Failure and Trying

"Chicken soup for the Soul" was rejected 140 times, "Carrie" was rejected 30 times, "Harry Potter" was rejected by 12 publishers.

His cartoons were rejected by his high school yearbook and he was rejected for a job by Disney - Charles M. Schulz

First time on stage he froze and was booed off stage. - Jerry Seinfeld

Rejected 3 times by university of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television - Steven Speilberg

at 65 was rejected over 1000 times trying to sell his chicken recipe - Harland Sanders (KFC)

Finished last in his first professional race, diagnosed with cancer in prime of his career - Lance Armstrong

Didn't speak until 4, described by teachers as slow, and had a hearing challenge - Thomas Edison


Edison, Lincoln, and Disney thrived on failures.

Have you lost enough?

Lance Armstrong saw cancer as a competitor?

What will you overcome or conquer this year?


Stephen King, Jack Canfield and J.K. Rowling never quit when rejected by publishers.

Are you going to keep trying or give up or take no for an answer?

Change

"It's not eh strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."

- Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

3 immutable laws in life, work and business

1. There will be crises
2. There will be challenges
3. there will be change

Apps for construction

Share interesting apps for your iphone, blackberry or android phone here



http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-9381-top-30-ipad-and-iphone-apps-for-construction/

http://texasoilfieldapps.com/Home.html

http://www.androlib.com/android.application-category.list.tools-C.aspx?p=5

Share your challenges here

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We had a lot of request for the Anti-Role model nightmare boss, some of which can now be found here:

Nightmare boss quarterly review

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Fun test videos
Perception Deception ( a bunch of test to make you wonder if hearing or seeing is believing!

Links to Content

Free Stuff:

You can view a PDF copy of Who moved my Cheese? by clicking on the link. You can use calibre ( a simple free program online) to convert this into a epub for use with ereaders.

Communication Strategies

It's not what you say but how you say it!
We've all heard this but have we heard ourselves?
After some dialogue with a colleague, friend or family member take time to reflect on that experience.

Were you actively listening? Was your mind on your points only and being defensive or were you open-minded?

Did you choose your words carefully? Remember zingers and zapper words!

Have you attempted to use less zingers? Has this made a difference?

Master your destiny

Before you can be a master you must know what is a master and what does it take to become one.

Here I will include suggested reading material to better prep you for your journey:


1) Manager's Pocket Guide to Effective Mentoring
by Dr. Norman Cohen

2) The Heart of Coaching by Thomas G. Crane

3) The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking by Cliff Michaels

4) Boys Adrift by Dr. Sax

5) Go put your strengths to work - Marcus Buckingham

6) How to win friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie

7) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

8) The One Minute Manager - Kenneth Blanchard

9) Blink - by Malcolm Gladwel

10) The Tipping Point - by Malcolm Gladwel

11) Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and the author Stephen J. Dubner

12) The Success Principles - Jack Canfield

13) The Secret - by Rhonda Byrne

14) Unlimited Power - Anthony Robbins

15) Who moved my Cheese - by Spencer Johnson

16) Get anyone to do anything - David J. Lieberman, Ph.D

17) How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie

18) The five languages of apology -