March 26, 2013
MAYBE YOU ARE SMARTER THAN YOU THINK Dr. Robert Epstein, Research Professor at United States International University, says that intelligence tests predict only about 10% of an individual’s potential for success. He says that what is needed is an analysis of what makes people successful and then to construct a test to measure those things. […]
MoreMarch 11, 2013
It’s true that some people are naturally more creative than others, but it is a skill that can be developed.
MoreFebruary 15, 2013
At the sports mall adjacent to our offices, the employees at the front counter (mostly female) have gone to wearing colored T- shirts that seem to reflect their reaction to working on specific days of the week with a different color for each day. For instance, Monday is usually a grey day with a bright […]
MoreFebruary 5, 2013
An experienced music teacher or athletic coach knows that the body will often forget what the mind remembers. To see an example of this phenomenon, watch a golf or tennis match. The professional golfer knows exactly where he wants the ball to go. He knows which club to use for the right distance, how much […]
MoreFebruary 4, 2013
Did you ever assign a job or delegate a responsibility and then demonstrate some lack of trust or assume responsibility for it again out of a lack of confidence in the person to whom you originally delegated it? A lesson in this was taught impressively by a blind man.
MoreBallistics is the science of projectiles and fire arms. One of many uses of this science is to identify the characteristic markings that a gun barrel makes on a bullet as it is fired. The markings on the barrel are also changed as an increasing number of bullets pass through it.
MoreJanuary 25, 2013
Some years ago, the New York Times sent a reporter to interview Mr. Roebuck (of Sears-Roebuck fame) on his ninetieth birthday. Since the focus of the interview was on Mr. Roebuck’s birthday, the reporter began by asking, “To what do you attribute your longevity and good health?”
MoreJanuary 24, 2013
The early colonists (1607) fought against disease, starvation, the cold of winter and often the hostile Indians. When it became apparent that having everyone contribute what they could produce to a common storehouse was not generating adequate food, Governor William Bradford gave each man a plot of ground which he was free to till as […]
MoreJanuary 22, 2013
Sometimes when you are trying to solve a particularly difficult problem, or you are having a challenging day, you may wonder if there isn’t a better way to make a living. Keep this story in the desk drawer for such an occasion: In a small farm community, a man decided that because he had worked […]
MoreJanuary 21, 2013
January 17, 2013
Our expectation of results of what others do and even what we ourselves accomplish determines what it means to be successful. If what happens falls short of what we expect, we are disappointed. If, on the other hand, what happens meets our expectations, or even better, exceeds them, we define the outcome as successful. So […]
MoreWhen one man was fulfilling a life-long desire to fly, he had an interesting experience which caused him to appreciate the so-called learning curve. All during pilot-training one summer as he went enthusiastically out to the small airfield to have his lesson, he sensed that his progress seemed slower than others he observed. He began […]
MoreJanuary 16, 2013
You may remember psychologist Dr. John Gray, or at least you remember his book, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. He believes that nearly anyone can get what he/she wants if three elements are present. They are (1) Desire for more in our lives, (2) Confidence that we can get what we want, […]
MoreJanuary 14, 2013
Nobody can motivate anybody else. The best leader or peer can only help people to motivate themselves. The psychologists say that there are three basic means by which people are motivated: compliance, identification, and internalization. Compliance is for amateurs. Most of us are inclined to try to get people to behave by offering them some […]
MoreJanuary 11, 2013
There are always so many things demanding time and attention that deliberately setting out to have a little recreation is often a difficult discipline. If you have this problem, you may benefit from the advice of a psychologist who knows why play has a great payoff. Here’s the list of reasons to escape to the […]
MoreJanuary 10, 2013
Take it easy and make yourself feel good. Here are six techniques for nudging out bad moods and replacing them with good moods: Take at least five minutes of break time to do something relaxing and different– chat with a friend, or read briefly from an interesting book. Take a ten minute walk outside or […]
MoreJanuary 9, 2013
These are the characteristics of successful people according to Daniel Goleman, former brain sciences editor of the New York Times. These are the skills or character traits successful people have according to Mr. Goleman: PEOPLE SKILLS: The art of getting along with people in everyday contact is far more important than raw intelligence. Studies at […]
MoreJanuary 8, 2013
If it is your job to be a manager of an office, business or even a family, it might be well to consider the advice of Jack Welch, who successfully managed General Electric for over 17 years. Here are some of his secrets of successful management: Consider change an everyday process. Keep looking for better […]
MoreJanuary 7, 2013
We can all remember early school days when the challenge was to memorize and retain information long enough to get it back on the test paper. Today you can choose almost entirely what you will take the time to learn if you first remember that your knowledge is relatively little compared to all that there […]
MoreJanuary 4, 2013
It’s just a feeling you have that something is wrong but you don’t know what. We all have these feelings and that’s why you may be interested in the explanation of the reasons for them that was written by Dr. Martin Groder, a psychiatrist and business consultant from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He says intuition […]
MoreJanuary 3, 2013
How many times have you heard, “You are what you think,” or the Biblical version, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he?” I have a friend who says if that were true, he’d be Miss America. While you are debating the truth of the statement, consider the research done by the psychologists. […]
MoreDecember 21, 2012
It’s always catchy when someone chooses a number that is one of the leaders in recognition such as 10. In keeping with that observation, here are the 10 commandments for good listening: 1. Stop talking. You can’t listen if you are talking. 2. Put the talker at ease. Help him feel that he is in […]
MoreDecember 20, 2012
You probably know where you were when the tragedy of 9-11 occurred. If you are a little older you’ll remember when President Kennedy was assassinated and maybe even remember when the first man stepped on the moon. But do you remember where you were on August 7, 1990, at 12:34 P.M.? It was a once-in-a-century […]
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