Posts Tagged ‘skills’
Are You Working In An Ideal Environment for Your “Brain Color” Personality?
What Is An Ideal Environement I believe that an ideal environment provides an opportunity for each individula to thrive. Providing a climate where individuals feel safe and free to explore their own ideas and feelings develops their creative problem-solving techniques, enhances their self-esteem and improves their decision-making skills. My Idea Environment Now, that it is…
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Are you listening to me?
What is listening? Listening is the act of paying attention and understanding the meaning of what an individual is communicating. There are three types of listening:1. Active listening: To pay attention to the verbal and non-verbal cues to understand the message that is being conveyed.2. Empathetic listening: Create an emotional connection with the person who is speaking to…
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A Must Read: Teens Helping Each Other In Mental Health Crises!
Brilliant Idea Yesterday, in our morning Daily Herald Newspaper I read an article entiteld Surprising remedy for teens in mental health crises that was in the Health Section. I thought the article was Brilliant! To help you, I found it easier to read Surprising remedy for teens in mental health crises in The Hechinger Report than…
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Improve Your Communication Skills and Relationships: 10 Clues for Sincere Listening!
Please Listen To Me It seems that people are plugged into electronics, instead of what another adult or child is saying to them. However, what most people are usually listening for and/or asking for someone to “Please listen to me!” Hearing, But Not Listening Do you ever feel that people are physically hearing what you…
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6 Ways Your Character Can Contribute to Your Success?
This week’s business advice relates to your character, which describes your attributes and abilities, not a fictional individual, and success your achieve. The wisdom comes from Chapter 5: No Bunk Achieving & Maintaining Success Truths is from my family business memoir, No Bunk Just BS (Business Sense) Timely and Timeless Truths Business School Cannot Teach…
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Are You A Person of Excellence, Leadership, and/or Encouragement Who Improves People’s Lives?
Do you ever wonder if your sense of excellence, encouragement and/or leadership can improve other people’s lives in your family, workplace, school and/or community? Your Green Brain may contemplate this questions, when you think about your personal and professional life experiences, or when your read an article in a book or newspaper, and/or watch or listen to the…
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No Bunk – Achieving and Maintaining Success #5 – Have Confidence in Yourself!
Today’s post is from the last No Bunk Truths chapter in my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense), which is my latest book that is being celebrated at my Book Launch, this Saturday, October 27th at 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Arboria of Long Grove. This post is an excerpt from Chapter 5 …
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Discover how “4-H Life Skills” can benefit you in your home and workplace!
My Green Brain has enjoyed researching information on the extensive 4-H organization website. I am gathering facts to prepare and customize my What Color Is Your “Leadership” Brain?® Keynote presentation for the Western 4‐H Institute 2018, on Monday, February 5th. “Since 4‑H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization. The 4‑H idea is…
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10 Clues for Sincere Listening to Improve Your Communication Skills
This afternoon, I was researching a photo to use for an appropriate slide in new What Color Is Your Brain? presentation. I clicked on Google Images and typed “people listening senior” in the search space. To my surprise, most of the photo were seniors wearing headphones, ear buds, or holding a boom box. It seems…
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