Tag: negative
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Leadership lessons from Murakami
“You’ve seen it. You just get wrapped up in it. So when she’s feeling down, I feel down. When she’s up, I’m up.
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Everyone has their own insecurities
I am currently reading John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden, which I highly recommend as it is packed full of timeless life wisdom about what means to be human. One of those nuggets of wisdom which caught my eye was a line: “A dragon killer, he was, a rescuer of damsels, and his small sins seemed…
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How do you make people feel?
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou We are often unconscious of our emotions and how they impact others. We may be on a mission to achieve great things, but what good is it if…
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Get curious
“Be curious, not judgmental.” Walt Whitman Do you ever catch yourself judging others for their behaviour? Maybe someone was late for an important meeting, or somebody was acting cold towards you. You jump to conclusions… The person was late because they are lazy, or they don’t care about the meeting. The person acting cold is…
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Slipping into the negative
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will” Zig Ziglar Do you ever notice your thinking slipping too far into the negative? It’s easy during these troubling times. We have a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and divisions among society. Simply reading the news can spike up your cortisol levels and…