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Yay Friday...

3 Ways to wake up at work

1. Do chair twists. Stretching increases blood flow to muscles and helps you feel more alert, says Leigh Crews, certified trainer and spokeswoman for the American Council on Exercise. To do this at your desk: Sit up straight, lengthen your spine, twist to the left and hold on to the back of your chair for 10 seconds before switching sides.
2. Pick peppermint. Chew a stick of gum, eat a hard candy or sip some tea. The scent is invigorating and provides an instant boost, says Aimee Raupp, MS, licensed acupuncturist and author of Chill Out and Get Healthy.
3. Take a breath (or four). Stop whatever you are doing, roll your shoulders back, open your chest and take four deep breaths, suggests Woodson Merrell, MD, author of Power up. This helps you relax, refocus and refresh your mind and body so you can return to that monthly sales report energized. Abigail L. Cuffey


Women's Day Oct 2010

Job Search Sites worth a surf

USAJOBS.gov : On this federal government hu, browse positions by state, agency or occupation, from public health to education, and apply online.

http://www.linkup.com : Once a day, this aggregator site trolls over 20,000 corporate sites and posts those jobs - which may not be advertised elsewhere.

Where the jobs are:
Health Care: http://www.ama-assn.org
Environment: http://nrdc.org/energy/greenjobs
Startup: http://www.jobnob.com

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Life/Don-t-Let-Your-Resume-Age-You.html

Woman's Day Magazine - Oct 2010

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"All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." -  ºoº Walt Disney ºoº  

 USAJOBS.gov

LTM Lesson 1: A New Attitude for a New Day

 How many LITTLE THINGS matter?

Twenty-five years ago, I started making a list and today it contains close

to 1000 LITTLE THINGS. This book includes 100 of them.

As you read the lessons, keep two questions in mind:

* What are you not doing?

* Which of those that you are doing, could you do better and with greater

    consistency?

 

The lessons I selected for this book are those that can be applied to both

your personal life and professional life. This information, when acted

upon, will help you become a better parent and role model for your

children; will bring more depth to your valued relationships; will increase

people's respect for you and your influence in the community, and will

help you achieve whatever level of professional success you desire. I

believe that, if you apply these lessons to any part of your life, you will

see measureable results almost immediately.

Some of the LITTLE THINGS will feel natural and come easy for you;

some will require pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. Some will

challenge your current beliefs; some will provide ―Aha‖ moments. Some

may be life changing, and some you'll be tempted to dismiss as

insignificant. Don't allow yourself to think that one of these LITTLE

THINGS doesn't matter. They all matter.

When you read a lesson about a subject you think you know well, ask

yourself, ―Being honest with myself, how am I doing on this point?‖ As

you contemplate your answer, review the Little Things Matter (LTM)

Challenge at the end of each lesson for ideas about taking your skill to the

next level. The best of the best got there by being the best at the LITTLE

THINGS. When a new concept is presented to you, use your personal

initiative to start small and take the first step. With each small step you

take, your confidence grows. Every great success story begins with the

first step, and then another.

 

 

1. A New Attitude for a New Day

If you want to enjoy greater success, you must put the past behind you

and focus on your future. You can move beyond your failures and

disappointments to create a new, amazing life. I'm a firm believer in

Napoleon Hill's famous quotation: "What the mind of man can conceive

and believe, it can achieve." Attitude is everything.

Here is what I know from failing my way to the top. If you continue to

dwell upon your past failures, losses, and disappointments, you cannot

advance your life forward. Spending time thinking about them will have a

negative effect on your emotions and immobilize you from taking action.

You have no doubt experienced this negative feeling. Everyone has at

some time or another. In fact, anyone who has been willing to venture out

of his or her comfort zone has experienced huge disappointment and

failure.

Where do you stand today? Are you still haunted by the past? Are you

preoccupied with the memory of negative experiences? Here's what Jim

Rohn, one of my favorite teachers, had to say:

We must not beat ourselves to death with past mistakes,

faults, failures, and losses. The greatest opportunity today

brings with it the opportunity to begin the process of

change.

As you begin this series of lessons on the LITTLE THINGS that can lead

you to a better life, remember that today is a new day.

Learn From the Past

 Acknowledge your mistakes. When you make a mistake, accept

responsibility for the decision that led to the mistake. Denial leads

to repetition of the same mistakes and sends your self-image into

a downward spiral.

 Identify what drove you to make the mistake. Often mistakes

can reveal a new part of you. Address them and make needed

changes. Don't be discouraged if this process takes five minutes, a

couple of hours, or perhaps even days.

 Don't stay mired in the muck. Holding on to disappointment can

cause you to be bitter and depressed. Instead, learn from your

disappointments and get excited about becoming the person you

need to be to achieve your goals and live the life you desire.

In the words of Irish poet and author Oscar Wilde: "What seems to us as

bitter trials are often blessings in disguise."

Create Your Future

 Maintain a positive attitude. Look at challenges as opportunities

to become a better person. The times when I have grown the most

have followed my major failures. I'm convinced you can work

through any challenge that comes your way if you look at it as a

chance to improve.

 Develop self-control. This will require a conscious effort. Every

time I catch myself thinking about one of my failures, I have a

Improving Your Life One Thing at a Time. 9.

firm conversation with myself: "I can't change what has

happened. I've learned all I can learn. I refuse to think about it

any longer!" Then using self-control, I change my thought

process.

 Don't compare yourself with others. No matter what you have

experienced, there are people who have had it better than you, and

there are people who have had it far worse. I've seen some very

gifted people miss golden opportunities because they were

concerned with what other people were doing and how they were

getting ahead. Concentrate on your own growth potential.

LTM Challenge

Draw a line in the sand to separate your past from your future and begin

focusing 100 percent of your emotional energy on creating a fulfilling

life. If you truly know what it is you want and are willing to do what it

takes to achieve it, you can live the life of your dreams.

 

Dwelling on the events of yesterday causes you

to miss the fun and excitement of today

and the anticipation of what tomorrow may bring.

"All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." -  ºoº Walt Disney ºoº  

 

Little Things Matter by W. Todd Smith

So, I found this book online and thought it would be good to use in my work book club that we do.

This author sounds interesting in that he has made a difference in people's lives and in his own.

I am going to try to post the 100 ways to improve your life today recommendations that he has.

I highly recommend purchasing the book from Amazon or him directly so that you can write on it and take notes.

Let's get inspired!

 

Preface of the book:

Whether you want to become the world's best parent, develop into your

company's most valued employee, be a top-producing salesperson, or the

owner of your own successful business, the habits you develop and

choices you make—no matter how insignificant they seem at the time—

will define the level of success you achieve.

Brian Tracy, whose teachings have had a profound influence on my life,

wrote a challenging book Eat That Frog. He wrote about the importance

of developing good habits.

Your success in life and work will be determined by the kinds

of habits that you develop over time. The habit of setting

priorities, overcoming procrastination, and getting on with

your most important task is a mental and physical skill. As

such, this habit is learnable through practice and repetition,

and over and over again, until it locks into your subconscious

mind and becomes a permanent part of your behavior. Once

it becomes a habit, it becomes both automatic and easy to do.

Jim Rohn, who has been hailed as one of the most influential thinkers of

our time and whose teachings have also been a source of guidance for me

throughout my career, said, ―For your life to get better you must get

better."

Far too often I've observed that people focus exclusively on processes or

strategies to achieve their goals without giving serious consideration to

their personal attributes. In other words, they never ask themselves who

they need to become to achieve their goals.

Bound within the covers of this book are 100 short, action-driven lessons

that can help you become the person you need to be to achieve both your

personal and professional goals.

Regardless of race or age, position or education, you have the chance to

grow and develop skills, to build positive relationships, to create an

attractive personality, to reach your goals, and to enjoy a happy and

fulfilling life.

I hope that as you read and consider these LITTLE THINGS, you will

become excited about developing yourself. As you begin implementing

these lessons into your daily life, you will experience more energy and a

stronger motivation, new courage and inspiration, renewed hope and

greater confidence. Growing and becoming a better person is one of the

most rewarding feelings you will ever experience.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share the lessons I've learned. I

hope they make as big a difference in your life as they have in mine.

Wishing you success in achieving your personal and professional best,

W. Todd Smith

 

 

"All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." -  ºoº Walt Disney ºoº