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With this statement, Denis Waitely began to make his case for imagination as the source of motivation, positive OR negative. In essence, what he is saying is that our motivation comes from the pictures we build in our heads – pictures built by our imaginations. Having just read about this idea, it seems Continue reading » Where Does Motivation Come From? Photo credit: chaunceydavis818 PattiAnn needs to veg after a long holiday road trip. She’ll be back next week. Enjoy this oldie but goodie that says it all…
This morning I woke up at 3:45. This was not because I was so enthused I couldn’t wait to take on the day, it was because I was having a yucky coughing fit. My next door neighbors, who if it was worth the effort should be committed, get up every workday morning at about this time. Even the husband who has been retired for 18 months gets up at 4:00ish. To stay busy and fund his golf habit, he has a job at Macy’s helping people in the men’s department. Although he regularly volunteers for the early shift, they seem to mostly give him the 6:30 to 9:30 (closing) shift. Since his preference is to eat dinner early and go to bed around 7:00 – 7:30, this is the height of brilliance in making the most of your employees. Being a really nice guy, despite this weird fetish for early morning, he often puzzles over the ways of management. (I would probably just swear. I’m not nearly as “nice.”) The good news is that because I was up so early, I was able to look at my investments and decide that since the pre-market was so strong in one of my positions I would put in an order “just in case.” Translated this means Continue reading » What To Do When You Feel Crummy Answer: a bite at a time
Sometimes we think too much. Admittedly we often hear stories that make us wonder if some people ever think, but our predisposition to plan leaves us walking a fine line between thinking, planning and worrying. In his book, Every Day Deserves a Chance, Max Lucado explains the secret to success in any long-term endeavor.
When we face challenges, we often talk ourselves out of even trying because we project into the future. We don’t take it buoy-by-buoy or block-by-block or even day-by-day. We look at the expanse of time in front of us and think, Continue reading » How Do You Eat An Elephant?
This morning I woke up at 3:45. This was not because I was so enthused I couldn’t wait to take on the day, it was because I was having a yucky coughing fit. My next door neighbors, who if it was worth the effort should be committed, get up every workday morning at about this time. Even the husband who has been retired for 18 months gets up at 4:00ish. To stay busy and fund his golf habit, he has a job at Macy’s helping people in the men’s department. Although he regularly volunteers for the early shift, they seem to mostly give him the 6:30 to 9:30 (closing) shift. Since his preference is to eat dinner early and go to bed around 7:00 – 7:30, this is the height of brilliance in making the most of your employees. Being a really nice guy, despite this weird fetish for early morning, he often puzzles over the ways of management. (I would probably just swear. I’m not nearly as “nice.”) The good news is that because I was up so early, I was able to look at my investments and decide that since the pre-market was so strong in one of my positions I would put in an order “just in case.” Translated this means Continue reading » What To Do When You Feel Crummy |
 Take a short break and consider the following: “You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions.” Adlin Sinclair 
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