Merce Cardus's Blog, page 41
May 24, 2016
Successful Negotiation Is Not About Getting To Yes, It’s About Mastering No
The Power of Nohelps you take back that power—and shows that a well-placed “No” can not only save you time and trouble, it can save your life.
We assume that getting a “yes” from the other side is the goal of any negotia[image error]tion, but former lead FBI negotiator Chris Voss says knowing how to get a “no” is actually more important.
You know, successful negotiation is not about getting to yes, it’s about mastering no and understanding what the path to an agreement is. Now people are constantly tryi...
What Type Of Leader are you: Multiplier or Diminisher?
A thought-provoking, accessible, and essential exploration of why some leaders[image error] (“Diminishers”) drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others (“Multipliers”) amplify it to produce better results. Including a foreword by Stephen R. Covey, as well the five key disciplines that turn smart leaders into genius makers,Multipliersis a must-read for everyone from first-time managers to world leaders.
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Some leaders seemed to drain intelligence and capability...
May 23, 2016
Grit: The Key to Success
Hard work often gets the short shrift when it comes to explaining someone’s s[image error]uccess. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, we love to romanticize achievement, as though raw talent and something we call “genius” are the real determining qualities of accomplishment. Named a MacArthur fellow, and given what is colloquially known as a “genius grant,”Angela Duckworth has personal stakes in how we understand success.[image error]
Not only because the title of “genius” was bestowed upon her, but because her l...
Be Soul-Centered
In Meet your soul, therapist and intuitive Elisa Romeo, takes Soul bey[image error]ond an intellectual concept and into a direct and personal relationship. Pulling from depth psychology, years of practical experience, and touching stories from clients, Elisa brings substance and gravitas—and some levity—to the topic of how to live a Soulful life.
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Most people don’t spend much time thinking about the Soul. To many, it’s purely a concept—the perfect topic for a heady metaphysi...
May 22, 2016
Why Do People Perform Ritual? It’s an Excellent Method of Self-Improvement
Doing ritual, whether it’s a religious ceremony or a simple greeting on th[image error]e street, is a powerful way to break bad habits and improve our lives, says Harvard historian Michael Puett, author of Ritual and its consequences.
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A lot of our philosophers have what would seem to us a very counterintuitive idea of how to break patterns. Among the key things they will say are rituals. Now we often find rituals to be a bad thing. Some of them are okay, you know, prayer ritu...
The Declaration Of Your Personal Power
The Motivation Manifesto is a pulsing, articulate, ferocious call to claim [image error]our personal power.
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To secure these Rights and this Personal Freedom, men and women of conscience must not consent to be controlled by fear, convention, or the will of the masses. We must govern our own lives, and when our thoughts and actions become destructive it is our responsibility to alter or abolish them and to institute new habits as the foundations for a freer,...
May 19, 2016
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Putting Your Ideas To Work
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Because setting is the stage for your story and immerses readers in your fictional world. In a novel, setting refers to the place and time (or multiple places and times) in which the story unfolds. [image error]
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Exercise Your Brain for Longterm Health: Have a Social Life and Build in Downtime
Life is a marathon, says Dr. David Agus, author of The Lucky Years. Maintain[image error]ing longterm brain health is all about having positive social relationships, and scheduling time for the brain to relax.[image error]
The brain is a tremendous organism that helps all of us. And brain obviously functions for our cognitive function, it functions for our well-being, for our mindfulness, for how we interact with others. And I want to start to tell you a couple of stories that I think gives us the flavor of what we...
The 10 Principles Of Optimal Living
Think of this book as a Philosopher’s notes on that awesome class. From “Spiri[image error]tual Farts” and “110-Year Old You”s to “The Tolle Trap” and “Blissipline,” you’ll have fun getting your wisdom on in this inspiring, playful, wise and practical little book as Brian Johnson shares one hundred of his favorite Big Ideas on how to create a life brimming with a radiant enthusiasm only discovered when we align with the fundamentals of Optimal Living.
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HAPPINESS = VIRTUES IN ACTION
Quick fact: In the 20...
May 17, 2016
5 Ways To Kill Your Dreams
Dream depicts the journey of life with all the hopes and dreams found along the w[image error]ay.
All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. TED Fellow and Brazilian entrepreneur Bel Pesce breaks down five easy-to-believe myths that ensure your dream projects will never come to fruition.[image error]
One: Believe in overnight success. You know the story, right? The tech guy built a mobile app and sold it very...
