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Principled Living
People without principles are like boats without rudders; cars without steering wheels. Their directions are aimless and their decisions are haphazard.nn When principles occupy the center of your life, they help you arrive quickly at the right decision for you when opportunities open or crises loom.n n When your life is centered on people, the important thing to you is what others want. When it's centered on possessions, the important thing is what you have. When it's centere
July 31, 2007
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Why It Is Important To Leave A Legacy
The impact of your life will be determined by your dash.nn When you die they'll indicate on your tomb the year of your birth and the year of your death separated by a dash (1960 â 2020). The dash is your life. What you did. How you lived. Whose life you touched. The legacy you left behind. The more purposefully engaged you are in helping others, the deeper and finer and more memorable is your dash.n So many of us are busily marking tasks off our "To Do" list but how many of
July 31, 2007
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Successful Interaction
The way people perceive you will depend upon the way you interact with them. We interact with people in one of three basic modes:n⢠Superior to inferior.n⢠Inferior to superior.n⢠Equal to equal.nnSUPERIOR TO INFERIORnn The superior-to-inferior relationship can take several forms.nn One is the boss-underling relationship. That's the standard relationship between management and employees in the authoritarian work place. We've seen it in the comic-strip relationship betwe
June 25, 2007
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Are You A Creative or a Reactive Thinker?
The other day I was talking to a CEO about the educational and development needs of his corporation, and he remarked, "You know, Nido, leadership isn't what it used to be. I used to think I knew what to look for in leaders. Now I'm not so sure."nnHe continued: "When I first went into business, a strong leader could say 'Follow me,' and people would follow. Now when you say that, your employees want to know where you're going, what you expect to find when you get there, and wh
April 17, 2007