"Shift Happens 10% of the Time"

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopler by Stephen R. Covey

Knowledge is the quickest and safest path to success in any area of life. Stephen Covey has encapsulated the strategies used by all those who are highly effective. Success can be learned and this book is an excellent way to learn how to do that.

As the title of the book implies, Covey describes the seven habits of highly effective people and techniques for adopting the seven habits. Covey makes clear that an individual must make a paradigm shift before incorporating these habits into his/her own personal life. A paradigm is essentially the way an individual perceives something. Covey emphasizes that if we want to make a change in our lives, we should probably first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors. He applies different examples via family, business, and society in general.

This book's focal point is on an approach to obtain personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Covey points out that private victories precede public victories. He makes the example that making and keeping promises to ourselves comes before making and keeping promises to others.

The above video descrides an attitude is 10 percent what happens and 90 percent reaction. To achieve the transformation a peoson must first seek, to tap into the other person's hearts first and then focus on their thinking. People think they work for money…where in fact they are coming to work to get the money to spend on their dreams, goals, and families etc. When you tap into that perspective and there is an adjustment in the other peoson's thinking, attitude and performance. Human nature ensures everyone wants to be loved or appreciated and some people have not learnt how to achieve that at work.      

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No matter what you find yourself doing, a positive attitude is definitely going to be a factor you want to have on your side. Acquiring a positive attitude IS possible and can make a difference not only to your happiness but also to your health. A positive attitude is a vital asset at any time. A positive attitude is catching. The point is that a positive attitude is a process and not the goal.

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Treasurys Mixed Ahead Of Jobs Report (CNN Money)
Investors shifted money from short-term to longer term Treasurys Thursday as they digested a mildly positive report on unemployment claims and tensions eased over Greece's debt.

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Marketing - A Positive Attitude is Crucial When Starting Out in Internet Marketing. A Positive Attitude is Key to Success. Therefore, maintaining a positive attitude is VERY important for a Home Business Entrepreneur and don't let age destroy your Entrepreneur dream. Choosing a positive attitude is a process. Aside from clearly being more fun, having a positive attitude is good for your health, both physically and mentally.


Having a Positive Attitude is Crucial to Your Success. A person with a positive attitude is optimistic, enthusiastic and energetic. A positive attitude is worth the work, effort, and change that it takes to create it. Stand tall and remember that a positive attitude is the shortest route to success. We go on to observe, "A positive attitude is the outward manifestation of a mind that dwells primarily on positive matters". A positive attitude is not simply developed by waking up one day and saying, "Today I am going to be positive". The key to having a positive attitude is to do something you love--"enrich your life by having other outlets, such as hobbies or a fulfilling job.

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CHAMPAIGN — A sellout crowd, a do-or-die attitude and a bellyfull of nerves figure to greet the Illini basketball team Sundayafternoon at the Assembly Hall.

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The first step to gaining a positive attitude is to discover the benefits of the negative situations. There's good scientific evidence that a positive attitude is necessary for optimal physical health. A good motto is: A POSITIVE Attitude IS THE RIGHT Attitude, so here's hoping you might find something here that helps you. A positive attitude is the best thing you can bring to a job interview. One way to exhibit a positive attitude is to look at every challenge that affects you or your company as an opportunity to change direction or leap forward. The first key to having a positive attitude is to adopt a Godly mindset every day. When adversity affects our lives, a positive attitude is perhaps the first step that should be taken to overcome stress in our minds and pain in our bodies. On the job, an individual with a positive attitude is more likely to achieve good results. Believe it or not, a positive attitude is contagious.


According to author Jeff Gee, a positive attitude is the foundation of success. A Positive Attitude is a Competitive Advantage. One way to show a positive attitude is to smile. For good health, a positive attitude is essential. A positive attitude is deeply rooted in our character. A positive attitude is a vital asset at any time, but it is of particular importance during a job search period. Having a positive attitude is one of the greatest blessings in life and cultivating one is the best service we can do to ourselves. A positive attitude is not a destination. The point is that a positive attitude is a process and not the goal. A positive attitude is catching. Positive energy is what a positive attitude is all about. Choosing a positive attitude is a process. A positive attitude is one of the most important qualities anyone can possess. Aside from clearly being more fun, having a positive attitude is good for your health, both physically and mentally. Having a Positive Attitude is Crucial to Your Success. A person with a positive attitude is optimistic, enthusiastic and energetic. The first key to having a positive attitude is to adopt a Godly mindset every day. A Positive Attitude Is Everything Want a better career, better life. A positive attitude is your ally; it is on your side no matter what. Talent, tenacity and passion -- all of it without a positive attitude is nothing. So really a positive attitude is not something we attain per se but something we naturally experience as a result of the way we live. Another way to develop a positive attitude is to treat others with kindness and respect.


Here is a little story to illustrate a positive attitude:


The story about the tiny frogs.

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,...

who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...

The race began...
Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!
They will NEVER make it to the top."
or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"


The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one...
... Except for those who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher...
The crowd continued to yell
"It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up...
...But ONE continued higher and higher and higher...
This one wouldn't give up!



At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who after a big effort was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?



A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal?



It turned out...
That the winner was DEAF!!!!
The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be
negative or pessimistic...
because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you. The ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be


POSITIVE!
And above all:

Be DEAF when people tell YOU that YOU can not fulfil YOUR dreams!
Always think:
I can do this!


Now that I have planted the seed, take it, water it, feed it and watch it grow into something beautiful for you.


http://www.the-freedom-seed.com/1/99953320_gateway_page.htm






M.S. Degree
Retired Law Enforcement Lt.

The Just Wait Teen Program

The teenagers of the Just Wait Teen™ program  are exposed to the information and research concerning their Happiness, their Temperaments, their Talents, their Attributes, their Gifts and how to maintain long term relationships. The Just Wait Teen™ program  is life enhancing program, not a substance rehabilitation program. Although its' objective is to give the teens tools and understandings to reach 21 years - substance free.

This Program was developed by the Just Wait Foundation a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco problems among teenagers. The Foundation provides one-year scholarships (two semesters) at a Community College or $1000 award to teens that completes the 4 year Just Wait Teen™ Positive Youth Development Program, obtains a GED, or graduates from high school - alcohol, tobacco, and drug free. The Just Wait Foundation has arranged to use of 80 acres to raise fruit and vegetables to finance the scholarships

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The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment must be the most astounding psychological study ever performed, or at any rate ranking right up there with some of the experiments done by Stanley Milgram.

Who would ever guess that a brief observation of a four-year old alone with a marshmallow would be an excellent predictor of college entrance exam scores — twice as good a predictor as IQ test scores? In one of the most amazing developmental studies ever conducted, Walter Michel of Stanford created a simple test of the ability of four year old children to control impulses and delay gratification.

Children were taken one at a time into a room with a one-way mirror. They were shown a marshmallow. The experimenter told them he had to leave and that they could have the marshmallow right then, but if they waited for the experimenter to return from an errand, they could have two marshmallows. One marshmallow was left on a table in front of them. Some children grabbed the available marshmallow within seconds of the experimenter leaving. Others waited up to twenty minutes for the experimenter to return.

In a follow-up study (Shoda, Mischel, & Peake, 1990), children were tested at 18 years of age and comparisons were made between the third of the children who grabbed the marshmallow (the "impulsive") and the third who delayed gratification in order to receive the enhanced reward ("impulse controlled").

The third of the children who were most impulsive at four years of age scored an average of 524 verbal and 528 math. The impulse controlled students who scored 610 verbal and 652 math! This astounding 210 point total score difference on the SAT was predicted on the basis of a single observation at four years of age! The 210 point difference is as large as the average differences between that of economically advantaged versus disadvantaged children and is larger than the difference between children from families with graduate degrees versus children whose parents did not finish high school!

At four years of age gobbling a marshmallow now v. waiting for two later is twice as good a predictor of later SAT scores than is IQ. Poor impulse control is also a better predictor of later delinquency than is IQ.

Obviously there's a strong correlation between IQ and impulse control. People who do well in life have lots of both, and vice versa for those who don't do well.

Sociologists have regaled us for years with their theories as to the causes of poverty: lack of education, structural causes, racism. But it seems that, at least where opportunity exists, the reason for differences in income and wealth is that the poor have high impulsivity.

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