Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

The Power of One Letter

“That tiny shift—from got to get—is what helped my friend Steve move from obligation to opportunity and from bitterness to betterness.”

“Letters look small, but they shape legacies.

This is the quiet power that transforms experience into wisdom, and wisdom into Positive Generational Impact™.”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
—John Wooden

What are you training your brain for? The Neuroscience of Your Focus.

What you complain about, you create more of.

Are you unknowingly shrinking your prefrontal cortex?

The world doesn't need more people pointing out what's broken. It needs people who are wired to see what's possible.

“What’s one small shift in my self-talk that would train my brain toward gratitude, courage, and better choices today?”

What is one thing you're grateful for right in this moment? I'd love to hear it.

If you're waiting for clarity... you'll be waiting forever

"Purpose rarely reveals itself until you’re already in motion."
- Lee Brower

People spend years waiting for clarity before taking action. Waiting for certainty. Waiting for their “why” to magically appear. But purpose is not discovered at the dock. Purpose is revealed on the water. You can’t trim your sails when you’re tied to the pier. You have to be moving. Even a little.

Be the Bee. — B.E.E. — Brave Enough to Engage.

You don't need to know all the answers. You just need enough bravery to take intentional motion. “Nectar First.” Take the first step. Move toward something good. Your intention is the nectar. And your true impact — your “pollen” — shows up along the way.

The surprising habit that makes people follow you at home, work, and everywhere you go.

“People may forget what you said, but they’ll never forget how you made them feel.” And how we make people feel is almost always the result of one small choice.

“You can’t do much about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.”
- Jeffrey R. Holland

"The fastest way to be liked is to like first."
- Lee Brower

"Judgement looks for flaws: leadership looks for value."

When Gratitude Took the Field

In the midst of the World Series, the fiercest competitors became teammates in a moment of compassion.

"Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”
— John Wooden

Where in my life could I let gratitude ripple, instead of needing to be right?

"Contempt divides. Gratitude connects. When gratitude moves… humanity wins.”
— Lee Brower

“Contention is a choice. Peacemaking is also a choice.”
— Russell M. Nelson

Goldilocks Was Right

Not too hot. Not too cold. Just right

“We are not held back by stress itself, but by the lack of rituals that help us recover from it.”
- James Clear

“Rituals are the formulas by which harmony is restored.”
- Taoist Proverb

“In a world full of noise, rituals bring rhythm; in a world full of rush, they restore reason.”
- Lee Brower

The Happiness Trap - I have a gift for you

What if the more we chase happiness... the faster it runs away?

The Horizon Time Map™. Follow the instructions in this video, and you will tap into a source of meaningfulness and wisdom that will bring you Enduring Joy.

“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue… as the unintended side effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself.”
- Viktor Frankl

“You cannot make a choice without being responsible for its consequences. Even joy has a cost — and meaning is the price worth paying.”
- Lee Brower

Is the world better because you are in it?

"What you do should dictate how you feel. Not the opposite."

"Gratitude expressed is gratitude expanded."

Who did I make invisible today, and what will I do about it tomorrow?

You can't always change the world--but you can always change someone's world.

Why Can't We Wait 28 Seconds Anymore

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
— Aristotle

"There is no app for building patience."
— Simon Sinek

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
— Lao Tzu

"You can't microwave trust. You can't instant-message intimacy."

Seeing Beyond First Impressions

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
— Anaïs Nin

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.”
— Benjamin Franklin

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
— Viktor Frankl

When we judge too quickly, we risk missing extraordinary people, extraordinary lessons, and extraordinary opportunities.

Gratitude in the now. Choices for the future. Ripples for generations.