LIFE SKILLS – A GROWTH MINDSET?

“When people are in a fixed mindset, they believe their basic talents, abilities and intelligence are fixed traits – they have a certain amount, and that’s it! But, in a growth mindset, people understand that talent and abilities can be developed through hard work, learning new strategies, and help from others” …Carol Dweck, Stanford Professor and Author of “Mindset.”

The fact is we can be “technically” competent, but technology is very fluid and constantly changing. Strategic Life Skills are necessary in order to navigate through the challenges we face! Here are some Life Skills to consider:

1. MOTIVATION - Nothing... read more

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THE VALUE OF A GOOD NAME

“A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, favor is better than silver and gold.” …Proverbs 22:1 [New American Standard Bible]

Here is an idea so quaint and antiquated that it makes sense: Your name is valuable. Don’t run out and try to sell it on eBay. It may not have that sort of worth. Instead, the value of your name is in direct proportion to your character. The formula is quite simple to sketch but extremely difficult to attain: “Good character = good name; bad character = bad name.” The Value of a Good Name We receive... read more

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SOFT SKILLS VACUUM

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader!” …John Quincy Adams

  Professional development is essential in order to train and develop the necessary soft skills needed for leaders within an organization. All to often companies give employees assessment tests and never act on the results to address strengths and weaknesses of the individual. It is essential that companies invest in human capital to truly have a successful and leading-edge company! Individually, you can seek to develop and refine these skills through workshops, seminars, company specific leadership programs [ if... read more

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