Wednesday, December 21, 2011

LIVE THE LIFE YOU DESERVE

Have you caught any reruns of  'Friends' lately?  Humor is a GREAT stress reducer.. and we caught a few episodes this past week.. one got me thinking.. It was the episode where Monica found a 'fake' Monica had stolen her credit card and was ringing up a bunch of charges.. as she rattled off the list, she complained to Rachel that this girl was 'living my life' and doing a much better job of it than her.. she was admiring the 'fake' Monica for not having the fear to do all the things SHE would like to do, but did not have the guts to.. We got a good laugh out of the episode.. but it brought to mind Robin Sharma's list below, especially #8.  As we finish up 2011 and move into 2012.. I challenge you to LIVE THE LIFE YOU DESERVE.. whether it is a new job, a new hobby, getting fit (er) or making a difference in other people's lives.. make a decision and DO IT!  Sometimes we have to start out small.. but the power is in ~starting out~.


A gift from Robin Sharma:

1. Do important work vs. merely offering opinions.
2. Lift people up vs. tear others down.
3. Use the words of leadership vs. the language of victimhood.
4. Don’t worry about getting the credit for getting things done.
5. Become part of the solution rather than part of the problem.
6. Take your health to a level called superfit.
7. Commit to mastery of your craft instead of accepting mediocrity in your work.
8. Associate with people whose lives you want to be living.
9. Study for an hour a day. Double your learning and you’ll triple your success.
10. Run your own race. “No one can possibly achieve real and lasting success by being a conformist,” wrote billionaire J. Paul Getty
11. Do something small yet scary every single day.
12. Lead Without a Title.
13. Focus on people’s strengths vs. obsessing around their weaknesses.
14. Remember that potential unused turns into pain. So dedicate yourself to expressing your best.
15. Smile more.
16. Listen more.
17. Read the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
18. Reflect on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt who said: “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”
19. Persist longer than the critics suggest you should.
20. Say “please” and “thank you”.
21. Love your loved ones.
22. Do work that matters.

Blessings to you and yours,

Ginny

“Care more than is reasonable, achieve more than is possible, dream more than is normal.” ~ Robin Sharma