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Asking for help tampers the unfounded belief that everyone is only in it for themselves.

So if you feel cynicism and skepticism are dominating your internal narrative, ask someone for help.

So, THANKS, TOM!

Thanks for noticing and praising me. 

Your words lasted well beyond that night.

Now, to praise some people and pay it forward.

At that moment, Sean McDermott was the kind of boss everyone wishes they had.

A boss who sees us first as human.

When we lose sight of this, we try to siphon off cents at the expense of decades of dollars, which is a losing proposition for our business and our customers.

Schedule a day to DO NOTHING productive. No work. No grocery shopping. No checking “have-to’s” off your list.  

As we put a bow on another year, let’s focus on the GAIN. Grab a piece of paper and write down ten things where your life is better than it was one year ago. Write two or three sentences explaining each.

So, if you are serious about moving into 2023 with a more positive mindset, you’ll need to let go of your mistakes, failures, foibles, and follies.

One is that our minds are dramatically impacted, positively or negatively, by what we watch and listen to. In other words, when we consume an entire evening of hate, crime, murder, and bad news, it impacts our sleep and the whole next day.

In his book, The Positive Dog, Jon Gordon writes, “Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh only about 25 times. Perhaps we need to be more like children and smile and laugh more. Research shows that smiling produces more serotonin in your brain and laughter reduces stress, increases your immune system, and causes your body to release “feel good” endorphins. Today I want to encourage you to find enough humor to make you laugh and smile for at least 10 minutes.”