“Back To Basics” Can Feel Boring, But It Is Fundamentally Important
“Back to basics” may sound boring, but basics can be the most powerful place on which to focus. Our lives can feel incredibly complicated – so much so that, from time to time, we have lost sight of the dynamics that underlie the results that we wish to have. Basics like: do your homework, take […]
“Influencing With Integrity” ~ A Classic In The Field Of Sales And Negotiation Communication
Writer Jay Abraham says, “Whatever area you work in, you do have clients and you do need to sell.” This notion of “everyone sells something” can be translated into “Everyone influences others” because selling is a form of influencing and persuading. What we have often objected to about selling is that it can include unfair […]
The Essential Ingredients For Victory Begin With Doing Our Absolute Best
Potential ingredients for personal victory include: – We have done our absolute best – Actions are taken consistent with core values like truth, integrity and mutual respect – No one wins unless everyone wins – A clear conscience – We did not shrink from difficulty – The basis for everything is unconditional love. How well […]
What Are The Best Responses When Others Break Promises?
What are the best ways to respond to others when they do not keep their promises? Clearly, responses like anger, resentment and recrimination are counterproductive. What kinds of positive choices are available? A basic first step is to appeal to the core values that may have been the foundation for the promise in the first […]
How Well Do You Keep Promises To Yourself?
Each of us has made and subsequently broken promises to ourselves about all kinds of habits, behaviors and thoughts. Exercise, diet, relationships and money are among the key areas where we humans have promised to do or not to do something – and we have found ourselves making excuses and breaking our promises. It’s been […]
Implications Of Oaths And Vows
Oaths and vows are “bigger than life” promises. Presumably, the consequences of breaking a vow or an oath are larger than that of breaking a “mere promise.” Have you been able to make a distinction among agreeing, promising and vowing / making an oath? What are the practical implications of vows and oaths? Should we […]
An Oath Is A Promise Made In The Presence Of A Diety
The word “promises” is a word that is more often used in our culture than “oath.” An oath is a powerful promise typically made in the presence of a Diety. Thus, an oath has the added consideration of the inclusion of a higher power as and when conceived by the person making the oath. How […]