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 …
Be "The Man In The Arena"
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again…who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither …