One Week to Live

What would it be like to live as if you had one week to live? One thing is clear. You would become intolerant of nonsense.

You would be intolerant of mundacity if you had a one-week mindset. Pointless conversations, useless activities, and trivial tensions would feel unbearable.

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Discernment or Gullibility

Gullibility undermines satisfaction. When you lack discernment, manipulators run your life.

Overcome gullibility when people share their ideas. Often their ideas are job assignments for you. When that happens, tell them you already have a job. Ask, “How can you give life to that idea?”

Discernment navigates the tension between change and stability.

Simple Skills—Strong Leadership

Paul Thornton is generously giving away 20 electronic versions of his latest book, Leadership Skills: Boost Your Effectiveness.

This post provides a small sample of the practical skills Paul shares.

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Time Management is Life Management

When you manage time, you manage life.

Alan Lakein said, “Time is life…To waste your time is to waste your life, but to master your time is to master your life and make the most of it.”

Squandered time is wasted life.

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How Inspirational Leaders Stand Out

Can you list yourself among inspirational leaders and not get laughed out of the room? Evaluate your leadership by your ability to inspire people.

It takes no skill to anchor a boat.

Inspiration and encouragement are different things.

The People-Pleaser Advantage

Every successful leader is people-pleaser.

The more people you please the more successful you become.

Customers buy because you please them.

Employees commit because you please them.

Stakeholders invest because you please them.

Stop pretending you’re not a people-pleaser. Everyone wants to please someone. The question isn’t if, but how.

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