The work of Rosenthal and Jacobsen (1968), among others, shows that teacher expectations influence student performance. Positive expectations influence performance positively, and negative expectations influence performance negatively. Rosenthal and Jacobson originally described the phenomenon as the Pygmalion Effect.
“When we expect certain behaviors of others, we are likely to act in ways...
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The Secret of Happiness
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When Gurdjieff (George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was a mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Armenia, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness referred to it as the "Fourth Way") was a small boy, his dying grandfather summoned his beloved protégé to be by his side....
The Secret of Mastery
The phenomenal Spanish painter Pablo Picasso was sitting in a small cafe in France. Waiting for his third cup of coffee, while a smoldering cigarette rested in an ashtray, he was doodling on a paper napkin. Oblivious to Picasso, another patron, a woman from an adjacent table, had been observing keenly. A few minutes later Picasso put his pencil down, lifted the napkin and stared at it blankly,...
Monday, June 3, 2019
The Man Who Thinks He Can
"Thinking" is a poem written by Walter D. Wintle, a poet who lived in the late 19th and early 20th century. Little to nothing is known about any details of his life. "Thinking" is also known as "The Man Who Thinks He Can".
If you think you are beaten, you areIf you think you dare not, you don't,If you like to win, but you think you can'tIt is almost certain you won't.If you think you'll...
Who Packed Your Parachute?
Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience! . One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a...
Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRaven delivered a commencement address to the graduates of The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014. It's been almost 37 years to the day that he graduated from University of Texas. The University's slogan is, “What starts here changes the world.”
Admiral William H. McRaven in his address said
“ If You Want To Change...
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Compound Effect..
Compound Effect is based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny. Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default.
“The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices.”
“Small, Smart Choices + Consistency + Time = RADICAL DIFFERENCE”
Daren Hardy the author of Compound Effect...
Always say less than necessary
“Be particularly careful with sarcasm: The momentary satisfaction you gain with your biting words will be outweighed by the price you pay.”
In 1825, Czar Nicholas I, ascended the throne of Russia. A rebellion immediately broke out, led by liberals demanding that the country modernise...
Extreme Ownership
Own everything in your world, and blame no one else....
Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership—at...
One Small Step …
One small step at a time is about the big idea of “Kaizen”, which is Japanese for “taking small steps to continual improvement.”
Kaizen is an ancient philosophy captured in this powerful statement from the Tao Te Ching: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Though it is rooted in ancient philosophy, it is just as practical and effective when applied to our hectic...