Posted in Change The Way You See Yourself - Through Asset-Based Thinking, Self Improvement, tagged ADMIRE SOMEONE, believe, BEN STEIN, Bill Strickland, CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE, CLINT EASTWOOD, DANIEL GOLEMAN, DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, DESMOND TUTU, EDMUND BURKE, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, ELLEN GOODMAN, GERARD C. EAKEDALE, HORACE MANN, Influence, INFLUENCE QUOTIENT, integrity, Listen softer, LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, MARGARET MEAD, motivator, No Child, quick change artist, SALVADOR DALI, social intelligence, STANDING OVATION, Trust, truth on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Change other’s minds
Debate
Compete
Prevail
Conventional views of influence: MY INFLUENCE
To be influential is to win over the minds, hearts, spirits, and effort of other people. Conventionally, our view of how to become influential is focused on developing out personal influence skills. Our emphasis is on persuading, convincing, advocationg, and winning the argument so we can get [...]
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Posted in Change The Way You See Yourself - Through Asset-Based Thinking, Self Improvement, tagged ABT, authentic, demand, GIFFORD BOOTH, RALPH WALDO EMERSON, real, Signature Moments, sizzle, soul, substance on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Knowledge and Expertise
Material Wealth
Authority
Status and Fame
Conventional views of power: WHAT YOU HAVE
When it comes to power, most people think of accumulating material wealth, status, authority, knowledge, and expertise. These are potent external sources of power. As such, they provide you with control over a vast array of resources – from money , to land, [...]
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Posted in Change The Way You See Yourself - Through Asset-Based Thinking, Self Improvement, tagged ABT, Asset, Based, George Bernhard Shaw, Influence, Power, Presence, Signature, Thinking on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Reactive to Proactive
Calling yourself to action means being proactive. In the face of relentless barrage of daily demands, being proactive is not that easy. In fact, if you are like most people you operate in a reactive mode – consumed by deadlines at work, family obligations, household chores, and unexpected mishaps. You wake up [...]
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What ABT is:
Asset-Based Thinking is a way of viewing reality. Asset-Based Thinkers embrace the positive side of life and free themselves of the deficit-based negative side (DBT). ABT reveals hoe even the slightest shifts in your thinking can lead to seismic differences.
How ABT works:
ABT is looking at yourself and the world through the eyes of what’s [...]
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The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that that lit up her [...]
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From today onwards, I want to STOP behaving like a dreamer. I want to start building my dream, brick by brick. I found this useful literature, and though it might be a good tool to start with.
Take one home everyday, and stay connected and motivated.
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Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin, which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity.
Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.
Today I will pluck grapes of wisdom from the tallest and fullest [...]
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