Meaningful Mondays

"More than anything else, the world needs the healing influence of a great surge of simple Kindheartedness, to rid humanity of jealousy, selfishness, and greed. Such a surge must start with us, as individuals; it is beyond the power of the world's rulers or statesmen. Could there be a more opportune time for all of us to try giving ourselves away? Could anything else we might do as individuals contribute so much toward the peace of the world, or earn us so much personal happiness? I don't think so."  - David Dunn September 1947

Don't you hate it when you go to bed feeling like you could have been more productive? Well, STOP IT! Get a piece of paper and write down the 2 questions that can make your days even better-starting today! "There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today." - Thomas Monson

If you don't control your day, someone or something else will. A lesson for the ages from John Wooden. "All you can control is today. Yesterday is gone, and the future has not arrived yet. When you make the most of today, tomorrow will automatically be better." - Jamaal (Silk) Wilkes

Thank you, Anonymous How different would our world be if we all did frequent acts of kindness without expecting anything in return? Imagine Th’Ripples! This week’s Empowering Question: Who can I see today that I normally don’t see?  What small act can I do today, that can be anonymous, for somebody else?

AWE is a profound reverence, a personal, unexpected reaction to seeing God at work. - John Bingham, Associate Dean, Marriott School of Management. Remember... Record... Reflect ... your brain will change how you interact with the world. POTENT- People, Opportunities, Things, Experiences, Nature, Thoughts. Ask yourself can I see or experience what I would normally take for granted and/or perhaps not even see? This week's Empowering Question: What can I do to consistently remember, reflect, and record those moments of AWE?

A person is poor when he is friendless, but even poorer when he ceases to be a friend. "We are poor when we think that getting by is doing our best. Virtue, action, and truth properly blended in life make a person rich." - Marvin J. Ashton

Neuroplasticity is so exciting because it means that you're not stuck with the brain you currently have. Create a new view of the world around you by joining all those that have already signed up in the 2 Minute, 21 Day Gratitude Boost."If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't improve you."

Because you construct a world based upon the facts that you have, and if you're looking at all the negative facts, you've got a negative world. But if you're looking for the things you're grateful for, you've got a world that your behavior matters - you are constructing a positive world. Your behavior matters.

Words are just like the wind... they are everywhere. "Life is all about the conscious training of the mind and body to respond unconsciously in alignment with those things you value most." - William George Jordan "Worrying is a form of negative visualization, that actually helps create the scenario you see happening in your mind." - Joshua Medcalf

“We must suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces—regret ways tons." - Jim Rohn You are what you say "yes" to. By saying "yes" to the right things, it will be easier to say no to the less important. - Lee Brower

"Children have a much better chance of growing up if their parents have done so first." - Susan Peters "Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn, and then lead." - John C. Maxwell

"At the heart of misery, you will find the love of wrong things. At the heart of every joy, you will find the love of good things." - Dieter Uchtdorf Love should be our walk and talk. Ask yourself, "What one thing can I do today to bring more love into the world?"

Try replacing "I'm sorry" with ... "Thank YOU!" When you start to communicate appreciation you will improve confidence in yourself and gratitude in others. They, then, are inspired to repeat the good qualities you acknowledge.

Can you instill these motivators in your team? How about in your family? "Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled. They are four-dimensional: body, mind, heart, and spirit." --Stephen Covey "You don't build a business, you build people, then people build the business." --Zig Ziglar

"Never in the field of conflict was so much owed by so many for so few." - Winston Churchill "It's better to fight for something in life than to die for nothing." - Gen. George S. Patton

Dark is not the opposite of light. It is just the absence of light. Be the light. "We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light." - Earl Nightengale.

"I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots." - Albert Einstein As far as this business of solitary confinement goes, the most important thing for survival is communication with someone, even if it is only a wave or a wink, a tap on the wall, or to have a guy put his thumb up. It makes all the difference." - John McCain

"If you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world." - Emmett Fox "Don't insist on remembering things that the Lord is willing to forget." - Hugh B. Brown Thank you to Rand McCullough, Realtor.

Leaders are the people who elevate, motivate, inspire, and drive things forward, regardless of where they find themselves. "Silent gratitude isn't of much use to anyone." - Gertrude Stein "Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise." - Sam Walton

"The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives, but more to do with the focus of our lives." - Russell M. Nelson