Are You Dreaming or Fearing?

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, 

but I have conquered my nightmares 

because of my dreams. 

~Jonas Salk.

Are your dreams bigger than your fears?

Fears are the weeds that grow around dreams when WE stop growing.

What is ONE thing you can focus on today to stretch yourself?
- Go deeper in a conversation?
- Be mindful of your thinking and modify accordingly?
- LISTEN more actively?
- Share your idea in a meeting?
- GIVE?
- Just one thing that applies to you that will move you forward.

YOU Matter!!

RISE

When a kite flies, it rises AGAINST the wind, not with the wind.

This week may bring some strong winds in an attempt to challenge you and knock you down. Set your intention now on what you need to accomplish this week and commit to RISE when the wind blows.

You've got this!!

YOU Matter!!

Start Digging!

Dig your well before you need the water.
~Jim Dornan

What "wells" do you need to dig today?
- Cultivating relationships?
- Personal and professional growth?
- Proper choices?
- Prayer?

Reflect and make your own list before you begin your day.

Then start digging!

YOU Matter!!

Are You Motivated?

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. 

Well, neither does bathing. 

That’s why we recommend it daily. 

~Zig Ziglar 

What motivates you? 

Even more important why does that motivate you?

Worth exploring and getting intentional about it.

YOU Matter!!

Don't Quit On YOU!

Age wrinkles the body. 

Quitting wrinkles the soul. 

~General Douglas MacArthur

We must continuously evaluate and quit activities or relationships that are not conducive to our growth. 

You can CHOOSE to get up and start again.

You can CHOOSE to change direction.

You can CHOOSE to build deeper relationships.

You can CHOOSE to pray.

You can CHOOSE to grow!!

You must NEVER EVER CHOOSE TO QUIT ON YOU!!

YOU Matter!!

Are You On Fire?

It is the live coal that kindles others, not the dead.

~Orison Swett Marden

It has been said that most people die at age 25, 

but are not buried until they are 70+ years in age.

Are you alive? 

Are you a catalyst for positive growth in others?

Do you inspire others to be better?

Do you end the day exhausted, but fulfilled?

As you answer yes or no to each of these questions, then ask "Why or why not?" 

Let that answer speak to you.

YOU Matter!!

Be Interested!

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

~Dale Carnegie

Be INTERESTED 

rather than trying to be INTERESTING today.

How can you be interested in others? Ask questions.

Ask for opinions.

Ask about hobbies.

Ask what they are reading? 

What have you learned? 

What has been your biggest win in the past week, month?

What has been your biggest challenge?

What are a couple of things on your bucket list?

So, here's the deal. There are millions of questions that will come to mind if you are truly interested. Do NOT ask a question if you really have no interest in their answer. If you do so, you are only trying to be manipulative and a poser.

Today…..be authentically interested in others!

YOU Matter!!