5 Lessons That Professor Failure Taught Me About Success. Failure has become a faithful friend throughout the years. Early on in my life I thought failure was my mortal enemy. But life’s experience has taught me that Professor Failure is on the academic staff of my personal University Of Success that I attend. He is a vital necessity for my training, in order to become someone who will reach his full potential, and even go beyond what he personally thought possible. And why is that? Because I have learned to ask a simple question of my professor after every failure, ‘What is the most important lesson that I can learn from this mistake?’
Those lessons then become the building blocks for the success I have experienced to date, and the success that will accompany me for the rest of my days. So please allow me to share with you just 5 lessons that Professor Failure has taught me about success. The Importance Of ObsessionIf you ever want to make your mark on this world, you are going to have to break free of mediocrity and be obsessed. Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) ROWE. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] CultureRx - Official Trainers of the Results-Only Work EnvironmentWashington Post Article"video". CNBC. June 11, 2008. Conlin, Michelle (June 10, 2008). Are You An Armchair Creative? I’m from Britain, so the rules of American football are a mystery to me. But even I know “armchair quarterback” is not a compliment. It means someone who sits on the sidelines, watching and criticizing instead of doing.As creative professionals, we pride ourselves on doing — making ideas happen — instead of passively consuming, like the couch potatoes with their remote controls.
As Jakob Nielsen said, television is “lean back” media, and we prefer the “lean forward” experience creating something with our computer (or canvas, or notebook, or piano etc). But there comes a point where leaning further forward won’t get you much further. Where nose-to-the-screen productivity becomes unproductive. You know the feeling — you’ve been hunched over that keyboard too long, the caffeine has burned out, and so has your inspiration. When you reach this point, reverse is often the fastest way forward. This year, I’ve resolved to be more of an armchair creative. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Five Ways to Become Happier Today | Tal Ben-Shahar. Transcript Question: What can people do each day to be happier? Tal Ben-Shahar: The first thing to do to become happier, paradoxically, is to accept painful emotions, to accept them as a part of being alive.
You know, there are two kinds of people who don't experience painful emotions such as anxiety or disappointment, sadness, envy; two kinds of people who don't experience these painful emotions. They are the psychopaths and the dead. So if we experience painful emotions at time, it's actually a good sign. It means that we're not a psychopath and we're alive. Question: Are there specific things people can do? Tal Ben-Shahar: Then I think -- yeah. Question: How can we cultivate gratitude? Tal Ben-Shahar: There are treasures of happiness all around us and within us. Question: What happiness techniques are particularly important in today’s world?
Tal Ben-Shahar: Okay. Filosoof Joep Dohmen: 'Levenskunst zou een schoolvak moeten zijn. Time Management. Personal Development. Growth & usage. Personal branding. Identite numerique.