Archive for the 'OBOT' Category
OBOT: Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
by Oren Harari
You cannot slay the dragon everyday. Some days the dragon wins. - Colin Powell
A Leadership Primer from Colin Powell
- Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
- You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
- Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
OBOT: Be Quick - But Don’t Hurry!
By Andrew Hill with Coach John Wooden
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. - John Wooden, Head Basketball Coach, UCLA
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OBOT: Tuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
The tension of opposites: “Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn’t. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted…”
Comments are off for this postOBOT: N.O.W. - No Opportunity Wasted
By Phil Keoghan
Life is a gift, but unfortunately it comes with an expiration date…
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OBOT: The Good Life
By Chuck Colson
The worldview we live by has everything to do with what we will become. We are wired to connect. To have a good life, it has to be a life of significant.
Teaching the Elephant to Dance: The Manager’s Guide to Empowering Change
by James A. Belasco
Success can be the worst enemy to change.
Fish! Tales
Find “Radiating Possibilities” in people. When people have fun they work hard. Playing with a purpose. Each people acted like an owner of the market… They work as a team. They teased customers with a mischievous look that said, “C’mon, tease me back!”
Comments are off for this postOBOT: 365 Ways to Live a Simple and Spiritual Lofe
by Madonna Gauding
Create a blueprint for your life, guided by inner values and highest motives.
Comments are off for this postThe Alchemist
By Paulo Coelho
“To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.”
In an Uncertain World
by Robert Rubin
“Once you’ve internalized the concept that you can’t prove anything in absolute terms, life becomes all the more about odds, choices, and trade-offs.”
The E-Myth
By Michael Gerber
The E-Myth, or entrepreneurial myth, contends that very few businesses are started by true entrepreneurs. Instead, most businesses are started by technicians suffering from an entrepreneurial seizure!
The Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono
Six metaphorical approaches to thinking. White (facts), Red (feelings), Black (cautions), Yellow (positive), Green (creative), Blue (critical).
Get Them On Your Side
by Samuel B. Bacharach
Know people approaches (agenda) then rally them based on their characteristics: Four Approaches (not absolute - some have mixes): Tinkerer vs. Overhauler + Planning vs. Improvising:
- Tinkerer + Planner = Traditionalist Agenda
- Tinkerer + Improviser = Adjuster Agenda
- Overhauler + Planner = Developer Agenda
- Overhauler + Improviser = Revolutionary Agenda
How High Can You Bounce?
By Roger Crawford
The key to life is resiliency — ability to bounce back from set back. A frozen golf ball will not soar because it’s now brittle inside.
Comments are off for this postThe Three Questions
by Jon J. Muth
And the most important question in the world?
Q: Why are we here? A: To do the right thing for the most important people at the best time.
Q: What’s the best time to do something? A: Now
Q: Who are the most important people? A: Those you are with
Q: What is the right thing to do? A: Do good for the one who is standing at your side