Why do you want to connect with people anyway? Well, for many reasons not the least of which it makes life so much more interesting. If you are the type of person who wishes that you could interact better with people, who sees others interacting in social settings that are attractive to you, then this is for you. Connecting and interacting is a gift for some. Having an outgoing nature and a gift for gab comes easy for many people and they can use this gift to their advantage.
If you don't have it, you can acquire some degree of skill interacting and networking if you choose to work at it. Another great audio program that I have listened to repeatedly is by author and trainer Leil Lownes. 62 Tips on Connecting With Anyone is full of great suggestions on how you can improve your interpersonal skills and begin connecting with other people in a very positive way right away. However, this type of training is again part of your lifelong educational process. Half of the battle is admiting that you need help in this area. The other half is getting that help.
In this program, Lownes offers many suggestions that apply to a wide variety of settings and situations for connecting with people. Again, as a student of this program, one must be very open to suggestions that appear to be a bit uncomfortable.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Still sitting out ...
For the upcoming election, I am still sitting out the discussions. I know who I am voting for but I am not discussing it.
Why? The whole discussion becomes so polarizing. I watched the first debate. It did nothing to change my mind. In fact, I really don't even want to discuss the debate or the election at all.
Whoever is elected will be our President and that is what we have to work with for the next four years. Then, get on with the business of being the best version of yourself, regardless of who wins the election.
Why? The whole discussion becomes so polarizing. I watched the first debate. It did nothing to change my mind. In fact, I really don't even want to discuss the debate or the election at all.
Whoever is elected will be our President and that is what we have to work with for the next four years. Then, get on with the business of being the best version of yourself, regardless of who wins the election.
Continual Education
Actually, everthing you are exposed to every day has educational value. Every conversation that you have with peers, coworkers, friends, colleagues, customers, and even chance encounters with people who you don't know offer you an opportunity to learn and to compare what you learn to what you know.
With age should come wisdom and often wisdom is linked to remembering what you have learned and applying it to whatever you are encountering. One mistake that we must avoid is that we have learned enough up to this point to get us through the next year, month, next week, or even the next hour. We always need to grow and learn.
With each passing year, it becomes more clear that I really don't know as much as I thought I did. I am amazed by how much I can learn from all kinds of people. It helps to just be open to learning.
With age should come wisdom and often wisdom is linked to remembering what you have learned and applying it to whatever you are encountering. One mistake that we must avoid is that we have learned enough up to this point to get us through the next year, month, next week, or even the next hour. We always need to grow and learn.
With each passing year, it becomes more clear that I really don't know as much as I thought I did. I am amazed by how much I can learn from all kinds of people. It helps to just be open to learning.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Are you endorsing a candidate or party?
This presidential election season, I have decided to sit on the sidelines. Here's why. There is way too much negative campaigning. Not only that, political discussions have become way too confrontational. That is not for me.
Secondly, a person may say that they are not necessarily endorsing a candidate or party, but it seems to me that anything that you say about any national issues at least seems like a commitment to one candidate or the other. That doesn't seem right either. Aren't there any gray areas anymore? Do we have to be either Fox or MSNBC? Isn't there a network that considers all sides to every story?
Do you think that we will ever get to the point of having discussions that are about what is best for everyone? If I vote for one party or the other, do I have to support everything they stand for?
Wow, those are some difficult questions. Sorry guys but for once, my place on the bench seems real comfortable.
Secondly, a person may say that they are not necessarily endorsing a candidate or party, but it seems to me that anything that you say about any national issues at least seems like a commitment to one candidate or the other. That doesn't seem right either. Aren't there any gray areas anymore? Do we have to be either Fox or MSNBC? Isn't there a network that considers all sides to every story?
Do you think that we will ever get to the point of having discussions that are about what is best for everyone? If I vote for one party or the other, do I have to support everything they stand for?
Wow, those are some difficult questions. Sorry guys but for once, my place on the bench seems real comfortable.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Surround yourself with positivity ...
... and one of the best ways to do that is to be positive yourself. Positivity and good attitudes have a way of attracting more of the same. On the other hand, negativity by others drags you down as your negativity drags others down.
If there is someone who drains you because of their constant negativity, I suggest that you find ways to spend less direct time with that person. On the other hand, if you find that some people really lift you up, spend more time with them. In fact, find out what it is about them you like and copy that.
I think that we have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.
If there is someone who drains you because of their constant negativity, I suggest that you find ways to spend less direct time with that person. On the other hand, if you find that some people really lift you up, spend more time with them. In fact, find out what it is about them you like and copy that.
I think that we have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
The Platinum Rule
Most people know the Golden Rule. It is a great guideline in doing the right thing. Treat others as you would have others treat you. This is a rule that implies respect, patience, kindness, consideration, and more. I am all for it.
In my listening in the car education, I picked up a CD by Dr. Tony Allesandro, who gave a presentation in my very own Cleveland a few years back at a self-improvement series titled Peak Performers. The title of his presentation is The Platinum Rule and I invite you to access Dr. Tony Allesandro's website for more information. The basis of the Platinum Rule is to Treat others as they want to be treated.
The advice in the particular setting where he presented it was mainly focused on increasing your sales skills. I feel that his Platinum Rule applies to relationships as well. If you kow and understand that all people are different, you also know that they respond differently to your approach to them.
Knowing this, why not treat people the way that they want to be treated? If you know what pleases another person, why not deliver it when it is possible, makes sense, and is the right thing to do?
Check out Dr. Allesandro's material for more information.
In my listening in the car education, I picked up a CD by Dr. Tony Allesandro, who gave a presentation in my very own Cleveland a few years back at a self-improvement series titled Peak Performers. The title of his presentation is The Platinum Rule and I invite you to access Dr. Tony Allesandro's website for more information. The basis of the Platinum Rule is to Treat others as they want to be treated.
The advice in the particular setting where he presented it was mainly focused on increasing your sales skills. I feel that his Platinum Rule applies to relationships as well. If you kow and understand that all people are different, you also know that they respond differently to your approach to them.
Knowing this, why not treat people the way that they want to be treated? If you know what pleases another person, why not deliver it when it is possible, makes sense, and is the right thing to do?
Check out Dr. Allesandro's material for more information.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Invest in People
What does that mean, Invest in People? Well, it means a lot of things. When you think of investing, you generally think of placing money into something. Well, this is true for people too. We can certainly invest in our family members, we can help those in need, and we can certainly help public causes like taxes for education. Those things are all a part of investing in people.
Equally important or maybe more so is the investment of time. Giving your time to those who need it is a huge investment in people. This is especially true when you feel that you have the need to do something else with your time. Maybe you have another agenda. Not only does that investment of time help the other person, it helps you.
There is more though. Investing your confidence in others iis priceless. Being able to offer encourgement to others is an investment in people. Building up rather than tearing down, offering support rather than envy and confrontation are forms of investing.
Investing in people could very well be your best investment.
Equally important or maybe more so is the investment of time. Giving your time to those who need it is a huge investment in people. This is especially true when you feel that you have the need to do something else with your time. Maybe you have another agenda. Not only does that investment of time help the other person, it helps you.
There is more though. Investing your confidence in others iis priceless. Being able to offer encourgement to others is an investment in people. Building up rather than tearing down, offering support rather than envy and confrontation are forms of investing.
Investing in people could very well be your best investment.
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