Business Performance in a Challenging Economy  

                                                     Living a Balanced Life

These courses will demonstrate the difference between pressure and stress and methods to change your response to one that is more helpful and productive.

Success Over Stress
-This course will show you the difference between pressure, which spurs you into action and helps you to perform at your peak, and stress, which impedes your performance, and has long-term health implications. Stress is produced by your own feelings and reactions to certain external events, rather than by the events themselves. This means that once you recognize how you respond to certain situations, you can change your response to one that is more helpful and productive.

Finding Your Life Balance
-You will learn what the obstacles to achieving a balanced life are, and how to apply a basic strategy to overcome these obstacles. Finally, you will learn about the role of the individual in relation to the organization he works in, and how this impacts on his life. Are you working for an organizational culture which fits you? Are you in balance with your job? Do you have the right kinds of working relationships? Only through properly understanding where you are, in relation to where you want to be, can you begin to construct a map that will take you to your objective of a balanced, fulfilled life.

Strategies for Better Balance
-The course will show you how to build practical systems into your days and weeks that will support you in making the necessary adjustments to your life. As life balance constantly shifts, you will also consider early warning signs to look out for, so that you can make the necessary adjustments as you go along. Finally, this last course in the series will enable you to create a vision of a satisfying, balanced life for yourself.

For more information about this curriculum please contact TTN at 800-487-3393.
 

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A good road trip requires a destination. Where do you want to go? -by Joel Arnold, TTNLearning

My family and I recently returned from a five-day long road trip, and it made me realize how much it’s a great metaphor for life.

A good road trip requires a destination. Where do you want to go?

A good road trip requires planning. How do you want to get there? What do you want to see along the way? Although it may be appealing to just jump in the car and see where the road leads, a certain amount of planning can lead to a much more fulfilling trip. By researching your destination and the stops along the way, you’ll be sure not to miss the key sites. Besides, you’ll also know what to pack, how much money to budget and how many days you’ll be gone.

A good road trip requires a bit of leeway. During our trip, we encountered at least one detour, and one of our minor destinations ended up not being open for the season. Did that ruin our vacation? Of course not! We navigated the detour, and saw a small part of the country we may not otherwise have seen.

A good road trip involves talking to the locals. Who would know better than someone who lives there? Talk to the people who’ve been there before you, who know the place, who live and breathe it. Use the wisdom of those who’ve been there before you.

A good road trip requires cooperation and compromise. Don’t take all the packing and unpacking on yourself. Know how to delegate. And while you’re at it, listen to the suggestions of the others who are along for the ride. They might come up with something you never would’ve thought of on your own. For example, my daughter really wanted to see a buffalo. So when we saw a sign advertising a buffalo herd in North Dakota, we pulled off. And what we thought might be a twenty-minute stop (see the buffalo and skedaddle) instead ended up being a wonderful three-hour learning experience and one of the highlights of our trip.

Perhaps most important - don’t forget that the journey is just as important as the destination itself. Not only does the journey make you appreciate the destination that much more, the things you learn along the way will make you a wiser and stronger person.

If you’re planning a trip, here are a couple websites that can make the planning a little easier:

http://www.freetrip.com

http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/road/rtgHome.jsp

I also recommend watching Brian Tracy’s Success is a Journey course on the TTN platform, in which he relates his crossing of the Sahara to our journey through life. Brian’s book, Many Miles to Go, is also a wonderful telling of his life-changing journey across the Sahara.

Zig On Choosing Sides

One of my favorite stories concerns a young lad who was confronted by three bullies with violence in mind. Quickly the little guy drew a line on the ground, stepped back several feet, looked the biggest bully in the eye and said, "Now, you just step over that line." Confidently, the big bully stepped over the line, preparing to commit mayhem on the little guy. Quickly the little fellow grinned and said, "Now we're both on the same side."

Physically, they were both on the same side. But emotionally they were still some little distance apart. The smaller boy improved his chances of getting on the same side emotionally by his touch of wit and wisdom. This is an excellent combination to diffuse most crisis situations and represents a major step in solving whatever problems exist.

There are several lessons parents, managers and educators can learn from this little vignette. First, whether it is a parent/child, management/labor or teacher/student situation, both really are on the same side and the best way for either side to win is for both sides to win.

Second, a sense of humor can be very helpful in removing communications barriers by revealing your human side and establishing rapport.

Third, sometimes it's necessary for the big bully (the person in authority) to move to the other side of the table (across the line). This lets associates, children or employees clearly understand that they really are on the same side and open to listening to ideas from both sides of that line.

The fourth message is that it is always important to maintain our perspective by being open and fair-minded as we look at life from the other person's perspective. Think about it and I'll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!

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Getaways - Top 10 Summer Road Trip Destinations

RISMEDIA, May 15, 2009-Clean out the cup holders and gas up the ride, as Hotwire.com, a leading travel discount site, revealed the top 10 summer road trip destinations for 2009.“Consumers realize that they don’t have to travel around the world to have a fun vacation,” said Clem Bason, president of the Hotwire Group. “With low gas prices and great hotel deals, consumers have the opportunity to explore their local region and have a great vacation without breaking their budget.”

The top 10 summer road-trip destinations are:

1. San Diego. This sun-soaked city in Southern California boasts some of the best beaches and includes the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

2. Philadelphia. The city of brotherly love is home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall where the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were signed.

3. Houston. The fourth-largest city in the U.S. is home to NASA mission control and an up-and-coming Museum and Theater District.

4. San Francisco. Leave your heart in the city by the bay, which is home to the famous Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman’s Wharf.

5. Dallas. Two-step your way around the Big D with visits to its dozens of theme-parks including Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor.

6. Los Angeles. With celebrity sightings abound, the city of glitz and glamour offers Hollywood, the beaches of Malibu and the world-famous Disneyland.

7. Boston. The unofficial capital of New England, this northeast city gives travelers a taste of colonial America with historical sites such as the Boston Tea Party and a chance to catch a game at the fabled Fenway Park.

8. Phoenix. This desert city boasts world-class golf courses, spas and resorts.

9. Saint Louis. The “Gateway City” offers a variety of attractions for road-trippers, including the Gateway Arch and plays host to the Anheuser-Busch brewery.

10. Washington D.C. If you can’t catch a sight of President Obama, check out the historical sites and monuments that dot the nation’s capitol, including the White House, Smithsonian and Lincoln Memorial.

For more information, visit hotwire.com.

                                                                                           Source: RISMedia.com
 

                            Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait To Live -by Zig Ziglar


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