Breathe in COURAGE and exhale F E A R . . .

Da!ly Dr!ve . . . v2 of 52 . . .

It’s STARTS with a POSITIVE (+) ATTITUDE and ends with . . . Well, this is your story too, so you finish the sentence . . .

You’ve heard before . . . It’s not what happens to you that matters, rather how you react to what happens to you . . . And that’s simply it ~ YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE . . . continuing to stay positive during adversity . . . On Sunday, Nov. 15^th hundreds and thousands of Triathletes set out to Swim, Bike and Run the IMAZ – Ironman Arizona 140.6 miles . . . Through the rain, the wind and the cold . . . many were tired, cold, wet and nervous, but they kept on . . . And many of them accomplished their goals . . . Why, not because they trained, not because they showed up and swam, biked or ran, but because they were determined to finish – they had a strong mental and positive attitude which carried them through the difficult times and helped them be strong, when it would be easy to just stop . . . You see, our minds have a way of allowing us to continue to press on, our bodies will do almost whatever it is our mind believes . . .  While I sat inside, watched TV and chilled out . . . Hundreds of people were working hard, all day, some more than 16 hours, to accomplish a goal that I have yet to tackle.  Why, there are many reasons why.  For me, I don’t enjoy running, so I have not yet signed up for a full Ironman.  But that’s not the whole truth.  I haven’t signed up because I’m afraid of the run, not because I can’t do it.  I’ve completed only one marathon, to date, and it was painful.  It was not fun.  It was boring, which is why I quickly switched to Triathlons, which is definitely better for me (suits my personality – boredom).

Today, starts my new, non-complaining, revised patience, calm and collective attitude process . . . I found myself getting caught up in the minutia of everything and not really focusing on the MAIN thing – which is keeping the main thing the main thing, which is BEING POSITIVE . . . For me, this means building my consulting practice and being able to help people (of all backgrounds) and coaching, mentoring and giving back. . . In addition, I am planning to write and publish my first book.  After listening to The Seven Habits of highly Effective People: focusing on #1 Be proactive #2 Begin with the END in mind #3 Put first things first #4 Think WIN – WIN #5 Seek to Understand then to be understood #6 Synergize & #7 Sharpen the Saw . . . Stephen Covey (1989) The Seven Habits of highly Effective People. 

Today, we are focusing on Being Proactive – Starting the day off with a POSITIVE ATTTITUDE, regardless.  SMILE . . . It’s contagious.  I know, it does sounds cheesy, but it’s infectious and people want to be around positive and happy people.  They are more likely to be approached, to be engaging in conversation, more willing to help out and give back.