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"Daily Motivations"

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. -- Horace



Today's Topic:

Listen and Learn from OthersHave you ever been in a situation where someone in authority starts talking about the workplace, and you think “This person has no clue!” because his words bear no resemblance to reality? Well, you’re not alone. All too often we forget one of the basics of leadership: Listening. Of all the leadership attributes, listening may be the most important. You can have all the other leadership skills, but if you don’t listen to people, it’s all for naught.

The leader who listens knows what’s going on around him or her because listening opens the doors to genuine communication. It demonstrates respect and caring for others. But listening only gets you part way to better leadership. You must also learn from it and use that learning to guide your actions. It’s only through learning that we are able to change, grow, and prepare for the future. Listening and learning help make a leader credible because they compel the leader to put people first. And that’s when really good things can happen.

Here are three tips to help you be a better listener…and a better learner:

Know the difference between hearing and listening. To hear means “to perceive by the ear.” To listen means “to pay attention.” There’s a big difference.

Get into the ACT of listening. Employ body language. Look at the person who is speaking. Make and keep eye contact. Position your body in a way that shows you are open and receptive to what the person is saying.

Adopt the 2/1 rule: Listen twice as much as you talk. Why do you think we have two ears and one mouth?



"The Patriot Post"

"Unlike Barack Obama, who thought so highly of himself that he wrote twoautobiographies before he accomplished anything, Mrs. Palin has raised a family, run a business, managed a city and governed a state. She took on corrupt members of her own party, toppled a sitting Republican governor and said 'no' to Alaska's infamous 'Bridge to Nowhere.' She is pro-life, pro-family, pro-Second Amendment and pro-free enterprise. She is the governor of America's most natural resource-rich state and is an advocate of oil drilling in ANWR. (Perhaps she can talk some sense into McCain on that issue.) Oh, and she has an 80 percent approval rating among Alaskans." --- Doug Patton



"In our administration, our mission has been to appoint the best qualified people we could find, to fill substantial jobs with substantial individuals. And the result of this merit-based approach, not surprisingly, is that more women have served in top-level policy positions in our administration than in any previous one. And they've served with distinction, earning promotions and reappointments at a very high rate. We can be proud of what you and the other women have accomplished...I'm very happy about everything that American women are doing, yes, because it is good for women, but also because it's good for America." --- Ronald Reagan



"ConservativeHQ.com

It’s Sarah Palin’s Principles!

With the popularity of Governor Sarah Palin providing lift to the GOP ticket, Republicans are starting to feel better about races for Congress and at the state level. But most of them are missing the point of her popularity and may be personally disappointed on Election Day, Richard A. Viguerie said.

“Too many Republican candidates think Governor Palin is popular because of her gender or because she’s a fresh face with a ‘cool’ life story. They think they can hold onto her skirt and that her popularity will help carry them to victory,” said Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com.

You can read the entire news release and add your comments to it at
http://conservativehq.com/blog_post/show/51?eid=35f115ef74d62ec3303825bab766831c

You can also express your opinion in a new poll on how the mainstream news media has treated Governor Palin at http://conservativehq.com/active-polls

And today’s News From the Front section includes:

Independents swing towards McCain

Bill O’Reilly: Some advice for Sarah Palin

Why feminists hate Sarah Palin

McCain team hustles amid rising interest

Records show McCain is more bipartisan

Liberal admires Sarah Palin’s ‘steeliness’

Larry Elder: Obama vs. McCain – A clear choice

Why Paul Weyrich is for McCain

Kristol: Palin turns the establishment upside down

Post-Palin, Democrats hit the panic button

Palin’s ‘Mr. Mom’ a secret weapon?

Familiar ground may be election’s deciding factor

Richard A. Viguerie




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