If you want to get the best out of a person you must look for the best that is in him. – Bernard Haldane
Which would you rather have: a boss who doesn’t know you very well and doesn’t give you challenging or interesting assignments, or one that gets to know you and asks you to stretch and learn and grow?
I imagine you chose the latter.
That’s human nature.
Be the kind of person who assumes the best in people and seeks to bring out the greatness in us all.
Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for only that falls within your control. – Epictetus One of the biggest realizations one can have is that focusing on what you control, to the exclusion of that which you can’t, is the best thing you can do to be productive, well-compensated, peaceful…
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller Well, she would know. The beauty of the truth of how character is developed is that it gives us two amazing gifts. One: we get to discover…
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. – Henry David Thoreau There’s a reason why the windshield is so much larger than the rear-view mirror. Ever think about why the rear-view mirror isn’t larger in a car? Probably not, because it’s just about the right size. We can learn a lot…
As a coach I love questions. In fact, questions are coaching. It’s the willingness for the coach to be open to asking and not knowing that allows for the client to create their own answers – and the actions that follow. Here are three of my favorites: What do I really want? When you take the time to…
I’ve included a blog post from Seth Godin (in its entirety, at the bottom) to get you thinking. Please read Seth’s words below and rejoin me for a couple questions. * * * You’re back? Great! If you invoke the Platinum Rule (treat others as they would like to be treated… ), which approach (or…
That might seem like an odd title, or perhaps a not very helpful one. But it will soon make sense. A mentor of mine sent me a message that contained the following line: If I am on the wrong road it doesn’t matter how good I get at speeding down the road. It’s the wrong…