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Sometimes your courage isn’t for you. It’s for who you can give it to. Brian Kight

Today’s a very special day. It’s the day Andrew Matotta’s book about Dr Gilbert is being released

It’s called “The magic acronyms, formulas, and impactful stories of leadership”

Dr Gilbert personifies the second part of today’s quote about courage
“It’s for who you can give it to. “

He has given me courage each July for the past 3-4 years as I set out to cross the state of Tennessee. He’s been there night and day for me and it was after talking to him at 2 in the morning this past year that my courage returned. I had been struggling the entire 10 days and although I knew I could cover the distance, I wasn’t sure I cod cover it in time. It was his calm and soothing manner in the darkness of that night with no ambient light. But that connection all those miles apart flipped a switch in me. It gave me the opportunity to cover the remaining 7 or so miles just in time, beating the cutoff by only 45 minutes.

Needless to say Dr Gilbert has my undying support and it’s with great honor and admiration I read his book and encourage you to get a copy.

With books like this I find myself just opening the book and seeing what’s there.

Yesterday I found one of the most important phrase (if you can pick just one out of a mammoth encyclopedia like thid)

“On a daily basis”. “I’m doing it on a daily basis”, whatever “it” is.

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Daily Hotline Message

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There are no bad audiences–only audiences on a different level.

Nobody wants someone yelling in your face when you’re tired, no matter how happily they yell. You can’t shove RAH RAH RAH down peoples’ throats, as many a corporate team-building day has proven.
 
So what do you do? meet them where they are.

Don’t try to drum up energy that isn’t there. Instead, start soft. Start small.

Gradually, the energy of the shared space rises, bringing the audience and performers up together. The show is more precise and less flamboyant. And love them as hard as you can

When someone cuts me off in traffic: I wonder if his wife is giving birth in the backseat of that Ferrari? Or maybe his Tesla?

 
This reminds me of the difference between a caller and a listener. One is not any better Than the other. Both are extremely valuable. And I am so appreciative of all of you!

So what’s the difference?

To me everyone is a listener because everyone is listening to the message.

A caller, again to me, is someone who leaves a message.

I should clarify that saying “hi” is a message. I don’t think you all understand how important and powerful just that one word can be. You don’t have to leave some brilliant thought. Just saying “hi” lets me know that you’re a listener AND a caller.

With the system I use i have no idea how many people call only how many leave messages.

Of course you don’t have to leave any message. Just know that it means so much to me.

When you leave messages you get to be on the weekly roundup too. After all, we can’t let Karin steal the show all the time can we?

Be sure to listen in tomorrow for a very special message.

Have a diamond day

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Daily Gratitude

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Daily Gratitude: I’d rather be a bamboo wouldn’t you? I am amazed by trees and have taken tons of photos of trees since I moved here 21 years ago.

You have to learn to bend and be flexible so you can get through the tough times in life. If you don’t have the flexibility, it’s more likely that something will knock you down. Maybe not right away but eventually.

Remember all the videos you see when there’s a hurricane? All the trees are bending this way and that as the massive winds are trying to flatten everything in its wake.

Wouldn’t you like to be left standing after the storm is over? Whatever storm is brewing in your life? Let it blow and bend with it. You don’t have to be perfectly straight upright for people to respect you. They will respect whomever survives.

How can you practice bending? Is that different than how you’ve acted in the past? Let us know in the comments.