Feeling a little dull lately? Like your drive and motivation are about as sharp as a butter knife? Well, we've all been there. But fear not, because today's episode tackles Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw from Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
This habit isn't about buying a fancy new toolbox. It's about self-renewal, the essential act of taking care of yourself in all dimensions.
Think of it like this: you can't keep chopping cucumbers with a blunt knife. The same goes for life! By neglecting self-renewal, we become less effective in everything we do.
So, ditch the burnout and get ready to sharpen your most important tool – yourself! In this episode, we'll explore the four key dimensions of renewal and discover practical ways to integrate self-care into your daily routine.
Ever feel like a team can accomplish so much more than any one individual? That's the essence of synergy! Habit 6 goes beyond simply working together. It's about harnessing the power of diverse perspectives and creating something truly extraordinary.
In this episode, we'll explore the three key ingredients that unlock synergy: valuing differences, fostering open communication, and aligning behind shared goals. We'll learn how to leverage the unique strengths of individuals and create a collaborative environment where the whole truly becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
So, ditch the solo act mentality and get ready to unlock the power of synergy! By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped to build stronger teams, achieve greater results, and experience the magic of collaborative success!
Ever feel like you and someone else are speaking different languages? Conversations go in circles, and frustrations boil over. Well, today we're tackling the root cause of many communication breakdowns: the forgotten art of truly listening!
Stephen Covey's Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, from his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," is all about unlocking the power of empathetic listening. This episode is your guide to help you become a communication master!
We'll talk about the five levels of listening, from simply ignoring, to truly understanding the other person's perspective, both words and emotions. Learn why empathetic listening is the key to building trust, resolving conflicts, and strengthening relationships in all areas of your life.
So, ditch the frustration and get ready to transform your communication skills! By the end of this episode, we hope you'll be equipped to truly listen, understand, and be understood.
Let's face it, life isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Conflicts and disagreements are inevitable. But what if there was a way to approach these situations with a win-win mentality, where everyone comes out feeling good?
That's exactly what Habit 4 is all about! We'll be exploring the concept of moving beyond the "win-lose" paradigm and embracing a collaborative approach to problem-solving. We'll learn about the six different interaction styles and why a Win-Win mindset is the key to building strong relationships and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
Whether you're navigating a disagreement with a colleague, negotiating a deal, or simply resolving a family conflict, this episode will equip you with the tools to think Win-Win and create a more collaborative and fulfilling life. So, ditch the competition and get ready to unlock the power of cooperation!
We're going into Habit 3: Put First Things First from Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." This episode is about conquering your schedule and taking control of your time. Say goodbye to feeling overwhelmed and hello to a more productive and fulfilling life!
We'll be exploring the revolutionary Time Management Matrix, a tool that helps you categorize tasks based on urgency and importance. Ever heard of Quadrant 2? That's where the magic happens! We'll learn how to identify the tasks that truly matter and ensure they get the attention they deserve.
So, ditch the constant feeling of being behind and lock in to the secrets to effective prioritization. By the end of this episode, we hope you'll be ready to conquer your to-do list and reclaim your time!
In our last episode on our series about Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", we talked about the first Habit: Be Proactive. We learned how to take charge of our lives and focus on our Circle of Influence.
But what good is taking charge if you don't have a clear destination in mind? Today, we're touching on Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind. Our Goal is to hopefully help transform the way you approach your goals and dreams.
Imagine having a roadmap for your life, a vision that guides your decisions and keeps you focused on what truly matters. That's the essence of Habit 2. We'll explore the benefits of having a clear vision, learn how to craft your own personal mission statement, and discover possible ways of living your life with intention.
Whether you're feeling lost or simply want to get the most out of life, this episode is for you! Let's unlock the power of beginning with the end in mind.
Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth? Because today we start a series where we'll be exploring "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." by Stephen Covey. This book has transformed many lives, offering a powerful framework for personal development and professional effectiveness.
Over the next few episodes, we'll be dissecting each of these 7 habits, unpacking their meaning, and providing you with actionable steps to integrate them into your daily routine. We'll also share inspiring examples of proactive behavior in different areas of life, giving you the tools you need to take charge and become the architect of your own destiny.
So, stay tuned! This is just the beginning of our exciting journey through the 7 habits of highly effective people! Starting with Habit 1, Be Proactive.
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A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Friday 3/31/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "The healthiest response to life is joy." — Deepak Chopra”
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: Never Knew Love Like This Before by Stephanie Mills from her 1980 album Sweet Sensation.
👾💸Crypto Check: Here are some KEY TAKEAWAYS about Uniswap. Uniswap is a decentralized exchange that enables the trading of digital assets. UNI is the cryptocurrency the Uniswap platform uses. Anyone can earn UNI by agreeing to not sell or trade their crypto holdings. And The Uniswap platform is governed by UNI holders in proportion to how much UNI they own. via @vishathekeeper
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a website that could get you a remote job via @thebusinessmagnets instagram page: Angellist Talent (Wellfound). The world's number 1 startup community specializing in remote technical talent and opportunities.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Thursday 3/30/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: ""Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."— Lao-Tze
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: the Intro from the Flamerz 5 mixtape by Meek Mill
👾💸Crypto Check: We’re talking about Uniswap layer 2. The Uniswap platform enables users to trade cryptocurrencies without any involvement with a centralized third party. The Uniswap blockchain is hosted on the Ethereum platform and governed by UNI holders.
To understand Layer 2, we start with Layer 1. The Layer 1 network of the Uniswap Protocol is the Ethereum blockchain.
All trades and liquidity transactions are processed by the Ethereum network and stored in the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum network is only able to handle a certain level of transactions each day.
As demand for Ethereum has grown, more people have begun bidding for the right to process a transaction on Ethereum.
As a result, the cost to process your transaction has increased - sometimes costing hundreds of US Dollars.
A Layer 2 is a second network or blockchain built on top of the Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain while preserving the security and decentralization guarantees of Ethereum.
https://support.uniswap.org/hc/en-us/articles/7424975828749-What-is-a-Layer-2-
📝📮Tip to Take: DRINK MORE WATER 🙂
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Wednesday 3/29/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: ""Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." — Helen Keller
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: meet me in brooklyn by Yaya Bey from the 2022 album Remember Your North Star.
👾💸Crypto Check: Before we dive into what exactly a hardware wallet is, we first need to discuss public and private keys.
How Does a Hardware Wallet Work?
Hardware wallets don’t store your crypto itself, but the keys that access it. Here is how that works:
Public and private key pairs are a core component of public key cryptography, an encryption mechanism designed to protect data from unauthorized access. Together, the keys are used to encrypt and decrypt messages and transactions.
These keys are not physical keys, but long lines of numbers that are mathematically related to one another. Because of this link, data that has been encrypted with a public key can only be decrypted with its corresponding private key.
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a website that could get you a remote job via @thebusinessmagnets instagram page: Himalayas App. This platform is fantastic for finding remote work in tech. The UX is great, they have a plethora of opportunities, and they give heaps of data and insights too!
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Tuesday 3/28/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated." -Confucius
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: Rider by Mereba from her 2021 EP AZEB
👾💸Crypto Check: We are going to learn about What a Hardware Wallet is.
There are two main types of crypto wallets: software-based hot wallets and physical cold wallets. Hardware wallets, a type of cold wallet, provide one of the most secure ways to keep cryptocurrencies. They work by storing your private keys in an external, physical device (usually a USB or Bluetooth device). And well talk more about private keys later this week.
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a website that could get you a remote job via @thebusinessmagnets instagram page: We Work Remotely. According to them this is arguably the largest remote work community in the world. There are a ton of tech-related remote work job opps here, from small startups to the biggest tech companies like Google.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
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A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Monday 3/27/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: Too Much by Kehlani from her 2017 album SWEETSEXYSAVAGE
👾💸Crypto Check: Top 10 Crypto Prices by Market Cap according to Coingecko:
Bitcoin $27,941.55
Ethereum $1,769.94
Tether $1.00
BNB (Binance) $328.60
USD Coin $1.00
XRP (Ripple) $0.45
Cardano $0.35
Lido Staked Ether $1,766.39
Dogecoin $0.07
Polygon $1.10
📝📮Tip to Take: Here are some AI writing tools that can help you out via @drsheenahoward ‘s instagram page: Jasper.ai. Let Jasper.AI write your copy for your blog, social media, website and more for free.
Twain (usetwain.com). Twain is the AI assistant for outreach. Write messages and email for free.
Word-spinner.com is an AI-Based article rewriter and paraphrase tool capable of rewriting any words, phrase and sentences.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
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A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Friday 3/24/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "Live for each second without hesitation." — Elton John
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: Flooded by the Migos from their 2018 album Culture II
👾💸Crypto Check: Top 10 Crypto Prices by Market Cap according to Coingecko:
Bitcoin $28.165.21
Ethereum $1,773.27
Tether $1.01
BNB (Binance) $321.85
USD Coin $1.00
XRP (Ripple) $0.42
Cardano $0.36
Dogecoin $0.07
Lido Staked Ether $1,766.81
Polygon $1.10
📝📮Tip to Take: Here are some AI writing tools that can help you out via @drsheenahoward ‘s instagram page: Write Me.AI is an AI-powered content writing assistant to write high-quality content in a few clicks. WriteSonic.com generates text about trending topics and images in no time. And ChatGPT (chat.openai.com) can generate any content on auto thanks to the artificial intelligence.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
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A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Thursday 3/23/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this." — Celine Dion
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: Sweet Harmony by Liquid released in 1991
👾💸Crypto Check: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Ava Labs, the company building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions and governments, the two firms exclusively told TechCrunch.
“Looking forward, web3 and blockchain is inevitable,” Howard Wright, VP and global head of startups at AWS, said to TechCrunch. “No one can call the time or date or quarter that it’s going to happen and it’ll be mainstream, but we’ve seen the cycles of growth before. The velocity of this one seems like it’s accelerating and we’re just excited to be a part of this.”
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a note to help with Healing the Inner Child via @pulsebit.app instagram: Injustice Trauma Symptoms could be: Chronic chest or back pain, feeling fatigued or rained, unpredictable and irrational emotions. Also disorientation and short attention span. Try this to help; Meditate for 12 mins and say this affirmation: I deserve to feel safe, comfortable and confident in this body. I accept myself the way I am. My body is perfect the way it is.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Wednesday 3/22/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak." ― George Clooney
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: “Us” by Rick Ross ft Drake and Lil Reese from Ross’s 2012 tape “The Black Bar Mitzvah.
👾💸Crypto Check: Top 10 Crypto Prices by Market Cap according to Coingecko:
Bitcoin $28.269.68
Ethereum $1,799.21
Tether $1.01
BNB (Binance) $327.38
USD Coin $1.00
XRP (Ripple) $0.45
Cardano $0.37
Dogecoin $0.07
Lido Staked Ether $1,795.01
Polygon $1.15
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a note to help with Healing the Inner Child via @pulsebit.app instagram: Betrayal Trauma Symptoms could be: Trouble recognizing, expressing, or managing emotions. Anxiety, depression, and other mental health symptoms. Nightmares and Panic Attacks. Try this to help. Meditate for 25 mins. And this affirmation: Every challenge I face is an opportunity to grow and improve. My contributions are unique and meaningful.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen
A Quick Info Session to Brighten Your Day For Tuesday 3/21/23
💭🤔Personal Development Thought of the Day: "I like criticism. It makes you strong." — LeBron James
🎼🎵Jam of the Day: "Triggered” by Jhene Aiko from her 2020 album Chilombo
👾💸Crypto Check: Top 10 Crypto Prices by Market Cap according to Coingecko:
Bitcoin $28,344.51
Ethereum $1,822.67
Tether $1.01
BNB (Binance) $340.40
USD Coin $1.00
XRP (Ripple) $0.44
Cardano $0.35
Lido Staked Ether $1,819.47
Polygon $1.16
Dogecoin $0.07
📝📮Tip to Take: Here is a note to help with Healing the Inner Child via @pulsebit.app instagram:
Abandonment Trauma Symptoms could be fear of being left behind or abandoned; inability to form healthy relationships in the teenage or adult years; Low self-esteem and feelings of self worth and depression. Try this to help: Meditate for 10 mins and say these affirmations: All my words, thoughts and actions are divinely guided and protected. The universe will guide me on anything and everything divinely.
#HaveANiceDay, Wen