Published Date: Sunday, September 1, 2019 Hi All! Here are this week's chosen learning points: Stress: How we view stress affects our perception of it. Intermittent stress (not chronic) actually boosts performance and is a good thing. (Source) Trust: "When words and actions don't match, pay attention to the actions." -Victor Cheng Complaining: If you're going through a tough time, give yourself 10 minutes a day to complain, scream, whatever, in private. Then no more for the rest of the day. If anything comes up later, save it for tomorrow. You'll find that you often don't even need the full 10 minutes before you get tired of complaining, and what seemed like a big deal yesterday will seem trivial today. -Paraphrased from Kate Sackhoff on this interview Here are this week's recommended actions: Thank all the good, temporary stress that you have that's allowing you to perform better than with no stress at all. Reflect on whether your actions match your words. Align them to become trustworthy. If you're going through a tough time, try out Kate Sackhoff's 10-minute venting suggestion. If you think someone else would find this newsletter useful, please forward it to them. Thanks, and have a wonderful week ahead!

But such a relationship is largely about teamwork, which requires effective communication. And these four questions get at the core of what needs to be communicated.

this post (and perhaps the book) if you are preparing for a difficult conversation or experiencing communication options that meet both sides’ needs Look into standards about what should happen Talk about how to keep communications

Published Date: Sunday, July 16, 2019 Hi All! Here are this week's chosen learning points: Morning Routines: The morning should actually start the evening before, when you decide for the next day what to wear, how you'll feel (yes you can decide that), and your major goals. (Source) Encouragement: One important thing we don't do enough in relationships is proactively telling the other person what's great about them. (Source) Active Listening Technique: All you get to do is paraphrase what the other person said and then add "Is there more?" There will always be more, so do this 2 more times. By the end, you'll find that instead of wanting to win the argument, you realize the other person is coming from a place of hurt, which helps bring out your compassion. (Source) Here are this week's recommended actions: Each evening, decide what you'll wear the next day, how you'll feel, and 1 goal for the next day. Tell someone what's great about them. If you're in a difficult conversation, try the "Is there more?" technique. If you think someone else would find this newsletter useful, please forward it to them. Thanks, and have a wonderful week ahead!

Published Date: Sunday, March 31, 2019 Hi All! Here are this week's chosen learning points: Work Happiness: The three things people need to feel fulfilled at work are mastery, autonomy, and purpose. Mastery is about getting really good at your craft. Autonomy means having control over how you do your work. Purpose is about feeling like your contribution matters. (Source) Action and Intention: "Action without intention is meaningless. Intention without action is impact-less." - Jay Shetty How to THINK: If you're angry or unhappy, THINK before speaking. That is, make sure what you say is True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, and Kind. (Source) Here are this week's recommended actions: Think about how you can increase any of the three factors mentioned in bullet #1. Identify something you do that feels meaningless. Set an intention for it to become meaningful. Identify an intention you have but haven't acted on. Take the first step and get the ball rolling. The next time you feel angry or unhappy, go through the THINK acronym before you send off that email or text. If you think someone else would find this newsletter useful, please forward it to them. Thanks, and have a wonderful week ahead.

I could have communicated better and told her in advance, "I need to work extra this period of time, Solution: Be aware of your needs and then communicate them clearly No one can read other people's minds , so it is OUR responsibility to get clear on what we want and then communicate it clearly to the other that most people, including my past self, are not aware of how they wish to be loved, so they can't communicate Even though they misunderstood me, I know I had kind intentions, and I know I can improve my communication

Published Date: June 9, 2019 Hi All! Here are this week's chosen learning points: Saving Money: Instead of saving a little bit here, a little there, pick areas where spending is important or very joyful to you and spend extravagantly on those areas, but cut back mercilessly on everything else to make up the difference. (Source) Workplace Satisfaction: A workplace is fulfilling if you feel connected to a bigger purpose, you like the people, you can be yourself, and you have growth opportunities. (Source) Negotiations: Use the Wish-Want-Walk method to be less nervous and more prepared for negotiations. Be clear on your wish (best-case scenario), your want (realistic case), and your walk scenario (unacceptable case). Seems obvious but most people don't do it. (Source) Here are this week's recommended actions: Identify areas where you will not cut back money on (e.g., health, education) and areas where you'll cut mercilessly (e.g., entertainment, clothes, indulgences). Try the wish-want-walk method. It can be informal like with friends or formal like at work. If you think someone else would find this newsletter useful, please forward it to them. Thanks, and have a wonderful week ahead!

Trust would be a common currency. Image Source When we communicate, we tend to communicate what we are clear about. Here’s how Apple actually communicates: “We believe in challenging the status quo and thinking differently Image Source When WHAT we do grows, we need a proportionate increase in how loudly we communicate our How you communicate to a date is also important.

As the common expression goes, “How you do anything is how you do everything.” As the common Navy SEAL expression goes, "Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast."

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If we do know our strengths, do we proactively communicate with our leader to help them leverage our If we don't communicate, they might not realize it. If we do communicate, are we respectful and patient in our communication? In Yanzi's case, he repeatedly tried to advise Duke Zhuang, and he was always respectful in his communication

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