A thermometer is controlled by the circumstances and the environment around it. When things in the environment change the thermometer will react by either rising or falling. A thermometer is used to measure what is wrong. It is like the miner’s canary. They used to keep a caged canary down in the mine shaft and would watch to see how it reacted to the environment. If the canary died, the miners would know to get out of there because the gas levels had reached a point of toxicity. Unfortunately, many organizations are full of thermometers today. They are quick to…
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The quality of your thoughts matter. Do you ever feel like a complete stranger to yourself? Do you ever stop to think about your thoughts? What about critiquing your thought processes? How well do you self-reflect? Do you allow yourself time to clarify your values in a times of uncertainty? I think self-reflection and introspection, examining our thoughts and our mental processes for arriving at those thoughts, are crucial daily disciplines to practice. In order for things to improve, they must improve from within first. Or as Zig Ziglar once said, “There’s just no room for stinkin’ thinkin’.” Here are…
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