Every once in a while you go through a phase where everything intensifies, where you go from managing the normal daily details to juggling what feel like elephants. It typically goes something like this: your workload increases, you feel the weight of the world on you and things seem to come at you from every …
Tag: handling pressure
Managing Pressure
Peter Drucker once said that "The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager." While I am not totally in agreement with this statement as I feel that everyone in an organization can be held responsible for productivity, I do see it as a valuable concept in the process …
Moral Collection
My wonderful horse, a large and long Hanoverian named Leo, has taught and continues to teach me a great many lessons about life. One of the latest centers around a concept which is just beginning to germinate in the soil of my mind, one that the classical riding masters called rassembler. Rassembler or "collection" as we …
Just between you and me…
A wise old friend of mine once gave me a valuable piece of advice. He said: "When you're listening, don't stick around to hear the end of a sentence which begins with 'Just between you and me'...and when you're speaking, never be so stupid as to end a sentence that begins with the same." That …
Relax into the Pressure
The exercise of judgment destroys your capacity of discernment. In no instance is this more self-evident than in the matter of handling pressure. The ability to relax into pressure rather than judge it and consequently react negatively or withdraw from it is one of the greatest keys to unlocking your full potential in living. Increases …
Veneer of Personality
People generally reveal themselves over time. That said, the time it takes to get to know someone can be greatly shortened given the right mix of circumstances. Emergency situations, times of high pressure and even particularly intense games or sports can demand enough conscious energy and focus to let you see what is under the …
Simplest Terms
Even the most difficult problems can be overcome if you approach them in the right way. One of the many life lessons I've found to be extremely valuable is the fact that you can parlay success in one area of your life into other areas. The translation into application in a new area may not …
Joy in Living
"This joy in living, this love of living, can never be assumed as a pose or put on from the outside as a mask. It comes from the very depths of our nature. It is a fine attitude toward life somehow transformed into the atmosphere of our living. It is surrender of self to the …
Good Company
"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”~ Epictetus I discovered this simple truth the other day and despite its simplicity it is one of the most profound statements I've come across in a while. To follow this advice you needn't be hardhearted, you just …
Intrinsic Value III
"Reputation is what the world thinks a man is; character is what he really is. Anyone can play shuttlecock with a man’s reputation; his character is his alone. No one can injure his character but he himself. Character is the sword; reputation is the scabbard. Many men acquire insomnia in standing guard over their reputation, …
Gregory Hake 