Posts Tagged ‘control’

Do you suffer from bad luck?

Here’s how to improve your fortune

Are you one of those people who are always suffering setbacks? Does little ever seem to go right for you? Are you dogged by constant instances of sheer bad luck? Do you sometimes feel that the universe is out to get you?

Let me let you into a secret: your luck is no worse—and no better—than anyone else’s. It just feels that way. Better, still… » Continue

October 1 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: control, life, loser, luck, success | 32 comments»

10 Suggestions For Thinking For Yourself

If you’re one to follow instruction a little too blindly or feel like you don’t have enough control over what’s going on in your life, here are a few tips to get on the right track.

Allen Galbraith has one particularly important tip that should become second nature early in life, particularly in schooling: asking questions.

1) If in doubt - ask a question.
Don’t be afraid to question things. Don’t be… » Continue

August 13 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: control | 1 comment»

Top Ten Sources of Interruptions

It’s eye-opening when you realize that many of the interruptions that occur in your day may actually be under your own control! In no particular order, here are the top ten interruptions we see most often with our clients that are affecting their productivity:

1. Phone Calls
Schedule some time to have calls screened by a support person, or if you work alone, screen calls with voice mail. Answering the… » Continue

May 18 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: control, interruption, Productivity | 16 comments»

The Five C’s of Champions

Taking inspiration from great sporting clubs, Ian McKenzie walks through 5 ways to develop what he calls ‘the heart of a champion’.

They’re simple, but not necessarily easy to develop properly. You probably show these traits to some extent, but the key is really working at them; the 5 C’s:

Character
Conviction
Control
Composure
Consistency

Five Keys to Developing the Heart of a Champion - [Ian'sMessyDesk]… » Continue

May 9 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: characteristic, confidence, control | 6 comments»

12 Keys To Winning an Argument

Aguments are an all too common part of life. They should be avoided if possible. But, if you can’t avoid them you may as well win.

Here’s how.

Never Accuse your opponent of being wrong.
If you realize you made a mistake admit it immediately.
Be pleasant.
Get your opponent saying “yes” It is a proven technique.
Let them talk. “Enough rope,” “digging a hole” all that.
Be receptive. We’ve already established we could be wrong.
Make it

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August 17 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: behavior, Communication, control | 6 comments»

Thinking About Trust

Trust in other people is one of the foundations for creating a civilized working environment. Many managers are overworked primarily because of a lack of trust. They take on too much themselves, because they don’t trust their subordinates to do the work properly. They cannot allocate enough time to their own work, because they don’t believe people will put in the required time without constant supervision. They attend pointless meetings… » Continue

July 31 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: attitude, behavior, boss, burnout, business, businesslife, civilized-work, control, corporate-culture, delegation, discontentment, fear, happiness, leadership, lifebalance, Management, manager, micro-management, office-politics, organization, respect, team, teamwork, timemanagement, trust, work, work-life, work/life-balance, working, worklife | 1 comment»

Habitual Mastery - Control your Habit

“This is my habit - I really want to change and couldn’t”. Are there times that you really want to take control to improve or alter your habits, but you couldn’t? Scott Young at his blog talks about how to master this skill - Control your habit and don’t let your habit to control you. He describes he mastery in series of five different posts:

Introduction - In the article… » Continue

May 17 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: control, habit | 1 comment»