Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.
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There are many studies and articles concerning the best way to create a new (hopefully good) habit. Based on these studies James Clear, author of the book Atmic Bomb, has created a simple strategy guide in 5 points that can help us:
1. Start with an incredibly small habit.
2. Increase your habit in very small ways.
3. As you build up, break habits into chunks.
4. When you slip, get back on track quickly.
5. Be patient. Stick to a pace you can sustain.
For more details read the full article by James Clear
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“My father used to say ‘Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.'”
Desmond Tutu
Read carefully and remember.
We do three types of Jobs here:
1) Cheap
2) Quick
3) Good
You can have any two, so:
a) A good quick job (won’t be cheap)
b) A cheap good job (won’t be quick)
c) A quick job cheap (won’t be good)
In other words
Cheap + fast = lower quality work
Fast + good = expensive
Good + cheap = not happening anytime soon
There is always a trade off and you should decide what your priorities are.
At the end of the day, at the end of the week, at the end of my life, I want to say that I contributed more than I criticized.
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Elle Kaplan highlights in her article on INC eight things that great bosses tell their employees daily to motivate them.
1. “I have total confidence in you.”
2. “This is what I want us to accomplish…”
3. “What can we do better next time?”
4. “I want to play to your strengths.”
5. “What is your opinion?”
6. “How can I better support you?”
7. “Let me know if you have any questions.”
8. “Good work.”
It is a useful list that can be handy in many occasions…
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Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
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Having to give a speech in front of an audience can cause some people to shake, sweat, get sick, or freeze in terror. The root of this fear is simple: It’s scary because it’s unfamiliar to anyone who doesn’t regularly perform to a crowd.
The best way to become a better public speaker is through repetition and feedback from a trusted source, but there are several habits you can establish early that will make your journey easier.
Here are some of Joshua Rinaldi, the former president of New York Toastmasters, top tips for becoming a confident, effective speaker, published on the World Economic Forum:
- Practise transitioning from a transcript to your memory.
- Use notes sparingly.
- Release nervous energy with controlled breathing.
- Take your time.
- Play to your strenghts.
- Don’t apologize at the start of your speech.
- Know your audience.
Read more here
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
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English has become the world’s universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language?
In this TED talk, Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar tongue, which can be summarised as:
- If you want to imbibe a culture, if you want to drink it in, if you want to become part of it, then you have to control to some degree the language that the culture happens to be conducted in. There’s no other way.
- It’s been shown that if you speak two languages, dementia is less likely to set in, and that you are probably a better multitasker. Bilingualism is healthy.
- Languages are just lot of fun.
- We live in an era when it’s never been easier to teach yourself another language.
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