Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Ellen Degeneres says this every day at the end of her show: Be Kind to one another. It's a simple declarative statement and it's amazing how elementary it sounds! But how can you turn something simple like that into your mantra? Easily enough-- just make it a habit.

When you are upset, and you let emotions get involved in your reaction, did you know that your IQ drops?! It DROPS! Think now about how many complete idiots are out there experiencing road rage. We have dummies just driving around because their emotions are getting involved. How many arguments could have had more pleasant outcomes? How many friends would you have? KINDNESS goes a very long way.

Lately I've been thinking that my job is not for me. I haven't been motivated to get to work and actually DO work. I think everyone goes through periods of that, especially in the first few months of working there. It's easy to get bogged down when you are first learning a new job and have a truckload of new tasks on your plate. I got an email from a troop leader this morning that said, "Thanks for keeping up with this stuff. It's REALLY nice having someone be on top of things for us. We appreciate you. I think you are doing an excellent job."  Isn't that SO nice? She probably didn't think anything of it, but let me tell you, it lifted my spirits and pushed me to do my job to the best of my ability today. It's only 11:30 and I've been so productive this morning!

My point is this: You don't know what kind of effect you will have on someone. But giving them a compliment is a guaranteed positive effect! Additionally, don't you just FEEL better when you look at things positively? When you don't get upset about every tiny little thing and let that ruin your day? I have a challenge for you today! I challenge you to think before you react to a situation. Consider the negative way to look at it and then look at the positive parts. There's always a positive way to look at things, by the way. And I guarantee the situation will come out in your favor if you do that. It takes 3 weeks to begin a new habit. So-- start your habit

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