised after living in a concentration camp that happiness when pursued as […]
My time management
I am not always that organised when it comes to time management. But, there are some days when I think that I get a lot done and they feel rewarding. I have just started thinking about what contributes to those rewarding days.
Minimize interruptions
Our household is a constant interruption. I have four young kids. So I […]
Career Stages
Career Stage Age Characteristics (Super)
Growth Birth to 14 or 15: Development of self-concept, capacity, attitudes, interests, needs, general understanding of the world of work
Exploratory 15-24: “Trying out” through classes, work experience, hobbies. Tentative choice and related skill development
Establishment 25-44: Entry-level skill building and stabilization through work experience
Maintenance 45-64: Continual adjustment process to […]