The Unheard Third: How to identify, grow, and keep your latent leaders - by Nancy D. Solomon

The Unheard Third: How to identify, grow, and keep your latent leaders - by Nancy D. Solomon: "Leaders lead. Followers follow. And then there's The Unheard Third™: The people in the middle who, for one reason or another, fall through the leadership cracks when they're passed through or passed over. These latent leaders are the next generation achievers whose potential has yet to, or may never be, turned into performance: Failing to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack, they just blend into the background,. They're leaders, but just not yet. Left untended, The Unheard Third™ grows more and more disengaged, discontented and disheartened. Eventually, they become just another retention statistic.

There are millions of people who are waiting to make a contribution, who are enthusiastic about their work and their lives: They are waiting to let the rest of the world know about both. And companies can either tap into their enormous potential, or waste a precious resource and lose a competitive advantage.

So why do these folks languish under the radar, unrecognized and unrewarded? Though it's not for lack of talent, skill or intelligence the reasons are still plentiful. Remember: un-mined does not imply incapable. (Could one of these describe you?"

The Best Food - by Dr. Randy Wysong

The Best Food - by Dr. Randy Wysong: "Everyone eats so everyone has an opinion about food. But if health is the objective, mere opinion doesn’t count nor does fad or majority rule.

Most people think the average cooked diet based upon official food pyramids is just fine. Some eat predominantly fast food. Others advocate veganism (eating only plant foods), or lacto-ova vegetarianism (plants plus milk and eggs). There are also proponents of special foods such as fresh juices, soybean products and macrobiotic cooked grains and rice.

Everyone can make arguments on behalf of their beliefs. They can cite examples of people who have escaped disease and lived long. Some argue morality and ethics, such as those who say sentient animal life should not be sacrificed for food. Others set their eating practices by the standards of holy writ that eschew certain forms of foods and sanctify others. Others just eat what tastes good and that’s logic enough for them.

Eating beliefs seem to take on an almost religious character. People feel guarded and pretty zealous about food and don’t like others meddling. But since health is intimately linked to what we take into our mouths, thinking, honest reflection and willingness to change are in order.

It is easy to be deceived because wrong food choices may not manifest their full impact until late in life. Nutrition can even pass through genetically to affect later generations. In this regard, food ideas are also like religion in that hundreds of different sects can each claim to have the truth. But none of them needs to fear disproof since adjudication will not occur until everyone is dead and gone to the afterlife."

Impossible=Possible - by Dr. Randy Wysong

Impossible=Possible - by Dr. Randy Wysong: "Even if the chance that all the events coming together perfectly to create life on Earth is virtually an impossible probability with staggering odds (which it is), we are told by evolutionists that it should not matter. As the physicist Stenger says, “Why not? Given all possibilities, why shouldn’t it have happened? And why not all other possibilities as well? Our universe was formed in one of the infinite number of ways it could have formed. The particular structure of our universe came about by chance, freezing into form just like the six points of a snowflake.” So the evolutionist loads the dice with infinite universes and infinite time and that makes the impossibility of life coming to be by chance not a long shot, but a virtual surety.

Before we permit ourselves to get too excited about this “anything is possible” argument, let’s set the ground rules. If anything is possible—apples jumping off the ground and reattaching to trees, humans hatching out of chicken eggs, the desert sand turning into ocean, life emerging from lifeless matter—then there can be no certainty about anything. All science would end and we would fear putting one foot in front of the other because of the possibility of the floor turning to quicksand or disappearing entirely."

Life Long Learning Goals - by Linda Geyer

Life Long Learning Goals - by Linda Geyer: "Having a competitive edge in business, your career, and in your life can allow you to have a goal to change the world by making the small things matter. This might sound as if you can single-handedly, relying on your own wits and where-with-all, transform and impact the world by yourself. For some of us, this is our destiny, our big hairy audacious goal in life. For others, the competitive edge is an on-going passionate pursuit, not so much a destination, but a driving force of our future, our career, and our lives!

To develop the competitive edge, many will need help in certain areas of their lives to reach their full potential. It will not happen overnight. You need to set a goal, plan, take action, and have personal growth a priority to have success. This is where goal-setting and prioritizing comes in, both in your professional and personal lives.

Two ways to empower and create the competitive edge in business, career, and life, both personally and professionally, is by setting a goal for personal development. Decide how to make the most of every opportunity. Even the things we take for granted, like time, talent, and money will have significant and meaningful impact. "

Ten Signs That You Are Ready for a New Job or Career - by Carol McClelland

Ten Signs That You Are Ready for a New Job or Career - by Carol McClelland: "You've been in your job for a few years. You get a decent paycheck and your benefits are helpful. But you wonder if something's missing. You try to tell yourself you should be happy you have such a good job, but some days you have to face how unhappy you are at work.

Are you settling? Are you making do in a job that really isn't a very good fit for you?

Read this list of ten clues to determine how many of these statements reflect how you feel about your work."

Nice Guys Vs Good Men - by Scot McKay

Nice Guys Vs Good Men - by Scot McKay: "We know that 'Nice Guys' tend to end up in the dreaded 'Just Be Friends Zone'. But that doesn't stop women everywhere from claiming that's what they really want in a man. So what's the deal here?

As often seems to be the case, the true answer is a disarmingly simple one. 'Nice' behavior by a man in and of itself is not what differentiates 'keepers' from the 'rejects' in the minds of women. To the contrary, it's all about HOW the man presents himself.

Make no mistake, it's not necessarily the I/Js (Idiot/Jerks) who get women-ESPECIALLY the highest echelon of women. Being 'good' or 'bad' in and of itself is NOT the key, despite what you may have heard elsewhere. In fact, being a 'bad boy' is at best a quick-fix for getting some women…any women who'll take him, as long as she's 'hot'.

Whether they are 'good' or 'bad', it is my informed and therefore strong opinion that guys rarely if ever get tossed into the 'friendship' pile if they have succeeded in any way, shape or form at creating ATTRACTION. Sure, there's the rare instance when a truly sharp woman recognizes that a guy is flat-out no good for her despite her overpowering desire for him, but let's face it-that wasn't a GOOD MAN she was dealing with anyway. And you know by now that we LOVE truly sharp women around here.

So here it is: The difference between a genuinely good man who ATTRACTS women and one who ultimately does not is centered around from what position he is coming from in performing his 'good guy' behavior. Men who act 'nice' from a position of WEAKNESS end up rejected. Men who are in a position of STRENGTH, yet who treat women well often make women so crazy for them that they have more options than they can handle."

Techniques For Accelerating Personal Growth - by Saleem Rana

Techniques For Accelerating Personal Growth - by Saleem Rana: "The most fascinating theme in any movie is the transformation of the main character, who evolves from a lower state of awareness to a higher one. Although this theme is repeated with minor variations in one movie after another, people do not tire of it because it represents their own story.

The meaning of life may itself be entirely about personal growth. Enlightenment is the final vision, where you see everything in a whole new light, with the universe and your neighbors as part of a massive conspiracy of beauty, elegance, love, and wisdom.

Personal growth happens by default.

Life itself forces it to happen.

The more stimulating the environment, the more it challenges you to accelerate your personal growth.

Personal growth can be defined as the evolution of awareness, a journey from a narrow, dysfunction perspective to a broader, functional one. It is an expansion of perception."

Improving Communications with Customers or Clients - by Kevin Eikenberry

Improving Communications with Customers or Clients - by Kevin Eikenberry: "One of our most important skills, both personally and professionally, is our ability to communicate. We use our communication skills all day, every day. Given that importance and frequency, you would think we all would have these skills mastered. Unfortunately, this isn’t true.

There are many situations where we all would like to be better at this highly important skill. One of those situations is communicating with customers or clients.

Before you stop reading, because you think you don’t deal with customers, recognize that within any organization and any work process, customer/supplier relationships exist – even between you and your colleagues. Besides, the tips that follow will help you communicate better with your boss too.

Now that everyone is still with me, let’s identify why these communications can be challenging.

It can be tough when we, the supplier, need something from a customer but feel it is difficult to come out and ask for it because, well, they are the customer and it is our job to serve them. Sometimes though, we know that with better or timelier information, or if they would do something differently, we would be able to serve them better. And sometimes it is harder to give a difficult message to customers because of our desire to serve and please them.

Here are four things you can do to help get over these challenges and improve your communications – and likely your relationships – with your Customers."

Unexpected experience in the first flight - by Robert Palmer

Unexpected experience in the first flight - by Robert Palmer: "UNEXPECTED IN FIRST FLIGHT EXPERIENCE

When I sent my relatives to airport for overseas trip, I imagine how nice in the air or flight. However, it is nonsense if I do not have business to travel by flight. In addition, I do not think that flight would be bad for me.

I was very happy when I received an invitation for an interview of master programmed session. I was happy because I had been waiting for it for two years. I decided to book a return flight from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur. I thought I would not have a problem with my first flight .What is more , my boss gave me only two days holiday. So , to make sure I was rested when I arrived , I decided to go to Kuala Lumpur by air.

With confidence, I drove happily early in the morning to the airport. I did not think to have breakfast first, because I did not expect to have any trouble.
I checked in for an early bird flight, and rushed to the airport. However, I did not allow enough time and reached the airport slightly late. I rushed quickly just to take a curry puff and tea. Then I heard that passengers to Kuala Lumpur must assemble at the departure hall immediately.

This was the first time I had been to the hall. It is not so big but it can be filled with 300 people for a domestic flight. I had to queue patiently to have my ticket check. Waiting for me was a beautiful curly haired flight attendant with her red uniform. All passengers seemed to be moving fast in order to have a few minutes more for departure time."