Ken Keis's Articles in Self Assessment

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Do You Have the Mindset of a Winner? Being a winner is a choice, not a condition of your circumstances. Winners take responsibility for the life they created. When you are a true winner, you are living a fully engaged life. In our experience at CRG, that is achievable only when you are living your purpose. Just Say No to Toxic People! Do the people around you build you up and encourage you, or do they discourage and drain you? The reality is that each of us needs to take responsibility for our personal space and relationships in life. Toxic people come in many forms, so perk up your radar and review this list on how to identify toxic waste. Just Say No To Worry Research reveals over 90% of the things we worry about never happen. Everyone worries, but most worry is about some negative possibility in the future, not right now. Worry can breed anxiety, paralysis, and depression, rather than creative solutions. In the end, we are all personally responsible for our own thoughts and our emotional state. Are You Easily Offended and Quick to Anger Is it just me or have you noticed increased in-your-face attitude from others? Easily offended and quick-to-anger individuals are out of control. Are you easily offended and quick to anger? Here's Help! Why Don't You Teach the Way That I Learn? It is generally agreed that knowledge is now doubling in months, not years, and that learning is a foundational value that individuals and organizations must embrace. Otherwise, success is -- and will be -- limited. Will You Get Over Yourself - Please Concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself; seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others; arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others; genetic material solely concerned with its own replication. Maturity - Don't Leave Home Without It Life experience, over time, is required for maturity to ground itself in our lives. There simply is no replacement. Reject the Victim Mentality When the victim card is played, the victim is trying to shift the onus for the condition of the person or group onto outside influences. That suggests the victim has played no role in creating the situation and that he or she has no power to change it. Are You Living an Authentic or a Fake Life? Use your discretion. Don’t whine about everything that doesn’t meet your needs, but stop representing fake positions or thoughts. They don’t benefit anyone -- especially you. Decreasing Clutter and Chaos You might argue that clutter does not have a negative effect on you, but let me challenge that thought. Imagine you are going to see your doctor, dentist, or medical specialist. His office is clean but cluttered with files and instruments that reflect a state of general chaos. What is your confidence level for that professional? Not very high, right? What is Stress Costing You? Influenced by the elements present in our lives, our stress levels are way more complex than being just work- or home-related. Stress manifests itself in many physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms, which can include headaches, fatigue, feelings of being out of control, and insomnia. The Perils of Procrastination What has your lack of action (procrastination) cost you in lost opportunities and/or experiences? For most of us, the price is far greater than we expect and, in many cases, the desired action is never started, engaged, or completed. Success is a Team Sport Never, Never, Never, underestimate the power of a mediocre or negative team member! Great Team Members add to your team; mediocre team members take away -- and that costs you more than you might imagine. Are You a Giver or a Taker We are all familiar with this longstanding truth: "Give and you will receive." Isn’t it interesting that what takers want the most is what they get least and what givers want least is what they get the most? With the act of giving to others, people generally want to give more to us in return. The Magic of the Moment In other words, the ability to be focused and aware of what is happening in the moment leads to leadership success. Living in the moment allows you to experience life at its deepest and most meaningful level. It allows you to REALLY connect with others and learn from them and from the situations you are in. Integrity - Don't Leave Home Without It Integrity can apply to all areas of our lives and is constantly affecting our reputation and success. All of us at sometime or another has been out of integrity. But the question is, do we own up to it and learn from the experience or do we continue to conduct ourselves in ways we don’t like to see in others? The Power of Your Thoughts The research revealed that the way you think about your wins and positive events and about your loses and negative events are equally important. Life is not just about overcoming failure. Do you own and take credit for your wins? To break the bondage of our habits, first we need to become aware of how our thoughts and our language can and are hindering our success. Success Demands Decisive Decisions Everyone reading this article is a leader. Yes, everyone! You are a leader at some level with someone. It could be at home as a significant other and/or parent. It could be at work, as a volunteer. And certainly, you are responsible for the leadership of your own life-fulfillment and your purpose. Your success is linked to your ability to make decisions. No exceptions! Are You Dying to Live? Are you treating your life -- and the other people in it -- as precious? If you died today, what type of evidence would be left behind? Would it show that you engaged life at the 100% level or that you just plodded through? Would excuses be written on your headstone? So many individuals engage life at half-throttle, with little will, ambition, impact, or contribution. They blame others for their life circumstances and believe their situation is all other people’s fault. Secrets of Success "What I lack is to be clear in my mind what I am to do, not what I am to know... The thing is to understand myself, to see what God really wished me to do... to find the idea for which I can live and die." -Soren Kierkegaard The Secrets of Success The Powerful Sound of Silence In our civilized world, we enjoy numerous conveniences. Like everyone else, I enjoy most of them. But with the invention of electricity, we created 24-hour lives, constantly feed by input or, better stated, noise. So what is the impact of such a noisy environment and lifestyle? Let’s see. The Power of Leverage Almost all successful individuals understand the power of leverage. And that success in any endeavor is accelerated by using leverage.