If you want everyone to clear the bar, just lower it, right? Folks who embrace this fairy tale strategy won’t have a happy ending. They believe if you want to reduce complaints, don’t ask for feedback. If you want kids to have good self-esteem, offer praise — regardless of whether they do something right or… [Read More]
How to Give It Your All
It’s easy to say you’ll do your best, but saying you’ll do something doesn’t mean you’ll actually do it. Do you give it your all? Here are 17 ways to turn talk into action. How to Do Your Very Best Challenge yourself. Step outside your comfort zone. If you don’t push your limits, you’ll never… [Read More]
Do You Do Your Best or Just Enough to Get By?
Do you get down on yourself if you don’t win first place, rank number one, or make it to the top? People place a lot of emphasis on winning. We see it in sports, test scores, and the level attained within an organization. Too often, people get disappointed if they don’t come out on top…. [Read More]
Are You Sabotaging Your Success?
If I were a basketball coach, I’d recruit the best players. As a parent, I want the best teachers for my kids. If I had a serious illness, I’d seek out the best doctor. You have to wonder — why would anyone recruit a second-rate athlete, want a teacher who had lost his or her… [Read More]