tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34945718850966977222024-03-13T07:50:11.655-07:00Live EverydaySean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-60721025989778562522017-10-24T19:16:00.000-07:002017-10-24T19:23:43.874-07:00Three Ways to Deal with Setbacks<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3494571885096697722" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Every now and again you’ll have one of <i>those</i>
days. Things don’t seem to work out and
you experience setbacks. Its human
nature and quite understandable for someone to get down on days like this. But, the quote, “Setbacks are a set up for a
comeback,” really is the formula to deal with setbacks.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The quote is not specific with instruction as most quotes
aren’t. But, it is loaded with
wisdom. The quote’s answer to setbacks
is to reset your mindset. It reframes
the setback so that you can look at it from a different point of view. It takes the “end of the road” and turns it
into a “bump in the road.” It keeps you
going. But, it says even more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Setbacks come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are self-inflicted and some come from
the outside world. You skipped the
workout, fell off your diet, didn’t say you were sorry, didn’t make the call,
etc. These are things that you
control. And, then there are things you don't control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are times when even
when you’ve done your best, setbacks can come from areas you don’t
control. Your staff didn’t show up or
they made a mistake, the bus is late, it poured rain on your new hair-do or
whatever the world decided to do to ruin your day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Regardless of what the setback is, there are a couple of simple ways to turn an unfortunate situation into a fortunate one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Stay calm and look for the good in the situation. Yes, that can be hard to do. When you notice the coffee rolling down your rear window because you left it on the top of your car will make you want to scream. But, no matter what happens there is usually something to at least learn. And, that is always a positive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Think "now what?" Thinking this way forces you to accept the situation. It has happened and there is nothing you can do about it. It also prompts you to think about what action you can take now given the new circumstances. Move on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Do not beat yourself up. If you can read this your human. If your human, you're going to make mistakes. Accept it, get over it, and move on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you really want to take a setback and give is some meaning think this thought:</span><br />
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Sean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-68747919726940886692017-10-22T17:49:00.001-07:002019-09-01T13:02:33.788-07:00The Bullsh*t of Not Having Enough Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"I don't have enough time" is the biggest bullshit answer ever given. We all have enough time. We all have the same amount of time. Rich, poor, smart or stupid, we all get the same amount of time each day. No more, no less.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why do some people seem to get more done in that time? Do they have some magical formula? Are they just more efficient? Are they just lucky?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The is answers are No. There is no magic or luck. People who get more done in the same amount of time do so because of two reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One, they are using a Compass to plan their time and not a Clock. Read <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2017/01/should-you-use-clock-or-compass.html" target="_blank">Should You Use a Clock or a Compass</a>. The basic premise is when you use a Compass you plan your days around your priorities. You work on what's most important not what's most urgent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why don't some people focus on priorities?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Some priorities are uncomfortable. No one likes to do the uncomfortable things in life. But, nothing grows a person more than uncomfortable tasks. Eating right, exercising, study, managing your your personal affairs. These things all need to get done. Yet, most of them are as glamorous as watching grass grow. But, do them day in and day out and over the long term you get a lot done. And, it's the things that really matter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The second reason some people get a lot done is that they don't manage distractions. This is probably the more important of the two reasons. Distractions come at us from every direction at all times of the day. Email, text, Facebook, Twitter, the phone, office drop-ins, are just a few. There are many more. And, all of them can wreak havoc on your productivity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Keeping distractions to a minimum is mostly your personal discipline. You need to resist these constant temptations. The best way to do this is to plan when you will check email or Facebook or whatever. If you are not in that time zone, focus on your priorities and get something done. It is not rocket science.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The world will not end because you didn't "like" your friend's Facebook post of their cat sleeping. Like it later if your into that sort of thing. In the meantime, focus your energy on high-value activities that contribute to your purpose. This is what makes the world a better place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One, focus on your priorities. Two, minimize the distractions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you do these two things, you will always have enough time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Let's cut to quick on this one. It's always an opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But, only if you look at it that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whether it is a problem or an opportunity is the result of your mindset. It's how you <i>choose</i> to look at the situation. It's what meaning you <i>decide</i> to give it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you look at it as a problem you take on a victim's mentality. Why does this always happen to me? Why do I have to deal with this? When your thinking goes there, you immediately become less resourceful and less able to deal with the situation regardless of who's fault it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you look at it as a problem it becomes something you need to fix or neutralize so that it isn't a problem anymore. The screaming child, the traffic jam, the annoying coworker. This kind of thinking will lead you to only solving the problem and not seeing what you could make out of it or what good could come from it. And, there is always some good that could come from it. But, you need to look for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In every problem there is an opportunity. There is possibility. But, you have to look for it. You may need to pause and make yourself think about it. But, it is there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Problems are opportunities in disguise. You need to see through that disguise and uncover it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The thing about problems are that they often arrive as interruptions. The flow of what you're doing comes to a stop and you need to deal with a problem. It becomes an inconvenience and keeps you from doing what you're trying to do. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But, if you think about it, so do opportunities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Opportunities often show up and interrupt what we're doing. They are just welcome interruptions. A friend calls with tickets to the game, drinks at the new local hot spot. Somehow these interruptions are okay. They are okay because the opportunity is easy to see. And, we don't mind putting off what we were doing to take advantage of those opportunities. In fact, we often make sacrifices to take advantage of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But, when problems interrupt us that is a different story. These interruptions feel like setbacks, obstacles, things that delay us or stop us altogether. These types of problems will always exist. They are a part of life. So, why not take advantage of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">How do you take advantage of them?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The answers lies in the questions you ask yourself when problems arise. Instead of why me? Try, why not me? How could I take advantage of this situation? What could I learn from this? How could I grow from this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Of course this is easier said than done. But, it can be done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Stuck in a line at the store? Caught in traffic? Instead of getting upset and stressed out, use that time to do something constructive. You going to spend the time anyway. You're going to be late anyway. Call a relative you haven't spoken to for awhile. Read something informative on your phone. Listen to a book or podcast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One of the best stories that I ever heard was about a Mom that got a flat tire with her three kids. They were stuck on the side of the road waiting for the service truck. So, to kill the time she asked each of her kids how they were doing in school. And, the Mom learned that one of her kids was being bullied. Do you think that flat tire meant something different after she learned that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes things happen for a reason. Instead getting upset when problems come up, get curious to find out what you could do with the situation. In every problem there is an opportunity. But, you have to look for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You don't mean to do it. Just when you think you're going go after that goal or finally doing what you've always wanted to, you do something to screw it up. You don't mean to do it. Or, do you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The subconscious is a clever little devil that is always at work trying to keep you <i>safe</i>. It will play tricks on your mind, convince you of things that are not true and blind you to what you need to see. But, the subconscious is dumb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The subconscious is primitive and driven by emotions. It lives in constant fear especially the fear of change. And, it will be in the background quietly whispering reasons you should not do something. And, as a result you stop yourself from reaching your goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why are you doing this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <u>Fear of loss</u>. What you are doing now is familiar. It is your comfort zone. It may not be good for you. You may be eating too much, smoking, drinking, spending, yelling or whatever. But, it is a comfort zone. Even if what you are doing is not good for you, you are getting some good from it. Or, you wouldn't keep doing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you consciously think about it, you know it is not good and you are motivated to change. And, as you soon as you begin to make the change you will feel like you are leaving something behind. Something that feels good and safe. That is the old you in a comfortable and familiar place even if that place was not good for you. As you move away from that place you get a feeling. That feeling is the fear of loss. It is a feeling that is primal and primitive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, it is wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. <u>The illusion of self-control</u>. This is when you think you can control yourself when you really can't. The temptation presents itself and you think, "just one." One cupcake, one drink, one cigarette. It doesn't matter what your <i>one</i> is, it is the number right before two. If you never have the <i>one</i>, you will never have the <i>two</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Don't trick yourself into thinking you have self-control while justifying that you deserve just one. Demonstrate self-control by not having the one. That is true self-control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. <u>Boredom</u>. This reason is connected to another human habit. It is the shot of dopamine you feel when you get excited. When you start to break away from an old habit for a new one, you will get those shots of dopamine. But, as the new habit takes effort to continue, the dopamine hits come less often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">To keep the dopamine coming you need to make sure you add variety to the new habit. If it's a new diet you can use spices or different recipes, or different places to eat. If it's exercise you can try new exercises. Any change to vary the new routine will keep the dopamine coming and your momentum strong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. <u>You don't deserve it</u>. This is the subconscious devil that tells you are not worthy. This comes from low self-esteem. The problem is that it isn't true. Low self-esteem usually stems for some experience you've had so long ago in your life that it is now irrelevant not to mention destructive. You do deserve it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you get determined, work hard and achieve your goal. You do deserve it. You've earned it. Stay focused on the goal and keep moving forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5. <u>Fear of the unknown</u>. All new action brings new experience. You will do what you haven't done before. You will go where you haven't gone before. That can be scary. Or, exciting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Re-frame these fears from scary to exciting. They take on a new meaning that allows you to move towards the newness and let go of the familiar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The key to beating all these behaviors is a high sense of personal awareness. Be careful about acting on voices in your head or the feelings that you get. Ask if it is the subconscious trying to hold you back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Some things you need to do. Some things you want to do. Some things you need to do, but you don't want to do. And, some things you want to do, but you don't need to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whether you consider any particular thing a need or a want may be a matter of opinion. But, there will be some things that are needs no matter how you feel about them. And, then there are some things that are needs depending on each particular situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you want to do something and it happens to be something you need to, it is usually the best thing for you. Diet, exercise and rest immediately come to mind. And, when you need it and you want it, there is never any conflict within you. You just do it. No extra effort is necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When something that you need to do is something that you don't want to do, well there is where we have a problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When a want and a need do not agree then conflict arises. An internal battle develops in your mind. Sometimes this is a quick battle and other times it is drawn out. Eventually the stronger of the two, the need or the want, will win out. And, no matter what wins, the need or the want, you will experience some kind of stress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you do what you need to do but don't really want to do, you deal with the feelings of sacrifice or that sense that you gave in and did the right thing. Conversely, when you do what you want to do instead of what you need to do, you have a sense of guilt. You lose either way. And, not only do you lose, there is usually some future pain for the choice you made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There is no argument that you need a good night's sleep. Sometimes you even want a good night's sleep. But, sometimes you want to stay up and watch your favorite team's game more than you want to sleep. You choose the want over the need. And, when you choose a want over a need, you will pay every time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The thing about wants and needs is their value. Needs have a consistent value and if you don't address them, then you will pay for it. There is no recourse. But, wants are different. They seem really important at the time but later? Not so much. You do experience some kind of pain but it's not near the kind of pain you experience when you don't address a need.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Most needs are physical. Sleep, diet, exercise and personal care are all needs. Your physical being is the basis on which everything else is built. You cannot pursue intellectual passions, entrepreneurial adventures, philanthropic pursuits or materialistic riches without a physical basis that will allow you to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Steve Jobs was making a dent in the universe until he became sick. Without physical health, you have nothing else. You cannot invent, create, teach or contribute in any way without physical health. And, if you really want big success, you just don't take care of your physical needs, you maximize them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Other needs exist in your relationships, your career and your finances. If you keep choosing the wants over the needs you will eventually experience pain. The key is discipline. The discipline of choosing what you need to do. See <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2017/09/what-is-discipline.html" target="_blank">What Is Discipline</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The interesting thing about needs and wants is that needs are long-term. As long as you take care of your needs, your long-term success is almost guaranteed. But when you satisfy the wants, success, in whatever, is delayed at best and completely lost at worst. Choosing wants is usually associated with immediate gratification, the I want it now attitude, and a complete lack of discipline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The choice is clear but never easy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What is your choice, do you need to or do you want to?</span><br />
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Sean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-81655791238663725572017-09-13T02:01:00.000-07:002017-09-13T02:05:09.156-07:00Is It You or Them?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You is you. Them is everyone else. Them are your kids. Them are your neighbors. Them are your coworkers, your friends, and your spouse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Them is everyone not you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you think about the successes and failures in your life, was it you or them? When you think about the good times and the bad times, was it you or them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Understanding the prospective of <i>"you or them"</i> is critical to your success, your failure and ultimately your happiness. There is one particular concept in regards to the <i>"you or them"</i> question that once understood it, makes all your future <i>"you or them"</i> questions easy to answer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Everything in your life is your fault. No matter what. It is your fault. Good or bad. By what you did or did not do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Of course there are situations that happen to you. Bad weather, bad traffic, bad people and the like. These are all things that you do not control. These are not your fault. But, you have to deal with them and how you deal with them is your fault. No excuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If wake up and find a foot of snow outside and you grumble about the clean up and the kids not going to school. You set yourself up to be unhappy. You focus on all the things that are wrong with the situation. All the loss. All the inconvenience. That is your choice. And, that choice is in your control. That choice is your fault.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The way you ended up feeling about that situation is your fault. So if you are unhappy and miserable you only have to look in the mirror to find the guilty party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you have become frustrated with the lack of advancement in your profession or your earnings, ask what keeps getting in the way? The answer is you. It is not your boss, your customers, or the economy. It is you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Somewhere there is s</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">omeone in your profession that is succeeding at high level. That someone may even have the same boss, customers and economy as you. What's the difference?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You are the difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's not them. It's you. They are doing something different than you. Their success is their fault. Their choices are their fault. Their attitude and approach to life is their fault. It is their fault just like your attitude and your approach is your fault. They are just getting different results than you. Maybe it's their attitude? Or, is it yours?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That same person, who is succeeding in your profession, also gets up and sees that same foot of snow that you did. They see the snow and instead of grumbling about it, they think, I'm going to get a different workout today. And, I'll <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2016/12/do-you-have-to-or-do-you-get-to.html" target="_blank">get to</a> play with the kids! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Same situation. Different attitude, different choices. Better results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is one of the most misunderstood personal characteristics of human behavior. And, one of the most admired.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It can single-highhandedly be the very reason someone succeeds in spite of great challenges and limited resources. And, it is not limited to just success with money. Being disciplined can assist and accelerate growth in any area of life. Discipline will make you healthier, wealthier, communicate better, be more focused, improve your relationships and avoid problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline helps in every area of life. Discipline helps with your personal life, your career, your extended relationships and in social settings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There is virtually no limit to what this single personal behavior can do for a person. And, the best part is that it is not something a person is born with. It is a skill that can be learned and developed. And, anyone can learn it. Anyone can apply it. Anyone can use it to make their life better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If they choose to...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is a choice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is a choice between doing what you want to do and doing what you need to do. This distinction is an important one. There are things people want to do that at one time they needed to. And, by using discipline the <i>need to do</i> became a <i>want to do</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline helped them get started. And, occasionally they will use discipline to keep themselves going. But, the disciplined repetition turned it into a habit making ongoing discipline unnecessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is an attitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is an attitude of always doing what the right thing no matter how hard it is. It's having the uncomfortable conversation you need to have with a friend, a coworker or a spouse but don't want to have. It's eating the salad instead of the ice cream. It's going to the gym instead of hitting the snooze button.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is a mindset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is an unyielding way of thinking. It is seeing what needs to be done and doing it no matter how uncomfortable or inconvenient it may be. It is the engagement of a single-minded purpose that refuses to lose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is consistency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is doing the the right thing over and over again no matter how boring or monotonous it may seem. It is understanding that <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2016/11/little-things-do-matter.html" target="_blank">Little Things Do Matter</a>. And, doing the little things day in and day out achieves big things over time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is a commitment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is a decision to do a certain thing and stick with it until is is done. It is realizing that <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2016/12/done-is-better-than-perfect.html" target="_blank">Done Is Better Perfect</a> and all results count in getting to the goal. It is never giving up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is a challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is the reason you feel tired after pushing where others would have quit. It is the reason you feel stretched. It is the reason you have grown to become someone you could have never even imagined becoming. But, so glad you did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is the difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is the difference between you and the non-achiever. It is the reason you succeed and others fail. It is the reason you have a fulfilled life and others taste regret. It is the difference between success and failure. It is the difference between the you that tried and the you that didn't try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is the answer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is the answer to any problem that plagues you. It is the answer to any challenge you face. It is the answer to any obstacle that you need to overcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You already know what to do. Discipline will make you do it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Discipline is the answer to Fear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is not an easy question to answer. There is more than one way to look at any situation. One man's garbage is another man's treasure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you look at the situations in your life with an attitude of why did this happen to me? Then you may feel cursed to have had such luck. But, another person may look at the same situation as a blessing because of the lessons they learned and the strong person they became because of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In either case, the situations have happened or they continue to happen. If they are in the past, there is nothing that can change them. They are a part of you whether you choose to admit it or not. If they continue to exist then you must deal with them. You have no choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Or, do you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You do have a choice in how you perceive your situations. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So, whether you are blessed or cursed is </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">not a condition, it's </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">a choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is a choice that you make either consciously or unconsciously. It is a choice made about how you feel about the situations in your life. It is a choice you make about the conditions you have experienced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you choose the "why me" approach. You probably feel cursed. You take on the victim's attitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you choose the "why not me" approach. You probably feel blessed. You take on the warrior's attitude when facing a challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Interestingly enough, there are people in situations that one may consider great but the people in them feel cursed. There are many examples of people that appear to "have it all" and yet they are miserable, unhappy and feel burdened by their lives. And, there are others that have very little yet are some of the happiest people you'd ever meet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whether you are blessed or cursed is not a condition, it is a decision. It is what you decide to make of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you experience a series of setbacks, you can decide to put your nose to the grindstone and push your way through the setbacks. This will make you a stronger person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you experience a series of setbacks, you can decide to quit and give up on your goal. This will make you a weaker person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whether you are blessed or cursed is an attitude. It is how you face the challenges in your life. It is how you decide to deal with your personal situations. It is a choice of letting life happen to you or letting life happen for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The power of the choice, the decision and the attitude are yours. What will you do?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Keep this in mind, </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">there is a high correlation between people who think they are blessed and people who approach life with a "cup half full" attitude. It makes a difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, it is not just positive thinking although that certainly never hurts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Remember what Zig Ziglar taught, "Positive thinking won't help you do <i>anything</i> in life. But, it will help you do <i>everything</i> better than negative thinking will."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is the voice in your head that says you are not good enough. Fear says you don't have what it takes to reach your goals. Fear will whisper in your ear all the reasons why you can't do it. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will tell you your not strong enough. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will tell you you're not worthy. Fear will tell you that you should be ashamed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is a thief.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will steal your dreams. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is a taker. Fear is a robber. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will steal your intentions. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will steal your passions and keep you in a boring and safe routine day after day until you utter a deathbed whisper of regret.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is a prison.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear will keep you <i>safely</i> locked away from risk. Fear will keep you fenced in and away from trying. Fear will build walls that protect you from failure, success, pain, pleasure and anything else that it <i>perceives</i> as the least bit threatening. Fear will keep you in a comfort zone where you will never put yourself on the line. Fear will never let you grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is an emotion. Fear is a response to a <i>perceived</i> future that may or may not ever come true. Fear is primitive. Fear is an under-developed emotion that was meant to keep you safe when you were a cave dweller. Fear is obsolete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is an excuse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear becomes the reason you don't try. Fear is the reason you don't go for it. Fear is the reason you quit when you've almost made it. Fear is the crutch you use to explain the lackluster and uninspired life you've chosen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is an obstacle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is what you use to hold yourself back. Fear is an unlocked door you just don't turn the handle and open. Fear is what you put between you and what you truly want to do. Fear is why your book never gets written, your song never gets sung, your company never gets started and your purpose is never known. Fear is what keeps you from being you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is an illusion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is need. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is lack. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is why you please others at your peril. Fear is why you spend money you don't have to impress people you don't know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is obedience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is coloring inside the lines. Fear is thinking inside the box.</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is following the crowd. Fear will have you act like society's sheep. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is conformity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is an attack on your motivations. Fear is an attack on your inspirations. Fear is an attack on your dreams. Fear is an attack on the best version of yourself. Fear preys on your insecurities. And, Fear will attack until you fight back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is a friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is your compass. Fear is telling you where you need to go. Fear tells you where you need to grow. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is the devil you find at every new level. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is where the best version of yourself exists. Fear is what your creator wants you to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thirdwayman.com/articles/the-power-of-hell-no/" target="_blank">"Don’t follow your excitement… follow your fear."</a> Bryan Ward, <a href="http://www.thirdwayman.com/" target="_blank">Third Way Man.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is a rush. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear is exhilaration. Fear is the spine-tingling sensation you feel when you absolutely throw your whole heart in and try in spite of fear. Fear is the energy you feel when you say fuck fear and just go for it anyway. Fear is a high-octane fuel when you decide to use it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fear, when overcome, is the greatest personal victory any human can experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thirdwayman.com/articles/the-power-of-hell-no/" target="_blank">Follow your fear...</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Frustration comes from two places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Things you control and things you don't control. You become frustrated because the results you are getting are below what you expect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's that simple and it's that hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You may become frustrated with yourself, your spouse, your kids, your parents, your coworkers. No matter what the source of the frustration is, it is because you are expecting more than you are getting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Do you want to immediately remove that feeling? Do you want to not feel frustrated? Then here is what you need to do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lower your expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As soon as you lower your expectations, you remove the feeling of frustration. Almost as soon as you lower your expectations, you become more aligned with reality. You become more open to possibility.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Try it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you become frustrated, you create a negative energy that basically pushes away solutions. If you pursue frustration, it will create turmoil for yourself most of all. And, your negative vibe will affect those around you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Let it go....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lower your expectations. Once you do this, you relax. You remove the tension, you reduce the negative energy that brings you and everyone involved further down and away from the solution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As soon as you relax, you can reconnect with your purpose and find new ways to achieve what you are going for. The ideas will come to you. But, only when you relax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">In addition to lowering your expectations, it helps to realize that frustration means the goal you're not getting to can still be realized. Once you reach a point where the goal is not achievable you move from frustration to disappointment. So, feeling frustrated can serve as an action signal to avoid disappointment. Welcome it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Once you relax, consider the situation. First, is it something that you control? If you are frustrated and it is something that you control, your probably frustrated with yourself. Your frustrated that you have not met your own expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You didn't lose the weight, get to the gym, make the sale, keep your temper or whatever. You will need to make sure you didn't set your expectation to high. Consider a less lofty goal. Of course, if you just plain didn't try hard enough. You deserve to feel frustrated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Try again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you are frustrated and it is something you don't control. You may need to not only lower your expectations. You may need to change them altogether. To understand what you control or don't control see <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-1-way-to-improve-world.html" target="_blank">The #1 Way To Improve The World.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you are frustrated and it is something you can't control like the weather, the economy or the traffic your stuck in, you need to change your expectations and perhaps even prepare for disappointment. But, if it is something you can't control but have some influence over then there is something you can do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change your approach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Frustration with people often falls into this category. You cannot control other people but you can influence them. If they are not meeting your expectations it is because of the approach your using. If you change your approach, you will change your results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Can't get your kids to pick up all their toys? Pleading and yelling not working for you? Try this. Tell them they only have to pick up the toys they want to keep and you'll take care of the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes frustration can come from things and not people. Computers come to mind here. Again, change your approach. Instead of trying to force the situation, try to understand it. With things, it often comes down to understanding why something is not working. And, once you learn why something is not working, you change your approach to make it work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change your approach and you change your outcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, frustration will fade away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all have dreams. Some people even go after them. Those people should be applauded and admired. Even if they don't succeed. They should be recognized for at least trying. Because, let's be honest, most people don't even try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why don't more try?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fear is the number one reason. Uncertainty about the future can have paralyzing effect on people. And, that fear can show up in many different forms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It may be a fear of failure. You don't try to avoid the pain associated with failure like the loss of money or time. Or, for many, it is the risk of embarrassment that they did not succeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It may be fear of success. If things do work out, the pressure will be on to do even better. The expectations will only go up. And, they should.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another form of this fear is in the excuses we trick ourselves with. We don't think we have the resources. We don't have the money or the time. We don't know the right people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’m too skinny, I’m too fat, I’m not in shape. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not smart enough, I don't have the education or the training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exucusitis comes in all shapes and sizes. And, there doesn’t seem to be any limit to the excuses we’re willing to create.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all have some greatness inside us. We all have some potential to be realized. Those are your dreams. But, for some reason, most people don’t go for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someone wants to lose the weight, write the book, sing the song, run the marathon or whatever. And, in their heads, they feel like they can do it. They truly believe it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, they never try.</span><br />
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too often, people just never get started.
They just never get going. They don't take that first step. They cannot see where they need to go. They don't know what to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so, they stand there and do nothing until life comes along and pushes them back into their daily routine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, that dream gets pushed aside. Again.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That dream then becomes the seed of some future regret that will come out as a deathbed whisper of "I wish I had at least tried."</span></div>
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endeavor, the key is to get started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just take the first step.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">If you
don’t know what the first step is you need to consider the question you’re
asking. Many people ask the question,
“How am I going to do that?” That is not
necessarily a bad question. But, the "how" question often invokes analysis. You
would use that question when you are trying to figure out how something
happened. In other words, something that
has already happened and not something you are trying to get started on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The how question is also our way of seeing the evidence that something can be done. It becomes the proof that we need to believe something is possible. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We need to change our thinking about that. We actually have it in reverse. Instead of looking for the <i>how</i> we need to look for the <i>what</i>. As in, what should I do?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Even better, what should I do right now?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Your job isn’t to know the how, it’s to know the what and to be open to discovering and receiving, the how.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Instead of asking how, you should ask what. “What am I going to do” invokes action.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">What leads you to the first step. What leads to action.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Your answers to "what should I do" are the actions you need to take. They are the steps to get to your goal.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">You may not think of the first step
first. But, you will be thinking of the
steps that need to be taken and from there you will develop a plan. And, you don't need to know all the steps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heed Martin
Luther King’s advice, and take the first step in faith. You don’t need to see the whole staircase,
just the first step.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, how do you start? Where do you begin? Ironically, you begin with the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What specifically are you trying to accomplish? Once you identify specifically what you want,
you can ask the question, what do I need to do to reach that end?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-1r_vbTw9ob4yOd_pYUOpufQB7tA6W-g6GidFNSHiR73gKXZ1jeYJIVUxcGb3vthIpB1uglJVE9S8xV1ON_VLYfFJIVOi8bpOzoSqHzsbQP6mGD2xW99_uyMcInazU3Vl6EuHMtvbNY/s1600/morgan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">You want to lose ten pounds?
Then the specific end is that you want to lose ten pounds. Just ask yourself the question, what do I
need to do to lose ten pounds? Write
down your answers. Make a list. Ask the question repeatedly and keep writing
the answers down.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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this does not become a delaying tactic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Procrastination can be very deceiving. There are many promising tomorrows that have just turned into empty yesterdays due to procrastination.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">And, conditions don't have to be perfect. Some people delay starting because they need to get things set up. Remember <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2016/12/done-is-better-than-perfect.html" target="_blank">Done is Better Than Perfect.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Small simple steps can get you started and getting
started creates the momentum you need to keep going.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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be new habits you need to establish. If you get stuck go back to the question, "What do I do now?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you get going, keep going. Consistent action is needed to reach big goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You
want to write a book. Write every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">You want to
be an awesome singer. Sing every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">You want to lose the weight. Diet and exercise everyday.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Once you get
started, the path you need to take will start to unfold before your eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>What</i> will you do today?</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Sean</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_2022032695"></span><span id="goog_2022032696"></span>You just got promoted. You worked hard to get here. But, now what do you do?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are new to the manager level there a few things you need think about. Once you become responsible for the results of other people, it's a whole new game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you move to the next level almost regardless of what you do, you need to change how you go about accomplishment. As a line person, you are focused on tasks. As a manager, you will be focused on your team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are five things to help you succeed as you move to the next level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>1. Never Panic</u></b>. If there was ever a time to keep your cool, this is the time. Your staff will look to you not just for direction and support when things are routine and going well. But, when things go awry. They will be looking to you for confidence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A team facing a challenge always turns to their leader not just for direction but to gain a sense of ease. They will look for your self-assuredness that everything is going to be okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the years, whenever a challenging situation came up, I have always emphasized that we are not saving lives. No matter how bad it gets, no one will die. No matter what happens, we will be fine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Certainly there are those professions where they are saving lives. And, I tip my cap to those people. And, if there ever was a group that can keep their cool in a tense situation, it would be that group of real life-savers. Doctors, Nurses, EMT's, Firefighters and Police Officers. I salute you all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>2. Focus on supporting the team</u></b>. The team performs the work, they complete the tasks. As a manager, you do what is necessary to enable them to do those tasks. You need to advocate for your team to get the resources they need to do their jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is one of the best ways to earn the loyalty of your team. If the team knows that you provide for them, advocate for them and protect them, they will believe in the mission and go above and beyond for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>3. Let the team solve the problems</u></b>. When you move up, you move away. You move away from the tasks that the team does. The further up in management you go, the further away from the tasks you move. As you move away from the tasks, you become less of an expert at completing those tasks. Your team becomes the experts where you once were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When problems come up, ask them what they think they should do. They are closer to the problem. They have the answers. Support them in developing solutions and support them when they implement them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This creates ownership of the problem and, more importantly, ownership of the solution. When they own the solution, they own the results. Nothing can build a team's confidence more than their ability to solve their own problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>4. Get out of the details</u></b>. There is no better way to hold yourself back as a manager than getting into the details. You bog yourself down in task-level activity while ignoring your leadership opportunities. And, your team not only does not grow, they become dependent on you to do their jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step back and let them figure it out. If they get stuck, help only enough to get them going again. Then get out of their way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>5. Make failure a learning experience</u></b>. This may be the best thing you can do as a leader. Make sure that the team understands that you expect mistakes and that is okay as long as they learn from those mistakes. Nothing will hold a team back more than being fearful of the manager because they might make a mistake. They end up not trying and waiting for your constant direction and control. You limit the team and you limit yourself as a manager.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Certainly these five things are not everything you could do. The internet is glutted with information on management and leadership. Here are some the resources that I have referred to to help me in my leadership roles over the years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you know a new manager, please share this info with them. It could go a long way in their career. And, certainly, if you have an idea or two of your own to share, please leave them in the comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I heard this question the other day and it stopped me. What a great way to look at a problem or some other inconvenience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Stuck in traffic? That's a First World Complaint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not enough time to go to your kid's sports activity and catch the new movie? That's a First World Complaint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">People who live in Third World Countries don't have these problems. They have Third World Country problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They deal with things like war, disease, famine. They are overpopulated and end up with food and water problems. They constantly struggle with starvation, drought, extreme thirst, hunger and malnutrition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These countries are dirty too. One out of every five kids under the age of 5 dies from a water-related disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These poor kids deal with problems around child labor in mining and manufacturing. Many are forced into slavery which is a $32 billion dollar industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In Third World Countries only about 25% of people have any access to the internet. If I lose the Wifi in my house for 15 minutes, fixing it becomes the highest priority over anything else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, the next time your stuck in traffic, find your item out of stock at the grocery store or your coffee not made to your liking at the local coffee shop, ask yourself if that's a First World Problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You are lucky to have those problems and not the problems they have in Third World Countries. To understand how lucky you are to even live in this country read <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2017/07/do-you-know-how-lucky-you-are.html" target="_blank">"Do You Know How Lucky You Are?"</a></span><br />
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<br />Sean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-82092501253613017712017-06-25T14:59:00.000-07:002017-06-25T14:59:11.978-07:00The #1 Way To Improve The World<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much of what we see each day, especially through our media and our own minds, tends to be focused on the negative. We tend to see what is wrong with people and situations. It could be bad weather, bad people, bad service or bad news. Or, all of the above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The media focuses on these bad things because it attracts and holds viewers which in turn sells advertising. Our minds focus on bad things because it is trying to help us survive by keeping us safe and out of bad situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, the world is not all bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are situations that are good. There are things that are getting better. There are people and situations that can inspire us and make us feel good. But, only if we choose to see those situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether it is a good situation or a bad one. It could probably be better. Obviously, we want bad things to be better. And, if you can make a good thing better, why not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, what do you do? What can you do to improve the world?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, recognize what you can control and not control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You cannot control the weather. Complaining about the weather is a waste of time and energy. And, you cast off a negative vibe to the world. You simply deal with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You cannot control the economy. Whether inflation if high or low, whether interest rates are high or low, or whether the market is high or low is not under your control. You simply deal with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You cannot control world events. Terrorism, natural disasters and political scandal are going to happen. You cannot control them. You simply deal with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do you deal with things you can't control? You deal with them with something you can control. Your attitude and response to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your attitude and the way you respond are within your control. You get to choose how you think and respond in every situation. It is your choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, the #1 way to improve the world is to improve yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of all the things you can control in the world. You and your choices are the things you control the most. And, when you improve your choices, you improve yourself and, in turn, improve the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If all 7 billion of us focused on just improving ourselves, the breadth of our collective human potential is absolutely staggering.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another way is not something you control but something you influence. This can be a very grey area because your influence operates along a continuum or a spectrum. Some things you have a lot of influence over and some things not so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't control the economy but you can influence it. When you buy things you influence the economy. But, let's be honest, your greatest purchase, usually your home, is insignificant on the overall economy. You have low influence here. But, in other areas you have high influence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't control other people. But, you can influence them. Some you can influence to a greater degree than others. If you've ever had children you can experience the change of how much influence you have over their lifetimes. As infants you have a great deal of influence. But, as a teenager...well, let's just say not as much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, the #1 way to improve the world is to improve yourself. Improve your mind, body and spirit. Seek to find your potential. If you do this everyday, your ability to contribute to the world increases. If you don't, it diminishes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do you improve yourself?</span>Sean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-1972500945126346762017-06-22T18:08:00.001-07:002017-06-23T02:48:11.671-07:00The Friday Five - June 23, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>― </i>Malcolm Gladwell<i>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20src=%22//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=tf_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=liveev-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0316204374&asins=0316204374&linkId=f1c6c323aff68c503b1d50a613c7e662&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=false&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff%22%3E%20%20%20%20%20%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20target=%22_blank%22%20href=%22https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H8MGQII/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H8MGQII&linkCode=as2&tag=liveev-20&linkId=f595caa3b3bee60ef2874d00cde787b2%22%3EGod%20Of%20The%20Impossible%20(Original%20Key%20Performance%20Track%20With%20Background%20Vocals)%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=liveev-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B00H8MGQII%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" target="_blank">God of the Impossible</a> by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20src=%22//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=tf_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=liveev-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00DQYDSUG&asins=B00DQYDSUG&linkId=502fee04a5c6dc1acd448c2a5550454b&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=false&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff%22%3E%20%20%20%20%20%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Everfound</a>. This song was used, very well I might add, as the sound track for a David versus Goliath scene. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDCU0hQV0Pk" target="_blank">Here</a> is where it is paired with video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Quote I'm Mulling Over</b></span> - </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“You are a victim of the rules you live by.” </i></span><i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">― </i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jen Sincero, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762447699/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=liveev-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0762447699&linkId=96909199ecebf57f14beb0e8db7d94e4" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">You Are A Badass</a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Book I am reading</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> - </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735222975/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=liveev-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0735222975&linkId=4c269011921121459b822950b57c124c" target="_blank">You Are a Badass at Making Money</a></i> by Jen Sincero will launch you past the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach. Drawing on her own transformation—over just a few years—from a woman living in a converted garage with tumbleweeds blowing through her bank account to a woman who travels the world in style, Jen Sincero channels the inimitable sass and practicality that made <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762447699/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=liveev-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0762447699&linkId=0c66f54b8a677e2e03908b6b3629429c" target="_blank">You Are A Badass</a></i> an indomitable bestseller. She combines hilarious personal essays with bite-size, aha concepts that unlock earning potential and get real results.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIJN8IiDse0" target="_blank">American Bad Ass</a> by Kid Rock. Nothing encapsulates the badass attittude like Kid Rock and his music.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Video of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzE1uEnj608" target="_blank">Go Ahead and Get Rich</a>" from Jen Sincero herself, here is one of the techniques she features in her book </span><i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735222975/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=liveev-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0735222975&linkId=4c269011921121459b822950b57c124c" target="_blank">You Are a Badass at Making Money</a>. </i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jen has a particular flavor that makes reading and especially listening to her books really cool. This video gives you a little taste of her flavor.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Health & Fitness Tip of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QSTBNS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=liveev-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000QSTBNS&linkId=bd899d975262f6e3ba5f72a1b69ada79" target="_blank">Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Protein </a>- This is simply the best value protein powder out there. Highly rated on every supplement rating scale it combines the essential proteins, BCAA's and Glutamine. It mixes well, tastes great and comes in over 20 different flavors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Today's kids face challenges much different than previous generations. There is no doubt they are growing up in a much more complicated and pressured world than we ever did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The pressures of social media, and media in general, high levels of communication with cell phones, laptops and tablets put the people they know, <i>and don't know</i>, at their fingertips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's a scary world at times. We used to let our kids play outside until it got dark not even knowing where they were. Now we panic when they get out of our sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, to be fair, they also have greater opportunities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Social media presents kids with opportunities to market themselves and their accomplishments to colleges and future employers. They can stay in touch with distant relatives. The internet and technology make researching and writing a paper for school easier than it has ever been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But, even with all this pressure, and opportunity, we should not feel sorry for them. But many of us do. Every generation has its challenges. In the fifties, there was the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation. The sixties had race riots. And, in the seventies we had out of control inflation and Jimmy Carter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Today we have a tendency to want to shelter our children from the realities of society. There is certainly some ugliness out there but there are positives too. Especially when you look for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We even want to protect them from their own feelings. The feelings of injustice, unfairness and losing. This kind of protection does not help children grow to realize their greatest potential especially in today's very competitive environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Too often parents are paying more attention to their children than they do to each other weakening the marriage in the process. The children have become the focus where we place their needs above all others. Where is this leading us?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Children today end up growing later because they are not taught the fundamentals they need to care for themselves and cope with their own feelings. They end up leaving the home later in life than previous generations. Some kids, called boomerang children, end up returning home unable to the handle basic responsibilities necessary to begin an independent life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Most parents are good people that love their children and want what is best for them. But, have we gotten confused in this society of convenience and instant gratification as to what is really best for our children? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you look around you see too many instances of institutionalized fairness as in participation trophies. Go to any store or restaurant and you see children talking to their parents in tones and language that would have earned you or I the reprimanding side of your father's hand. What are we doing?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have been to friends' homes for dinner and watched the parents clear table, do the dishes and take out the trash while the kids jumped onto the latest version of Madden Football. And, the schedules we keep for kids today with one activity after another makes me think they need Personal Assistants. And, they have them in their parents. Where is all this leading to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I interview many young people for jobs. Fresh out of college, the jobs they seek are often the first ones in their young careers. Some of these recent grads ask questions around promotions, expense accounts and corner offices before they have even been offered a position. They never make the second round of interviews. And, I'm sure they sulk away thinking how unfair my company was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is what today's youth looks like. Entitled, self-centered, and more concerned with the reward they think they deserve rather than the contribution they need to make. But, it is not their fault.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We raise kids differently these days. We lean towards comforting and coddling them more than we should. We are not doing them, nor ourselves, any favors. We need a return to some of the classic values that were the hallmark of previous generations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Family Time</b> - this starts at the dinner table. This daily meeting is a hallmark tradition of the family unit since the dawn of time. In the earliest time of human existence, when food was scarce, the family would gather around the harvest or the kill to eat. Of course, this has evolved as food sources have become more abundant. But, the premise is the same. We gathered daily to be together, eat and bond. And, it doesn't end there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Family time spent together playing games, watching movies, doing chores would all contribute to the building of a bond that would strengthen the family and establish its value systems. It is time well spent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We should be preparing our children with the tools to be able to deal with the inevitable times when they will fail. For more on that see <a href="http://seancoen.blogspot.com/2016/09/should-you-let-your-kids-fail.html" target="_blank">"Should You Let Your Kids Fail."</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Good Manners</b> - nothing says more about the kids we meet than the manners they keep. Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, Please, Thank You, Excuse Me, etc. These go a long way when our kids meet other parents. But, they go an even longer way when they use them with their own parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, tone of voice counts. Nothing says more about a kid's personal self control and respect for his parents than when he yells at them in public. And, it says even more about the parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Making the bed is less about the bed and more about child. The good habits, discipline and sense of pride that grow in a child from this simple responsibility spill over into other areas of their lives and sets the stage for a productive adult life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The job of parents is to prepare their children to be productive, contributing members of society. The principles used by parents in previous generations were more effective at reaching that objective than what parents are doing today. We need to give those values more serious consideration for today's youth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Quote I'm Mulling Over</b></span> - </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“A daily routine built on good habits and disciplines separates the most successful among us from everyone else. A routine is exceptionally powerful.” </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Well written in almost a conversational tone anyone can relate to. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Darren Hardy is personable, compassionate, and challenging in his writing style, compelling the reader to go a few extra steps!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaL_3bdbbeQ" target="_blank">Little by Little by Robert Plant</a>. It's an old song showcasing the point that little things add up.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Health & Fitness Tip of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="http://if%20you%E2%80%99re%20frustrated%20because%20you%E2%80%99re%20not%20seeing%20the%20results%20that%20you%20want%20to%20see%20on%20the%20scale%2C%20even%20while%20working%20out%20regularly%2C%20maybe%20you%20should%20consider%20some%20of%20the%20%E2%80%9Clittle%20things%E2%80%9D%20that%20can%20certainly%20add%20up%20to%20be%20%E2%80%9Cbig%20things%E2%80%9D%21/" target="_blank">It's the Little Things</a> - If you’re frustrated because you’re not seeing the results that you want to see on the scale, even while working out regularly, maybe you should consider some of the “little things” that can certainly add up to be “big things”!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Have a great weekend!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You are the movie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Your movie projects onto my screen. I watch it. I might laugh, I might cry. I may grimace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What do I think of it? Do I want to keep watching? Do I have to? Do I want to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Good questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Some people, some movies are dramas that not only am I not interested in, I don't have the time for. They become an emotional suckfest leaving you without energy or motivation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Some movies are horror shows. Lives that have taken some bad turns whether by accident or by bad decision. It's usually the latter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Some are sad documentaries. Again, maybe an accident, maybe some bad decisions. Who knows?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What if I don't want to watch that movie?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is just that simple. Don't like the movie, change it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Don't want see the drama that features some spoiled queenie that behaves like a entitled, self-centered bitch where every minute of film feels like slow death. You know the person that can't possibly see enough of themselves. Every event in their life is a tragedy beyond human endurance and they need to tell you every painful detail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Not interested in the horror flick that shows how one person can somehow, almost impossibly, make one bad decision after another as if they had no control over their own lives. Everything they do is a controlled crash landing. They have the self-awareness of an earthworm and make you wonder if they will ever have a clue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You're the movie screen. Not the movie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Change the movie. Change it to something you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So, you like that comedy where the person makes you laugh and feel so good it almost feels as if time stops. The kind of person that makes you feel energized and forget that you even have any problems. As least for a little while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Watch it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You like the movie where a person takes you on an adventure with intellectual twists and turns that leaves you with an "aha"feeling. Their story is so interesting that when it is over you want to watch it again. Right away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Watch it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You like the movie where the underdog overcomes impossible odds and inspires you to take on the world with your personal passion? The movie that makes you think, if they can do it, so can I?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Again and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You choose the movies you watch. Choose movies that make you laugh, learn and feel inspired. Don't watch the movies that drain the life out of you and leave you haggard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But, always remember....you are a movie too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Are you worth watching??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with Melanoma. This is a skin cancer but it can have devastating effects. In my father-in-law's case it ended up being a brain tumor which was successfully removed by the very talented staff at Mass General.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Money funds research to find a cure. Money funds research for better treatments. Money funds education of all of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Quote I'm Mulling Over</b></span> - </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”</i></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>― Malcolm Gladwell, </i>The Tipping Point.</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCIZoO3tUWM" target="_blank">The Tipping Point</a> by Skrizzly Adams. The fun part of the Friday Five is finding some music to go with the week's subject. And, I usually find something pretty good. Skrizzly's song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCIZoO3tUWM" target="_blank">The Tipping Point</a> is a catchy country tune that is worth a listen. </span></div>
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Sean Coenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402733791663647029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3494571885096697722.post-73925372034794412162017-04-30T09:12:00.002-07:002017-05-01T01:58:30.165-07:00My Recommended Reading List<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Getting the info you need to reach your potential is essential. You never know where the next great idea, source of inspiration or helpful technique will come from. Reading is one way to find these things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">These days with books, blogs, podcasts and the internet there is no shortage of information. You can pretty much find some information about everything. But, there is a lot of it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There is so much information that it becomes impossible to get to it all. It becomes even more difficult to identify what is worth your time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One piece of advice that I found to be very useful when reading these books is that you take what makes sense to you. Some of what you read will not make sense to you. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Don't use that info. But, if something does resonate with you. Gives you that sense of "aha." Then use that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In all honesty, I don't read all the books. I do listen to them all. And, I re-listen to them. If there is a book that I feel was really good, then I buy the printed copy, study it, summarize it and put it into action. But, at the very least, I will listen to it. You can cover a lot more ground this way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last item, if you listen to or read a book, plan to go back to it again. Especially if you thought it was helpful. There are books that I have gone back to after years and heard something that I didn't hear the first time. Sometimes you have to grow a little to understand what was being said.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Quote I'm Mulling Over</b></span> - </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“Whatever your income, always live below your means.” </i></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">― Thomas J. Stanley, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/millionaire-next-door-thomas-j-stanley/1103345785/2675724418639?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP4449&k_clickid=3x4449" target="_blank">The Millionaire Next Door</a>. This is the most basic and simple concept to getting rich. But, for some reason, most people just don't get it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Book I am reading</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> - </span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/millionaire-next-door-thomas-j-stanley/1103345785/2675724418639?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP4449&k_clickid=3x4449" target="_blank">The Millionaire Next Door</a></i> by Thomas J. Stanley.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Why aren't I as wealthy as I should be?" Many people ask this question of themselves all the time. Often they are hard-working, well educated middle- to high-income people. Why, then, are so few affluent? For nearly two decades the answer has been found in <i><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/millionaire-next-door-thomas-j-stanley/1103345785/2675724418639?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP4449&k_clickid=3x4449" target="_blank">The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy</a></i>. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means than it is about inheritance, advanced degrees, and even intelligence. The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. How many of those traits do you have?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Video of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTsSZ4Lldqg" target="_blank">Homeless to Millionaire</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">. Examples of people, many who you already know, that started with nothing and achieved great wealth. Most did it with persistence and hard work.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Health & Fitness Tip of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - How important is your health and fitness in your life? How often do the wealth workout? The answer is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/rich-people-exercise-every-day-2016-4" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Quote I'm Mulling Over</b></span> - </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>“Failure is not an option.” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>― </i>Gene Krantz from the book of the same name. These words were spoken when NASA was faced with getting the astronauts of Apollo 13 home after an on-board malfunction severely limited the spaceship's capabilities. This is a testimony to the potential of human ingenuity when faced with insurmountable odds. Imagine what you could do if you had the same attitude?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Book I am reading</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - <span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Not-Option-Mission-Control/dp/1439148813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492725900&sr=8-1&keywords=failure+is+not+an+option" target="_blank">Failure Is Not An Option</a> by Gene Krantz. This is a fascinating walk through the early history of space flight from the Mercury Program through the Apollo Program. Riveting stories that tell the tale of the trials and triumphs that America's space program went through to be the success it is today. It is an inspiring story of how you go for ultimate potential. A potential that often seems absolutely impossible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Video of the Week</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZuUwcl_wT8" target="_blank">Failure is not an option</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: large;">. Scene from the movie Apollo 13 when Gene Krantz (played by Ed Harris) states this famous quote.</span></div>
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