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When being right is wrong
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Reader I'm not a big Marvel fan, but this line from the Toby Maguire Spiderman movie has stuck in my brain: "With great power comes great responsibility." Last Thursday I taught my Human Operating System model to a group of nonprofit leaders. The punchline is simple: You have tremendous power and influence over the results you get.
Reader, I am keeping it short and simple this week. I am choosing my perspective and I want you to join me in doing the same. Today I have two calls about potential new speaking opportunities. Tomorrow I head to Omaha to speak at the Nebraska SHRM conference later this week. One story I catch myself telling is that I am very busy right now and it is overwhelming. This morning I stopped myself and changed the story: It is raining opportunities and I am dancing in the rain. My situation is exactly the same but my attitude about my situation is totally different. Overwhelmed is no longer a bad thing. Now it is abundance in action, and I feel energized to meet the moment. I am being the better version of myself because I stopped the "stinkin' thinkin'". Now it us your turn, Reader. What "stinkin' thinkin'" trap is gunning for your peace of mind? How will you flip the script and create your own dancing in the rain shift? Hit me up and share your story. PS - Does your team or professional membership group need this reminder? I'd love an introduction. The BEST Review of Show Up Positive Ever
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Rita Ernst, Positivity Influencer
My weekly emails are for you if you want a transformational SHOT OF POSITIVITY that makes you think, gets you laughing, and sparks a positive change. Start each week inspired.
Reader do you ever get that sinking, heavy, fluttery feeling in your stomach? It's July 13th, my oldest daughter's 16th birthday. She just passed her written drivers test and now we are headed to Florida with her former gymnastics coach and my good friend, Rebecca. Tomorrow morning we must be at the New College in Sarasota by 1PM to drop my daughter at her two week Duke Tip marine biology program. We stop in Atlanta for some fun, then continue to the Georgia/Florida border to spend the night....
Reader, procrastinating is the sneaky play of your avoider. Your avoider uses a variety of stories to trick you into inaction: I don't want to do that thing It can wait till later Maybe somebody else will take will take care of it I'm not ready yet I can't do it well enough so I might as well not try And although there's truth in each story, it's only a half truth. The other half of the story is: If I get this done now I will get it off of my mind The sooner this is done the sooner I can...
Reader, if you want to grow do this... I used to teach gymnastics. I would watch girls work so hard to learn a new skill only to have their overall performance decline at the meet despite nailing the new skill. In sports this is known as the a temporary dip. I told them the one and only sports psychology truth I knew: the dip is expected; perseverance is the key. Now I find myself in that same situation. I started playing pickleball in March and I am just starting to feel like I can hold my...