Actually, it already has moved. In about a week I'll stop posting here completely.
I haven't completed all the tweeks and twinges, and will probably move the blog one more time, but staying with the Wordpress platform. Your eyes will thank me.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/11/09
Today’s Quote: "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." - King Solomon
Today’s Question: Are you listening?
My Thoughts: The world is telling you what you need to do. Your friends are telling you what you need to do. But are you listening to what is being said? All the answers to the questions you have in life are right their for you...if you just take a moment to listen.
Today’s Question: Are you listening?
My Thoughts: The world is telling you what you need to do. Your friends are telling you what you need to do. But are you listening to what is being said? All the answers to the questions you have in life are right their for you...if you just take a moment to listen.
Monday, August 10, 2009
ANSWERS REMINDER #11: GIVE A FRIEND A HUG
ANSWERS REMINDER #11: GIVE A FRIEND A HUG
It is a medical fact that showing some of the most basic signs of affection can improve your health. Dogs are taken to nursing homes and children's hospitals because just petting a pooch can measurably reduce stress and frustration. You may not be a puppy, but there is something just as simple that you can do.
THIS WEEK'S TIP: Go out of you way to say hi to people you don't get the chance to speak to on a regular basis. Shake the hand of the new person in your office and warmly introduce yourself. Give a good friend a hug. Take a little bit of time out of your day to do some little bitty thing to put a smile on someone's face.
It is a medical fact that showing some of the most basic signs of affection can improve your health. Dogs are taken to nursing homes and children's hospitals because just petting a pooch can measurably reduce stress and frustration. You may not be a puppy, but there is something just as simple that you can do.
THIS WEEK'S TIP: Go out of you way to say hi to people you don't get the chance to speak to on a regular basis. Shake the hand of the new person in your office and warmly introduce yourself. Give a good friend a hug. Take a little bit of time out of your day to do some little bitty thing to put a smile on someone's face.
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/10/09
Today’s Quote: "Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you." - Wally 'Famous' Amos
Today’s Question: What image are you projecting to the world?
My Thoughts: Take a moment when you can and take a good look at yourself in the ‘mirror.’ Take a note of what image you see ‘reflecting’ back at you? Is that the same image you are projecting to the outside world? And more importantly, are people seeing through your projected image?
Today’s Question: What image are you projecting to the world?
My Thoughts: Take a moment when you can and take a good look at yourself in the ‘mirror.’ Take a note of what image you see ‘reflecting’ back at you? Is that the same image you are projecting to the outside world? And more importantly, are people seeing through your projected image?
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/9/09
Today’s Quote: "The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason." - T. S. Eliot
Today’s Question: Do others question your motives?
My Thoughts: Are your motives always just? Are you often questioned openly about the true intentions of your actions? People are by nature suspicious, but sometimes you need to keep in mind the exact message you are sending out to the world may not be the exact truth, and the truth is always looking for a way to shine through. Sometimes, you’ve got to question your own motives to make sure you are both projecting and living the same, truthful message.
Today’s Question: Do others question your motives?
My Thoughts: Are your motives always just? Are you often questioned openly about the true intentions of your actions? People are by nature suspicious, but sometimes you need to keep in mind the exact message you are sending out to the world may not be the exact truth, and the truth is always looking for a way to shine through. Sometimes, you’ve got to question your own motives to make sure you are both projecting and living the same, truthful message.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/8/09
Today’s Quote: "Be to her virtues very kind. Be to her faults a little blind." - Matthew Prior
Today’s Question: What do you choose to see in other people?
My Thoughts: Everyone has their own faults. Some people are trying to work their way trough a few of them, some people choose to be as they are, but most of these faults are essentially harmless. Assuming that the people you surround yourself with are not showing openly hostile faults, what are the people around you showing as their faults? Actually, two better questions would be, what are the faults you are seeing in these people, and what faults are you not seeing in these people. You get the ultimate choice to tune in and out whatever you are seeing, so just make sure you are making the right choices.
Today’s Question: What do you choose to see in other people?
My Thoughts: Everyone has their own faults. Some people are trying to work their way trough a few of them, some people choose to be as they are, but most of these faults are essentially harmless. Assuming that the people you surround yourself with are not showing openly hostile faults, what are the people around you showing as their faults? Actually, two better questions would be, what are the faults you are seeing in these people, and what faults are you not seeing in these people. You get the ultimate choice to tune in and out whatever you are seeing, so just make sure you are making the right choices.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/7/09
Today’s Quote: "I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny." - Sam Donaldson
Today’s Question: Are you surrounded by the right people?
My Thoughts: Circumstances may place people in you life, but the choice to keep those people around is ultimately up to you. This is done consciencly and unconsciously by the actions you make around these people every day. Are you letting people who are toxic to you get away with there bad actions? Are you pushing away people who are trying to be good to you by not reciprocating actions?
Today’s Question: Are you surrounded by the right people?
My Thoughts: Circumstances may place people in you life, but the choice to keep those people around is ultimately up to you. This is done consciencly and unconsciously by the actions you make around these people every day. Are you letting people who are toxic to you get away with there bad actions? Are you pushing away people who are trying to be good to you by not reciprocating actions?
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/6/09
Today’s Quote: "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." - Andre Gide
Today’s Question: Do you have an adventurer's spirit?
My Thoughts: Taking on a new challenge can often mean putting yourself in harms way. Whether it is facing up to a physical obstacle or attempting a new process for a clerical task, the payoff is essentially the same, but you have to be willing to take a chance and attempt what is unknown to you, or you will never know just how well you could be. Are you willing to step away from safety in pursuit of your next great discovery?
Today’s Question: Do you have an adventurer's spirit?
My Thoughts: Taking on a new challenge can often mean putting yourself in harms way. Whether it is facing up to a physical obstacle or attempting a new process for a clerical task, the payoff is essentially the same, but you have to be willing to take a chance and attempt what is unknown to you, or you will never know just how well you could be. Are you willing to step away from safety in pursuit of your next great discovery?
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/5/09
Today’s Quote: "Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count." - Dr. Robert Anthony
Today’s Question: Is it really a good reason?
My Thoughts: You’ve got plenty of reasons why or why not. Or so you think. What if those reasons are just excuses you are making for yourself? Whether they are well thought out or not, using what sounds like a rational reason is just another simple excuse to get you out of trouble and ease your conscience in the process.
Today’s Question: Is it really a good reason?
My Thoughts: You’ve got plenty of reasons why or why not. Or so you think. What if those reasons are just excuses you are making for yourself? Whether they are well thought out or not, using what sounds like a rational reason is just another simple excuse to get you out of trouble and ease your conscience in the process.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/4/09
Today’s Quote: “We can change if we want to.” - Denis Waitley
Today’s Question: Do you really want to change?
My Thoughts: Has it been eight months since you made your last batch of New Year’s Resolutions that you didn’t live up to, or is it four months until you make your next batch of New Year’s Resolutions that you don’t intent to live up to? The problem with wanting to do better means making changes, and even changes for the better require a strong meaning behind the chance. Humans are naturally resistant to change in the first place, and will eagerly choose to repeat harmful and destructive behavior instead of choosing to make even a simple change. Do you have a strong enough reason to fight the fear and make the changes necessary in your life?
Today’s Question: Do you really want to change?
My Thoughts: Has it been eight months since you made your last batch of New Year’s Resolutions that you didn’t live up to, or is it four months until you make your next batch of New Year’s Resolutions that you don’t intent to live up to? The problem with wanting to do better means making changes, and even changes for the better require a strong meaning behind the chance. Humans are naturally resistant to change in the first place, and will eagerly choose to repeat harmful and destructive behavior instead of choosing to make even a simple change. Do you have a strong enough reason to fight the fear and make the changes necessary in your life?
Monday, August 3, 2009
ANSWERS REMINDER #10: EMBRACE THE POWER OF A MENTOR
ANSWERS REMINDER #10: EMBRACE THE POWER OF A MENTOR
Wouldn't it be great if for every pursuit you had, there was some sort of blueprint to achieve it? An instruction booklet for your goals and dreams, with an easy to access index to get the exact answer you want when you want it? A teacher who has made the mistakes you don't want to waste you time with, who knows the keys to true success in a field? There is such a thing. It is called a mentor.
THIS WEEK'S TIP: Trailblazers are there for a reason. Whether willing or reluctant, they clear the path for those who are to come after them. You don't have to do their work over again. Find yourself a mentor in the field you are pursuing and take their advice to heart. A good mentor will want to pass their knowledge along to future generations for both the common good and the personal ego. And both are a good thing.
Wouldn't it be great if for every pursuit you had, there was some sort of blueprint to achieve it? An instruction booklet for your goals and dreams, with an easy to access index to get the exact answer you want when you want it? A teacher who has made the mistakes you don't want to waste you time with, who knows the keys to true success in a field? There is such a thing. It is called a mentor.
THIS WEEK'S TIP: Trailblazers are there for a reason. Whether willing or reluctant, they clear the path for those who are to come after them. You don't have to do their work over again. Find yourself a mentor in the field you are pursuing and take their advice to heart. A good mentor will want to pass their knowledge along to future generations for both the common good and the personal ego. And both are a good thing.
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/3/09
Today’s Quote: "The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life." - Oprah Winfrey
Today’s Question: Are you living up to your responsibilities in your life?
My Thoughts: Remember when you were a kid, and your parents gave you some chore that seemed like it would be impossible to finish by yourself? Believe it or not, that is the perfect scenario to teach a child about responsibilities, by setting them up for an early failure. But your parents didn’t want to teach you how to feel like a loser, they wanted to teach you how it felt to overcome tough obstacles and to face up to your responsibilities, regardless of what pain and sorrow you would expect it to bring. Remember how you felt when you found you were able to complete that chore with plenty of time to spare? How many new, adult sized chores and responsibilities are you shirking because you think you are being set up to fail? How did they become your responsibilities in the first place? If they aren’t really yours, let some else get them done. If they are really yours, then you get them done.
Today’s Question: Are you living up to your responsibilities in your life?
My Thoughts: Remember when you were a kid, and your parents gave you some chore that seemed like it would be impossible to finish by yourself? Believe it or not, that is the perfect scenario to teach a child about responsibilities, by setting them up for an early failure. But your parents didn’t want to teach you how to feel like a loser, they wanted to teach you how it felt to overcome tough obstacles and to face up to your responsibilities, regardless of what pain and sorrow you would expect it to bring. Remember how you felt when you found you were able to complete that chore with plenty of time to spare? How many new, adult sized chores and responsibilities are you shirking because you think you are being set up to fail? How did they become your responsibilities in the first place? If they aren’t really yours, let some else get them done. If they are really yours, then you get them done.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/2/09
Today’s Quote: "The one thing more difficult than following a regimen is not imposing it on others." - Marcel Proust
Today’s Question: Is your way always the right way?
My Thoughts: Do you insist on things being done your way all the time? Is your way truly the only way, or are you just trying to guide others with a little too much gusto? Unless your baking or handing deadly explosives, chances are there is more than one way to get a job accomplished. Your way may be great, and may be a great way to learn if someone doesn’t already know how, but how much difference would it make if you let them do it there way?
Today’s Question: Is your way always the right way?
My Thoughts: Do you insist on things being done your way all the time? Is your way truly the only way, or are you just trying to guide others with a little too much gusto? Unless your baking or handing deadly explosives, chances are there is more than one way to get a job accomplished. Your way may be great, and may be a great way to learn if someone doesn’t already know how, but how much difference would it make if you let them do it there way?
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Today’s Quote & Question For 8/1/09
Today’s Quote: “Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.” - W. Somerset Maugham
Today’s Question: Are you already dead?
My Thoughts: Just like in the movies and video games, zombies are roaming the earth. Unlike in popular fiction however, they don’t want to literally eat our brains, but they a great job of sucking the collective life force from the weak and unexpecting. Call it a ‘dead soul’ if you will, there are plenty of people in this world with no real spark of life in them. These are not the boring people that don’t want to go out to clubs or the shy people that are hesitant to strike up a conversation. These are people who have at some point given up hope and are just living out there lives because the alternative is a little too harsh. Deep down, these people are alive, but they don’t live, work, act, or interact with the same zest for life that those around them do, and their negative energy brings down everyone around them. Take a moment to make sure you not are among the ‘living dead,’ feeding on the energy of those unfortunate souls around you, slowing creating more of your kind, especially not on purpose!
Today’s Question: Are you already dead?
My Thoughts: Just like in the movies and video games, zombies are roaming the earth. Unlike in popular fiction however, they don’t want to literally eat our brains, but they a great job of sucking the collective life force from the weak and unexpecting. Call it a ‘dead soul’ if you will, there are plenty of people in this world with no real spark of life in them. These are not the boring people that don’t want to go out to clubs or the shy people that are hesitant to strike up a conversation. These are people who have at some point given up hope and are just living out there lives because the alternative is a little too harsh. Deep down, these people are alive, but they don’t live, work, act, or interact with the same zest for life that those around them do, and their negative energy brings down everyone around them. Take a moment to make sure you not are among the ‘living dead,’ feeding on the energy of those unfortunate souls around you, slowing creating more of your kind, especially not on purpose!
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