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Dear ,
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Welcome to Issue 345. The mission of "Marvelous Mondays" is to offer an inspirational thought, a practical exercise, some humor, or a simple tip to jump-start your week and to enhance your life, business, outlook or relationships.
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Defining Success
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There is no universal definition for success. It is a personal matter. What does success mean to you? Here are some possibilities:
Being respected
Accumulating wealth
Serving others
Being happy
Being confident
Having a title
Having a certain degree of education
Having good friends
Having good health both physical and mental
Growing spiritually
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"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."
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These are the words of Jim Rohn, acclaimed author and self made multimillionaire. Do you agree with him? As parents we encourage our children to choose certain persons as friends and stay away from others. So it's no surprise as adults that we also can decide with whom we want to spend our time, share our life, or with whom we want to be in business.
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Where do you find your five people?
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They can be family members, coworkers, friends, neighbors, members of your civic or religious group, mentors, teammates, business coaches, personal trainers, life coaches, etc.
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Exercise
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List the five people with whom you spend the most time and answer these questions for each of them.
1. Do they encourage, inspire, and energize you? Are they positive people? If so, put a + next to their name.
2. Do they discourage you, tear you down, constantly criticizes you, bash your dreams, complain or whine, or spread gossip? Do they de-energize you? If so, put a - next to their name.
3. Which of these five people most demonstrate your definition of success?
We will continue this series following our special Labor Day issue.
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| JOHN'S BIO | John has owned several businesses and is an attorney who has practiced in the business and estate areas. In addition, he coaches business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, speech makers and presenters. He also coaches persons who are determined to accelerate their careers and leadership skills or who are considering a career move or retirement. John uses coaching as a tool in his leadership and business results based consulting. He is also a life coach.
**John is currently accepting a few new coaching clients.** |
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