Statements of Thought

Do you see relevancy in these statements at your work, home, or community?

• The one who is talking is the one who is learning.
• Management is about delegating and control.
• Leadership is about facilitating and letting go of control.
• People need to feel trusted in order to want to be led.
• Training is the act of dispensing information.
• Facilitating is the act of helping people apply what information they heard.
• 70%+ of learning is visual.
• Live the values you want others to follow.
• People will only remember what is applicable to them.
• You can lead through questions.

the service of self-study

learning

"studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability."
francis bacon, 1561-1626

Q: have you studied something delightful lately?

unlearning what is learned

learning

"as Lao Tzu said, to gain knowledge, add things everyday. to gain wisdom, remove things everyday. this is so true, our brain is like a computer and in order for it to function at a higher level, we must always be adding, while simultaneously taking away information that no longer serves us. think about it, what do you want to remove from your database? and, what new software program will you replace it with?"

paragraph above taken from the "Top 20 Qualities of Smart People," By Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed.
compliments of my friend, mike dean.