Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - February 9th

 All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all the troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. – Walt Disney

 

You don’t get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that get results. Most

leaders obsess about outcomes and undervalue processes. Good outcomes follow good processes. – Craig Groeschel

 

When the author was in Texas for the holidays, she had lunch with her aunt and uncle.  During lunch, the author’s aunt asked the author what she did in her job.  The author tried to explain everything she did.  As she continued to talk, the author made the comment that it was amazing what she had accomplished in sixteen months at her job.  Her aunt said, “You have been preparing for this for a long time.”  That one statement is a summary of what the author has been writing about for the last month and half.      

 

The author implemented the “Rule of 5” in her life years ago before she knew there was a name for it.   She started reading and stating positive affirmations.  When the author found podcasts, she started slowly implementing those into her life and now devours them to learn new things.  Since the author is an auditory learner, podcasts are great for her to learn while walking, lifting weights, walking to the metro, driving, etc.  On top of that, the author knows what her passions and dreams are, which allows her to target the topics she learns about to help her continue to prepare for the future.  

 

With the Rule of 5, consistency and intentionality, the author has been preparing for where she is now.  As she continues to grow and develop, she continues to learn new things in regards to her goals, dreams and passion.  While on this journey, the author is walking on the “bridge” to her next adventure.     

 

One additional thing, all of the adversity that the author has encountered has also prepared her for where she is now.  As the author has matured, she has learned to take a difficult experience, analyze it and then see if she needs to change something in her life or continue on her growth plan.  The author has not met anyone that loves adversity, but adversity definitely prepares us to accomplish our dreams and goals. 

 

ACTION:  Take time to think back 5, 10 or 15 years in regards to your dreams.  How far have you come?  Write down how you have grown to encourage yourself when frustration and doubt come into your mind.

 

Resources

·               1https://www.facilethings.com/blog/en/micro-tasks.html  

·               https://thehumanfactor.biz/three-steps-to-creating-an-intentional-culture/

·               https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/

·               https://www.bates-communications.com/bates-blog/great-leadership-style-the-power-of-intentionality

·               https://www.simplyfiercely.com/an-intro-to-intentional-living/

·               https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/mark-cole-do-you-want-to-grow/

·               https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-to-develop-traits-that-build-wealth-get-rich-2019-5

·               https://www.success.com/beyond-resolutions-the-complete-guide-to-achieving-your-new-year-goals/

•                  http://meaningring.com/2014/07/18/the-law-of-consistency-by-john-c-maxwell/ 

•                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6PNJEqMrs&t=441s

 

 

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - February 2nd

Continuous effort -- not strength nor intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential. –Winston Churchill

 

Consistency of effort over the long run is everything. – Angela Duckworth

 

As the author mentioned last week, she has incorporated the “Rule of 5” into her life for many years, but she did not realize the approach had a name.  The author will tell you that it is easy to create a list of things to do daily, but it is the consistency of day after day that will develop and grow the reader.  Last week, the author stated in the actions section to plan a time to complete the “Rule of 5”.  For this concept to work, there has to be consistency. 

 

In a video John Maxwell posted on YouTube called “Developing the Leader Within You”, he talks about how self-discipline is the bridge between good intentions and good actions.  Daily we have to be intentional, consistent and disciplined to complete these actions no matter what.  The “Rule of 5” has to be completed while on vacation, hard days when we want to stay in bed because it is snowing, days we are not motivated because we do not see how the actions are changing us and even holidays.  Consistency day in and day out. 

 

When the author was on her adventure to Ocean City, Maryland, she took an amazing picture of a wooden bridge leading to the ocean.  As the reader knows, the ocean is the author’s favorite things and she remembers telling herself the picture she took would be the inspiration for a blog post and it is today.  The picture is of an exquisitely, beautiful day with little cloud coverage.  As the picture shows, the bridge is what leads the author to her favorite thing.  In the same way as we are consistent and disciplined daily to complete our “5”, those traits are the bridge that move us closer and closer to our dreams and goals. 

 

It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives.  It’s what we do consistently. – Tony Robbins

 

 

ACTION:  What do you plan to do to implement consistency in your life to complete your Rule of 5 each day, which will be the bridge to help you accomplish your dreams and goals?

 

Resources

·       http://meaningring.com/2014/07/18/the-law-of-consistency-by-john-c-maxwell/

·       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6PNJEqMrs&t=441s

  

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - January 26th

 If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. - Jim Rohn

 You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. If you want to reach your goals and fulfill your potential, become intentional about your personal growth. It WILL change your life. – Jim Rohn

             

Last week, Terri’s Tuesday Tip of the Week explained the “Rule of 5”, which other authors like John Maxwell, Jack Canfield and Terri Savelle Foy discuss regularly.  Foy wrote a book titled “5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 a.m.”.  Her 5 things include: pray, listen to a faith-building message, read for learning, review dreams & goals and exercise.  Each individual will have their own 5 things they do daily based on their goals and dreams. 

As the author was thinking about her “Rule of 5”, she organized it as: 

 

·       Exercise

·       Listen to podcasts or a book

·       Pray/meditate/positive affirmations/memorization

·       Read

·       Learn - Write down something learned through reading or listening for the day.

 

Because the author works a lot, she combines activities such as listening to podcasts while exercising.  When she hears something she wants to remember, she creates a task on her phone of where to relisten and then types up the information in a spreadsheet when she returns to her apartment.  The author started doing this in 2020 and has over 600 different things she has learned. 

 

Also, she has a number of tasks on her to-do list that she completes while walking after her morning run, walking to pick up her mail, getting ready for work or waiting in line.  Having them on her phone makes it easy to accomplish when she has a few moments free.  When the author marks off a task, dopamine (neurotransmitter) releases in her brain creating a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction.  That simple release of dopamine motivates the author to continue completing more tasks! 

 

As the reader creates their five daily actions, a quote by Warren Buffet gives great insight into why this is so important:

 

The best investment you'll ever make is in yourself.

 

ACTION:  Write 5 actions you want to do daily to invest in yourself.  When do you plan to accomplish?  Set time aside daily to accomplish them.

 

Resources

·       https://www.facilethings.com/blog/en/micro-tasks.html

·       https://thehumanfactor.biz/three-steps-to-creating-an-intentional-culture/

·       https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/

·       https://www.bates-communications.com/bates-blog/great-leadership-style-the-power-of-intentionality

·       https://www.simplyfiercely.com/an-intro-to-intentional-living/

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/mark-cole-do-you-want-to-grow/

·       https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-to-develop-traits-that-build-wealth-get-rich-2019-5

·       https://www.success.com/beyond-resolutions-the-complete-guide-to-achieving-your-new-year-goals/

 

 

 

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - January 19th

 There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results. - Kenneth Blanchard

Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality. - John C. Maxwell

 

Last week, the author explained how she chose the word “intentional” for her 2021 word of the year.   To accomplish dreams and goals, the reader must also be intentional in their life day after day after day. 

 

In reading the author has done, she learned about the “The Rule of 5”.  Jack Canfield and John Maxwell both talk about how they have accomplished so much in life with the “Rule of 5”.  What is “The Rule of 5”?  It simply states to do the same 5 things every day to grow, learn, develop and move the reader closer to their goals. 

 

Think about this…what could the reader accomplish if 1,825 actions were taken toward accomplishing a goal/dream?  That is what occurs if 5 actions are taken every day for one full year.  Ron Scolastico told Jack Canfield it is the same as cutting down a tree.  Going outside and taking 5 swings at a tree one time will not bring down a tree.  However, if an ax hits a tree 5 times a day continuously, the tree will finally come down.

 

It is the same for the reader.  The reader can accomplish their goals by doing 5 actions a day to move them closer to their dreams.  The first thought that may have come to mind is “what actions”?  According to John Maxwell, each day he reads, files, thinks, asks questions and writes.  These are not complex actions, but simple actions that he does consistently to help him accomplish his dreams and purpose in life. 

 

ACTION:  Start thinking about the actions/activities/tasks that you need to do intentionally daily to help accomplish your goals and dreams.

 

Resources

 

·       https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/the-rule-of-five/

·       https://youtu.be/_3GUUQc5lNk

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-rule-of-5-for-the-john-maxwell-company/

·       https://stunningmotivation.com/rule-of-five/

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-rule-of-5-for-the-john-maxwell-company/#:~:text=The%20Rule%20of%205%20is%20simply%20a%20series,Rule%20of%205%20for%20The%20John%20Maxwell%20Company

·       https://thehumanfactor.biz/three-steps-to-creating-an-intentional-culture/

·       https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/

·       https://www.bates-communications.com/bates-blog/great-leadership-style-the-power-of-intentionality

·       https://www.simplyfiercely.com/an-intro-to-intentional-living/

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/mark-cole-do-you-want-to-grow/

·       https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-to-develop-traits-that-build-wealth-get-rich-2019-5

·       https://www.success.com/beyond-resolutions-the-complete-guide-to-achieving-your-new-year-goals/

 

 

 

 

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - January 12th

 

Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality. - Dan B. Allender

 

Ultimately, human intentionality is the most powerful evolutionary force on this planet. - George Leonard

 

The reader may have noticed a theme in the quotes the author has been selecting over the last couple of weeks.  Has the reader discovered it?  The theme is: intentionality. 

 

A couple weeks before the end of 2020, the author was talking with her professional coach.  During that conversation, the coach said the author needed to be “intentional” in her vacation planning.  Since that day, the author has thought about intentional living every day. 

 

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines intentional as: done by intention or design.

 

Intentional is the word for the author this year.  After 2020, living intentionally is one of the best ways we can plan to accomplish goals in 2021.  If we are not intentional, we may allow the unknown circumstances that come at us to get us off track.  However, a life of intentionality will make us daily think about the purpose that we have and implement a plan to accomplish that purpose. 

 

The author has been and will continue to be intentional about her personal growth plan.  In the coming weeks, the author will tell a story from her trip to Texas in December about why intentional growth is so important to her. 

 

No matter what goals the reader has already established, create a personal growth plan and be intentional about how this plan will help the reader grow and accomplish dreams and goals.  

 

Next week, the author will talk about a concept learned from Jack Canfield and John Maxwell that the author is implementing in 2021 and the reader should highly consider implementing also.

 

Intentional days create a life on purpose. - Adrienne Enns, Intentional Days: Creating Your Life on Purpose

 

ACTION: What actions do you want to incorporate into your life in 2021 for a personal growth plan?  This could be reading certain books, listening to podcasts, writing articles or a book, developing videos, writing speeches, etc.  What do you need to do to accomplish your dreams and goals?

 

 

Resources

 

·       https://thehumanfactor.biz/three-steps-to-creating-an-intentional-culture/

·       https://www.success.com/5-daily-habits-of-highly-successful-people/?fbclid=IwAR2ILKCFQVZndcgHSOubqNAIkzxgZqcLBqKw52Yo9IPIKle2jO0-25IAJwE

·       https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/

·       https://www.bates-communications.com/bates-blog/great-leadership-style-the-power-of-intentionality

·       https://www.simplyfiercely.com/an-intro-to-intentional-living/

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/mark-cole-do-you-want-to-grow/

·       https://www.success.com/beyond-resolutions-the-complete-guide-to-achieving-your-new-year-goals/

·       https://www.success.com/to-be-successful-focus-on-your-personal-growth/

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - January 5, 2021

 Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. - Alexander Graham Bell

Proper preparation prevents poor performance. - Charlie Batch

A winning effort begins with preparation. -  Joe Gibbs

 

What did the reader decide they wanted to accomplish in 2021?

 

One of my favorite quotes when it comes to dreaming big is from Walt Disney:

 

If you can dream it, you can do it.  Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.

 

Disney had a trying childhood with his father, went bankrupt and had to deal with animators that went on strike during World War II.  Once Mickey Mouse was created, the first film with the animated character became popular in the 1920s.  According to Biography.com, bankers rejected the mouse 300 times before one finally took a chance on Mickey.  That one yes made Mickey Mouse popular in households across the country.  Children still love the mouse almost 100 years later and families travel to Disneyland and Disneyworld to experience the joy and excitement he brings to children. 

 

Disney did not give up.  He was resilient and persevered and changed children’s passions forever by one simple dream. 

 

One dream can change the reader’s life.  Now that dreams are written, the next step is to create goals to move closer to accomplishing the reader’s dreams.  Over the years of this blog post, the author has written about creating goals based on the S.M.A.R.T. technique and the 6 F’s, which can be found by searching Terri’s Tuesday Tip of the Week (https://tuesdaytipoftheweek.blogspot.com/).  Also, the author read a great article “Beyond Resolutions: The Complete Guide to Achieving Your 2021 New Year Goals” by Michael Pietrzak on success.com that can be found in the resource section below. 

 

You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation. – Roger Maris

 

Preparation and planning will set the reader up for accomplishing dreams. 

 

ACTION:  Take time this week to develop quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily goals based on your dreams.  To hit the ball out of the park on accomplishing goals in 2021, we must prepare and not leave our dreams up to chance.    

 

 

Resources

·       https://thehumanfactor.biz/three-steps-to-creating-an-intentional-culture/

·       https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/

·       https://www.bates-communications.com/bates-blog/great-leadership-style-the-power-of-intentionality

·       https://www.simplyfiercely.com/an-intro-to-intentional-living/

·       https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/mark-cole-do-you-want-to-grow/

·       https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-to-develop-traits-that-build-wealth-get-rich-2019-5

·       https://www.success.com/beyond-resolutions-the-complete-guide-to-achieving-your-new-year-goals/

·       https://www.biography.com/news/walt-disney-failures