emotions are controlled by the oldest part of the brain, the same as motions

Self-restraint. Reward yourself.

Instead of aiming for perfection, aim for progress

use as many senses as you can

learn to see unusual in everyday life. Learn to wonder at the beauty of simple things.

Brain is simply a tiny chemical processor

"Brain is simply a tiny chemical processor, and it needs a steady supply of right chemicals if it is to function well - and these chemicals, more than anything, come from the food you eat" (T.Busan), drinks you drink, drugs you take (me).

Противоположность отваги – не страх, а сомнение.

Ведь совершать смелые поступки и добиваться успеха можно и не взирая на страх. Многие пожарные и другие люди, совершающие героические поступки, вовсе не считают себя храбрецами. Они постоянно испытывают страх – но они не испытывают сомнений. Они действуют без колебаний.

Рассказывая о своих отважных поступках, они нередко подчеркивают абсолютную целеустремленность, охватившую их в тот момент: “Я не думал об опасности. Я просто знал, что должен это сделать”. Более того без страха совершать храбрые поступки было бы невозможно: именно страх дает остроту реакции, необходимую для преодоления препятствия.

В обыденной жизни легкий привкус опасности создает эустресс (“хороший” стресс), т.е. психическую и физическую напряженность, позволяющую лучше справляться с задачами. Напротив сомнения никогда не приносят пользы. Они лишь заставляют нас попусту тратить силы и отвлекают внимание от цели.

Поэтому для того, чтобы обрети отвагу, необходимо очистить ум от сомнений. Сомнение многолико, но в любой своей форме оно служит выражением чувства неполноты. Мы сомневаемся в своих способностях, в своих мотивах, в том, заслуживаем ли мы успеха, в том, достаточно ли мы хороши, в том, оценят ли нас другие по достоинству, в том, насколько мы привлекательны, и т.д.

Многие сомнения – результат ранней обусловленности, сформированной родителями, учителями и целыми коллективами, который в той или иной форме постоянно внушали нам, что мы не достойны, ни к чему не способны и никому не нужны (между прочим все обвинения такого рода выражают лишь страхи и сомнения, преследующие того, кто их высказывает, а вовсе не истину о нас самих).

(Книга об аюрведе “Абсолютная красота” Пратимы Райчур.)

из рассылки Ю.Мороза

Don't mind going slow as long as you keep going. (Chineese proverb)

Control your destiny, or someone else will do it for you.

Begin with an end in mind

Dream big

A wise man should always enter those paths trodden by great men, and imitate those who have been most excellent, so if one's own virtue does not match theirs, at least it will have the smell of it. He should do as those prudent archers do who, aware of the strength of their bow when the target at which they are aiming seems too distant, set their sights much higher than the designated target, not in order to reach such a height with their arrow, but instead to be able, by aiming so high, to strike their target. (N.Machiavelli)

Tell about recent events - they have links in listener's minds.

If you never put your big rock down, you'll never put it.

Behavior is a function of our decisions.

A picture is worth a thousand words

'A picture is worth a thousand words' and therefore saves you a lot of time and wasted energy writing down those thousand words in your notes. And it is easier to remember.
(Tony Busan)

The difference between barbarian and civilized society is that civilized society can tolerate diversity (Mill)

Select the audience

There are always people interested in what you say.

Talk about themselves

About their problems.

Find a way to their decision-making.

What might do it? If it is information, than what is the best way to present it? where and when?

You can be very enthusiastic, understand a lot, but still present poorly.

think in pictures

you are constantly presenting

Look after your position in space.

less words

pause

highlight important staff

Veni, vidi, vici

"Je suis venu, j'ai vu, j'ai vaincu"

People go to war out of honor, fear or interest (Thucydides)

когда делаешь добро, не рассчитывай на благодарность. Иначе слишком больно будет.

demand what?

"Think about why firewalls succeded in the marketplace. It's not because they're effective; most firewalls are configured so poorly that they're barely effective, and there are many more security products that have never seen widespread deployment (such as e-mail encryption). Firewalls are ubiquitous because corporate auditors started demanding them. This changed the cost equation for business. The cost of adding a firewall was expense and user annoyance, but the cost of not having a firewall was failing an audit. And even worse, a company without a firewall could be accused of not following industry best practices in a lawsuit. The result: everyone has firewalls all over the network, whether they do an actual good or not.

Keep your options open.

Build in opportunity, but use it sparingly.

Lull them into a sense of complacency.

Build in opportunity, but use it sparingly.

Any operation can be aborted. If it feels wrong, it is wrong.

Don't look back; you are never completely alone.

Assume nothing.

Go with the flow, blend in.

Panem et circenses

Du pain et des jeux (du cirque)