Overcoming criticism is one thing, overcoming the fear of criticism is another. Often, the fear of criticism kills creativity, innovation and new ideas. It’s important therefore to deal with the fear of criticism. In-time. How am I dealing with the fear of criticism?
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If you could do only one thing, what would it be? Asks Steve Jobs. True prioritization starts with answering this difficult question. Am I devoting most of my time, attention and energy to that one thing right now? If am not, why?
Learnt from one of my fellow-Coaches recently about a couple of powerful questions that a leader could ask his team members (on a weekly basis): 1. What support can I provide for you this week? 2. Where do you need me to give you more space? Where am I crowding you? This opens up powerful
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Albert Mehrabian (psychology professor at UCLA) says when we interact with people, we are perceived by others in three ways: 55 percent visually (our body language) 38 percent vocally (our tone of voice) 7 percent verbally (the spoken words) A massive 93% of perception happens outside of words! Could we use this finding in a
Great minds discuss ideas, average ones discuss events, and small minds discuss people – Eleanor Roosevelt. What am I discussing?
Those who want to sing, always find a song – Swedish proverb. Agree. When my want is intense, I find a way.
Life is too short to spend it unhappily – Paul Allen. Agree. A lot of wisdom in those words. Circumstances may not be fantastic; situations in which I’m placed may not be fantastic; yet, what prevents me from being fantastic? Being joyful?
Often status quo is riskier than taking a leap into the unknown – anonymous. Moving out of comfort zones – stretching one-self beyond (self-imposed) limits – how comfortable I am, doing that? How do I build that ability? A coach could help.
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are – Max De Pree. Making the move. From where we are to where we want to be. From who we are to who we need to be – for making that move. It’s critical.
How much do my daily actions align with where I want to go? Things that we do on a daily basis matter, for it influences / creates the outcomes over a period of time. It keeps the needle moving consistently. Therefore aligning it to where I want to go is supremely important! How much do