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Eames House- Places That Inspire 5.08.11
The house glowed — a magical jewel box. Charles and Ray Eames are well-known for their contributions to furniture and industrial design, films, exhibitions, toys and architecture. They approached problem solving as an adventure, combining discipline with a sense of … Continue reading →
Creating Your Vision
“In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.” –Robert A. Heinlein The eight critical steps to success are: 1. Vision 2. Values 3. Goals 4. … Continue reading →
Conversations
In gaining greater self-awareness and using introspection you can be totally honest with yourself and deal with life coming from objective reality. Your present circumstances are primarily the result of your beliefs which created behavior resulting in the results that you have achieved at present. When you change beliefs causing a change in your behavior that will create different results.
Stop, Breath, Center, Observe
When you are having a crisis: Stop!
Don’t act or react.
Breath.
Center.
Observe:
What is the big picture?
Have I felt this way before?
What does this situation remind me of?
How was I feeling right before the event?
(I was tired, I was happy, I was already
upset, I was not paying attention.)
Dr. Maxwell Maltz, MD, FICS
“Am I regularly revisiting the past to gain a true perspective and think with understanding?”
–John C Maxwell, How Successful People Think, pp. 80 Continue reading →
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is crucial to our wellbeing, our happiness and reaching our goals in life. Our sense of self has the coding so to speak for “the map” we have in our head that tells us who we are and where we are in the world.
Vision Without Action
Action steps:
1. Create a Vision for yourself.
2. Write a plan of action, prioritize.
3. Live the plan as if you have become your vision.
4. Find mentors
5. Do it now!
Out Perform
Everything begins with an idea- this is the most important message that I can impart. Become an Optimist. The process of optimism is similar to that of pessimism only the fruits- the end result is opposite. Become an optimist in your thinking so when you awake each day you are glad to be alive, looking for opportunities – when acted upon will over time result in a life of success.
Visualize Your Future!
A vision board can be a bulletin board made of cork with a frame around that you hang on the wall where it serves as a daily reminder. It can also be pictures placed on your computer’s desktop as a slide show.
Winners Visualize the Rewards of Success
The Soviet team was clearly the favorite in any contest and their opponents were intimidated by the skill of the Soviet Team – the opposing team expected to lose and the Soviets expected to win, in most cases they were both right. Herb Brooks had a vision of how to defeat the Soviet team and designed a plan which included picking specific players who had the ability to beat the USSR’s Hockey Team at their own game. Team USA won the Gold Medal at Lake Placid, NY in the 1980 Winter Games, now known as the Miracle on Ice.