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16 Simple / Inspirational Rules Of Life

I recently was in Memphis eating breakfast at the Blue Plate Cafe (I highly recommend) and came across the following rules of life.

1. Wake up. Show Up. Pay Attention.
2. Be happy and have fun! - Life is a trip - enjoy the journey.
3. Learn, master, and play by the rules.
4. Get an education. - Knowledge and wisdom are the key.
5. Work hard. Work smart. Never quit. - Nothing good comes easy.
6. The "Circle Theory" is in effect. - Integrity. Never lie, cheat or steal, especially yourself.
7. Know your weakness and overcome them. - Power is when you ask for help and use it.
8. Learn a skill, trade or profession you love and master it.
9. Deadly Sin - Doing wrong when you know right.
10. Don't judge and learn how to forgive. - Surrender to win.
11. Never sweat the small stuff. - Most of it is small stuff.
12. Treat all with dignity and respect. - Especially yourself.
13. Acquire patience and serenity. - Learn to be still, be quiet, be at peace and meditate.
14. Make a negative a positive and learn from the past.
15. Develop self discipline. - Do what you're supposed to do, not what you want to do, until what you're supposed to do is what you want to do.
16. You got to believe in yourself.

What do you think about the rules?

Also if you like this you may like an article I posted a while back - 10 Instant Way To Improve Yourself.

Cheers!

7 Inspiring Principles of Management

I recently came across an inspiring article about David Ogilvy. Mr Ogilvy arguably was one of the most influential advertising man in history. Below are seven of his principles.

1. Remember that Abraham Lincoln spoke of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He left out the pursuit of profit.
2. Remember the old Scottish motto: “Be happy while you’re living, for you are a long time dead.”
3. If you have to reduce your company’s payroll, don’t fire your people until you have cut your compensation and the compensation of your big-shots.
4. Define your corporate culture and your principles of management in writing. Don’t delegate this to a committee. Search all the parks in all your cities. You’ll find no statues of committees.
5. Stop cutting the quality of your products in search of bigger margins. The consumer always notices — and punishes you.
6. Never spend money on advertising which does not sell.
7. Bear in mind that the consumer is not a moron. She is your wife. Do not insult her intelligence.

Source: Fortune

Global Mind Shift / Did You Know 2.0

I came across this video about two years ago and still today this has a lot of relevancy.  My only suggestion is when you watch this video is to put on your marketing hat and view it from that perspective. If you are like me, this video will totally pump you up about the future.

Did You Know 2.0

btw - I know there are other versions out, I just happen to like this one.

Enjoy!

10 Instant Ways To Improve Yourself

Cool article I found on lifehack.org.  The title says it all - 10 virtually instant ways to improve your life.  So simple and straight to the point.  The 10 points are:

1. Stop jumping to conclusions
2. Don’t dramatize
3. Don’t invent rules
4. Avoid stereotyping or labeling people or situations
5. Quit being a perfectionist
6. Don’t over-generalize
7. Don’t take things so personally
8. Don’t assume your emotions are trustworthy
9. Don’t let life get you down
10. Don’t hang on to the past

It truly makes me wonder how many times the problems we have in our life are simply manifested from our minds.  ENJOY! 

   

Management – Using the right communication channels at the right time

One of the biggest gripes I have is when a manager communicates to a person on their team regarding a conduct issue via email.  It even upsets me more when it happens through instant messaging (IM).  I just cannot understand this.  Do not get me wrong I love email and IM as communication channels, but as a manger there are underlying rules for the use of these tools.  When a conduct issue occurs the number one rule is to always address it in person. If you are unable to do it in person then use a phone.  In my experience most of the time the issue turns out to be a miscommunication.  Too many times I have seen individuals interpret an email or IM the wrong way and get all worked up about absolutely nothing.  This advice may seem really simple and in my opinion it is, but today I just see this happening way too often.