SILLY SONGS FOR U
I'M SURE IT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU MANY TIMES. YOU HEAR A SONG ON THE RADIO, AND YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, WHAT A RIDICULOUS SONG, LATER THAT DAY, YOU HEAR THE SAME SONG AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, YOU HEAR THAT DAY, YOU HEAR THE SAME SONG AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, YOU HEAR THAT SONG A FEW MORE TIMES. AS THE SONG CLIMBS THE CHARTS, YOU CAN'T GET AWAY IT. YOU HEAR IT SEVERAL TIMES EACH DAY FOR A DAY.
THEN SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPINES. YOU'RE SITTING AT HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU START TO HUM OR SING THAT SILLY SONG! IF , AT THAT VERY MOMENT, I WERE TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU THINK OF THE SONG, YOU'D TELL ME, IT'S HORRIBLE, THEN WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU SINGING IT? THE REALITY IS , WHATEVER YOU HEAR OVER AND OVER WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS.
AS YOU ALSO KNOW, ONCE THAT SONG BECOMES LESS POPULAR ... AND ISN'T PLAYED AS FREQUENTLY ON THE RATIO.. YOU'LL TEND TO THINK ABOUT IT (AND SING IT TO YOURSELF) MUCH LESS OFTEN. THERE'S AN IMPORTANT LESSON HERE. THE MIND TENDS TO DWELL UPON WHATEVER IS REPEATED OVER AND OVER UNFORTUNATELY, THE MIND DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MESSAGES THAT ARE GOOD FOR US AND THOSE THAT ARE HARMFUL. IF WE HEAR SOMETHING OFTEN ENOUGH, WE WILL TEND TO BELIEVE IT ... AND ACT UPON IT. JUST AS A SONG REPEATED MANY TIMES WILL GET US THINKING ABOUT THE SONG, SO TOO WILL REPEATED THOUGHTS ABOUT SUCCESS GET US THINKING ABOUT SUCCESS!
SO IF WE'LL MAKE SURE TO FILL OUR MIND WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES, WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE POSITIVE AND MOVE FORWARD BOLDLY TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS. THE MORE POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THE BETTER. AND WHERE CAN WE GET THIS POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT? WELL, ONE WAY IS TO READ MOTIVATIONAL BOOKS. CONGRATULATIONS... BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW! IN ADDITION, WE CAN LISTEN TO MOTIVATIONAL AUDIO PROGRAMS - AND SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE.
SMOKEY'S SPONGE THEORY
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ATTITUDE AND THE IMPORTANT OF SURROUNDING MYSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE FROM MY FRIEND GLEN SMOKEY STOVER. SMOKEY WORKED IN SALES FOR 45 YEARS IN THE CEMETERY AND FUNERAL HOME INDUSTRY. WHILE THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A GLOOMY FIELD, LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT SMOKEY IS A POSITIVE DYNAMO! EVERY TIME I GET OFF THE PHONE WITH SMOKEY, I FEEL TERRIFIC.
SMOKEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE LIKE SPONGES, WE SOAK UP, WHATEVER PEOPLE AROUND US ARE SAYING. SO, IF WE SPEND TIME WITH SOMEONE WHO'S NEGATIVE, WE SPONGE UP THE NEGATIVES AND IT AFFECTS OUR ATTITUDE. OF COURSE, THE REVERSE IS ALSO TRUE. WHEN WE HAND AROUND POSITIVE PEOPLE WE SOAK UP THE POSITIVE, WE FEET BETTER... AND PERFORM BETTER.
I ONCE ASKED SMOKEY, WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU'RE SPEAKING WITH A NEGATIVE PERSON?
HE SAID, I GET AWAY FROM THAT PERSON AS SOON AS I CAN. I'LL SAY SOMETHING LIKE, GOSH, ITS BEEN GOOD TO SEE YOU, CHARLIE, AND I MOVE ON TO ANOTH PERSON.
THEN I ASKED SMOKEY, DID YOU EVER HAVE A FRIEND WHO WAS NEGATIVE?
NOT FOR VERY LONG, HE SAID.
WELL PUT, SMOKEY!
DONT LET IT RAIN ON YOUR PARADE
ANOTHER FAVORITE COMPLAINT AREA IS THE WEATHER. IT STARTS TO RAIN AND PEOPLE SAY, WHAT A LOUSY MISERABLE DAY, WHY DOES SOME MOISTURE FROM THE HEAVENS MAKE IT A LOUSY DAY? WHEN SOMEONE MAKES THAT REMARK TO ME, I RESPOND, IT'S WET OUT - BUT IT'S GREAT DAY! BY ASSOCIATING RAIN WITH LOUSY DAY, YOU'RE PROGRAMMING YOURSELF IN A NEGATIVE WAY. FURTHERMORE, YOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WEATHER WON'T CHANGE THE CONDITIONS, IT SIMPLY MAKES NO SENSE TO GET UPSET ABOUT THINGS OVE WHICH YOU HAVE NO CONTROL - AND WHICH HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE.
FINALLY, THERE ARE THE PETTY COMPLAINTS, SUCH AS THE WAITER DIDN'T COME OVER TO TAKE MY ORDER FOR FIVE MINUTES OR JOHN GOT AN OFFICE WITH A LARGER WINDOW THAN I HAVE, LIFE PRESENTS TOO MANY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES FOR US TO GET BOGGED DOWN WITH SILLY THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WHEN YOU GRIPE ABOUT INSIGNIFANT THINGS, YOU'RE ALSO SAYING SOMETHIG ABOUT YOURSELF. IF I'M YOUR EMPLOYER OR A MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM, I'M WONDERING HOW YOU'LL REACT WHEN WE REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WORTH WORRYING ABOUT!
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