FUTURE PROOF Today was a perfect day Everything worked All went better than I could have imagined, or planned. All the pieces fell into place. Everything was in harmony. Everyone was there. You were there. It was as if my whole life was in this one day. And that this day, is now forever. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Describe your perfect day. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Be gracious. Be kind. Listen. Ask questions. Smile. Be positive, no matter what. Find the good in every situation. Search for alternatives, even if you cannot see any. Do not boast. Do not take the credit. Be humble. After all, your success is because of others. Recognise that you are not perfect, and that this in itself is perfect. Accept that others are not perfect, and that is the way it is meant to be. You do not have to know everything. Just work with those you can help and with others who can help you. Love plays to people strengths. Discover and celebrate the talents of others. Your workplace is the whole world. Your task is to reach out to all for you are responsible for everyone. This is not an impossible task. It is your gift of compassion to those in need. Be ambitious for all that you can be. Remember that you can achieve absolutely anything, with the right support. Surprise others. Make them laugh. Do the unexpected. Make every day different and every meeting memorable. Make every customer feel amazing with your smile. Respond to unhelpful people with kindness. Answer aggression with politeness. Stick to your own framework of love no matter what difficulties arise. For all things will pass. Stay young no matter how old you are. Be wise and listen no matter how young you are. Always. What do you do today is your legacy. Use every moment. Explore. Wonder at the sunrise, the water and the smile of the child. Embrace those you love every day. Hug them and tell them that they are truly amazing. Tell them you love them. Your children will teach you everything you need to know. Your grandchildren will teach you even more. Remember that you are working in every minute. And being rewarded with the gift of life. Never work for just money for time is so precious. Every person is a star. Every conversation an inspiration. Capture value from everything for it has all been given to you as a gift. Be thankful. Your work is you. It isn’t an office building or a factory. Take your work into every situation, as a force for good, as a champion of kindness. You are a fountain of love. You can choose to be majestic or to keep your tap turned off. You are the fountain of all love. All love can flow through you. All the love that has ever been and ever will be, is connected to you, and through you. Your health will not always be good so never take it for granted. Waking up in the morning is the most amazing gift ever, for one day it will cease. Be bold. Be brave. Be daring. Be adventurous. Be creative. For love Shake the tree and rattle the cage. How else will you know if apples will fall or that lion will roar? Then gather the apples and open the cage. Don’t accept half measures. Don’t settle for anything less than brilliant. Bring out the best in everyone. For if it is worth doing, it’s worth doing right Don’t be self-sufficient! Build amazing relationships everyday with your partner, your family, your community, and your many workplaces. Decide where you’re going. Imagine all that you should be. Focus on this each day. Don’t get distracted. Stay your course and claim that prize. Just because it hasn’t been done before doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Just because everyone else has failed doesn’t mean you will. Just because others say something doesn’t mean it’s true. Listen to yourself. Go for a walk on your own every day. Sit in silence and try not to think Forgive yourself. Always Stop beating yourself up. You are perfect as you are. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Be thankful every single night. Recognise all that has happened and the fact that you were part of all that has happened today. You played your part in the theatre of the world Sometimes it’s good to act fast. Other times it’s good to sit and do nothing. Go with the flow. You are not on your own. You are not alone, even in your darkest moments. All times will pass. And love will continue to grow Be successfully before 10 o’clock each day. Always say yes. Ask for help for it’s a sign of strength. Build linkages, and enable others to play their part. Be enthusiastic in your work, and smile. You are amazing! Use your voice and say what is important to you. Decide on your purpose and play every day with possibilities. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Create your personal Instruction Manual . TIMEKEEPER The village clock says 11:52, and chimes three times. An hour later, the village clock says 11:52, and chimes four times. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. How well are you keeping time? 2. How might you 'stop your clock'? PROBATION PERIOD We’ve only been here for a few days, but it feels like months. I feel like we are now well settled in this place. We’ve been in this house for a few years, but it seems like a lifetime. I feel like we are now well settled in the area. Although I’ve been around for fifty years or so, it all seems like yesterday. I feel like I’m only just settling into my life. I’m just starting to feel comfortable with what is going on, and who I am. I feel like I’m beginning to settle into my life. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. How well are you settling into your life? 2. What areas are you comfortable with? 3. What areas are you not totally at ease with yet? STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE For twenty years I cut the grass the same way from the back door to the beach and back again, stripes leading outwards from the back door taking me to the beach and back again. Today I cut the grass a different way. I don't know why - it just happened. I cut the grass from the left to right and then right to the left. Starting at the back door and slowly getting closer to the beach without going back to the house. I had stripes across the lawn rather than up and down. Today, after twenty years I cut the grass in a different way. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What is your routine or standard operating procedure? 2. What might you change - just to get a different perspective? TURNOVER It was so much darker when I awoke this morning. Summer is slipping away. It’s cold and raining. I marvel at the continuous and seamless transition of the seasons. Year after year. They tell me that we also move through different phases, and that we too, are continuously, renewed and reborn. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What phase of your life are you moving into? 2. When you look back over the last year, how have you changed or developed? ROLLERCOASTER Dying is like a rollercoaster ride with the kids. You know you’ve got to do it. It’s going to be scary, but will be okay when it’s over. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Why are children and young people often so much more adventurous and braver than older people in a theme park? 2. What actually happens on the rollercoaster of dying? MASTERPIECE Don’t just create new pieces. Don’t just look for more pieces. Don’t just revamp the pieces you already have. Don’t just re-organise and move all your pieces around. Throw them all away. All your pieces. Clear the table. Start with a different picture. Start today from scratch. A blank canvas. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Describe the masterpiece that you will create from today? 2. What are the pieces you need to make this real? DAILY EXERCISE Treat each day like a race, and run. Run to win. See the finish line and go for it. Start fast. Run to win. Go faster and Faster still. Keep going. Run to win. Who knows what you might do if you run. Run to win. Go past the finish line. All is possible. Run today. Run to win. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What is your race today? 2. Where is your finish line? 3. Are you running now? ON PURPOSE Of course, we are busy with lots to do. Our families and work make demands all the time. It is easy to be in reactive mode. Sometimes it is hard enough just to get through the day. Often, we don’t get everything done that we should. It can be difficult to even think about our purpose. We sense deep down why we are here. And we know what is really important to us. We still want to make a difference. This may be about poverty, or children or the environment. It may be about illness or helping others. But our big dreams can get swamped by daily demands. This, however, is far from the truth. For every single thing we do comes from our purpose. Every good thought can produce a response from us that is visible, and then magnified through others. Everything we do is on purpose. So, let’s be clear about what is really important to us. For in our kindness and compassion we achieve all. In our busy day, everything we do is on purpose. So, look beyond the activities and trust in yourself. For everything you do is as it should be. At different points in our lives we have our calls. And each time they’re met with the same core response. The right actions come from each of us as they should. And everything we do is on purpose. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Where would you like to make a difference? 2. What exactly would you like to see happen? |
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