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Staying Right Side Up When Everything’s Upside Down. Through the. Power of 3: Positive, Purposeful & Persistent. Created for the Chick-fil-A 2012 Administrators’ Summit. 1. Fight the Gravitational Pull. Over 97% of all our behaviors are automatic and unthinking.
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Staying Right Side Up When Everything’s Upside Down Through the Power of 3: Positive, Purposeful & Persistent Created for the Chick-fil-A 2012 Administrators’ Summit
Over 97% of all our behaviors are automatic and unthinking • We are wired to keep on doing what we have always done • Changing any ineffective automatic behavior requires conscious work
Action idea: Get yourself a Feedback Buddy
This idea invites you to be: PERSISTENT
Challenge your assumptionsand… Suspend your preconceived ideas
The average person has between 40,000 and 50,000 thoughts per day 80 – 90% of all those thoughts are negative!
Psychological Principle at Play What you name the thing, the thing tends to become
How it works • “X” happens • You interpret “X” • Your interpretation begins to work on you emotionally • Your emotions affect how you behave • Your behavior gets you certain results
In other words… WE take 100% responsibility for the interpretations we place on situations, circumstances and other people’ actions!
Eliminate KillerPhrases Action idea:
This idea invitesyou to be: POSITIVE
Human Commonalities • The #1 fear of all people is rejection. 2. The #1 need of all people is acceptance. 3. To effectively work with others, interact with them in a way that enhances or protects their self-esteem. 4. Everyone is driven by the need to look good and be right.
Remember… People might not remember what you say. They might not remember what you do. They will always remember how you make them feel.
Make Regular Emotional Deposits…and Calendarize them! Action idea:
This idea invitesyou to be: PURPOSEFUL
How to Maximize Happiness • Surround yourself with • HAPPY people 2. CREATE happy people
How to CREATE Happy People • Smile • Use Flying Eyebrows • Use Happiness-Evoking words
Maximize Happiness… 3. Become a happy person
Action Idea Every morning take a 5-7 minute Gratitude Shower
It’s time for my Gratitude Shower www.lindalarsen.com
This idea invitesyou to be: POSITIVE AND PERSISTENT
5: Keep Calm in the Storm • Thoughts/focus • Results You Emotions • Behaviors/physiology
FOCUS ON SPECIFIC MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES Action idea:
This idea invitesyou to be: POSITIVE, PURPOSEFUL AND PERSISTENT