Author: jakedavis1910

Daily Attitude Email 1 16 13

Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him. – CS Lewis

The second principle in the list of principles to live by included in the Jim Rohn program is "love your neighbor, even if you don’t like him."

My favorite thing about this principle from Jim is similar to the quote from CS Lewis above. Both say that love is a form of action.

Jim says that liking someone is an emotional response, but love is formed out of action.

These actions born from love will produce that positive emotional response within us.

If we begin from a place of love for our neighbors it is so much easier to see through the differences to work together to build a better planet.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Bonus CS Lewis quote on love. This is one my favorite quotes.

"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless–it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

Daily Attitude Email 1 15 13

I have been slowly but surely working through the Jim Rohn one year to success program and last week included Jim’s take on 9 “Principles to Live By” in order to leave the legacy you would like to.

I am going to send out each one over the next 9 DAE emails.

Consider others’ interests as important as your own.

Turning your thoughts and actions from selfish to selfless is such a powerful driver for positive change.

Even at 34, this lesson still hits me all the time as I go about my day.

Realizing that the other driver has somewhere to be as well.

Realizing that the person in the grocery store line is in the same hurry as I am.

Realizing that the customer or coworker who just asked for help is just as busy as I am.

Spend a minute today thinking about what situations you might improve upon in this area of your life.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 14 13

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life. – Dennis Waitley

Another season of Biggest Loser has started.

Every season I notice some little tidbit that I hadn’t before.

This time it was accountability.

They showed the “update” for the person who had gotten sent home on week 1 at the end of the episode and he had already lost a ton of weight at home.

Here was a guy who was over 30 and had been overweight for many, many years.

He had some strong motivation to lose weight as he had a strong, emotionally charged situation happen with his son.

He had watched the show for 5 years, so he knew it was possible.

He had access to the internet so there was no lack of knowledge.

But he didn’t lose weight until after he was sent home from the show.

I thought that maybe a portion of that motivation came from accountability.

By being on the show he had gained a new accountability partner, everyone who watches the show.

He knew that he would be on TV in front of millions of people weighing in to see how well he did.

As you look at your goals for this year, look for someone to hold you accountable as well.

Share your goals with them.

Give them updates on your progress.

Lean on them for a pick me up when you want to quit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 14 13

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life. – Dennis Waitley

Another season of Biggest Loser has started.

Every season I notice some little tidbit that I hadn’t before.

This time it was accountability.

They showed the “update” for the person who had gotten sent home on week 1 at the end of the episode and he had already lost a ton of weight at home.

Here was a guy who was over 30 and had been overweight for many, many years.

He had some strong motivation to lose weight as he had a strong, emotionally charged situation happen with his son.

He had watched the show for 5 years, so he knew it was possible.

He had access to the internet so there was no lack of knowledge.

But he didn’t lose weight until after he was sent home from the show.

I thought that maybe a portion of that motivation came from accountability.

By being on the show he had gained a new accountability partner, everyone who watches the show.

He knew that he would be on TV in front of millions of people weighing in to see how well he did.

As you look at your goals for this year, look for someone to hold you accountable as well.

Share your goals with them.

Give them updates on your progress.

Lean on them for a pick me up when you want to quit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 11 13

http://youtu.be/III3G1egUcU

Still not sure whether that video is funny, weird, horrible, inappropriate or all of the above.

The song does contain an important little nugget of wisdom.

"Whatever you do, do it good".

Maybe not the best grammar but an important lesson.

Know yourself and do what you are best at.

When you combine what you do best with serving others things get even better.

Let’s make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 10 13

Books can be a bridge between one person and another.

At Mavidea this quarter we are all reading “Great by Choice”.

And while I think it is a great book, I am more excited about the bridges we can build between each other. The new lines of communication we can form by talking about the book together.

I look forward to hearing and seeing the difference this makes as we all work together to become a better version of Mavidea.

Anytime you read a book you are at the very least building a bridge between yourself and the author.

Getting to know their feelings, philosophy and thoughts.

Reading books allows us to let those feelings, thoughts and philosophy touch and shape our own. And through this we are hopefully able to grown and learn. We become wiser and stronger.

For those of you at Mavidea who aren’t readers, I hope you embrace this opportunity to read a good book and let it impact your life.

For those of you non-Mavideans who aren’t readers, I hope you pick up a book and let it make a difference for you.

For those you who love books and are already on this caper, keep it up.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 9 13

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. – Carl Jung

As a follow up to yesterday’s email about getting angry I thought I would share this quote.

This might be a little deep for me so you will have to do the deep introspection on your own.

Spend a minute or two thinking about what irritations in your life can lead to a better understanding of yourself.

Does your impatience while waiting in line reveal some selfishness?

Does your intolerance of others reveal some inner insecurities?

Building a mature, independent self sometimes requires taking steps that might not be easy or even pretty but will yield great results over the long run.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 8 13

An interesting story in the Bible is the story of Jesus and the money changers.

Jesus entered the temple and found people conducting business unethically and "drove them out, overturned their tables."

I have always found this interesting because Jesus was more a "turn the other cheek" kind of guy. Not usually the type to turn over tables and drive people out.

I believe we can learn from this example.

Sometimes in life you have to get fired up.

We all should have at least one thing in our life that we will get flat out mad about.

Often, the point when we finally get mad is the start to a positive change.

The day you step on the scale and see that number and get mad enough to change forever.

The day you get that credit card statement and get mad enough to cut up the credit cards for good.

The day you get mad enough to walk out on that relationship that has been dragging you down for years.

That point where you get angry enough to fight for what’s important is liberating. When you decide that something is important to you and that you will make it a priority you create clarity. And clarity creates motivation and inspiration.

These priorities also help with the other side of anger.

Most things aren’t worth getting angry about.

Most of us should have a very short list of things we will get mad about.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Daily Attitude Email 1 7 13

Stress is a choice.

Below is an excerpt from a book titled “Stress is a Choice.”

What a powerful concept. We have chosen our current level of stress. And we can choose a life of less stress.

Any time you experience stress today ask yourself why. Think about what choices you have made that led to that moment.

And if you need to, make a change. Begin the process of stress removal.

Make it a great day.

Jake

An excerpt from

Stress is a Choice

by David Zerfoss

Several years ago while listening to my pastor give a Sunday sermon, he spoke about how life is made up of a series of choices. It made me realize that my hectic professional and personal life was of my choosing. Therefore, a life of stress had become my choice.

Many of us hurry through life going from one place to the next, focused on conquering the next mountain, making the next deal, running the next errand, and believing we will never have enough time to do all the things we need to get done. Yet, there is all the time in the world if we just realize that we are the creators of this life we choose to live. That’s right. Life is a series of choices and being free from stress is one of those choices.

Whether your business life is overly complicated or your personal life (or both), you have chosen this current system of chaos. The world is a tantalizing swirl of getting the next "fix," tempting us to fit more and more things, people and processes into our lives, personally and professionally. And because we are so busy being busy, it’s easy to be lured into the fray, with our lengthy to-do lists. Yet, the greatest achievements have often come from the simplest of ideas and in the simplest forms.

To experience a simplified life, we first have to learn to slow down long enough to see through all the clutter. We need to realize that we are powerful magnets that attracted this life to ourselves—no matter what—good or bad.

After you read through the 10 Rules to Simplify Your Life, my wish for you is that you commit to simplify and enroll others for support. Take out a blank sheet of paper and create the life you truly want to live—with less stress and complexity—one that is anchored by a clear sense of your unique and simple purpose.

The Phrase That Pays

JD – I am doing a great work and cannot come down. – Nehemiah 6:3

JW – The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret. – Sara Bombell

JM – Star Wars episode 7 in 2015.

JS – Make your 2013 a fantastic year.

EB* – Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it’s yours. – Zig Ziglar

KJ – Marketing is not a campaign. It’s a commitment.

On a podcast I am listening to he was telling the story of the bible verse above.

Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem and was constantly asked to come down to work on other things.

His answer was always the same “I am doing great work and cannot come down.”

The point of the story is that he didn’t allow any distractions from his goal. He knew that rebuilding the wall would be a symbol to the people and lead to bigger and better things and that is should be his priority.

As you look at your goals and resolutions for this year, think about what/which one should be your priority.

Some things in life are worth focusing on to the exclusion of others.

Figure out what your great work is for this year and don’t lose focus on it.

Be tenacious in pursuing it.

Don’t let anything distract you.

Make it a great weekend.

Jake