Monday Morning Motivations Tenacity Pays

Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
September 21, 2009 Issue 369

From the Desk of Bob

Wednesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. (central time), right here at your computer is the time and place for a special webinar I am calling "Breakfast of Champions!" This webinar is for those who desire a mid-week boost to enhance their success attitudes. "Breakfast for Champions!" is a short, sweet session designed to challenge you to maximize your life.

There's room for up to 20 people to participate each week and you can sign up for as many sessions as you like, as it fits in your schedule. So bring your breakfast to your computer screen, sign in and tap into this outstanding program. Each week we will focus on one specific aspect of attitude, skill, and/or knowledge.

Sign up for "Breakfast of Champions" at www.mrattitudespeaks.com. Please note there is a small fee involved.

On another note, we are focusing our energy here on speaking to groups who are meeting at conferences and association events. (This is where I believe I do my best work.) If you are a member of an association that needs a speaker to kick of the conference or end the conference on a positive high note, please have them get a hold of me.

Also, we have a huge number of audio recordings on my audio blog called Prairie Beacon Radio. These recordings are short and sweet and if you have never heard them please take a few minutes to check them out at www.prairiebeaconradio.com.

Finally, if you have participated in one or more of my seminars in the past, I sure would like to hear from you regarding the benefits you have received from the training. I am compiling this information for some future marketing strategies so I would need your permission to use what you send me. Please send a hand-written or typed note on your letterhead, if possible, stating how my training has benefited you to: Bob Prentice
410 Wessington Street South, Wessington, SD 57381

Have a result-producing week! Bob
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My Upcoming Speaking Agenda:
10/2/09 - Sitting Bull School - McLaughlin, SD - Teacher Inservice
11/14/09 - District 5 SE Lions Forum- Sioux Falls - Motivational Talk
1/13/10 - SD Rural Water Board- Keys to Better Leadership Training
4/28/10 - Minnesota Sheriffs' Association - Key Note

Recent Past Speaking Engagements:
2/09/09- Enemy Swim Day School - Waubay, SD
2/26/09- Teton Coalition, Inc.- Rapid City, South Dakota
2/27/09- SDCTE Conference- Chamberlain, SD
3/5 - 3/6/09 - Opportunities, Inc.-Great Falls Head Start
3/18 - 3/19/09 SD County Commissioners Conference, Pierre, SD
3/20/09- Riley Brothers Construction- Morris MN
3/26/09- Teton Coalition- Rapid City, SD
4/7/09 - Sanford Health Conference, Winner, SD
4/23/09- Teton Coalition, Inc.- Rapid City, SD
4/24/09- SDSRT Conference,- Rapid City, SD
5/12/09 - Walmart - Huron - Leadership Training
5/19/09 - Golden Triangle, Cavour, SD - Leadership Training
5/28/09 - Teton Coalition, Inc. - Rapid City, SD - Leadership Training
6/16/09- RC Family of Companies- New Effington, SD - Special Meeting Speaker
6/18/09 - Teton Coalition, Inc. - Rapid City, SD - Leadership Training
6/19/09 - Rausch Granite Systems - Rapid City, SD - Leadership Training
7/23/09 - Dow Rummel Retirement Center - Sioux Falls, SD - Staff Meetings
8/17-20/09- SDDC- Redfield, SD Staff Development and Leadership Training

Attitudes to Live By

"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." –Glenn Turner

"A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." –Desiderius Erasmus

"First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you." –Rob Gilbert

Seeds of Success: Thoughts on Overcoming Worry and Anxiety

By Robert A. Prentice

This day and age it seems everyone is so maxed out. The pressure is on us all to perform at such a high degree just to survive. Tempers seem to flare so easily and solutions are hard to implement. Stress is so high that many are paralyzed in their thinking and living. Stress related illness and disease are running rampant and taking its toll. We need to fix this now.

In all reality, overcoming worry and anxiety can be a simple process when we begin to understand that worry is our mind working in reverse to hold us back-a bad habit that can and must be changed. This habit of fear and worry always has a devastating impact on our mental and physical wellbeing, so if we are to overcome worry and anxiety in our lives, we must determine to take control of our thought life and begin to move in a forward direction with new and more productive habits of thinking.

So, how do we do that? Well, as you may know, I could talk for hours on the subject of stress management, so can only share a few of the strategies that have worked for me over the years. I have found that in order to develop habits of right thinking that will ultimately help us to overcome worry and anxiety in my life, we need to make sure our priorities are in the correct order. For me, that means more time spent in prayer and devotion, for that is where my peace comes from. That is the first step.

Daily remind yourself that "this too shall pass." Time changes things and difficulties always have a way of moving on. I always ask myself "what is the worst that can happen?" and then prepare to accept the worst. Then I start looking for solutions to the problems and challenges I am facing. This action step alone helps you overcome. (And do you know, the worst you imagine rarely happens.)

Make it a point to refuse to let the economy, or your job or your boss, or any other negative thing control your life. You are the decision maker for your life. You choose your attitude.

When you discover that your decisions and choices have gone wrong, don't start placing blame. Take responsibility. It's never easy to admit you were wrong, but in doing so, the stress is often relieved completely and you are free to change course and make right choices, unburdened and unhindered.

Probably my best advice to you is to be more aware of when you start feeling the stress building up in you, and instead of trying to plough through it while you let all those negative emotions eat you alive, just stop! Take a moment to regain your bearings. Take a deep breath to relax and gain control of your emotions. Remind yourself that you are building a new and positive habit of thinking and reacting that will help you to overcome stress and anxiety.

It's a Monday, and I can almost guarantee something stressful will occur almost any time now. How will you react? The decision is yours.

On the Sunny Side of Life: Hot Air?

A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman tending to the flowers in her garden. He descended a bit more and shouted, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend that I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'

The woman below replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.'

'You must be an Accountant,' said the balloonist.

'I am,' replied the woman, 'How did you know?'

'Well,' answered the balloonist, 'everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you have delayed my journey.'

The woman below responded, 'You must be in Management.'

'I am,' replied the balloonist, 'but how did you know?'

'Well,' said the woman, 'you don't know where you are, or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise of which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow it's now become my fault!'

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