What talents do you bring to your personal or professional worlds? Here are a few behavior-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.”
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”
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Many people ignore, suppress, or try to run away from the negatives in life. If you, too, utilize this strategy, try being a bit more like a photographer.
Consider how the best at this craft capture the extraordinary pictures, the ones that “WOW” us. Examine their observatory and reflective skills, their understanding of light and shadow, and other aspects of photography that bring out the brilliance of each shot.
How can you more fully examine and reflect on the negatives in your world to develop and have an even more wonderful life?
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When was the last time you visited a big-box supermarket? It has been estimated that the number of food products in these megastores are in the tens of thousands. Clearly it is impossible to get everything in our shopping cart, so we all go through some process of elimination. We use criteria such as healthiness, value, shelf life, and taste as factors to make our choices.
What criteria do you currently use in your personal and professionals worlds to filter out unhealthy or undesirable options that do not serve your highest priorities?
How could being more selective improve your world?
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Primal Survivor is a new show on the National Geographic Channel. Each episode takes you on a journey to a challenging and inhospitable place on earth, where show host Hazen Audel learns and uses remote tribal techniques to survive various 5-day treks.
In many episodes he is required to make fire to cook food, sterilize water, and in certain climates, keep warm. Creating that first spark and providing the fuel and oxygen to have it burst into flames is always an impressive feat.
Where and with whom can you provide significantly more encouragement to fan the spark of genius into the flames of achievement in your professional and personal communities?
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The Fourth of July marks the day America declared its independence.
What will you do today to celebrate your personal freedoms?
What do your behaviors say about you? Here are a few behavior-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.”
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Think about the places and things you secure with a lock. In our youth, we locked our bicycles, and our personal items in a school locker. Today, most of us have far too many passwords to keep all of our important accounts and electronic devices secure.
What if we considered an unsolved problem or a setback we are facing as merely having a temporary lock placed on it?
What if our job is simply to increase our safe-cracking abilities to reveal the treasured solutions inside?
In addition to coaches, mentors, advisors, and answers on Google, what additional strategies or tools could you employ to boost your skills at opening locks with unknown combinations?
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Over twenty years ago I attended a seminar with almost 200 other people. The session leader posed the question:
Why do most people wake up in the morning?
After the audience provided all the expected responses such as to go to work, or to start the new day, he shared his own thought, which was:
People wake up in the morning because they did not die in their sleep.
When the shock of his answer dissipated from the audience, we began a most interesting and engaging inquiry into what it means to be fully alive. Common aspects of being “fully alive” included traveling, learning, extraordinary relationships, spiritual pursuits, and making a bigger difference in the world.
What adjustments and changes are you willing to make in your life to cause you to enthusiastically and energetically bound out of bed each morning?
What one action will you take immediately to build this into a life-changing habit?
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I recently met two remarkable women at an event. Sam was one of the featured speakers at the event, and Pat was an event participant, as was I. They both shared their wondrous—and independent—stories of letting go of their possessions to travel the world more lightly.
Beyond the excitement and vitality conveyed in their adventures was the amazing, contagious impact the otters people at the conference experienced in hearing their stories. Many were inspired to “downsize” one or more aspect of their lives.
In what ways can you release and let go of the people and things that weigh down your life?
Select at least one specific action you will take within the next 24 hours to begin to lighten your load, and consider responding to this post with your decision.
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Most of us are familiar with the adage, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Unfortunately, people come to rapid decisions based on their initial perceptions, which happens in mere seconds.
Today’s quote suggests that we all have the power to offer anyone a “do over,” the opportunity to shift our view of them to something far more positive and favorable.
Where would there be great value in offering others a second chance, personally or professionally?
Where could you ask those who do not perceive you as you desire for a “do over” as well?