Impossible Is Just A State Of Mind

I went to the gym earlier this evening and I noticed the resolution crowd is already starting to dwindle. Every year the first week of January has a huge draw of people. There are sign-up sheets to use some of the treadmills and stationary bikes. There is a sea of cars in the parking lot. It is louder and much more congested.

Of course people want to knock out their resolutions to be more healthy, lose weight and get in shape – the first week of January – and then move on to excuse making the rest of the year. Like clockwork, every year the same happens. What could be an annoying inconvenience with the large crowds of people chugging away on the equipment is decreased by the knowledge they will be gone in 3 weeks or less.

How about you? How are your resolutions going? Are you continuing down your chosen path? Or is your confidence fading? After two weeks doubt can start creeping into the thoughts. “The first week was great! But this week I don’t feel so good,” are normal. Like all great achievements, there is a weeding-out period. The weak must be separated from the strong. The “wheat from the chaff“.

So today I would like to appeal to your pride. Yes, step aside for a moment and let me talk to your ego.

Ok Mr. pride and Ms. ego, now that we’re alone, let me ask you!. What would it mean to you to be one of the few who makes it? What if the goal you have chosen is difficult, so difficult most people quit after two weeks, but you keep going? What does that say about you? Doesn’t that mean you are stronger than most?

And what about the negative thoughts that weed their way in? Can’t they motivate you even more? You could choose instead to welcome all the negative thoughts into your head. The more the merrier. Yes, let them all in as long as you do one simple task….show up and work your plan.

Look at it this way. You might think “this goal is impossible!” But if you simply show up and keep going, you will be doing the impossible. Again, what does that say about you? It might say you “chew up impossibilities and eat them for breakfast.” The negative challenges are part of the process – part of your life story.

What if there were no negative thoughts, no challenges? I’ll tell you…nobody will ever read your book! Nobody wants to read a book about how you climbed Mount Everest with the greatest of ease. “It wasn’t even cold” you say. “The air was fresh and clear..we even had a picnic on the top.” Makes for a boring story doesn’t it?

The challenges we inevitably face are part of our life stories. We can even learn to appreciate them as necessary to well-rounded success. We can record them in our journals, blogs, videos and tell them to our grandkids one day. So let the negativity come and make a note of it as you continue down your path. Your grandkids will thank you for it.

The Power of Who Author and Eastman & Beaudine CEO Bob Beaudine on The Chris Treece Show

Please Join The Chris Treece Show on January 31, 2011 at 12PM EST as my guest will be “The Power of Who Author and Eastman & Beaudine CEO Bob Beaudine.  Call in number is 347-633-9495. www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Bob Beaudine, CEO of Eastman & Beaudine, manages the nation’s leading executive search firm in sports and entertainment. Bob has helped shape the leadership teams of some of the world’s most innovative and dynamic businesses- NBA, Major League Baseball, Hockey, Tennis, Rodeo, PGATOUR, Arena Football, US Olympics, NASCAR, Horse Racing, and Ultimate Fighting Championships. He has interviewed & coached Senators, Governors, Generals, CEO’s, University Presidents, Top Athletic Coaches and Studio Presidents. Bob also works with major college athletic programs and has placed 33 Athletic Directors at major universities across the country as well as 24 Head Coaches in Football and Basketball. Bob’s leadership also extends into the local community. He recently served as Chairman of the “Doak Walker National Running Back Award”. He is on the Board of SMU’s Cox School of Business. He is a graduate (1977) of Southern Methodist University with a bachelor of business administration degree.

Bonded Family Founder and Expert Dan Snell on The Chris Treece Show

Please Join The Chris Treece Show on January 25, 20011 at 12 PM EST as my guest will be Bonded Family Founder Dan Snell. Call in number is 347-633-9495. www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Through joys and trials of their blended family experience, with no readily available Christian resources for blended families available at the time, they found themselves on their knees often in prayer… together seeking the Lord in times of tremendous praise and joy and yes the deep challenges and dynamics of step-family life. They were looking for help. To their amazement, they found that God began to lead them, guide them, and direct their paths…. His word began living in their lives. The Holy Spirit was at work. God showed them how to love and ‘bond’ to Him, and then through that ‘bond’, love each other and all their children. The experience was so incredible to Dan and Rebecca, that they made it their life goal to walk alongside others in their blended family experiences. Through the encouragement of Dr. Dan Erickson, nationally recognized speaker and author of ‘Finding Your Greater Yes’, and people like Dr. Ken Canfield, as well as family therapists, attorneys and even court system mediators, the vision for a faith-based message was born. God then went to work in Dan and Rebecca. They dove deep into the Word of God, seeking references and scripture to address the common challenges and dynamics of life. He led them to ‘take their mess and turn it into His message’. They have seen first hand that God could bind two people to Himself and as a result, bind their marriage together. Through that cord of three strands…they would not fail. Dan and Rebecca acknowledge and rejoice that God has allowed them to learn as much through their mistakes in stepfamily life, as they have from their victories and successes. Their goal is to see healing in families where their has been brokenness…so that the future, will not look like the past…and that the children, by understanding and watching who God was and what He can do in their lives…would be better equipped for their own marriages one day. Dan and Rebecca feel called to share with other families what God has shared with them. They want to change the face of blended families, divorce and brokenness for children, extending their vision to leave a legacy that echoes in eternity for millions of families. A LEGACY that says “Keep your eyes on God…not eyes on self”. GOD CAN take your step-family…”From Broken to Blended to BONDED.”

Health and Fitness Expert Lanelle Phillips on The Chris Treece Show

Please Join The Chris Treece Show on September 16, 2010 at 11 am CST as my guest will be Health and Fitness Expert Lanelle Phillips. Call in number is 347-633-9495. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece 

Lanelle attended Mary Star of the Sea School in Freeport before transferring to junior high school in Colorado and then high school in Vermont. … After graduating from high school, Lanelle enrolled at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, where she took up International Studies with a Minor in Caribbean Studies. She later tra…nsferred to Framingham State University outside of Boston, Massachusetts, to study Marketing and Economics.

While in college, at the young age of 19, Lanelle took a part-time job as an administrator for a luxury auto brokerage. When a sales position became available, she convinced the President to let her try out for it, and four months later broke the company’s sales record. She decided to leave college in order to work for the brokerage full time.

Wanting to explore the excitement of a big city, in 1994 Lanelle moved to Chicago and managed a specialty shoe store for a year. She then joined NORDSTROMS department store, the largest seller of shoes in the United States, where she was soon promoted to sales manager and associate shoe buyer. In 1997, she accepted the position of regional sales and distribution manager for MF Cosmetics where she oversaw distribution, hiring and marketing for the line at stores such as Henry Bendels, Barneys NY, Saks Fith Avenue and Nordstroms throughout the Midwestern and Southern US. 

LIVE IT, LOVE IT, EARN IT Author Marianna Olszewski on The Chris Treece Show

Please Join The Chris Treece Show on April 14th, 2010 at 11 AM  CST as my guest will be Life Coach and Author Marianna Olszewski.  Call in number is 347-633-9495. www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Marianna Olszewski wasn’t always rich, happy, and fabulous.  But her strapped-for-cash childhood motivated her to strive for abundance and financial independence — goals she exceeded by age thirty as a successful business owner and respected Wall Street player.  

Now she shares the lessons she learned on her own road to success and riches in LIVE IT, LOVE IT, EARN IT: A Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom (to be published by Portfolio in January 2010).  She shows women of all ages how to break bad money habits and take control of their finances so they can lead happier, richer lives.  A sample of her tips:   

• Fall in Love with Your Money: Having a cavalier attitude toward money is part of the reason many of us find ourselves in a financial pickle. But when you treat your money with respect, keep track of it and spend and save it wisely your money will always love you back. 
• Act as If: If you think that change is impossible, think again. Start your transformation by acting as if you already are as successful, intelligent, and prosperous as you want to be. 
• Say Yes to Yourself: Turn toward people and situations that enhance your life and well being, and away from those that don’t.  Until you start affirming your future through both thought and action, your efforts to improve your finances will fall flat. 

LIVE IT, LOVE IT, EARN IT is full of true stories of ordinary women who have overcome obstacles like climbing the corporate ladder, getting themselves out of debt, and changing jobs mid-career.  Marianna also shares insights and savvy strategies from various highly accomplished women like fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn.

You Still Think Facebook and Social Media Is A Fad For Business? Think Again.

So do you still think Facebook and Social Media is a FAD!!!  Today’s business is moving at the speed of light, so it can be hard to keep up. Should you incorporate social networking into your business and if so, then how do you make that happen? I recently ran across a very interesting video that may help you think about Facebook and Social Media in a new way!  Are you ready to jump in?  Don’t get left behind.

eMothers At Home Founder And CEO Lynesa Williams on The Chris Treece Show

Please Join The Chris Treece Show on January 25th, 2010 at 11 am CST as my guest will be eMAH Founder and CEO Lynesa Williams.  Call in number is 347-633-9495.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece   

In December 1996, Lynesa L. Williams was at the height of her career. Despite the fact that she was very successful in corporate America, she knew something major was missing in her life. She had no clue what it was, but realized she had to figure it out. That led her to embark upon a journey to discover her WHY – her true purpose of existence. 

“If your WHY doesn’t make you cry, it’s not strong enough,” says Lynesa. “The WHY behind us all should be filled with the WOW of who we are. What we yearn to do, long to do, would do for free…it is the WOW in our WHY that makes us cry, and ultimately fly.” 

After two years of deep study in the book of Proverbs 31, Lynesa finally understood that life is so much more than just having a job. She discovered God’s blessing to all WOMEN, journaled her findings and wrote her first book, “Take the Popcorn out of Your Pancakes.” This riveting book details Lynesa’s life and journey and will serve as one of your trusted guides to becoming a True Proverbs 31 Woman and a Mother-at-Home. 

Lynesa is able to talk the talk because she has definitively walked the walk — a walk filled with pain, uncertainty, fear, and ultimately joy and blessings. She has been through what so many of us have been through…instability, problems with our home life, children, partners, finances, and the stark and painful reality that somewhere along the line she had somehow lost herself. 

Lynesa Williams is currently the inspirational founder of eMothers-at-Home (eMAHs) – an amazing organization that teaches WOMEN how to become a True Proverbs 31 Woman by discovering their passion and purpose and turning it into a profitable business.

www.emothersathome.com

“The Networking Queen” Denai Vaughn on The Chris Treece Show

Join me Monday, January 11th on The Chris Treece Show as my guest will be “The Networking Queen” Denai Vaughn.   Show Time is 11AM CST. Call in number is 347-633-9495  www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Do more. Be more. Achieve more.  YOU ARE WORTH IT!  There are simple tools, tips and techniques for increasing our networking success both online and offline. The difference is knowing WHEN you are ready to go to the next level and WHO to have help you shoot for the moon!  Denai’s skills and talents are capitalized upon each and every day by men & women around the world who seek to grow their business and minimize their bottom line. She is a woman who prides herself in connecting others with WHO they need to know WHEN they need to know them. Through strategic alliances and synergistic partnerships she continues to network with some of America’s most loved and most amazing people, companies, and organizations. Many are impacting the nations!

Denai has been blessed by having amazing coaches and mentors in her life, to include the renowned Master of influence, Jason Sisneros, ever-knowledgeable Patrick Dougher of Doer Success Systems, and an incredible life coach, Darlene Stark.  She continues her quest for knowledge by surrounding herself by the amazing instructors, to include the infamous Niurka, astonishing Michael Bernoff, Three-Time Olympian Rueben Gonzalez, comical Jerry Clark, sensational Chris Widener, and Erik “Mr. Brightside” Swanson. All have provided invaluable training, insight, motivation, and accountability. Another “feather in her cap” is being selected out of THOUSANDS to share the stage with many of these celebrities during their seminars and events throughout the United States!

Peak Performance Expert Rosalind Henderson on “The Chris Treece Show”

Join me Tuesday, December 29th on The Chris Treece Show as my guest will be Peak Performance Expert Rosalind Henderson.   Show Time is 11 AM CST. Call in number is 347-633-9495  www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Growing up as a child, her father’s alcoholism and rage handicapped Rosalind. Depression and anger, combined with the environmental pressures of living in South Central, produced a low self-image. “Neither teachers, adults, nor coaches expected much from me,” she says.  However, Rosalind’s dreams motivated her to search for models of success. She learned her greatest opposition to success resided in her. Devising strategies to transform counterproductive habits, she graduated from Loyola Marymount University, earned a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Chapman University, and has been recognized in Who’s Who of America’s Teachers for five consecutive years.  This distinguished award is bestowed to 5% of teachers nationwide.  Rosalind combines countless professional lessons, research and personal experience to present talks that will change the lives of students. 

Rosalind had devoted her life to helping others use key principles that will open the doors of success.  Her wisdom and humor encourages others to rise above their self-limited thinking and o habits to reach their full potential.  The results – more productivity, income potential, and healthier relationships. Her signature slogan, “Your dream is bigger than any obstacle you face!” is her personal motto.  Rosalind is also an advanced speaker from Toastmasters International. Her charismatic down-to-earth style has quickly captured the attention of audiences nationwide. Her sincere desire is to help others live authentically, and to empower them with proven strategies that add zeal and meaning to their lives.

New York Times Best Selling Author Daniel Pink on “The Chris Treece Show”

Join me Monday, December 28th on The Chris Treece Show as my guest will be New York Times Best Selling  Author Daniel Pink  Show Time is 11 AM CST. Call in number is 347-633-9495  www.blogtalkradio.com/Chris-Treece

Daniel H. Pink is the author of several provocative, bestselling books about the changing world of work. 

His latest is Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which uses 40 years of behavioral science to overturn the conventional wisdom about human motivation and offer a more effective path to high performance. Early reviews say that “Pink’s analysis–and new model–of motivation offers tremendous insight into our deepest nature” (Publishers Weekly) and call the book “important reading . . . an integral addition to a growing body of literature calling for a radical shift in how businesses operate” (Kirkus). 

Dan’s first book, Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, was a Washington Post bestseller that Publishers Weekly says “has become a cornerstone of employee-management relations.”  His articles on business and technology appear in many publications, including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a contributing editor. He has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR, and other networks in the U.S. and abroad. He also lectures to corporations, associations, and universities around the world on economic transformation and the new workplace.  A free agent himself, Dan held his last real job in the White House, where he served from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. He also worked as an aide to U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich and in other positions in politics and government.  He received a BA, with honors, from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Yale Law School. To his lasting joy, he has never practiced law.