AggieStrong the Ultimate Life Coach

Title pic: 2 girls by the lake Are you a good listener? No, really, are you? Listening is the most basic and profound skill a person has. But for one reason or the other, most of us don't use it very well.  There are literally hundreds of life skills that we use every day, but if there is one we must develop, is our ability to listen intently and actively. Listening seeks compassion and understanding for other fellow human beings. It is more than just hearing,

Did you know that everything in life requires a positive and a negative energy before it can have balance? It is the friction of the two that ignites that brings about change,

Some people are going to like you and some people aren’t, that’s just a part of life.  They may have very strong and valid reasons not to and then they may not have any apparent reason at all.  Given the facts of life, we must then set ourselves up to be more in favor of being liked than not liked.  I know a lot of you will say I don’t care if people like me or not, but the fact is you do, whether or not you want to admit it.  It is a God given right to be liked, so why wouldn’t you care? Unless; of course, you don’t believe in God—which is a completely different story.  So for those of you who do care, and those who don’t want to admit it, I want you to pay close attention to what I have to say.  Here we go:

I am working on this project and have to go before a panel of people to present my idea; so my daughter suggested I read one of her books on how to "pitch".  Being an avid reader, I proceeded to read   Perfect pitch: the art of selling ideas and winning new business ,  written by Jon Steel - John Wiley& Sons - 2007 . After reading it, I found I learnt some valuable lessons and decided to share my condensed version. Basically, he states that the point of a presentation is to get you from point A to point B—where you are now to where you want to be. Once you have decided to do the presentation, it is no longer about what you want—if you really want what you want. From this point on, it is all about what the decision makers wants.  You have to think: a) WHY  do they want to hear from you, see you, or should be interested in anything that you have to say or do; and b) WHAT do they want to see and/or hear. So hear are the 10 things I learned:

Well I am no twitter expert, but I am very observant and free-thinkg. And for those two reasons, I decided to share my thoughts with you on the subject matter. So recently I noticed that I had a few unfollow or no follow backs on twitter—I have a very small platform to begin with so I kind of notice these things‚ maybe they are just more obvious when you have such a small platform—I don't know.  Anyhow, I decided to check out who unfollow me on Manage Filter —my little twitter helper. While I was doing that, I got to thinking why do people unfollow or not follow back? So here are the top six reasons I came up with:

No sword bites so fiercely as an evil tongue.  -- Sir Philip Sidney Gossip: To talk about someone adversely (badly) when they are not around. Let me say first and foremost, we are all sinners saved by grace and none of us are free of errors. What is your greatest pet peeve?   Mine is Gossiping and here is why.