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George Carlin asked a great question:

"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

It's a funny question, for sure, but it also speaks to the point of how we tend to judge others.

This isn't just about driving--although that is an excellent example--but about the way we view others in terms of how they worship, what they eat, what they drive, how they earn a living, their musical tastes, their entertainment choices, the things they read, how they spend their money, how they raise their children, the things that motivate them, and...well you get the point.

The list is endless. There really is no limit to the areas in which we are willing to judge others.

Here's an idea. Just for today, determine that you will not judge those around you.

How to Let Your Worry Go - More of Him

You know what? When your eyes are open and your spirit is tuned to see God in action, it seems that mere coincidences become less likely while purposeful actions become more evident.

Could it be that the post I just received from Max Lucado's site just minutes after uploading my earlier admonition to Let Your Worry Go landed in my inbox in order to equip you and me with another concrete idea for reducing our anxiety?

You be the judge. Read and listen HERE.

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30 Dr. Seuss Quotes for Your Life's Plan

Infographic via Mamiverse.com

Worth Repeating - Optimism

Why Leaders Fail

I have trained and coached many hundreds of leaders over the years as they worked through a broad range of problems and challenges. 

Every one of these leaders had the resources--human, material, time, etc.--they needed to succeed, yet many failed anyway.

Why?

Success eluded most because they failed to learn. Oh, they all had college degrees--in fact, most had master's degrees and many held doctorates--so it wasn't book learning they lacked.

What they lacked was the ability to observe and learn from what was going on around them. Instead of seeing what was right in front of their eyes and adapting their actions to the situation, they fell back into the comfort of what they knew already.

Their books became hammocks instead of launching pads.

If Albert Einstein's observation--"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"--is accurate, then many of these leaders were, indeed, insane.

The lesson I taught these leaders over and over again was to "always learn and learn all ways."

You can always learn and learn all ways if you:

...understand that you will never know it all (only a fool thinks he knows everything)

...study your challenges from different vantage points (that is, look at them from the points of view of your customers, spouse, children, co-workers, boss, subordinates, competitors, etc.)

...trust that the messages your eyes, ears, and gut are sending are valid (most of us can tell when something isn't working or won't work, but for some foolish reason we're tempted to press on anyway)

...give yourself permission to evolve your thinking

...are willing to change your mind

...refuse to fear failure ("A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new" - Albert Einstein)

Take a step back and look with fresh eyes at your most vexing challenge today.

View it from a different perspective.

Trust your gut, think differently, be willing to change your mind, and refuse to let your fear of failure stop you from attacking the challenge from a different angle.

You can win!

Always Learn and Learn All Ways...

Redeem Your Time - Moments Matter

In the scriptures, we're advised--even admonished--to redeem the time.

When distilled to its most compact form, the concept is simply this: Make the most of your time because moments matter.

We measure time as seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, and even millennia. Consider the impact of your moment-by-moment actions on each of those that follow.

"A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment." (Ernest Bramah)