Give your kids/spouse/employees/teammates purpose, show them you care about them, and treat them with respect and dignity. If you do that, they’ll always try their best for you.
Category: leadership
Why reading 5 pages per day will change your life
5 pages per day x 365 days per year = 1,825 pages per year.
If a book averages 300 pages (which seems high), you would finish 6+ books per year.
What you read daily changes the way you think. If you can change your thoughts, you can change your life.
We all need constant, little reminders of how we should be acting. By going too long without thinking about something (leadership, business, marketing, sales, relationships, finance, etc), we often forget what we should be applying in everyday circumstances.
Five things to always work on for self-improvement
Things to always work on…
1) Do not get defensive. If someone is critical of you, listen to them. There is probably at least a grain of truth that you are blind to.
2) Do not make excuses. If something didn’t go your way or there was an accident, sincerely apologize. Don’t diminish your apology by then giving an excuse for why it wasn’t your fault. Some things will always be outside of your control, so focus only on what you can influence.
3) Eliminate can’t from your vocabulary. Sure, there are some things we literally can’t do (I can’t teleport, read minds, or fly). But, for the most part, when we say we “can’t” do something, it’s because we’re not willing to make the necessary sacrifices to do that thing. It’s more like we won’t do that or we haven’t prioritized that.
4) Be nicer. Treat others how they would like to be treated. Find ways to help others get what they want.
5) Do not avoid difficult situations/conversations. Life is full of tough decisions. The best way to live without regret is to have the courage to face your fears. Always act in alignment with your core values.
On losing
Don’t be afraid of losing. Just don’t enjoy it. If you hate losing, you’ll find a way to win. But if you’re afraid of losing, you won’t even try. That’s one of the key differences between success and failure – the ability to keep trying no matter what.
Courage over comfort
Choose courage over comfort. Just be aware that, as Brene Brown points out in her book Dare to Lead, ”if you choose courage, you will absolutely know failure, disappointment, setback, even heartbreak.”
Courage is tough. It is not for the faint of heart. But, in the long run, the more you choose to be courageous and stay true to yourself, the less regrets you’ll have in life.