what is the one thing you learnt todayencourage people to reflectwhat is your dream job?change life - Get fit, live healthier, stop complaining, start a new hobby and be happyeliminate the excuses2015 - can be an year of incredible changeI insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business." -Warren Buffet.Today many leaders talk far too much and listen too little, when it should be the other way around. Silence is especially important:Negotiations are going nowhere. Silence can be an effective tool to stop the conversation and get everyone to reflect on what is happening.When you or some else is angry- Silence allows for emotions to settle.When you want to learn more. The best way to learn information is to stop talking and listen.The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause." -Mark TwainThe best thinking has been done in solitude." -- Thomas Edison3 ways busy leaders carve out solitude:1. Get up earlier. Starting your day earlier allows you stillness than will otherwise elude you for the rest of the day. Christies CEO Steven Murphy, gets up quite early to think. Thinking and planning in the morning as he says makes him strategic and proactive, rather than reactive.2. Calender - Jeff Weiner CEO of LinkedIn, schedules 30- to 90-minute blocks of "nothing" into his schedule. He developed this system in response to a schedule that was becoming "so jammed with back-to-back meetings that I had little time left to process what was going on around me or just think."3. Take a break. Put your phone on silent even if its just for five minutes and allow yourself to breathe. Every day after lunch, I lie down on the sofa in my office, I hold my car keys in my right hand and let my hand hang toward the floor. When the car keys fall out of my hand, I know Im done. -Sam Moore former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers.1) Spend More time away from the office. Spend More time with Family.2) Take Care of Yourself. Eat Healthy, exercise, drink lots of water, reduce stress levels and get adequate rest. Furthermore, get rid of toxic emotions. Life is too short.3) Take time to Listen. Effective leaders learn that it is important to put aside distractions, to stop multi-tasking, and be truly present with people when speaking with them. Listening is a great time and money saver. It can solve a host of problems, bring creativity, give insights and not to mention show people that you care.4) Surround yourself with Great people, Leaders in your field and be Fearless in pursuit of game-changing ideas.5) Spend some time developing priceless attributes as integrity, honesty, empathy, kindnessInvest and form meaningful relationships. Have a good supportive network of people you can really trust, who believe in you, are honest with you and will encourage you. Networking is key.If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions. - Carlson Gracie"No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant - Warren BuffettPray - Just trust God and have Faith that all things work out for your good. Praise Him and be Thankful. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. Never underestimate the power of prayer. Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer John MaxwellTheres a weird phenomenon that occurs when you stop talking. Pause for two or three seconds and the audience assume you lost your place. Pause for five seconds and the audience begins to think the pause is intentional... and starts wondering why. Pause for ten seconds and even the people who were busy tweeting cant resist glancing up.Pick up the phone. The digital world has created poor communication habits. Email is a productivity killer and usually a distraction from tasks that actually matter. For example, people often copy multiple people on emails to get it off their plate don't be a victim of this action. This distracts everyone else by creating noise against the tasks theyre trying to accomplish and is a sign of laziness. If you receive an email where many people are CC'd, do everyone a favor by BCCing them on your reply. If your email chain goes beyond two replies, its time to pick up the phone. Increase your productivity by scheduling a call.8 things remarkable people do -1. Forgive2. Love3. Learn4. Teach5. Empathize6. Help7. Persevere8. Believe