"The person who has all the answers understands none of the
problems." Unknown
Ask good questions, listen to the answers, try to understand and then see if you have any answers.
Monday, February 26, 2007
All the answers?
Last week I spent some time with a couple of people that continuously knew the answers to everything, and were very happy to tell me all about them. After a few minutes it became very frustrating, it seemed as if I didn't need to open my mouth to be given the answer. I vowed to ensure I don't become like that.
Ask good questions, listen to the answers, try to understand and then see if you have any answers.
Ask good questions, listen to the answers, try to understand and then see if you have any answers.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Listen to understand
One conversation I had last week made me reflect on understanding. It's not always easy to achieve, being quiet and trying are the beginning and sometimes are in themselves pleasing to the other person.
So listen, try to understand and see how much pleasing you can do.
"I'm very hard to understand but extremely easy to please."
Nathan Gilkarov
So listen, try to understand and see how much pleasing you can do.
Monday, February 12, 2007
"You don't understand me"
As we approach Valentines day I was thinking about the way people sometimes act. It is easy in the busy lives we lead to run around trying to ensure that other people understand us and what we want. Is this missing the point?
This is true whether talking about the special person in your life, or all the people you deal with. This month enjoy understanding others, see what a difference it makes,
Jon
12/2/07
"Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." (Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479 BC)
This is true whether talking about the special person in your life, or all the people you deal with. This month enjoy understanding others, see what a difference it makes,
Jon
12/2/07
Monday, February 05, 2007
Self belief
I, like you, could hardly have failed to notice that Valentines day is on the way. Like so many other things today it seems to have been overtaken by commercialism, but underneath it is something important.
An opportunity to remind somebody important in your life how important they are to you. But if they are to believe in you, firstly you must believe in yourself.
This week remember the good things that are you, remember where you are going and how good you can feel about that.
Jon
5/2/07
An opportunity to remind somebody important in your life how important they are to you. But if they are to believe in you, firstly you must believe in yourself.
When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success - Norman Vincent Peale
This week remember the good things that are you, remember where you are going and how good you can feel about that.
Jon
5/2/07
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