Do you always start off by criticizing what you see, hear or experience or do you seek for a balanced analysis?
And, in the end, do you tend to remember what did not work or do you try to remember what you really enjoyed from relationships, experiences and life in general?
A couple of weeks ago, a woman approached me and said: “I love your work, I’d like to invite you to lunch and pick your brain. You know so much about this and that…” I let her go on with her list but, had she read my body language, she would have realized I was not amused. I have been in this situation many times.
Do you use this line with colleagues or even strangers?
How does this feel to you when others say this to you?
It is obviously flattering to some whereas others may feel like the cannibals are out to get them.
An entrepreneur started a new venture and was concerned when things didn’t go as well as he expected. Although he had a great idea, he didn’t build the foundation to support the project, almost giving up before he had really started.
Do you work through strengths or through weaknesses?
Years ago I was chatting with a more senior executive in Corporate America. I mentioned my love of medicine and its integration with business and my dislike of the more tedious financial reports. She immediately said I should focus on developing skills in the accounting and financial aspects of my work, leaving aside my forte as I shouldn’t focus on my strengths but on my weaknesses, she said.
Most of us are. While many of us are still in recession-mode, many of us also want to move on and make the best of 2010!
Many may have made a resolution to start fresh and join the local gym, others may still have it on their calendar without any set up date.
Many may have gone through downsizing, mergers or bankruptcies and, in the end, we all strive to make this year the healthiest and wealthiest ever.
What are the most 7 common challenges most people face to maximize their health and wealth?
1. “I want to be healthy but it’s hard to start and maintain my plan, I’m too busy:”
Indeed, most people start with high expectations (i.e.: lose five pounds in one week, run on the treadmill for one hour, start meditating half an hour every week or cut work hours)
to then realize their targets are way too high. What happens next? Many people give up altogether.
2. “I have tons of work and I’m the only person who can do this:”
While we perceive a powerful position as being indispensable, this is one of the most common reasons for feeling overwhelmed with an amazing amount of work to do.
3. “I need to make $1,000.000 over the next three months to meet my target by the end of the year:”
It’s excellent to be guided by a specific, targeted goal and yet, if you have not made $500,000 in the last quarter, what makes you think you will be able to double that amount?
4. “I will only overwork for the next month and I will then go back to normal:”
While temporary decisions may be excellent strategies to boost a specific project, we tend to accommodate to doing more without going back to the previous state.
5. “I would love my work only if I could work alone, working with others stresses me out!”
Whether it’s a boss, a colleague, a client or an employee, people-stress may push us to the edge. . .
6. “My work life is perfect, I want to work more… My relationship with my wife and kids? Fine… Well, my wife is busy with her life and the kids don’t speak to me unless they want something. . .”
Most people feel the most important reason for their hard work is being able to provide for their loved ones and yet, many busy executives and entrepreneurs feel
distanced from their driving source of energy.
7. “I know I am gaining weight, my blood pressure is higher and my ulcer is acting out. I’m taking more medications and I can’t change anything in my lifestyle, this is the way it is:”
Most people who are already experiencing stress-related medical conditions minimize the impact their work-style has to do with their current issues until it’s too late. . .
Join me in this educational and entertaining seminar at our Miami offices where we’ll discuss all your interests about staying healthy while becoming wealthy.
These are some topics we’ll discuss:
Effective strategies to lead under pressure
Tips to manage work in life
Winning ways to deal with conflict and manage difficult people at work
Proven ways to manage your physical and emotional stress
Strategies to maximize your performance and productivity while staying healthy and well
How about first listing your Wins of this past year?
Many people look ahead and have trouble enjoying the fruits present in their here and now. While it’s important to have vision in terms of “what next?” it is also important to know exactly where you stand. Most people with a deep sense of JOY take a minute to appreciate their blessings prior to jumping on to the next venture. Think, meditate, enjoy all your achievements of today as they will serve as a foundation for your successes of tomorrow.
The holiday season brings wonderful feelings, great re-connections and overindulgence.
This is the time of the year where most adults start gaining stuffing pounds carrying them over - and not losing them all - to the following year. A combination of overeating and sedentarism may be the culprit for this cycle.
What to do?
You definitely want to enjoy yourself and your family during the holiday season but you don’t need to have that third plate for dinner or dessert. Look at the whole buffet before you pile up food on your plate and take your time while you eat.
Avoid drinking too much during the holiday season. Drinking daily while overeating will make you gain quite a bit of weight fast.
You’ll start exercising after the holidays? Keep up with physical activity. You have your inlaws, your kids, and extended family? Organize a walk in the afternoon or try some outside games even if the weather is cold. You need to compensate eating more than usual with physical activity.
Have a plan: If you have already carried over extra pounds from last year’s holidays and the previous holidays, you want to ensure you stop the negative cycle now.
ENJOY! Have a wonderful time with your family and friends.
Many of us believe we are effective multitaskers when, in fact, we can only do one thing at a time. Even when we have ten things on our plate, we will only succeed at clearing one by one till we have nothing left. Better still, we will have additional projects thrown in and we’ll still achieve our goals by prioritizing, planning and organizing our plan of action.
