https://youtu.be/1u-niluB8HI

Thanks to Chris for sending me this.

What a great reminder of all that we have to be thankful for.

Make it a great day.

Jake

One of the biggest lessons I have learned through sending these emails for so long is the lesson of momentum.

Once you get momentum with something it can carry you along when you don’t feel like pushing.

When I don’t feel particularly positive or upbeat, I have the momentum of these daily emails to put something positive into my day.

My advice is to seize the moment to begin to build momentum.

When you are in a great mood and the weather is nice, start that new routine of walking around the block.

When you get that bonus and have a few extra dollars, start that momentum of investing.

And then embrace it when you need to.

Let the momentum carry you through that bad day.

Make it a great day.

Jake

If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win. – Vince Lombardi

Quite a few quotes about winning are out there attributed to Vince Lombardi. This may be my favorite that I have come across.

Because the more I think about the more it makes sense.

If you didn’t have the possibility of losing, winning would hold no value.

If you aren’t risking losing, then your wins will be empty.

Many of us play it safe, minimizing the chances of losing and minimizing the chance of getting hurt.

Then the small wins feel meaningless and we look at our life and wonder what could have been.

Accept losing. Accept the risk. Accept the chance of abject failure.

Then try like hell to win something worthwhile.

Make it a great day.

Jake

JD – Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage. – Anias Nin

MS – Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. -Ecclesiastes 9:10

EB* – I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. – Pablo Picasso

JW – That was really nice of you Dad. – Zach Warmbir

One of the interesting side effects of our fast moving technology and society is that we seem to have less tolerance for doing it wrong.

We seem to have less tolerance for mistakes and for growth. Both with ourselves and with others.

Since we can only control ourselves, I would suggest we adopt the attitude from the quote from Picasso.

Be patient with yourself as you do that which you cannot do today. It’s how you will learn and grow for tomorrow.

If you are comfortable and things feel under control, you likely aren’t growing.

We should be working at that fuzzy line between that which we know and that which we do not.

If things are under control, we need to stretch.

If things are totally out of control, we need to come back a little closer to home (No brain surgery attempts before medical school!).

Make it a great day.

Jake

Men who never get carried away should be. – Malcolm Forbes

Sometimes we need to get a little carried away.

Sometimes we need to get a little crazy over something.

Sometimes we need to get a little obsessed over a goal.

Some goals require us to put in more effort than normal.

Do you have something on your list that needs you to get a little carried away?

Do you need to get carried away about that new diet?

Do you need to get carried away about that new investment plan?

Do you need to get carried away taking care of that friend?

Do you need to get carried away?

Make it a great day.

Jake

“Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.” – Emily Dickinson

Found this quote and thought it would be a great way to start the week.

Each week we have the opportunity to open a new door.

We can choose to move forward towards our goals and away from our bad habits.

We can choose to love more and lose our patience less.

We can choose to spend our time doing the things most important to us.

The door is there. We must walk through it.

We must have faith that stepping through will work out in the end. Maybe it won’t happen by Tuesday afternoon, but it will.

Make it a great day.

Jake

https://youtu.be/ZTidn2dBYbY

This song was requested….

So, today’s message is a reminder to embrace your own brand of weirdness. We are all a little weird in our own way.

Embrace it.

Enjoy it.

Make the most of it.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ. – COLOSSIANS 3:23-24

I woke up this morning and this Bible verse was showing on our laptop.

It’s one of my favorites.

Whether you are a Christian or not, this one can be a game changer for your life.

Finding a way to go about your day with enthusiasm for the task at hand is a sure fire way to have a much better day.

Whether you are washing the dishes or making a sale, doing it with enthusiasm changes everything.

As you go about your day today, find something you usually aren’t too excited about and do it with enthusiasm. Then apply that enthusiasm to the next thing. And just keep on going.

Make it a great day.

Jake

“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.” – Josiah Gilbert Holland

I’m drawn to simplicity when looking for quotes for daily attitude emails. This one seemed to fit the bill.

The quote stands as a simple reminder of the simple progress towards longer term goals that leads to enduring results.

Slow and steady wins the race.

When you step back and look forward in your life, what simple, small steps should you take today to create something enduring?

Exercising?

Saving money?

Date night with your spouse?

Date night with one of the kids?

Find one small step to take today. Take the leap of faith to begin a new habit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

JD – Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. – Spanish Proverb

MS – As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. – Proverbs 27:19

EB – It’s not about perfection, it’s more about progress.

JW – Am I the ______________ I vowed/promised I would be? You fill in the blank and ask yourself.

Jamie shared the challenging question above.

Fill in the blank and be honest with yourself.

But then I think the real key is your reaction from there.

If you’ve fallen short, will you wallow in self-pity and guilt, armed with another excuse for not doing your best?

Or will you step up and do your best?

It’s one thing to fall short of our goals and ideals while doing our best. It’s quite another to fall short while uttering flimsy excuses and looking for an out.

One more thought about this. Fill it in with something important.

“Am I the TV watcher I vowed/promised I would be?” Is not as powerful as “Am I the father I vowed/promised I would be?”

Ask yourself the meaningful questions if you want your life to have meaning.

Make it a great day.

Jake