Motivational thoughts to improve morale and get better results for your team. Anecdotes to avoid stress and overcome burnout.
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Motivational Minute
March 27, 2000

Hello Friends!

Here is a message of POWER and PASSION to get your week started with ENTHUSIASM!

Please feel free to share it with your friends and associates.

Do you ever just feel overwhelmed with life?

When I feel like there are just too many projects and too many things to get done, I try to remember the importance of solid focus. My three year old son Tristan is the perfect example of this. The little guy
really knows how to get what he wants and he certainly doesn't let a few "NOs" get in the way. He is so focused when he wants something and
so persistent about getting it that his sheer will can wear you down at times.

He loves a new cartoon that has just recently come out on video. This has become almost a nightly ritual that he watch the movie at least for a few minutes before going to bed. My wife and I use this as a motivational tool to make sure he listens - otherwise
he does not get to watch the movie. Well when this happens you would think that after a few "Nos" he would give up. Yet he goes on and on and will ask to see the movie a hundred times or more! Of course we as parents have to keep our word if we have already said no, but I find myself marveling at the little fella's incredible persistence and absolute unwillingness to take no for an answer.

His focus for getting what he wants is a lesson for all of us adults who feel like giving up when things go wrong or when there are many things to get accomplished. The truth is that if we give up on getting one thing accomplished because of everything from a no answer to just "getting tired of trying", we will ultimately get NOTHING done.

The old syndrome of taking too much time "getting ready to get ready" can destroy your enthusiasm as well as your productivity. When you feel like your head is just buzzing with things you need to attend to, try slowing down and attacking one thing at a time with the focus of a persistent three year old. Interestingly enough, a small child's attention span is far shorter than an adult's, but their focus when
they want something (as evidenced by my son) is razor sharp.

Disciplining yourself to maintain solid focus is also very relaxing and stress relieving. Rock climbers say that, although what they do is extremely dangerous, they feel enormously relaxed after completing
a climb. WHY? I mean shouldn't they feel exhausted and completely mentally wrecked after risking their life?

The rock climbers say that because they have to clear their minds in order to have complete focus on only one thing, they actually relieve stress and feel a relaxation that is amazingly peaceful. So in this extremely fast-paced world in which we live, slow your mind and focus on one thing.

You will feel more relaxed, productive and enthusiastic about all aspects of your life. Be PASSIONATE about your focus and your life!

LAUGH-A-DAY

Little Boy In The Wedding

A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd (alternating between
bride's side and groom's side). While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar. So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step,
ROAR all the way down the aisle.

As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time he reached the pulpit.

The little boy, however, was getting more and more distressed from all the laughing, and was also near tears by the time he reached the pulpit.

When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, "I was being the Ring Bear..."

QUOTE-OF-THE-DAY

"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar."
- Helen Keller

BE YOUR BEST!
Michael L. Stahl
speaker, author, trainer
www.michaelstahl.com
(407) 855-2476
"Helping organizations and individuals to 'Focus Your Power' for maximum productivity and workplace enthusiasm."
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