I just StumbledUpon a very good self-improvement site: Dale Carnegie’s summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People book. It’s a great refresher of the classic rules for becoming a better person. (If you have not read the book, I highly recommend it. And hundreds other people.) Here’s just a glimpse: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People 1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.2. Give honest and sincere appreciation.3. Arouse in the other person an eager want. Reference Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People Related Summaries of Dale Carnegie’s other books
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Having a good connection with you son or daughter is probably the most important part in being a good father. That means being able to communicate well with your child. How do you do it? I found some really good, common sense advice on how to do it well. Read on. Awesome Dads Top Ten Communication Intentions An Awesome Dad in by no means perfect. But that itself is perfect, because imperfection allows us to really understand the personal evolution our children are going through with us. The definition of an Awesome Dad, then, is the father who stays in…
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An excellent guide to follow in your Lifelong Learning quest. 1) Always have a book.It doesn’t matter if it takes you a year or a week to read a book. Always strive to have a book that you are reading through, and take it with you so you can read it when you have time. Just by shaving off a few minutes in-between activities in my day I can read about a book per week. That’s at least fifty each year. 2) Keep a “To-Learn” List We all have to-do lists. These are the tasks we need to accomplish. Try…
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Do you consider yourself an expert in your field? If so, you’re not an expert! I’m sorry to say. 🙂 Real experts don’t call themselves experts. Why? Because they still have a lot of things to learn. “The greatest experts in the world think they’re still stoopid, ” says The Trizle Team. In this blog post, link below, they explain this in plain and simple way. Expertise takes decades. Expertise takes improving your expertise, daily. Expertise takes self-guidence. Do you still consider yourself an expert? 🙂 “Be. Sexy. Learn. Forever.” ReferenceHow to Be An Expert, The Trizle blog
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Want some good tips for better writing? I’ve got something just for you! 🙂 Read on. The Day You Became A Better Writer I went from being a bad writer to a good writer after taking a one-day course in “business writing.” I couldn’t believe how simple it was. I’ll tell you the main tricks here so you don’t have to waste a day in class. Business writing is about clarity and persuasion. The main technique is keeping things simple. Simple writing is persuasive. A good argument in five sentences will sway more people than a brilliant argument in a…
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This is the best set of rules for self-leadership I have read. These are principles that will make you a better leader, a better person, and a better learner. Priceless. Lifelong learning. 1. Set goals for your life; not just for your job. What we think of as “meaning of life” goals affect your lifestyle outside of work too, and you get whole-life context, not just work-life, each feeding off the other. 2. Practice discretion constantly, and lead with the example of how your own good behavior does get great results. Otherwise, why should anyone follow you when you lead?…
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I just finished listening to They Call Me Coach. Right at the beginning of the book, the coach spelled out the principles he followed, which were given to him by his father. I think those are lifelong principles that are good to follow. Never aging. Good Principles To Live By 1. Be true to yourself. 2. Make each day your masterpiece. 3. Help others. 4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the bible. 5. Make friendship a fine art. 6. Build a shelter against a rainy day. 7. Pray for guidance, and give thanks for your blessing everyday. ReferenceThey Call…
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I read a lot. I love to read. Every chance I get, I try to read. I acquire a lot of knowledge through reading. It’s more a habit now than a hobby. I would probably not be able to live without it. 🙂 So why not learn how to speed-read? I am still a skeptical about speed reading. But lately, I think it might work. I read this article, Speed-Reading Techniques, some time ago. Basically, the guy convinced me that speed reading might actually work. For everyone. I’m not sure if it works for all material types, but it works…
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I learned a lot by listening to these two books. They both contain similar information, but I think they compliment each other. What did I learn? I used to think that punishment is a good way to discipline kids. I don’t mean hitting, but punishing for the wrong things. I see now that my thinking was wrong. Punishing does not work! The result of punishment is that kids are just more careful and try not to get caught. There are better ways of making sure that the message gets across. The most important thing is (I knew this was the…