The Keys to Constructive Criticism: Part 2

The Keys to Constructive Criticism: Part 2

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“Go Out and Improve the World!” by Paul Zane Pilzer

“Go Out and Improve the World!” by Paul Zane Pilzer

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The Group of 7

Change is Business

Change is business in this new world. A world of dramatic globalization. A world shaped by a communication revolution with zero end in sight. A world where 9-5 has been overshadowed by 24/7-365. A world where technology has given the 17- year – old next door the leverage to create some serious heat in your industry.

This new world relentlessly delivers change. The marketplace is now raw excitement. It’s also made business and life itself very unpredictable. Change is the new reality. Understanding the reality doesn’t necessarily make going through change any easier. When change is rocking my world, I turn to The Group of 7. The 7 Change Management Skills that will give you navigation, grounding, as well as open some awesome opportunities.

The Group of 7:

1. Be in the Business of developing Leaders.

The only way any organization – and any human being, for that matter- can win in the ring with change, is to start developing leadership capacity in everyone. This is the single most important business discipline required to overcome change. An organization is the sum of all parts- all people in all roles. If a leader hasn’t invested in developing the people, or has turned a neglectful eye on the importance of all the parts, the sum of that organization will unfortunately be less than zero.

An organization who develops the leader in everyone will not only adapt beautifully to the changing conditions, it will actually lead within its field.

2. Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You

Great words of wisdom from Actor Steve Martin. Be so good they can’t ignore you. No matter what your craft is, or your industry, or your position, become so good at it, you’ll make it impossible to go unnoticed. Committing yourself t mastery at what you do, is the only standard to hold yourself to in times of change. Anything less, and you’ll be left behind. So shift from victim to virtuoso.

3. Change Provides Free Business Consulting

Intelligent enterprises understand that hard business conditions deliver free consulting advice. During intense times, you have the chance to discover your weakness and become aware of your constraints. During times of change or chaos you have the opportunity to line things up and square things off that you might under normal circumstances neglect. The upside of change is it provides positive pressure to make you pivot and become even more efficient, effective, and profitable. ‘’Sometimes knowing your weakness can be your greatest strength.’’ Howard Schultz

4. Refuse to Major in the Minors

The best leaders stay staggeringly focused on the biggest To Dos. They have the fiery resolve to have almost military like concentration on their best opportunities and refuse to be sidetracked by anything else. Find the inner discipline to stick to the majors and say ‘’no’’ to the minors.

5. Take a step against Stagnation

Take a step ahead – even if you’re not quite sure where you are going. There is no perfect choice in business or in life. All we can do is to make the best choice in business or in life. All we can do is make the best choice when action is necessary. Forward movement has power. It will advance your life in one way or another. Doing nothing in the face of change, on the other hand, is the worst thing you can do. Doing nothing is the beginning of the end.

6. Change has an Outstanding ROI

While others resist change, refusing to grow with it, embrace it and use it to your advantage. Leverage it to promote your leadership abilities. Exploit it to build a stronger business. Capitalize on it and maximize its return. According to best selling authors and management consultants Hammer and Champy ‘’70% of business reengineering projects (aka changes) fail’’. In times of change, many businesses fall off course or drop out of the race entirely. Your best business opportunity is to become part of the 30% who actually win at change and advance simply because others can’t stomach the course.

7. Regain your Stride by Managing Processes

Rosabeth Moss Kanter a professor at Harvard Business School, suggests the importance of establishing ‘’certainty of process when there can’t be certainty about decisions.’’ Harvard Business Review. Even though you don’t know details, decisions or future outcomes, you can be certain about setting your priorities, goals, and action items such as scheduling meetings with key players. Reground yourself by managing the processes surrounding change.

Robin Sharma

The “Be” Attitudes

The “Be” Attitudes

Be understanding to your
perceived enemies.

Be loyal to your friends.

Be strong enough to face
The world each day.

Be week enough to know
you cannot do everything
alone.

Be generous to those who
need your help.

Be frugal with what you
need yourself

Be wise enough to know
that you do not know
everything..

Be foolish enough to
believe in miracles.

Be willing to share your
joys.

Be willing to share the
sorrows of others.

Be a leader when you see
a path others have missed.

Be a follower when you
Are shrouded by the mists
of uncertainty.

Be first to congratulate an
opponent who succeeds.

Be last to criticize a
colleague who fails.

Be sure where your next
step will fall, so that you
will not tumble.

Be sure of your final
destination, in case you
are going the wrong way
Be loving to those who
love you..

Be loving to those who do
not love you; they may
change.

Above all, be yourself.

The “Be” Attitudes TM
--- By Author Be Be ---
www.thebeatitudes.com

Life is a journey

If your wings are broken, I say then walk to your destination.

If your sight is faded, then I say let your ears lead you.

If your heart is broken then take mine.

If your soul is adrift then call out to your brothers and sisters and they will risk all to find you.

If you feel undeserving, then I too am undeserving. If you feel you should not be loved then you deny the Force your love...

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter To Everybody!

Big God!

Two men went fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.
The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing the man waste good fish. “Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?” he asked.
The inexperienced fisherman replied, “I only have a small frying pan.”

Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throwback the big plans, big dreams, big jobs, big opportunities that God give us. Our faith is too small.
We laugh at that fisherman who didn’t figure out that all he needed was a bigger frying pan, yet how ready are we to increase the size of out faith?

Whether it’s a problem or a possibility, God will never give you anything bigger than you can handle. That means we can confidently walk into anything God brings our way.

You can do all things through Christ (Philippians 4:13.) Nothing is too big for God.

Remember:

Stop telling God you’ve got big problems.
Tell your problems you’ve got a Big God!

-------possibly by Wayne Rice---------
Compliments of Harry Updegraff, Jr.

Ten Marriage Quips!

Quip 1: Marriages are made in heaven, but so again are thunder and lightning.
Quip
2: If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
Quip 3: Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand!
Quip 4: Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
Quip 5: When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is.
Quip 6: Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
Quip 7: Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
Quip 8: Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and is a good cook, but the law allows only one wife.
Quip 9: Every woman wants a man who is handsome, understanding, economical and a considerate lover, but again, the law allows only one husband.
Quip 10: Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished.

You never know

You never know when someone
Might catch a dream from you.
Or something you say may open up windows
Of a mind that seeks light;
The way you live may not matter at all,
But you never know, it might.

And just in case it could be
that another’s life, through you,
might possibly change for the better
With a better and brighter view,

it seems it might be worth a try
at pointing the way to the right;
Of course, it may not matter at all,
But then again, it might.

Author Unknown

Instructions for Life

1.When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
2.Remember that your character is your destiny.
3.Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
4.Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
5.Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
6.Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
7.When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
8.Talk slowly but think quickly.
9.Don’t judge people by their relatives.
10.Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
11.Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.
12.When you say, ‘’I’m sorry, look into the person’s eyes.
13.Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
14.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

By The Dalai Lama

THE HIDDEN WIRING OF THE BEST LEADERS

THE HIDDEN WIRING OF THE BEST LEADERS



Sure, we're in some challenging times economically. Sure, the landscape of business is going through massive upheaval. And sure society's look is completely different from even a year ago. Yet, the fact remains this is the single best time in the history of humanity to be in business - and to be alive.

There have never been so many opportunities to deliver rich value to your customers. It's never been so easy to build a globally admired brand. And there have never been so many chances to influence people by the example that you set - and the influence that you offer.

Real leaders have trained their brains to focus on the possibilities and opportunities available with military-like focus. They block out the noise of the doomsayers and shut out the voices of their critics. They get that their mindset and their personal energy are two of their most valuable resources. So then protect them well.

Here are 5 things you can to do rewire your brain to develop the mindset of the best leaders in business:

1. Sell Your TV

Ok, this might be a dramatic (game changing?) move. But much of TV news operates on the sale of fear. The more negative the news, the more scared people get. And the more scared people are, the more they'll watch the news. But every piece of data you allow into your mind is the seed of an outer result. Put excellent information in and you'll deliver excellent results.

2. Value The Great Ones

Reading heroic books, biographies of people who've done great things and listening to inspirational audiobooks is a brilliant move to create your best life. Leadership is a lonely sport. Critics will try and knock you down. Competitors will try and knock you out. And the unexpected will visit you just about every single day. Your antidote to the stresses that you'll face as you stand for your absolute best? Work hard to stay inspired. In a world that discourages, do whatever it takes to maintain your courage. To build out your dreams.

3. Watch Your Words

The words you use determine the feelings you'll feel. The best performers understand that each word spoken has power. Use positive, encouraging, energetic words. Avoid negativity, gossip, criticism and condemnation. Just watch what happens to your mindset (and heartset).

4. Avoid The Energy Vampires

Smart leaders get that who you surround yourself with drives who you'll become. Play with excellent, ethical, inspired and passionate people and their stardust will rub off all over you. Avoid people who can't wait to dump their resentment/negativity/anger and fear all over you.

5. Own Your Power

It's so easy to play victim versus be a leader (Without a Title). In my upcoming book "The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life" (public launch: April 6), I write that the key switch to flip that changes the whole game is this one: switch from victimhood into leadership. Too many people give away their power to create positive results. They blame. They make excuses. They do nothing.

But we all have power, even if we have zero authority. Every single person alive today has the power to inspire. The power to innovate. The power to influence. The power to act. The power to serve. And the power to Lead. Use it. Please. (The world demands no less of you!).


Keep Leading Without a Title,

Robin Sharma
http://www.robinsharma.com

Happiness is smile shaped

Happiness is smile shaped
Research into happiness suggests that our levels of happiness change throughout our lives.
People were asked how satisfied they are with their lives.
Most people start off happy and become progressively less happy as they grow older.
For many people, the most miserable period in their life is their 40s.
After that most people's levels of happiness climb.
This graph shows average life satisfaction based on extensive research from the British Household Panel Survey between 1991 and 2003.
It seems men are slightly happier on average than women in their teens, but women bounce back and overtake men later in life.
Women start with lower levels of average life satisfaction than men.
The low point seems to last for longer for women - throughout their 30s and 40s, only climbing once women reach 50.
Then women tend to overtake men.
Men start slightly higher than women on average, and their lowest point is their 40s, climbing again once they reach 50.
Graph source: British Household Panel Survey 1991-2003
Andrew Oswald, Department of Economics, University of Warwick and Nattavudh Powdthavee, Institute of Education, University of London.
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How Anger Hurts Your Heart

How Anger Hurts Your Heart
Yellers, ragers, and door slammers beware -- frequent high levels of anger have now been linked to heart disease.
By Katherine Kam
WebMD the Magazine - Feature
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

If you knew that frequent anger might raise your risk of heart disease significantly, would you continue to blow off steam by yelling and smashing things during an argument or getting furious if the office email crashes during a rushed, stressful day?

It's time for hot heads to take heed: Increasingly, the negative, irritable, raging, and intimidating personality type worries heart researchers and doctors alike. "You're talking about people who seem to experience high levels of anger very frequently," says Laura Kubzansky, PhD, MPH, an associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health in Cambridge, Mass., who has studied the role of stress and emotions on cardiovascular disease.

The key here is "high" levels. Moderate anger may not be the problem, according to Kubzansky. In fact, expressing anger in reasonable ways can be healthy. "Being able to tell people that you're angry can be extremely functional," she says. But explosive people who hurl objects or scream at others may be at greater risk for heart disease, as well as those who harbor suppressed rage, she says. "Either end of the continuum is problematic."
Anger's Physiological Effects on the Heart

So how exactly does anger contribute to heart disease? Scientists don't know for sure, but anger might produce direct physiological effects on the heart and arteries. Emotions such as anger and hostility quickly activate the "fight or flight response," in which stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, speed up your heart rate and breathing and give you a burst of energy. Blood pressure also rises as your blood vessels constrict.

While this stress response mobilizes you for emergencies, it might cause harm if activated repeatedly. "You get high cortisol and high adrenaline levels and that is the cardiotoxic effect of anger expression," says Jerry Kiffer, MA, a heart-brain researcher at the Cleveland Clinic's Psychological Testing Center. "It causes wear and tear on the heart and cardiovascular system." Frequent anger may speed up the process of atherosclerosis, in which fatty plaques build up in arteries, Kiffer says. The heart pumps harder, blood vessels constrict, blood pressure surges, and there are higher levels of glucose in the blood and more fat globules in the blood vessels. All this, scientists believe, can cause damage to artery walls.

And anger might not be the only culprit. In Kubzansky's own research, she found that high levels of anxiety and depression may contribute to heart disease risk, too. "They tend to co-occur," she says. "People who are angry a lot tend to have other chronic negative emotions as well."
Emotions and the Heart

According to an analysis of findings from 44 studies published last year in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, evidence supports the link between emotions and heart disease. To be specific, anger and hostility are significantly associated with more heart problems in initially healthy people, as well as a worse outcome for patients already diagnosed with heart disease.
Emotions and the Heart continued...

The same study also showed that chronically angry or hostile adults with no history of heart trouble might be 19% more likely than their more placid peers to develop heart disease. The researchers found that anger and hostility seemed to do more harm to men's hearts than women's. Among patients already diagnosed with heart disease, those with angry or hostile temperaments were 24% more likely than other heart patients to have a poor prognosis.

In light of such findings, some doctors now consider anger a heart disease risk factor that can be modified, just as people can lower their cholesterol or blood pressure. "We're really good at treating heart attacks, but we're not that good at preventing them," says Holly S. Andersen, MD, cardiologist and director of education and outreach at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Stress is not as easy to measure as your cholesterol level or your blood pressure, which are clearly objective. But it's really important that physicians start taking care of the whole person -- including their moods and their lives -- because it matters." The bottom line: "A change of mind can lead to a change of heart," Kiffer says.
Coping With Anger

Got a hair-trigger temper? Counseling and anger management might help in the long term, but what can you do for a quick fix?

Recognizing signs that you're getting angry and shifting your frame of mind will help, says Wayne Sotile, PhD, author of Thriving With Heart Disease. The next time you feel your anger -- and heart rate -- rising, try these coping statements to get a grip fast:
"I can't accomplish anything by blaming other people, even if they are responsible for the problem. I'll try another angle."
"Will this matter five years from now? (Five hours? Five minutes?)"
"If I'm still angry about this tomorrow, I'll deal with it then. But for now, I'm just going to cool off."
"Acting angry is not the same as showing that I care."

"Entrepreneurial DNA"

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Out of 10 times you may fail 9 times and maybe win only 1 time.
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Bad luck...
How to avoid so many failures and become a winner?
There may be many circumstances under which your luck may take
various turnings.
Business is closely connected with psychology.
You must understand people. But first of all you have to understand yourself.
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You need to know yourself and that knowledge will help you to find the best
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