I am your constant companion I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do, you might as well turn over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly. I am easily managed - you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically. I am the servant of all great individuals and, poor me, of all failures as well. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a human. You may run me for profit or run me for ruin – it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you. Who am I? Riddle

…I am the driver of my life, not the passenger!!! HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE - 50% of things we do by habit - if you don’t control your habits, they will control you. …I am the driver of my life, not the passenger!!!

Proactive vs. Reactive Responsible Blaming (victim virus) Values Impulses Think before act (say&do) Just act, say, do Calm, cool, control Panic, frustration Bottle of water Can of soda pop Solutions Excuses Win Lose Power & control Driver Passenger Act & don`t wait Wait & don`t act

Listen to your words! That`s just the way I am…! Maybe I`ll try…! I can do better than that! I`ll do it! It`s not possible…! I cannot! Let`s look at all our options! I choose to do that… There`s nothing I can do! Ugh, I have to…! I`m not going to let your bad mood influence me! You ruined my day…! There`s got to be a way!

The victim virus: everyone/everything is against me, I can do nothing, nobody likes me, they should… « Don`t go around saying the world should give you something. The world does not need to give you anything. It was there first! » Mark Twain

Circle of control: Circle of no control: ourselves, our attitudes, choices, responses, words, perspectives, habits, etc. Circle of no control: color of skin, weather, past mistakes, prices, parents, rude comments, location of birth, who wins the NBA finals, etc.

Quotes ``It`s not what happens to you in life, it`s what you do about it.`` W. Mitchell www.wmitchell.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7LsdgRnarw&feature=related

W. Mitchell Motorcycle accident – 60% burnt Plane crash – paralized Motivational speaker Millionaire (after the 2 accidents)

Be a ‘change agent’ = no matter the bad habits that were passed on to you, break the chain and be the 1st to pass on good habits! Use the ‘pause button’ = when people and situations stress&influence you too much, stop, think and remember you are the only one who can choose your actions….

POWER TOOL BOX (included at birth!!!) Self-awareness – see yourself from inside and from outside Conscience – inner voice that tells you what’s right or wrong. Imagination – take courage to dream and follow your dreams Willpower – power to control your choices and actions.