Staying Positive

Would you like to hear from a Best Selling author of the Wall Street Journal?

Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com) is coming to Jefferson City September 12 & 13th and you have an opportunity to see him live if you read the rest of this post.

Jon Gordon’s bestselling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and nonprofits. Some of Jon’s bestselling books include: The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, The Shark and the Goldfish, Soup and The Seed.

Jon’s talks and books are based on everyday principles that you can incorporate into your life today. He says, ”What matters most is that I say something today that will inspire you to take action tomorrow.”

In this day of negativity it is rare when we hear the positive. To stay positive you must incorporate strategies to strengthen your daily discipline to be a positive person. We all know our attitude is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to the situation. But, today with the media giving us a constant dose of negativity we must find ways to overcome the negative. Have you ever realized if you watch a half hour news program only 2 minutes or less will be on a positive news story? So, how do we become the positive person in our life that we want to become? Well, if I told you that today, you would not make the time to come see Jon Gordon live and in person. So, I will recap some of his strategies in my next several blogs.

Here are the details on Jon Gordon’s appearances that you are invited to attend. Plan to arrive early and be prepared to make changes to become the positive person in your life.

Please RSVP which event you will attend to, thellmann@midamericawireless.com by September10th.

Rickman Conference Center               St. Stanislaus Catholic School
3915 Bennett Lane                             6410 Route West
Jefferson City, MO 65110                    Jefferson City, MO 65101

Sept. 12th at 2:00 – 3:30pm                Sept. 12th at 7:15 – 8:45pm
Sept. 13th at 8:30 – 10:00am              Gym doors open @ 6:30pm come
                                                             early for best seating)

**Barnes and Noble will be on site to sell Jon’s books immediately following his presentation**

I know we are all busy but I guarantee that if you take the time to come hear Jon speak you will view your life differently than before.

Hope to see you on the 12th or 13th!

Back to School!

It is hard to believe, but it is back to school time again. My children woke up this morning a little excited and little bummed because summer is over! Of course, for them that means sleeping in late and taking life easy is over for this summer. School and learning is part of a lifelong process, so what are we doing every day to become a better student of life?

I believe one of our personal greatest challenges in life is to continue learning throughout our lives. Every stage of life is a learning process. Think back, when you were young and learning how to walk and talk. As we started school we started learning how to write and learning our ABC’s. Then we moved on to high school where we were learning how to deal with our independence from our parents. As we progressed to college we got our independence and had to learn how to handle our own responsibilities and time. As we get married we have to learn how to live and share our life with another person. When we are blessed with children, career, and bills; we learn how to deal with all the challenges of life on a daily basis. It can seem overwhelming. But the people, who figure out how to survive these times, are the individuals who become the students of life in the world. As you look at your life, what is the one thing you need to learn to be a better person in your life today?

As my children head back to school today I am making myself a list of what I need to learn to be a better parent, husband and leader. I know one of my goals is to read more books that give me insight on how I can improve in these areas. I think in life we are given opportunities for a new starting point. I believe back to school time is a good time to review what priorities are the most important in my life. I hope you take time today to review your homework for your life. Remember you can live your life or let your life be lived. I choose to live the life I want to live!

Quote: “What is important in life is life, and not the result of life”

- Goethe

Have a GREAT day!