Highly effective people…
Anyone read the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? I highly recommend it. One of the main concepts in the book is that we have a circle of influence in our life, things we can change or make happen, etc. We also have a lot of things outside of that circle that we cannot change. This is especially true of people- we most likely cannot change someone else, but we have the will to choose to respond differently to someone or approach someone with a different solution, whether or not that person will ever change. The author talks about choosing to focus on the things we can change and influence, instead of worrying about the things we can’t change- sounds so simple but really, when it comes down to it, worry and fear inhibits us in so many ways and keeps us from focusing on that which we can change. A habit to develop then, is changing our thought process- choosing to set aside and not dwell on the worrisome, negative thoughts, and deciding what we can change or make happen instead, and do it.
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest
It is never too late to be who you might have been. ~George Eliot
How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I’m committed to? ~Anthony Robbins
this is a subject that has been running rampant through my mind during this hyper-sensitive upcoming election proccess. i want nothing more than peace and unity in this world, but for that to even be possible we have to learn to first set aside our difference of opinions and veiws. it does all start within us - at least that’s what i believe.
Comment by Auntie Foo — September 10, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the WISDOM to know the difference”. Maybe trite and old, but certainly still very true.
Comment by Merilyn — September 11, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
I also am highly recommending “The Last Lecture” by Randolph Pausch. Truly a remarkable man in a remarkable situation. Makes you think about what is really important to do with the time you have.
Comment by Merilyn — September 11, 2008 @ 7:00 pm