DynamicDuoTwins - "Motivational tip of the week"

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   "Pyrrhic Victory"

Far too many people today spend the majority of their waking hours working, planning, trying to makes ends meet and getting ahead. Not all of this is about paying bills, their are those individuals whose goal is to achieve as much as they can at whatever cost. Now there is nothing wrong with pursuing your dreams or just being all you can  be, but at what cost. At the end of the day what is the price of this kind of success.  Have you considered how much time you spend working and traveling. Time spent away from home, family and friends just to reach that golden place in the road where you can say I've made it, I've done it. Its all about weighing the cost and finding the balance between success and failure.When was the last time you ate dinner at the table with your family, or went to a soccer game where your son or daughter were playing. When was the last time you got home early enough to take a walk in the park or sit on your deck and watch the sun go down.If this is you than you've been missing out on the most important part of life. Weighing the cost and finding the balance is not always easy but it is a must if you are to be truly successful. The best of leaders and managers find the time to occassionally just shut it down.  Some do it at a certain hour in the day while others do it during certain times during the week. Whatever their routine the fact is they do it, they find the balance. When you have missed those golden moments in life you cannot get them back no matter how hard you try.

 A biblical writer wrote: 

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul: Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Mark 8:36-37 

Another biblical writer tells of a man who said:

"Now I know what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I can store all my grain and other goods. Then I'll say to myself, 'You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.' " But God said to him, "You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?" Luke 12:18-20 

The morale of this biblical truth is that life requires that we weigh the cost and find a balance. The price of success at this level is called the "Pyrrhic Victory". By definition it is a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses. It's loss outweigh its success. Take a moment and see if this picture may apply to you and if so make a conscience determination that you will find a balance between work, home, family and friends in the coming days and weeks. Surprise yourself and see how great you will began to feel.

DynamicDuoTwins - "Motivational tip of the Week"

module - "1-5/6-10"

Are you a leader or a follower? Do you think that most people desire to be a leader? the answer is that most people do not. In fact, studies show that most people are content with taking orders from others and are satisfied in leading only themselves. There is really nothing wrong with this attitude or unusual about adopting a follow-the-leader mentality. Although some may argue with this position the truth is that only a few will ever become true leaders. It takes more than just wanting to be a leader to become one. Some people believe that leaders are born, while others believe they are made.

Vince Lombardi "Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal."

While it may be true that some people are born with natural talents. However, without practice, without drive, without enthusiasm, and without experience, there can be no true development in leadership. What separates leaders from non-leaders we call the 1-5/6-10 concept. It is here that we find varying degrees of both types. On a scale of 1-10 where are you on the leadership spectrum? If you fall within the 1-5 range than prehaps your desire is to be lead, if you fall within the 6-10 range than prehaps you are suited for leadership. You must also remember that good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their natural skills. This takes a commitment to constantly improve in whatever endeavor a person chooses. To be a leader, one must be able to influence others to accomplish a goal, or an objective. A leader contributes to the organization and cohesion of a group. Contrary to what most people believe, leadership is not about power or creating an atmosphere of false motivation driven by fear. It is however about encouraging others towards the goal of the organization. It is putting everyone on the same page and helping them see the big picture.

Take inventory of where you are and start to develop those God given skills to help you lead others and put them into practice .

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Muriel Strode

DynamicDuoTwins - "Motivational tip of the Week"

module - "X-Box"

In 1955 two psychologist Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham developed a tool to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and relationships. This unique tool or concept became know as the "Johari House" of 4 rooms or "Johari's Window".

Room 1 is the part of ourselves that we see and others see. Room 2 is the aspect that others see but we are not aware of. Room 3 is the most mysterious room in that the unconscious or subconscious bit of us is seen by neither ourselves nor others. Room 4 is our private space, which we know but keep from others.

To better understand ourselves and to be able to maximize our interpersonal skills and abilities one must learn to operate equally in all "4" rooms. That means finding a balance between what is known and unknown about yourself and pulling occasionally from your "X-Box" those things which are hidden from you and others.

"Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can't do.They don't know what they want because they don't know what's available for them". Zig Ziglar

When you have learned how to tap into your "X-Box" of unknown skills and talents you will be amazed at how quickly you excel in whatever it is you are doing.

DynamicDuoTwins "Motivational Tip of the Week!"

Module - "Running with Horses"

Ever wonder why certain people always seem to finish first while others always seem to finish last. Have you found yourself always looking at the other guy or gal to see what they are doing. If this is you than perhaps your challenge is learning how to run with horses. A very prolific scripture in the book of Jermiah 12:5 reads: "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? Being competitive and winning is about keeping your focus on the goal that lies ahead.

Don't allow yourself to get bogged down with what others are doing.

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats." Bertie C. Forbes

The race is often won not by the fastest horse or by the one who gets out of the gate first but by the one who keeps his concentration and focus on the finish line.

The Art of Synergy

Synergy by definition is the combining of like forces.
The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. It is also defined as the cooperative interaction among groups, especially among the acquired subsidiaries or merged parts of a corporation, that creates an enhanced combined effect.