10) Provide non-judgmental spaces for people to share issues, concerns orconflicts…often, people need a little more support during these times.
9) Be an active listener and try to give people your utmost attention –you get clarity and build the relationship.
8) Understand your own needs, the top 2 priorities of your boss and the needs of your family and friends — a lot to juggle
7) Be sure to give yourself some “cave” time…reflection is good and silence is not dead air, it is time to connect with the self.
6) Stream-line the ego
5) “Give and Ask, don’t Take and Tell” – Dave Gerber
4) Think interest-based: Consider other people’s needs and underlying interests
3) Improve our personal “state creation,” or the ability to bring about a new emotion on command – Avoid getting emotionally hijacked
2) “Prioritize the most important aspects of your life first, the others will find their way like sand filling a bucket of stones” – Dave Gerber
1) Get started on food and exercise resolutions early, that way there won’t be as much pressure after the first of the year because you are already in it!
Dave Gerber ©2009
