Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Motivational Minute (12_91)



Quote of the day:

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” -- Pope John XXIII

Consider:

We've all seen cartoons that portray a person at a point of decision with a guardian angel on one shoulder, and a little devil on the other, each trying to persuade the person to do or not do this or that. The message is simple, clear, and often amusing, but what we sometimes fail to realize is that there is also an element of truth in these caricatures.

In the coaching world the little devil trying to persuade you to “not do this or that” is referred to as your limiting beliefs, or negative self chatter. We all have these two voices trying to influence us: one encourages us to do good, to be encouraged, to affirm our self-worth, and the other is constantly trying to pull us down.

Think of your mind as a radio. There are many stations broadcasting—sending waves out in space. Good broadcasts inspire faith, hope, love, wisdom, truth, instruction, and other positive thoughts that inspire positive actions. But other stations may dwell on the negative and send out broadcasts that deliberately flood the airwaves with lies, propaganda and time-wasters—anything to occupy your mind and distract you from receiving the good and the positive.

You can choose which station to tune into. You control the radio of your mind. Which broadcast [voice] are you tuned in to? Which one guides your thoughts and thereby controls your time and actions?

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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