Don Ward once said, “Your mind can focus on fear, worry, problems, negativity or despair. Or it can focus on confidence, opportunity, solutions, optimism and success. You decide.”
Currently the media is in a frenzy of fear – there’s an old saying about media – “If it bleeds it leads” which means gory, fear based stories [...]
Focus Your Mind
What’s on Your List?
“Everything can be taken from man except the last of the human freedoms, his ability to choose his own attitude in any given set of circumstances – to choose his own way.” ~Victor Frankel
Victor Frankel wrote – “Man’s Search for Meaning” about how he survived the concentration camps – a book I highly recommend.
As a [...]
8 Points to Live By
To end this week – I found a wonderful call to action from Johan H. Rhoades – the 8 points to live by and here they are for you:
1. Do more than exist, live.
2. Do more than touch, feel.
3. Do more than look, observe.
4. Do more than read, absorb.
5. Do more than hear, listen.
6. Do [...]
Make Your Life Happen
A famous quote today by George Bernard Shaw:
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and, if they can’t find them, make them.”
That’s you – that’s people [...]
Be in the Moment
The quote today is not attributed to anyone though sometimes thought to have been said by Stephen Grellet – you however may have heard this before:
“I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me [...]
Tuesday Sales Tip
Frank Tyger said, “When you talk you repeat what you know; when you listen, you often learn something new”
So my call to all of us – is what are we listening to? Are you listening to your internal voices? Both good and bad? Remember that what you focus on becomes your reality! So today [...]
Stop Complaining
“People love Gold fish because they like to see something with a mouth open that’s not complaining.”
Will Bowen, author of the book “A Complaint Free World” was on the Oprah show and he said that between takes. Oprah leaned over to him and said, “I have nothing to complain about” – he thought to [...]
Do Something Today!
It’s the end of this week – how did it go for you? Are you satisfied with the way you’ve spent your time?
Friday’s are good days for reflection – give yourself a set period of time to review your week – then build in improvements.
Here’s a story to help you… Make it a magnificent weekend!
A [...]
It’s Within Your Control
“Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.”~Ralph W. Sockman
This quote pleases me because the real goal is to be so [...]
It’s Your Choice
“We are free up to the point of choice; then the choice controls the chooser.” ~Mary Crowley
Think about that – we choose our path and our habits and then our habits control us. So the call is to choose wisely or nail another habit over the one that doesn’t serve you.
Secondly, always remember that [...]
