I do not care who you are, how rich, how poor, how successful or unsuccessful, everyone’s life is a series of emotional ups and downs, highs and lows. If you charted your emotions on a daily or weekly basis, you would notice that they go up and down much like a roller coaster does…. an emotional roller coaster if you will.
As a default setting, humans find it is much easier to go down the emotional roller coaster than it is to go up. When you are at the bottom, it requires more energy to bring yourself back out. How you handle this emotional roller coaster requires a decision on your part. The decision is, are you going to deal with your emotions as an adult, or are you going to deal Read More...
The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity — in her case, being born without shinbones — actually opens the door for human potential.
Aimee Mullins was born without fibular bones, and had both of her legs amputated below the knee when she was an infant. She learned to walk on prosthetics, then to run — Read More...
Today, I want to review the 5 Levels of Self-Talk from Shad Helmstetter’s book, What to Say When you Talk To Yourself. Understanding the definition of each level will allow you to recognize what kind of thoughts you are having and how those can work for or against you. This will enable you to move onto higher level of self-talk which will lead you to a more effective and healthier mindset.
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. People tend to keep looking outside of their own self to find solutions to problems that happen within their own self.
An interesting and fun viral campaign run by European carmakers, Volkswagen, in the busy Odenplan train station in Stockholm.
Entitled “The Fun Theory” it aimed to see if everyday commuters would give up using the escalator to exit the train station, and instead choose to use the stairs.
Having and maintaining a positive attitude is vital for success in life and business. Zig Ziglar gets it right when he says, “It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.”
Sure you need skills, but you can learn skills – in fact a positive attitude will make it much more likely that you will learn the skills necessary to succeed. If you take two people with an equal skill set the person with the better attitude will win.
Unfortunately it is not always easy to stay positive and keep a good attitude. As things go wrong throughout your day, it is easy to let negative thoughts start to take over. Thankfully there are many things that you can do to help maintain a positive attitude. Read More...
Garbage In, Garbage……OUT, right? Well, if you were a computer that would be the correct equation. With the computer that we call our brain, the equation is more like this:
Garbage In = Garbage Stays In and Screws Up Every Aspect of your Life!
It is true that the things we allow into our minds will unquestionably dictate the results that we see in our careers, our families, and our lives. Unfortunately, the default setting for these input sources is predominantly negative.
If you think about the things you read, watch and listen to, you know that if you pay too much attention to them it is really easy to feel that you are surrounded by death and destruction.
My arrival in Saginaw, Michigan on May 26th 1990 was filled with hope and eager anticipation. It was the beginning of my professional life: my first real job. After completing a weeklong training school in Nashville, I was deployed to Eastern Michigan to perform sales and customer service for a national publishing company.
Several weeks into my budding career, I was keen on improving my performance. So, naturally I attended a workshop. At the training, I was introduced to a man named Scott, who had worked with the company for the last three years. We worked in virtually the same territory, selling the same products. In my mind, I imagined him to be the perfect person to share ideas and Read More...
This past weekend my wife and kids were off on a little vacation, so I knew I’d have the entire weekend, Friday afternoon through Sunday evening, at my disposal. So what do you imagine I did? That’s right, I got to spend the weekend working on my yard! And I must say, I enjoyed it immensely. The experience was both necessary and cathartic, and I took some lessons from it that I thought you might find useful.
1. Something to look Forward to is Great for Your Attitude
This weekend had been set up about 6 weeks ago. So I knew for quite some time that this weekend was happening, and though a weekend of landscaping may not sound like your ideal way to spend a couple free days, I Read More...
Personal energy is an important component of personal and business productivity. Most people cycle between positive and negative energy states during the workweek. But the percentage of time spent in positive and negative moods varies significantly.
Some people seem to be overwhelmingly negative, while others in similar circumstances can remain much more positive. Increasing the time spent in positive states will improve personal productivity.
The following 10 tips suggest ways to facilitate a more positive attitude.
1. Work first on your relationships.
Relationships are both our best sources of happiness and our biggest Read More...
I do not care who you are, how rich, how poor, how successful or unsuccessful, everyone’s life is a series of emotional ups and downs, highs and lows. If you charted your emotions on a daily or weekly basis, you would notice that they go up and down much like a roller coaster does…. an emotional roller coaster if you will.
Having and maintaining a positive attitude is vital for success in life and business. Zig Ziglar gets it right when he says, “It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.”
