Tag: Control
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Planning = Controlled
Planning is optimal in a controlled environment. When everything in the situation is under control – plans work. When plans are made in a context that it is not controlled – plans don’t always work. The situation changes. Feelings get hurt. Plans work when it is controlled. Leadership is needed…
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Picky Eater = Trust Issues
This is a new idea for me. I didn’t know this, and technically, I still want to do more research about this. I was talking with a friend this morning, and they were explaining to me that someone that’s a picky eater might have some trust issues. As I understand…
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Easy Answers
The end of the year is always filled with a review of what has transpired over the year. It also is a time for resolutions; to do lists; and things that you should do differently next year. I always love listening to the quick fixes and lists of things that…
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Do Your Eyes Smile?
We talked about it in class this week. Do you know what I’m talking about? They mouth might be smiling, but their eyes give it away. It’s like they look through you or past you. Showing teeth might be a smile, but a genuine one happens with the eyes. They…
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Identity Features You Can’t Control
There are core identity features that you just cannot control. – What family you were born into. – Whether you were the youngest or the oldest. – The fact that you had to take care of your siblings – so you are now a nurturer. There’s tons of them. And…
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You Want to Change the World
….then learn how to change yourself. Actually, learn how to change something – anything. But why not start with yourself. If you can’t change yourself – the one thing that you have control over – how in the world are you going to change something – anything. Here’s the lesson:…
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You Define Yourself by the Work You Do
So does that mean when I complain about it that – that represents me? Does that define me? I read the line from a blog that I follow. I won’t write on here which one, but I’ll tell you if you really want to know – @Lemness or e mail…
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LL6: Command and Control
I am reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink. You can read what Malcolm says on his website about the book and for more information click here. It’s a book about snap judgments, rapid cognition, and thin-slicing. Read it. It’s pretty good. I write all of that to say that it’s not…