[CyberTOPS] A little brain food to mull over for the weekend ................................................

[Marie]

Good morning TOPS AND KOPS Friends:

Can you believe the weekend is almost here. Along with it comes the birthday 
parties, deck parties, shore lunches,  and for me it's Emo fair time. There 
are booths with perogies, cabbage rolls and all kinds of yummies. I have 
promised myself that if I go to the fair this year, I won't stick around 
long enough to sample more than one booth's offerings. I will go for a 4H 
burger and get out of Dodge as they say. lol

Of course as with most mornings I either spend an hour or so, writting, 
getting my minds clutter out and on paper or I go on the internet and find 
an article to read, something that can be related to weight loss or other 
aspects of our lives. It is a good article I think one that has a few good 
quotes in it too, so I am passing it on to you all, or you can hit the magic 
button and delete it, lol. At least you don't have to be subjected to read 
my minds clutter, NOT  today anyhow, lol. Hahahaha.

Have a great weekend,
Let's take off weight SENSIBLY and make good choices,
hugs,
Marie M.

"Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a tiresome duty 
into an interesting opportunity."
~ Alberta Flanders

  "Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and 
make them great. Weak women wait for opportunities; strong women make them." 
~ Orison Swett Marden
Life-changing opportunities occur daily. Are you getting your share?

All you need to do to start SEEING opportunities, is to look beyond your 
PROBLEMS and start seeing SOLUTIONS... by changing your point of view.

You get a lot SMARTER when you freeze negative emotions, and engage your 
brain in looking at your circumstances from a fresh new vantage point. If 
you simply apply your power of observation to finding solutions, rather than 
staying absorbed in the problem, you will stop seeing the problem... and 
start seeing the opportunity contained within it.


It is that simple.
Today I want you to write down your 3 biggest problems. Then, take some time 
to think about the SOLUTION to these problems.

Don't worry about how you are going to implement the solution. (That will in 
fact wear you down and wear you out.) Simply look at each problem, and look 
beyond it to what you believe the solution to be.

Assume the Problem Genie will wave his or her wand at it, and in place of 
the problem, the solution will instantly appear!

My 3 Biggest Problems     1)_________________________________
                                         2)_________________________________
                                         3)_________________________________

The 3 Solutions:

1)_________________________________
2)_________________________________
3)_________________________________


Look at what you have written down. The solution is "doable" if you have the 
power to take the necessary actions. That is a given.


  Think positive, think ............  "I focus more of my time on seeking 
solutions rather than staying absorbed in the problem."
FACT: You will always be more productive when you focus on what you CAN do, 
rather than on what you CAN'T do.

Keeping problems in perspective is essential to solving them and moving on.

Remember to differentiate between what you can and can't control. Focus your 
time and energy on those things over which you have control.

Don't live with problems.

Frankly, they're just not all that fun to live with!

Seek a solution to every problem as soon as possible -- and enjoy the 
immense sense of freedom that comes from moving on.


  "The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what is 
important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, 
to find time to work at it and to get it done." ~ Karen Kakascik
The following Ideas for Action from our Attitude Workshop represent some of 
the best thinking on the planet regarding this subject.

They're designed to inspire and motivate you to actually do a great deal 
more frequently.

Keep in mind, however, that they will remain ideas until you put them into 
action.


 Are You Looking At The Storm Or The Rainbow?
Focus on the solutions rather than the problems. You will be more productive 
and effective when your attention is on the positive rather than the 
negative.


  Focus on the fix. Spend no time today on negative reactions. Cross quickly 
to the sunny side -- the solution side -- of every situation.


        An Idea For Action...


        Eliminate your current backlog of incomplete work to make room for 
important tasks.

          Finish it or forget it -- then move on.
        "Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a 
tiresome duty into an interesting opportunity."
        ~ Alberta Flanders




          "Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common 
occasions and make them great. Weak men/women wait for opportunities; strong 
men/women make them." ~ Orison Swett Marden
        Life-changing opportunities occur daily. Are you getting your share?

        As I said yesterday, all you need to do to start SEEING 
opportunities, is to look beyond your PROBLEMS and start seeing SOLUTIONS... 
by changing your point of view.

        You get a lot SMARTER when you freeze negative emotions, and engage 
your brain in looking at your circumstances from a fresh new vantage point. 
If you simply apply your power of observation to finding solutions, rather 
than staying absorbed in the problem, (Attitude Factor 3f) you will stop 
seeing the problem... and start seeing the opportunity contained within it.



        Look at what you have written down. The solution is "doable" if you 
have the power to take the necessary actions. That is a given.

        However, even before you start to solve your top 3 problems, you 
must make absolutely certain you remember to do TQ Factor 3F (sidebar):


          "I focus more of my time on seeking solutions rather than staying 
absorbed in the problem."
        FACT: You will always be more productive when you focus on what you 
CAN do, rather than on what you CAN'T do.

        Keeping problems in perspective is essential to solving them and 
moving on.

        Remember to differentiate between what you can and can't control. 
Focus your time and energy on those things over which you have control.

        Don't live with problems.

        Frankly, they're just not all that fun to live with!

        Seek a solution to every problem as soon as possible -- and enjoy 
the immense sense of freedom that comes from moving on.


          "The idea is to make decisions and act on them -- to decide what 
is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be 
accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done." ~ Karen 
Kakascik
        The following Ideas for Action from our Attitude Workshop represent 
some of the best thinking on the planet regarding this subject.

        They're designed to inspire and motivate you to actually do Factor 
3E a great deal more frequently.

        Keep in mind, however, that they will remain ideas until you put 
them into action.





         Which End Of The Telescope Are You Looking Through?
        Keeping problems in perspective is essential to solving them and 
moving on. If you incorrectly believe that a problem is all --  
encompassing -- and will forever control your life -- it is, and it will.


          Keep your problems in perspective. See them as very specific and 
merely temporary.

         How Much Time Do You Worry About Something Going Wrong?
        Every minute, something goes wrong somewhere. So, fix it and keep 
going.


          Don't stop at a problem. Start with a solution.

          Look for the other "best way" to do everything on your list of 
problems today. There is never "only one" way to do anything.

         Are You Checking Out Every Angle?
        Learn to ask better QUESTIONS and you'll receive better ANSWERS. If 
you don't ask the RIGHT question to start with, then by definition, you'll 
never end up with the RIGHT answer.

        (At Harvard, they call this "Logical Incrementalism." If you START 
at the WRONG spot -- even though every decision you make is perfect 
thereafter -- you will END UP at the WRONG spot!)


          Instead of asking, "What's wrong with our procedures now?" ask 
"How could we improve our procedures now?"

         The Bottom Line...
        Inside each of these ideas is the blossom of opportunity. Permit it 
to flower and you will change your life. You will become old and successful.

        Allow the bloom to die on the stem, and you will be filled with the 
regrets of opportunity lost. You will become old and cynical.

        Look around today. Take some time to put your life into slow-motion 
so you can actually see, hear, feel and touch the hands of destiny.

        It's your life. Seize the day! Become the opportunity.