The Blog Post: Apr 13, 2007

Friday, April 13, 2007

'Learn Public Speaking Mastery' - Jonathan Steele's Blog Post - April 14, 2007

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Jonathan Steele's blog post is entitled, "Learn Public Speaking Mastery." [blog]

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Steele discusses how to master public speaking. Read Complete Post

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'Reinforcing Self Esteem At Home Part 2'- Emmanuel Segui's Blog Article - April 14, 2007

Emmanuel Segui's blog article is reprinted here.

Reinforcing Self Esteem At Home Part 2
Emmanuel Segui

Other ways to reinforce your self esteem while at home may seem silly or trivial, but will make your feel better about yourself and your strengths. Leave a message for yourself or a family member every morning on the bathroom member.

Include compliments and praise in this message in order to reinforce your own or another person’s self esteem. If you live with someone else, take turns leaving each other notes so that you can both assist each other in this task.

Also, place tokens or items that remind you of your achievements in prominent places around your home. These tokens can include ribbons, trophies, certificates, rewards, photographs, or special memorabilia from an important time in your life. Ensure these items are in a place that you are sure to see daily.

Your refrigerator door is a great place to post self esteem boosting items, since you are sure to visit the fridge at least once a day. Additionally, the bathroom mirror is an excellent spot since most individuals will at least take one glimpse in the mirror before leaving for the day.

An excellent way to reinforce your self esteem is to praise yourself for goals accomplished. Even something as simple as losing a couple pounds should be celebrated in order for the accomplishment of the goal to become a reality.

When you accomplish a large goal that you worked very diligently to work towards, plan a party. This is an excellent idea to plan a festive event in order to celebrate with your friends and family members. Your self esteem is sure to be boosted after a fabulous party thrown in your honor! These tips are excellent methods to reinforcing your self esteem in the comfort of your own home.

About the Author

Emmanuel SEGUI is a NLP Meta-master practitioner and the author of an amazing new ebook, "Moving From Vision To Action" that will teach how to easily empower yourself and other people to bring true power, focus, health and energy into their life.
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'The Courage to Initiate' - Michael McKinney's Blog Post - April 14, 2007

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Michael McKinney's blog post is entitled, "The Courage to Initiate." [blog]

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McKinney says, "Leadership is not always seen in the brightest or the most talented, but it is always found in the courageous." Read Complete Post

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'Dare To Believe' - Donna Karlin's Blog Post - April 14, 2007

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Donna Karlin's blog post is entitled, "Dare To Believe." [blog]

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Karlin says, "And what would the world look like if we were a mass of similarities rather than uniqueness because everyone tried to emulate someone else?" Read Complete Post

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'Learn More, and Faster With a Learning Journal' - Kevin Eikenberry's Article - April 13, 2007

Kevin Eikenberry's article is reprinted here.

Learn More, and Faster, with a Learning Journal
by Kevin Eikenberry

When I worked in Corporate America many people carried steno pads with them everywhere they went, writing their notes from meetings, decisions made, and more. I frequently saw these people reviewing these notes, looking for ideas, clues from conversations, agreements and more. One of the organizations I am currently consulting with has a similar habit.

I’m guessing that in these two technical, engineering-driven organizations there are very few people who say that they “use a journal.” After all, in my experience, people think that journals are kept mostly by artists and writers and teenage girls.

However, these corporate citizens really are journaling, and so are the artists, writers and teenage girls for that matter. What they are not doing (or at least most of them anyway) is writing a learning journal.

A Learning Journal is a special type of journal used to help accelerate learning. It works because it is helps us reflect on and gain the lessons available to us from our daily experiences.

Form and Format

Your learning journal is uniquely yours so your guide to the form should be whatever works for you. It could be a steno pad; a fancy, leather-bound journal; a three ring binder with loose leaf paper; a special file in your pc; on a blog; extra pages in your planner; a legal pad or whatever else works for you. The most important part of the ‘form’ is that it must work for you.

I encourage you to consider your working patterns – what will be easily accessible for you to use at any time, and what format will allow you to save these journals into the future. One of the great values of this tool is being able to look back at entries days, months or even years later.

Having said that, in our increasingly digital world, I do find that there is value in writing, as opposed to always typing. So, if your first inclination is to do this on your pc, I encourage you to at least try another approach – you might be surprised how valuable it is (even for someone who is handwriting-challenged like me!).

What to Write

Like what you may consider a ‘normal’ journal, your learning journal should be a place to capture things that are happening in your day, ideas you have, decisions you have made and more. Many people use their learning journals to record their goals as well. I personally have a separate goal journal, but that is personal preference only – again you should make your learning journal uniquely yours.

People who are already using notepads in their work are heading down the right path. Everything that they are writing is great; it just isn’t everything they need to write. Creating the learning portion of your learning journal requires one more component – questions.

Asking yourself the right questions – and answering them – creates the lessons and insights; writing them down in your journal solidifies them and makes them yours forever.

Ask yourself questions like:

What happened?
Why?
What is the lesson?
How can I apply this to another situation?
What could I do differently next time?
How could this problem/challenge/issue be solved/removed?

Of course, there are as many questions as there are learning opportunities, but this very short list should at least get you started.

These questions are designed to help you reflect on your daily events and happenings to use as fodder for your own development and progress. Asking and answering them regularly will make a big difference in your results.

When to Write

When do you learn something new? That is the time to write in your learning journal. Here’s a hint – that probably means every day. You can put the dates on your entries or not (again, personal preference), but for a learning journal to be of greatest value to you it needs to be written in and reviewed regularly/daily.

The discipline that will be required to get into this habit will be quickly repaid. Personally, I find when I haven’t written in my journal for several days, I can tell the difference in my attitude, energy level and productivity. Daily discipline pays!

Recognize that this new habit doesn’t mean 30 minutes less sleep each day – it just means making time to stop and think, and record those thoughts as you have them.

Keeping a learning journal is one of the most underutilized tools in our personal and professional development tool kits today. As you begin keeping a learning journal you will see how valuable it can be to you. It can be very low cost and not require much time, yet the rewards are huge.

Start today and you’ll see results and benefits within two to three days. And those benefits will multiply exponentially into the future.

So, if you learned something reading this article, right now could be the best time to start. What are you waiting for?

Potential Principle – One of the best ways to learn more, learn faster, and accelerate your progress towards any goal is by using a learning journal.

Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that helps Clients reach their potential through a variety of training, consulting and speaking services. To receive your free special report on Unleashing Your Potential go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/index.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.

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'Feed Your Wolf' - John Bishop's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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John Bishop's blog post is entitled, "Feed Your Wolf." [blog]

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Bishop tells the story about a battle going on inside people. Read Complete Post

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'The Psychology of Waiting' - Jonathan Steele's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Jonathan Steele's blog post is entitled, "The Psychology of Waiting." [blog]

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Steele says, "So if you occupy people, or simply introducing engaging distractions while they wait, decreases their perceived wait time, resulting in a more pleasant experience for everyone involved." Read Complete Post

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'Self Improvement: Plan On Success' - Self Help Zone Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Self Help Zone blog post is entitled, "Self Improvement: Plan On Success." [blog]

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The blog post says, "Success happens because we believe it will happen and we plan to have it happen to us." Read Complete Post

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'Self Improvement Tips - What Do You Really Want?' - Self Improvement Directory Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Self Improvement Directory blog post is entitled, "Self Improvement Tips - What Do You Really Want?" [blog]

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The blog post answers why goal setting is important. Read Complete Post

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'Adolescent depression and depressed parents;Parents' depression may harm children's health' - Charles Donovan's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Charles Donovan's blog post is entitled, "Adolescent depression and depressed parents;Parents' depression may harm children's health." [blog]

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Donovan says that when a parent gets depressed, it may be too costly for the child. Read Complete Post

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'The Funny Thing About Mind Control...' - JK Ellis' Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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JK Ellis' blog post is entitled, "The Funny Thing About Mind Control..." [blog]

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Ellis says, "In conclusion, there are some things we can do to be less susceptible to mind control but it's work." Read Complete Post

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'Daily Affirmation - Love' - Kirsten Harrell's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Kirsten Harrell's blog post is entitled, "Daily Affirmation - Love." [blog]

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Harrell says to repeat this affirmation on love throughout the whole day. Read Complete Post

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'How To Win Anyone Over - MSN Lifestyle: Boomers' - Susan Dunn's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Susan Dunn's blog post is entitled, "How To Win Anyone Over - MSN Lifestyle: Boomers." [blog]

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Dunn posts the link of an article on "how to get along". Read Complete Post

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'Public Speaking: Tie one on (for men only)' - Tom Antion's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Tom Antion's blog post is entitled, "Public Speaking: Tie one on (for men only)" [blog]

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Antion gives tips on how to properly attach your tie. Read Complete Post

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'Remember What You Can In Quick and Easy Steps' - Maria Gracia's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Maria Gracia's blog post is entitled, "Remember What You Can In Quick and Easy Steps." [blog]

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Gracia says, "When using mnemonics, it's better to imagine objects in familiar places in bizarre or amusing ways because it helps a lot in retaining information." Read Complete Post

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'FABULOUS! Insider Secrets On How To Become A Multimillionaire...From A Multimillionaire' - Eli Davidson's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Eli Davidson's blog post is entitled, "FABULOUS! Insider Secrets On How To Become A Multimillionaire...From A Multimillionaire." [blog]

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Davidson gives tips on how to be a multimillionaire from legendary real estate titan Sam Freshman. Read Complete Post

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'Can SAD Be Good?' - Beverly Keaton Smith's Blog Post - April 13, 2007

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Beverly Keaton Smith's blog post is entitled, "Can SAD Be Good?" [blog]

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Smith says, "When I think about how this can look in my life, I got excited and it is easy for me to step into a perspective of seeing SAD as a huge gift in my life." Read Complete Post

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'How To Trigger Great Ideas' - Brian Tracy's Blog Article - April 13, 2007

Brian Tracy's blog article is reprinted here.

How To Trigger Great Ideas

Brian Tracy

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions.

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.

Questions Stimulate Creative Thinking

Some of the best questions I've found for business problem solving are the following:

Clarify Your Desired Result

Question #1 "What are we trying to do?" Whenever you become frustrated with slow progress for any reason, step back and ask this again and again, "What are we trying to do?"

Analyze Your Current Methods

Question #2 "How are we trying to do it?" If you are experiencing resistance, perhaps your method is wrong. Be willing to objectively analyze your approach by asking, "How are we trying to do it?" Is this the right way? Could there be a better way? What if our method was completely wrong? How else could we approach it?

Could You Be Wrong?

It requires courage to face the possibility that you may be wrong but it also leads to your seeing new possibilities. The rule is: Always decide what's right before worrying about who's right.

Question Your Assumptions

Another good question is, "What are our assumptions? About the person, the product, the market, the business? What are our assumptions? Could we be assuming something that is incorrect?" Someone once said that "Errant assumptions lie at the root of every failure".

What if your unspoken or implied assumptions were wrong? What would you have to do differently?

Put Past Decisions on Trial

Another form of focused questioning is what I call "Zero based thinking." This method requires that you put every past decision on trial for its life regularly by asking, "If I had not made this decision, knowing what I now know, would I make it?" If I had not hired this person or gotten involved in this project, knowing what I now know, would I do it over again?

If the answer is "NO" to one of these questions, then your aim should be to get out of the decision as fast as possible. Be willing to "cut your losses," and try something else.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do to trigger more and better ideas.

First, be very clear about exactly what it is that you are trying to do. Write it down and describe it as if it were already achieved.

Second, question your assumptions continually. What if there were a better way? Be willing to try something completely different.

About the Author

Brian Tracy is the most listened to audio author on personal and business success in the world today. His fast-moving talks and seminars on leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness and business strategy are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that people can immediately apply to get better results in every area. Join Brian's Free Email Newsletters. Copyright © 2001 Brian Tracy International. All Rights Reserved. www.briantracy.com

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