15 Winning Thoughts of Peak Performers
Last post we RED FLAGGED 15 categories of negative thoughts. I had to give you the list of negative thoughts to make it easier to identify them, however, telling someone NOT to think about a thing is to cause them…
15 Thought Filters Used By Peak Performers
The thoughts we entertain, (i.e. mental house guests) make us or break us, like the Unwanted House Guests from the old Saturday Night Live skits. If you let negative thoughts set up shop in your brain-housing group, it’s hard to…
Forget Time Management, Do These 3 Steps Instead!
As a consultant/coach, the biggest issue I deal with when helping an organization or individual is a limiting set of beliefs, not the lack of time management. Not that goals can not be reached, not that success can not be…
Critical Thinking Tools: RELEVANCE
What is the relevance? Now that we are thinking clearly, precisely, and accurately, we must ask ourselves, “Is this relevant?” A funny illustration of this point is found in the movie, “Kindergarten Cop”. Arnold is teaching the class and says…
Critical Thinking Tools: ACCURACY
Once we have mental clarity, and have become precise, we must drill down further to ACCURACY. Yesterday, I ended with a quip about how imprecision could lead to overdraft fees on the old bank account. The next step is…
Critical Thinking Tools: PRECISION
Once we begin to use clarity in our thinking and communication, we should pull out the tool called PRECISION. I’ve been guilty of not using this tool, all of the time. In that very statement, “I’ve been guilty of not…
Critical Thinking Tools: CLARITY
The very first tool I use in my thinking is clarity. Most of us have a difficult time with communicating clearly, but that is a symptom of not thinking clearly. I used to watch the sitcom “Seinfeld” all the time. …
Critical Thinking 101
Let’s look at some basics of critical thinking. When you hear the term, “critical thinking”, it doesn’t mean that we are judging someone or being negative. Critical thinking means that we use reflective reasoning about our beliefs, attitudes, and actions. …
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