Day 421 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises DON'T LOSE YOUR DAY Do not let your day become a list of things to do, or meetings to attend, or people to talk with.. For when our day is over, all we will have achieved are some 'ticks', against our 'to do' list. Start with meaning, and look at all that this day, can offer you. See every ACTIVITY as your moment, to make the world a better place. See every TASK as an invitation, to explore a new aspect of yourself. See every CONVERSATION as your opportunity, to build love through everything that you are. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. Replace your daily to-to list with a personal impact list. 2. Capture the results of every activity, task and conversation. Day 420 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises NOTHING It is when there is no activity, that all activity happens. It is when there are no outcomes, that the real outcomes occur. It is when there is no thinking, that there is no need to think. It is when nothing gets done, that everything is done. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. What does nothing mean to you - in all aspects of your life and who you are? Day 419 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises A DIFFERENT CONDITIONER The phone pings and I don’t lift it up, or even look at it. The phone pings again and I consciously ignore it. I am somewhere else. The bell rings and Pavlov’s dog salivates. In the hope that food is coming. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. What is managing how you respond - phone, habits, others? 2. How much of your life is in reactive mode (conditioned responses) and how much is in proactive (inner) mode? Day 418 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises NEW LEADERSHIP When we lead from the front we need to keep stopping, from time to time. We need to look behind and check if others are still following us. If they are not there, it’s pretty clear that we are not much of a leader. And if others are there, they will think that we are not much of a leader, if we keep looking over our shoulder, and checking that they are still there. If we lead from the back, we encourage everybody to move forward, including ourselves. We can see everyone, the whole picture, and we can help those who may stumble. The New Leaders are starting from where they are now, From the back. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. How can you start to build and lead others today - from where you are now? Day 417 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises HEARING AIDS Our priority today is to sit and listen, to walk and listen, to read and listen, to watch and listen. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. How can you use your top four hearing aids today? Day 416 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises TIME Time to re-set. Not to continue as before. Time to re-frame. Not to continue as before. Time to rejoice. Not to continue as before. Time to renew Not to continue as before. Time to start again. And not, to continue as before. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. How can you re-set, re-frame, rejoice, renew and be ready to start again? Day 415 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises CLIENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Imagine if your customers and clients, were your best friends. Imagine how that would transform a one-dimensional business relationship, into something of real potential. Start now to reimagine your customer and client relationships, as friendships. Begin to reposition, redefine, play, explore and create something amazing together. For together, with all of our past and present clients and customers, we have a new way. It’s an invitation beyond business and sales. It's an opportunity as vast as our imagination. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. Use your imagination! How might you work in a different way with some of your customers and clients? 2. What is the 'something amazing' you could create together? Day 414 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises THE FOUR LAWS OF LEADERSHIP Try to serve and help others, in their own space. Try not to lead others, into your space. Try not to talk to others about you, or your space. Focus on others, in their space. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. Take each of these four laws of Leadership and apply them to a situation in your life. 2. How can you become a better leader? Day 413 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD It is only in the place of total silence, that we can hear words spoken without sound. It is only in the place of total darkness, that we can become the brightest light. It is only in the place of total emptiness, that we can touch what is really here. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE? 1. What do you hear in total silence? 2. What do you see in total darkness? 3. What do you touch in total emptiness? Day 412 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises DUAL RESPONSIBILITY We must love others as we love ourselves. This is called dual responsibility. This is a personal and proactive approach to inclusion, where we work with, and support all others. Dual responsibility is our individual way of working. It is us reaching in, and reaching out, at the same time. For when we reach out to help others, we become problem solvers, connectors, and creators. We get out of our heads to explore, make new links and find new possibilities. We make life better for everyone. Dual responsibility is so much more than simply helping others. You see, with every interaction, we are building a kinder world PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Start a new discussions with others. Find out how they are, what they are doing or what their current challenge is. See if you can suggest some ideas to help them. Explore the possibility of working together to make it happen. |
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