Part 2 by Jim Rohn
This is the second installment in a 3-part series of articles.
Where the Miracle Begins
Sometimes, defeat is the best beginning. Why? Well for one thing, if you’re at the very bottom, there’s only one way to go—up. But more important, if you’re flat on your back, mentally and financially, you’ll usually become sufficiently disgusted to reach way deep down inside yourself and pull out miracles. Pull out talents and pull out abilities and pull out your desires and determination. When you’re flat broke or flat miserable, you’ll eventually become so disgusted that you’ll pull out the basic essentials required to make everything better.
It’s in the face of adversity that things begin to change, that you begin to change. With enough disgust, desire and determination to change your life, you’ll start saying, “I’ve had it. Enough of this. No more. Never again!”
Bouncing Back from Tough Times with Self-Encouragement
Part 1 by Jim Rohn
This is the first in a 3-part series of articles.
Here is a familiar scenario for all of us; you may even be going through something like this right now: You have an exciting goal in mind, you’ve done your homework, you think you’re amply prepared… but things just don’t work out. You’ve probably had times when you thought you were doing what you were supposed to do, but you were misinformed. You thought you had it all laid out, but it just didn’t work. You burned the midnight oil day after day after day, but it didn’t seem to help. You couldn’t seem to change the end result.
These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.
This is the first in a 3-part series of articles.
Here is a familiar scenario for all of us; you may even be going through something like this right now: You have an exciting goal in mind, you’ve done your homework, you think you’re amply prepared… but things just don’t work out. You’ve probably had times when you thought you were doing what you were supposed to do, but you were misinformed. You thought you had it all laid out, but it just didn’t work. You burned the midnight oil day after day after day, but it didn’t seem to help. You couldn’t seem to change the end result.
These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.
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Don' Mess With Texas
This is a continuation story from a previous post, I Love Lucy. There are those whose bark is bigger than their bite--just remember, we call have a soft side!
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Professional Development Committee Meeting
There is a jump-start Professional Development Committee meeting today, Monday, August 31, 2009. The meeting is from 2-3 p.m., and is held in the Language Arts Building, Room 202 (LA-202).
Daily Inspiration
Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
Welcome to New SBVC Faculty
Welcome to all new faculty at SBVC. You are receiving this message as part of an introduction to the SBVC Professional Development Blog. We encourage you to sign-up to "follow" our blog and to participate by sharing comments related to your professional development here at Valley College. This is a first of many posts that will come your way during the Fall Semester 2009. Again, welcome!
Today, we are sharing the "You Can't Send a Duck to Eagle School" movie with you.
Please feel free to pass this on and share with others you know around the campus. Our goal this semester is to drive traffic to this site and get feedback from faculty and staff on how professional development should fit into your career life here at SBVC.
Please Watch This Movie!
Today, we are sharing the "You Can't Send a Duck to Eagle School" movie with you.
Please feel free to pass this on and share with others you know around the campus. Our goal this semester is to drive traffic to this site and get feedback from faculty and staff on how professional development should fit into your career life here at SBVC.
Please Watch This Movie!
Today's Opening Day - Things to Memorialize
We have to capture some of those videos that were shared at today's Opening Day event. Here is one and more to come:
Check this video out -- cowboys herding cats http://bit.ly/r3rLT
Check this video out -- cowboys herding cats http://bit.ly/r3rLT
I Love Lucy
This is so cool--not what you think, but such a necessary part of life.
Please read this article.
And, I love Lucy, too!
Please read this article.
And, I love Lucy, too!
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Cubicle 101: 15 Questions to Ask During a Job Interview, Decoded
How prepared are you for the job market? Some interesting and real-life ??? to ask.
For your review, click on the link!
For your review, click on the link!
Creating Opportunity
By Jim Rohn
www.JimRhon.com
An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It’s to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves… regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, “Find out what you can before action is taken.” Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what’s to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren’t lazy. They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what’s out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.
What goes hand in hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn’t just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self-worth, to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so, you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth—your enterprising nature.
www.JimRhon.com
An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It’s to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves… regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, “Find out what you can before action is taken.” Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what’s to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren’t lazy. They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what’s out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.
What goes hand in hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn’t just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self-worth, to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so, you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth—your enterprising nature.
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