Listening Is a Leadership Skill, Not a Polite Social Habit
Listening isn’t measured by how long you allow someone to speak. It’s measured by how willing you are to understand them before deciding what to say.
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Having the Courage to Begin is Different from Being Confident
You need enough courage to write the first sentence, publish the first imperfect version. Or make that first call, walk in with your first business proposal, or take that first step.
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Are You Really Stuck or Are You Using an Old Ruler to Measure Your Growth?
What happens when your perception of growth is no longer matching with what you see? You find it difficult to accept the changes and move with it.
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How Much Help Is Too Much When the Goal Is to Raise a Confident, Self-Sufficient Child?
Sometimes parents forget in their efforts to do everything for the children is that children develop confidence through their, the child’s, lived experience.
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What If the Problem Isn’t What You Said, But When You Said It?
In your mind, the words are just conveying what you wanted to say. But the listener is accepting them in an emotional context which creates a barrier for the complete meaning to get conveyed.
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The Child Giving Orders Isn’t Always the Leader
The true leaders get the others to follow their lead by listening to what’s been said, by understanding what’s missing, and doing what needs to be done.
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We’ve Learned to Respond Faster. Have We Forgotten How to Think First?
Deep conversations don’t require you to spend hours or indulge in some profound discussions every time you meet.
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Children | Creativity | critical thinking | Education & Empowerment | General | Humour | personal growth
Can Humour Teach What Serious Teaching Sometimes Can’t?
Every educator’s goal is to get their students interested and engaged in the class. And if it needs a little bit of humour, then it’s worth the effort.
