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Take Control Of Your Life

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When you want to take control of your life, you must make your own choices.  Those who take control are willing to own their choices.  They know that each time they take control of their choices, they will learn something new whether it is good or bad.  When you don’t take control of your life, you push your choices onto others and then blame them for the outcome when it is bad.  If, however, the outcome is good, they are the ones that are quick to take all the credit for a good decision.

Take Control Of Your Life

What happens when you take control?

I have another friend that has gone through a lot of hardships.  He has lost his job multiple times due to layoffs, been rejected in relationships, and not been able to find a good job that met his qualifications. He has even struggled to make ends meet.  Overall, he has many reasons to complain.  He could blame his situation on everyone else for their behavior and what they have done to him, but he has a different approach.  He is always positive and regularly looks inward to figure out what he needs to do differently.  He constantly seeks opportunities to do more and be better.  He has the attitude that he will not let himself settle for what he thinks he can earn by taking control of his life.  With this attitude, he is gradually finding success, but it has come as a result of his hard work and dedication.  He has taken control of his life.

What happens when you don’t take control?

I have a friend that is a chronic complainer.  He has been blessed with many material possessions compared to most, but every chance he gets he complains about someone or something. “That person isn’t nice enough.”  “I am underprivileged because I don’t have the nicest new thing.”  “It’s not fair that I ONLY have this and everyone else has that, especially with the amount of work I put in.  It’s not fair!”  “It’s not my fault that this is happening to me, it is the boss’s fault.”  “I would be more successful if that person didn’t put that road block in my way.”  The list of his comments and negativity goes on and on.  He never takes any of the blame for his situation because it is always the fault of something or someone else.  He did not take control of his life because he has given his control to others. [Read more…] about Take Control Of Your Life

Handle Leadership Adversity With Ease

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As a leader, you will always face adversity. You will see it from your employees, coworkers, and even from people outside your organization. The real question is, “how will you handle it?” Will you run and hide, find a way around it, or face it head on? As the leader, you must be confident when you encounter adversity because everyone is watching. If you falter or show insecurity, people will lose trust and confidence in you as the leader.

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Prepare for Adversity

So how do you prepare for adversity to handle it with ease? When I was in junior high and high school, I was always taught to plan how you will respond in a given situation before it ever occurs. If you plan out the scenario and determine how you will act, the decision will be a lot easier in the moment of adversity. [Read more…] about Handle Leadership Adversity With Ease

Diamonds in the Data Mine

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The approach that Gary Loveman used as the COO as explained in the case study, “Diamonds in the Data Mine” was very interesting. Rather than go off of feelings and emotions as many people tend to do, he was very analytical in every aspect of his decision making. As he ran Harrah’s, he constantly was using the data that they were receiving from slot players. He constantly mined the data to see trends that were occurring and how they could use that knowledge to better the company.

Diamonds in the Data Mine

Diamonds in the Data Mine

Performing data mines is one aspect that he used constantly which is overlooked by many companies. It seems like there are many companies out there that are looking for some special secret sauce from researchers that will solve all of their problems. When they take this approach they are completely discounting all of the data that the company is or could be gathering. By recording data on the customers on a regular basis, they could be seeing trends within their own company.

One of the most successful methods for progress within a company is to find out what you are doing wrong and fix it. Although that may seem very obvious, the only way to find out if a practice is correct in the sense that it draws in more customers is to review the data that you can receive about the customers.

Once a company or organization records data they mine the data to identify which methods work and which methods do not work. As a company looks closely at their processes, they will be able to see what they can do better or what they are doing wrong and they can then fix it. Progress is all about finding out and recognizing what you are doing wrong and then fixing it.

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