Patience...

When I am patient, good things occur. When I am impatient or get frustrated, damage occurs. Where in your life can you be more patient, and get better results?

Focus

Focus is key. I cannot do 20 things well. And neither can anyone else at my company. Each of us needs to do the right 5 things. How many things are you trying to do right now?

What if?

What if what we focus on in our thinking does affect the actual physical world? What if we are all connected to some kind of cosmic network, and so each person’s thinking affects the thinking of others? What if there is an invisible energy field that all objects are part of, which is affected by our thoughts? What if we really are COMPLETELY in charge of our lives here on earth? What if?

Our biggest growth opportunities

Sometimes life hits us over the head in order to get our attention. Most of our major personal, professional, and spiritual growth occurs as a result of taking full advantage of the guidance we get in those moments.

The power of being outdoors

There is something really centering and calming about being outside. Most of us, myself included, do not spend nearly enough time outside. Spend an hour or two outdoors this weekend, even if it is cold. I just did.

Extending life and increasing energy levels

Most of us do something that is harmful to ourselves physically. It might be lack of exercise. Or bad diet. Or smoking. Or excessive alcohol consumption. And that saps our energy and takes years off our life. I am cutting out high-carb foods so that I can lose my gut. What improvement are you going to make in the way you treat your body this year?

Anger and Frustration

Today’s thought: When I am frustrated or angry at someone and I want to get back at them in some way or blow them off, I focus on my goals and the goals of the team I am on, and then take the action that will best lead to the achievement of my/our goals. That action is usually not the one that my angry and frustrated self wants to take. But it is the one that will move things forward.

Turning negative feedback into gold

Today’s thought: Complaints about me and negative feedback that I receive are my most profound opportunities to improve myself. The key is for me to look at them as coaching, which I do. What negative feedback have you received recently that you could turn into an improvement in yourself?

People do things for their reasons, not mine.

After taking a much-needed 2 week break from structure and discipline, I am restarting my "Today's Thought" program.

Today’s thought: People do things for their reasons, not mine. The key for me is to be constantly discovering what their reasons are, and aligning myself as much as possible with them. Whose reasons do you need to discover?