Love Always - Coach J
Many thanks to the friends that nominated me for the ice bucket challenge. That is something I never would have thought to take part in. It is good to step outside your comfort zone and just enjoy what life brings your way.
Love Always - Coach J
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Imagine your social life if all of your closest friends are incredible, gourmet chefs that enjoy sharing their latest inspired creations with you. What do you think those gatherings would look, taste and smell like? Do you think by nature you'd pick up a few tips and tricks and as a result become a better chef to some degree? What if your circle consisted of athletes and physical trainers? What do you think your body and health would look like? What if you spent quality time with entrepreneurs and savvy investors? Take a close look at the people you give your time to. Once you do that consider the contribution you make to the group. If you chose you can and will grow into what ever you want to be. You can help direct your growth and aid your results by the circle of influence you keep. Love Always - Coach J For me a friend is someone I can relate with on some level. I enjoy their company and our common ground gives us mutual respect even if we do not align on every level. Friends are a blessing and help us maintain our balance in life. A partner is someone that not only aligns with you but is also willing to invest time, money, or emotions in your cause and you in theirs. Some friends are partners, and some are not. The importance of partners strengthens your foundation and helps propel you to your goals and dreams. Friends cheer you one, partners coach and correct as well as cheer. They jump in when you are fatigued or redirect when you are lost, a friend may just listen to you and be there for you... Keep partners as well as friends. Ask yourself - who are a friend to and who are you a partner with? Look around and determine which is which and appreciate both for what they bring to the table. Love Always - Coach J I have always had a natural instinct to make my circle or network wide and various. I welcome many different walks of life, thought beliefs and I open myself to learning a little something from each of them. The long term return of this has been I have many resources now when I have a question or thought that I just can't seem to wrap my head around. Even when I reach out to someone and they cannot offer direct advice just hearing their perspective at times can lead me in the right direction by associating their thoughts with the current situation I am facing. Look to others for information, then make the educated decision yourself. Love Always - Coach J Every morning I have an routine to bring in the day with the most positive energy and insights to make the most of my day. When the people that comprise my inner circle are all having a low energy morning I find myself being drawn into that field and the power feels low. I reach for sources of energy and actually have to take the same advice I give my children. When you are in that space what is one thing (toy, book, song) that makes you feel good? Start there to increase your energy. Find a positive marker and build from there. I have to do it myself from time to time. Stay away from the victim mentality and control what you can. Love Always - Coach J What a marvelous day of exhausting relaxation! We started early to go to a neighborhood event with a bounce house, kids games, caulk art, snacks, beverages, and great company. We came home took a quick nap then back out to the store, then park for playground run around, took a nice stroll over to the reservoir. Headed home at dusk to tune into boxing that ended swiftly (round three) and mercifully to end the day. I was hugging my pillow with the day of non stop relaxation and participation behind me. Love Always - Coach J Together Everyone Achieves More - the power of sharing a vision and having another person or group support your mission increases the return squared. one plus one is greater than two. Express your ideas clearly so others understand where you are headed and how they can assist. Look for how you can assist others as well. Love Always - Coach J When you are disconnected from something you are not aware of its current state. If you are disconnected you can make assumptions about its progress but you cannot be sure. When you are disconnected from a person it can appear that you may not care for their current or future state, when simply you have no current information to go on. When you attempt to connect and cannot connect what is next? My perspective is to remain consistent and available. If you are steady and consistent, remain available, and let your intentions be known of having a desire to connect there is not much more you can do. This way you know you have done everything you can and when the other party wants to connect, they can see you are in the same place and welcome the connection. Too many times a lack of connection can be perceived as a lack of caring. A break in an electrical wire will cause the current to stop at a the break but electricity is still electricity and love is still love, just sometimes it is disconnected. If you have a connection you want to want to repair simply do your part and let the rest happen. Love Always - Coach J I wrote a few days back about toddlers hugging their favorite stuffed animals. Today as I dropped off my little one at day care there was a younger girl that had her soft blanket from home she would not let go of as she walked around the center. Now that you are older what is your thing of comfort? I think of my teenagers and immediately think it is their phone. They cling to that for sure. For me - is it my computer? Books? I am not sure and will take some objective feedback on that for clarity. What I do know is we should cling to God, to seek knowledge, gain understanding and apply wisdom. We should cling to spending time and attention with our loved ones. Cling to being gentle and firm at the same time. I ask that we enjoy the external pleasures but squeeze and release them. And definitely do not cling to them. Love Always - Coach J Learning. One of the wisest (and most successful) businessmen I know is also one of the most open to new ideas and perspectives. He is always willing to listen and adapt new strategies or thoughts. He is also willing to draw a hard line when he sees someone heading in a direction that he knows will result in a loss. He is not afraid to speak up or passive by any means, however I have been struck by his open nature. He is like a child in the enthusiasm he brings to learning new things or at least hearing them out each day. No matter his success he's never stopped learning. What a lesson in action. I am grateful I have witnessed it because I have heard this advice before but seeing it in action, having a frame of reference to model is beyond explanation for my ability to accept the lesson. 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