Essentials – Day 6

6. Learn to Handle Your Emotions Emotional strength and self-control is more important that intelligence. When everything looks like it is falling apart, you can’t become an emotional basket case. Emotions must be controlled. The person in the room who is the calmest in a crisis is the one every one wants to follow.  If you fall apart at the first sign of pressure or chaos, people will begin to lose trust and confidence in your ability to find the way...

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Essentials – Day 5

5.Learn to Handle Pressure Pressure is always going to be present – if you’re alive, you will have pressure.  Every time you worry, it is because you have created a negative mental image in your head. Worry intensifies pressure. Complaining and worrying are not problem-solving tools.  If you are worrying, you aren’t solving the problem.  Learn to be a...

Essentials – Day 4

4. Live a Disciplined Life: Create Habits and Routines Whatever lifestyle you choose, there is a price to pay.  The price you pay to eat what you want and sit on the couch is your health, energy and appearance. The price you pay to eat right and  exercise routine is not getting to eat and do what you want; but, ultimately the ROI is  much higher: good health, high energy, trim figure and feeling great about yourself! Obviously, this tip is not just about physical goals; it has to do with your personal, professional and relational dreams.  Self-control comes about when we admit we have areas that need to be controlled: emotions that run high, appetites that run wild, and selfish tendencies that leave us empty. A disciplined lifestyle is the key to a happy life. You can change your life by changing your habits. Changing what you do cannot be done in 21 days either. When you decide to do something, set out to do it for 100 days and do not deviate. After this, it will be locked in and hard to break. Daily habits, weekly routines, monthly checklists – get...

12 Essentials – Day 3

3. Live  with Passion, Gusto, Enthusiasm Enjoy what you are doing. Enthusiasm comes from the Greek en theos: In God. It  is an attitude that is contagious and it is highly energizing. This is not a foolish attitude, but a level of  energy that unleashes creativity and solutions. This attitude is a quality decision you make to live life to the fullest: in your work, your relationships, your hobbies.  It involves helping others, being grateful and using stress as fuel for growth and not as an obstacle to growth. You may have heard ‘Life is what you make of it’; I can’t say it any better....

12 Essentials

The power of one to make a positive change is enormous. One person can change a life, change  an organization, change a neighborhood, change a nation. Yet before anyone can lead the charge to make a difference in the world, personal leadership must  be mastered. In my own life I have discovered there are certain areas of attitude, beliefs and commitments that must be learned to achieve success – 12 that I believe are essential to a productive life: personally and professionally. When practiced daily, they will become habits, then they become who you are and what your are known for. For the next 12 days, one tip will be posted.  Use the next 12 days to grow your capacity to make a difference in the world around you. 1. Do It Now To get things done you need to take action. Things seldom happen on their own. People at the top of every profession share one quality — they get things done. This ability outweighs intelligence, talent, and connections in determining the size of your salary and the speed of your advancement. Some people have been procrastinating for years, for decades. The way to overcome procrastination is to do it now! Fear is the attitude and belief behind this behavior. If you are afraid, you won’t leave the shore. You have to leave your place of security to grow. Change requires effort built on the belief that it can be done.   The problem is not motivation; it is not commitment: it is...