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"I Believe in you!"
A message of Hope...stories from the road. By Bob Perks ************************************************ Hello, my Friend! Friday, my day, to try again to wrap up this week in a
positive way.
Okay, I know I still have Saturday, too. God
willing.
Make it a great end and a new beginning.
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne
************************************************ Perks Pearl of Wisdom "To begin again means you believe in the big plans God has for your
life.
Why wouldn't you? He believes in you!"
Bob
Perks
************************************************ Appreciate what I do? Here's how you can help me: This link will take you to my web page for more information, shopping, and ways you can help. I humbly thank you in advance... Love always and all ways, Bob and Marianne Perks http://www.BobPerks.com ******************************************** All stories copyright 2007 Bob Perks Today's message: "Recreate the life you want...everyday!" By Bob Perks What if at the stroke of midnight, everything that happened yesterday disappeared and you had to begin again? Oh, the
basic framework of your life remained intact,
but all that you had accomplished was gone.
What if that happened everyday? Everyday you
had to prove yourself again as a leader, a friend, a
father, a spouse and a human being.
Can you imagine having to start
over everyday? I don’t mean getting up and heading out to
the same old grind. But starting out fresh and
new. I believe that every day is a clean slate and
an opportunity to begin again. And as one person in
a Texas audience reminded me:
“Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the "present."” For me I've developed this "deal
with what you know now" attitude. So I struggle with
not reflecting on my past and beating myself up over
stupid mistakes and words regretted. I
deal with today.
Recently I caught the last few
minutes of an interview with an author who faces a very unique
challenge. Her name is Jill Robinson, author of the
book, "Past Forgetting."
I have not read it. But from what I understand she has amnesia. Upon coming out of a coma, she had no recollection of who she was and who the
handsome man holding her hand was. She
needed to start over from the very beginning and learn to
fall in love again; learn to live her life again.
She was in fact an author of other successful books and
published stories. So taking on those roles
was like being a "stand in" for a Broadway
actor.
But in my own unique way of
looking at life, I discovered an even more
exciting aspect of her story. Her husband's role in all of this. She briefly mentioned that to this very day, when she wakes up, she begins her day without
complete memory. Daily she must begin
the task to step into her life as everyone around her
knows it. My interest was in the challenge for her
husband.
Think about it. Everyday he
has to recreate his part in her life. He has to reclaim his role. He
has to help her to fall in love with him
again.
Sparks go off in my mind. I
see a glorious display of fireworks as I write this. Imagine if we all
took the attitude that "today I need to prove myself
again."
How many times have you spoken to someone and they said "I feel unappreciated. They take me for granted!" This occurs in our personal and
business life. In fact, how many marriages would have
survived if the rule was that everyday in some way you
needed to reclaim your love. The most often
response to the above "unappreciated" statement is..."I
thought everything was OK. I didn’t know there
was a problem."
Let's think about how exciting a
typical day would be in the life of a person who started each day with the
attitude of proving themselves.
1. You'd wake up and be thankful for another chance.
2. You would reaffirm your love to your mate and your family by asking them "Have I told you today how much I love you?"
3. You would head into work with the challenge to live up to the standards you set yesterday and surpass them by making at least one positive step forward.
Your attitude of appreciation for the job would be reflected
in everything you did that day.
4. You would take on new opportunities as challenges to move ahead, rather than turn them down because they were not a part of your job description.
5. You would be kinder and more compassionate toward others because of the need to re-establish the public image you want. This includes reaffirming
friendships.
6. You would end each day by reviewing your accomplishments and setting goals for tomorrow. This practice sets the foundation to begin again the next day. 7. Upon your return home you would take time to talk with your family about their day and take a real interest in what they had accomplished.
8. During your personal time you would share your life with those in need, perhaps serving on a committee or as a member of a civic club or non-profit. I call this
"giving yourself away."
9. Sometime before this day ended you would listen to or read the thoughts of other successful men and women so that you were constantly improving your attitude
and your life.
10. Finally before you rested, you would once again affirm your love to those around you and be thankful for the opportunity. The challenge to recreate yourself each
day must include: Faith, Family,
Occupation, and Community. Jill Robinson's husband is challenged to reclaim her
love. Jill is challenged to reclaim her life. Why shouldn't
we be called to do the same?
In my class on Leadership I
define the role of a leader as: “To influence people and to accomplish things
through others.” People skills has been and will be
the most important skill of a successful leader. This
includes your ability to listen to others as well as
express your own thoughts.
Your challenge in the new
millennium is to first establish a basis, a standard by which you begin each
day.
That is accomplished by recreating or living up to those
standards in all aspects or your work. Those standards
should include a mindset for quality, creating a team
environment, solving problems effectively, goal setting
and coaching and counseling skills.
In this even faster paced
lifestyle we have created, balancing work, family and personal needs is even
more important. Ask yourself these
questions:
At home Does your family complain that you don’t spend enough time with them? Do you expect your family to adapt to your career needs? At work Do you feel frustrated because your income isn’t enough? Do you feel guilty about the time you spend on your career? Personal Do you feel there’s never enough time for yourself? Do you feel you never get to do what you like to do? Begin anew today. Take a few minutes right now to set goals and standards to live up to everyday of your life. Include plans for your personal and
professional development. Use these standards as a basis to
recreate your life each day. Begin with an “attitude
of gratitude” and grow from there. Look back at
yesterday’s mistakes only as lessons learned. Your
biggest challenge is not in proving yourself to others.
It is in believing it yourself.
"Recreate the life you
want...everyday!."
"I believe in you!" Bob I encourage you to share my stories but I do ask that you keep my name and contact information with my work. ********************************************* Comments: Have a comment about today's story? please write to "2 believe @ comcast .net" (spaces were placed between words in email address for security) "I Wish You enough!" © 2001 Bob Perks I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye." |
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