Tag: life

Triple Whammy

In our office, we share the morning meeting floor. Meaning: I run the meeting Monday and Thursday, Jessica runs Tuesday, Ashley runs Wednesday. We go over yearly goals, daily goals, (root and fruit… root goals are our purpose, passions, focus, intent. Fruit goals are things we can measure to see how well we are tending to our root goals) Miracle Moments (things patients say about how well we have impacted their lives, for instance Ed C stated yesterday that this past weekend was the first weekend he was able to sit through church without excruciating pain in months), and whomever is running the meeting brings an inspirational quote, song, poem, etc as well.

This week has been different. We still have one meeting leader, but each of us have been bringing inspirational things (we haven’t set 2nd quarter goals yet, we have our 2nd quarter meeting Monday after the seminar we are attending this weekend).

So, without further ado, here are the three motivational things we shared today:

Ashley:

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Me:

Paraphrased from the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear:

A University of Florida photography professor divided his groups into 2 groups. Group 1 would be graded on the quantity of pictures they took (100) and group 2 would be graded on the quality of pictures they took (1 each). Conventional wisdom would say group 2 would take the best picture because they could focus on it more, while group 1 would probably spend time taking pictures of their friends’ feet or etc. At the end of the semester, the professor found group 1 had much better pictures than group 2. Why? They were able to experiment, enjoy taking multiple pictures and learn from their mistakes.

Takeaway: Have fun attempting new things, there aren’t any failures, just learning experiences toward your best YOU!

Jessica:

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The right time

“Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity. It is not always obvious when and where to take action. Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the right time to make an improvement.”-James Clear “Atomic Habits.”

And check out Dr Lindeman’s book “Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life” on Amazon.

Superpowers to Mastery

“We know from myths and fairy-tales that there are many different powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizards education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted.”-Susan Cain

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We all have superpowers. Yours could be writing, making people laugh/smile, inspiring others, being an amazing mother/father/brother/sister… The key is to find you powers and amplify them! Bring those superpowers into mastery.

“In the end, mastery involves discovering the most resonant information and integrating it so deeply it fully allows you to fly free.”-Josh Waitzkin

These inspirational quotes were found in Catalyst by Josh McLean.  A book definitely worth a read!

Have a Super Masterful Tuesday!

 

P.S. Check out my book “Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life” on Amazon!

 

From Knowledge to Wisdom

To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.

-Lao Tse

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We are always learning.

We live in a world where so much knowledge is at our fingertips (quite literally).

It isn’t hard to do an internet search and find the answer to almost any question we can come up with.

Access to information is not a problem.

They key to true learning and growth is wisdom.

We need to unlearn what isn’t serving us.

We need to take the knowledge we have and apply it so it becomes part of who we are.

We also need to do a brain-dump every now and then. Figure out what you no longer need in your life and cut it out.

Work on learning, definitely.

But also focus on turning knowledge into wisdom in order to create a brighter future.

 

Also-check out my book: Purposely Positive on Amazon!

 

Ask yourself the right questions :-)

“But it’s not the external voice that will break you down. It’s what you tell yourself that matters…we are all our own worst haters and doubters because doubt is a natural reaction to any bold attempt to change your life for the better.”-David Groggins

We don’t consciously berate ourselves, but it does happen quite passively. If we are not arming ourselves with positive self-talk, the negative voices run the roost. We need to arm ourselves. Ask yourself some questions in the morning: who needs my A game today? Why am I the best doctor/baker/flight attendant for those I get to serve? How do I show I am a compassionate person daily? The great thing about these questions is they beg a positive answer :-).