Today's Thought..
JOSEPH MENDOZA
"Sometimes you have to put your foot down in order to get a leg up."
- Dave Weinbaum
Interesting quote, isn't it? A variety of meanings can be applied to this but I'm going with the one that came immediately to mind when I first read this quote.
There are times and situations in life when you may find yourself reliant on someone else to sanction your advancement. In corporate, and small business settings as well, there is usually someone who promotes and demotes at will. If you're being overlooked
for promotion or project leadership you would do well to discuss it with the top guy or gal. Be firm, but friendly in your presentation of the situation you believe exists. Put your foot down, but put it down gently at least until you can feel the lay of the
land.
The best approach is not to go to the boss demanding this, that, or another thing but rather use an approach of how massively the company could benefit from your management skills, project experience and forward thinking ideas. Be prepared and lay it on as
thick as you can without overdoing it. Also be prepared to back up your claims with facts... successes for which you've been responsible in the past.
Especially in the business world most people come from a place of what's in it for me? It's your job to be prepared to tell them what's in it for them long before you actually ask for a position of leadership. Once the boss sees that you have the company's
interests at heart and that you could actually do something that would make him look really good... he
will listen.
MIS Group
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JOSEPH MENDOZA
"The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment."
- The Secret Abundance Files
How often do we fall for this thief of dreams? We make a plan that we know is a darn good one and we begin to work that plan with all we have in us. We're doing well but
then, at the very time we know that according to plan we should be doing "this" the phone rings and someone talks us into doing "that."
It's just one; movie, coffee klatch, night out with the girls/boys, one more drink, nap, trip to the mall, ballgame, hockey match, new dress, new car, two-week vacation, trip around the world...you name it. How silly we are to trade ultimate and lasting success
and abundance for such ultimately meaningless things.
If right now I were to tell you that to give up one vacation could result in the life of which you've always dreamed, would you do it? We need to set our priorities in such a way that we don't spend the rest of our lives in regret.
When you trade what you say you want most for a diversion in the moment, you may never know what that has ultimately cost you.
If you're not where you'd like to be in life I invite you to check out The Secret Abundance Files. They could change your life from
what it is now to all you have ever hoped life could be.
JOSEPH MENDOZA
"Thoughts become things, so choose your thoughts wisely."
- J.Sewell Perkins
Remember the story of King Midas? Everything he touched turned to gold. As great as that may sound, when he touched his son and his son turned to gold he wept. What does this have to do with
Today's Thought and choosing our thoughts wisely? Just as everything King Midas touched turned to gold, everything we think becomes reality. Whether you choose to believe it or not it is a law of the Universe... just as sure as the law of gravity.
We create things and circumstances with our thoughts. While that can be a bit unsettling the first time you actually get it, it is really good news because it means that if you so choose you can change your entire life by simply changing your thoughts.
This phenomenon is called the law of attraction. What you focus on is attracted to you; sounds great, doesn't it? There's just one catch. Because the law of attraction really works, if you focus on something you don't want you will attract it. Because our minds
don't recognize the negatives, "I don't want to be late" is translated by your mind as "be late"... and you are likely to be late.
Understanding how your mind works is a real advantage in that, that knowledge can be instrumental in helping you realize your goals, improve your health, and even get that raise that you've been thinking you're not going to get. Expect the extra income and
visualize yourself investing it or spending it on something you really want and the raise is much more likely to be yours.
Nothing comes from nothing so be prepared to combine your thoughts with action and you'll be surprised by the results.