Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
May 19, 2008 Issue 301
From the Desk of Bob
Good Morning!
We are yet celebrating our 300th issue of Monday Morning Motivations. With teamwork and dedication my wife and I, each week, set out to encourage, challenge and inspire our readers to greater things both personally and professionally. We understand the principle that when you give abundantly, abundance is most often gained. Enjoy your free weekly issue of Monday Morning Motivations.
Additionally, we are thrilled to announce the release of my first book, Home Grown! Currently we are releasing it as an e-book in the near future it will be available online in both soft and hard cover. This book has been a labour of love for over 15 years. I am sure it will always be a work in progress. E-mail me if you are interested in purchasing a copy. We are getting the shopping carts set up in the next week or so.
We believe you will find the book will help you with your life planning and organization. It will help give you greater focus, too.
With much enthusiasm! Bob
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In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Check Up from the Neck Up
Sunny Side of Life
Mr. Attitude's Life Tested Tools
Life Attitudes
Grant Fairley: "A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience."
Author Unknown: "Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you."
Author Unknown: "A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change."
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Seeds of Success: Check Up from the Neck Up
By Robert A. Prentice
I am firmly convinced that 99.9% of everything in life boils down to our attitude. That's why I believe that every day we should do what I call a "check up from the neck up" to discern what our attitude is communicating to others around us. If what we discover is a negative attitude, then of course, an adjustment is obviously necessary.
Sometimes other people-often those closest to us-may bring to our attention exactly what our attitude is speaking. I know for a fact that if someone is spewing out a bunch of negativity, chances are pretty good they have a negative thought life. And the reverse is also true: If a person goes around espousing positive bits of information, chances are pretty good they have a positive thought life. Whatever one thinks and believes will come out in their words, thoughts, and actions.
We human beings have been so wonderfully created, and have been given such a marvelous capability to change our attitudes, as an act of our will. We all have the power to determine what our own attitudes will be in any given situation. Even when surrounded by people with bad attitudes, we can choose not to let their negativity affect us. We can determine to respond in a positive way, even in the most negative of circumstances. It takes only an instant to shift an attitude, and we can if we have the want-to. Why would we ever choose to live in the muck, when we have such an incredible gift at our disposal?
My encouragement for you today is to stop for a moment and do a quick assessment-a "check up from the neck up." Listen to the way you speak to others, and notice the way they respond to you. How is that attitude of yours? Are you an encourager, or a person who tends to tears others down every chance you get? Do you speak positive things about life and other people or just grumble and complain all the time? Are you generally enthusiastic and filled with joy, or gloomy and pessimistic?
If you don't like the answers you come up with, you'd better get that attitude of yours adjusted right away. Don't delay! But don't stop there! Do a "check up from the neck up" every day. In fact, do it as many times a day as is necessary, because, when it's all said and done, it all really does boil down to attitude! to help you. You'll both be glad you did!
On the Sunny Side of Life: BENEFITS OF BEING OVERWEIGHT
A new report suggests that being overweight is not as harmful as is commonly believed, and actually confers some surprising benefits.
Being five to ten pounds overweight could protect people from ailments ranging from tuberculosis to Alzheimer's disease, research indicates.
Those carrying 15 to 25 extra pounds are better able to recover from adverse conditions such as emphysema, pneumonia, and various injuries and infections, states the report.
Thirty to forty pounds of flab could help fend off breast, kidney, pancreatic, prostate, and colon cancer.
And an extra fifty
pounds on the scale may improve eyesight, reverse baldness, cure the common cold, and reduce global warming.
In general, the report concludes, overweight people are happier, more successful in business, smarter, and friendlier.
The study was funded by a research grant from McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Haagen Dazs, Sara Lee, and Krispy Kreme.
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