Confronting Brutal Facts – Make a Change

Is this “PC” world we live in sometimes people dance around the truth and what is the reality of the current situation. Most of the people I have helped make changes in their lives did it quickly. They made a TRUE decision based on confronting the brutal facts of the moment. Master Jim Rohn told me that “disgust can be a powerful motivator!” Sometimes a little self-reflection on what is really happening can lead you to that moment of disgust.

Them moment when you make a decision you CUT OFF any other possibility. That is it. The decision to change is made and it happened in a moment

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Limits on cell phones and games for kids

Our youngest Lucas just turned 11. For our other kids that milestone means you get a phone. He is of course excited. My wife is due for an upgrade to the iPhone 6 so he will get her old phone. Lucas and I attended a 4 week course at our church on his moving to adolescence an on to middle school. At the final class tonight they shared an idea I wish we would have heard before and implemented with our older kids now 15 and 17 .

It is a Cell Phone Agreement with the child. A simple search will produce many options for you and here is the one we are using. Both the parent and the child sign it so their is clarity up front. The goal is for them to have unlimited access and zero restrictions by the time they leave the house. The reality is they are not ready to have unrestricted access at a young age. The same applies for tablets. What limits do you put on your children?

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Avoid Permanent Mistakes

He said he coaches his kids to make sure they avoid permanent mistakes. Some are obvious: breaking the law, teen pregnancy, ear spacers, driving under the influence accidents, starting to smoke/take meth/cocaine/heroin or other drugs, drinking excessively, permanent facial make-up tattoos, piercings in non-conventional areas, eating a donut a day not an apple, drunk facial tattoos.

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Leaders – Change the energy in 5 minutes

Leaders – what is your routine the first 5 minutes in the door? Do you head straight to your office? How you spend the first 5 minutes can ignite the fire in your team if you know what you are doing. Sometimes leaders are so focused on putting out fires they forget how to light them. How can y0u change the energy quickly?

I recommend the first five minutes you connect and engage your team – face to face with those close by and virtually with those working remotely.

Seek them out and ask them to tell you something good! What are they excited about?

What is their focus for the day? What will they accomplish today? How can you help?

Ask about their kids and out of the office activities. Engage and show sincere interest.

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Be Careful About Recruiting Talent!

The”top” college football prospects have been in Indy for the annual NFL Combine. They are being measured on a wide variety of short term tests to see how they stack up against their peers at the same positions. Tests such as the vertical leap, timed agility drills and the 40 yard dash. The question is whether this annual ritual is an effective way of judging talent. Last year in the NFL there were 582 players made NFL rosters that were NEVER drafted. Wow, one third of the players. That is amazing to me. Evaluated and somehow deemed unworthy by the traditional talent evaluation process.

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Reducing dementia in men by 60%

Wow, is that possible? If there was a pill you could take each day to reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimers by 60% it would be an epic multi-billion dollar block buster drug. The Wall Street Journal had a fascinating story about Our Amazing Plastic Brains this Saturday. Research in the past concluded that there was not much you could do with brain problems and reversing damage.

It turns out that is not true. In the article, they cite the most detailed and longest study on the impact of consistent exercise and proper diet on the odds getting dementia. They studied over 2000 men for 30 years. As you would guess it is common sense. Check out this short video I did on being a 3%’er about the Michigan State study about healthy lifestyles. It will give your more details. Currently only 3% of people in America follow these simple keys. If you are doing it yet, it is time to start! Jim Rohn used to say that if you have lazy health habits now it will greatly diminish your ability to enjoy the rest of your life. That is well said.

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