And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. Friedrich Nietzsche Ned’s Note: This week, dance differently and make some history.
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Monday Moments
Leaders don’t wait for someone to give them responsibility; they take it. Ned Parks Ned’s Note: This week, TAKE responsibility; don’t wait for it.
Lessons Learned
The Art of Giving Feedback One of the things we try to do is to always give positive feedback and yet correct what we need to have corrected. There are a whole lot of psychological theories out there about putting the wrong thing in someone’s mind. Norman Vincent Peal made affirmative reminders famous in some …
Monday Moments
The only true mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. John Powell Ned’s Note: This week, stand up and shout out your mistakes. Then correct them.
Lessons Learned
The Lost Art of Thank You Notes The lost are of sending thank you notes. Does it even happen anymore? Well it does with me and it does with a lot of people I know. Here’s what we’ve fallen prey to we’ve fallen prey to that wonderful thing called email. “Hey Bob thanks for buying …
Monday Moments
To conquer oneself is a greater task than to conquer others. Buddha Ned’s Note: Are you willing to work on yourself or are you going to continue to try and fix everyone else?
Monday Moments
This country is teaching children WHAT to think instead of HOW to think. Earl Shoaf (1962) Ned’s Note: It is easy to tell someone what to think. The real teacher, mentor and coach teaches HOW to think. What will you do this week?
Monday Moments
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” Bill Cosby Ned’s Note: It takes courage to NOT please everyone. Who will you not please this week, and is it with the best of intentions and in good faith?
Lessons Learned
Self Educate Self educate don’t self medicate. The musician, Frank Zappa, said, “Forget about the senior prom, go to the library and educate yourself if you’ve got any guts.” Autodidactism means self education or self directed learning. An autodidactic also known as an auto math is mostly a self taught person. One of the most …
