Sunday, June 28, 2009
I have moved ...
I have put all my blogs into one place, glennedley.com. Please click here to go my new blog.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Todays minimotivator #106-2009
Al Weatherhead said, "Your adversity is real. It cannot change. But it can be transformed."
Hows that for telling it how it is, "Your adversity is real". I am finding more and more that if I face a situation head on (write it down even), and then ask how to I get from here to where I want to be, solutions always pop into my mind. Sometimes though it means taking a break and making sure I have something to write on when I'm doing something mundane like the dishes or having a shower. Making it real means your mind gets into action to do something about it.
Hows that for telling it how it is, "Your adversity is real". I am finding more and more that if I face a situation head on (write it down even), and then ask how to I get from here to where I want to be, solutions always pop into my mind. Sometimes though it means taking a break and making sure I have something to write on when I'm doing something mundane like the dishes or having a shower. Making it real means your mind gets into action to do something about it.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Todays minimotivator #105-2009
Following on from yesterday Lee Iacocca said, "If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got."
When you stop and think, really think, you will know exactly what is really important to do today and everyday. Make a list of those things and launch into them like a bull at a gate.
It amazes me what happens when I do just that - fantastic stuff.
When you stop and think, really think, you will know exactly what is really important to do today and everyday. Make a list of those things and launch into them like a bull at a gate.
It amazes me what happens when I do just that - fantastic stuff.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Todays minimotivator #104-2009
Kathleen Winsor said, "Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do."
Think about your day so far for a minute. ....... What have you knocked yourself out doing so far today? I've probably been doing the same thing so I'm writing this so that we all stop, think and make sure we do what we want to do before the end of the day.
Think about your day so far for a minute. ....... What have you knocked yourself out doing so far today? I've probably been doing the same thing so I'm writing this so that we all stop, think and make sure we do what we want to do before the end of the day.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Todays minimotivator #103-2009
P.D. Ospensky said, "It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning."
Have you asked yourself the hard question; where is my life going? Not the easiest to answer and my direction does change from time to time. But there are overriding values and goals that never change and as long as I stick to them I am on the right course for me.
Do you what your top 5 values are?
Have you asked yourself the hard question; where is my life going? Not the easiest to answer and my direction does change from time to time. But there are overriding values and goals that never change and as long as I stick to them I am on the right course for me.
Do you what your top 5 values are?
Monday, June 08, 2009
Todays minimotivator #102-2009
Leslie Fieger said, "Any fool can run towards the light. It takes a master with courage to turn and face the darkness and shine his own light there."
This quote really made me think, "Am I shining my light on the darkness?". I feel sure I am sometimes but the light looks awfully warm. Are you shining the light on the darkness and lighting your own path?
This quote really made me think, "Am I shining my light on the darkness?". I feel sure I am sometimes but the light looks awfully warm. Are you shining the light on the darkness and lighting your own path?
Friday, June 05, 2009
Todays minimotivator #101 - 2009
The Japanese have a saying: "The nail that sticks out, gets pounded down."
In New Zealand we talk about the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" but I feel sure most of that is in our heads. Yes you might get pounded down if you stick out. But, more often than not you will find others who are sticking out and together you can resist the pounding and get on with building something great.
In New Zealand we talk about the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" but I feel sure most of that is in our heads. Yes you might get pounded down if you stick out. But, more often than not you will find others who are sticking out and together you can resist the pounding and get on with building something great.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Todays minimotivator #100-2009
Virginia Satir said, "Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him."
Your relationships do depend do how you communicate with others. I sometimes have trouble communicating my ideas to someone because once I meet them, and discuss their needs I have heaps of ideas for them, and I have to somehow communicate the one idea that will change the game for them. However people perceive me as being passionate about what I do so it generally works out.
I got asked this question recently by Jenni from Success Formula and it really made me think of my communication; How do you think people perceive you?
Your relationships do depend do how you communicate with others. I sometimes have trouble communicating my ideas to someone because once I meet them, and discuss their needs I have heaps of ideas for them, and I have to somehow communicate the one idea that will change the game for them. However people perceive me as being passionate about what I do so it generally works out.
I got asked this question recently by Jenni from Success Formula and it really made me think of my communication; How do you think people perceive you?
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Todays minimotivator fresh from my desk
Orison Swett Marden said, "Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."
If you have watched fantasy movies there are lots of times where people come up against a foe who when cowered before is powerful and strong. Yet when stood up to disappears because they were an illusion. When you come across an obstacle be strong and your mind will come up 10X more creative ways to get through it than if you cower and allow it to beat you.
If you have watched fantasy movies there are lots of times where people come up against a foe who when cowered before is powerful and strong. Yet when stood up to disappears because they were an illusion. When you come across an obstacle be strong and your mind will come up 10X more creative ways to get through it than if you cower and allow it to beat you.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Todays minimotivator fresh from my desk
Fr. Alfred D'Souza said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
Life wouldn't be the same (or even life) without obstacles. Your life is happening now, this is it. The irate client, the mortgage and the credit card bill are life. It's your attitude towards them that make it "real" or not. Be optimistic, hold your head up, look people in the eye, smile, take responsibility and make decisions. Your life will become more than real, it will become amazing.
Life wouldn't be the same (or even life) without obstacles. Your life is happening now, this is it. The irate client, the mortgage and the credit card bill are life. It's your attitude towards them that make it "real" or not. Be optimistic, hold your head up, look people in the eye, smile, take responsibility and make decisions. Your life will become more than real, it will become amazing.
