January 7, 2008
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Greetings!
In This Newsletter:
20 Tips for a Positive New Year - Article
Feel Great in 2008 - A Positive Moment Audio Tip
Peak Experiences
20 Tips for a Positive New Year
1. Take a 10-30 minute “Thank you” walk every day. While you walk practice gratitude. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a TIVO, tape your late night shows and get more sleep—it’s the ultimate energizer.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My purpose is to___________ today.
5. Live with the 3 E's. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.
6. Read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, qigong and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Do the “one thing” you have always wanted to do.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.
11. Mentor someone and be mentored by someone.
12. Engage in daily random acts of kindness.
13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing positive energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
I am thankful for __________.
Today I accomplished____________.
19. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.
Share this Newsletter with a Friend. I’m sending positive energy your way,
-Jon
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Recent Newsletters:
No Fear in the New Year
The Key to Happiness & Success
4 Hour Work Week
Plan for a Great 2008
The Power of Thank You A Positive Moment with Jon Gordon
 This week's audio message:
FEEL GREAT IN 2008 Listen Online Now www.aPositiveMoment.com Subscribe via iTunes
Peak Experiences
 Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
“Something I’ve learned in over 20 years of running my own business is that disappointment is the natural result of badly managed expectations. Legendary motivational psychologist Abraham Maslow helped me to transform this in all of my relationships—personal and professional. We often forget—especially in today’s high-tech world—that a company is simply a collection of individuals. Employees are looking for meaning. Customers are looking for a transforming experience. Investors are looking to make a difference with their investments. Corporate transformation and personal transformation aren’t all that different. So, if individuals aspire to self-actualization, why can’t companies aspire to this peak, too? Companies often spend too much of their time focused on the base needs of relationships—but it’s the peak experiences that foster real success. Most of us spend our lives focused on what is, but Maslow reminded us to focus on what could be. This transformational perspective is just as relevant to a company as it is to an individual.”
-Chip Conley
Find out more about Chip, his book "Peak," and how to create sustained success at http://www.chipconley.com
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