How important is your phone compared to others?

It’s more and more common.

People are staring at their phones, scrolling while others are sitting right in front of them.

This sends a message.  “You are not as important as what is on my phone”.

It just does.

Is that the message you want to send often?

Let’s say you are scrolling and someone comes and sits down with you and you put the phone down and pay attention to them. 

That makes people feel important.

Check out or check in?  It makes a difference.

“I will prepare, and my time will come.”

Preparation before an opportunity comes help to ensure it does.

Opportunity seeks out the prepared and drives by the unprepared.

Preparation makes you lucky.

What are you preparing for?

How to get people looking forward to seeing you again.

Make them feel important.

If you can make people feel important, they will like you and want to see you again.

Take an interest.  Ask questions and listen. Compliment them. Look for the good. Be useful to them. Help.

If you do that, you will be popular in no time!

Someone is watching you

Self-esteem is your reputation with yourself.  It leads to how you feel about yourself.

It’s the mental contract between who you say you are and what you actually do.

You are always watching you.

Keep promises to yourself.

Honor your word

There is something about a person who has found their center.

Character is not born in public – it is built in private.

Your aura is a living declaration of who you really are.

Not who you say you are, who you really are.

Honor your word, even when no one is watching.

Effort is your responsibility

“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result.  Tears will get you sympathy: sweat will get you change.”

People say they want this or that.  They may even start in that direction in some small way.

How much effort have you put into your goals?

When you feel like it, and when you don’t –

Effort is your responsibility.

Be nice to your friends (and spouse) – if you want to keep them.

“Don’t flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates.  On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

See it first

All improvement in your life begins with improved mental pictures, especially mental pictures about yourself.

What you do see yourself doing or being?

Can you see it clearly?

Can you believe in your pictures?

Spread true good rumors.

Nothing hurts your reputation in someone’s eyes like them hearing you talk bad about them or spread gossip.

But getting caught talking well of a person is acceptable to anyone.

Talk well of people behind their back.

You vs You

You are your worst enemy.  You’re lazy, lack discipline, make excuses, and want to stay in your comfort zone, where you will live and die small.

You are your own best friend.  You are capable, talented and heroic.

Who wins today?

This year?