Productive Balance

12/27/2012

Ok people, it is almost time!! Who is ready to set those resolutions and rock 2013??!!

11/13/2012

"They can because they think they can."
Virgil

11/09/2012

Looking forward to enjoying a little time off after having a wonderfully productive week! Have a great weekend everyone!!

11/06/2012

3. Be a Good Leader

We cannot be effective in any area of life unless we have good leadership skills. Leadership is an art and each of us needs to find our own approach to it. Primarily, we need to understand how to lead ourselves, and this means having a compass, a direction which guides all our actions. This compass often takes the form of a personal mission statement, a document spelling out the values we live by.

As we lead others, whether as parents, bosses, in families or organizations of which we are a part, we need first and foremost to lead by example, making it clear what our values are and that we live by them. Any inconsistency in our professed values and our behavior will be spotted, seen through and will ruin our effectiveness. Personal complicity and double standards are the nails in the coffin of our ability to lead.

A good leader will lead quietly and subtly, from the rear, without fuss, without fanfare. In the words of the Tao Te Ching,

‘A good soldier does not inspire fear;
A good fighter does not display aggression;
A good conqueror does not engage in battle;
A good leader does not exercise authority.

This is the value of unimportance;
This is how to win the cooperation of others;
This to how to build the same harmony that is in nature.’

11/02/2012

Key to Success
2. Take Responsibility

Since we have the power to choose our experience, we also need to accept responsibility for this. Perhaps not that everything that comes our way is a direct result of our own thinking (though some might say it is) but what we attract into our life is, largely, a reflection of our thinking. Much of this occurs on a subconscious level, but the subconscious takes its lead from the thinking mind, so changing our thoughts will change our world, and we are responsible for this.



Our behavior is a natural outcome of our mental images, and so we are responsible for our behavior too, and also for the behavior we tolerate in others. If we allow others to ride roughshod over us, then we have ourselves to blame.

11/01/2012

Key to Success:
1. Be Proactive

Viktor Frankl said that between stimulus and response there is a gap, and within this gap lies all our freedom. Even as he was suffering immense privations in a N**i concentration camp, he realized that he was responsible for his thoughts and actions and was not simply a bundle of conditioned responses.

Like Frankl, we should strive to be the creators of our own destiny, orchestrating our experience of life. Everything starts in the mind and ripples out, so what happens around us is a reflection of our own inner world. Whether we allow our inner world to grow wild, whether we let weeds spring up and take hold or whether we cultivate a green and pleasant garden – it is all our choice: this is what it means to be proactive.

10/31/2012

Have you ever thought of being SUCCESSFUL? Let me share with you this article I found. http://www.thechangeblog.com/success-in-life/ 5 Fundamentals for Success in Life

10/29/2012

10/28/2012

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” via Chris Grosser

10/27/2012

Help each other stay motivated and on track to success by leaving supportive comments and feedback directly through PB Connect!

10/26/2012

1.Plan
2.Act
3.Evaluate

And bam! Just like that in three easy steps, there you have it – a productive week. Do this every week to have a productive month. Though make sure that you keep at least one free weekend to just laze-out and blow off all the steam; letting your systems cool down and recharge completely!

10/25/2012

EVALUATE - The good thing about a plan, and corresponding action is that it takes just a thought or two to evaluate how you are doing. Your inner systems are smart; they are like the sensors and storage those fancy scientists want to build – recording and processing everything all the time. Tap within, see how are you doing, and make necessary changes!