Leadership requires inner strength. Here are a few strength-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“People are like tea bags. You find out how strong they are when you put them in hot water.”
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
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Peer pressure doesn’t stop when we leave high school. Being “cool” and fitting in with the crowd is a strong influence in our personal and professional worlds. Just because others engage in certain behaviors and activities doesn’t mean we need to go along for the ride. At these times it is critical to lead our own lives, being clear about what we value and the direction in which we want to go.
In what areas of life, past or present, have you headed in the wrong direction due to the influence of others?
Where might it be time to choose a more genuine and authentic path even if it means going it alone?
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Most everyone agrees that we should all eat our veggies and a balanced diet for optimal health.
Exercise and the proverbial “use it or lose it” philosophy is another component to health and wellness. Rest, sleep, and recovery time, on the other hand, often take a back seat to diet and exercise. Here are some key facts that may inspire you to give rest an equal footing with nutrition and exercise:
What steps can and will you take to increase the quality and quantity of your rest and rejuvenation strategies to enhance your health and overall well-being?
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J.K. Rowling conceived the idea for the highly successful Harry Potter series while on a train from Manchester to London in 1990. At the time, she was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International. Over the course of the next seven years, her mother died, her first marriage ended in divorce, and she and her young child lived in relative poverty, subsisting on state benefits, until she finished the first book in the series.
Five years later, she became a multi-millionaire.
She was the runner-up for Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, noted for the social, moral, and political inspiration she brought to her fans. Today, she supports numerous charities.
Where and how can you use life’s biggest challenges and difficulties as the foundation to take your life to the next level?
How can you support others in your world to do the same?
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States, given to the memory of people who died while serving in the armed forces.
No matter where you live on this remarkable planet, please take a few moments today to honor the members of the military in your country.
How much of your time is spent worrying? Here are a few worry-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.”
“Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
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Over the past few years I’ve come to more fully appreciate the miraculous power of the dog to brighten people’s days. No other animal conveys the loyalty, devotion, and unconditional acceptance and love we get from a dog. Some of their other remarkable qualities are:
How can you more fully appreciate and benefit from our furry friends even if you don’t currently own one?
How can you exhibit more of the wonderful qualities of a dog to brighten the lives of others? (Just don’t lick anyone!)
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Take a moment to recall the day you learned to ride a bicycle. If you cannot recall this event, perhaps the experience of teaching your own children is more vivid in your mind.
Sitting on a bike in a stationary position is never an option, although at first it might appear a safe way to proceed.
Only with some speed and forward momentum does the elusive concept of balance become apparent, with all sorts of new places to visit and explore!
Where in your personal or professional worlds have you lost your sense of balance because of lack of movement?
Where would forging forward help you regain the balance you deeply desire?
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The human body and how it functions is literally a miracle, with the wondrous ability to coordinate over 100 trillion cells into a highly functional being.
Among the body’s amazing characteristics is its ability to self-regulate, and heal itself. You only have to look at the bumps, bruises, and broken bones you may have experienced to see this miracle happen right before your eyes.
Of course, years of neglect or abuse of our wondrous bodies dramatically impacts our health and ability to augment its healing powers.
What actions can you take today to more fully optimize your health and support your body’s miraculous ability to heal itself, so that you live a more full and satisfying life?
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Do you have paper clips in your office or home?
When you consider their use, how many options come to mind beyond clipping pieces of paper together or sealing a bag of chips you haven’t quite finished?
Take a moment to brainstorm five or more uses, or get a group of friends together to see how many possibilities can be discovered for applying uncommon usage to this very common item.
Check out this YouTube video on binder clips, and this website on uncommon things you can do with a paper clip.
How can you use this exercise in either your personal or professional worlds to pursue new levels of success?