Have to? Or GET TO?

Jon Gordon has discussed this topic quite a few times on stage and in his books.

How many times do you think (especially on Monday’s) about what you “have to” do today?

“I have to go to work.”

“I have to take out the trash.”

“I have to pay that bill.”

“I have to unsubscribe from the free paper towels Monday email service. I still have no idea how they got my email…”

If you took the time and wrote out all the times you think about what you “have to” do, the list would be staggering.

If we could reframe those thoughts into “get to”, just replace one word, our world seems brighter.

You see, there are thousands of people who would love to GET TO do what you HAVE TI DO.

You have to go to work? Tons of people are out of jobs right now.

You have to take out the trash? A lot of people are homeless and don’t have a trash can to take out.

You have to unsubscribe from stupid junk emails? The world is full of people who don’t even own a computer.

And from another angle, everything we think we have to do, actually helps us somehow in our own lives.

So today, each time you think of something you have to do, spend twice the time thinking of how blessed you are to get to do it, and how whatever it is will actually help you in the long run.

Get to it this Monday 🙂

-Dr Lindeman

Count the seeds? Or the apples?

Too often, we are concerned with the results.

We measure our days, quarters, years in numbers.

We count the apples, so to speak.

Sometimes we forget that there would be no harvest without tending to the seeds, the efforts, the process, the journey.

The numbers are important. They are a way to see where we are at that moment in time. But they don’t tell the whole story.

Unless, we are hoping the story ends there (boring and finite).

No we forget that our efforts, our imaginations, our work ethic, our vision for the future and the connections we have and create with others will determine the bounty of future harvests.

It is impossible to precisely tell what the yield we be from our efforts.

But the key is to keep tending to the seeds, and to enjoy the journey.

Count the fruit, sure, but then get busy tending to the process :-).

Have a bountiful seed-planting Tuesday!

-Dr Lindeman

Affirm!

I believe that affirmations (especially in the morning) are powerful.

Our subconscious minds are constantly telling us things throughout the day anyway.

Our “little voices” tell us that we aren’t doing a good enough job, we aren’t good enough, we are lacking compared to “that man” or “that woman.”

If we wrote down all the negative self talk thay pops up throughout the day, we may be astonished.

So to combat…AFFIRM the positives. Create the habit of noticing how friggin awesome we are, how amazing life is, and how we are going to continue growing both (our awesomeness and the worlds amazing ness) by coaching ourselves a bit more.

You are amazing!

Tell yourself 😉

Happy Monday!

-Dr Lindeman

Stop should-ing all over yourself

I heard something great in church this weekend.

“We need to stop should-ing 💩 all over ourselves!”

I loved it!

If you are exercising, reading, eating well, in a relationship, etc, because you feel you “should” be….stop!

Guilt is a repressor, not a motivator.

Instead, find reasons why you WANT to do those things. If you want to do them to form a brighter future, for instance, latch on to that, and let go of the “should.”

Have a monumental Monday, friends!

-Dr Lindeman

Contribute to your happiness by contributing to others

When we contribute, give, show compassion to others, we actually change our internal chemistry for the better.

The act of giving creates a ple thora of positive/feel good hormones to be released in our own bodies as well as in those of the receiver.

So when you give to others, you give to yourself 🙂

Happy Monday!

-Dr Lindeman

P.S. If you would like some more inspiration, check out my book “Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life” on Amazon 😀

Today of all days

9.11.01

Never forget.

Never forget all the souls this world lost.

So many futures, erased.

2,977 people perished.

Today, pay homage to all the brave souls who in the face of danger, had the courage to risk their lives trying to save strangers.

We can honor them by showing courage in our lives.

We may not be called to run into a burning building or pull victims from rubble.

However, the root word of courage is cor which is Latin for heart.

We can show courage in our lives by leading with our heart.

Love more today.

Lead with your heart and share it with others.

Be significant in the lives of others. You never know who desperately needs your smile, your compassion, your love.

“If we all light up, we can scare away the dark.”-Passenger (from the song Scare Away the Dark) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0hVQ2jjDpss

-Much love,

Dr. Joel Lindeman

Begin to love thyself…

A few snippets of a poem by Kim Mcmillen:

As I began to love myself

I quit trying to always be right,

and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is Modesty.

As I began to love myself

I refused to go on living in the past

and worrying about the future.

Now, I only live for the moment,

where everything is happening.

Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it Fulfillment.

As I began to love myself

I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick.

But as I connected it to my heart,

my mind became a valuable ally.

Today I call this connection Wisdom of the Heart.

Have an amazing day!

-Dr Lindeman

Redefine success

“People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you’re going to lose. You’re just going to. Even if you get the money, you’re not going to be happy.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk

I watched a keynote with Gary V in Malaysia this morning. I loved it!

He also said that we as a world population need to redefine success. It’s not about making a billion dollars, it’s about waking up in the morning happy and excited to “do” what you “do.”

Wishing you a successful Tuesday!

-Dr Lindeman

Fire more on this subject, here is an excerpt from my book, (one of the exercises at the end of the chapter “Lovin’ or Laborin’) Purposely Positive: How to Live an Intentional and Inspired Life, available on Amazon.

Purposely Positive Exercise: What Would You Do

Grab your notebook and do the following:

Answer this question:

What would you do with your life if you had an infinite amount of time and money?

Anything. Anything at all. Don’t think of any side-effects.
There are no anchors in this exercise.
Seriously, you’re going to live forever, and you have a quadrillion-gazillion dollar allowance every 2 hours.
Consider:

What would you do, today?
What about next week?
Three years from now?
What would you continually do?
What would your soul still yearn to accomplish?
What would you stop doing that you’re doing right now?

Where you are now is an old dream

Thanks to Ashley for sharing this today.

Sometimes we forget how far we’ve come.

A wise man gave me some advice once: Take 10 minutes and write out all the positive experiences, things, feelings, etc that you have had in the past 10 years that you didn’t have 10 years prior.

It may take a bit to get going, but once you start to realize all the things you’ve been blessed with over the past 10 years, they start flowing like a waterfall.

Take some time to sit in gratitude and to realize that dreams do come true 🙂

Happy dreaming my friends!

-Dr. Lindeman

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

So Grateful!

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”-Giblert C Chesterton.

I am so thankful for my life and for all those that make it possible. Below is a copy of what I posted in my other blog this morning, but it bears repeating. I am grateful!

Last week I was out of the office as I took my family and my mom and dad on a trip to Scotland!

10 years ago, when I was trying to open my office, I couldn’t secure a business Lon even though I had 5 years experience at a different chiropractic office and had some money in the bank.

My parents had confidence in me and they loaned me the money.

I will be forever grateful.

They had never been to a Chiropractor before. They grew up very medically oriented so chiropractic at that time was not on their radar.

I also had put them through a fair share of teenage tribulations when I was younger…

Nevertheless, they trusted me.

In those 10 years, I have been beyond blessed to be a part of so many lives.

Lindeman Chiropractic is thriving, and I am so grateful.

I paid off the loan last year and with that final payment, I told my parents I wanted to take them to Scotland to golf, to explore and to enjoy each other’s company.

It was a wonderful trip, we connected, we oohed and ahhed at castles, lochs and waterfalls. It was amazing and I am so grateful!

Thank you to all of the wonderful patients I have had the honor of helping these past 10 years. You have helped me do what I love to do. You give me so much joy everyday. I get to hold and adjust your babies, children, spouses and parents. I get to witness miracles. Every. Single. Day. My family is able to experience amazing places and we are stable financially.

I am so grateful!

Thank you!