Positive Change By Being A Positive Energized Person

A few days have gone by without much writing. My job has been busy this week and am preparing for a trip overseas. Another chance to put my own thoughts and methods to use in front of customers. It will also be a chance to meet with people of different nationalities. Even when a different language becomes a barrier, you have to find a way to bridge that gap.

It can be nerve wracking at times and seem overwhelming. Similar to what you may be thinking when trying to make change in your own life. It can happen that you are sitting at work wondering what it is you can do different. Work harder, take more classes - get smarter? It was written and where I can't remember right now, but it was advice being given to a new university president. He was told to take care and be nice of your top students, they will one day return and be great professers. But take even greater care of your 'C' students, for they one day will return with a check for millions to build a new facility.

It isn't the smartest that succeed all of the time. It is found that many times that the difference in success is your attitude. "Most of those who succeed in achieving their goals do it by creating an environment for opportunity. They feel that they are entitled to go after what they want in life... They open themselves to positive change by becoming positive, energized people. They don't limit themselves with a poor self-image or a negative attitude. They get rid of negative baggage that holds them back. They believe in themselves, giving others cause to believe in them." - Stedman Graham, (You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan For Success)

So it doesn't take being the smartest one with the highest grades. You don't have to have the huge college degree - it helps though - but having all of these things is nothing without attitude. So keep trying, go that extra amount and see what happens. Good things can only come your way.

It may be a day or two in between while I'm gone...but stick with me. Together we'll get your life moving towards its potential.

Roller Coaster

Seoul Land Amusement Park in the Seoul Grand Park.

Riding Lifes Journey

Where does one come out in the end once change begins? Are you looking for a final answer, the prize or the brass ring? You've smiled at someone, allowed a yielding car into line and told someone what a great job they've done. Now you are thinking, here come the rewards. Just sit back and let it all flow to me.

I certainly wish it were so. It doesn't end until life ends...you will constantly be striving to live a great and positive life. And as you do, good things will happen to you. Of course it won't be like winning the lottery. Then again, there might be one or two of you that actually do win the lottery. But a windfall as such doesn't guarantee happiness.

So you keep moving forward, doing those things that I talk about. It can be a Roller Coaster ride but it is a lot more fun then a Merry-Go-Round. Instead of simply going round and round, think about the ups and downs and twists and turns. Heart thumping thrills and unexpected excitement every bit of the way.

Expect that it won't be easy all of the time, expect that with every low comes a new high. It isn't to say that you suffer emotional extremes, but understand that life will throw you curves. (see how I moved from an amusement park theme to a sports theme) Enjoy it and as I've stated before this way of life will become second nature. Have a great time with your life.

Maybe Change Jobs

There are those of you looking to change careers to better your condition. A change in attitude helps but you may say...a new environment, a new place to spread my wings. Are you ready for that kind of change?

In her book, "Radical Careering: 100 Truths to Jumpstart Your Job, Your Career, and Your Life", Sally Hogshead digs into ways which will help you make that jump. She speaks of several things but a few of the '100 radical truths' that ring home with me are;

- Being in a crap job isn’t your fault, but staying in a crap job is

How true this is. I hear people from time to time in my own business of how much they dislike what they do. Or just how bad the job is that they must perform. I happen to love my job and what I do so it is difficult to understand at times. But my first response to them is, 'then why not do something else?' No one is keeping you here, it isn't some external force that says you must work here. It is letting yourself blame others for your condition that is keeping you in that horrible, depressing job. Take responsibility and make a change.

- Mistakes are tuition

I have made so many in life that a whole series of college courses could be put together. But I'm not alone in this...everyone makes mistakes. I expect that mistakes will be made and lessons learned from them. It isn't that I am happy that mistakes were made nor do I purposely allow them to happen. But I do acknowledge that they will happen. Take time to be irritated with yourself in acknowledging a mistake, then move on...remember...SUMO from earlier articles.

- Make your memoirs worth reading

This is what everyone down deep has in them. How will I be able to look back over my life. How will others look back over my life. You may state that you don't really care..and there are those like that...but then again those folks wouldn't be reading my words. Make it a story to be proud of, one that can give insight to others to guide them, to offer inspiration to others, to simply be able to look back with no regrets that you didn't try harder to make the world a little bit better place to live in.