Re: Where I was a week or so ago...>Pam

[Guest guest]

Pam,

This sounds wonderful! I am glad you shared this with us. I am going

to bookmark the website and look more into it when I am not so tired.

I feel like I have got so far behind in reading the messages here

lately that I am trying to catch up. I love all of what you learn.

Again, thank you for sharing and being here for us at all times.

Love ya,

Belinda

> I never mentioned to everyone where I disappeared to when I was

away a week

> or so ago. I attended a life insurance industry conference in

downtown

> Toronto. The highlight of the meeting for me was the Keynote

speaker, Mike

> Lipkin who is a world renowned motivational speaker. I bought his

book and

> his CDs.. they are wonderful and so uplifting!

>

> There's lots of great free stuff on his website, please check it

out.

>

> http://www.mikelipkin.com/

>

> He has what he calls the 12 Personal Best Practices. He explained

6 of them

> to us in his keynote address. I couldn't help but think of all of

you when

> he mentioned things like ...

>

> Habitual Generosity:

>

> The free flowing giving of time, money, energy or emotion; the

constant and

> proactive search for ways to add value to others, especially when

it's tough

> to do so; offering more than others think is wise; impeccable

kindness and

> courtesy to strangers; ongoing investment in the emotional equity

of others;

> insurance against hardship and isolation; acquiring immunity against

> despair; becoming the kind of person who attracts success; inviting

the

> favours of angels.

>

> Adaptive Navigation:

>

> Having the flexibility & mental openness to adapt to unforeseen

events that

> interfere with the realization of one's goals; discovering,

developing &

> implementing alternative strategies & tactics to achieve one's

goals;

> unbreakable belief in one's own ability to solve any problem;

personal

> conviction that there are always favourable options in any

situation;

> enthusiasm for technology as a powerful tool for responding to the

demands

> of everyday life; use of a strong personal purpose as a compass to

guide

> oneself through massive change; perpetual fascination with life and

all its

> challenges.

>

> Human Connectivity:

>

> Being relationship-centric; always consciously going for the magic

in

> others; rewarding others for the privilege of their presence; cross

> pollinating other people's potential; never feeling rejected;

listening with

> our Third Ear; doing the Rapport Rumba; standing for something

meaningful in

> the minds of our personal network; having a conscious will to do

those

> things that we instinctively feel uncomfortable doing.

>

> Global Citizenship:

>

> Sense of belonging to the world, not a country; being continually

fascinated

> by what's happening in other countries and cultures; learning

through

> travel; acquisition of knowledge, skill and ability through

international

> and intercultural encounters; ownership of many international

reference

> points to help resolve local challenges; massive edge over more

sedentary,

> less mobile compatriots; hybrid of human creativity and mobility

that is

> being driven by radical mixing