Being present matters.
The things that “happen to you” matter.
The primary determining factor of your future, however, is how YOU RESPOND to what happens.
Your response (choice) in any situation (and there are ALWAYS multiple choices) will determine the brightness of your future for you, your loved ones and the world at large.
Respond well 🙂
Happy Tuesday!
-Dr. Lindeman
I just started reading: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (check it out here ) and I like it so far!
This line is great and bears repeating: “It’s not as if we’re going to peer in those darker corners, flip on the light, and find a bunch of cockroaches. Fireflies love the dark too. There’s beauty in those places. But we have to look in there to see it.”
So true!
I truly wish the stigma of mental health could be washed away.
Especially now, with all the craziness of the pandemic, disconnection, solitude, political and social turmoil…we need others to help keep our lives sane.
We need to talk to somebody.
I have gone to counselors and therapists numerous times.
It’s not because I am “crazy.”
It’s because I finally realized that with my drive to improve my life, my family’s life and to improve the world, sometimes I need different people riding shotgun, helping me navigate through my past, present and future.
Sometimes we need professionals to help guide us through the muck and mire.
And I, for one, am so thankful they are there and I have access to these people.
So please, if you are feeling stressed, depressed, low…know there are truly wonderful people out there that will help you see the fireflies in the darkness.
Don’t ever suffer alone.
The world needs you and holding it al in yourself isn’t helping anyone.
And again, sometimes it’s great to talk to someone just about your big dreams and aspirations and they can help you balance them all so ambition doesn’t drive you wild.
Know this: you are loved and needed.
Happy Wednesday!
-Dr Lindeman
You can coast, go downhill (usually the same thing as coasting) or you can grow.
In life we will all stumble, fall down and make big mistakes.
The key to GROWTH is accepting those mistakes (not excepting them :), learning from them and using that knowledge/wisdom as fuel toward a better tomorrow.
Growth can only occur amidst struggle.
Growth can only occur when we make mistakes.
BIG growth can only occur when we learn from those mistakes, convert that knowledge into wisdom and push forward with purpose and passion.
So, on this Tuesday, the 1st of September, 2020, don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
Make them.
Learn from them.
Push forward to an UH-MAZING future!
Happy Tuesday!
-Dr. Lindeman
These times are strange.
My kids start school today, as does my wife (she’s a teacher).
They are going to be remote learning for at least a month, and although they have had meetings, preparation times, etc, no one really knows what it is going to look, feel and sound like for sure.
Both boys admitted they were nervous this morning, and my wife most certainly is from her end.
It is going to be very interesting this year.
However, with uncertainty comes huge opportunity for growth.
There is no progress without struggle. And there will be struggles.
But, if we can all realize that growth occurs most swiftly during large challenges, we can realize that through this muck and mire, we all will emerge all the better for it.
My heart, thoughts and love go out to all the families, kids, teachers going through this.
We will all get through to a much brighter future!
Happy Thursday!
-Dr Lindeman
Too many times the word “service” seems reserved for a select few.
The truth is, we all can (and all should) serve.
Serve your fellow human beings by leading with love.
We share this space in the universe together, we might as well try to make it better for each other.
When we attempt to do that, we most definitely secure a brighter future for all of mankind.
Thank you for your service today!
Happy Monday!
-Dr Lindeman
We are supposed to have BIG dreams.
In our office, we call them B.H.AG.s. Big Hairy Audacious Goals.
We need to dream dreams that take our breath away!
So don’t match your dreams to you current reality, what’s the fun in that?
Dream big.
Then get busy realizing that those goals.
By taking steps (even little ones) in their direction, you give those audacious goals a trim, and the more steps you take, you can see they aren’t so hairy (nor audacious) after all.
Happy Tuesday!
-Dr Lindeman
This is from “Just Mercy”, a great book.
I love this paragraph.
Times are crazy and everyone is going through some “schtuff” right now.
But we need to recover.
We need to grow.
In order for that to happen, we need to hold each other to a higher standard and then help each other achieve those standards.
Share compassion, love and understanding.
And at the same time, attempt to better yourself so that your levels of all the above are that much higher.
-Happy Thursday!
-Dr Lindeman
Brendon Burchard is a phenomenal writer and has inspired me multiple times.
This is spot on!
If we could take the time to repeat this as a mantra throughout our days, imagine how much better our days would go and how much larger of an impact we could have for the benefit of others!
Happy Wednesday,
-Dr. Lindeman
I saw this on a message from Elephant Journal. It kid of gave me pause.
So true we should not seek help from those who continue to hurt us.
The same goes for ourselves.
If we feel we let ourselves down, we need to push forward from the perspective of whom we want to grow to be.
We cannot create new, positive habits with the same negative thinking that created our old, bad habits.
We need to fathom our future from the perspective of our improved, future selves.
As Coach Klein said in The Waterboy with Adam Sandler: “visualize and attack.”
Picture whom you want to be and then work on doing things to get yourself there.
Happy Monday!
-Dr Lindeman
In the book: Grit by Angela Duckworth, she quotes Will Smith as saying “Harmony is aerodynamic.”
When we can find our passion, when we can align that passion with our work, and even more so when the vision of our team member’s/families/coworkers, our movement toward that vision becomes so much easier.
That is why it is so important to have discussions about your goals with the people on your various “teams” (work/home/etc).
When you articulate your goals and they articulate theirs, you will find common ground and that makes it all the easier to move toward that future.
Work on collaborating to become a supremely aerodynamic force today 🙂
Happy Tuesday!
-Dr Lindeman
Dissemination of Inspiration 