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KINDNESS BALM

If asked what kindness is, most would respond being nice to someone or doing something nice for someone. You would be correct. The effort it takes to demonstrate kindness varies contingent upon one’s intent to be kind. In some instances, it’s not that we are intentionally not exercising kindness; it’s that we have become so consumed with what is on our plates that kindness may not show up as second nature. If that is you, think about how you can exude your kindness just with your being.

It doesn’t take much to be kind. It can be as simple as smiling or greeting people whether you know them or not. Some instances, it can be a compliment or a wish of a good day. In fact, it can be the mere fact that you acknowledge them.

Being kind is your good disposition in action for the benefit of others. And you may never know the difference it will make in another’s life.

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EXPERTS REACH BACKWARD & FORWARD

I often wonder who….

Teaches the teacher, preaches to the preacher, counsels the counselor, leads the leader and so on. Not to oversimplify this, most of us know the general answer. However, if you want to be effective in whatever role you have, it is necessary to reach forward and backwards no matter your level of expertise.

Reach backwards to get help from those who have traveled the path you are on and have navigated the pitfalls that you can avoid. Reach forward to help others that may be attempting to go where you have been and share your insights for their benefit and success.

We are only as good as weakest link, be it our lack of helping others or failure to receive help.

How far forward and backward is your reach?

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CORRECTION - IMPROVEMENT

Correction has sometimes had a negative connotation because it has been associated with having done something wrong. Here’s an opportunity to see correction as a good thing…just consider it a time to create improvement.

Be it your exercise program, eating plan, self-care regime or saving money, applied correction can be good for you. First it means you have something to work with and you are not starting from scratch. Second it means it’s an opportunity to build upon what you have started and be better at whatever you choose to correct. Thirdly, there is no required limit to applying correction. For every step you take to make improvements, you can add new methods of correction until you reach your optimal goal.

Until you run out of methods of correction, it means there is no stopping you from improving and reaching your goals. In fact it somewhat cyclical; correction to improvement – improvement by correction.

What will you correct to improve?

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OPEN-HANDED

People often speak of having an open mind. Doing so leads to considering various perspectives and perhaps experiencing a freedom from some thoughts that may have clouded judgment. Being open minded also leads to having full experiences…..new and different and different from the status quo.

In that same vain, consider being open-handed. This idea creates a mindset that it’s okay to let go of anything that is not helpful for your plans. Being open-handed will also position you to receive all the good that is destined for you and to grab just what you need to sustain you on your journey.

So, are you ready to give and receive? With your open mind, have OPEN HANDS.

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HAPPY EXCELLENT MONDAY!

Today is another opportunity to make the most of what is important to you. Anything less than your best effort may result in a goal being completed, but will it be completed well? Will it be completed in excellence?

To half do something is the equivalent of mediocrity. It is to be less than stellar and will NOT result in excellence.

So, if you want your life to represent excellence, what’s it going to be?
Let’s practice excellence....28 days to implement excellence in whatever you do.

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DON’T QUIT

How many times have your started something then stopped?
How many times did you start that same thing again and quit again?
Or maybe you start something, stop doing it, then start doing something new and quit that too.

Can you describe what completion looks like? In other words, how long is the list of things started and never finished?

Accomplishments are based on what gets finished. You may modify your efforts, but you cannot quit!

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AT YOUR BEST
There are all kinds of comparisons to determine if something is better than another or which may be the best of any category. However, when we think if ourselves, we control our being at our best.

Being your best is to separate yourself or what you do from who or what deemed as average. What is determined as best may vary from person to person. So, it is good to know what your best looks like. As you think of the following questions, identify what your best looks like.
When are you at your best?
What does it take for you to be at your best?
What prevents you from being at your best?
What is your impact on those who experience you when you are at your best?

If being at your best generates results that make you shine brighter in the world, keep doing whatever it takes to be your best.

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IN THE PROCESS

Through conversation, a young lady once said to me, I don’t want an ‘In the Process Man’. There was much chuckling to be had when she explained an in the process man. While attempting to pursuit the woman he has actullay completed nothing, rather his conversation starts with him saying the following: I’m in the process of….
* Getting a job or starting a business
* Moving out of my mom’s basement
* Getting a new car
* Getting myself together
* Getting my money…paid $$$

Those are just a few of the kinds of statements spewed by such a man.
In reality, that concept of “in the process” rings profoundly. In the process by itself has no negative meaning. However, in life, if that is your constant state with no mark of completion or progress then, one must ask what is your process? What gets in the way of your progress? What are you willing to do to move from being in the process to making progress?
Don’t be stuck “in the process”!

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YOU

When planning your calendar or creating your schedule, YOU should be the first agenda item. Everything else gets filled in around YOU, understanding your non-negotiables are family and work. More importantly, even that should not consume so much of you that YOU get lost or become resentful of those for whom you are constantly present.

When all the scheduling is done, make sure there is some white space for those moments of just because, emergencies or shifting.

A fulfilled YOU has more to give!

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YOUR SOUL SPEAKS

If the eyes are the window to the soul, what is your soul saying when one looks into your eyes?

Do they see your, sadness, joy, state of your heart or contentment?

What does your soul say to you when you look through the window by way of your eyes?

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INSANITY

There is never any good connotation for insanity, because in short it is repeating a behavior that is not going to give you the results you seek. You may liken it to continuously using your head to bang a brick wall and thinking each time, “I am going to knock it down”. In reality, that concept is not possible and is actually insane.

Some approach life the exact same way, keeping up a behavior that is not fruitful. When you know what you want the end result to look like, your efforts have to align with achieving that result. When you don’t garner the results you are seeking, adjust your attempts accordingly.

Not making the necessary changes will keep you on the “Insanity Train”. Think about the ways in which you can change your train ride or course of action and make significant progress.

In Other Words, How Will You Stop The Madness!

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