Thought for the Day
I believe that your thoughts determine your reality. I came across this quote from Thomas Sikking who put it like this:
"You're not the product of a broken home, a devastated economy, a world in the upheaval of war, a minority group, a family of drunkards or a poverty-ridden neighborhood. You are the product of your own thinking processes, and whatever you're thinking about today is the cornerstone of your tomorrow."
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Posted by Nan Russell at 04:44 PM
May 23, 2005TIP #29: Be In Charge
Winning at working begins with accountability. It's like the story Wayne Dyer tells in Wisdom of the Ages of a woman who, when asked to write an autobiography on a 5 x 7 card, wrote:
"Chapter 1 of my life: I walked down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. It's not my fault. It took forever for me to find my way out.
Chapter 2 of my life: I walked down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I don't see it. I fall in again. I'm in the same place and it still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter 3 of my life: I walk down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it there. I still fall in. It's a habit. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.
Chapter 4 of my life: I walk down the same street - there's a hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
Chapter 5 of my life: I walk down another street."
Want to be winning at working? Stop falling in the same holes. Realize you're in charge of your future. You can't change your past, but the choices you make from now on can change your future.
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Posted by Nan Russell at 09:29 PM
May 18, 2005Thought for the Day
"You must never disagree with a man while you are facing him. Go
around behind him and look the same way he is looking and you will
see that things look different from what they do when you're facing
him. Look over his shoulder and get his viewpoint, then go back and
face him and you will have a different idea." Will Rogers
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Posted by Nan Russell at 06:57 PM
May 12, 2005TIP #28: Look Around
Erma Bombeck has a great line, "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." I would add, never take career advice from someone who is not winning at working.
It's like this. I have nothing against financial advisors. But for the most part, if they're not doing well financially themselves, why would I be interested in their recommendation about my money? Or how about parenting suggestions from a childless person? Have a few well behaved children and then I might be interested.
Work is like that, too. Stop listening to people who do not have the right personal experience or a successful track record. Want to be winning at working? Look around and listen carefully to those who are.
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Posted by Nan Russell at 10:20 AM
May 06, 2005Thought for the Day
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb
I had a chance to attend Oprah's Live Your Best Life Tour last weekend in Denver. She's amazing to listen to, and got me thinking about my life's work.
I've had my share of career challenges and disappointments and made some good choices and some not so good. But, without all of them I wouldn't be who I am today. Oprah said her "biggest lessons come through the hardest lessons," and I know that's true for me, too.
Winning at working means learning as you go, polishing yourself, and discovering the best of who you are.
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Posted by Nan Russell at 11:32 AM
