How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
My good friend Roman Rollnick sent this (even though he’s in the communications field he’s conspicuously not on the web, hence no hyperlink). I laughed. Then I thought about the effects definitions have on us. How we define things sets the parameters of our thinking. From whose fault it is that those extra pounds continue […]
Tags: communication, language, perspective, steve jobs
The results are in! The good, the bad & the beautiful. Habits that is.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication
I had fun with this one (thanks to you). As part of my last newsletter, a review of Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit” book, I created an online survey, asking you dear readers, about your habits. (The survey’s still open so feel free to head over there if you haven’t already. And see the […]
Tags: charles duhigg, habits, power of habit
Training & development learning well March blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of March. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: adde adesokan, bizarro, cartoon, charles duhigg, culture, dan piraro, divergent thinking, diversity, life lenses, lifehacker, perspective, power of habit, youtube
The word you keep between your lips is your slave ~ Arabic proverb
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
The word you keep between your lips is your slave. The word you speak is your master. ~ Arabic proverb Food for thought, errr, fodder. What do you say?
Tags: communication, proverb
Silence is the true friend that never betrays
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
“Silence is the true friend that never betrays” said Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker & educator. Me thinks he was a Head Life Lens™. Reflection, deep thought & analysis are the medicine that prevent jumping blindly over a cliff with hasty ill-considered actions. Take a deep breath … and …. think. ~~TGIF- each Friday I […]
Tags: confucius, reflection
6 Resources related to ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy
This blog post is taken from this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. newsletter. See the entire newsletter, including free, related resources here. Don’t receive our monthly newsletter? Whatsamatter you! Sign up here. ******* News Blast! Check out a short & sassy survey I designed about habits. It takes all of 1 minute to fill out & you’ll […]
Tags: charles duhigg, lifehacker, power of habit, youtube
It’s not about the cookie! The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication
This blog post is taken from this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. newsletter. See the entire newsletter, including free, related resources here. Don’t receive our monthly newsletter? Whatsamatter you! Sign up here. ******* News Blast! Check out a short & sassy survey I designed about habits. It takes all of 1 minute to fill out & you’ll […]
Tags: charles duhigg, power of habit
Adde Adesokan’s triptych photos & the stories they tell
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
My attention was recently caught & held by the triptych photos of Adde Adesokan. He’s known for taking three part photos that capture the story of a person. The picture above is not by him btw but rather Evoo73 (Adde’s photos aren’t licensed for me to use here but you can see them here). Carrot […]
Tags: adde adesokan, life lenses
Training & development learning well February blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of February. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: abstruse goose, bizarro, comic, conflict, dan piraro, diversity, humour, perspective, stress, training & development, walt witman, world view
A TED speaker’s worst nightmare – an opportunity or a chance to get real & laugh
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
What’s your worst nightmare if you’re up in front of people speaking? technical gadgets not working (no sound &/or no powerpoint)? forget what you’re going to say? getting heckled by an audience member? something else unexpected happening? What happens when we’re under stress is often a matter of perspective. Stress has a direct bearing on […]
Tags: humour, public speaking, TED