Kudos to you, indeed, Lisa.

Go, You!

As is often the case with me and conferences, I’m finding myself attending sessions where the speakers have messages similar to mine. So I was reminded several times today about the importance of practicing the physical and/or emotional way of being that you want to achieve, as a way of eventually mastering it. You would recognize it as what I call “fake it till you make it” although these folks use different words.

Today I heard that message from a professional speaker from Australia who lived in the UK, a Maori warrior who talks on leadership, a life coach from Vancouver, BC, a Malay gentleman who runs a global school for professional speakers, and an Irish expat who lives in Singapore. In other words, no matter where you’re from or where on the globe you live, one of the most powerful ways to change your world is to change how you behave, and let the rest of you grow into it.

I wonder what Loving Lisa looks like? What practice(s) could help make possible the reality of achieving your fourth goal, however it gets worded in the end? What physical postures/practices/language would model the way you want to grow into?

I wonder….

In happiness, Coach Jim

Hmm. I just realized I practically wrote an entire blog post, here. Maybe I’ll use it for other purposes, too. Thanks for inspiring me!

You keep going, and pay no attention to those gloomy particle physicists.

Interesting anecdote. I actually listened to this book on audio, and about halfway through the listening I visited Barnes & Noble to check out a dozen other titles I’m contemplating. While there, I decided to check out the hard copy of The Book Thief to confirm the meaning of some of the common German phrases used in the book (one disadvantage of an audio book is that you can’t easily page back and revisit early parts of the book).

Anyhow, I found a few titles then headed for the information desk to get some help with locating the others. Three people were working the desk that night, and while one of them looked up my titles, the others continued their light banter with each other. I had a few business titles, a novel, a couple of psychology books… and then I mentioned The Book Thief. I am telling you, they all STOPPED what they were doing to wax eloquent about this book. All three had read it, and they said every employee in the place knows about ‘that book.’ “it’s classified as Young Adult,” the one guy offered, “but it’s really popular with adults. It’s such a different book!”

I had to agree. Thanks for turning me on to that one!

Have you read Viktor E Frankl’s book Man’s Search For Meaning? Probably have, maybe not, you should.

“Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the task which it constantly sets for each individual.”

What task has been set for you?

Spudsie, I am SO proud of you. All your practice paying off — those positive emotion muscles are getting stronger, and your deep breathing is occurring more often without your having to think about it. Way cool.

I am just sitting here thinking about how your emerging new attitude is probably depriving you of the opportunity for so many lovely migraines… and I’m guessin’ you are NOT missing those!

In happiness, always.