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#273: Willpower and Change

“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t... it’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.”

-James Gordon 

The new year is nearly upon us, and the change in date is a great time for lots of people to think about making changes of their own... but then lots of people immediately give up because they “just lack the willpower”.  Here’s the thing: change isn’t based on some ability that you’re either born with or don’t possess... it’s based on your readiness and willingness to take the next step and make the change happen!

#275: Be Excellent

Be Excellent to each other

#274: Press Play

“You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn... is to press play.”

--Jay Asher

#277: Say What

“Say what you’re grateful for”

--Amy Morin

This picture is SO fuzzy.  But you know what?  I’m so thankful for a friend who was willing to come over and take it for me, even though she had never used my camera before.  I am thankful for a warm house to photograph in when it was negative degrees cold outside.  This quote is from a list of ways to overcome feeling sorry for yourself.  Don’t just be thankful - literally speak out loud the things you’re thankful for.  This simple act is one way to start to gradually recondition yourself to think positively and raise yourself by raising your attitude.

#276: Change Myself

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.  Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

--Rumi

It’s important to want to change the world - even just the world around you - but it’s also important to realize that impacting the world starts with changing yourself.  Changing yourself is not a forsaking of the desire to be a world-changer -- it’s actually a huge positive step toward making it come true!  Cleverness dreams of doing, which is important... and then Wisdom steps in and *starts* doing.

#271: Stronger than Coffee

“Together we are stronger than coffee”

--Randy Langley (and the Tulsa 5Club!)

Today’s thought is a shout-out to all the people out there who are on your team - and you’re on theirs.  Take a moment today to thank someone who makes you stronger.  Take a moment today to bolster someone else.  Be stronger than the blackest coffee! :)

#270: Choice Gratitude

“Gratitude is a choice in the moment that changes your heart.”

--Matt Ham

#269: The Antidote

“Hope is the antidote to fear”

--Jane Tuttle