Tag: Influence
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The Quiet Quail
The Quiet Among Us May Shine, When Needed In The Spotlight As Aris flew through the forest, he happened upon Clara, sitting quietly alone by a stream. Aris glided down to his friend and the pair watched the dark waters flow, comfortably with neither feeling the need to speak. Breaking the silence, Aris remarked how…
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The Panicky Penguin
Helping Someone Who’s Not Feeling Well Can Make All The Difference “He’s my best friend and probably the smartest person in the entire forest!” Clara explained, somewhat forcefully, to her friend Eva as they approached Aris’ house. “Aris, are you home?” Clara called out when they were within earshot. Minutes later, a somewhat dozy looking…
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The Outgoing Ostrich
The Characteristics Of Extroverts Tend To Be Those Of Natural-Born Leaders. Adopting These Will Often Serve A Person Well, Particularly In Social Situations The Outgoing Ostrich It is because they are among the wisest animals one is likely to come across that the forest’s creatures meet every two years and elect three owls to be…
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The Negotiating Newt
You Can’t Avoid Conflict But You Can Temper Its Effect With Negotiation and Compromise From time to time, Clara would pass an entire day with Aris which often resulted in Clara tagging along as Aris called on his neighbours, ran errands and completed his housework.While you or I might not relish the idea of spending…
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The Monkey Who Mimicked
Want To Click With Someone? It’s As Easy As Mirroring and Matching Despite the chill in the air, it was, perhaps, the most beautiful night of the year. As the first snowfall of the season began to blanket the forest, it did so under the watchful eyes of the moon, Clara and Aris. The two…
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The Lions Who Led
Don’t Try To Change Everyone’s Mind – Work On Convincing The People Whose Opinion Can Quickly Gain A Solid Foothold Clara could be quite purposeful when there was something that she really wanted. And so, once Clara had made up her mind to run for president of her class, she immediately turned to her friend…
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The Kingly Koala
If You Can Make Someone Believe Something, They’ll Ignore Whatever Casts A Doubt On What They Believe To Be True Day broke and a graceful Aris soared high above a frost-covered forest, admiring what he surveyed below. As he flew through a clearing, Aris was surprised to see his young bear friend Clara roaming about. …
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The Judicious Jackrabbit
Seek Wisdom, Not Only For Yourself But For Other’s Benefit Too Within minutes of being together, Aris and Clara always knew, almost instinctively, exactly how the other was feeling. This may have been a side-effect of the amount of time that the pair spent in each other’s company but I rather think that this synergy…
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The Irate Iguana
When All Else Fails, Try Getting Your Point Across With An Intense Display Of Emotion “You don’t like your teacher very much do you?” Aris asked Clara one morning as they sat chatting by a cool pond. “Whyever do you think that?” Clara replied matter of factly. Truth be told, Clara was rather surprised that…
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The Helpful Hedgehog
Make Them Want To Give You Whatever It Is You Want To Take As she turned the corner on the path leading to Aris’s house, Clara was astonished to come upon a mountain of parcels teetering to and fro, all neatly wrapped and decorated with the most ingenious bows imaginable. As she peered closer, Clara…
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The Grumbling Goat Gruff
Unless You Intend To Resolve A Problem Or Spark Change, Resist Complaining “It’s been awhile since you last visited me!” Aris exclaimed as he glanced up from his paper to see Clara strolling towards the branch he was resting on. “I’m sorry,” Clara responded somewhat sheepishly. “A new bear named Eli moved to the forest.…
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The Eagle Who Enticed
Rational Informed Choices Are Not Always What They Appear To Be Aris was quite surprised to see Clara’s father, a rather large and imposing brown bear, strolling slowly towards his house, accompanied by an ever-chattering Clara. Once they were within earshot, Aris let out a loud hoot. Recognizing his “Hello”, Clara sprinted towards Aris while…
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