Success Television - The Watermelon Credo and How to Avoid Becoming a Casualty of Bad Times

Wally Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, says the Watermelon Credo is a “guide that has helped me and others through rough times. I share it with you in the hope that it will help you through these rough times.” If you are an optimist, you readily acknowledge that these are tough times. Yet, you know in your heart of hearts that tough times will end. They will end quicker if you stay positive.

So, in the hopes of helping you stay positive and optimistic in these tough times, I offer you…

The problem is not that executives can't do their jobs. The problem often lies in the fact that they may not fit the situation well enough to deliver the changes expected of them. By "fit" we mean how well an executives' character (especially their values and beliefs) aligns with the culture of the company where the necessary and expected changes must be delivered. If the character of the leader is not closely aligned with that of the organization, then, as Peter Drucker originally pointed out, followership will not occur — people won't trust a leader who doesn't share their values, and, without trust, they will not follow him or her. It is this lack of proper "fit" that causes so many senior executives to fail.

When we think of a "confrontation" or of having a "difficult conversation", it takes many of us to the edge of our comfort zone, and we will do everything imaginable to avoid it.

Having a difficult conversation scares many of us into thinking we will lose a friendship, and so we avoid confronting the truth. When we feel frustrated or angry with someone who has stood in the way of our success or undermined us and caused us to lose face,at least from our point of view,we get so upset and we just can't find the words to express ourselves. We end up angry and express our most reptilian behaviors (Our Amygdala Response which is hardwired as fight, flight or freeze).

Worse than that, we hold all our feelings inside until we boil up and over with frustration, and then we blast that person.

Success Television leadership skills video training can help you and your company, schools or non-profits. Our videos offer examples of good leadership and support schools and trainers teaching good leadership skills. Check out the free online video preview of The Wisdom of Caring Leaders, which is being featured in an upcoming American Management Association Fall training.

Money is a result of how and where you focus your time and energy. A common characteristic of people who are foggy about their money is that they are inefficient with their use of time and energy.

Have you ever noticed how people who accomplish more than most are very protective and efficient with their time (hence the saying, “If you want to get something done, give the task to a busy person”)? Your relationship to money is a portal into where you are full or lacking in your life so once you begin to gain clarity around money, you start gaining clarity around these other 2 precious commodities.

Why We're Addicted to Sugar by Dr. Christina Winsey

What would you say if I told you that the inability to stop with "just one" cookie has to do with what's put in the food? Research by former FDA chief, Dr. David Kessler, has uncovered a frightening thing: manufacturers rake in your money and ruin your health by creating products designed to induce you to: "conditioned hyper eating."

Did you know that well-fed rats work harder and harder for sips of a vanilla milkshake if the correct combination of fat and sugar is put into the shake. However, adding sugar steadily increases their consumption. Beware of low-fat foods that have high sugar content. That sugar gets turned readily into fat under the right circumstances of overeating high simple sugar, low nutritional content, low fiber and highly processed foods.