Chris Walton
Forward Focused Question
We have all sat through meetings with people who ask questions that you know are merely extensions of their own agenda, COTS or just to hear themselves sound intelligent. Instead of these questions eliciting sincere responses, you either stay quiet or respond with what you know they want to hear, knowing that they are not really interested in hearing your opinion.
The same could be said for our families, you come home from work, How was your day? It was fine. How was yours? It was OK. How was school?, I hate it. Many times you know the answers before the questions are even asked....
When asking questions in a team/meeting environment, try to avoid asking questions that direct people to what you want or where you want to be. Open ended questions tend to start with What or how, but to give them a forward focus you could change "What were the major issues from the recent meeting?" to "What did you learn from the major issues at the recent meeting that will help us get the desired results?"
Again the same for our families. Don't ask a question that will elicit the same answer you have gotten for the last 3 months...10 yrs..... Change "How was school today?" to "Tell me about the coolest thing you did at school today?" or "How was work today?" to "What was the most interesting thing about work today?"
We all have opinions, we all have ideas, we all have things we want to say. Asking questions of our co-workers, friends and family in the right way, will make a world of difference in the quality, quantity and sincerity of the responses.
So I leave you with this question.....
What are the winning numbers going to be in the $200 million mega millions jackpot and how will winning change your life? :)
3 Mind Factors
Thank you so much to all of you that gave me the Congrats for my first place win. Dance is a big part of my life. Not only do I dance competitively, but I use it to gain confidence, and it helps with stress relief.
The last three months I have been preparing myself for my big event. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears. 12 hours a week in practice time. It took a lot of time away from my family, and my other interests. I started to feel drained. I wasn’t getting the moves down. I even had a back injury two days before the event.
I never gave up. I think Pathways and the 3 Mind factors helped me a lot with getting through this…………
The mind can only focus on one thing at a time - How true this is, especially when is comes to practicing and preparing for an
Paul Smith
Juncture Tool
"Juncture Tool"
There once was a man from Toledo
Who thought he looked sharp in a Speedo
When using the "tool of the juncture"
He developed a small puncture
and was compelled to change his whole credo
and so ended his days with the speedo .... thankfully
Credo is a belief system for this example.
What are you feeling? At home? At work? Family? Relationships? ...
I can tell you that last week was really though ... we worked couple days till 2am and others till mid-night ... I'm still alive and my wife is with ... but, I said myself that was enough ... I'm proposing something new and different and thanks God I'm giving my best to lead from where I'm and I can see the results ... at home ... we moved in to our new place and I'm starting my MBA today ... and my wife is totally supporting it and she is learning portuguese ...
Are things in the past going to be the way they are whether I like it or not?
I can say about work .... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ... we'll make a difference wherever we go! I encourage you to think about it ... maybe is not at work but, at home!
Hmmmmmmmmmmm..... you know what guys ...? let me tell you that what ever you are feeling is OK ... or maybe is not OK ... but, you now what ... God made us humans and we all can fail ... at some point anybody can turn their back to us ... and say "@#((*$#( YOU" ... inclusive family or people that we love ... or maybe you have done it ...!!! In my case ... thanks God I got over it and continue looking forward ... to my goal and purpose in life...
At the end fellows ... think about this .... we are all humans and we are on this journey together .... we never stop learning .... that is the beauty of life and God gave us a brain to think and a heart to feel and LOVE ... This is the only thing that keeps me here ... LOVE ... it is healthy for me and my wife to move forward ...
So if you need LOVE today or anytime ... Girls I'm here for you ... give me a call ... I have a hotline ... =) .... Guys .. what a heck!!! For you too ....
I hope I made you smile in a peculiar and funny way to tell you guys ... GOD BLESS YOU ... and hopefully we can get together soon for couple of drinks ...
I truly believe that we are building the future, feeding the friendship and through this difficult times ... world recession, sales going down, OPEX cut, people loosing their jobs ... there is hope at the end of this, just a manner of having FAITH and be CREATIVE ... we should be thankful for what we have and were we are ...
Cheers and remember that you have a friend right now located in São Paulo, Brazil ...
Keep in touch and enjoy the rest of the week.....
From the land of Beach, Sun, Carnival, Samba, Caipirinha and Soccer...
1 comment:
You made me laugh when you said: Guys you can call me too, what a heck! haha good one Enjoy Brazil!!!
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