Practice This

Just finished reading Jay Heinrichs’ book  Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion (thank you, J.D.). What I love about this book is it offers down to earth practical content and the writing style is humorous and enjoyable. Heinrichs provides practical advice on how to effectively persuade in
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seemingly every life situation. One of my favorite takeaways from the book is about handling kids temper tantrum.

“Men in particular respond to stress by feeling irritable, angry and having trouble sleeping,… Children mold their behavior after that of their parents,” Palomares said. “So developing healthy responses to stress will not only be good for you, but, ultimately, good for your children.” I won’t pretend I am always  “Cool Like Dat” – I am stressed, just like many of us these days. And I am aspiring daddy who wants only the best for his children.
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The article on APA Help center – Fatherhood Balancing Act …

“What is it that inspires you to do your best work?” – this is the first line of the newsletter email I have just received from Dale Carnegie. Doing my best I can is one of my quests. I kept reading the newsletter. I found simple but powerful recipe to inspire others.
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Managers, Consultants, Parents! Consider adopting it. I tried it and it perfectly works. Here is the recipe:

Don’t dictate — inspire
Don’t direct — win people to your way of thinking
Begin with praise …