Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
November 5, 2007 Issue 273
From the Desk of Bob
We have finally moved our business headquarters into its new location for our business enterprises. We took the house that we recently moved out of and converted it into our new business offices. We have space for growth and expansion and this is a huge asset. Everything will have its own space and place. This will save us an incredible amount of time into the future.
We have been having a lot of fun deciding what goes where and how we will best use the space. This process has created so many creative conversations. Yes, the down side has been that we are exhausted at the end of each day. But, we can see the future down the road will be bright for our business and ultimately we will be able to serve our customers and clients even more effectively.
I must go now and move some more boxes of stuff.
Have a wonderful week full or great promise and joy! Bob
bob@mrattitudespeaks.com
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Sunny Side of Life
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Seeds of Success: Choose Wisely!
By Robert A. Prentice
Are you making the right kinds of choices and decisions? Look back on your life and then look at it now. What you have and what you see now are the results of the choices and decisions that you have made.
Amazingly, each of us makes literally thousands of choices and decisions in our lifetime. Here are just a few examples of the many types and kinds of choices we make:
* Who to spend time with
* The way you will comb your hair
* What you will eat
* How fast you will drive
* Whether you go to church or not
* If you will use your credit card now or wait until you have the cash
* How often you are late for something
* How often you feel sorry for yourself
* How much you respect yourself
* The amount of time you will spend with your children
* How you will handle your challenges at work
* How interested you are in others thoughts and opinions
* Where you will get your pleasures
* What your responses will be when you do not get your way
* How you will carry yourself
* How much appreciation and encouragement you will give
* What your personal goals will be
* How hard you want to work
* Whether you will put things off or get it done now
I could go on and on, since there really is no end to the number of decisions that we must make in a day, a week, a year, a lifetime.
There is no question that how we choose to live our lives will affect our outcomes and the type of life we will lead. In fact, I was sharing with a friend just last week that each decision we make will determine what new choices will be presented to us next. It's kind of like a circle of life. If you want to live a life that is full of joy, peace, success and fruitfulness, make sure that when confronted with the opportunity of choice that you choose wisely!
Many who make an unwise choice are not happy with the results of their decision-making and may not even realize how that one choice, followed by more unwise choices spiraled downward to disappointment and frustration in their life. I am reminded of something I ran across, that illustrates my point perfectly: John did not get his promotion because he did not get all his work done on time because he was late yesterday because he had to stop for gas because he didn't stop for gas the night before because he was late coming home because he was working late because he came in late that morning because he had to iron a shirt because he had nothing clean to wear because he forgot to pick up his shirts from the cleaners on his way home the day before because-
How sad John lost out on a promotion. Too bad he chose to procrastinate, putting things off, taking short cuts and failing to plan and think things through. What a difference a wise choice or two would have made along the way.
Don't be like John. Living your life by your own choices and decisions is one of the most incredible freedoms any of us can and will ever have and can lead to fulfillment or frustration. You get to choose! I encourage you to Choose Wisely!
On the Sunny Side of Life
I read a story recently about an American who did her nurse's training at a hospital in Liverpool, England. She and her fellow students had little money for meals, so they ate the (not-so-good) food provided at the hospital complex. When they took their breaks in the kitchen, sometimes kindly visitors would give them some of the treats they had brought for patients.
One night, a woman brought a pork pie to the kitchen and said to this nursing student, "Would you 'eat this up, love?"
Delighted at the offer, she and another student devoured every crumb.
Soon the woman returned, however, and asked, "Is me 'usband'
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