My favorite strategy

I'm going to share one of my favorite strategies first. I'm going to guess that you like the rest of us have found yourself complaining about things you don't like in your life. It's human nature to do so but it sure doesn't make any of us feel too great. I used to teach in a classroom that was used by everyone (detention, driver's ed, night school) and all the shelves in the room were full of stuff that didn't belong to me or my students.

Every day I'd walk in, look at the shelf and say something like, "What a mess!" Then there was the day that instead of my usual comment, I asked myself a question. "What could I do to improve that way that looks?" All of a sudden my brain was flooded with possibilities. And I was able to change those shelves so that they were much improved.

Is it that easy? Instead of making a negative statement about something, turn it into a question. Statements are dead ends. Negative dead ends feel lousy. Questions are possibilities and the amazing thing is that when you ask yourself a good question, your brain comes up with all sorts of answers!

More on this next time....

What makes people successful?

I created this blog to share some of the strategies I've found that work for me and others. Some are about how to handle stress. Others are about great products I've found to improve health. Others are just simple online strategies.

Why me? I've been on a journey to find what makes people have succesful lives for a long time. I am the author of an award winning success curriculum for teens. I now work from home writing success books on a variety of topics. Because of that I've got the time to read, research and test many different techniques and products.

When I find something that seems to be helping a wide range of people, I'll provide a link for you to check it out. We can make this a great community if you share some of your success secrets with me and others. We're all in this journey called life together. Let's help make it a smooth trip for as many as possible.