Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed with everything that is going on in our lives at home and at work, that the thought of reaching out to help another person is just too much. So we keep our heads down and just get on with what we have to do. And sometimes that is the way to get things done. And sometimes, we need to put our head above water and reach out and today is that day!
You will be amazed at how much time you have available to reach out. Sometimes, people don’t even want a lot of your time, just a couple of minutes to ‘run something by you.’ It’s how you treat those minutes that makes all the difference in the world. You can either listen distractedly and think, “I wish they would finish so I can get back to what I was doint,” or listen and focus as if they are the only person that counts for this moment.
When we reach out to people and share our knowledge, we are not just assisting in someone else’s well-being–we are ensuring our own well-being also. Instead of depleting our energy, we are actually replenshing it! As we do our best to bring happiness and health to others by being useful, we are preserving our own richness of life. It is like a flowiing stream of well-being. So reach out today. Rock N’ Roll Jeff & Val
June 15th, 2007
Telling the truth about what you feel and think is a way of cleaning up and cleaning out your mind. Whenever we lie, the first thing we have to do is remember it. We have to remember the time, the place, the who, the what and this takes a lot of energy. Worst of all, there is that constant dread that you will slip up! When we tell the truth there is nothing to remember because we are simply recalling what actually happened.
Now this does not mean that we go around telling people exactly what we think about them. When telling the truth we must always ask ourselves, “is it kind, it is necessary and is it wise?” It is not beneficial to ‘take the gloves off and speak your mind’ if it is just going to hurt someone without it doing any good.
The kind of truth we are talking about is saying what you think about an idea or a situation. So for example, if someone comes up with an idea that you feel is not going to work, then tell the truth about it. It will free you up, and it will free others to speak up also. Most importantly, when you tell the truth, it makes you the kind of person that people can rely on to ‘tell it like it is!’ Rock N Roll Jeff & Val
June 14th, 2007
Some days you just want to be heard and when this happens, you want to be as clear as possible and keep your emotions out of it so that you do not alienate others.
Here are a few keys thoughts: 1) use simple speech, 2) speak in short sentences, 3) make it clear when you reach an important point, 4) don’t be afraid to lay out your views. Have a great day. Rock N Roll Jeff & Val
June 13th, 2007
People like people of good cheer, so whatever your job, make it your first goal today to be an uplifter. That means that you make it easy for others to communicate with you. Begin sentences with “yes and…” instead of “no but…”
Maintain a positive attitude with everyone you meet so that they feel confident in your ability to handle every situation. People will enjoy your openness and livliness. Your social and professional situation will expand in a positive way when you are a solution finder and an uplifter. Rock N Roll Jeff & Val
June 12th, 2007
Just for today have the word “organize” in your mind. Whatever is going on for you today think organize. Clean up your space. Get rid of old things that you haven’t used for a long time. Clean up your files and create a really great, clean and orderly space for yourself.
That way, you will find that your mind is automatically cleared as a result. When you organize your things and clean up your spaces you can bring in new and amazing things. It is like creating your amazing life in advance.
Think about what you want and it will come to you. Test it out today, organize, clean out and create the kind of life you want to live. Think big things, think things that you really want. Rock N Roll Jeff & Val
June 11th, 2007
What is it that lifts your spirits up? How do you find that motivating spark? Whatever it is that keeps you going day to day–you can increase your connection to it just by being aware. It’s funny we went into Starbucks this morning for a coffee and one of the employees was mopping the floor. There is construction going on outside and so everyone is bringing in dust and the floor is continually getting dirty.
He had that look on his face of ‘what am I doing with my life? Mopping a floor?’ And he was great, he said, “good morning how is it going?” and then we had a bit of a laugh and joke with him and we all were laughing. And that is what life is about. It’s mopping the floor and doing the things that we don’t want to do, and still being willing to have a laugh and a joke.
Whatever your motivating force in life, however you get inspired to have a great and wonderful life, you can do it by keeing things simple. We are all connected. We can have a laugh and a joke. We can smile at people. We can take ourselves less seriously. So just for today, have a laugh. Have a joke. Break into lots of smiles. Rock N Roll Val & Jeff
June 8th, 2007
You know that we talk a lot about motivation, inspiration and being the best that we can be. I just want to be clear about that, because it doesn’t mean that we stop communicating about what is going on with us. If something bad happens, yes it is our choice about how we react….however, that doesn’t mean that we ignore the bad thing. If you need to talk to someone about it–then go ahead and talk. Don’t keep things bottled up inside.
Here’s the steps to opening up about what is going on with you:
1) Make sure the person you talk to is not a gossip. How do you do that? If they are talking to you about other people and sharing things about other people, then more than likely they will be doing the same about you.
2) Make it a one time deal. Don’t keep on talking about the bad stuff that is happening. That will just get you into victim mode which is someone who keeps talking about everything that is bad.
3) Look for a solution. If something bad happens look for something good. Everything that happens in life has the possibility for something good to happen….keep searching for the good in life and it will come to you.
4) Take action. Happy people take action on things. They have dreams and goals and they do them. So be a doer and not just a talker.
Rock N Roll Val & Jeff
June 7th, 2007