100 Ways to Motivate Others
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“You have more to do than you can possibly do. You just need to feel good about your choices.”
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Although some people think that life is a battle, it is actually a game of giving and receiving.
—Florence Scovill Shinn, Philosopher/Author
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
20 - Simplify. Focus on results. You will always get what you focus on. If you merely focus on activities, that’s what you’ll get...a whole lot of activities. But if you focus on results, that’s what you’ll get. A whole lot of results.
19 - Focus on the Result, Not the Excuse
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One person you lead might say, “Oh no, bad weather, how depressing.” Another person might say, “Oh boy, we have some wonderful refreshing rain!”
Because the rain doesn’t make either person feel anything. (No person, place, or thing can make you feel anything.)
It is the thought about the rain that causes the feelings. And throughout all your leadership adventures, you can teach your people this most important concept: The concept of thought.
One person thinks (just thinks!) the rain is great. The other person thinks (but just thinks) the rain is depressing. Nothing in the world has any meaning until we give it meaning. Nothing in the workplace does either. Your people often look to you for meaning. What does this new directive really mean?
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Why are so many managers ineffective leaders?
Because they are firefighters. When you become a firefighter, you don’t lead anymore. You don’t decide where your team is going. The fire decides for you.
The fire controls your life. You think you are controlling the fire, but the fire is controlling you.
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