The Aloha Spirit by Serge Kahili King
The Aloha Spirit is a well known reference to the attitude of friendly acceptance for which the Hawaiian Islands are so famous. However, it also refers to a powerful way to resolve any problem, accomplish any goal, and to achieve any state of mind or body that you desire.
In the Hawaiian language, aloha stands for much more than just "hello" or "goodbye" or "love." Its deeper meaning is "the joyful (oha) sharing (alo) of life energy (ha) in the present (alo)."
As you share this energy you become attuned to the Universal Power that the Hawaiians call mana. And the loving use of this incredible Power is the secret for attaining true health, happiness, prosperity and success.
The way to tune into this Power and have it work for you is so simple that you might be tempted to pass it off as being too easy to be true. Please don't let yourself be fooled by appearances. Take the time to try it out.
This is the most powerful technique in the world, and although it is extremely simple it may not prove easy, because you must remember to do it and you have to do it a lot. It is a secret which has been given to humanity over and over again, and here it is once more in another form. The secret is this:
Bless everyone and everything that represents what you want!
That's all there is to it. Anything that simple, however, does need some explanation.
To bless something means to give recognition or emphasis to a positive quality, characteristic or condition, with the intent that what is recognized or emphasized will increase, endure or come into being.
Blessing is effective in changing your life or getting what you want for three reasons: First of all, the positive focus of your mind stirs up the positive, creative force of the Power of the Universe. Secondly, it moves your own energy outward, allowing more of the Power to come through you. Thirdly, when you bless for the benefit of others instead of directly for yourself, you tend to bypass any subconscious fears about what you want for yourself, and also the very focus on the blessing acts to increase the same good in your life. What is so beautiful about this process is that the blessing you do for others helps them as well as you.
Blessing may be done with imagery or touch, but the most usual and easy way to do it is with words. The main kinds of verbal blessing are:
Admiration - This is the giving of compliments or praise to something good that you notice. E.g., "What a beautiful sunset; I like that flower; you're such a wonderful person."
Affirmation - This is a specific statement of blessing for increase or endurance. E.g., "I bless the beauty of this tree; blessed be the health of your body."
Appreciation - This is an expression of gratitude that something good exists or has happened. E.g., "Thank you for helping me; I give thanks to the rain for nourishing the land."
Anticipation - This is blessing for the future. E.g., "We're going to have a great picnic; I bless your increased income; Thank you for my perfect mate; I wish you a happy journey; May the wind be always at your back."
In order to gain the most benefit from blessing, you will have to give up or cut way down on the one thing that negates it: cursing. This doesn't mean swearing or saying "bad" words. It refers to the opposite of blessing, namely criticizing instead of admiring; doubting instead of affirming; blaming instead of appreciating; and worrying instead of anticipating with trust. Whenever any of these are done they tend to cancel out some of the effects of blessing. So the more you curse the harder it will be and the longer it will take to get the good from a blessing. On the other hand, the more you bless the less harm any cursing will do.
Here, then, are some ideas for blessing various needs and desires. Apply them as often as you like, as much as you want.
Health - Bless healthy people, animals, and even plants; everything which is well made or well constructed; and everything that expresses abundant energy.
Happiness - Bless all that is good, or the good that is in all people and all things; all the signs of happiness that you see, hear or feel in people or animals; and all potentials for happiness that you notice around you.
Prosperity - Bless all the signs of prosperity in your environment, including everything that money helped to make or do; all the money that you have in any form; and all the money that circulates in the world.
Success - Bless all signs of achievement and completion (such as buildings, bridges, and sports events); all arrivals at destinations (of ships, planes, trains, cars and people); all signs of forward movement or persistence; and all signs of enjoyment or fun.
Confidence - Bless all signs of confidence in people and animals; all signs of strength in people, animals and objects (including steel and concrete); all signs of stability (like mountains and tall trees); and all signs of purposeful power (including big machines, power lines).
Love and Friendship - Bless all signs of caring and nurturing, compassion and support; all harmonious relationships in nature and architecture; everything that is connected to or gently touching something else; all signs of cooperation, as in games or work; and all signs of laughter and fun.
Inner Peace - Bless all signs of quietness, calmness, tranquility, and serenity (such as quiet water or still air); all distant views (horizons, stars, the moon); all signs of beauty of sight, sound or touch; clear colors and shapes; the details of natural or made objects.
Spiritual Growth - Bless all signs of growth, development and change in Nature; the transitions of dawn and twilight; the movement of sun, moon, planets and stars; the flight of birds in the sky; and the movement of wind and sea.
The previous ideas are for guidance if you are not used to blessing, but don't be limited by them. Remember that any quality, characteristic or condition can be blessed (e.g., you can bless slender poles and slim animals to encourage weight loss), whether it has existed, presently exists, or exists so far in your imagination alone.
Personally I have used the power of blessing to heal my body, increase my income, develop many skills, create a deeply loving relationship with my wife and children, and to establish a worldwide network of peacemakers working with the aloha spirit. It's because it has worked so well for me that I want to share it with you. Please share it with as many others as you can.
How to Enhance Your Power to Bless
There is a technique practiced in Hawaii which enhances your power to bless by increasing your personal energy. It is a simple way of breathing that is also used for grounding, centering, meditation and healing. It requires no special place or posture, and may be done while moving or still, busy or resting, with eyes open or closed. In Hawaiian the technique is called pikopiko because piko means both the crown of the head and the navel.
The Technique
1. Become aware of your natural breathing (it might change on its own just because of your awareness, but that's okay).
2. Locate the crown of your head and your navel by awareness and/or touch.
3. Now, as you inhale put your attention on the crown of your head; and as you exhale put your attention on your navel. Keep breathing this way for as long as you like.
4. When you feel relaxed, centered, and/or energized, begin imagining that you are surrounded with an invisible cloud of light or an electro-magnetic field, and that your breathing increases the energy of this cloud or field.
5. As you bless, imagine that the object of your blessing is surrounded with some of the same energy that surrounds you.
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Success University 02 (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:40 pm
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:03 pm
Five Steps To Playing Your "A" Game by Michelle Rigg
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Have you ever found yourself working hard, doing all the “right†things, and getting a big fat nothing in return? I know I have. Many years ago this was a pattern with me. Part of me would seem to be totally on board with my goals and actions, yet “something†always seemed to pull me down.
“What is this something that keeps messing me up?†I would yell in my mind! Well, the truth of the matter was that I wasn’t playing full out. I wasn’t giving it my “A†game. And it showed in the results I was getting and in my constant stress level.
What are the symptoms of playing a sub-par game? You feel “off†or burnt out
You’re not motivated
You give it “your all†but feel disappointed
You’re distracted and off-focus
You do not follow through or keep all of your promises
You’re not getting the results you seek
Secretly inside you want to be doing something else
You blame others, the economy, illness, bad luck, “the systemâ€â€¦
Mediocrity Vs. Excellence
I suppose being mediocre does have its advantages. For one, you get play it safe and not look foolish. You get to avoid risk and safely hang with the crowd. But is that really safe? Or is it actually an illusion?
Growth, which in my world equates to personal power, comes to those who push their own limits. It comes to those who take risks and are willing to fall down and get back up!
Careful avoidance of life’s lessons doesn’t equal growth or fulfillment. You have to be willing to make a fool of yourself, over and over, and to be constantly learning and refining your game. A real “expert†always has the heart of a novice.
What does a “C†Game look like?
You Resist Stress and Discomfort
You perceive stress as “bad,†so you try to avoid or resist it. Rather than dive into the deep end of the pool, you stay in the shallow water and blame circumstances for your tepid performance. You blame co-workers, teammates, bosses or corporate policies. You blame the weather or your allergies. You blame the magnitude of the task at hand. You are always in conflict with what you’re doing. Resistance saps your energy and ensures you won’t contribute your best effort.
You Hang onto Preconceptions
You decide you already know the best methods, steps and strategies, so you close yourself off to input. You strive to keep things the same and resist change. Fear takes over. You lose your “in the moment†presence and become one-step removed from the challenge. Your struggle is with yourself rather than the task at hand. You are not engaged enough to see the lesson that is being offered.
You Work Harder and Harder, But Feel Unfulfilled
Seeing that you’re not getting the results you want, you double your efforts, rather than open yourself to change. No rest for you! Slavery is alive and well as you push yourself ever onward without reward. There is no opportunity for celebration and recovery because you have nothing to celebrate! You’re repeating old patterns again and again, which is a sure-fire formula for burn-out.
Most of us, sadly, have been conditioned to play a “C†game the majority of the time.
What does an ‘A’ game look like?
An ‘A†game consists of three stages:
Stage One: Accept Stress & Discomfort
Any challenge that demands our best will create stress. The key is to view discomfort as natural and necessary for growth. Go into the discomfort and the troubling emotions, instead of around them. Work through them by staying with the challenge, pushing your boundaries.
Stage Two: Break through Illusion/Get the Lesson
Be prepared to make the changes that growth demands. Let go of what you think you know and be willing to see something new. Stop being an “expert†and be a novice. Be open and curious. See the truth, deal with it, and push forward.
Stage Three: Apply and Recover
Apply what you’ve learned. Celebrate by resting and recovering from all your hard work. Reward yourself for flowing with change and growing as a result.
What if you’re playing your “B,†“C†or “D†game? What do you do?
FIRST- wake up and see what you’re doing. In Brad Kearn’s book, How Tiger Does It, he talks about the approach of balance (pg 144). The winning strategy for training any great athlete is balancing stress with recovery. That doesn’t mean avoiding stress. It means facing it full-on and then giving yourself the gift of recovery.
The funny thing about stress is that by failing to face it, we never get past it. It remains in our lives forever as a steady background irritant. If we tackle it fully we get to experience reward, recovery and rest. Balance.
Here are 6 steps to getting back to your “A†game
Detach emotionally and observe what you’re doing without any judgment.
Rate your commitment from 1-10. Keep it at a 10.
See the outcome you want, then let go of it.
Be open to seeing the truth so your can get coaching about how to improve.
Be coachable/teachable.
Adopt CACI as your standard (Constant And Continual Improvement)
An “A†Game is Friction-Free
The ultimate “A†game happens when we’re in “flow,†the state athletes call “the zone.†How do we get to this state?
By giving up all resistance and surrendering to the task at hand.
By getting out of our minds and becoming fully present.
When we are in the zone, all friction with the world and ourselves disappears. Even though what we’re doing may be hard work, it doesn’t feel like work because the friction is gone. Without friction, we maximize every effort and produce “A†results in everything we do.
Remember: Your behavior is always something that is in your power, so choose today to “up†your game and see what power is within your grasp!
Oh yes, and most importantly, always remember to have FUN!
Email this article Printer friendly page
Have you ever found yourself working hard, doing all the “right†things, and getting a big fat nothing in return? I know I have. Many years ago this was a pattern with me. Part of me would seem to be totally on board with my goals and actions, yet “something†always seemed to pull me down.
“What is this something that keeps messing me up?†I would yell in my mind! Well, the truth of the matter was that I wasn’t playing full out. I wasn’t giving it my “A†game. And it showed in the results I was getting and in my constant stress level.
What are the symptoms of playing a sub-par game? You feel “off†or burnt out
You’re not motivated
You give it “your all†but feel disappointed
You’re distracted and off-focus
You do not follow through or keep all of your promises
You’re not getting the results you seek
Secretly inside you want to be doing something else
You blame others, the economy, illness, bad luck, “the systemâ€â€¦
Mediocrity Vs. Excellence
I suppose being mediocre does have its advantages. For one, you get play it safe and not look foolish. You get to avoid risk and safely hang with the crowd. But is that really safe? Or is it actually an illusion?
Growth, which in my world equates to personal power, comes to those who push their own limits. It comes to those who take risks and are willing to fall down and get back up!
Careful avoidance of life’s lessons doesn’t equal growth or fulfillment. You have to be willing to make a fool of yourself, over and over, and to be constantly learning and refining your game. A real “expert†always has the heart of a novice.
What does a “C†Game look like?
You Resist Stress and Discomfort
You perceive stress as “bad,†so you try to avoid or resist it. Rather than dive into the deep end of the pool, you stay in the shallow water and blame circumstances for your tepid performance. You blame co-workers, teammates, bosses or corporate policies. You blame the weather or your allergies. You blame the magnitude of the task at hand. You are always in conflict with what you’re doing. Resistance saps your energy and ensures you won’t contribute your best effort.
You Hang onto Preconceptions
You decide you already know the best methods, steps and strategies, so you close yourself off to input. You strive to keep things the same and resist change. Fear takes over. You lose your “in the moment†presence and become one-step removed from the challenge. Your struggle is with yourself rather than the task at hand. You are not engaged enough to see the lesson that is being offered.
You Work Harder and Harder, But Feel Unfulfilled
Seeing that you’re not getting the results you want, you double your efforts, rather than open yourself to change. No rest for you! Slavery is alive and well as you push yourself ever onward without reward. There is no opportunity for celebration and recovery because you have nothing to celebrate! You’re repeating old patterns again and again, which is a sure-fire formula for burn-out.
Most of us, sadly, have been conditioned to play a “C†game the majority of the time.
What does an ‘A’ game look like?
An ‘A†game consists of three stages:
Stage One: Accept Stress & Discomfort
Any challenge that demands our best will create stress. The key is to view discomfort as natural and necessary for growth. Go into the discomfort and the troubling emotions, instead of around them. Work through them by staying with the challenge, pushing your boundaries.
Stage Two: Break through Illusion/Get the Lesson
Be prepared to make the changes that growth demands. Let go of what you think you know and be willing to see something new. Stop being an “expert†and be a novice. Be open and curious. See the truth, deal with it, and push forward.
Stage Three: Apply and Recover
Apply what you’ve learned. Celebrate by resting and recovering from all your hard work. Reward yourself for flowing with change and growing as a result.
What if you’re playing your “B,†“C†or “D†game? What do you do?
FIRST- wake up and see what you’re doing. In Brad Kearn’s book, How Tiger Does It, he talks about the approach of balance (pg 144). The winning strategy for training any great athlete is balancing stress with recovery. That doesn’t mean avoiding stress. It means facing it full-on and then giving yourself the gift of recovery.
The funny thing about stress is that by failing to face it, we never get past it. It remains in our lives forever as a steady background irritant. If we tackle it fully we get to experience reward, recovery and rest. Balance.
Here are 6 steps to getting back to your “A†game
Detach emotionally and observe what you’re doing without any judgment.
Rate your commitment from 1-10. Keep it at a 10.
See the outcome you want, then let go of it.
Be open to seeing the truth so your can get coaching about how to improve.
Be coachable/teachable.
Adopt CACI as your standard (Constant And Continual Improvement)
An “A†Game is Friction-Free
The ultimate “A†game happens when we’re in “flow,†the state athletes call “the zone.†How do we get to this state?
By giving up all resistance and surrendering to the task at hand.
By getting out of our minds and becoming fully present.
When we are in the zone, all friction with the world and ourselves disappears. Even though what we’re doing may be hard work, it doesn’t feel like work because the friction is gone. Without friction, we maximize every effort and produce “A†results in everything we do.
Remember: Your behavior is always something that is in your power, so choose today to “up†your game and see what power is within your grasp!
Oh yes, and most importantly, always remember to have FUN!
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:19 am
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*** Article: The Dogma for Success: The Inside Scoop to Live Your Life - By Peggy McColl ***
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There are those who work like a dog to make things happen, there are those who watch things happen, and then there are those who wonder what happened. Be the person who makes things happen.
Sometimes you have to work like a dog. If you want to be extraordinary, you must do the things that ordinary people are not willing to do.
Success does not occur through merely wishing for success. But it also doesn't occur through force. Trying to force success to happen, or getting incredibly frustrated when things are not happening exactly the way you would like, demonstrates an unawareness of the perfection of the universe.
Many years ago, I worked as a marketing manager in a division of a large international corporation. The company announced that it planned to merge my division with two other divisions. I could see the writing on the wall -- the manager of one of the other divisions had much more seniority than I did. Rather than waiting to be squeezed out, I decided that I would set my own direction and work for a new division. I had been eyeing a division that was working with the latest and greatest in technology, called "Smart Technology."
I walked over to the other side of the building where it was located, and I borrowed a business card of one of the employees. I wanted to get the vision of working for that division, so I removed his name from the business card and replaced it with mine. It was my "bone," my desire was to work in that division.
An interesting thing happened: even though I was not pursuing his job, the guy I took the business card from ended up getting fired, and I was hired to replace him. Now, I don't think for a minute that he lost his job because of what I did, but isn't it amazing that when you're focused on a goal (a bone), things can happen in the most unusual ways?
All things are happening for a reason, and if you attempt to understand why everything is happening as it's happening, or understand why things have happened the way they have, you may meet with frustration.
Sometimes it is necessary to "let go" or, as has been said, "let go and let God." But letting go and letting God does not mean that you can sit back and wish for things to happen and not do anything about it. On the contrary, you do have a responsibility for what is going to show up for you in your life.
Creating success in your life is aligning all of the factors for success in a fashion that will produce your desired results, not the results someone else desired for you, but what you truly desire for yourself.
What are those factors? Depending on the outcome you are seeking, you'll create your own formula based on what you want to produce. There are, however, some fundamental ingredients that will be required, such as passion, integrity, determination, focus, optimism, faith, a positive attitude, awareness, decision, commitment, and love.
There is no single dog training program that will work for all dogs, just as there isn't one that will work for all humans. All dogs and all humans are unique.
What brings out the best in your dog is an understanding of your dog's individuality. The same applies to humans. For you to bring out the best in you, you need to understand yourself. Make it a study to really understand yourself: your behaviors, your habits, your areas of focus, your daily rituals, your choices, and your unique talents. Become acutely aware of what you are creating in your life and discover the methods of turning your talents into the strengths that will in turn transform your goals into concrete manifestations.
If you want to be successful, find someone who is already successful and follow them around like a puppy dog. Success breeds success. Modeling another person's success will significantly reduce your time to reach success. Why? These "models" have already been there. They have learned the lessons. They have learned what to do and, more importantly, what not to do. Follow their example, but make it your own. Don't be a copycat.
Enhance your own success by customizing the success techniques of another to suit your goals. Once you have done that, look for ways to improve these techniques for yourself.
Unlimited potential
Just like dogs, we as humans are far more capable than we currently appear. Do you realize that service dogs can do things such as turn on lights, push buttons, pull books out of backpacks, get pens out, help with wheelchair lifts, etc.? These dogs are trained to do these things.
Until I started doing more in-depth study on dogs, I had no idea that dogs were capable of performing all of these actions.
We too can do the impossible. The only thing that stops us is our limiting beliefs about our own abilities. If we believe we will not be able to do a certain thing, then we will see the manifestation of that belief.
However, if we choose to adopt the philosophy of "there is a way" and "I will find it," then we move beyond the impossible to the possible.
You've got the ability to do anything you want with your life. Know that. Trust it and be committed to your goals, and don't let anyone or anything stand in your way or try to take your dreams away from you.
Be clear about your dream. Then, be the dog with a bone, have faith, and know in your heart that it will manifest!
*** Article: The Dogma for Success: The Inside Scoop to Live Your Life - By Peggy McColl ***
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There are those who work like a dog to make things happen, there are those who watch things happen, and then there are those who wonder what happened. Be the person who makes things happen.
Sometimes you have to work like a dog. If you want to be extraordinary, you must do the things that ordinary people are not willing to do.
Success does not occur through merely wishing for success. But it also doesn't occur through force. Trying to force success to happen, or getting incredibly frustrated when things are not happening exactly the way you would like, demonstrates an unawareness of the perfection of the universe.
Many years ago, I worked as a marketing manager in a division of a large international corporation. The company announced that it planned to merge my division with two other divisions. I could see the writing on the wall -- the manager of one of the other divisions had much more seniority than I did. Rather than waiting to be squeezed out, I decided that I would set my own direction and work for a new division. I had been eyeing a division that was working with the latest and greatest in technology, called "Smart Technology."
I walked over to the other side of the building where it was located, and I borrowed a business card of one of the employees. I wanted to get the vision of working for that division, so I removed his name from the business card and replaced it with mine. It was my "bone," my desire was to work in that division.
An interesting thing happened: even though I was not pursuing his job, the guy I took the business card from ended up getting fired, and I was hired to replace him. Now, I don't think for a minute that he lost his job because of what I did, but isn't it amazing that when you're focused on a goal (a bone), things can happen in the most unusual ways?
All things are happening for a reason, and if you attempt to understand why everything is happening as it's happening, or understand why things have happened the way they have, you may meet with frustration.
Sometimes it is necessary to "let go" or, as has been said, "let go and let God." But letting go and letting God does not mean that you can sit back and wish for things to happen and not do anything about it. On the contrary, you do have a responsibility for what is going to show up for you in your life.
Creating success in your life is aligning all of the factors for success in a fashion that will produce your desired results, not the results someone else desired for you, but what you truly desire for yourself.
What are those factors? Depending on the outcome you are seeking, you'll create your own formula based on what you want to produce. There are, however, some fundamental ingredients that will be required, such as passion, integrity, determination, focus, optimism, faith, a positive attitude, awareness, decision, commitment, and love.
There is no single dog training program that will work for all dogs, just as there isn't one that will work for all humans. All dogs and all humans are unique.
What brings out the best in your dog is an understanding of your dog's individuality. The same applies to humans. For you to bring out the best in you, you need to understand yourself. Make it a study to really understand yourself: your behaviors, your habits, your areas of focus, your daily rituals, your choices, and your unique talents. Become acutely aware of what you are creating in your life and discover the methods of turning your talents into the strengths that will in turn transform your goals into concrete manifestations.
If you want to be successful, find someone who is already successful and follow them around like a puppy dog. Success breeds success. Modeling another person's success will significantly reduce your time to reach success. Why? These "models" have already been there. They have learned the lessons. They have learned what to do and, more importantly, what not to do. Follow their example, but make it your own. Don't be a copycat.
Enhance your own success by customizing the success techniques of another to suit your goals. Once you have done that, look for ways to improve these techniques for yourself.
Unlimited potential
Just like dogs, we as humans are far more capable than we currently appear. Do you realize that service dogs can do things such as turn on lights, push buttons, pull books out of backpacks, get pens out, help with wheelchair lifts, etc.? These dogs are trained to do these things.
Until I started doing more in-depth study on dogs, I had no idea that dogs were capable of performing all of these actions.
We too can do the impossible. The only thing that stops us is our limiting beliefs about our own abilities. If we believe we will not be able to do a certain thing, then we will see the manifestation of that belief.
However, if we choose to adopt the philosophy of "there is a way" and "I will find it," then we move beyond the impossible to the possible.
You've got the ability to do anything you want with your life. Know that. Trust it and be committed to your goals, and don't let anyone or anything stand in your way or try to take your dreams away from you.
Be clear about your dream. Then, be the dog with a bone, have faith, and know in your heart that it will manifest!
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:55 pm
When you try to justify where you are by pointing out how bad things are, you are headed in the wrong direction.
Reach for the thought that feels better, And allow the natural Well-Being that is yours.
Excerpted from a workshop in Detroit, MI on Saturday, September 27th, 2003
All Is Well
Reach for the thought that feels better, And allow the natural Well-Being that is yours.
Excerpted from a workshop in Detroit, MI on Saturday, September 27th, 2003
All Is Well
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by kennynah » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:00 pm
Reach for the thought that feels better, And allow the natural Well-Being that is yours.
Excerpted from a workshop in Detroit, MI on Saturday, September 27th, 2003
above was GM chief to the assembly plant workers......before he closed that factory the next day....wahahahaa.....joke joke
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:10 pm
A Technique That Always Works to Win Over the Crowd By Paul Lawrence
Whether it's speaking to a group of peers at a company meeting, a group of potential clients, or a group of seminar attendees who are there to hear you share your knowledge, being a good public speaker can really pay off.
To be truthful, I was nervous about speaking in public when I was younger. Actually, terrified would be more accurate. However, I eventually overcame my fear and now get paid very handsomely as a featured speaker at business events.
The good news is that anyone can learn to be a good public speaker. Knowing how to capture the interest of your audience is a big part of it - and here's one very effective technique for doing that: Tell them a story.
For example, at one conference, the main point I wanted to get across to my audience - a group of small-business entrepreneurs - was the importance of not overestimating their resources. But instead of boring them by trying to prove my point with a lot of statistics, I related a news story I'd recently read in a local South Florida paper.
It seems that the mangled remains of a giant snake had been found in a swamp. The snake apparently attempted to eat an alligator... and then actually exploded (partially digested alligator chunks were mixed in with the mess), because the alligator was just too big for the snake. "The snake," I said, "had made the common - and sometimes fatal - mistake that I'm trying to keep you from making: overestimating its capacity." The story got a big laugh, made my point in a way that my audience would remember, and completely won them over.
Next time you're going to make a presentation, consider illustrating your point with a story. It's one of the most effective public speaking tools I know.
Whether it's speaking to a group of peers at a company meeting, a group of potential clients, or a group of seminar attendees who are there to hear you share your knowledge, being a good public speaker can really pay off.
To be truthful, I was nervous about speaking in public when I was younger. Actually, terrified would be more accurate. However, I eventually overcame my fear and now get paid very handsomely as a featured speaker at business events.
The good news is that anyone can learn to be a good public speaker. Knowing how to capture the interest of your audience is a big part of it - and here's one very effective technique for doing that: Tell them a story.
For example, at one conference, the main point I wanted to get across to my audience - a group of small-business entrepreneurs - was the importance of not overestimating their resources. But instead of boring them by trying to prove my point with a lot of statistics, I related a news story I'd recently read in a local South Florida paper.
It seems that the mangled remains of a giant snake had been found in a swamp. The snake apparently attempted to eat an alligator... and then actually exploded (partially digested alligator chunks were mixed in with the mess), because the alligator was just too big for the snake. "The snake," I said, "had made the common - and sometimes fatal - mistake that I'm trying to keep you from making: overestimating its capacity." The story got a big laugh, made my point in a way that my audience would remember, and completely won them over.
Next time you're going to make a presentation, consider illustrating your point with a story. It's one of the most effective public speaking tools I know.
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:59 am
Bring Out The Best by Mike Brescia
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
-I Corinthians 14:8
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Today's Empowering Question
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"Do I expect of myself all that I am capable?"
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Today's Fast Session
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Harvard University researcher, Robert Rosenthal, did a study on a number of elementary school teachers. He went to the schools and informed the teachers that he was going to give their students a test that would identify academic potential...
But the test was a hoax.
Instead, he chose the students randomly and told the teachers that the students he identified were brilliant... that they were geniuses. These students would definitely excel, he told the teachers, if they were given support and guidance.
By the end of the school year, the majority of those students had improved their IQ scores and their grades had improved dramatically...
And some of those students happened to have been some of the worst students up until that point. These teachers were given no special training. All they knew was that they had some "stars" among them.
Rosenthal performed the same tests with college professors, and the results were just as dramatic.
This is known as the Pygmalion effect, so named after a story in Greek mythology. The Pygmalion effect is real. It's working every day, every minute... either for us or against us.
So here is the situation...
Here you are, with your career and your family and all the other things that make up your life. And you may excel in one or more areas. Maybe you're even the head of a large organization. But it doesn't matter if you're on the bottom or the top. This incredible force called negative expectation is no doubt working against you in some form in one or many areas of your life.
How?
Your past scripting, or past experience, has "taught" you that people you know are going to perform in expected ways. When you meet people, you'll place your imagined level of expectation on them based on their appearance, their vocabulary, what you've heard about them, their education level, their tone of voice... could be any number of things.
In an inordinate number of cases, the people in our lives will perform exactly as we expect them to... because we treat them how we see them.
You need to raise your expectations of the people you meet and know. Expect people to follow through. Expect them to excel. All people. Treat them in ways that show what you expect. Tell your "team" members that you think they're champions, that they can succeed, that you're committed to them and to their growth...and your own.
Ever hear of Marva Collins, arguably the greatest teacher in history? She treats ALL her students as if they could become the President some day.
After becoming disillusioned with the Chicago public school system she taught in for 14 years, she started her own school in her own home. Since then, she has taken kids labeled retarded and un-teachable. She's provided them with love, compassion and understanding. She has a firm belief that each student will learn. She absolutely will not let them fail. Failing is not an option.
What she has achieved is miraculous.
To learn more about Marva Collins, you can read her books. A movie about her life was made, starring Cicely Tyson.
Her web site is http://www.marvacollins.com.
While we're helping bring out the best in others, what about you?
Don't think I forgot about you. This is really about you. You can't bring out the best in anybody if you don't even believe in YOUR own abilities. Take the empowering beliefs at the bottom of this letter. Read them every day with conviction and belief that you are the person you're affirming to be.
Expect more from yourself than mediocrity. Expect greatness.
And just as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, you'll become that person. You'll persuade yourself to want to be even more. And in the process, you'll have what you truly want in this life, no matter what it is you desire.
After all, how do you think great teachers, mentors and coaches bring out the best in others?
They encourage, inspire, push, cheer lead, teach and love. Through the repetitive daily reading of the most empowering beliefs, you'll become your own best success coach.
And it's only then that you can begin to reach out and teach what you know... and change the world.
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
-I Corinthians 14:8
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Today's Empowering Question
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"Do I expect of myself all that I am capable?"
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Today's Fast Session
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Harvard University researcher, Robert Rosenthal, did a study on a number of elementary school teachers. He went to the schools and informed the teachers that he was going to give their students a test that would identify academic potential...
But the test was a hoax.
Instead, he chose the students randomly and told the teachers that the students he identified were brilliant... that they were geniuses. These students would definitely excel, he told the teachers, if they were given support and guidance.
By the end of the school year, the majority of those students had improved their IQ scores and their grades had improved dramatically...
And some of those students happened to have been some of the worst students up until that point. These teachers were given no special training. All they knew was that they had some "stars" among them.
Rosenthal performed the same tests with college professors, and the results were just as dramatic.
This is known as the Pygmalion effect, so named after a story in Greek mythology. The Pygmalion effect is real. It's working every day, every minute... either for us or against us.
So here is the situation...
Here you are, with your career and your family and all the other things that make up your life. And you may excel in one or more areas. Maybe you're even the head of a large organization. But it doesn't matter if you're on the bottom or the top. This incredible force called negative expectation is no doubt working against you in some form in one or many areas of your life.
How?
Your past scripting, or past experience, has "taught" you that people you know are going to perform in expected ways. When you meet people, you'll place your imagined level of expectation on them based on their appearance, their vocabulary, what you've heard about them, their education level, their tone of voice... could be any number of things.
In an inordinate number of cases, the people in our lives will perform exactly as we expect them to... because we treat them how we see them.
You need to raise your expectations of the people you meet and know. Expect people to follow through. Expect them to excel. All people. Treat them in ways that show what you expect. Tell your "team" members that you think they're champions, that they can succeed, that you're committed to them and to their growth...and your own.
Ever hear of Marva Collins, arguably the greatest teacher in history? She treats ALL her students as if they could become the President some day.
After becoming disillusioned with the Chicago public school system she taught in for 14 years, she started her own school in her own home. Since then, she has taken kids labeled retarded and un-teachable. She's provided them with love, compassion and understanding. She has a firm belief that each student will learn. She absolutely will not let them fail. Failing is not an option.
What she has achieved is miraculous.
To learn more about Marva Collins, you can read her books. A movie about her life was made, starring Cicely Tyson.
Her web site is http://www.marvacollins.com.
While we're helping bring out the best in others, what about you?
Don't think I forgot about you. This is really about you. You can't bring out the best in anybody if you don't even believe in YOUR own abilities. Take the empowering beliefs at the bottom of this letter. Read them every day with conviction and belief that you are the person you're affirming to be.
Expect more from yourself than mediocrity. Expect greatness.
And just as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, you'll become that person. You'll persuade yourself to want to be even more. And in the process, you'll have what you truly want in this life, no matter what it is you desire.
After all, how do you think great teachers, mentors and coaches bring out the best in others?
They encourage, inspire, push, cheer lead, teach and love. Through the repetitive daily reading of the most empowering beliefs, you'll become your own best success coach.
And it's only then that you can begin to reach out and teach what you know... and change the world.
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by millionairemind » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:06 am
Are you really ready?
Getting on Track for a Lifetime of Good Health
Bob Harper December 2, 2008
New Year's resolutions might be good for some things, but they're not necessarily the answer when you want to change your life for the healthier.
The whole concept of the New Year's resolution puts too much emphasis on one day. I've found that people are much more empowered to do what they can do right now, right here—as opposed to waiting until Monday, their birthdays or Jan. 1. With "resolutions," people tend to think the sky's the limit until that all-important day when, miraculously, they'll have the habits in place that will last them the rest of their lives. Life changes are no quick fix. They're long-term effects, which start with small steps.
One thing I've learned being in the fitness business and working on The Biggest Loser is that it's not just about getting people on an eating program, doing pushups and running on a treadmill. It's about their relationship with themselves, and with food.
You have to clean your emotional house before you can start to incorporate diet and exercise. Are you really ready? That's the first question that I ask because, until you're ready, there's nothing I can do for you— nothing that can be done. But when you decide that today is the first day of the rest of your life, and you want to change, then nothing is going to stop you.
How do you know you're ready? It's that inner resolve, when you finally look at yourself in the mirror and realize the time is now. Or it might be when you can't even look at yourself in the mirror. It's when you've hit your rock bottom and decided that you don't want to live like this anymore. It's an epiphany that people have in different ways, shapes and forms, but, at the end of the day, it's an undeniable feeling that you won't accept anything less than change.
To start fresh, forgive yourself. Believe me, you're not the fi rst person who has tried and failed to lose weight or change unhealthy trends in your life. Whatever it is you did before—however big you got, however you let go of life—you have to be able to forgive yourself and move on.
Love yourself. I've often noticed how hard people can be on themselves. You have to be able to cut yourself slack. Focus on what you like about yourself, so you can manifest more positive feelings.
You have to change the way you think about yourself— your internal tape recorder—to get back on track with a healthy way of life. People can be the best fathers, mothers, sisters, the best friends—yet they can be their own worst enemies because of the negative thoughts they have about themselves. These thoughts can be replaced by positive ones. We all have that inner resolve and spirit that just needs to be unlocked.
Remember, this is no quick fix. It is difficult and requires a lot of changing. It's not possible to, all of a sudden, forgive yourself, change your internal tape recorder, learn to love yourself- rather it's a lifestyle change. I tell people to start in small steps and to remember that this is going to be happening for the rest of their lives. You might start by taking a 30-minute walk or by making healthier food choices for a day.
When it comes to healthier eating, you have to realize an eating plan is not a diet. Often people who need to lose weight think they'll have to give up everything they love and be food deprived That's not the case. A well-thought-out plan has to be practical and sensible, and there's a world of food you can eat.
What I emphasize is that you have to eat to lose weight. That means getting the right foods in your system within 30 minutes of getting up in the morning and then eating every four hours or so. It's important to plan meals, too, so you're never at a point when you're without a sensible food choice.
One sure way to be accountable for what you eat and how it afffects you is to keep a food journal. when you write down what you eat, you realize what you're eating. You'll remember those M&Ms you nibbled on at the secretary's desk or the doughnut you grabbed on your way to work in the morning. When you do start losing weight, you can go back to that food journal and say, "This is what I did, this is how I ate, and this is how I started seeing results for my body."
You can't talk about a healthy lifestyle without addressing stress, which I believe is a cancer to the body. For a lot of people, stress can also make fat. There's a hormone called cortisol released with stress that tends to hang around the belly area, and that's the most dangerous fat you can have for heart health.
To reduce stress, you may need only to take a few minutes in your office with the door closed, phone and BlackBerry off, moving the body or breathing deeply. I've shown people how to do this. The goal is to restore calm, and, over time, you feel better just for these few minutes of relaxation.
Exercising also doesn't have to be complicated. Especially in this economy people are happy to hear it doesn't have to mean buying expensive equipment or joining a gym. It's more about setting up a routine. In my program, the first phase of the workouts calls for setting up a schedule for cardiovascular exercises—a walk, jog, hike or something as simple as that.
As you progress, you need only simple gear to get in good shape. Fifty dollars will buy you hand weights, a physio-ball and a yoga mat—all the tools you need for an effective exercise program while traveling or while at work or at home.
As you start to lose weight and feel better, you incorporate resistance training, which builds more lean muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the less fat, because muscle and fat don't like living together.
Embarking on a program to change your life means getting your head in the game. Once you've decided you're ready, it becomes a matter of reprioritizing your schedule and life Taking time for yourself isn't selfish. Actually, you'll feel better and, as a result, have more to give to the people you care about and to your career.
We all have the key; it's just hard to unlock the energy that we have in our bodies and souls to be able to move forward. New Year's resolution or not, you have to look at starting a lifestyle that is going to last the rest of your life. When you've decided that today is the day that you're going to start taking charge of your life, you don't have to make it a New Year's resolution or wait for Jan. 1. When you're ready, you can do it.
Bob Harper is a motivational expert in his sixth season as a fitness trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser. He is the author of Are You Ready! Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape and Change Your Life Forever, released in 2008.
Getting on Track for a Lifetime of Good Health
Bob Harper December 2, 2008
New Year's resolutions might be good for some things, but they're not necessarily the answer when you want to change your life for the healthier.
The whole concept of the New Year's resolution puts too much emphasis on one day. I've found that people are much more empowered to do what they can do right now, right here—as opposed to waiting until Monday, their birthdays or Jan. 1. With "resolutions," people tend to think the sky's the limit until that all-important day when, miraculously, they'll have the habits in place that will last them the rest of their lives. Life changes are no quick fix. They're long-term effects, which start with small steps.
One thing I've learned being in the fitness business and working on The Biggest Loser is that it's not just about getting people on an eating program, doing pushups and running on a treadmill. It's about their relationship with themselves, and with food.
You have to clean your emotional house before you can start to incorporate diet and exercise. Are you really ready? That's the first question that I ask because, until you're ready, there's nothing I can do for you— nothing that can be done. But when you decide that today is the first day of the rest of your life, and you want to change, then nothing is going to stop you.
How do you know you're ready? It's that inner resolve, when you finally look at yourself in the mirror and realize the time is now. Or it might be when you can't even look at yourself in the mirror. It's when you've hit your rock bottom and decided that you don't want to live like this anymore. It's an epiphany that people have in different ways, shapes and forms, but, at the end of the day, it's an undeniable feeling that you won't accept anything less than change.
To start fresh, forgive yourself. Believe me, you're not the fi rst person who has tried and failed to lose weight or change unhealthy trends in your life. Whatever it is you did before—however big you got, however you let go of life—you have to be able to forgive yourself and move on.
Love yourself. I've often noticed how hard people can be on themselves. You have to be able to cut yourself slack. Focus on what you like about yourself, so you can manifest more positive feelings.
You have to change the way you think about yourself— your internal tape recorder—to get back on track with a healthy way of life. People can be the best fathers, mothers, sisters, the best friends—yet they can be their own worst enemies because of the negative thoughts they have about themselves. These thoughts can be replaced by positive ones. We all have that inner resolve and spirit that just needs to be unlocked.
Remember, this is no quick fix. It is difficult and requires a lot of changing. It's not possible to, all of a sudden, forgive yourself, change your internal tape recorder, learn to love yourself- rather it's a lifestyle change. I tell people to start in small steps and to remember that this is going to be happening for the rest of their lives. You might start by taking a 30-minute walk or by making healthier food choices for a day.
When it comes to healthier eating, you have to realize an eating plan is not a diet. Often people who need to lose weight think they'll have to give up everything they love and be food deprived That's not the case. A well-thought-out plan has to be practical and sensible, and there's a world of food you can eat.
What I emphasize is that you have to eat to lose weight. That means getting the right foods in your system within 30 minutes of getting up in the morning and then eating every four hours or so. It's important to plan meals, too, so you're never at a point when you're without a sensible food choice.
One sure way to be accountable for what you eat and how it afffects you is to keep a food journal. when you write down what you eat, you realize what you're eating. You'll remember those M&Ms you nibbled on at the secretary's desk or the doughnut you grabbed on your way to work in the morning. When you do start losing weight, you can go back to that food journal and say, "This is what I did, this is how I ate, and this is how I started seeing results for my body."
You can't talk about a healthy lifestyle without addressing stress, which I believe is a cancer to the body. For a lot of people, stress can also make fat. There's a hormone called cortisol released with stress that tends to hang around the belly area, and that's the most dangerous fat you can have for heart health.
To reduce stress, you may need only to take a few minutes in your office with the door closed, phone and BlackBerry off, moving the body or breathing deeply. I've shown people how to do this. The goal is to restore calm, and, over time, you feel better just for these few minutes of relaxation.
Exercising also doesn't have to be complicated. Especially in this economy people are happy to hear it doesn't have to mean buying expensive equipment or joining a gym. It's more about setting up a routine. In my program, the first phase of the workouts calls for setting up a schedule for cardiovascular exercises—a walk, jog, hike or something as simple as that.
As you progress, you need only simple gear to get in good shape. Fifty dollars will buy you hand weights, a physio-ball and a yoga mat—all the tools you need for an effective exercise program while traveling or while at work or at home.
As you start to lose weight and feel better, you incorporate resistance training, which builds more lean muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the less fat, because muscle and fat don't like living together.
Embarking on a program to change your life means getting your head in the game. Once you've decided you're ready, it becomes a matter of reprioritizing your schedule and life Taking time for yourself isn't selfish. Actually, you'll feel better and, as a result, have more to give to the people you care about and to your career.
We all have the key; it's just hard to unlock the energy that we have in our bodies and souls to be able to move forward. New Year's resolution or not, you have to look at starting a lifestyle that is going to last the rest of your life. When you've decided that today is the day that you're going to start taking charge of your life, you don't have to make it a New Year's resolution or wait for Jan. 1. When you're ready, you can do it.
Bob Harper is a motivational expert in his sixth season as a fitness trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser. He is the author of Are You Ready! Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape and Change Your Life Forever, released in 2008.
"If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average. Even being right 3 or 4 times out of 10 should yield a person a fortune if he has the sense to cut his losses quickly on the ventures where he has been wrong" - Bernard Baruch
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:34 pm
Do Your Best And You'll Win by Mike Brescia
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"Players fifty years ago wanted to win just as much as players today. Foot soldiers 1,000 years ago wanted to win the battle as much as combat troops today. The difference is that everybody worries about it more today because of the media and the attention they give to the question of who's winning and who's losing. Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort? That's what matters. The rest of it just gets in the way."-John Wooden (10 NCAA basketball championships in 12 yrs)
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Today's Empowering Question
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"Is my focus on winning and losing or on doing my best?"
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Today's Fast Session
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I expect that most people reading that quote would disagree with Mr. Wooden initially. Why? Because so many people play "Lot-to," cheat on their spouses, lie on their resumes, cook the books to make the stock price higher...all to try to short-cut the system.
John Wooden never talked to his teams about winning...only about doing their best.
And when you do your best, you often become THE best. Why? Because hardly anyone else is doing THEIR best.
I noticed that in my business career. I've risen to the top of four different industries now because I focus on doing the best job that I can possibly do.
To have one eye over your shoulder worried about things outside of your control does only one thing... it makes it impossible for you to do your best. With one eye off the road, you are going to crash sooner or later. Usually sooner.
My grandfather used an analogy with me to help me keep my mind where it should be. Of course I didn't do what he said to do for a long time, but here's what he told me. He said that no matter what I am doing, think of myself as on the top of a ball - balancing. I had to focus only on what I was doing or I'd fall off the ball. If I took my attention away from the ball, I was going to fall off.
Throughout this last season in the NBA, I watched all the team's statistics concerning their wins on "the road," games played in the opposing team's home field.
And I thought it was absolutely fascinating that, at the end of the season, out of 29 professional teams, only 5 had winning records on the road.
One of the main problems? The opposing fans rooting for the home team...
Interesting to note that of those same teams, 21 out of 29 had winning records in home games.
So when the game is on the line and that multi-millionaire superstar is taking a critical shot in the fourth quarter, chances are better that he'll make it at home but miss it on the road. Why? Because most of them aren't completely focusing on their task. Instead of the basket, they're thinking about the guy in the 4th row.
"Home field advantage" is at play in everyone's lives every day.
You see, when John Wooden was coaching in college, half of all their games were "away" games, but there was a period toward the end of his career where his teams won 88 games in a row. Nearly 4 full years without losing a single game.
You see, his players weren't thinking about winning -only of doing their best... every minute. Every play.
They were like machines programmed to do their job. If they were focusing on their job, the crowd couldn't affect them.
It sure helps to have a coach like that, but in life, you usually have to be your own coach. You simply can't rely on someone else to pump you up when you need it. Because quite often they'll let you down. You'll want some pep talk, and the person you call to make you feel better isn't there, or they aren't in a peppy mood themselves.
Bottom line is, you've got to control your own moods. That's why I always have some kind of book with great thoughts near by, why I always have a tape playing in the car and why I always have a Think Right Now! CD playing throughout the night.
The world is a giant ball. Turning, turning, turning.
When we don't focus on where we're going, we fall.
The "crowds" are often hostile, but if we just pay attention to what we can do, to what our little job is and do it to the best of our ability, quite often we will come out on top.
Will you win awards right out of the shoot? Probably not.
Will you make a million in a year or two? Not likely.
Will you meet Mr. or Miss Right tonight? Does it really matter?
A better question is: With a different focus, will you get better at whatever it is that you're doing? In fact, will you quickly get better at nearly everything you do?
Absolutely.
Will you feel great about yourself as you are doing your best?
Yup... IF you pay attention to how you succeeded so you can repeat it, and IF you aren't worried about someone else's performance or what anyone says about you.
You see, all of life is a game. Whether you are in front of crowds or all alone, you will act based on what you are thinking about - on what you are paying attention to.
Do you think Tiger Woods routinely steps up to the ball thinking, "I'm going to hook this one. It's going in the trees."???
Not a chance.
Now, there is a chance it may go in the trees, but that is not where his focus is. And that is why it usually ends up right.
Every top performer in every field of endeavor focuses constantly on what they should be doing right now to get their desired outcome.
To allow others to control your focus, to lose sight of your goals for seconds, then minutes, then hours will cause you to fall down constantly.
Control your focus and you will be in control of your emotions, your actions and your life.
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"Players fifty years ago wanted to win just as much as players today. Foot soldiers 1,000 years ago wanted to win the battle as much as combat troops today. The difference is that everybody worries about it more today because of the media and the attention they give to the question of who's winning and who's losing. Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort? That's what matters. The rest of it just gets in the way."-John Wooden (10 NCAA basketball championships in 12 yrs)
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Today's Empowering Question
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"Is my focus on winning and losing or on doing my best?"
------------------------------
Today's Fast Session
------------------------------
I expect that most people reading that quote would disagree with Mr. Wooden initially. Why? Because so many people play "Lot-to," cheat on their spouses, lie on their resumes, cook the books to make the stock price higher...all to try to short-cut the system.
John Wooden never talked to his teams about winning...only about doing their best.
And when you do your best, you often become THE best. Why? Because hardly anyone else is doing THEIR best.
I noticed that in my business career. I've risen to the top of four different industries now because I focus on doing the best job that I can possibly do.
To have one eye over your shoulder worried about things outside of your control does only one thing... it makes it impossible for you to do your best. With one eye off the road, you are going to crash sooner or later. Usually sooner.
My grandfather used an analogy with me to help me keep my mind where it should be. Of course I didn't do what he said to do for a long time, but here's what he told me. He said that no matter what I am doing, think of myself as on the top of a ball - balancing. I had to focus only on what I was doing or I'd fall off the ball. If I took my attention away from the ball, I was going to fall off.
Throughout this last season in the NBA, I watched all the team's statistics concerning their wins on "the road," games played in the opposing team's home field.
And I thought it was absolutely fascinating that, at the end of the season, out of 29 professional teams, only 5 had winning records on the road.
One of the main problems? The opposing fans rooting for the home team...
Interesting to note that of those same teams, 21 out of 29 had winning records in home games.
So when the game is on the line and that multi-millionaire superstar is taking a critical shot in the fourth quarter, chances are better that he'll make it at home but miss it on the road. Why? Because most of them aren't completely focusing on their task. Instead of the basket, they're thinking about the guy in the 4th row.
"Home field advantage" is at play in everyone's lives every day.
You see, when John Wooden was coaching in college, half of all their games were "away" games, but there was a period toward the end of his career where his teams won 88 games in a row. Nearly 4 full years without losing a single game.
You see, his players weren't thinking about winning -only of doing their best... every minute. Every play.
They were like machines programmed to do their job. If they were focusing on their job, the crowd couldn't affect them.
It sure helps to have a coach like that, but in life, you usually have to be your own coach. You simply can't rely on someone else to pump you up when you need it. Because quite often they'll let you down. You'll want some pep talk, and the person you call to make you feel better isn't there, or they aren't in a peppy mood themselves.
Bottom line is, you've got to control your own moods. That's why I always have some kind of book with great thoughts near by, why I always have a tape playing in the car and why I always have a Think Right Now! CD playing throughout the night.
The world is a giant ball. Turning, turning, turning.
When we don't focus on where we're going, we fall.
The "crowds" are often hostile, but if we just pay attention to what we can do, to what our little job is and do it to the best of our ability, quite often we will come out on top.
Will you win awards right out of the shoot? Probably not.
Will you make a million in a year or two? Not likely.
Will you meet Mr. or Miss Right tonight? Does it really matter?
A better question is: With a different focus, will you get better at whatever it is that you're doing? In fact, will you quickly get better at nearly everything you do?
Absolutely.
Will you feel great about yourself as you are doing your best?
Yup... IF you pay attention to how you succeeded so you can repeat it, and IF you aren't worried about someone else's performance or what anyone says about you.
You see, all of life is a game. Whether you are in front of crowds or all alone, you will act based on what you are thinking about - on what you are paying attention to.
Do you think Tiger Woods routinely steps up to the ball thinking, "I'm going to hook this one. It's going in the trees."???
Not a chance.
Now, there is a chance it may go in the trees, but that is not where his focus is. And that is why it usually ends up right.
Every top performer in every field of endeavor focuses constantly on what they should be doing right now to get their desired outcome.
To allow others to control your focus, to lose sight of your goals for seconds, then minutes, then hours will cause you to fall down constantly.
Control your focus and you will be in control of your emotions, your actions and your life.
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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Re: Success University (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
by winston » Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:42 am
We would like you to release the word "achieve" or "earn" from your vocabulary and from your understanding, altogether, and we would like you to replace those words with the word "allow". You're wanting to allow your Well-being, not achieve it.
It's not something that you need to earn. All you have to do is decide what it is you would like to experience, and then allow it in order to achieve it. It isn't something you have to struggle for or try for. You are all worthy beings. You are deserving of this Well-being.
Excerpted from a workshop in Detroit, MI on Saturday, July 8th, 2000
All Is Well
It's not something that you need to earn. All you have to do is decide what it is you would like to experience, and then allow it in order to achieve it. It isn't something you have to struggle for or try for. You are all worthy beings. You are deserving of this Well-being.
Excerpted from a workshop in Detroit, MI on Saturday, July 8th, 2000
All Is Well
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"
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