Learn
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New Music
Have you listened to a new artist or style of music this year? Why not stay young? — Sakfucius
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Relentless
Do you want to be the best? The best never settle for the status quo, relentlessly striving to improve week over week.
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Improve Weekly
Do you really believe that you are indispensable and irreplaceable where you work today? The only security within your own control is to continuously improve yourself. — Sakfucius
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Any Given Day
Even when you have done everything right, luck can play a role on any day. Don’t lose your enthusiasm or drive when things outside of your control go against you. — Sakfucius
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Seek Perspective
How thoroughly do you seek to understand another’s perspective before you tell him that he is wrong? — Sakfucius
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Expertise
Do you readily admit that you are not an expert on a topic? There’s a trap in reading some Google, ChatGPT, Quora, Medium, and CNN — and suddenly preaching your expertise. — Sakfucius
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Coaching
How can you get coaching, at work and at home? To become better, you need self awareness, a good coach, and the willingness to change. — Sakfucius
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Five Moves
One of the greatest skills of the wise is to think five moves ahead. — Sakfucius
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Too Happy
If you are feeling too happy and zen, tune into any news channel — they specialize in rage and angst. — Sakfucius
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Three Times
Pay attention: If someone brags three times in the first minutes of meeting you, he is invariably all talk, little action — or in Texan ‘big hat, no cattle.’ — Sakfucius
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Interviewing
Take your time and always ask the why behind each question if you want to land great recruits. Discern a person’s goals, logic, and attitude, not her history. — Sakfucius
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Thoughtful Mistakes
We all make regrettable mistakes, but some people don’t learn the lessons and repeat them. — Sakfucius
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Road Rage
Road rage comes from an expectation that traffic will be light and drivers will be both competent and kind. Reset your expectations. — Sakfucius
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Limitless Mind
People who believe that they can re-wire how their mind thinks, can. Most believe that they can not, so they do not. — Sakfucius
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Searching for Strife
If you are always looking for problems and things that could be improved, you will find them. — Sakfucius
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Interviews
The best interview is sitting next to someone on a five hour flight. — Sakfucius
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Win Lose
Win/lose is a tough way to live, while win/win is a stellar way to succeed. There is usually a way to be a win/win guy if you search for it. — Sakfucius
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Five Words 1.0
What five words does a person who knows you well use to describe you to others? It is worth finding out. — Sakfucius
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Five Words 2.0
What five words does someone who just met you once use to describe you to others? Are you making the impression you prefer to make? — Sakfucius
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Five Words 3.0
What five words would you pick to honestly describe yourself? — Sakfucius
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Open Minded
Don’t rush to judge people and you will find many more hidden gems and diamonds in the rough. — Sakfucius
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Judge
Don’t judge a man by his words, because words are easy. Judge him by his questions and his actions. — Sakfucius
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ESP
Can you read what another person really wants? Ask questions and listen attentively to develop your Empathetic Sensory Perspective. — Sakfucius
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Sharpen your Axe 3.0
Most don’t realize that 80% of your memory capability is a learned skill, not a born trait? How much better could you become if you practiced proven techniques? — Sakfucius
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Hard-headed
Don’t be a hard-head who is destined to make all the mistakes firsthand. Strive to be wise beyond your years. — Sakfucius
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Think Later
Can you decide when you will think about a worrisome topic, and actually put it aside until then? If you learn how, you will reduce stress by 87%. — Sakfucius
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Satisfying Expectations
What you expect decides if you are happy or disappointed in the end. — Sakfucius
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What Happens Next
Being positioned in the right place at the right time is crucial. Anticipate, and don’t procrastinate. — Sakfucius
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Smart Gift
What if you sent an article on a topic that you know a person has an interest in? It shows that you paid attention to — and liked — the person you met. — Sakfucius
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Feedback
Ask for feedback often and appreciate the few times you receive helpful opinions. It is rare to land a truthful coach, especially later in your career. — Sakfucius
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Brain Fitness
Writing is ten times better than reading which is ten times better than watching. — Sakfucius
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Deft Anticipation
What if you made a habit of thinking scenarios through so that you were consistently five steps ahead of most others? In truth, 95% are playing checkers with their lives. — Sakfucius
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Mentor Rich
Do you have many mentors on various dimensions of life? Why not ask more people for their advice? If cultivated, some may become your mentors. — Sakfucius
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Capabilities
Have your capabilities grown? Are you more valuable this year than last? If not, reconsider where you are investing your time. — Sakfucius
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Improving or Fading
We are either improving or degrading. Trying to keep the status quo is fool’s goal because change is a constant. — Sakfucius
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Tips are Traps
Hot tips are tantalizing. Do your research on an investment and don’t get in a hurry. Tipsters are often the end of a rumor started my one person and modified many times along the way. — Sakfucius
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Avoid Reviews
Sometimes, try being open minded and have no expectations. It will change your experience. — Sakfucius
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Stand Back Up
When has feeling sorry for yourself paid off in any way? When you get knocked down, get up off the floor and fight on. — Sakfucius