Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 16th

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. – Anne Frank

90% of life is about remaining calm. – Dr. Chris Feudtner

Your mind is a powerful thing.  When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change. - https://motivationmentalist.com/

You can’t have a good day with a bad attitude, and you can’t have a bad day with a good attitude. – positivelifetips.com

Summer is almost upon us.  Stress of planning vacations, finishing projects, assisting coworkers while they are on vacation, financial stress, etc. are all issues that can quickly lead to a negative mindset.  During these times, it is important to continue to think and speak positive words.  You have been working so hard to have a positive mindset as you push toward accomplishing your 2017 dreams and goals.  

When stress comes and negative thoughts begin to crowd your mind, RISE above the negative thoughts to a positive mindset: 

Recognize the negative thoughts.

Inhale and exhale a couple times.

Stop ruminating about the issue and meditate for 30 seconds on something positive.

Enjoy the task you are working on and remember that everything will work out just fine!

Challenge:  Negative thoughts can derail anyone.  RISE above negative thinking and replace it with positive, enjoyable thoughts. 

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. - Charles Darwin

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

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. - George Washington

A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. - George Washington

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world. - Malcolm Gladwell

I'm a visionary. I'm not a maintenance person. – John Catsimatidis

One of my favorite spots in D.C. is the Washington Monument and I recently read a book about our nation’s first president.  The opening paragraph of George Washington: The Founding Father by Paul Johnson states: 

As the central actor in the American Revolution, George Washington was one of the most important figures in world history.  As America’s commander in chief throughout the eight-year struggle against Britain’ he effectively liberated the thirteen colonies from imperial rule.  He then presided over the process whereby the new nation drafted, ratified, and enacted its federal Constitution.  Finally, for eight years he directed the administration that put the Constitution to work, with such success that, suitably updated and amended, it has lasted for nearly a quarter of a millennium. 

Washington exemplified character and leadership throughout his life.  He began his military career during the French and Indian War and quickly rose through the ranks to become a senior officer in the colonial militia.  After the war, he became a surveyor, then inherited land and became a local politician.  Becoming frustrated with the idea of “taxation without representation”, he became involved in the Virginia House of Burgesses.  From his military experience and his strong reputation, he was commissioned by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to be the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.  He lost more battles than he won; however, his army persevered and America won independence.  Washington then presided over the writing of the Constitution and then became our country’s first President. 

Washington was not as well-educated as Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson.  He was chosen for each of these positions because of his character and charisma.  Washington knew that he needed educated individuals around him to assist with decision-making, but he also learned from his experiences and continued to evolve as an individual through continual observing, listening, reading and reflecting.  He was determined, persistent and respectful of everyone.

Washington was a visionary throughout his life and knew that to accomplish something he had to be doing and could not just sit around and wait.   

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – George Washington

Challenge: Are you a visionary like Washington that desires to change the world?  Imagine what you desire and start taking steps to implement!

 

Resources

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/characteristics-visionary-leadership-31332.html

http://www.mountvernon.org/video/watch/visionary-leadership?playlist=16

http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/history/articles/george-washington-genius-in-leadership/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/56532/25-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-george-washington

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-criticizes-taxation-without-representation

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

Things that came before, people and things and experiences - that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either. - Vera Wang

Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way. - Vera Wang

Original, she thought she wanted to be an Olympic pairs figure skater, but when she missed the opportunity to make the 1968 U.S. Olympic team she went into fashion, which she had been introduced to when her mother worked as a translator at the United Nations.   

After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, she was hired at Vogue and within a year was promoted to senior fashion editor at the age of 23 and remained at Vogue for fifteen (15) years.  When she was not promoted, she left Vogue in 1987 and spent two (2) years as the design director at Ralph Lauren.  

 In 1989, she was planning her wedding and was frustrated by the lack of wedding gowns for “mature brides”.   At the time, she was forty (40) and all of the wedding gowns she found had too many frills and too much lace.  She could not find anything simple and elegant to fit her mature style.  Deciding to design her own gown, a dressmaker sewed the original custom-made gown, which cost her $10,000.  She knew that if she had this many issues finding an appropriate wedding dress there were probably many other women having the same problem.  In 1990, she opened her own Bridal House in New York.  Who is this adventurous and daring designer? 

Vera Wang

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. - Alexander Graham Bell

Challenge:  Be like Vera Wang.  When one door closes, find the one that is open for you! 

It doesn’t matter what it is: being a mom, teaching, whatever you love.  If you love it, it’ll get you through the hard times, and if you don’t, it’s not authentic or real anyway. When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes. – Vera Wang

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang

http://www.biography.com/people/vera-wang-9542398

http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/fashion-biographies/vera-wang

http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/597211-vera-wang/

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/v/vera_wang.html

http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/597211-vera-wang/#iV5d4oO4lBdrZmce.99

http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/verawang/