I received an email today in response to Monday’s “Pay It Forward” email. My friend shared how someone recently told her, “I usually give and give and I have decided that I can’t just keep helping people without getting something for me.” This made me think of Zig Ziglar’s famous saying, “You will get all you […]
Pre-Flight Checklist
It doesn’t matter whether pilots are brand new or on their 5000th flight – they still go through their pre-flight checklist every time they fly. We can borrow this strategy. A lot of people have some fear about making phone calls. Here’s something you can do about that. What if you create a pre-call checklist […]
Beware The Trap Of ~ It Will Be Better When
Life Is Good
1 Year Anniversary December 4, 2014
Emotional Inventory
OK for others to contribute to me
Say out loud, “It is okay for others to contribute to me.” Then rate how true that feels. For most people, this does not feel very true. Some people can hardly even say the words. We’ve got head trash about what it means to ask for help and about allowing others to contribute to us. We […]
Light
The seed of even the tallest tree first started in the dark and then grew to the light. You were darkness and now you are light. Let your light shine ~ ever so brightly! Much love, Jonathan Know someone else who would enjoy a daily dose? Here is the subscription link bit.ly/1cwK52J The […]
Mock Comfort vs Real Comfort
When we retreat from things that make us uncomfortable and take the easy path or let ourselves off the hook, we experience mock comfort. Sure we don’t have to deal with whatever that thing is which creates temporary short term relief. But, we have to deal with something else instead, something that is quite a bit […]
Better When Better Now
People often fall into the illusion trap of “I’ll be happy when ___________” ~ when something is different. But they won’t because happiness is not a circumstance. Happiness is a choice. People often do the same thing with taking the steps to produce better results in their life. “I’ll do better when ________ is different.” […]