S.U.M.M.I.T. Leadership

"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." ~ William James Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.

Don't give into negativity. Commit yourself to start each day with a positive attitude and it can help you face any obstacles that come your way. Then if you run into others who are negative realize you can't always change that. Instead remove yourself from the situation or view it simply as one obstacle you face in pursuing your own potential. Stay focused on your own goals and make the best of the situation. Live your life with ENTHUSIASM...make TODAY a great day!

It is a hectic time of year. Christmas is coming...do you have all of your shopping complete? Flu season got you or other family members down? Busy time at work keeping you away from your family? Relatives coming into town? It's GO GO GO, NOW NOW NOW and everyone is just getting mentally and physically worn out it seems. It's a highly stressful time for many people. Today was a perfect example at the office that a Positive Attitude can be contagious. Is YOURS worth catching? And there is NO BETTER TIME than NOW to keep in mind what a POSITIVE ATTITUDE can do for you and everyone else! It can be a small adjustment that can make a world of difference to YOU and to OTHERS around you!! The day started off kind of hum-drum, so I had a quick motivational staff meeting followed by some positive one-on-one interaction with the crew. I reminded everyone what a difference they can make if they focus on keeping a positive attitude. Remember YOU have the choice everyday as to the ...

We are coming to the end of another year. How was this year for you? Did you accomplish things you set out to do from the beginning? Were you able to kick off 2009 and sustain action on the resolutions you set?   If you are like most people...I would venture to guess that you have not. But ok, a new year is coming. Time for many of us to set annual New Year's Resolutions. To be honest, I have never been a fan of setting New Year's resolutions. How many of you have, once a year, set New Year's resolutions only to let them fall short only a couple of months into the year? Why do we have to wait until January 1st to set new goals for ourselves anyway? Why wait?   Life begins NOW! Don't let another day go by without setting or working on a goal. Now is the time for change. A change in how we do things. A change in how we think about things. A change in our habits. If you are not getting the results you want...DO NOT continue to do the same things, over and ...

"It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." ~ Paul "Bear" Bryant

"We come this way but once. We can either tiptoe through life and hope that we get to death without being too badly bruised or we can live a full, complete life achieving our goals and realizing our wildest dreams." ~ Bob Proctor

What goals have you set for your life? What do you want to have and achieve? "If you are bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals" ~ Lou Holtz Let's focus in and take the action necessary to have a great finish to 2009 and carry this momentum i...nto 2010. It's going to be a great year! Live your life with ENTHUSIASM...make TODAY a great day

Sometimes we tend to overlook the importance a positive attitude makes on the forming of, and the outcome of each day. Even more importantly it is critical to START out EACH day focusing on this aspect. You will be amazed at the change in the quality of your days. Here's how to start EACH day "A"#1. Each and Every morning take 15-20 minutes to work on the following: ATTITUDE: Start with your attitude. Like I always say, EVERYTHING begins with your attitude. You have to start with the right frame of mind. Like the professional athlete preparing for a game. If they are not mentally prepared to carry out the game plan, the only way they will win is if they get lucky. They must want to win and prepare themselves mentally to win. The same goes for each of us as we approach each day. You have to WANT to have a good day. Therefore we must mentally prepare ourselves for each day. If you are not in the habit of doing this daily, it may take some work initially. But soo...

The key is to take steps daily toward your goals, by taking that first step! Nothing takes place without action! "The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." ~ Mark Twain. ...Believe that you can...and you will. Live your life with ENTHUSIASM...make TODAY a great day!

Friends, here is a good thought for the tough times. We must endure. Remember this story of a carrot, an egg and coffee. It may give you a different way to look at each cup of coffee you have in the morning. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a different bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl of its own...

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson