6 Musts In Communicating Effectively
We all want to lead. We all want to make things happen. But in the process many of us forget to listen. Instead of hearing, we direct. Instead of understanding, we command. Yet true leadership and meaningful relationships require that you do more then listen, they require that you actually hear what’s being said.
Learning to listen is perhaps one of the greatest skills we can posses, because the more we listen the better we can understand the world around us. I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been the greatest listener at times, but I’ve put a great effort into becoming a better communicator.
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How Badly Do You Want It?
If I asked you to name a few things you currently want, it wouldn’t take long for you to fill out an entire page.
“I want a super lean body. I want to run a popular blog. I want to live a drama free life. I want to live a luxurious life style where I can buy gadget X or product Y.” And the list goes on.
Hell, even I have a large list of things I hope to accomplish. But is what you listed what you REALLY want?
Believe it or not, much of what we “want” is simply society’s desires in disguise. And because many of our desires lack authenticity we often don’t have the motivation necessary to take the steps needed to reach our destination.
46 Comments / March 19th, 2010 / Social
The Death of Recycling: Why You Need To Create
When you hear the word recycling what comes to mind? The color green? Global warming? Captain planet? Perhaps you’re one of the millions of people who is committed to making the world more environmentally sound.
While the term recycling is seen by many in only a positive light, what if I were to tell you there is a dark side of recycling? A type of recycling that does more harm than good. Would you believe me? The dark side of recycling has nothing to do with the environment but rather has to do with the recycling of ideas.
44 Comments / February 10th, 2010 / Social
Wanted: You, for Self Sabotage
Note from Glen: Today is very special because not only is this the first ever guest post on PluginID (we’re not accepting any more), but it’s also the birthday of Diggy who writes about Self Improvement and travels the world with me.
Out of all the things that stop you from reaching your dreams and being successful, could it be possible that you yourself are the single biggest obstacle? It sounds paradoxical, I know. Why on earth would you want to prevent yourself from reaching your own goals or even sabotage yourself to such a degree that you fail?
36 Comments / November 18th, 2009 / Social
What Malcolm Gladwell Should Have Told You In ‘Outliers’
I’m a huge fan of Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, Blink and now Outliers. It’s clear I’m not his only supporter when you look at the fact that his books have all reached the No.1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list.
I didn’t first hear about the book through some press release or find it on the shelf of my local Barnes and Noble. Instead, I found out about it through the new-fashioned way: thousands of bloggers sharing their thoughts on what, admittedly, is actually another very very good book.
44 Comments / May 11th, 2009 / Social
How to Generate Any Feeling, Instantly
What would you say if I told you that there was a technique you could use to help you generate any feeling in a matter of seconds? What If I also said this only requires a simple exercise for a few days to be effective for weeks? Whether you think it’s possible or not, there is something you should try, and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it recently.
In my quest to help as many people as possible, I often try to learn new methods that I think may benefit individuals. For example, it wasn’t till I started writing this blog that I decided to try meditation, noticed its benefits and wrote a guide. The technique is actually something I have learned through studying NLP and is just one of the awesome ideas I’ve came across.
60 Comments / May 6th, 2009 / Social
I Conquered the World’s Biggest Fear, And You Can Too
What would be the scariest thing I could ask you do to? What’s the one thing you would like to avoid at all costs? Answers to this of course will vary, from diving with sharks and being up heights to more extreme responses such as the fear of flying or even death.
Sadly, I’m not going to tell you all that I cheated death. I did however, conquer what is thought to be the world’s biggest fear: public speaking. There’s something about getting up in front of a crowd of people and forming some words that literally scares the heck out of people, so quite naturally I had to give it a try.
29 Comments / March 19th, 2009 / Social
Be the Light that Gives Others Permission to Shine
My favourite part of the popular Marianne Williamson quote is this: “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.“
The inspiration for this post wasn’t just a quote, but seeing the message the quote shares happen on a daily basis of my life while living in South Africa. I touched upon ‘being the light’ in the post titled ‘You Are Enough‘ but I want to give this message the attention it deserves.
20 Comments / February 19th, 2009 / Social
The Most Inspiring Video You’ll Watch This Year
I’m not usually one to simply do a post highlighting a video I seen around the web, but when I came across this on Facebook, I knew I had to pass it around. Not only does this mimic the message I’ve been eminating from this site since launch, but it also managed to make me cry…a little bit ;).
When I first started passing it around to my friends via MSN, they all genuinly thanked me just for sending them the link, I’m sure a few of them were emotional as well. To me, this is exactly what life is about – following your own path and inspiring others to do the same along the way.
13 Comments / February 5th, 2009 / Social
How to Make Friends
Over 40,000 people each month go to one of the major search engines and search for ‘How to Make Friends’ or a similar variation. With the focus of this website being about reaching and helping as many people as possible, I’ve been looking for common issues that I can help solve for the greater good.
Note that I would never simply write about something in order to get more visitors and nor would I offer advice on something I have no experience with unless I state that. In 2006 I went to college on my own at 16 and didn’t know one single person, 1 week later and I had a huge group of friends.
57 Comments / December 29th, 2008 / Social
