WORD COUNT: 396 Short  … Yet Liberating Words

TIME to GROW : * About 1 1/2 MINUTES * 

What do you value above all else?

Is it the freedom to choose:

- What you do?
- Where and with whom you live, work and play?
- How and what to think and say? or …

- What you believe about life, relationships, the human spirit, work and success?

As Victor Frankl, author of “Man’s Search for Meaning”, once said “The last of human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

These words are even more powerful, when we remember that Dr. Frankl was also a holocaust survivor.

Do not discard your freedom to think and believe in your own unique and self-empowering way. It’s all too easy to do if we allow ourselves to get lost in the latest emergency, stream of activities or information that we accept as fact, forgetting that it came though someone’s else filters, no matter how “factual” it may seem.

Personally, I believe that the greatest gift of all, is the freedom to think, believe and express what is uniquely and incredibly yours to share.

For what you think and believe is at the very core of who you are.

To rise above mass consciousness, requires us to intentionally choose the attitude we’ll take with us on our journey through life.

So consider whether you will choose:

- Celebration over Sorrow
- Wisdom over Ignorance
- Prosperity over Poverty
- Love over Fear
and …
Freedom over self-created bondage.

In the end, it’s up to each of us, as individuals, to choose what we will believe, think, be and do.

So embrace your life and live it in your own unique and beautiful way.

Enjoy your journey!

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WORD COUNT: Just 451 Short, but Powerful Words
TIME TO READ: About 2 Tiny Little Minutes

The best leaders create highly motivated workplaces by acting as
architects. They mindfully design, plan, coordinate, and guide their organizations toward a vision of an ideal that speaks to the heart and the head. Think of this role as a Chief Workplace Architect that provides the vision, the tools and strategies to create a healthy and robust organization. Depending on the size and structure of your business, this may be a business owner, executive, or director.

To maximize the powerful impact of a compelling vision
requires a system that helps you:

* Accurately assess the issues that are limiting your organization’s
potential

* Build a simple plan, so you can achieve your desired results faster

* Create a compelling vision and inspiring goals that move you and
your organization positively forward to your highest ideal of what
your business could be

* Choose the most effective strategies to address your unique
goals and dreams

* Connect your managers with their critical role in taking your team
to the next level

* Use natural business rhythms to create and expand your vision of
a Perfect Workplace and Top Performing Business

When you engage your team in visioning and planning, and then actively manage your cultural health, you create the foundation for high achievement AND meaningful work.

Highly motivated environments don’t just happen … they are created. If you’ve imagined more enthusiasm, commitment, fulfilling relationships and a healthier bottom line, you have within you the ability to make that vision a reality.

That’s exactly what the Motivation-at-Work system was designed to do; provide you with an easy to follow blueprint that will help you build the business you truly envision.

Would you develop a new product or service without careful research and planning? Of course not; you would use a blue print or a prototype before you started to mass produce a new product or service.

You and your team can do, be or create whatever you imagine.  But first your must believe you can, and you can get there faster when you use a good map.

Motivation at Work: Transform Your Business in 6 Extraordinary Steps is a book that walks you through the process of workplace transformation in six easy steps. It also gives you tools and strategies to help you bring out the best in your people and unlock
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Just enter the coupon code ” bookgift ” in the coupon area in the shopping cart to order a complete business transformation system in a book… for less than ten dollars (plus shipping)!

This is my gift to you, to help you make 2008 a year of extraordinary breakthroughs!  May you know great joy and prosperity.

Enjoy your journey!

P.S.

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© 2007 Laura Cardone. All Rights Reserved.
 

It’s funny how the questions we ask ourselves have the answers within them. For it is the questions that reveal how our perceptions shape our reality.  Here’s what I mean. 

Jumping in and volunteering and then feeling… why did I do that… again … is a common scenario for those who really do want to help others (I count myself among you, oh my sister and brother do gooder, high achiever types)! Those are great traits, until one lets the ego use comparisons to make one feel more important, victimized or “less than” in feelings of unworthiness. Yes, feeling inadequate is every bit in the realm on living from the ego (rather than our higher self) than when we want to feel “more than” others.

Using comparisons in an attempt to feel “more than” or “less than” are incorrect concepts that distract us from aligning with what we truly want. But, when we use comparisons as a means to gain clarity about what we really want, we open up to the meaning and wisdom within the experience.

So let’s ask some other questions. What was your desired experience when you volunteered or jumped into this latest thing on your TO DO list? What is it you want to experience? What is it you desire now? Perhaps you want your action to be more enjoyable. You don’t want it to be hard or pointless. You want to feel appreciated and aligned with the best route possible.

So how do you get to the best route?

1. You enjoy doing it.
2. You believe the action will bring about the desired results.
3. It fits nicely within your schedule.
4. You are recognized.
5. You feel appreciation.

But wait… aren’t these are all states of consciousness you can allow at any point in time? Yes, if you gently guide your thoughts and feelings before, during and after your “doing”. When you embody the qualities of the experiences you desire, you’ll naturally attract more of that to you. Okay, there’s that Law of Attraction thing again… you’d think I’d have this down by now, wouldn’t you?

Okay, so there are really three things going on here.

1. Before you commit, be sure “it” is something you truly want to do. Will it feed your spirit? Is it an opportunity to learn … meet new people or sharpen your skills as you also help others? Know before you say yes.

2. Then get aligned with what you want to experience, as you go about doing.

3. Don’t worry about what others are doing or why they are or are not doing it.. you have enough of your own problems  !

Be playfully present and kind to yourself on this most incredible of journeys!

Copyright (C) Laura Cardone 2007 This is the Daily Discovery Series edition. All rights reserved. You are free to use this material as long as you provide complete attribution and a live website link to this site. The attribution should read ” By Laura Cardone. Please visit www.profitswithpurpose.com for more help creating a rich and rewarding life and business.”
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There’s no better time than now to show appreciation. It may seem obvious to talk about gratitude the day beforeThanksgiving, but there truly is no better time to be reminded that the two most powerful words in the English language are Thank You.

We love to feel appreciated and when we thank others, we show how much we value them. For no one wants to feel as if they do not make a difference. When we say thank you, whether to customers, employees, vendors, your spouse or best friend, you are honoring those you appreciate. You are saying “Your life has meaning and purpose… What you do and who you are matters to me.”

Is there a better gift to give than one of thanksgiving?

The power of appreciation was depicted beautifully in a Saratoga Institute survey in which they asked 20,000 existing employees why they left. Money was not the issue and rarely is. In the Top 5 was feeling undervalued and unappreciated. No surprises there.

So consider that we are truly fortunate. Something that is so simple and costs nothing, give us so much in return.

Thank you is a treasure that really keeps on giving.

May you know deep gratitude and appreciation this Thanksgiving and always! Thank YOU for subscribing!

All the best!

Laura

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In order to create a workplace that supports purpose, meaningful work and fun,  as well as high profits,  you need to start first with what that looks like.

Start by using your imagination and then invite everyone on your team to share in the excitement of creating something truly extraordinary.

Everything starts with an idea first and by inviting others to share in painting a picture of your perfect workplace, you can truly create a masterpiece.

Once the human mind begins to contemplate all of the qualities and attributes of  perfect work, the  perfect environment, interactions, relationships, customers and results … the answers will naturally come.

When you start with visualizing what’s possible, you open the floodgates to much bigger and better things.

So ask everyone in your workplace  …What are the qualities and attributes of your perfect workplace?

What does it look like?  How do people interact and work together? What are you doing? How do you feel about coming to work everyday?  Tell me about the perfect customers, financial results and compensation?

It is possible to create anything you desire, including a workplace that supports great prosperity and joy for all … but first you must believe it can be so!

Enjoy your  journey!

 
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© 2007 Laura Cardone, All rights reserved. Feel free to use material from this article in whole or in part,  as long as you include complete attribution ,including live web site link. The attribution should read: “By Laura Cardone of Profits with Purpose Inc. Please visit her web site at www.motivation-at-work.com for  more articles and resources.” Please let me know where the material will appear. Many thanks!