5 Actions That Grow Heart
The Grinch hated Christmas – the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why.
But I think that the most likely reason of all… may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
5 Actions that Grow Heart
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Questions Aren’t Curiosity
There’s no curiosity when you know the answer.
Questions that end with verbs aren’t curious. They’re controlling.
“We agree this was the best option, don’t we?”
“That’s what we decided, correct?”
Leaders ask questions but haven’t learned to inquire.
Work questions move work forward. Curious questions move people forward.
How to practice curiosity?
Thinking Doesn’t Make It So
Thinking doesn’t make it so. It makes it likely.
If you think you’re a grasshopper, you are. But thinking you’re a lion makes you delusional. Self-belief doesn’t bring fantasies to life, unless it’s negative.
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How to Begin and End a Real Conversation*
Most leaders talk. Few have real conversations.
If you want trust, clarity, and momentum, start by changing how you begin and end a conversation.
Every conversation is a leadership moment.
A real conversation begins with intention and ends with direction,
Watch people rise.
Get Beyond Fixing Flats
“The only thing on Earth that never lies to you is your calendar.” Tom Peters
Recurring meetings typically deal with day-to-day issues. Leaders spend up to 80% of their time fixing flats.
You’re a maintenance worker when you spend your day fixing flats.
Less Time Fixing Flats…
The Average Person’s Path to Purpose
Infuse purpose into your life by giving yourself something meaningful to do. Don’t worry if it’s not dramatic.
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” Helen Keller