It's Not About You!

Just got done remodeling my blog! The goal was to make it cleaner and easier to read. I was looking for simple and not clutter. I hope I achieved it. I have been away for awhile and now I'm back. Two of my favorite authors are Bob Burg and John David Mann. The first book I read by them was "The Go-Giver" it is a must read. My review was called "Giving is the Secret" post 6/24/2010. Their new book is titled "It's Not About You", and its written as a parable, which I really enjoy. It is a fantastic story about leadership and holding a vision. We always hear about having a vision and why its important. They go deeper into why its important to hold that vision and to continually share that vision with your team. Why its important to build your people? The more people I meet, they are always telling me how they don't feel important anymore. They have become a number and when that number becomes to high, whether its their age or salary they know that their days are numbered. That is a whole topic for a later discussion. They stress the importance of doing the work, stop blaming and pointing fingers and look for solutions. This one really hit home for me; Stand for Something! Think about that, what is your purpose in life and are you fulfilling that. Follow your heart, is what your doing making you happy? Are you just in a rut and believe that this is your destiny. It's never to late to change, you have total control of your own thoughts.

Be willing to share and let people lead themselves, you will be surprised by what people will do when you trust them and let them go!    
    

You need to read all their books and visit their websites. www.burg.com this site will get you everything you need. They even have a Holiday special at the moment. They would make great Christmas presents..

Attitude is Everything

This one the best books on attitude that I have read. Keith Harrell talks about how to look at  life from a different perspective. One of the wonderful sections of his book was in the chapter titled "Your Attitude Tool Kit" He list one of his favorite affirmations by Pastor Chuck Swindoll. Called "Attitudes" and it is one that should read everyday and then you will start to make it your own or change it where it fits your life.

                                 ATTITUDES

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.

  I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think or me of say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or criples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there's no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.

  It is wisdom that we should all live by, Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. When I heard that simple little sentence I started to look at my world differently... I hope that everyone is off to an amazing 2011