Keep it Real

Inspired by a Tom Peters blog on dealing with recessionary times:

Master your emotions
Do more.
Bring your good attitude.
Don't spend a lot of energy trying to figure it out.
Don't long for the good old days.
Be grateful.
Watch American Idol. 
Shrug off your losses.
Trust and believe.
Losses are like water off the duck's back. 
Stay in motion.
Breathe.
Work a Sunday crossword.
Avoid negative people at all costs.
Don't make all your decisions based on money.
Say "Please" and "Thank you."
Think.
Reconnect with people on Facebook. 
Go fishing.
Stop striving.
Take better care of yourself.
Practice yoga.
Be the lamplighter.  Bring good cheer to the people you meet.
Simplify.
Be considerate and kind.
Drink lots of water.
Plan and prepare for your future. 
Sleep well. 
Listen to jazz or classical music.
Be open to other ideas.

Doesn't it all come down to being aware of your Beliefs, Perceptions, Emotions and Fears?

Listen to Sidney Freedman's last words on M*A*S*H:  "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

Comments

[Alfred Zeiler]

WOW! Not only a blast from the past (The Southwestern Company), but real substance that I needed to hear today. Lost my job three weeks ago, but happy to be alive and pounding the pavement like I did when I sold books door-to-door. Reconnecting with people I forgot that I knew, like Chris.