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What's Right Today?
By Linda Larsen, CSP
© Copyright 2001
It's true; we do have over 40,000 thoughts per day. And researchers tell us that between 80 and 90 percent of all of those thoughts are negative! It's almost as if we wake up with our first thought being, "Well, what's wrong today?" And when that's the question we hold in our minds, we will only look for answers to that question. We don't look for answers to questions we don't ask. Some answers that you may have heard include ones like:
I don't want to go to work
This place is a dump
It's too cold
It's too hot
Nobody ever cleans out the stupid coffee pot
He never says good morning
She's such an idiot
The traffic's terrible
That'll never work
I don't make enough money to put up with this #&@#!
All great answers to "What's wrong today?" NOT great answers to produce feelings that we enjoy. NOT great answers to help us build positive healthy relationships with other people. NOT great answers to bring us success and happiness of any kind.
So - let's start out the day with a new question. Let's begin with "What's Right Today?" Then notice what answers come up.
But beware! The first answers that show up may be ones like, "nothing!", "zip!", "zero!" And when you get those answers, simply go back to the keyboard and ask your computer brain to search more files for what's right. Ask questions like, "Well, what could be right today?" Or "What's right today that I haven't noticed before?" Keep asking. You will find answers.
And when you do, acknowledge those right things. Mention them. Thank the people who may be responsible. Let them know you noticed.
You can also do this. Post a large poster board in your office - somewhere highly visible to everyone. Write "What's Right Today?" in bold letters across the top. Ask everyone to focus on that question during the day. Suggest that when they find those right things, they can write down what they noticed on a post-it note and stick in on the board. What you'll find is that more often, more people...
Start focusing on positive, right things - which elevates moods and improves morale
Start doing more right things - which creates win-win situations for everyone
So - what IS right in your life today?
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Tag line: Linda Larsen, CSP, helps individuals think strategically, communicate effectively, and celebrate success. She is an international keynote speaker, trial consultant and author of the book, True Power, and the best selling audio program, 12 Secrets to High Self-Esteem. She can be reached at www.lindalarsen.com or 941-927-4700.
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