Happy Wednesday!

Happy Labor Day! As the country celebrates Labor Day, I encourage you to do what you love, and love what you do by celebrating your natural talents that have made you who you are.

Two work theories that I find interesting are: you have to work hard to get ahead and be successful, and do what you love to do and you will be successful. How many times have you heard these phrases? You have to work hard. You must pay your dues. You must put in your time.

How many of you scoff at the idea that you can be successful by doing what you love to do? That’s not surprising as you’ve been taught to be successful you must work hard and put in your time. When you are doing something you love (which is often something that is a natural talent) it comes easy to you, it’s graceful, it’s fun, and it’s simple. Time passes quickly as eight hours feels like four. How could someone pay you for something that is so simple for you to do and you enjoy doing it? Our natural talents are often taken for granted because they come with such ease for us. Think about someone else’s talents that you are in awe of. They come with ease to that person, so I guarantee you someone is amazed by your natural talents as well. Do what you love, and love what you do!

Quotes of the day:

“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of abundance in your life.”
~ Wayne Dyer

“If you find out what it is you love to do and give your whole life to it, then there is no contradiction, and in that state your being is your doing.”
~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

“You’ve got to love what you’re doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play a long, long time.”
~ Gordie Howe

“If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.”
~ Billy Joel

Soulful Links:

Happy Working Song

Whistle While You Work

The Work Song

For the next week, I invite you to love what you do by:

Appreciating your natural talents and sharing them with others.

Dreaming about what you love to do and allowing your natural talents to be your pathway to success.

Loving yourself, loving life, and loving others as when you are working from love, all is right in your world.

Mostly, my wish for you is to work from a space of love regardless of what you are doing. Whether your job requires 4 hours a day or 14, when you love what you are doing, all is well. Whether you are living in your dream job, or working at what others consider a ‘dead end’ job, bring your highest self to it. Show up in a space of love, compassion, trust, honor, serving, and a fun spirit. When you bring your highest self to ANY situation, you will find it fun, easy, graceful, and loving.

Until next week, have a FUN, EASY, AND SIMPLE week at work.

Hugs,
~Carol

Looking for a way to stay focused on Living Life Fulfilled? Make sure to surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun.

Happy Wednesday!

Do you remember the childhood story of the little train engine that didn’t give up on her journey by repeating – I think I can, I think I can? The little engine had a large load to carry up the mountain, yet she didn’t give up. She asked for help from others until she found another little engine willing to embark on the journey with her. Together, the two of them pulled, chugged, and moved all the cars up the hill with success by affirming “I think I can, I think I can.”
 
When you are in a challenging situation, I encourage you to think of that little engine who didn’t give up. She didn’t complain and say why me. She didn’t lose faith. She didn’t stop and fall down the hill. She continued along her journey until she found the right resources to help her along her path. 

 Quotes of the Day

 “A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” ~ Oscar Wilde

“What we think, we become” ~ Buddha

“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too” ~ Voltaire

“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.” ~ Victor Hugo

 Soulful Links ~ Love Train

Ojays 

The Rolling Stones

The Supremes

The Gap

For the next week I invite you to be YOUR little engine that could by:
 
Being grateful for exactly where you are right now, knowing that all is well in your world
 
Seeking your truth of love, joy, peace, and a life lived fully
 
Releasing any cars (negative thoughts) that might be holding you back Staying on the track of your greatest passion even if others won’t join you, as I promise if you stay true to your passion, many others will gladly join you on your journey.
 
Finding a group who will lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun
 
Mostly, my wish for you is by practicing “I think I can, I think I can,” you quickly start affirming “I know I can”.  That you cherish the journey knowing you are your engine of love, laughter, peace, joy, and endless possibilities.
 
Until next week, I know you can, do you?

 
Hugs,
~Carol 

Positive Focus is Expanding

Welcome Portland, Oregon to the PF Family! We told you our intention is to have a global presence, and we’re starting in Portland, OR. Starting this fall, Positive Focus will begin to offer  inspirational/educational; service/charity; health/wellness/physical; and simply fun events on living life fulfilled.

So if you are in Chicago or Portland, stop by and say hi!

Positive Focus Portland coming this fall! 

Did You Know…  

That affirmations will help you move from ‘I think I can, to I know I can?”

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? PF talks about affirmations all the time and I’ve come across an amazing company that literally used affirmations to create their business. Reflect, Inc. is a transformational clothing business that has printed affirmations on life, health, wealth, relationships, self-confidence, career, education, and athletic performance on shirts. 

The affirmations are written backward and reflect in the mirror for you to see.

Let your life reflect what you want it to be. 

Positive Focus loves being able to bring these amazing products to our community and we’ll be looking into some custom affirmation shirts in the near future. But if you can’t wait, check them out now.

REFLECT – Affirm, Transform, Reflect

Happy Wednesday!

Have you ever done the puzzles of connecting the dots? As a kid, they were one of my favorite puzzles. I loved watching the picture take form as I connected the dots. What would it turn out to be? Some were easy. Some were more intricate, but all of them were fun. I haven’t done them in years, but it brings back fond memories of imagination and play.

 
It made me think of the connections we make daily and the connection to all. Each day we choose which path to walk, which thought to think, and which feeling to hold. Minute by minute, dot by dot, we create our picture of how the day will take form.

As you go through your day, consciously choose to remain connected to the energy flow. Consciously choose to be connected to joy, love, peace, and abundance. Consciously choose to connect your dots in making a perfect day, dot by dot, moment by moment.

Quotes of the day:

“When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.” ~ Jack Kornfield

“Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.” ~ Ann Raver

“The conditions you need to be a good goalkeeper are exactly the same conditions you need to be a good sculptor. You must have a very good connection, in both professions, with time and space.” ~ Eduardo Chillida

“In each of us, there lies a divine connection to a power more powerful that hate for violence. Today is the day to attune to that power and use it on behalf of peace on earth.” ~Marianne Williamson

Soulful Links ~ Rainbow Connection by:

~ Jason Mraz

~ The Carpenters

Deborah Harry and Kermit

~ Sarah McLachlan

~ Dixie Chicks

For the next week, I invite you to connect to:
 
Peaceful feelings as when you bring peace to yourself, you share that peace with the world.
 
Loving thoughts as when you bring love to yourself, you share that love with the world.
 
Trusting yourself as when you trust yourself, you are open to trusting others.
 
Having fun as when you are having fun, you are completely plugged in to your highest good.
 
Mostly, my wish for you is to connect to your truth as a peaceful, loving, joyful, giving, and all around amazing person that you are.
 
Until next week, enJOY connecting your amazing dots!
 
Hugs,
~Carol 
 
Looking for a way to stay focused on Living Life Fulfilled? Make sure to surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun.

 Did You Know…  

Of the great connection between man and animal? Here is just one example. In the late 60′s, two London men bought a zoo-born, 35-pound lion cub named Christian. For a year they raised him in urban London until he became 185 pounds. They took him to Africa where he was introduced to the wild and taught how to survive. After hearing that he was fully immersed into the wild, had cubs, and had become the leader of the pack, the two men decided to return to Africa to visit. They were told that Christian wouldn’t remember them and he hadn’t been seen in months – they chose to visit anyway.

The caretaker greeted them and said Christian arrived at camp the night before and was waiting for them on his favorite rock. The men called Christian’s name and watch the video to see the rest.

Connection is powerful when heartfelt.

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