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I was in the supermarket and the woman checking out in front of me was engaged in a very uncomfortable situation with the cashier. It turns out she was $16 short. I gave the cashier the money. Both the woman and the cashier thanked me and were genuinely appreciative. I went on that day with an extra bounce in my step. I can’t think of a way that $16 could have brought me that much satisfaction. Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the exchange was me.
My goal is to replicate this feeling more often in my life. I’m a firm believer in the law of reciprocity—what comes around goes around.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in appreciation, be kind, Be present, give of yourself, Gratitude, kindness.
Most people live their lives without intention. They simply go through the motions and accept what life delivers. Those that want to influence their own destiny, learn the practice of intention setting. Intention setting means that you do not simply accept the hand you are dealt, instead, exert your influence in an effort to improve that hand. The more frequently and effectively you exert this influence, the higher the probability you have of creating what you want. Create what you want and you have an amazing experience in this game we call life.
Define your destination: Before you can get where you want to go, you must define your destination.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Direct Your Life, Live from intention, manifest.
As creatures of habit people often have a difficult time moving from one part of life to another. We resist the inevitable by fighting against transitions. Why, because transitions take us out of our comfort zone.
The first step in dealing with transitions is acceptance. I have a friend who worked in tech support for a Fortune 500 company. The company decided to try outsourcing some of their support functions to India. Little by little people around him were being let go. He refused to believe that it would happen to him. He just continued to justify his position in his mind, and came up with reasons why they wouldn’t outsource the entire department.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Can't see the whole picture, Change, Surrender.
For most people, failure feels like a colossal mistake, potentially leading to the demise of a critical component of your life. Chances are something unforeseen negatively affected your situation, or maybe you didn’t recognize something that was critically important. The reality is that failure simply means that you tried something that didn’t work. Thomas Edison understood failure is not necessarily a negative outcome, when he stated, “I haven’t failed I just found 10,000 ways that don’t work”.
A year after I graduated from college I decided to start a business. My goal was to become a millionaire by age 30. I found a maintenance person at my apartment complex that could build a house from the ground up and do every trade himself.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in failure, success.
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If you want people to respond positively to what you are telling them, make your story relatable.
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Make people like you, Storytelling, win people over.
Storytelling has tremendous benefits for children. It can help them learn language skills, develop their memory and their imagination and can even serve as the delivery mechanism for them to learn history. As adults we sometimes put less importance on our ability to tell a good story. If you become a great storyteller you open yourself up to tremendous opportunities in business and in life.
People are drawn to great storytellers. Telling great stories makes you a more interesting person and puts you in the center of attention in social settings. If you want to attract more friends or potential love interests, telling great stories can be one of the greatest tools you have.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Make people like you, Storytelling, win people over.
