by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Dec 29, 2017 | Performance
With the new year on at our door step all the holiday cheer is coming to a halt, the days are shorter, we get up in the dark and come home in the dark, weekly snow storms, and cold weather is the norm here in the north east this time of year can become a challenge to keep a positive attitude when at work as well as chores and activities which need to be completed each day. We all only have 24 hours a day to “get it done” yet at the end of the day there’s always one more thing to complete. Truth is winter can influence our habits. It’s easy to lean on short day’s and bad weather. However it can be just as easy to develop good habits which lead to a much more productive outcome. Bad habits can appear in many different ways, ever come home from work tired sit down on the couch and keep telling yourself how tired you are? or how much work needed to get done today? only to look up and an hour has gone by and none of the things you wanted have been completed or even started? sound familiar? Most likely your intention was good, but you felt with your current schedule there never seems to be enough time. The key to developing good habits is monitor daily behavior, as time goes by notice when we lean on an excuse as to why a goal was not achieved, we all ave good days and bad to move ahead in life we must begin to focus on good habits...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Dec 23, 2017 | Relationships
Words can build or burn a bridge, daily language which is used can be as important within a relationship as your health. Sometimes when an emotion is an accelerated level the words chosen may not help a stressful situation. This can breakdown a marriage and pull partners apart. In any relationship it takes both sides to make it work. How we communicate with each other establishes the strength of a any relationship. I met my wife in 1978 in high school we dated for a number of years and got married, we have been together since and have not been separated. There have been good time and other of struggle nonetheless we worked out the issues and live a good life in the country. Many of our friends have gotten divorced over the years some in the last few months. When we asked a close friend what happened they stated…Sometimes you grow apart over time...He has fallen out of love for me. Looking back it makes sense when I remember the language they chose when they spoke. Most times throughout the day there were never words of compliment or appreciation nor a question to what the other person wanted or needed help with at times one would be busy doing a chore at the same time when the other needed help taking in the groceries. A lack communication existed which fueled more negative affirmations throughout their day. Looking back on my own life whenever we had a disagreement often time I didn’t take her opinion into account or failed to let her know what I was doing which raised...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Dec 16, 2017 | Leadership
The gift of an experience is one which a memory of an event is recorded in the subconscious and linked to a feeling. This may have been a good memory or bad, needless to say we’ve all had times in life when something happened and we never forgot how we felt the day an event was presented. Gifts come in many shapes an forms, the gift of you, expertise, time, are all as good as wrapping up a box. In other words non material things. Some folks like the unknown of opening a wrapped present, yet others are as happy with your help! Material presents could be, a new pair of jeans, computer, iPad, iPhone, shoes, tools, furniture, wallet, gloves, hat,etc…etc…Gifts such as these will last for as long as the product life which could be a few months to many years. Each time you put on that pair of gloves you remember when you received them-aunt Mary put a lot of thought into buying those gloves! Same is true for that new piece of furniture you use every day. However when those gloves wear out or that piece of furniture does not go with your new surroundings it’s removed or replaced, often times so is the memory. Gifts of an experience are much different. They can be, going to a concert, movie, horseback riding, ice skating lessons, or going to the museum, are just a few. Remember when you were younger and your teacher was telling you to write your name over and over again? Remember how silly it seemed? Yet we all can go back in time...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Dec 9, 2017 | Health
We live in an amazing time in history, life expectancy is much longer than just a decade ago. People are living beyond what could even be imagined when I was a boy. Both male and female’s have been adding on years onto the end of life. Modern medicine is simply limitless, breakthroughs in food we eat which can link to certain types of cancer have now been identified and allow us to be much more selective with what we choose to include in our diets. Although technology has come along way, in reality, most of living to 100 is beyond our control as living to 100 can partially dictated by genetics as well as past medical history and health habits of parents and grand parents however there a handful of life-enhancing practices you can incorporate to increase the odds of a longer and healthier life. Where you live can also impact longevity, but for most of us relocating to another part of the world is not practical. My aunts mother lived to 103 years old, up to her last days she was as alert as you and I, knew all what was going on in the world, keep track of the Red Sox (she’d always discuss what happen in the last game) most of all reading was one of her favorite past times along with crossword puzzles. When I’d asked why she was so fond of these things her reply was” I need to keep my brain sharp” and that’s for sure, no one could put anything past her! Looking back at her habits it was clear her story...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Dec 2, 2017 | Mindset
If you and I are to live an extraordinary life we must first define what it is we want. In order to keep momentum going, first the vision to what we want should be clear. No distractions, focus on the goal, work everyday on the plan and don’t become attached to the outcome. With hard work the outcome is almost always the same. Each day focus is diverted to an outcome to which we need and want. But if we are not clear as to what we desire, results will be scattered at best. In today’s world life revolves around the next post, tweet, or text. Information is now literally at our fingertips. You can instantly find what your looking for in seconds which is good for a resource, but can be harmful if not used properly. News updates, politics any text written is available for review. There are endless videos to watch if your not able to have a minute to read. This is an amazing time to be alive technology is simply limitless right now. Not that many years ago if we needed to learn about a subject matter we’d go to the library and find a book and read about that topic, take notes, with pen and paper…No such thing as spell check…Imagine no computer to type it on…Needless to say it would take hours to develop notes review and figure out answers to question we might have. Our lives have changed for the better some say, yet with our current resources you’d think we would have more time and less stress…Right! Truth is there’s almost...
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