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Casual Articles - Before You Think That Next Thought!
When we lead and manage a team, whether we are business owners, run a department or just supervise a group of people in our business, we are on show.Part of our make up ensures that we 'lead from the front' and take all that the world throws at us - after all, that's what we are paid for - isn't it?This is where many managers struggle, with the pride factor. And pride can cause many pitfalls because we might feel obliged to battle on fending off every issue that comes our way, day after day.Or, we could ask for help sometimes.You see asking for help makes a difference to your people in a number of wonderful ways, makes your life a whole lot easier and sets the scene for a lot less fire-fighting to go on.Asking for help literally by saying, 'Julie, I need your help' is a strong request. It tugs at the emotions and whatever relationship you have had in the past wi
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Ander
1) Build a Relationship With Your Boss:Like it or not, no single individual has a greater impact on your career future than your direct supervisor. So, how do you get on their good side from the start? Managers want to feel that you truly care, and that you are “in it with them” as a team. Bring your boss solutions, not problems. When a problem arises, take initiative to consider what alternatives are available. Don’t just throw the problem on their desk and have them figure it out. Always ask your boss for advice on what you or the company could do better. Offer to stay late for projects, even if they might not be your responsibility. Amazingly, many Americans rush out the door at 4:59 without even saying “Goodnight.”2) Display Professionalism and Maturity:Unfortunately, the immature stereotype of young professionals does present a common barrier to advancement. Of
Researchers have discovered that the average person thinks anywhere between 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day. Since the majority of us spend anywhere from 16-18 hours awake each day, we think a thought on average about every 1.1 seconds. That’s a whole lot of thinking going on. With this much thinking taking place there is nothing more important than to focus that energy on a meaningful goal that targets your objective. Whether you are an individual or business manager looking to improve your own condition, the GOAL is the instrument that puts order and purpose into all of this thought energy. Your thoughts lead to action. Your actions create habits. And the habits of your life will determine your ultimate destiny.
The principal premise of the personal development movement is that thoughts become things and that we get whatever we focus upon most. The questions that I think are worth asking are:
a) If thoughts are our currency for acquiring what we want, then what is it that you are spending your currency on?
b) Are you getting a good deal?
c) Are you experiencing the life you deserve?
I have yet to meet someone who claims to like setting goals. Most of us have tried goal setting at some point in our life and failed and just decided it was too much of a hassle. When we come to realize that the goal is comparable to a canvas for an artist we then begin to recognize the importance of goals in channeling our energy towards a desired purpose. The 60,000 thoughts are going to be there day in and day out. It would make good sense to focus those thoughts to an area that would result in a marked improvement of your life.
We are all familiar with the retail buying experience. We walk into a store. Locate the merchandise we want. Pay for it. Take it home. I submit that we engage in this exact same experience in designing our lives. Problem is that when our lives are not going the way we want we are unwilling to admit that we created that condition. It takes a great deal of courage to admit that our belief system might need some rewiring if we are not leading the lives we want.
Look around you right now at your surroundings. Everything that you own is a product of your thoughts. Likewise, everything that you don’t own is a product of your thoughts. Some quality thoughts are considered “too expensive” to even consider contemplating so we never even entertain them. When is the last time that you reminded yourself how “awesome” you are in spite of whatever problems are lurking in your life?
So we often spend our time with the thoughts that are most real to us and the thoughts that we know we can afford. Funny thing is that we have a budget of 60,000 thoughts each day to create whatever we want. In spite of that possibility so much of humanity traps itself in the “closeout thoughts aisle” and then wonders why life has become a battle for basic survival.
Here are a few of the more famous closeout aisle thought patterns:
“It’s just the way I am. I can’t help it.”
”I can’t control what I think.”
“They are just thoughts for Gods sake! That doesn’t matter!”
”I just feel that way and there is nothing I can do about it.”
The reality is that we CAN help it. There is no more important skill in life than learning to control the focus of our mind. In so doing, we can literally change our destiny. Every decision you make stems for the viewpoint of what you think you are and the value you place upon yourself. In the blink of an eye you can change your beliefs of what is possible and recognize that those limitations you encounter are all part of a flawed belief system.
I spent about thirty minutes trying to log my thoughts. Within minutes I discovered that my focus was literally “all over the universe.” Hundreds of disjointed thoughts entered and left my consciousness in a matter of minutes. Trying to keep track of them all was an exercise in futility. What this simple exercise taught me though was to understand the importance of goals. A goal certainly adds a focus and structure to thinking. The more ambitious the goal the more it forces us out of the “closeout aisle” and into the realization that the biggest obstacle in our lives is usually ‘us.’ The one thing I can guarantee you is that you will spend your thought budget every single day. Consciously or unconsciously you will think one thought every 1.1 seconds. With this being the case don’t you think it might be a good idea to make a concerted effort to focus your attention on the things that you want to create? Isn’t that the entire purpose behind having goals? Isn’t that the entire purpose to happy living?
A good friend of mine is working diligently on expanding his business. The one thing he is focused on is understanding that his growth in the past was a direct result of his thinking. Now as he confronts the future he recognizes that his thinking has become the obstacle to getting to the next level. Interesting dilemma isn’t it? You want to grow but you have to be willing to change your thoughts to do so.
Sounds real easy until you have to confront this issue yourself.
The one question that he reiterates to me every time we speak is… “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
I have no doubt that within this question lies all the wisdom that an individual or organization would ever need to be able to achieve whatever they wanted.
“What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
As I started asking myself that question I began to uncover counterproductive illusions about beliefs, ideas and thoughts that I nurture without even realizing it. Maybe you can relate? It reminds of the comment Mark Twain once made when he said, “I have been through some really terrible stressful things in my life..........some of them which actually happened.”
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Ander
Most consumers do not realize the number of mannequins used for display in today's retail stores. That is because it is the job of the mannequin to draw interest to the clothes, not themselves. It seems like quite a thankless position for mannequins, but there is one particular type of mannequin who goes even more unnoticed regardless of their important contribution to fashion, the Mannequin head, that is, a life size reproduction of the human head and all of its features. Mannequin heads don the hats, wigs, sunglasses, jewelry and make-up everyone needs, yet many retailers still do not realize their importance. They can be made to resemble many people types and are almost always built completely to scale. Made from foam, plastic, and vinyl, mannequin heads are most often used to model hats. Rather than waste the funds and space to display hats with full size mannequins, mannequin heads are
We are all familiar with the retail buying experience. We walk into a store. Locate the merchandise we want. Pay for it. Take it home. I submit that we engage in this exact same experience in designing our lives. Problem is that when our lives are not going the way we want we are unwilling to admit that we created that condition. It takes a great deal of courage to admit that our belief system might need some rewiring if we are not leading the lives we want.
Look around you right now at your surroundings. Everything that you own is a product of your thoughts. Likewise, everything that you don’t own is a product of your thoughts. Some quality thoughts are considered “too expensive” to even consider contemplating so we never even entertain them. When is the last time that you reminded yourself how “awesome” you are in spite of whatever problems are lurking in your life?
So we often spend our time with the thoughts that are most real to us and the thoughts that we know we can afford. Funny thing is that we have a budget of 60,000 thoughts each day to create whatever we want. In spite of that possibility so much of humanity traps itself in the “closeout thoughts aisle” and then wonders why life has become a battle for basic survival.
Here are a few of the more famous closeout aisle thought patterns:
“It’s just the way I am. I can’t help it.”
”I can’t control what I think.”
“They are just thoughts for Gods sake! That doesn’t matter!”
”I just feel that way and there is nothing I can do about it.”
The reality is that we CAN help it. There is no more important skill in life than learning to control the focus of our mind. In so doing, we can literally change our destiny. Every decision you make stems for the viewpoint of what you think you are and the value you place upon yourself. In the blink of an eye you can change your beliefs of what is possible and recognize that those limitations you encounter are all part of a flawed belief system.
I spent about thirty minutes trying to log my thoughts. Within minutes I discovered that my focus was literally “all over the universe.” Hundreds of disjointed thoughts entered and left my consciousness in a matter of minutes. Trying to keep track of them all was an exercise in futility. What this simple exercise taught me though was to understand the importance of goals. A goal certainly adds a focus and structure to thinking. The more ambitious the goal the more it forces us out of the “closeout aisle” and into the realization that the biggest obstacle in our lives is usually ‘us.’ The one thing I can guarantee you is that you will spend your thought budget every single day. Consciously or unconsciously you will think one thought every 1.1 seconds. With this being the case don’t you think it might be a good idea to make a concerted effort to focus your attention on the things that you want to create? Isn’t that the entire purpose behind having goals? Isn’t that the entire purpose to happy living?
A good friend of mine is working diligently on expanding his business. The one thing he is focused on is understanding that his growth in the past was a direct result of his thinking. Now as he confronts the future he recognizes that his thinking has become the obstacle to getting to the next level. Interesting dilemma isn’t it? You want to grow but you have to be willing to change your thoughts to do so.
Sounds real easy until you have to confront this issue yourself.
The one question that he reiterates to me every time we speak is… “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
I have no doubt that within this question lies all the wisdom that an individual or organization would ever need to be able to achieve whatever they wanted.
“What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
As I started asking myself that question I began to uncover counterproductive illusions about beliefs, ideas and thoughts that I nurture without even realizing it. Maybe you can relate? It reminds of the comment Mark Twain once made when he said, “I have been through some really terrible stressful things in my life..........some of them which actually happened.”
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Ander
Cleanliness—few are ignorant while others are crazy about it. Whichever way, both need you. If you plan to start the carpet cleaning business and can ensure good service quality, there is no reason to panic about the associated revenue. Starting a new business usually means a lot of sweating coupled with some planning and returns, but not in San Francisco. In fact, the easy procedures of starting up a new venture and the government’s willingness to support the ends are easy to achieve.The Small Business Commission serves as a handy tool in this direction. The commission was set up with a focus to promote small businesses and has rightly proved itself. They are reachable at www.sfgov.org/sbc/.What All to Prepare For: Your syllabus for starting up a business in San Francisco requires you to be in line with the following requirements:- Business registration requirements - Wit
Here are a few of the more famous closeout aisle thought patterns:
“It’s just the way I am. I can’t help it.”
”I can’t control what I think.”
“They are just thoughts for Gods sake! That doesn’t matter!”
”I just feel that way and there is nothing I can do about it.”
The reality is that we CAN help it. There is no more important skill in life than learning to control the focus of our mind. In so doing, we can literally change our destiny. Every decision you make stems for the viewpoint of what you think you are and the value you place upon yourself. In the blink of an eye you can change your beliefs of what is possible and recognize that those limitations you encounter are all part of a flawed belief system.
I spent about thirty minutes trying to log my thoughts. Within minutes I discovered that my focus was literally “all over the universe.” Hundreds of disjointed thoughts entered and left my consciousness in a matter of minutes. Trying to keep track of them all was an exercise in futility. What this simple exercise taught me though was to understand the importance of goals. A goal certainly adds a focus and structure to thinking. The more ambitious the goal the more it forces us out of the “closeout aisle” and into the realization that the biggest obstacle in our lives is usually ‘us.’ The one thing I can guarantee you is that you will spend your thought budget every single day. Consciously or unconsciously you will think one thought every 1.1 seconds. With this being the case don’t you think it might be a good idea to make a concerted effort to focus your attention on the things that you want to create? Isn’t that the entire purpose behind having goals? Isn’t that the entire purpose to happy living?
A good friend of mine is working diligently on expanding his business. The one thing he is focused on is understanding that his growth in the past was a direct result of his thinking. Now as he confronts the future he recognizes that his thinking has become the obstacle to getting to the next level. Interesting dilemma isn’t it? You want to grow but you have to be willing to change your thoughts to do so.
Sounds real easy until you have to confront this issue yourself.
The one question that he reiterates to me every time we speak is… “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
I have no doubt that within this question lies all the wisdom that an individual or organization would ever need to be able to achieve whatever they wanted.
“What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
As I started asking myself that question I began to uncover counterproductive illusions about beliefs, ideas and thoughts that I nurture without even realizing it. Maybe you can relate? It reminds of the comment Mark Twain once made when he said, “I have been through some really terrible stressful things in my life..........some of them which actually happened.”
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Ander
Ever wondered why some businesses seem to be ultra-successful?The reason is simple; they use powerful marketing secrets to generate more and more sales and they recognise the importance of nurturing their prospects and customers.One of the ways they do this is through their communication. Any marketing message going into their marketplace is crystal clear and informative, so their prospect and client always feels valued and respected.You can do this too.You can get the results you see other successful businesses enjoying. With your marketing message. But, there are so many competing marketing messages; it is difficult to make sure yours stands out from the rest. And, when it does get enquiries or orders, you need to know what’s worked, and why, so you can repeat it.Writing is a Science…In fact there is a science to writing adve
A good friend of mine is working diligently on expanding his business. The one thing he is focused on is understanding that his growth in the past was a direct result of his thinking. Now as he confronts the future he recognizes that his thinking has become the obstacle to getting to the next level. Interesting dilemma isn’t it? You want to grow but you have to be willing to change your thoughts to do so.
Sounds real easy until you have to confront this issue yourself.
The one question that he reiterates to me every time we speak is… “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
I have no doubt that within this question lies all the wisdom that an individual or organization would ever need to be able to achieve whatever they wanted.
“What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
As I started asking myself that question I began to uncover counterproductive illusions about beliefs, ideas and thoughts that I nurture without even realizing it. Maybe you can relate? It reminds of the comment Mark Twain once made when he said, “I have been through some really terrible stressful things in my life..........some of them which actually happened.”
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Ander
Sure, any publicity is good. But don’t invest time and effort to be in “Lucky: The Magazine for Shopping” if your major topic is planning for college. Go where your market is!Which media outlets are the best for you? Easy answers – and the Home Run of publicity – include national giants like CNN and The Wall Street Journal. These outlets reach millions of people...and they also have thousands of publicity-hungry folks constantly badgering them for coverage.Your prospects can also be found through many outlets that are more readily accessible. Sometimes the best outlets are ones you've never even heard of. Trade magazines, special weekly television or radio programs, syndicated columnists—all have unique and loyal audiences.How can you find out about them? Simply ask your clients what they are reading or watching, and you’ll know exactly where you need to get your story placed
The secret of business success is ridiculously simple. So much so that we often dismiss it. What thoughts have you planted that are creating your current experience? What illusions do you regularly entertain that prevent you from being responsible for every area of your life? You can blame others for the unhappiness you feel, or you can take responsibility for your life. But you cannot do both. You must make a choice.
The 'divinity that shapes your destiny' is you!
Every day for the rest of your life you will think roughly 60,000 thoughts. Unless you focus that energy into some meaningful purpose you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Set ambitious goals for yourself and you will be well on your way to choosing the best thoughts energy can buy! The focus that this will create in your life will speak volumes. A question that will assist you in this regard whenever you experience a setback is: “What would a person have to believe and think about regularly to experience this?”
Think about what you think about, before you think that next thought!
Be careful with what you agree with!
Copyright 2004 Harald Anderson
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