I’ve discovered an interesting parallel down through the years that I invite you to consider today.  To stay physically fit we must engage in physical calisthenics on a regular basis. The same also exist when it comes to our mental health and fitness, we must also engage in mental calisthenics.

These calisthenics include the programming and reprogramming of our minds.  Downloading the mental software that will empower and equip us to succeed in the days ahead is paramount.  And we must not forget to delete spam and junk-mail and erroneous information that may slow down our mental processing system.

Yes, it always has been and always will be our own responsibility to protect our mental computers from random viruses and hackers that would want nothing more than to compromise our positive hard-drive and corrupt our delicate mental software programs.  Be sure to maintain a topnotch firewall because random attacks are inevitable.

So the key question today is, will you be ready when your attack comes?  My unsolicited advice is not to “get ready” but to “stay ready” for an attack and you will ultimately live to tell the story of how you overcame and became something extraordinary.

Let’s continue in our unrelenting efforts to upgrade our mental computers on a regular basis as we all attempt to make it GREAT!

As I stumble my way through this life I’ve had the good fortune of coming across people who are sooooo negative that they oftentimes miss the meaning of the spoken and written positive messages because they’re too busy checking for errors in spelling, grammar and enunciation.  Yes, I think of these casual encounters with these negative people as “good fortune” because it reminds me that I can never allow myself to travel down that hill, for it is a very slippery slope indeed.  The unfortunate reality is that some individuals have been submerged so deep under the dangerous waters of negativity for so long that they may not even know that they’re drowning.

The good news is that people aren’t actually born this way.  It’s a direct result of over-exposure to negativity in their respective environments.  The laws of association suggest that it’s almost impossible to dwell in a negative environment around negative people for an extended amount of time and not develop into a negative person yourself.  

But take heart my friends, if you make an honest effort to change your environment or immerse yourself into positive things and surround yourself with people who are positive and uplifting and encouraging, you can totally reverse the affects of the negativity affliction.  So yes there is hope for a full recovery. 

Does this sound like anyone you know?   Hmmmm…  No need to point any fingers or call any names, just make sure you know the rules of the game and stay in the “right” lane and avoid unnecessary pain.   🙂

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I’ve realized that sometimes the most important conversation you could ever have during times of crisis and adversity in your life is the one you have with yourself.  The conversation where you convince yourself that you can overcome and become something greater in the process of it all.  The conversation where you influence and persuade yourself to believe that such struggles and challenges are allowed on your journey through this “life” thing only to make you stronger and more resilient.

The act of talking to yourself has been villainized for far too long.  It’s time to clear up an undeserving, old, negative image about self-talkers and get the story straight.  I sincerely believe that talking to yourself is a vitally important skill set.  The great ones know something that most people don’t know and they’ve made an effort to master the self-talk-technique and turned it into a little-known overlooked art form.   

Yes, the schizophrenic symptom of hearing voices can be a good thing when the voices in your own head are urging and cheering you on and reminding you that you’re an overcomer.  So I say to you today and everyday here forward.  Don’t be afraid of what others are saying and thinking about you when they see you having a good-old-fashioned power-chat with the man in the mirror.  Don’t be apprehensive about what others are thinking when they see you getting pumped up in your car or truck with no music on.  We do things today that most don’t so we can accomplish things tomorrow that most won’t.

Be encouraged today and continue to lean forward with confidence and make this good day a GREAT day.

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Years of experience has taught me that most people’s problems don’t necessarily need to be fixed they just need to be heard. 

Our natural tendency as human beings is to want to solve the problems of our friends and loved ones but attempting to solve the problems of others can in some cases do more harm to a person or relationship than help.  The surprising reality is that the solution to the most complex problems often times lie within the host itself.  So the best thing you can do for a friend or loved one sometimes is absolutely nothing but listen and give that friend an opportunity to work through that problem by wrestling with their own words and thoughts.  Being allowed to fully articulate in their own words the problem they’re facing can oftentimes be both therapeutic and cathartic and more importantly can reduce the level of stress and anxiety for many situations.  Just being willing to lend what I call an “affirmative ear” or be an “encouraging listener” can go a loooong way sometimes.

So I invite you to consider shutting up and listening sometime and just let the venting process run its course.  You just might find yourself being a hero to that friend or family member in distress.  Sure couldn’t hurt to find out for your self rather or not this really works.  Just a little food-4-thought for you today.  Hmmmmm…

Let’s all continue to make it GREAT!

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