Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
December 31, 2007 Issue 281
From the Desk of Bob
In many ways, 2007 has been an incredible year for us, and as it draws to a close, I find myself eagerly looking forward to 2008 with great expectations and anticipation of what is to come. I feel really good about our accomplishments this last year and I can't wait to see what we accomplish in the New Year.
May you all have a very prosperous and happy new year!
It'll be great in 2008! Bob
bob@mrattitudespeaks.com
In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Tap Your Creative Potential
Sunny Side of Life
Mr. Attitude's Life Tested Tools
Life Attitudes
"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way." -Edward de Bono
"Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality overcomes everything." -George Lois
"If you want to develop your creativity, establish regular work habits. Allow time for the incubation of ideas, and adhere to your individual rhythm. Violations of this rhythm can retard your creative efficiency."
-Eugene Raudsepp
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Seeds of Success: Tap Your Creative Potential
By Robert A. Prentice
Deep within each of us lies a great wealth of creative potential, and I believe tapping into this potential is the best way to solve the challenges that we encounter in our lives. Let me share a story that illustrates my point.
A lady takes her pet Chihuahua with her on a safari holiday. Wandering too far one day, the Chihuahua gets lost in the bush and soon encounters a very hungry looking leopard. The Chihuahua realizes he's in trouble, but noticing some fresh bones on the ground, he settles down to chew on them, with his back to the big cat. As the leopard is about to leap, the Chihuahua smacks his lips and exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here!" The leopard stops mid-stride, and slinks away into the trees.
"Phew," says the leopard, "that was close - that evil little dog nearly had me."
A monkey nearby sees everything and thinks he'll win a favor by putting the stupid leopard straight. The Chihuahua sees the monkey go after the leopard, and guesses he might be up to no good. When the leopard hears the monkey's story he feels angry at being made a fool, and offers the monkey a ride back to see him exact his revenge.
The little dog sees them approaching and fears the worst. Thinking quickly, the little dog turns his back, pretends not to notice them, and when the pair are within earshot says aloud, "Now where's that monkey got to? I sent him ages ago to bring me another leopard."
What a wonderful story to illustrate how with just a little extra thought and some creative thinking we can keep the "monkey off our back" and the "leopards at bay!" I challenge you to think differently about the issues you are facing in your life this year. Gather all the facts; be constructively discontent with those facts and do some brainstorming and green-light thinking. Then, simply write out an action plan to live a richer, fuller and happier life. Take action on the plan!
On the Sunny Side of Life
There were two bubbas from Alabama who love to fish, and they wanted to try some ice fishing. They'd heard about it up in Canada, and they took off for up there. The lakes were frozen nicely. They stopped just before they got to a lake at a little bait shop and got all their tackle. One of them said, "We're going to need an ice pick."
So they got that, and they took off. In about two hours, one of them was back at the shop and said, "We're going to need another dozen ice picks."
Well, the fellow in the shop wanted to ask some questions, but he didn't. He sold him the picks, and the the guy left.
In about an hour, he was back. "We're going to need all the ice picks you've got."
The bait man couldn't stand it any longer. "By the way," he asked, "how are you fellows doing?"
"Not very well at all," he said. "We don't even have the boat in the water yet."
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