“If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.” – Norman Vincent Peale Why are the ‘for Dummies’ guides so successful? Perhaps it is because many people like to have things spelled out for them in …
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Less is more… More is lazy Good communication is only as good as the message received, understood and remembered at the other end. If you speak for an hour, inundating your audience with big concepts and numerous minute details, they’ll quickly reach information overload. And they’re likely to remember… … …
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“All I know is that I know nothing.” – Socrates Perception is a very funny thing. In business, perception can be everything. It can be the thing that shoots you to the top (in some cases way too quickly) and it could be the thing that puts your reputation on …
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Do you know Transactional Analysis? Transactional Analysis (TA) is a fascinating theory of communication. It was created by Eric Berne in the 1950s and 1960s but is still very much used today. 3 Ego States We All Have Split-Personalities or Ego States The theory is based on the idea that …
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5 exercises to improve your Emotional Intelligence… Your IQ doesn’t alter much throughout your life. Emotional Intelligence, on the other hand, can be improved at any time. That’s great news because, as we saw in part 1 of this article, ‘Emotional Intelligence counts more than IQ or expertise for determining …
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Emotional Intelligence accounts for 2 thirds of career success. That’s great news because, unlike IQ, you can improve your Emotional Intelligence. What Is Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence is a convenient phrase that’s fairly recent (1990s). It’s not just about being good at using emotions, it’s about: Knowing your own emotions …
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