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Life and Business Leadership Insight
- April 04

In this issue:

"Why making Rash Decisions is both
Easy and Dangerous"

There was once a man who was out wandering through the fields and meadows of his local town in the country.

He came across a field where a patch of pumpkins grew. He looked at the large pumpkins and noticed that they were growing on a frail little green vine. Pondering the beauty of their design and their size, he looked up and became aware that he was standing underneath a giant Walnut tree.

Observing the tree and its fruit he began to question the "logic" of the universe. He thought what type of universe is it that would have a pumpkin so large in size growing from such a spindly vine, that it could not support its weight and the pumpkin must rest itself on the ground, whilst just above me, a giant tree that only has to support minute walnuts.
At the precise moment of his reflection a strong breeze swirled around the walnut tree dislodging a walnut from the top of the tree that fell directly onto the crown of the man's head.

Bruised, sore and scratching his head, the man said to himself "Thank God pumpkins don't grow in walnut trees!"

This is a story with a moral that should be observed on a daily basis.
Endless opportunities are lost and overlooked simply because we are closed in our thinking and governed by our past. We have formed paradigms, or sets of beliefs that limit our thinking. There is no doubt that our world is full of abundant opportunities yet our minds are so often influenced by the negative conditioning around us.

Comments like "It won't work"… "She wouldn't know"…"I know why"…etc, etc echo through most homes and organisations, seeing people rashly judging others or circumstances based on pettiness and the ignorance of a false knowing.

Based on research in this area from people in all walks of life, the average time frame in which people make judgments about others when meeting them for the first time, is on average under 10 seconds!

How accurate could we possibly be in that timeframe? Not very so remind yourself constantly to avoid making rash judgments and give people and situations the freedom they deserve.

Some of the information found in this newsletter may have been adapted from the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Self-leadership Program with kind permission from Roger Anthony.

Richard
Australia's "Self-Leadership Specialist"

Some of the information found in this newsletter may have been adapted from the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Self-leadership Program with kind permission from Roger Anthony.



 

 


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"Integrity Selling and Making It Work"
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May 25, 2004
9:30am-5:30pm

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Monthly Self-leadership Challenge…

This is a new section dedicated to challenging you to become a more complete professional.

This month's challenge: Watch less television!

First, only switch the TV on if there is something that you specifically want to watch.
Second, turn the TV off after the program.
Third, create a "reading area" that lends itself to other activities other than TV.

The average number of hours people watch TV in western society has now reached between 2-3 hours per person per day!

Enjoy building your knowledge in other realms!

Hear Richard Speak…

Richard will be a new series of "Self-Leadership" seminars in 2004. Please visit http://www.richardday.com.au/upcomingworkshops.html to enrol on line or gain more information.

Upcoming Workshops...

"Integrity Selling and Making It Work"
(Selling and making sales with Professionalism and Integrity):

In the 21st century most sales people are "time-poor" and need to be able to influence more with less time.

Generally organisations are looking for increased market share and revenue. In the 1990's we have seen a move away from trying to "project" our products and services onto potential customers, and a move toward discovering the customers needs and then matching a solution that matches those needs.

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