The hard thing about doing nothing is you never know when you’re done. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? Yet that’s very close to the way a lot of people live their lives. They have no particular direction for their life or their career. They’re just putting in time and hope it all works out. Well it’s not going to work out. …
Learn to Say No – And Get What You Really Want Out Of Life
The man who works from 8 to 8 every day will both be very successful and fondly remembered by his widow’s next husband. Why do so many smart business people work too hard, live too fast, and then feel strongly ambivalent about their success? It’s simple. They’ve never taken the time to figure out what they really, really want, and …
Listening Is More Powerful Than Talking
Listen four times more than you speak. There’s no substitute for listening. Good listeners are not only popular everywhere, but after a while, they’re also quite intelligent. The higher people go in management and the more authority they wield, the less they are “forced” to listen to others. Indeed, the less they listen. In a survey by the research firm …
You Only Get What You Give Away
People crave appreciation. No one ever gets too much appreciation, and yet appreciation is at the very heart of every strong relationship and every bit of peak performance. Years ago Rodney Dangerfield said “I get no respect.” Perhaps all of us can relate to that feeling at some level. After all, the number one job complaint in the country is …