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The Monday Morning Memo May 15th

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Education & Training with SendOutCards-Appreciation Marketing Expert

 

Welcome to this edition of The Monday Morning Memo....As we continue on the journey of life this week, keep in mind all the progress you have made and the great opportunities ahead. We must learn to cut out time for ourselves to re-charge our batteries.  We must play as hard as we work.  We must not get through the day, but rather make the day what we want. All of us have challenges and things we need to work on and improve.  That will always be the case for those that care.  Joy and happiness is all around we just need the courage to see it and do something about it.  Let us work hard this week to achieve our goals both personally and professionally.  Let us work hard this week to build stronger relationships with those around us.  Let us care more about what we can do rather than what we have done. The canvas is clean and you have all the brushes and paint you need. What will your masterpiece look like?  Feel free to share with me your success...I love your hearing feedback...
 
ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER...
 
Positive Affirmations Actual Work!!!
 
It was a Monday morning. A hot, dry August morning. And no affirmation seemed to work. I got into a conversation with a coworker about this when I got to work.
- You don't think words of affirmation work? He asked me.
- Today - no.
- I used to think so too, he said, - Until I realized the effect my words had on a certain person.
- What do you mean?
- Well, it was someone I knew pretty well. I have to say I treated him rather badly.
- You? But you are always so positive! How did you treat him badly?
- I told him I did not like anything about him, really. I looked at him and said he had grown a belly. That his face was sagging. His hair was thinning. I told him I did not even like his name.
I could not find words. I just did not believe him. He could see what I was thinking and nodded.
- I swear this is true. You can imagine what it did to his self esteem. If we hear such negative affirmations about ourselves, we tend to believe them, don't you agree?
Well I sure agreed.
- I still cannot believe you! I said, - You are always encouraging others. How can it be possible you would have said such words to anyone you know?
- Such words and even more, he nodded, - Now I am not proud of myself, but I thought this would be useful for you to know when you wonder if words of affirmation work. It wasn't only what I said - I also did pretty bad things to him. When he was feeling low, I did not want to sympathize but told him he should snap out of it and play cheerful. When he was hungry I did not give him a chance to eat proper food. When he felt like doing something fun I said to him that he was being childish and having fun was not productive. After all he was always short on cash so obviously he was a lazy worker.
- No...
- And worst of all - when he was sick and needed care, I did not care. I told him to get up and get to work. And when he did, I never told him he did good work. Oh no, I only told him he could do better.
I knew my coworker had been a boss at a smaller firm before. But still - surely he would never have behaved in such a way towards his employees?
- You could say I was ashamed of him, he said, - I wanted to get rid of him because he just wasn't good enough for me - but couldn't.
- But… That was heartless!
He nodded.
- I agree. I was a horrible person. I was cruel towards him. And I could see the effect of my words on him. He was depressed most of the time, tried to drown his sorrows by watching TV, drinking too much and calling in sick when ever he could.
- Well no wonder! I exclaimed, - But I have to say I never would have believed you could behave in such a way!
- Then one day it all changed, he said.
- What happened?
- I stood there in front of the bathroom mirror one morning. I saw the dark circles under his eyes, I saw the excess weight. I saw the hair that needed cutting. And I saw the eyes that once had looked at the world eagerly. Now they were so sad and tired. And there and then I realized he deserved better.I knew the time had come to start finding good things about myself. So I told the man whom I had disliked so many years that he was a good person after all. I decided to like every like-able thing about myself and tell it to myself too.
My jaw dropped.
- Yes. The man I disliked all those years was me. When I started working on liking myself, and telling that to myself every morning in front of the bathroom mirror, miracles began to happen. I reversed the negativity of the past. Positive words of affirmation have had a great effect!
I looked at him - full of positive energy, in good shape, always ready to encourage others.
- Wow…
He winked his eye.
 
- So how about having a little positive conversation with the bathroom mirror?  The person in there has the greatest effect on you!
 
Source ~ Anonymous

 
WORDS TO LIVE BY...
 
I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.
Pablo Picasso
 
 
When you know what you want and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it . 
Jim Rohn
 
The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Dale Carnegie
 
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Norman Vincent Peale
 
Keep your sales pipeline full by prospecting continuously. Always have more people to see than you have time to see them.. 
Brian Tracy
 
The world needs more card senders than haters.
Jay McHugh

 

 

 

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Jay McHugh,

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Speaker and RainMaker

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Comments (6)

Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Great information....thanks for sharing it!  Make it a great week!

May 15, 2017 07:11 AM
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

I really need to become more consistent in positive affirmations Jay McHugh 

May 15, 2017 07:51 AM
Jay McHugh
SendOutCards-Appreciation Marketing Expert - Acton, MA
YOUR SendOutCard Mentor

thanks for the kind words...keep rocking today and the rest of the year....

May 15, 2017 08:25 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

What a great message Jay McHugh .  If this doesn't get Featured (which it should), it will be in my next Second Chance Saturday post.  Thanks!!!

May 15, 2017 09:33 AM
Michael Mahoney
Real Broker, LLC - Boston, MA
Boston Realtor

Jay-

Thanks for keepig us all thinking positively. 


Mike

May 16, 2017 03:14 PM
Shahar Hillel
Encino, CA
Mortgage Consultant, Loan Officer.

Jay hello.

Thank you for the post and the words to live by.

Thumbs up.

May 16, 2017 10:39 PM