Wednesday Wisdoms
Please enjoy! You will find Jennifer’s blogs below the Wednesday Wisdoms, which were the predecessor to WW’s.
Thank you for reading!
It’s 2:00 pm. Do you know where your mind is?
Remember the old advertisement centered on keeping track of one’s children? The message: Good parents knew where their kids were and took time to be proactive and find out if they didn’t know. No excuses.
Well smart, successful people know where their minds are at all times. No excuses! Every second, every minute, we are either moving toward what we want or away from it, depending on what we’re thinking.
Have a bad week or an unexpected bill? Are you drawing more frustration to you by mentally calculating all the bad things that have happened so far?
Want a better week? Day? Afternoon? Start paying attention to what you’re thinking. Are you moving toward what you want, or have you even put into your subconscious mind the ideal outcome you’re aiming for?
Remember, if you hear someone say to you, “I can’t imagine owning that car (substitute going on that vacation, getting that promotion, dating that person, making that kind of money)”, then the only answer is, “You’re right.” If someone can’t imagine having something, then all the opportunities and lucky breaks in the universe won’t make it happen.
To Keep Your Mind Working for You…
It’s Time to Brag About Our Numbers!
We all carry around numbers, and they’re usually bragging rights. Whether we’re proud of our child’s GPA or how fast we run the mile, whether we brag about our cholesterol level, golf handicap or tennis ranking, sometimes numbers seem to define us.
And yet here’s a number you may not know, and one that I discovered, to my dismay, was pretty high for me. The number: What percentage of your daily thoughts dwell on something negative? I’m not talking about problems that have to be solved, I’m talking about when you catch yourself repeatedly thinking about how annoyed or angry or frustrated you are with a person or situation.
“I am the greatest! I said it even before I knew I was.”
Years ago I had an opportunity to meet Muhammad Ali when he was speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, and write an article about him as well. He impressed me with his confidence and wit, and at the same time he was quite gracious when we met. That memory came back to me vividly when I read a quote recently that is attributed to Ali: “I am the greatest. I said it even before I knew I was.”
How does that relate to the rest of us who don’t happen to have the athletic prowess to become a world heavyweight champion? Because one of the smartest ways we learn is to pay attention to what works for others. When someone wants something so badly that he/she not only thinks about that vision but talks about it, imagines what it will be like once it’s here, and enjoys feeling the satisfaction and success of having it, then it starts to become reality. I’ve used this formula many times, and I’m convinced that when I’ve reached specific goals, it has everything to do with mentally creating the goal first and then watching it happen.
Why am I so sure this works? Because I’ve also mentally created what I don’t want many times, just from where I put my focus and worry and energy. Either way we are creating, and it does seem a bit of a no-brainer that we might as well be creating what we want, it’s going to make us a lot happier.
