"Notes" of An Elder

As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.

December 09, 2022

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • Change is inevitable. Thus, it is imperative that human beings are equipped to thrive when it occurs.

  • As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.

  • If you want to be successful and live a long stimulating life, keep yourself at risk intellectually all the time.

  • To fully comprehend and remember what you are learning, you will be better off using a notebook and pen.

  • The best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else.

  • The mind is like a muscle. The more it's exercised, the better it gets and the stronger it becomes.

Train Your Mind

  • To think

  • To doubt

  • To question

  • To manage

  • Willingness to change is crucial to your personal and professional growth and to your development as a leader.

  • The ultimate aim of learning is to apply what you learn when it matters.

  • Critical thinking involves asking questions and examining all the arguments and evidence using facts, not emotions.

  • Feedback allows us to recognize the gap between what we think we do and what we actually do.

  • Comparison is the thief of living a meaningful life.

  • To control your life, you must control your time.

  • Everyone craves appreciation, approval, and recognition.

Magic Question

What is it that makes your life meaningful?

HR professionals are expected to be the recruiter, the onboarding specialist, the mediator, the resident COVID expert, the Chief Culture Officer, and the CEO’s personal sounding board.

At the same time, the workplace is undergoing a monumental shift. With the so-called “future of work” comes the insane responsibility of rethinking the way that company culture is built.

Every company is a loosely-functioning disaster, but yours doesn’t have to be.