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I published a Post on LinkedIn.com this morning, and hope you find value in it’s message: http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140811163252-32215190-hear-heard-and-hearing “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
I published this post on another media this afternoon on LinkedIn.com. Enjoy your week as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. “As questions arise about Ethics and its place in our society, it’s not something people discuss … Continue reading
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Mistakes are the portals of discovery. James Joyce Since we are not perfect, we often place stress on ourselves when we don’t fully understand what happened following a “blip” in our careers. Was it a mistake or a … Continue reading
During your career, I’m sure you have realized it’s not easy to answer the question, “What do you want, right now, at this moment?” Perhaps it’s because we don’t often get what we want or we don’t give ourselves permission to get what we want. The reasons for this are so numerous; they would easily fill an unabridged dictionary. So how would you answer the question, “Right now, at this moment, and no place else, what do you want?”
Perhaps there are actions available to you right now. Are they reasonable, at this moment? If the WANT is within your reach, what impact does not attaining your WANT have in your life right now?
A well-respected Neuroscientist, Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, offers tips on “How to Reset Your Brain” as follows:
Change is Pain. Behaviorism doesn’t work.
Humanism is over rated. FOCUS is power.
Expectation shapes reality.
Start by leaving problems in the past.
Focus on identifying and creating new behaviors.
Self-insight creates change, not advices.
Dr. Schwartz explains that the reasons why goals weren’t met may be valid, i.e. the goals didn’t support or generate change. So give yourself time to think. When you do so, you generate new circuits of thought. And with continued practice, new behaviors of change help you to achieve your WANTS.
Dr. Schwartz also tells us to remind ourselves to think regularly. As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As this Summer weekend in July, consider whether this is an avenue that brings value to you. Enjoy.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Notes: AMEX OPEN FORUM, Strategy and Business Section, “The Neuroscience of Change, or How to Reset Your Brains.” Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine. December 8, 2011.
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen
Recently, I heard a statement made by former President Bill Clinton that made me stop what I was doing because I chose to believe what he said. (http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-transcript-june-29-2014-n143826). I was reminded how often we believe what we hear because it may make sense to us, yet it doesn’t meet the reality of facts. What leads us to believe something is true or not? Belief, Believed, Believing may come into play with our answer.
We say, I can’t believe it” — when we hear good news about someone we know and we say, “I can’t believe it” when we hear very sad news about a tragedy. On the other hand, we choose to believe our impressions of someone we just met, because we have a belief our judgment is correct. Our birth and business cultures strongly influence us as to our Beliefs, what we Believed and are Believing. Our experiences and schooling surely play out in our Beliefs as well. As we are approaching the remembrance of the founding of our country in a few days, why do we believe so strongly in America and its values?
What we regard as true is a belief. Frequently in our careers, we may be asked to describe what we do for a living and how we would describe what we do in a few words. We want our answers believed.
As we Choose Who We Want to be Known As – We Believe in ourselves and what we do. Have a great Holiday Week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Notes: http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-transcript-june-29-2014-n143826.
The description of the word “belief”, Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Don’t look down on people unless you’re trying to pull them up. Anonymous Early Friday evening she heard That’s her – and she was called a b_ t_h. He continued in bad form a few minutes later. It’s always surprising how often you need to Control your reactions So the situation is diffused and not reactive.© Entering the store, she immediately felt uneasy, although she was Told the preceding evening to come to the store. Having reached the counter, she was quizzed as to why she was in the store. It became clear her words were not believed. She Carefully reached for her phone and Showed the call details. Workplace public treatment of customers can discount good behavior of other employees.© As you CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT to be BE KNOWN AS this consider how you handle your close encounters. Enjoy your week! “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Agent and Change Agent Note: http://www.wordpress.com/disclaimers
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then. . . is a habit. Aristotle
A trusted friend of mine and I had interesting chats about how office politics is like story plots from Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. While we both held management positions, you do need to have an outlet in the office where “venting” can occur. It was always a safe conversation, without violating any departmental confidences. In fact, when we were close to ending the talk, we both looked forward to saying, “It’s like Alice in Wonderland, isn’t it.” We smiled, and moved onto the next Curiouser and Curiouser situation we were paid to handle.
Today, some 150 years after Alice in Wonderland was published, we apply curiosity differently in our careers. Curiosity is a good thing, especially in a coaching environment. People want to be understood and a Coach wants to understand the client to facilitate the client achieving the agreed, targeted goal.
Curious – an act of empathy to learn from and engage another person.©
Curiosity – An emotional concept for serving another person.©
Curiouser and Curiouser – An ability of demonstrating servant leadership in the workplace.©
Have a great week As You Choose Who You Want to be Known As when curiosity presents itself!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Your Patriotism has made so many of us safe in the world and we Thank You for what you did.
@Coach_Jo_Ann
The frog never judges, never evaluates, and never gives advice – it merely offers questions. Dr. Karl Albrecht
Frequently in our careers, we find ourselves being judged by our actions, or lack of action on an issue. How do we handle it? We may answer, “I forgot,” “I guess I didn’t make it a priority.” “Thanks for reminding me, I’ll take care of it right now.” The answers are many and varied in response to someone who may be in a situation of Judging, Judged or Judge. Dr. Karl Albrecht in his 2004 book entitled, Conversations With a Frog (http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Frog-Dr-Karl-Albrecht/dp/0913351172) guides us to consider asking questions and not evaluate or judge someone because within a professional coaching situation, questions are the norm.
Dr. Wayne Dyer offers the following thought:
This quotation begs the question of whether how you would act in a situation comes out in a conversation and not how the person you may be speaking to has acted. It’s a learned practice not to judge others. Experts tells us a new habit can be learned within some 21 days. The Season of Spring often helps us look forward to new ways and opportunities to develop ourselves. If it’s a good fit for you, consider how you Choose Who You Want to be Known As in the next situation of Judging, Judged, Judge.
Have a wonder Spring Season in your Career!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
Be sure you put feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
E-Everyone gossips, people say.
T-Today it takes courage to reply
H-How the Office doesn’t permit gossip.
I -Interesting how the first step to
C-Confirm what the values of an office are
S-Seems daunting to many people. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
E-Extra documents need
T-To be shown to verify
H-How you can afford a debt.
I-It’s easy to obtain.
C-Confidence builds trust
S-So that collaboration can begin.©Jo Ann M. Radja
Have a great day as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coaching & Change Agent
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