LOVE YOUR JOB

It is rare to hear someone say they love their job. It seems we live in a culture where you have to wear 'hate my job' on your lapel. I do not understand this mentality.

 Working is a hard gig, takes up so much of your life, pays the bills, enables you to live the lifestyle you want so it seems to me that it is one of the most important things you will ever do. It is not pie in the sky to want or to be in a role that you love and can't wait to get to each day.

 When you have that passion, enthusiasm you are a much more valuable employee and it will impact favorably on your mental and physical health and you will get through the boring bits of any job easier. It is necessary to take time out to identify what it is that you want - where your natural abilities lie. This is the area that many people stay stuck in their whole life because they can't work out what it is they want to do so they do nothing.

 To me, this is a tragic waste of life. You just need to start, doing anything is better than spending your whole life just thinking about it. As you progress you will be open to opportunities, learn about what you like and can then makedecisions based on that information. It is important to think in project terms, to focus, reevaluate and monitor your progress.

 I developed a process that works when those committed to it are willing to put in the hard work. It is an audio book called If it's to be: It's up to me. I would advise anyone to get professional help with this and work with an executive coach because they can help you to develop aplan and then work towards your goal.

LOVE YOURSELF - THE SIMPLE KEY TO STRESS DEFENCE

Love yourself

As human beings we need to escape and slow down, particularly if we are carrying a lot of responsibility. We need rhythms that allow for days off, for weekends and holidays. How many besides me have Christmas after Christmas, where we are so run down from overload, that we end up ill for the first 4 days.

Whether we have a faith or not, the commandments are a great way to live one says love your neighbour as you love yourself.

Lot's of people remember the bit about loving your neighbour many forget loving yourself. It's a relief to discover what is it that rebuilds my mind, soul and makes me a complete person,' Actually when I do that I am much better for everyone else. Human beings are wonderful things, but incredibly fragile. We're not machines but even machines need servicing once in a while.

For years Gill has supported the family, taught the kids at home and been a fantastic support to me in what is a demanding lifestyle. She has lived a sacrificial lifestyle. And I love Gill for so many reasons, but one of the things she has constantly encouraged - even though she always wants more time together - is that I should go on the water as often as I can. As she puts it it's the only thing that makes me bearable to live with!

What she knows better than anyone else is that I need that to restore my soul, to recharge my emotional spiritual and physical batteries. I haven't always had easy access to the water, so there have been other ways. I have what I call a stones throw - I talk about it in other programs. Essentially it is a physical place in the outdoors, which is close enough not to be lonely, but far enough away to be at least a stones' throw from people and phones and busyness. It becomes a place of familiar comfort. A place where you can see smell and touch created things, natural things, rather than man-made stuff. I still do that and it is very cathartic.

Somebody said to a friend of mine years ago, Rob you live such a busy life style you are running so many agendas, you seemed to have lost the trick in this busy world of even spending time with yourself.

You can't be in a room without the TV on, can't be in a car without the radio on. They suggested he go in a park once a week for ten minutes and just kick the leaves. Don't take a notebook with you, don't think of a new job to do. Just learn again to be with you.

Gill my wife has different ways. For her it's a variety of small things. Hobbies, scrapbooking, doing the family genealogy, breeding birds, jig saws, bits in the garden All those things AND SHOPPING - retail therapy bring her restoration and she loves them.

Have permission and encouragement tonight to discover what it is that restores your soul. Learn to love yourself.

You Are Your Best Asset

Live with integrity. Commit yourself to constant self-improvement.

Choose work that is in harmony with your values.

Give your best to your employer -it is one of the best investments you can make.

A person's greatest emotional need is to be appreciated.

Become a positive and excited person about life.

Live with the mind set of abundance.

Never criticize the company you work for. If you are unhappy, resign.

Be brave. Even if you are not, pretend to be. No one will know the difference.

Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.

Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health and love.

Seek opportunity, not security.

Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.

Be bold. Be courageous. When you look back on your life, you will regret the things you did not do more than the things you did.

Dream big, worry small.

Take care of your reputation. It is your most valuable asset.

EXPRESS YOUR LOVE!

In order to experience love from others we need to experience and express love for ourselves first. Part of how we can express love for ourselves, is to share our love with others so you don't have to wait to love others, you can deepen your self-love through healthy outward expressions of love for others. To get started thinking about how you want love to show up and be expressed in your life, consider the following questions:

1. What are the ways that you express your love for yourself? How do you talk to and about yourself to yourself and others? In what ways do you pamper and honor your physical well-being? In what ways do you express and honor your emotional well-being? What is one thing you could do today that would make you feel deeply loved by yourself?

2. What are the ways that you express your love for others? Who do you love? Who loves you? What words do you use to express your love? What do you need from your loved ones to make you feel truly loved? Do they know this? If not, how can you let them know how to let you know that they love you? What activities do you do with these people that make you feel most loved? When was the last time you engaged in these activities? What can you do today to let your loved ones know you love them? What can you do today that will make you feel loved?

If you find you do not have as much love in your life as you want, don't worry. Spend some time every day thinking about how much love you DO want in your life, what it will feel like to have all of that love, why you want all of that love, who you will be and how you will feel once you have all of that love in your life. Just spend some time contemplating these things. As you ponder what you want and how you want to feel, you will be inspired with the actions to take to make it happen. There is an unlimited supply of love in the world and there is more than enough for each and every one of you.

Life is Like Coffee

What is the meaning of this vignette?

Life is coffee. Jobs, money, and position in society are merely cups. They are tools that shape and contain Life, but the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of the life we live. Often, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee provided us.

The happiest people don't have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

The richest person is not the one who has the most but the one who needs the least.