Motivational Minute (12_90)

Quote:

“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out.” -- Thomas Babington Macaulay

Consider:

This quote reminds me of a story about a pastor who was boarding a bus.

The pastor paid his fare to the driver, who gave him too much change, so he promptly went back to the driver and said, "Excuse me, sir. You gave me back too much change."

The driver replied, "No, Pastor, I didn't give you too much change. I was at your church yesterday. You preached on honesty, so I just thought I would put you to the test."

There are a lot of tests in life to see if we have integrity and character. Integrity comes in where the fear of being caught leaves off. Fear is a fine deterrent, and it has its place. But a far better motive is wanting to do what is right.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_89)

Quote of the Day:

“Just as an oak tree grows from a little acorn so does great character grow from a great many decisions that may at the time seem very minor.”--Ben M. Herbster

Consider:

Every day, we are faced with hundreds, maybe even thousands, of decisions about doing either the right or the wrong thing. If you do a certain thing, you will get there before anybody else does.  If you lie just a little bit, you can cut this corner.  If you cheat just a little bit, you can pass this test.  There always will be those temptations to take the shortcut, the easy path, instead of doing what is right and what is honorable.

Think about this, and the next time you are faced with a seeming little decision, but one that will determine what kind of character you have, think about this quote.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_88)

Quote of the day:

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." -- William James

Consider:

We see too many people today who are plagued with negative self-chatter or low self-esteem. Are you one of them? I think at times we all are. If you suffer from this, I encourage you to do the following exercise.

Three easy steps to selling yourself on yourself.

1. List your strengths, best qualities, what you are good at, what people like about you.

2. Take this information and formulate it into a short positive statement about a paragraph long similar to an advertisement or sales pitch.

3. Read your positive statement out loud at least twice a day--when you wake up and just before you go to sleep at night.

For more powerful results:

Record your positive statement about yourself and play it back while driving, exercising or working around the house, etc.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_87)

Quote for the day:

“If you train your mind to search for the positive things about other people, you will be surprised at how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.” --Alan Loy Mcginnis

Consider:

It takes faith and optimism to be able to look past others’ shortcomings—to see their potential and what they could become.  The more you look for the good in people, the more good you will find. Like the saying, “Tell him he’s admirable and he will be admirable. Tell her she’s beautiful and she will be beautiful.” Having a positive attitude towards another, shows you have faith in them, and when you demonstrate this, that person is likely to try and live up to your expectations.

If you focus on a person’s bad habits or traits, it gradually takes on such importance in your mind, that it eventually eclipses anything good about that person. But it also works the other way: If you can focus on even one good quality, you will discover other good things.

In spite of faults, everyone has some good qualities. Look for the good traits in others, no matter how small or inconsequential it may seem, and praise them for it. Appreciating others for their good qualities will bring out the best in them.

If you start by looking for the good in just one person, you’ll more easily find the good in others as well. It’s contagious! Pretty soon others will view you as a happy, positive person who is nice to be around.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_86)

Quote of the day:

“Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Consider:

Have you ever had a friend you wished so badly that you could help? I know I have. However, I have found that it is sometimes better to just listen and not try to fix them. Let them figure it out themselves or you might be denying them the opportunity to really fly as the below story brings out.

The cocoon of the emperor moth is flask-shaped. In order for the perfect insect to appear it must force its way through the neck of the cocoon in hours of intense struggling. It is believed that the pressure to which the moth's body is subjected is a provision of nature for forcing the juices into the vessels of the wings.

A person was witnessing this struggle once, and out of pity took the point of some scissors and snipped the confining threads to make the exit easier, but the moth's wings never developed, and it spent its brief span of life crawling instead of flying through the air on rainbow wings.

Let us not be shortsighted and look not with false pity on those who suffer. Instead inspire their courage in the midst of it by reminding them of the glory to come out of their adversity.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_85)

Quote of the day:

“You contain within yourself a unique combination of talents and abilities which, properly indentified and applied, will enable you to achieve virtually any goal you can set for yourself. -- Brian Tracy

Consider:

This great quote is so true. However, no matter what your talents or abilities are, if you don’t take action and put them to use, they will not prosper you.

Please realize that action is the key to making positive changes in your life. Without action, no matter how much knowledge you have, or how much you know what the right thing to do is, it won’t do you any good.

Inaction will not result in fulfillment, taking action will! So act today. Like Jim Rohn says, “The best motivation is self-motivation. The guy says, ‘I wish someone would come by and turn me on.’ What if they don’t show up? You’ve got to have a better plan for your life.”

What action can you take today to make progress toward one or more of your goals?

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_84)

Quote of the day:

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” -- Frederick Keonig

Consider:

I read the below stats a while back and was reminded of it by the above quote.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the millions who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 900 million people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

These stats certainly makes me want to count my blessings. How about you?

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_83)

Quote of the day:

“Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change.” -- Jerry Frankhauser

Consider:

Optimist or pessimist? Is your glass half full or half empty? According to staffers at the renowned Mayo Clinic, your answer to the second question not only answers the first, but it also reflects your attitudes toward yourself and life in general, each of which plays an important part in how well you live and possibly even how long you live. It almost goes without saying that positive thinkers are far more likely to reach their goals than negative thinkers. If your thought patterns have that much bearing on your happiness and well-being, doesn’t it make sense to stop from time to time and examine the way you think and work at making positive thinking a habit?

In explaining their approach to this subject, the Mayo team writes in terms of self-talk—the endless stream of thoughts that run through your head every day. Self-talk can be positive or negative, and so can its outcome. Positive self-talk promotes positive action and progress, while negative self-talk triggers discouragement and defeat.

Some self-talk is based on fact, and some on fallacy. The first step to becoming a more positive thinker is to learn to distinguish between the two, and to reject the false. It is not true, for example, that you can never do anything right. Rejecting such outright lies eliminates a lot of the negative. Some negative self-talk may have an element of truth, like "I probably won't be able to do this because I've never done it before." This can be countered with affirmative statements, like "Here's a chance to learn something new."

Start using positive affirmations today and see the positive results.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_82)

Quote of the day:

“On life's report card, attitude counts, enthusiasm counts, a commitment to lifelong learning counts, hard work counts, and helping others counts. If you go all-out, you will feel the difference in the quality of your life.” -- Steve Lodle

Consider:

In the '60s the Beatles sang a hit song called "Can't Buy Me Love." They could just as well have sung, "Money can't buy me truth or happiness or peace of mind."

You can hardly blame people, though, considering that nearly everywhere they turn some new product or personality vies for their attention with the same hollow promise: "This is it—the key to happiness at last!" And you can't blame the hawkers either, they need to make a living too.

Never-the-less, there is a little voice inside each of us that keeps telling us there has to be more to life. The things of this world can bring momentary pleasure and comfort, but they can never truly satisfy our inner self. While some people get caught up in the pursuit of momentary happiness and pay little or no attention to that little voice, others can't ignore it.

Which voice are you listening to, and which will you act on?

If you need help finding peace of mind the Meaningful Living course can help you. Write me an email at the address below.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_81)

Quote of the day:

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart...Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.” -- Hannah More

Consider:

The power to forgive is one of the greatest powers given to man. It is part of the nature and essence of God, and when you exercise it you assume godlike stature. You have the power to forgive and thus rise above the pettiness of mortals.

Choosing to forgive another is one of the hardest things most people ever do, especially to forgive something that is undeserved. It is difficult, because to forgive is not part of human nature. Human nature cries out for revenge and retribution. But why get stuck in human nature?

Whether that person who wronged you deserves forgiveness or not is not the core issue. The issue is you doing the right thing. No one really deserves forgiveness. If others have done wrong, they deserve justice. But forgiveness is greater than justice. Justice is human; forgiveness is divine.

Take time to consider if there is someone you need to forgive.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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