Tag: behaviors
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Why Your Social Circle Determines Your Success
We’ve all heard phrases like: Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Birds of a feather flock together. Better to be alone than in bad company. Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not…
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Listening to Your Universal Warning System
If or when I ever find myself feeling very adamant about something that I think another should do — I have learned that the Universal Warning System (UWS) is trying to send me a message that perhaps I need to step back and analyze my personal perspectives and motivation behind making those demands. We most…
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Socialization: The Who, What, When, Where and How it Impacts Our Lives
Socialization teaches us values, norms, beliefs & behaviors for survival as members of a social group. Lessons come from family, peers, education, media, religion, government, laws, cultural & social institutions, sports & work. Socialization profoundly impacts our identity and sense of belonging — which is why it’s good to understand & contemplate. Since birth, we’re…