Learning is not improving.
Learning is critical and vital for achievement and success, but by itself it’s not enough
Improving is taking what we’ve learned and putting into action.
Improving is applying what we’ve learned to make things better – to make our lives better and the lives of those around us, and with any luck, the lives of many.
Watch your habits; they become character. – Lao Tzu Watch your habits of thinking, acting, eating, speaking, drinking, moving, . . . you become that.
If you’re even willing to believe it’s possible, how do you transform negative interpretations about a situation, that you seem to keep holding? The answer, or at least part of the answer, is to uncover the story you have about how, somehow or another, holding on to that interpretation serves you (generally, serves your emotions)….
I’ve written a few posts on “how coaching works” and wanted to combine them in one easier to find/read place; three of them are “mashed-up” below: ********** The below post was originally published on August 8, 2011, here DOES COACHING WORK? YES. “Coaching is hot.” “Coaching is in.” “Coaching is how smart people achieve goals…
Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch – Ivern Ball Yes, knowledge is important, but it is not sufficient. One must act. Ideally, with enthusiasm.* * * * The Universe loves enthusiasm.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . . . Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. – Martin Luther King, Jr. So it is in life. Every step towards the goal of being one who lives with clarity, energy…
The words you speak become the house you live in. – Hafiz This is going to be a short post. Language is a tool of meaning. Human beings are meaning-seeking and meaning-creating creatures. With meaning we create and understand our Worlds. If we choose our words carefully and well, we create an amazing life. If…