Month: October 2023

Before You Do Anything, Ask Yourself This One Question

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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‘Before you do anything, ask yourself: ‘Is this activity moving me closer towards something I really want to accomplish, or is it just a distraction?”’- Brian Tracy

If something is not helping you, it is hurting you. If you want to change your life, do not do things that are not moving you closer to your dreams.

Instead, focus on creating a better world for yourself. To do that, according to Brian Tracy, ‘… just make sure that everything that you do is consistent with where you want to end up later in life.’

WORDS OF WISDOM:

‘Use your time wisely.’

‘Life is finite.’

Understanding Is Everything

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Yes, understanding is everything. To know yourself, you must first understand who you are, where you are, where you are coming from, and where you are going.

And to work with other people, to know other people, you must first undertand them. Know where they are coming from, where they are, what is important to them, and where they are going.

Very important. To know people, do not judge them. Instead, create an opportunity to know them.

To know them, you must listen to them. To know them even better, you must understand them.

In the words of Paul McGee, ‘Listening to understand doesn’t mean you’ll always automatically agree with the other person’s viewpoint. It simply means you’re trying to understand their perspective. And when this happens they are then far likely to listen to your point of view.’

WORDS OF WISDOM:

‘If you want to be successful in life, you must ‘listen to undertand’

other people.’