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People who are successful follow and understand the code. You are your own architect of your future.

1.    Thou shall make a decision and a commitment

2.    Thou shall conceive and execute a plan

3.    Thou shall take full responsibility

4.    Thou shall embrace patience and temperance

5.    Thou shall act with courage

6.    Thou shall cultivate passion

7.    Thou shall exercise discipline

8.    Thou shall remain single-minded

9.    Thou shall demand integrity

10.  Thou shall let go of past failures

11.  Thou shall pay the price

12.  Thou shall at all times persevere

Extracted from The Great Ones (A business Fable)

(http://thegreatonesonline.com)

Evolving your communication requires taking full responsibility for the outcome of each conversation; not only for what you are saying but also for the message the other person is hearing. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a term used often within business management and leadership as it describes the ability or skill to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one’s self and others. Since we all listen and process information differently, it is crucial to learn and become sensitive to others’ style of communication. This allows you to align their style with your own and become increasingly effective at communicating your point, listening and achieving the desired result faster.

Here are some important questions to ask yourself to determine how effectively you communicate with those around you:

1. Am I taking full responsibility or the message being heard by the other person?

2. Did I respect the other person’s point of view? Did I have a reaction to what they were saying that prevented me from listening to the full message?

3. Did the other person feel heard and understood? Did I acknowledge them?

4. If I was asking someone to take specific action, did I make my request clear?

5. Am I speaking in a way the other person can understand?

6. Am I checking to see if the conversation worked or was successful?

7. Was I communicating openly, without prejudices, expectations and judgement?  Was I focusing on being right or having my point of view accepted?

8. Did I leave the conversation with some value?  Did I allow the other person a chance to contribute?

9. Did I give the person the gift of my attention and listening?

10. If the outcome of the conversation did not meet my expectations, did I learn what I could improve upon to better communicate with the particular person?

Source:

"Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Communication." www.resourcenation.com.  Accessed on 25 May 2010.

Received this from a good friend in the form of a birthday card. Great message:

"May the road

rise to meet you

may the wind

always be at your back

may the sun

shine warm upon your face

may the rains

fall softly upon your fields…."

Found this and thought it really summed up how to have a really good day on this wonderful planet:

The Optimist's Creed

• Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

• Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

• Make all your friends feel there is something special in them.

• Look at the sunny side of everything.

• Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best.

• Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

• Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

• Give everyone a smile.

• Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticise others.

• Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.

by:  Christian D. Larsen

An economic recession or down turn presents business owners with problems in which to find innovative, and business strengthening solutions. They challenge you to rewrite and rethink how you do business, and in all likelihood, if you succeed, you’ll have a more efficient, resilient business model for the next time around! It's important to pay attention to the sources of pain and frustration within your local economy. What problems are arising as a result of economic and legislative change? Cutting-back staff and hunkering down may help you survive in the short-term, but it will not position you to be a leader in the future!  That's why you need a mindset that says: "I'm not just going to survive – I'm going to thrive."

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