Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
September 17, 2007 Issue 266
From the Desk of Bob
You can never tell how close you are to accomplishing your goals. At the final minutes it make look futal. This is when you must press on. Success may be just around the corner. Press on when you are hit the hardest. Do not give up!
To Your Continued Success! Bob
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Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Clarification of a Mission
Sunny Side of Life
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Life Attitudes
"If you would find happiness and joy, lose your life in some noble cause. A worthy purpose must be at the center of every worthy life."
-Jack H. Goaslind
"It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of person kind, bring hope to the lost and love to the lonely."
-Leo Buscaglia
"Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power." -Anonymous
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Seeds of Success: Clarification of a Mission
By Robert A. Prentice
Every now and then we hear these questions nagging at us, either in reality or in our imaginations. What is this all about? Why are we doing it this way? Where are we going? When will we get there? How will we know when we get there? Who is staying with us? These are all good questions just begging for an answer, would you not agree?
Here is what happens. (Keep in mind, this can happen on the job or in our personal life). We are busy; our schedules jam-packed. There are pressing deadlines and demands literally shouting for us to hurry up and get things done. So much of the day is given over to whatever seems most urgent, and yet you have this nagging feeling that what you value most-the really important things in your life-are being left in the dust. Every day starts out the same-so much to do, so little time to do it in. We promise ourselves that the important things will get done, but at the end of the day, we realize all we have done is rushed around stomping out brush fires, and what is most important to us has been left-again-by the wayside.
Time passes all too quickly, at a blinding speed that many times stunts our better judgment and thinking. It's at this time when the haunting questions come, and we realize we have lost our focus, and we can't seem to find our motivation anywhere. Our momentum, too, seems to have got up and left. Discouragement abounds and we need answers now!
So what's the solution? What we need, quite frankly, is to step back, regroup, and rethink our reasons for doing things in a certain way, method or manner. After all, if we keep doing a certain thing a certain way with out thinking of change or improvement, we can very easily be left in the dust. (Can't say I am aware of any buggy whip manufacturing companies that are profiting today, can you?)
In other words, a much needed clarification, or possibly a re-clarification, of the mission must occur if we are to regain our focus, be rightly motivated, and build momentum for future success. Each of us needs to rethink the purpose behind what we are doing, by asking ourselves these two basic questions: "What do I want?" and "Why do I want that?" and then writing down the answers to be able to see things from a new and improved perspective.
Is it time for you to do a little "tweaking" on your mission? I can guarantee you will never regret taking the time to examine your focus and motivations, as you clarify your mission, and your momentum will most assuredly begin to pick up speed. Call or write me if you need help with clarifying your mission. I will be more than happy to help get you started.
On the Sunny Side of Life
Pat and his wife, Martha, were getting ready to leave home for a vacation. Martha started out the door, then stopped and said, "Pat, this time you check to see if the coffee pot is off, television plugs are pulled, burglar alarm on, doors locked, and I'll go out and blow the horn."
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