For several years I masqueraded behind a humble approach of living my best efforts. The skills and knowledge, surrounded by my experiences only served as an
attempt in life. It was marked by all my online social bios, they simply read, "I
attempt the following..."
One of my great friends,
Leon Quan, challenged me with this, "
Shaun, find your voice Man! Don't attempt, do it. No one wants to pay for someone to come in and "attempt" to be successful. I'm just playin with u Bro...sorta...no really dude, Grow a pair Dawg! Ur a Bada$$- Don't forget it, ur Dad'd say it too."
What was captivating, is Leon said this shortly after I had sent out a tweet about it being my father's 59th birthday who had died 10 years prior, it challenged me to think.
I was challenged...
Take this quiz, then read on:
The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported that the number one reason people leave an organization is:
According to a recent Gallup Poll, what percentage of the American workforce received no praise or recognition in the last year?
According to the Gallup Corporation's research of five million employees worldwide, the frequency of praise and recognition in the workplace should be no less than:
Researchers have determined for healthy relationships the perfect ratio of positive comments to negative comments is:
Cigarette smoking has been shown to decrease life expectancy by 5.5 years, but a 2000 Mayo Clinic study showed that positive emotion can increase life expectancy by: So how did you do on the quiz? Leave your results in the comment section below. Don't worry, there is NO shame!
The margin that people leave organizations is overwhelming, and it has nothing to do with benefits, pay, or promotion. The main reason is because they feel...
I recently sent out a
tweet that said,
"Stress & burnout comes from living out of alignment w/our values. When not in tune with our inner core we experience distress. #BringValue." As it posted to Facebook one of my
friends asked me to explain. I realized a simple Facebook post explanation was not adequate so here is the thought dug up a little deeper...
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If you were to look at any list of great leaders of the century, and you would find these five people at the top of the list: