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FEBRUARY 2019


Business Tips:

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth
Our management is doing a new study on the John Maxwell curriculum with the book called the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. We recommend you pick up a copy or listen to it online if you have the technology to do so. We will be exploring these laws as a team this year.
              The goal in the study is to help each of us learn how to grow and develop ourselves so we have the best chance of becoming the person we were created to be.
~ The Law of the Mirror ~
              You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself. You will not give yourself time to grow if you think you are not worthy of it.
              The “leadership lid” also works in the area of self-image. If from one to ten, my self-image is a three, what I’m able to accomplish will be a two.
              I have never seen anyone consistently rise above their self-image and be successful. In fact I have watched many people who have had success beyond their self-image and I’ve watched them literally sabotage themselves because they didn’t feel comfortable - because they didn’t believe that they were that good themselves.
How do you build your self-image?
·       Guard your self-talk-the damage done by others isn’t near the damage you do to yourself
·       Add value to others – lose yourself by giving yourself to others
·       Do the right thing even when it’s the hard thing because RIGHT ACTION = RIGHT EMOTION
·       Everyday, get a win – look at your schedule and ask yourself what I am going to today that is going to get me a win
Personal Tips:
~ Resolution 3: Attitude ~
RESOLVE TO: To Have a Positive Attitude in All Situations
Positive and Negative Voice tellers – you have both negative and positive voices in your head, you can’t totally turn off the negative one, but you do have the volume control. Develop the ability to turn it down or hit mute from time to time
Reframing - A person can change either the content or the context of a situation by reframing how he thinks about it. Robertson said, “Content reframing is changing the meaning of a behavior to help you see the good side and appreciate the otherwise unlovely character. Context reframing is finding a way to make an event or behavior to be represented in such a way that it would have value no matter how negative you think it might be.”
Pulling Negative Weeds -When a person listens to his negative voice or another person’s negative voice, he develops negative thinking, which germinates in his mind similarly to weeds growing in a garden. Weeds are negative viewpoints, attaching themselves to a person’s thinking, blocking good ideas from taking root. They (negative thoughts) can sneak into his mental garden, and they must be pulled immediately. If allowed to grow, they become stronger, developing root systems in his thinking patterns, making eradication difficult. They create “stinking thinking,” producing negative attitudes and selfish behaviors, which prohibit the growth of fruits in his life.
Long term versus Short Term Perspectives - Why let negativity seep into our hearts especially when we don’t know the long-term results of current events? Why do so many people get worked up, assuming everything is going against them, when actually, obstacles are blessings in disguise? Since human beings cannot know the beginning from the end, wisdom dictates that they reframe the events of life with a positive mind-set, empowering themselves to see the opportunities in every challenge rather than just the challenges in every opportunity.
John Wooden’s Second set on Attitudes
1.       Never whine -Winners don’t whine and whiners don’t win.
2.       Never complain - By complaining about others, a person feels less responsible to fix his own problems.
3.       Never make excuses - Leaders find reasons to win; others find excuses to lose.
Develop a thankful spirit - It’s hard to have a negative attitude when a person views his life through the lens of thankfulness.
By demonstrating character consistently, trust is the fruit of that consistent labor.
Woodward, Orrin. RESOLVED: 13 Resolutions for LIFE

Life Skills:
Faith, Family, Fitness, Finances, Friends, Fun, Following, Freedom; we call these the 8F’s in life.
Many of these categories can tell one where their priorities are in life by measuring the time one would spend in one of the above categories. I know we don’t have it all figured out, but we have a lot of great sources that speak into these items and we welcome your comments. Please feel free to drop us a line concerning any of them.
THE DAILY DOZEN
This year we are going to use this concept to explain 1 word per month that if made into a habit, we believe your life will, no doubt, improve.

WALK
              Do something physically active every day. In doing this your body will reward you with energy and capacity reserves when you need it the most. Figure out a way to increase your physical capacity so that your body can operate as it is meant to.


Notable quotes: They are italicized above.
Something I want you to know:
Your self-image, attitude, and exercise can drastically change your daily life. Find a way to make them habits of growth.



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