Top stories published by The Hearts and Minds Project in 2017

I’m sorry for my silence this last week. We have entered the stage of overlapping principles, which is a good time to renew focus on all the things we are supposed to be doing now. (And yet, the one area I still need more work on is not criticizing…

Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Jan 9, 2017

No, Seriously, THANK YOU!

Principle 2 might be my favorite: “Give honest and sincere appreciation. Appreciation is one of the most powerful tools in the world. People will rarely work at their maximum potential under criticism, but honest appreciation brings out their best. Appreciation, though, is not…

Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Jan 26, 2017

Complaining Builds Camaraderie Until You Don’t Want To Complain Anymore

Not even Dale Carnegie would say it doesn’t feel good to complain sometimes! And sometimes, becoming genuinely interested in another person means exploring their complaints and agreeing with them. For some…

Sylvia B. in The Hearts and Minds Project

Jan 4, 2017

Week 1- Do not criticize, condemn, or complain

This first principal wasn’t very hard for me, especially at school. I haven’t gotten into any situations in which I might do one of these restricted behaviors, nor did I try, not as part of this project, but I have always naturally avoided…

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Sylvia B. in The Hearts and Minds Project

Jan 16, 2017

Week 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation

I knew that compliments can make someone feel better. Give them a confidence boost, maybe make them think of you as nicer, but I never knew how powerful compliments actually are until I started to observe. I showed appreciation to a lot of people this…

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Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Mar 3, 2017

Be the Point Guard of Your Next Conversation

Some of the NBA’s best players today play at the point guard position: Steph Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Isiah Thomas, Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Kemba Walker, Kyle Lowry, etc.

Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Feb 13, 2017

Extroverts and Introverts Agree About Our Next Principle

Our next principle is “Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.” This principle fits right in with “Become genuinely interested in other people” and will hopefully reinforce some of the things we’ve been doing…

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Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Mar 6, 2017

I Wish My Parents Had Taught Me Not To Argue

Think about How to Win Friends and Influence People and its principles. And now…

Sylvia B. in The Hearts and Minds Project

Jan 24, 2017

Week 3: Arouse in the person an eager want

I didn’t have many opportunities to use this principle so far, I do have one very good example of a time when it did came of great use to me, and just like last week, it involves teachers.

Michael Braun in The Hearts and Minds Project

Feb 8, 2017

When Saying Names Might Work Best

After I read How to Win Friends and Influence People back in 2009 (sometime around then, anyway) and shared it with Lyn, we both started beginning our emails with “Hi Lyn” and “Hi Michael.” Partly, it was a shared joke about the book. But it was also an earnest attempt…

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