December 3rd, 2010
My friend Darren Rowse posted this on Tuesday … it inspired me to create my own list!
Here’s Darren’s list:
Ten things that make me feel good…
1. feeling the sun on my bald head after a long winter
2. hugs from my kids and wife
3. walking
4. a latte with one sugar (sugar must be sprinkled on top and not stirred)
5. watching my kids discover something new
6. doing (or giving) something that improves the life of someone else
7. sleep (in a warm bed with flanelette sheets on a cold night)
8. being entrepreneurial
9. brainstorming
10. public speaking
Here’s How HE Tweeted It: My #FEELGOOD10 – Sun, Hugs, Walking, Lattes, Kids, Generosity, Sleep, Being Entrepreneurial, Brainstorming, Public Speaking
And, so…. here’s my list:
1. A still mind…or any other version of inner peace.
2. Snuggling with husband John.
3. Deep and intimate conversations.
4. Warm sunshine on my face – ideally while looking at the ocean
5. Creativity flowing.
6. Bikram yoga (except Standing Head to Knee posture)
7. A hot shower.
8. Affecting transformation.
9. A scrumptious red wine.
10. Uncontrollable laughter.
10 1/2. A purring cat (my father’s cat Calypso is motoring as I type)
What ten things make YOU feel good?
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December 1st, 2010
CHOICE - We are ALWAYS at CHOICE. Sounds simple. For many things, this is an easy and empowering concept to embrace. Someone asks you out to dinner. Do you really want to go? You decide “yes” or “no”. You’re at choice. Someone asks you to do something you DON’T want to do. Again, you’re at choice…”yes” or “no”.
Yet, how many times have you said, or heard someone else repeatedly say, “I don’t have a choice”? Deadlines. Big projects. Children. Commitments. Agreements. Board Meetings. Relationships.
Look at anyone who is stressed, overwhelmed or filled with anxiety…. and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t feel in control of their life. Our lives are filled with “have to’s”, “need to’s” and “shoulds”, which can bring great stress. When the stakes get larger, the idea of “choice” can go right out the window. In the eye of life’s biggest challenges, I’d like to suggest that “YOU ARE ALWAYS AT CHOICE”.
Let’s take a commitment you’ve made at work. Perhaps a huge undertaking that is going to require extra hours and serious focus with a tight deadline. You originally committed enthusiastically to the project, and now it’s impeding your life. The stress levels rise, and you find yourself overwhelmed because your health is being compromised, your family is demanding attention, and your “inner peace” has become a distant concept. You are saying to yourself, “I don’t have a choice. If I want to complete this project, and NOT lose my job – I HAVE TO WORK”. Perhaps you know someone who has experienced this scenario, maybe even you.
In the face of “I don’t have a choice”…..you have choices.
4 CHOICES …
CHOICE #1 – STAY in the perspective of “I don’t have a choice” WHILE RESISTING or RESENTING the original commitment. This is a CHOICE, whether you acknowledge it or not. When you choose “I don’t have a choice” you are playing “victim” to your original commitment (or choice) and/or the circumstances that surround you. I call this running on “auto-pilot”. “I made the commitment, I HAVE to follow through”. No, you don’t HAVE TO.
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