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Don't Limit Yourself, A Few Tips - Quote Of The Week

8/25/2014

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"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." -- Mary Kay Ash

It is totally true that the most valuable 6 inches of space is right between your ears.  When people learn to control their minds, control what goes in and out of their brain, that is when great things can happen.  I’m still constantly working on this fact.  I hope you are always working on it too.

It’s also true that our biggest critic that we will usually ever have to deal with is ourselves.  As I tell my students each and every year at the start of every class I teach, we are with ourselves 24/7.  We can’t get away from ourselves since every night before we go to bed, during our time of sleep and first thing in the morning, there we are again.  We might be able to fool others, but when you think about it, we certainly cannot fool ourselves.  We know when we do something wrong  - others might not know about it, but we do.  Our limiting thoughts and beliefs that we put on ourselves are far worse than what others can put on us.  Now, what others say and do sometimes does add to our own negative thinking about ourselves, that’s why it is vitally important to guard the relationships around us.

So one of our most important things we must always look to do, and for me it’s something I constantly have to remind myself to do; is to always work on our thinking.  We need to control as much as we can as to what goes into our minds.  There are way too many people and things out there that would be glad to control us for their agenda.    If we don’t control our own minds and our own lives, we will have them controlled by someone or something else for sure.  Then we wonder why life get’s so hard and difficult to do things we think we want to do.  

Look at what you reading or are you even reading at all?  There are so many factual connections out there in the world that show massive positive results for being a reader.  Leaders are readers is the old saying.  Successful people in all walks of life are many times very avid readers.  Try it and see the changes that will start to appear.  I know I need to monitor more of my time spent watching TV instead of working on the thoughts and ideas that I have.  I also need to be listening to more positive motivational content through audio books, podcasts, etc.  

So what are some thing you do to help you think more positively about your life and yourself?  Any success stories out there about some examples of things changing for you or others that you have witnessed when taking this process on?  Always feel free to let me know your thoughts and ideas as I certainly don’t have all the answers and I’m always looking to learn new things that can help me to help myself and others.
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Watch What A Little More Gratitude Can Do For You - Quote of the Week

8/18/2014

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"The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more things you'll have to express gratitude for." - Zig Ziglar

During the last few weeks I’ve really been focused on expressing more gratitude in my life.  There have been many times during my knee surgery recovery that I have felt a little down about things.  I’ve tried to use some of my own advice that I’ve not only tried to help others with, but I have received the same help from different people too.  That help was the idea about wrapping your arms around the down, sad, anger, etc… whatever those feelings and emotions are, and then learn from those feelings and move on.  I’ve really tried to give it 15 – 30 minutes some time to really get in touch with those feelings and learn from them. Then I add some gratitude to the process and I have found that gratitude will help make those feelings hurt less so that I can move on and not let them hold me back from doing things I have to do and from living life.

We got through a big event at our house this past week.  Both of our kids went off to college.  It’s been a real emotional tug-of-war for me with both of them gone now.  I’m trying to focus on how proud I am of both of them along with being excited for all the opportunities that will come their way too.  When I focus on the gratitude part of them being my kids and all the great memories of them growing up and the many lessons they have taught me; that helps in dealing with them being gone.  This summer especially since I was on the mend from my knee surgery for around half the summer, they both were a big help to me.    Their sacrifices were a difference maker for me and helped me to get to this point of being more self-sufficient and getting around better.

There is also a lot of gratitude for me knowing that my wife and I will have more time for each other and really, more time for ourselves too.  We have been getting in touch with old friends and plan on doing more things with them as time goes on with our kids being mostly out of the house.  School is starting again soon, so I am getting in that frame of mind to get things ready for the start of school after Labor Day.  Again, I’m looking at the start with gratitude since I do enjoy doing what I’m doing along with the fact that I get to work with some great students and staff.

So take a look as to where you are at in your life and if having some more gratitude about things can make a difference for you.  Just try it and I’d be willing to say that you will find things around you looking a whole lot better.  In fact, let me know how it goes as you know, I love learning things from others when it comes to success and leadership principles.
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Life Is Hard - But Compared To What?  Quote of the Week....

8/11/2014

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"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?" -- Sydney J. Harris

I’ve had my share of time to think lately on how hard life is while recovering from my knee surgery.  I must say however that I am working very hard to not let those thoughts consume me as it really only makes me feel sad and down.  When I saw this statement, it obviously connected with me.  So many times before I did not have the time to think about things as I was always busy doing many things, especially being a teacher and having a family with my wife and two teenagers.  I guess having a few extra weeks of having to take it easy, having a little pain and more discomfort; really gave me time to think about how challenging things are for me.  

Here is where the second part of this quote comes into play.  I do need to look at this part and I have asked myself that question, compared to what?  Compared to when I was in college? Sure, it’s more challenging now for sure.  Compared to what so many other people around the world are going through and many even around here in my community, not a chance. I still have it really good compared to so many other people.  There is a saying that I have posted in my classroom that I make reference to all the time.  Be kind to others for everyone is fighting some type of battle.  The more I talk with people the more I see we all have some types of issues that we have to deal with.

So when it comes down to it, at least for me, when I think about how difficult life can be I need to remember a few things.  First, we all have issues and if I were to put my issues on a piece of paper and then try and trade them with other people for their issues, I think I would quickly see that mine are not that bad.  Second, a good life just doesn’t happen.  There has to be some type of work involved and most of the time it won’t be easy as I’ve come to learn things that are worthwhile are usually not easy.  Third, I’m really trying to take these temporary challenges and learn from them.  I am looking to see how they can help me get better as a person, father, husband, teacher, etc.  Finally, I think that how hard life can be is really up to me and my attitude towards things.  I can make those times as hard and as difficult as I make them out to be.  So maybe take a lesson and think about that quote a little bit now and don’t wait until you are laid up with some injury or illness where you have more time to dwell on how bad you might have it.  Always remember to ask yourself compared to what?

I’m always looking to learn from you and your thoughts on this quote.  Leave a comment or two or get back in touch with me so we can share some stories and ideas about this.
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Amazing people all around us - Quote Of The Week...

8/4/2014

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"I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day."
Naomie Harris

Some times it takes something different to help you see clearly something that you already knew about. I have had plenty of moments over the last 19 days or so to see many examples of people helping people.  With my knee replacement surgery keeping me at a slower pace lately, I've been able to see this more and more.  Of course it started at the hospital I was at for my surgery.  Everyone on staff there I saw them helping so many people and they did it with a great attitude and really connecting with each person.  Even my parents noticed how well things were run there when they came to visit.

I noticed it even when I was discharged as the gentleman that took me out in a wheel chair I got to talk with for a few minutes.  This guy has a full time job but he volunteers at the hospital every Friday.  When I asked him how long he has been doing this, he told me he's been at it for 10 years. He really enjoys giving back to help others.  What a great example as this guy was just a really nice guy.  It was really a nice way to be discharged from the hospital.

Another big example I have noticed lately is at the place I go to for Physical Therapy.  The two main guys who run their practice along with their assistants do an amazing job with their patients of all ages.  It is amazing how they connect with each of them from the young patients to their elderly ones.  It's amazing as to how busy they are that they are able to make the personal connections with their patients and really connect with them in order to help them.  I have seen this over the last few years of going to them for my knee and back.  My daughter and wife have also gone there for a variety of injuries too and have noticed the same great service.  As challenging as PT is for me and my knee right now, I thank them every day I'm there.  They are difference makers for me for sure.

I think it's truly amazing that there are so many people in every day areas of life that truly help others.  It's something that I think all of us should look to do more of since no matter where we are in life, we do come into contact with others that we can help in a positive way.  What ways can you look to help others more wherever you are at in life?  Seeing these examples have helped me to continue to look to help more people where I can since I have seen countless examples recently of people helping me out.
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