Reframe and Rewire: Greatness Through Daily Routine

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! #5 - SOCIALLY INTELLIGENT It goes without saying that we must be socially intelligent to be influential. Obviously, we cannot expect to influence others if we struggle at getting along with them.  Socially intelligent people are those who show a genuine interest in others. They seem t...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! #4 - CHEERFULNESS Earlier in my career, I had the opportunity to build and lead teams. Every six months, I would conduct a team satisfaction survey. This would give me the opportunity to learn how I was doing and what kind of culture I was developing. I remember one specific time when...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! #3 - EMPOWERING AND THOUGHTFUL  A quote that I shared previously in this book, bears repeating again, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt.  We truly build our future on how we perceive ourselves. Yet, how we perceive ourselves...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! #2 of 13 Characteristics of Influence & Greatness - Not Easily Offended Notice the distinct difference of energy in the room and think about when you have witnessed this scene before:  ·        At the airport when a traveler harshly disputes his disagreement with the ticket counte...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! 13 CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLUENCE AND GREATNESS  The practices listed are simply that: Practices. You must work at them daily and expect each to take time to develop. As you continue to work on YOU, the rest will begin to fall into place. As stated before, there is no secret formula, yo...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! Chapter 10 – Powerful Principles of Influence & Greatness The number one need of all mankind is so powerful that even newborn infants have been known to physically perish when deprived of it. Despite age, background, gender or position in life, everyone desires what I like to call...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! More Brain Hacks to Increase Your Focus and Productivity 1. SCHEDULE 30 MIN "THINK TIMES" – Often, we find ourselves so wrapped up in doing things the way we always have that we miss out on more efficient ways of doing them. They may be things we have done for years or even...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! MORE FOCUS AND PRODUCTIVITY HACKS: 1.      Take walk breaks every 60-90 minutes – stopping from a big project in intervals of 60-90 minutes can recharge you and refresh you. These breaks can trigger an onset of endorphins that will renew zeal, especially with projects that keep you se...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! 1.      NEGATIVE ADDICTIONS: From the statistics, science and insights in the previous chapters, you should grasp the understanding of how critically important it is that we practice caution every day, in what we feed our minds and hearts.  All Addictions carry the same characteristic...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! WEAPONS of MASS DISTRACTION: The brain is not equipped to provide clear, creative focus when it is constantly distracted by people, notifications or other interruptions. Constant distractions can seriously infringe upon our creativity and our ability to accomplish projects requiring o...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! 5 Step Performance Goal Setting (30-Day Planner) STEP 1 – List 10 things you want to achieve for your business/career/life in the next 30 days (print this page every month, re-examine and re-write your goals)  STEP 2 – Prioritize these goals in an order that will influence your life/c...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! "PROGRESS = HAPPINESS" - Tony Robbins The key to all big projects is to “chunk” them down into increments of time rather than allowing them to overwhelm us.  Once you have both lists arranged, begin working out a plan of action to complete the top five priority tasks. Schedu...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! As mentioned in the last chapter, the three most important skills for greatness are Energy, Focus and Time. Just as we covered the importance of creating a plan of action for filling our hearts and minds with the right thoughts and influences, we must develop a plan of action for how...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! CULPRITS OF CHRONIC STRESS: Since we covered the effects of Chronic stress in earlier chapters, I will not go back through the understanding of what elevated cortisol can do to your brain and your health. However, it is on this list because it is a major energy vampire. When we allow...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! ENERGY VAMPIRE #4 - LACK OF UPLUGGING & SOCIAL TIME:   Recent studies have reported that US Consumers spend approximately 4-5 hours per day on their cell phones. In fact, on average, cell phone users are checking their phones every 5-7 minutes. Often there is no real reason, just...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! Energy Vampire #3 – LACK OF ENDORPHINS (Exercise) : Below are some incredible statistics about exercise that you may not have heard in regards to your success. If you are already aware of these and applying them consistently, I applaud you:             ·        Exercising just 20-30 m...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! Energy Vampire #2 - DEHYDRATION: According to multiple reports and government sources, approximately 75% of Americans may suffer from Chronic Dehydration. Since dehydration is rarely recognized in most cases until it becomes severe, the majority of the population remains unconcerned a...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! What are “Energy Vampires?” These are habits or actions that can drain your energy on a day to day. There are a few listed below to help you set up your new routine. As you read through these, mark off the areas you would like to improve on. Remember, it is the little things you do ea...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! ENERGY – FOCUS - TIME ENERGY : If you have the energy to establish a success routine and desire to do so, but you do not have enough focus or you do not allocate time to work on what is required, you will end up looking like a squirrel on caffeine in the middle of the road. Looking in...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! I am reminded of an analogy/parable found in three of the synoptic gospels in the Christian Bible (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and the Arabic Life of Buddha. Aside from the suppositions of “religion”, the wisdom in this story helps explain the significance of this important understanding....

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! In the first section of this book, we dealt with multiple layers of heart, mind and physiological issues that prevent us from making progress in our Journey to Greatness through Routine. This next section is filled with ideas, tips and tricks to aid us on our journey. Before we dive i...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! As crazy as it sounds, one of the things I had to learn years ago, was to expect trials and adversities rather than trying to dodge them. Not that I focused ON them or visualized them because that would be counterproductive and it would contradict everything I have been sharing in thi...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! Despite your setbacks, you have what it takes for GREATNESS! You CAN create a new you, a new destiny and open the doors to new opportunities. Give yourself permission to forgive anything in your past that may have created success inhibiting, mind blocks. Decide to let the past be the...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you!  Below are four lies we buy into, forming mindsets which keep us “stuck” and unable to move forward into our greatness:  LIES WE BELIEVE ABOUT OURSELVES: Perhaps, you have bought into a lie you were told or believed about yourself from someone you looked up to. If we are truly honest...

If you have topic ideas for our podcast or want to reach Michelle, send us a text! We'd love to hear from you! CHAPTER 7 – Getting “UNSTUCK” In Your Mind and Heart In the last chapter we covered forgiveness of an offense. Hopefully, you have chosen to release this portion of your heart that is being restrained from moving forward so that you can take one more step into your destiny. Be aware t...