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Five Ways Living Mindfully Can Help You Reach Your Goals

Five Ways Living Mindfully Can Help You Reach Your Goals | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Overcome negative thinking and emotional barriers to life success
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LET PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR HEART: It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you | Wisdom for Future Leaders

LET PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR HEART: It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you | Wisdom for Future Leaders | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Karin Sebelin's curator insight, May 17, 1:53 AM

Inspiring article by Jamie Dunn on blog of +Richard Branson


Jamie Dunn says:
“To me, building up a network with key, knowledgeable and most importantly, trusted individuals is one of the best things you can spend your time doing. Not just collecting stacks of business cards that you will keep in your drawer and never use, I mean creating relationships that add value to your life and your business. Most opportunities come from developing the right connections and relationships.”


I have sometimes the impression that people do only concentrate on presenting themselves in the networks instead of reaching out to people. They have learned to function.


You can be the best marketing person in the world, but if nobody knows who you are then does it really count?


Especially Twitter is a great tool for networking, maintaining relationships and creating new ones.


Do you really notice people or do you only share your stuff?


Twitter is like a great avenue where people meet others and there are indeed people who say hello to you because saying hello shows that we are friendly, open and interested in other people. The only problem is that not all people are open and want to say hello back.


How can relationships develop when we nip them in the bud?


Life seems to be a matter of course.


Do we live our life with arrogance or with openness and a heart for other people?


Do we try to impress with authority or with empathy?


Does trust come from:
I trust that you believe in my authority!
Learn to respect me!


or from:
I offer you my empathy and my trust that you are able to develop trust in me!


??


I prefer the second option.


And you?

 

LET PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR HEART!


BE OPEN FOR OTHERS!

 

Read the article: http://goo.gl/Ek9eV


(Image from Aidan Jones on Flickr: http://goo.gl/D4KPT)

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6 Ways to Enjoy Your Life More

6 Ways to Enjoy Your Life More | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Some of our biggest inside battles involve changing habits to create a more meaningful, congenial life with others. Try six research-based tips for turning the page to the next chapter of the adventure story we are truly meant to live.
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Some nice messages here.

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Reinventing Education for Change Leaders: Head + Heart + Hands - Six Seconds

Reinventing Education for Change Leaders: Head + Heart + Hands - Six Seconds | Positive futures | Scoop.it
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Making Mistakes : NPR

Making Mistakes : NPR | Positive futures | Scoop.it
We try so hard to be perfect, to never make mistakes and to avoid failure at all costs. But mistakes happen — and when they do — how do we deal with being wrong?

Via Mary Perfitt-Nelson, Ivon Prefontaine
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's curator insight, May 11, 9:32 PM

""When we start losing our tolerance for vulnerability, uncertainty, for risk — we move away from the things we need and crave the most like joy and love and belonging, trust, empathy, creativity." — Brené Brown"


Most of the greatest successes in medicine are borne out of mistakes.


SHAME is the fear of disconnection.  WOW .  We MUST be allowed to be seen.  Really seen.  Vulnerability is key.  The "wholehearted" walk into vulnerability.  


Vulnerability is NOT weakness.  It is our most accurate measurement of courage.  


I'm not sure we can BE creative if we aren't courageous and vulnerable.  Te be human is to be vulnerability.  


Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.  

Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight, May 13, 6:48 PM

We need to help children develop resiliency and find out mistakes are OK. We will make them.

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Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish - and how current education culture works against them.


Via Kenneth Mikkelsen
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The Flat World Debate Revisited

The Flat World Debate Revisited | Positive futures | Scoop.it
The opposing views of Thomas Friedman and Pankaj Ghemawat on the state of globalization have significant implications for multinationals.

Via Peter Verschuere, Maya Mathias
Maya Mathias's curator insight, May 9, 9:20 PM

This article states that the global economy isn't as flat or interconnected as Thomas Friedman's seminal book 'The World Is Flat' might have us believe.

 

I say that it completely depends on the business and industry you work in.  Blanket statements are dangerous territory for a company to live in and abide by.

 

ALWAYS evaluate any trend or strategic position against the realities of your specific circumstances.

 

Please listen deeply and search closely for the clues and nuances to drive your company's agenda.

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Reversing Climate Change in Just Ten Years, or Die!

Reversing Climate Change in Just Ten Years, or Die! | Positive futures | Scoop.it
In as soon as in 2015 we could witness the complete summertime collapse of the Arctic ice cap -- setting off devastating and irreversible runaway climate change feedback loops.

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Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor

Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor | Positive futures | Scoop.it
The purification device can remove bacteria, viruses and other contaminants from water.

 

A water purification system that uses nanotechnology to remove bacteria, viruses and other contaminants may be able to deliver clean drinking water to rural communities for less than $3 a year per family, according to a new study.


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Gust MEES's curator insight, May 7, 1:15 AM


A water purification system that uses nanotechnology to remove bacteria, viruses and other contaminants may be able to deliver clean drinking water to rural communities for less than $3 a year per family, according to a new study.


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'World Peace Game' Teaches Kids Cooperation, Compassion

'World Peace Game' Teaches Kids Cooperation, Compassion | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Think back to fourth grade. What were you doing in school? Were you practicing fractions? Learning photosynthesis? Maybe you were studying the British colonization of the New World?
Well, if we fast

Via Edwin Rutsch
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When Life Knocks You Out

When Life Knocks You Out | Positive futures | Scoop.it

Your inner strength, your competence is all you can count on eventually. Impact of the external circumstances on you is dependent on your own mindset.


Via Mi Thian-De Wind, Janet Louise Stephenson
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The Power Of Events And Where Breakthroughs Happen

Steven shares a new post The Power Of Events And Where Breakthroughs Happen check it out!


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The Next Generation of Business Leaders

The Next Generation of Business Leaders | Positive futures | Scoop.it

MBAs–both the degrees and the people who have them–are an obsolete waste of time and money. An irrelevant recipe for failure. At least that’s what all the cool entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are saying. So what’s next? Learning to code and “lean startups.” Accelerators are the new b-school.

 

There’s just one problem though.

 

While creating a product and starting a company have never been easier, building and sustaining a business have never been harder. And lean is not everything. That means business education has never been more important. But first, both b-schools and companies need to learn some new tricks.


Via Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor, Jose Luis Anzizar
Robin Martin's comment, May 1, 12:40 PM
Wow...will we ever find the real "balance?"
Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor's comment, May 1, 6:12 PM
Hmm, finding the real "balance"?? The illusive goal!
michaelpohl360's curator insight, May 3, 4:03 AM

Though I don't like statements such as one "must" and companies "have to", I believe that the overall view is correct. The world's changing, business environment is changing as well. New leadership skills are required that were not taught in public schools at all but neither at business schools yet.

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Information Is Beautiful

Information Is Beautiful | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Dedicated to distilling the world’s data, information and knowledge into beautiful, interesting and, above all, useful visualizations, infographics and diagrams.
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I do love a nice infographic!  Here is a site with some excellent ones.

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The Missing Piece -- How Social and Emotional Learning Can Empower Children and Transform Schools

The Missing Piece -- How Social and Emotional Learning Can Empower Children and Transform Schools | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Arithmetic and higher math skills are embedded in school goals, but not necessarily persistence and grit. As a result, an "either/or" dynamic has been established that prioritizes academic skills, at the expense of "social and emotional" learning.

Via Gust MEES, Roger Francis
Gust MEES's curator insight, May 17, 1:21 AM

 

Learn more:

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Emotions-and-Learning

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Social+Learning

 

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Michio Kaku: What does the future look like?

Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics at City University of New York shares his vision of mankind's future as part of The Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Forum for New Ideas.


Via Kenneth Mikkelsen, Tom Haak
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GOOD Video: How One Small Business Lights the Way for Sustainability | Business on GOOD

GOOD Video: How One Small Business Lights the Way for Sustainability | Business on GOOD | Positive futures | Scoop.it
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idx4qQcu8jc&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] This post is brought to you by GOOD, with support from UPS.

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Scenarios as a warning: Limits to growth

Scenarios as a warning: Limits to growth | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Probably the most controversial scenario study is the Limits to Growth report. It launched a world wide debate on the future of our planet and humankind.

Via Kenneth Mikkelsen
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Warren Buffett Shares His Most Essential Advice For Generation Y

Warren Buffett Shares His Most Essential Advice For Generation Y | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Warren Buffett assumed the role of mentor to the youth yesterday when he gave networking and career advice in an "Office Hours" session with Levo League, a site aimed to assist youngsters in making their dreams come true.

Via Digitives, Marylene Delbourg-Delphis, Tania Kowritski
Mandy Schumaker's curator insight, May 11, 8:35 AM

These are great tips for all of us!

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The CoSoMo Manifesto - Atlantic BT

The CoSoMo Manifesto - Atlantic BT | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Our Connected, Social & Mobile revolution moves sand under our Internet marketing feet twenty years+ after Cluetrain's Manifesto, time for a new manifesto.

Via Martin (Marty) Smith
Martin (Marty) Smith's curator insight, May 8, 10:54 PM

Had fun writing an update to one of my favorite books - The Cluetrain Manifesto. Here are highlights from the CoSoMo Manifesto:

* We (your customers) are POWERFUL beyond your wildest dream.
* Our (your customers') everyday needs are more than MET.
* Our (your customers') aspirational desires will never be satisfied.
* Greatness is the cost of the poker game you are playing.
* We can't tell You how to be GREAT, but sure know it when we see, feel or buy greatness.
* Our TIME is our most valuable resource, so don't waste it.
* We may know you better ONLINE than you know yourself, so be authentic and real.
* Together we are more powerful than either of us alone.


What about you? Have ideas we should add to the CoSoMo Manifesto? Share in comments and we will curate in. Marty

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How to Turn a Problem into a Prize

How to Turn a Problem into a Prize | Positive futures | Scoop.it
The difference between a true leader and a misfit manager is this.  The former knows how to take a troubled producer and coach them up or out; nothing in between. The latter fears this confrontatio...

Via Marylene Delbourg-Delphis
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Is a five year old child on day 1 of school met by a teacher who is thinking "here is a new bundle of potential to nurture" or one who thinks "here is another problem for me to solve"? The former I hope, as this article demonstrates.

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From Compassionate to 'Compassion It'

From Compassionate to 'Compassion It' | Positive futures | Scoop.it

Compassion It is a global social movement inspiring daily compassionate actions. How did it come to be? Founder Sara Schairer shares her story.     Did you know that.

 

Did you know that ‘compassion’ is a noun?  In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, you’ll find the definition: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it.  But, that sounds more like a verb to me.  And, thanks to a gift from the universe and many incredible people, compassion IS now a verb.


Via Edwin Rutsch
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight, May 4, 12:20 PM

"Compassion is the most important skill to teach our children.  If we teach a new generation to put themselves in others’ shoes, the world’s social problems would disappear.” We need to find ways to feel good about our self and others.

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The New Thin Difference: Millennial Leaders - Thin Difference

The New Thin Difference: Millennial Leaders - Thin Difference | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Thin Difference, closing the gap and creating a new leadership story for millennials or Generation Y.

Via Fernanda Grimaldi
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Six 'Megatrends' That Will Shape The Future Of Digital Media

Six 'Megatrends' That Will Shape The Future Of Digital Media | Positive futures | Scoop.it

A careful look at the forces shaping how people are creating and sharing digital media today, and perhaps even more importantly, what the world of digital media will look like in the coming years.


Via Kenneth Mikkelsen, Tom Haak
Nick Peperell's curator insight, May 3, 3:28 AM

Now we are both content creators and consumers so how do we create standout for greater reach?

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Press Release: Studies Show Up to 700% ROI from Executive Coaching

Press Release: Studies Show Up to 700% ROI from Executive Coaching | Positive futures | Scoop.it
Perth, WA, April 23, 2013 - Many studies have been conducted in an attempt to determine a definitive ROI gained from executive coaching.
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