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Twitter #DareToBe Tweet Chat: Be Better (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)

Every Tuesday evening at 8pm Eastern, the #DareToBe tweetchat takes place on Twitter. The #DareToBe tweetchat is hosted by Editor, Writer, and Communications Executive Andrea Sanchez (@asanchez16).

Every week a different topic. On the evening of January 5, 2015, the topic was BE BETTER. I had the honor of presenting the 10 questions this evening. While I could not capture all the twitter based answers I present to you the questions and  my answers (with a bit of amplification). Please enjoy and if you can, please joins us. Look for the #DareToBe hashtag every Tuesday evening.

Also, I invite you to follow me on twitter: @DaveGuerra.

  • Q1: How do you define “being better?” #DareToBe
    A1. Being Better to me means constant improvement even if it is just a small step it still is something. #DareToBe
  • Q2: What do you think of individuals that say they want to be better? #DareToBe
    A2. Doing is always better than saying. Show me, don’t tell me. #DareToBe
  • Q3: Do you set overly ambitious goals when it comes to being better? How do you tackle them? #DareToBe
    A3. All goals should be overly ambitious. It is breaking it down to manageable parts that makes it happen. Think marathon one mile at a time #DareToBe
  • Q4: Give an example of something that you are better at today than you were 5 years ago. #daretobe
    A4. Communicating my message. 5yrs ago I didn’t even dare think about writing my first book. #DareToBe
  • Q5: What do you presently want to be better at? #DareToBe
    A5. I want to be a better public speaker. My message is just that important. #DareToBe
  • Q6: How can you prevent the “I’m better than everyone else” syndrome in your quest to be better? #DareToBe
    A6. Stay Humble my friends. That’s the only way. #DareToBe
  • Q7: Have you ever said I will be better at “XYZ” only to fall short? Explain what went wrong/right. #DareToBe
    A7. Not enough experience. Shoot for the moon while landing among the stars is still not the moon. Try again but better #DareToBe
  • Q8: How do you cope with wanting to be better at work only to find that leadership is happy the way things are? #DareToBe
    A8. Take the initiative with small steps. They can reject “better” for only so long. Then change must occur. #DareToBe
  • Q9: What encouragement can you give others to be better, specifically those that are satisfied with who they are? #DareToBe
    A9. Being satisfied gets boring after a while. Take a small step out of the comfort zone #DareToBe
  • Q10: Becoming a better person requires ________________. #DareToBe
    A10. Patience…lots and lots of Patience #DareToBe
  • Q11: In 2016 I will dare to be better than last year by _____________. #DareToBe
    A11. by executing my plans and objectives then creating more plans & objectives to execute #DareToBe

If you like this kind of conversation then I do invite you to join us every week on Twitter. Thanks and as always #DareToBe Unique!

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The Walking Leader: Sunday Afternoon Prep (part 1) by David Guerra

power-supply-672393_1920Sunday afternoons are a great time to make your plans and prep for the coming work week. Let me rephrase that, Sundays are the greatest time of the week to make your plans and prepare for the coming work week. Now, with being said, what do you do?

Personally, there are several things that I do to prepare. I am going to share them with you over the coming weeks. I will break them down into their own groups to make it easier for me to write about them.

First, I make sure I go into the week with all my portable devices fully charged. I am talking my laptop, tablet, cell phone, voice recorder, camera, and Bluetooth devices.

The need to have your devices charged and ready for use goes without saying. There is nothing worse than stumbling into that perfect photo opportunity, to find out your battery is dead. There goes that once in a lifetime shot. The same applies to your laptop or tablet device. Then you are forced to go old school and write things down with paper and pen. While there is nothing wrong with paper and pen, there is something wrong with carrying a brick around for the sake of carrying a worthless device all because the battery ran out.

By taking the time on a Sunday afternoon to charge your electronics you get an opportunity to do a PMCS. For those that do not know what PMCS is, let me explain.

PMCS is a military acronym for Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services.

According to the Wikipedia entry: PMCS is “the checks, service and maintenance performed before, during, and after any type of movement or before the use of all types of military equipment. Most pieces of military equipment have a PMCS chart used to go over every detail needed or noted to ensure the proper function of every mechanical item or non-mechanical surface.”

This means you get the opportunity to check equipment before you actually need it. Then if there is an issue with the equipment you are now aware of the problem and can adjust accordingly. Being aware of the condition of your equipment will reduce the need to unnecessarily replace devices, thus saving you time and money.

Another by product of checking your gear before the start of the work week, is that while others that are ignoring or taking their equipment for granted you will become the go-to person because your stuff is in order while the other guy/gal is scrambling to catch up.

Of course, one charge is not going to keep your smartphone going for the whole week but it is nice to know that you can wake up tomorrow morning with a full charge and ready to face the day.

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The Daily Dave #003 (08 Jan 16) by David Guerra

Square_TitleGood Friday!
Today, I continue my new audio / podcast series which I am tentatively calling “The Daily Dave” and I will do so until I can or you can come up with a new or different name.

The purpose is simple: Talk and share about what’s happening in life and our lives in Business, Personal, and Social Media side of things
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In this episode, I am recapping the first work week of 2016 and talk about New Year’s Resolutions.