Showing posts with label good listener. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good listener. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Leaders' Law Of Cause And Effect

Every action has a reaction nearly equal in intensity.  How do you tap it for the intended effect?

This natural law suggests that for every cause there will be a nearly equal effect in intensity.  If we make good use of our minds, skills, talents, and time, it will show in our outer lives.  Did you know that scarcely one in a thousand individuals put his or her time anywhere near its potential good use?  It’s true.

"When we see two facts accompanying one another for a long time, we are apt to suppose them related as cause and effect." --Thomas Jefferson to James Maury, 1815. ME 14:319

Imagine what you can accomplish if you were one of these one-in-a-thousand people.  Feed your body good food, get decent relaxation and good sleep, learn, develop, and maintain self-control (be responsible and accountable) and you can be everything you want to be.  Feed your mind only positive thoughts, clearly define your goals, take action every day, and view failures as mere learning experiences.  Dwell on your goals morning and night with pictures and emotions, as if you have already achieved it.  As my wife often reminds me, everything happens for a reason.  Life experiences, both good and bad, are necessary for growth.  What we make of each determines the life we will have.  
One important key to learning is learning to be a good listener and interviewer.  No one learns by talking, but by listening.  Learn to ask questions and build off those questions.  A lot can be learned very quickly from asking the right questions from the right person.