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Apr 16

Be A Dorothy

By M-Power
Some people are gift givers. They just seem to have a knack for picking out the right gift for a person and love to see the receiver’s reaction when they open it up. Giving gifts is more important to them than receiving gifts. Over the last year as reports have come out about the pandemic and things have changed, then changed again, and changed again, and again, I have wished I could give some who are having a hard time a gift.  The gift of courage.  Courage to face the future with hope and move forward, even though it seems there are roadblocks along the way. Courage to be more positive and grateful when life isn’t turning out the way we want it to be. Courage to go ahead and take the next step in their journey at work or in love. Courage to dream big and make plans for…
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Apr 12

Life Is A Game

By M-Power
This is a chapter in my book, Pathological Positivity. We start out as little kids and there are lots of games for us to play. Preschoolers often learn very important things like the ABC’s, counting, and motor skills through games.  Then we get older and there are less games and more lessons. What happened to the fun? The things that we were learning, capturing, mastering were smaller, more attainable. Somewhere in life we saw the horizon and imagined that would be a good point to reach. So we run, and run, and run without getting to the end. The problem is not dreaming an impossible dream, the problem is thinking we can reach the impossible end, (or we create multiple endings). So we run, and run, and run without getting to the end. The problem is the horizon is not a place, it is not attainable. So we run, and…
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Apr 08
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You Deserve a Break Today

By M-Power
Spring Break is really popular at our house since my wife works in a school setting.  Spring Break is set up to give students an opportunity to take a break from their studies so they can finish the year strong. (I see how it also benefits teachers and staff members.) Many in our society think a good work ethic is putting in long hours and being available to your job 24/7.  This is a good way to make you less productive and less valuable to your employer. Studies have shown that those who step away from work on a regular basis and spend time with family, friends or doing different activities (not sitting in front of a computer or TV), come back to work re-charged, enthusiastic, and with renewed creative energy. Work is not the only one that benefits from your break, when done with family and friends, it can…
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Apr 05

Positive Disrupters

By M-Power
Do you know what a disrupter is? In business a disrupter is a new product that enters the market and at the outset appears to not perform very well, but over time, it disrupts the giants of the industry and in some cases, causes massive, long-term changes.  I bet you can come up with a few. The telephone, lightbulbs, cars, refrigeration. Those have been around for a while, but how about Netflix or Airbnb? I am not a business expert, but I was thinking about how we can use disrupters to cause change to help us with our personal development. It is easy to get stuck in a rut. To do things because we are on automatic. We don’t even question why it is we react the way we do, we are just programmed to respond. If we introduce a small change, it could lead to better results in the…
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Apr 05

5 Steps to Effective Communication

By M-Power
How did you like the interview I did with David Horsager on his book, Trusted Leader? Link to the last post to see what I am talking about. As I was going through the YouTube Comments, one came up that I thought was insightful and relevant to the interview. It was in regards to this video, Communicating Effectively With Your Teenager / 5 rules.  The comment was that these rules will help you communicate effectively with anyone.  This viewer was so right.  I seek to find principles. The principles I was highlighting are about communication. I applied them in the video to teenagers, but they can be applied to anyone.  They also dovetailed nicely with the interview I did with David about leadership.  The principles are about building trust in the relationship so we can communicate effectively.  E F F E C T I V E L Y. We don’t…
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Mar 04

Positivity is Possible in a Pandemic (or anytime)

By M-Power
I don’t know if you have ever written something and looked back at it later and thought, “What was I thinking?” or “Wow, that is still relevant today.”  I did this recently with this excerpt from my book, Pathological Positivity. Remember, I wrote this in 2014 and we know the world has changed a bit in the last seven years.  “What we interpret, reinterpret, create or recreate on purpose with Pathological Positivity becomes what is - and thereby becomes real. We feel successful as soon as we appreciate what is as good, and see what is to be as even better. Like a child excited to open birthday presents, the pathologically positive relish and enjoy the anticipation of great things to come - no matter how things seem here and now.” Is this true in a pandemic? One that has been going on for over a year and still affects…
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Mar 02

Impossible or I’m Possible

By M-Power
Both are an absolute. Which do you choose to believe? Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift, or in this case, punctuation, for what was closed to open.  Notice that I’m Possible doesn’t mean that you have arrived at your destination. It merely opens up the destination as something that can happen. Possible means you have the potential to do something. Possible means I am ready to take the next steps to achieve something more. Possible means I have faith in me. You see where this could take you in your personal development pretty easily. I’m Possible means we invest in ourselves in whatever place we need to work on. More education, learning a new people skill to enhance our business performance.  It could also mean I can parent better, I can be there for my family more. The possibilities are endless and so are you. What will be…
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