Fearing to be different … is just the same as most

If you fear being different, then you are the same as most people….

If you fear that someone will realize that you believe in something that is not accepted in the social norm, then you are just like most people.

Change.

Embrace being different.

Steve Martin poked fun at all of us many years ago in one of his stadium filled comedy shows: “Now, let’s all complete the non-conformists oath — repeat after me!”

Self-Made = Success

Leaders are self-made practical learners.  Click the link.  Its a great, short article on the development of leaders… the self-development that makes success. 

If you are plunking around the internet looking for places to develop yourself, this is a link for you.  Good quality, well-intentioned information.

All the best

Douglas Leadbetter M.Ed

Beliefs are Important

Beliefs are Important

How do you operate the most powerful organ of your body? Your brain:  if it is left on its own, it reacts, runs off on recursive thinking loops, and generally does a lot of things that are not useful to your overall state of performance and success.  I wrote about the idea of directing energy in positive ways in Energy is Useful if we Know How to Use it… on the 21^st January 2009.  An absolutely important precursor to our either using thoughts effectively or just wasting critical energy is BELIEF!  Scott Gallagher is a prominent key note speaker and program facilitator who helps people live more effective lives.  He delivers his inspiration far and wide and talks extensively, helping people through THE POWER OF CHOICE.  He helps people overcome addictive behavior, and fundamental to his talks is the importance of belief.  Continue with this article to read a few of Scott’s own words about belief…. Read the rest of this entry »

~ Confront the Elephant ~

This blog post has a special guest from the field of health medicine – Heidi Paul BSN is the manager of Health Promotion and Prevention Services in a major Canadian city.

How to deal with those things you DON’T want at work.

There are things about your work and work environment that you likely do not like.  If these things are commonly disliked throughout your entire corporation or through the group you work with most closely, then they exist as part of a social system.  Thankfully, systems can be influenced.

Systems are collections of interconnected and interrelated parts that we can say have an aim or goal or purpose, and those parts can most certainly be human beings; that is why there is a branch of systems thinking called Human Systems Thinking.  This post starts to deal with Human Systems Thinking in a very practical way that you will want to bring to your work or even to your family. Read the rest of this entry »