How do you deal with acceptance of yourself and others? Here are a few acceptance-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“You can’t judge my choices without understanding my reasons.”
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Most of us have heard the adage about laughter being “the best medicine.” With a bit of research, I discovered that a good belly laugh provides physical, mental, and even social benefits, including:
| enhanced immunity | reduce stress | decreased pain |
| reduced heart disease | muscle relaxation | reduced fear & anxiety |
| strengthens relationships | improved mood | easier bounce-back from setbacks |
| added joy and zest for life | enhances cooperation & teamwork | reduces and diffuses conflicts |
| promotes bonding & sense of community |
What strategies and tactics can you add to your world to dramatically increase the quality and quantity of belly laughs? If you make this a habit, I’ll bet there will be very little room for belly aching!
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Shakespeare must have been one heck of a coach!
The nugget of wisdom in today’s quote is an excellent example of what we today call 360° Feedback.
Shakespeare understood that people who are open and receptive to input from others—even when the feedback is perceived as negative or detracting—are happier and more successful.
Where and with whom would greater openness to both positive and negative feedback be put to good use in your personal or professional growth strategy?
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The term Casanova is synonymous with a man who attracts and seduces women, which of course, is not the purpose of today’s post!
My focus is on our attraction—and perhaps a bit of seduction—to and by the thoughts and ideas we come across as we go through our day.
It has become increasingly difficult, in our over-communicative world, to build a fire big enough, lasting long enough, to attract those we wish to engage in our efforts and enterprises.
In my former life as a science teacher, I showed my students how a single flame can change color based on adding chemical elements to the solution in the jar. When copper burns, for example, the flame is green. Sodium turns the flame bright yellow.
How can you add your unique elements into your flame to attract even more interest in what you have to offer the world?
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I’ve been interested in what motivates people since I was a boy. In my youth, I washed cars, mowed lawns, and shoveled snow—all to earn a buck and purchase things I desired. The Thank You’s I received for a job well done also meant a lot, especially when they were heartfelt.
As I grew and continued to investigate what motivated me and others, it was clear that applause or extrinsic factors still have a hold on many of us. At the same time, the intrinsic aspects of a passionate purpose seem to take things to greater levels of fulfillment and life satisfaction.
Examine your own levels of sustainable satisfaction and fulfillment when you work for a cause. How can you capture the best of both motivators?
One thing we know for sure: Change is inevitable. Here are a few change-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“If you wanna make the world a better place…”
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
“You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one.”
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I put significant focus on an individual’s self-awareness when I begin a new coaching engagement. To do this, I introduce an “inner voice” exercise, in which the person pays close attention to:
Most people discover that when they look for the value and contribution in what others say, they reap greater rewards and boost their relationships.
How and in what ways can you shift your own “inner voice” to receive more good advice and wisdom from others?
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A friend and business colleague named Joel recently popped into my office to say hello. He, like many people I know, is a time-crunched business owner finding himself working too much in his business rather than taking it to a new level by working on his business.
He shared that he likes to have at least one new big idea to implement each year. This helps him keep things fresh, remain highly relevant in the marketplace, and provide even greater value to his clients.
How and where can you allocate 10-15% of your time to brainstorming new and better ways to run your business and live a better life? Imagine having 25—or 204—options from which to choose!
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I must be watching too much TV news! The majority of what I see is negative and destructive, particularly in the political arena. Apparently, it is as contagious as the flu or a bad cold; I see many people coming down with this unfortunate disease.
There is a cure to which we can all subscribe, one on which it is impossible to overdose!
You probably guessed it…
The cure is positivity, and the many forms it takes in bringing smiles to faces, and dramatically lightening the heavy loads many of us carry. It is a kind hello, remembering someone’s name, holding a door, or being helpful in some other way.
We could all use a big dose of positivity these days.
Please consider replying to this post with your own examples of the sure bet, smile-generating strategies you share with those you support personally and professionally.
What are the values on which you base your choices in life? Here are a few value-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.”
“It’s always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.”