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Friday, September 20, 2002 Count your blessings, not your troubles - You might be saying to yourself "What do I have to be thankful for?" To this I would say, my friend, I have been there as well. Perhaps you are in a job you don't find happiness in, maybe you are in a relationship that you do not feel is working out like you would like it to. It could be that you've lost a loved one and are having a hard time dealing with your loss. The last example was the case for me several years back when I lost my father unexpectedly. On the outside I appeared tough, but on the inside it was a whole different ball game. I became consumed in my work as I tried deeply to hide the pain that I was feeling as a result of my loss. I realize this now after looking back. It wasn't really until I began to re-evaluate my way of thinking that I was able to find the healing that I needed. You see when I was able to turn around my thinking and focus on the fact that I was lucky to have had such a wonderful mentor, father, and friend (even if it wasn't for as long as I'd have liked) rather than viewing it from the standpoint that he had been taken away from me. In looking at it from this point of view I was able to gain a more positive outlook. I grew as a result of the new position that I was viewing this in. I was able to realize that the important thing was that I had been blessed by the time that I did have with my father. I can not begin to tell you how much it means to me to be able to see things from this viewpoint rather than the "he was taken away from me to early" side of things. Perhaps you are struggling with an issue in your own life. One in which you are allowing yourself to focus on the 'troubles' rather than your 'blessings'. I hope that as you examine the aspects in your life that you too will be able to focus on 'your blessings'. For whether we admit it or not all around us life is affording us blessing after blessing. The key is that we have to be willing to allow ourselves to enjoy them. Even if you have to look deep below the surface of the problem, take heart the blessing is there if you look hard enough for it... Your friend in cyberspace, Josh Hinds - (c) posted by Josh Hinds | Permalink Friday, September 13, 2002 Honest Compliments Are Powerful Motivators By Josh Hinds (c) 2002 Be careful never to miss the opportunity to compliment others for a job well done. One of the best ways to motivate another, professionally, personally or otherwise is often as simple as giving them a pat on the back. Contrary to popular opinion, money isn't the only thing that motivates people (it is one thing, but not the only thing by a long shot). No matter how big or small the accomplishment, take the time to acknowledge your friend or co-worker and you can bet you are going to see them take on a new found excitement in their next project or undertaking. Compliments build a person, they build a sense of pride that translates into other areas of a person's life. The bottom line is that your compliments very often have a positive snowballing effect. So few people take the time to honor another with genuine compliments that your decision to do so will put you in a place of advantage over many of your peers. You will also feel better about yourself in the process. There is an old saying that say's "If you want something bad enough be willing to give it away". Much in the way that our sharing of a smile makes its way back to us, I believe so does that of adopting a honest and sincere complimenting attitude. Starting today, set out with the intention of giving praise wherever it is due and I am certain it won't be long before you find yourself basking in the many advantages that go along with being that of the complimenter. May success and happiness beat a pathway to your door... Your friend in cyberspace, Josh Hinds posted by Josh Hinds | Permalink Friday, September 06, 2002 Succeed Because of Failures by Josh Hinds Failure is not the end of the world -- in fact, at some point in our lives we have all been (or are likely to be) face to face with some form of failure. The reality is that anyone who has been successful in virtually any undertaking has also experienced failure in their lives. If you don't believe me, do the research, just below the surface of every success story you are likely to find a man or woman who went against the odds in some way and came out a winner. The key to success lies in our ability to identify what went wrong, what we will do differently next time, and above all else our ability to get right back to the act of moving towards and ultimately achieving our goals. Failure is one of life's greatest teachers, embrace your failures, for it is in facing them that takes you that much closer towards our dreams!... Your friend in cyberspace, Josh Hinds posted by Josh Hinds | Permalink |
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