Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

The Difference Maker? ONE INCH!

Having a vision is not enough!

"Vision without motion is perpetual frustration. The first lift of the anchor may not set you free, but it sets you in motion. And once you’re in motion, the horizon is yours.”

Turn the Spoon! A common utensil every leader can use to improve how we view the world.

In today's environment, where negative news often dominates, it’s important to remind ourselves that while we can’t always control what happens in the world, we can control how we choose to see it. As a leader, here's a way to inspire yourself and others to take control and "turn the spoon around".

When you feel overwhelmed by negative news, pause and "turn the spoon around." Find one thing, however small, that you can be grateful for or take positive action on. Note how this shift affects your mindset and actions throughout the week.

Give me a question that will change lives

"The true power of a question lies not in the answer it seeks, but in the connection it creates."
— Lee Brower

"In the right moment, a single question can be more powerful than a thousand answers."
— Lee Brower

"Great questions make great answers."
— Oscar Wilde

"Questions can be like a lever you use to pry open the stuck lid on a paint can."
— Fran Peavey

What will be your "This Week's Challenge?"

"...We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!

It behooves us then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness."

How can you avoid the feeling that time is slipping by without meaning?

One reason time seems to speed up as we age is that we experience fewer novel events.

Journaling helps create more vivid and accessible memories, making time feel like it's passing more slowly.

By recording daily experiences, thoughts, and events, we:

• Create "memory anchors" that distinguish one day from another
• Become more mindful and attentive to our daily lives
• Reflect on and process our experiences more deeply

Make your days feel fuller, more meaningful, and less rushed?

Embracing the Unexpected

"Life will always be full of the unexpected. It's how we respond that defines our experience."

ASK:

1. How can I shift from reacting to responding in challenging situations?
2. What three things can I be grateful for right now, despite my/our challenges?
3. In my life, who can I reach out to for support or to offer support?

"We don't have to wait for the rainbow to find joy in the rain."
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

By cultivating gratitude and consciously choosing our responses, we can find joy and meaning even in life's most unexpected moments.

Let's embrace the journey!

What About Bob

If your "aware" of the nudge, you just might follow it.

Lee Brower - Perspective*

Empowered Wealth Perspective

Entertaining new perspectives is a critical step in personal growth. By embracing new and diverse ways of thinking, we broaden our outlook and uncover innovative solutions to problems. You will see a new horizon, which generates deep appreciation for where you have been, where you are now and where you have the potential of going. This leads to new thoughts, new vision and new motion, as you continue to balance your approach and capture your progress as you go.
- Lee Brower, The Brower Quadrant

*DyVal Video from Feb 22, 2019, for Meaningful Monday

Homan Walsh - Niagara Bridge*

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

* We are reposting this MM Video due to our Team’s schedule. 
  This Meaningful Monday video is a repost from July 2, 2018

Freedom to say NO... Really?*

“We must suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces—regret ways tons."
 - Jim Rohn

You are what you say "yes" to. By saying "yes" to the right things, it will be easier to say no to the less important.
 - Lee Brower

* We are reposting this MM Video due to our Team’s schedule. 
This Meaningful Monday video is a repost from July 5, 2021