Our Wonderful Senses

Have you ever wondered why you say clip clop and not clop clip, ding dong, not dong ding, or dilly dally and not dally dilly? You might say, it just doesn't sound right and you will be correct in your statement. We all happen to know this rule without knowing it. According to the BBC, the operating but unsaid rule of language at work here is called Ablautreduplication.

The unsaid rule has it that if there are three words, they have to go in the order I, A, O. If there are two words, I is followed by either A or O.

This made me wonder about our sixth sense which tells us when something is 'wrong' inside or outside of us. A niggling feeling tells us a certain order, rule or pattern is just not right. Often, we can't name it, but we know it is there.

All our five senses individually, or together, contribute to producing these feelings similar to what happens in the case of Ablautreduplication. Notice how while listening to a piece of music, we feel it doesn't sound right?

Or when we see someone smile, we instinctively feel we can or cannot trust him/her?

Our sense of smell and taste too, are often trying to tell us that something is right  or not right.

What contributes to this phenomenon? Is it an 'inner voice', a unconsciously trained instinct, or is it some wisdom gained from similar past experiences?

Whatever it maybe, but for now, I am just going to step back, take a deep breath and surrender and be in awe of that wondrous Creator who designed it all.

The 10/90 Leadership Rule

10% of leadership has to do with your DNA. 90% has to do with how you use the right combination of what you have, into behaviours to suit your work context.

A Leadership Coach can assist you in putting together your very own leadership recipe through creating awareness of your potential and modeling it for success.

The Positive Energy Within

“Unpark your life. Let your inner you out to play. Stop what you are doing. And just go.” - Ad for the Subaru XV

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There is a powerful source of positive energy within all of us, and when you have an awareness of that, you can consciously allow that energy to flow freely through you and apply it to whatever you are doing.
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A Phased Approach to Goal-Setting

David Berg, COO Carlson Hospitality and Travel Co. uses a phased approach to goals; Core goals are the short term success measures for the next 12 months where he puts the maximum amount of his resources. Optimization goals are those where success measures 12-18 months out and where he puts a modest amount of resources. The Transformation goals are ideas to explore with impact beyond 18-24 months, here he puts a small amount of resources.

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By giving our goals labels that indicate the meaning they have for us, we invest them with a clarity and urgency that can shape the nature of our priorities, and extent of our responses.

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What to Do When Stuck

It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes it was 29 years.

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When stuck, it is a good idea to surrender yourself to your subconscious mind. Many solutions to niggling problems come to you during the 'Brahmakalam', the early morning hours between 3 and 5 when, acording to Hindu scriptures Brahma's consort Saraswati, the Godess of knowledge, resides in the brain. In other words the mind is at it's best. - Stephen Hawking