All Blog Posts Tagged 'attitude' (54)

Having survived a near-death experience – a teenage shooting, today’s guest is on a mission,

A mission of attitudinal proportions.…

One of the unexpected things for me with jumping into entrepreneurship has been the need for a healthy mindset and attitude. To be honest, I never gave my mindset and attitude much thought until a few years ago. I always saw this part of personal growth as superfluous and only for those who were a little far out there.

At the bookstore, I’d see the self-help books and be…

"The most influential person you will talk to all day is you....be careful what you say."-Zig Ziglar

Remember before bluetooth technology when you used to see someone sitting at a stoplight and there was no doubt they were talking to themselves?  If you’re like me, you found it humorous and couldn’t help but wonder what conversation was going on.  Even funnier is when they were very…

[The trick is] to realize that the pain isn’t something awful to be postponed and avoided, but a signal that you’re getting stronger — something to savor and enjoy. It’s what makes you better. ~ Aaron Swartz

by Pete Ferguson

I've been fighting a cold all week. It is kicking my butt and drains me of all…

Regardless of where you are in your life, there are some things that you want more of. More free time?  More money?  More success at work? More ability to help others?

So how do you start on the path to getting more of what you want?

First, dream more.

I don’t know about you, but I never thought of myself as a “dreamer”.  My idea of a dreamer was this…

Shouldn’t experience count more than anything else?  Some think so.  I don’t.

I’m sure you know someone who is very experienced, but just keeps waiting for that next opportunity that never seems to come.  How about when you’ve had to interact with someone who was clearly experienced but a real drag to deal with?  These are two examples that prove that experience isn’t the most important thing.

Yes, experience is a big factor as it should be.  However, the reality is that much…

Can fear of success really inhibit us from moving forward? It can, and here are a few reasons why.

by Pete Ferguson

Some people remember the exact moment in time when man first stepped foot on the moon, or news reached them that US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

There are a few moments in…

What does eating marshmallows and retirement saving have in common? Good parenting, coaching and teaching strategies to focus on things other than marshmallows.

by Pete Ferguson

I had a late night at work last night, so my head is a bit fuzzy this morning, but I'll do my best.

I've always been drawn to understanding…

I'm sure for God, it must be painful to hear us pray for something that was delivered last month but we do not yet see it.

by Pete Ferguson

During an "on the street" radio interview last week, a reporter discussed with a couple about their woes following Hurricane Sandy. The couple were understandably upset about…

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My kids have heard hundreds of times in their young lives,"change your attitude, change your day."

If you don't have a great attitude, do us a favor and go get out and get you some. It will change not only your world, but chances are someone else's world around…

The things that you yourself used to do and then stopped in your growing wisdom now begin to annoy you when you notice them in others. Of course, you are not so much annoyed with them as you are with the old you who did the same darn thing. ~ Farnoosh Brock

by Pete…

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Abraham Lincoln

Too many chiefs, and not enough indians, as my beautiful wife is known to say. Everyone wants, expects, and demands respect, but do they…

Dealing with change. You don’t like it. I don’t like it. Nobody really likes it.

It’s a hassle.  It takes you out of your comfort zone.  You probably say to yourself, ”I just figured this out, now I have to change again?”  Or how about “But this is the way it has always been.”

Some of us don’t resist change, we just resist being changed.  After all, why would I care if you change as long it’s not affecting me?  Go ahead, change all you want!

Sound familiar?  I…

I'm told there is a book which inspired a mentor of a friend of mine back in the 80s called "Tu Puedes!" The translation is: "You Can (do it)!"

During hot New Mexico summer days, as we were missionaries proselyting door-to-door or being chased by dogs (which outnumbered people 2:1 in some towns like Vado), we would chide each other with the mantra of "Tu Puedes!"

While it was a bit of a laugh at the time, I have used this saying over and over again when the going gets tough to…

Today, I will be happier than a bird with a french fry! -my niece, Kristine

Your attitude is pretty much all you have control over. And yes, you can have a great attitude. No one ever truly knows what the day will bring, because we don’t have direct control over what everyone else is thinking and doing. Seems pretty…

                                         Ted Turner (Photo credit: Robin Norlén)

"I wasn't losing, I was learning how to win" ~ Ted Turner

I have a "fun"…

How often do we find ourselves anxious about the next step? As soon as we find out what something could be, were ready to immediately start making that step happen. What we see is what we want. What causes us to do this to ourselves? A majority of us realize at a certain age that most of what others have acquired in their life was done through hard work and a decent amount of time. Where does the excellence, diligence and ability to do great things come from? How can we have patience and a…