Enjoy Pride of Ownership | Morning Coffee Break
We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think,
the passions we allow ourselves to feel,
and the actions we allow ourselves to perform.
Each choice is made in the context of whatever value
system we’ve selected to govern our lives.
In selecting that value system, we are, in a very real way,
making the most important choice we will ever make.”
ENJOY PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP!
Remember the day you made the decision to go to college? What about the day you decided to buy that sporty red car? Surely you remember the day you decided you would get married. What about your present career path? Did you purposely decide it’s what you want to do? Do you remember making a conscious decision to have three children?
Some decisions are relatively simple. You decide to buy a TV, go to the store, write a check – and it’s yours. You own it! Other decisions are also easy to make, i.e. the red sports car, but carry a higher price. The decision comes quickly, but entails both a down payment and a commitment to make payments on time for several years. Again, you make the decision to buy and the car is yours – you own it!
At some point in life come decisions that shouldn’t have been made, but were, as well as those you should have withheld. In high school, a day of classes skipped may have resulted in grades lower than acceptable to your choice of colleges. Later, a poor choice of friends may have resulted in a blemish on your “permanent” record. As an adult, poor decision-making not only may reduce the quality of your life, but of those you love.
Regardless, each decision made is yours to keep – you own it! You also own the responsibilities created by the decision, i.e. following a healthy lifestyle to stay trim, working two jobs to keep your commitment to the mortgage company, giving up poorly chosen friends and activities to provide your children with a happy, nurturing home life.
Every decision made can turn positive or negative, depending on the actions taken once the decision has been made. Either way – making the decision is followed by ownership of the results. Does “pride of ownership” appeal to you? Buy it, own it, love it!
Make this a great week!
The Thing. You Know, THE Thing.
Filed under: Small Business Owners - Running the Show
I don’t know what your thing is. But it’s the thing you desperately want to be working on.
It’s the thing you are just as desperately avoiding (at least some of the time).
But the point is: you have a thing.
Ever wonder what gets in the way of doing your thing?
“I really need a website makeover.”
If you let go of the old design, what would happen?
“I know I need to learn more about social networking.”
What would happen if you embraced a social networking tool?
“I really need to fine tune my client follow up system.”
And, if you had a better follow up system, what would happen next?
“I’d like to attend that class, but I might have a client appointment that day.”
What would happen if you reserved the day and told clients you were not available?
Fear keeps us stuck.
Change happens when the fear of moving forward is less than the pain of standing still.
I have two openings for folks willing to face the fear, and do it anyway.
Schedule a no-cost, no-obligation phone consultation now.
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~ Michaelangelo
Inspiration: Havi Brooks, The Fluent Self
Share and Share Alike!
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE!
Ever notice how those around you sometimes keep their best ideas to themselves? Perhaps it’s you who calls for information from a supplier about a hot new prospecting idea . . . and asks that the information be mailed to your home so others in the office won’t see it. Even if the shoe fits, you’re not alone and won’t be condemned for not sharing.
On the other hand, have you noticed how those who are most successful rarely mind sharing and teaching others their best moves? It’s like lighting a candle. Those who are comfortable with their own success rarely feel threatened if they light someone else’s candle. They know they will lose none of their own shining light by igniting the candle of opportunity for someone else.
How is candle-lighting best accomplished? First, it takes an understanding of your own strengths. Perhaps you’re blessed with a beautiful smile and a never-ending supply of good attitude. If so, the candle you light for others may be words of hope and encouragement. Maybe time management and efficiency in your work ethic are your forte. If so, be a teacher and mentor to those who are not so focused.
The list of possibilities is long, but you probably get the point. Give your strength to others with no thought of reward. Do it every day. The simple candle you carry, when shared, may turn another’s life into a multi-colored roman candle of health, happiness . . . and success.
Make this a great week!
