The Daily Disturbance

First is to determine if they are meant for you! If clearly, the trial is not, then stop taking those bullets not meant for you (there are enough directed at you as it is!) Granting they must be welcome and experienced, the key is in the word itself

Of course there is, especially if the trial is not meant for you! But to escape all trials is an impossibility, for whether we like it or not, someone else is in control and that isn’t you! So, might as well embrace it, factor it in and take all you can to make it work for you. No Olympics without the Trials; no “ultimate triumphs” without our share of challenges.

We take a look at Decision Completion! How can I say with pride and joy, “Thank God it’s Friday?!” “Starting strong is great,” Robin Sharma reminds, “but Finishing Strong is epic!” How to have an epic day!

It’s time for Decision testing! A decision that can’t be tested shouldn’t be trusted! Allow the testing - and that includes pain and humbling - to strengthen you towards a strong finish!

Decision making gets you started, but it is decision management that will get you there. So, how to get there? Just D.O. I.T! -  4 jabs to make your decisions a hit - under a minute!

Continuing our Doses of Disturbance as we take a break from our usual daily fare, we look at making decisions and what can help you make them today! Think of a couple of options and get ready with those decisions!

This week we take a break from our “usual” daily disturbances and give you “doses” instead. Just a “jab” as today’s pandemic lingo puts it. All in a minute! And for today, we reinforce the idea of responding - and responding well - regardless of circumstances!

It’s a wrap! Or is it? Whatever, are you having fun yet?! Well, this is it! There’s no turning back! It’s now or never. Listen on and see how to end the week strong with practical to dos – and not to dos – with whatever energy you have left within you! “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”

Almost there, just a couple of days, it’s Thor’s Day! One last thunderous push to the finish! And you’re either ready to Thank God it’s Friday or appeal to Him to extend or delay this day! For indeed, the opposition can be strongest when you’re near your destination. Sometimes, just making it through the day is enough reason to give thanks. Can we we still finish strong? Listen on!

Halfway through, do you have what it takes to see it through? Perhaps not? Which is AOK! You don’t have to have it all under control, according to plan, right on schedule. Especially when so much change calls for constant adjustment and even re-direction. For the sake of the people we serve, however, specifically those we value most, we need to keep going, “come hell or high water.” Let’s make thi...

How to re-start after I messed up? I want to maintain the good, set aside the bad, and continue to aim for an epic finish! Living my week to the fullest, moment by moment, regardless of circumstances…and still meeting my deliverables and “KPIs!” (Key Performance Indicators). Let’s make this indeed, a thrilling Tuesday!

How does one really start well, so that we look forward to an amazing end? And what if we start on the wrong foot, or already overwhelmed or completely messed up? Help me recover, and not just for mere survival but to really live life “to the fullest” this present week?! Listen up, and learn, and have a Magical Monday!

Finally, Thank God it’s Friday! If it’s been a painful week, at least you know you have a breather come the weekend (Well, for most of you, I assume). But blessed are you who believe! Indeed, the race is not to the swift but to those who keep on running! Save the best for last, just like God did when created Man and Woman on Friday, or Frigg/Fria’s day, celebrating the wife of Odin!

Almost there, but not quite! You need all the energy – and continuing wisdom – to finish the week strong. Be inspired with the thought that today is the mighty “Thor’s” day! The God of Thunder! There is now more behind you than there is still left in front of you, believe you have what it takes!

Half day through the work week and you now have a clearer idea of what’s going for and what’s going against you (that is, the “Force Field Analysis” framework). The balance of reflecting on how you’re doing, and the need to just keep going. The “hump day” as the challenge of “getting over the hump” is now upon you!

Haha, re-start so soon? Or are you just finally warmed up? The week is most certainly underway and building momentum will require a new set of activities compared to getting started. Maxwell said it best: “Motivation gets you started, discipline gets you there.” Keep going friend, the race – or perhaps the journey - is underway!

It’s the start of the week! Or is it? Wasn’t Saturday the 7th day for creation and the day of the rest? Then that makes Sunday the first day! Whatever, it’s an opportunity to begin planning your efforts to make the most the week. “Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.” --Albert Einstein

Human beings grow in community and in the context of teams. Growing alone, apart from community is not our design as human beings. “It is not good for man – or woman – to be alone,” is not only in the context of marriage. So, the answer is yes, you really have to grow together with that person, and yes, that being straight from the gates of you know where!

Transformation combines the old and new, “preserving the Core while stimulating progress.” You can’t keep growing and transforming to the point even the core and the non-negotiable are no longer visible! God made you, you!

“Work-Life Balance” opens the opportunity for growth and keeps you agile. Without the right mix of priorities, we will be a slave to what consumes us most, and then very little growth, if any, will come as a result.

Overcoming brings strength and maturity. A survivor is the best testimony to future survivors, so stay alive, tell your story, and multiply your kind. We need more examples of those who have gone before us, journeyed through hell and high water, and whose experiences will guide us through!

Growth doesn’t just happen, it is first decided upon, then acted upon. Have you made that choice today? For growth to be continuous, we need to open ourselves and our ways to change with a daily decision. Respond, not react, and win…

Ok, get ready to take notes! 12 ways to live “THE NEW NORMAL” for a better chance of survival, and maybe, just maybe, great success!

So many of what the world “needed” just a year ago have changed for people, for families, for businesses and entire communities. Are you still of value to them, ensuring yourself of a place in the economics of supply and demand, and in meeting the needs of a world clearly in great need? Let’s take a quick but effective look at how YOU can make sure of your contribution, and yes, your personal sati...

So many acquaintances one can acquire at this day and age, but really, how many of our existing and valuable relationships are still growing, and nurtured as they should be? Let’s get practical – and committed – in new and updated ways to care for the people who matter most in our lives!