Simplicity counts, but...

That doesn't mean details don't.

We all seem to be in the search for more time.

And for those of us that aim to streamline and simplify our lives, we
need to be mindful that the details don't get thrown out along the way.

Details are what makes the process, and in our process to put a little
simplification into our lives, we need to pay attention to what makes
up the process.

We can compartmentalize our tasks, but keeps our tasks in the process.
We can streamline our efforts, but our efforts still need to be
included. We can simplify our lives, but keep our lives as the focus.

All in all - it's all in the details.

Yours in "Details" - Coach

The Drama Bomb?

Ah, yes...when things get tough, some of us use the Drama bomb.

It's a real good way to divert attention to what is really going
on or what really happened...and the ones that are really good at it, even leave people
scratching their heads, trying to think back to what the real issue was.

It's all our choice - to be responsible and accountable for our actions
and situation, or drop a big old Drama Bomb.

But Drama should really be saved for the professionals on stage, then
and only then, can we live our lives in clarity.

Yours in "Clarity" - Coach

Our energies...

Go where are thoughts are, and have been.

So, just look around at your life and you can see where your thoughts
have been, because those are the areas that have been receiving your
energies and thusly, your attention.

If you see good things around you and in your life, keep up
the great thoughts, it's what has been the starting point of what you
see.

And conversely, if you see chaos and a mess when you look around at
your life, and the things in it, it started with your thoughts as well.

So Simple...whatever you see, started from your thoughts, and whatever you don't
see, has faded away for the same reason.

Yours in "Choice" - Coach

How do we get...

Our life to become the way we want it to be?

We can take all kinds of routes.

Some like to take it to the "Next Level" on a slow but sure basis. They
don't really try for home runs, as base hits win ball games, but once
in a while things "go yard" by themselves which is a nice treat.

Some like to keep changing things and redirecting their efforts to get
the results they want, which is also a great way to go.

Whatever route is chosen, the common denominator in having your life
becoming the way you want is YOU. Paying attention to where you're
going or where you are, in relation to where you want to go or where
you want to be, is all instructed by You.

Yours in "YOU Choose" - Coach

Whistle while you work?

The saying has been around for quite some time and it really does have
meaning.

It basically means putting in a little fun and happiness in your work.

Occasionally, work may demand all of our attention, but the majority of
the time, we can put a little fun and happiness into it, while thinking about
other things, and still handle, what we need to
handle - safely.

This is because attention is a cognitive process which allows us to do
more than one thing while keeping our "environment receptors"...in the
ready...just like when we are talking on the cell phone driving through traffic.

So next time you forget to put a little fun and happiness into your work, put some in
quickly, you should be safe, creative and the time will fly by.

Yours in "It's OK" - Coach

If we really want to get something done...

All we need to do, is focus on it.

We're not just meaning giving it some occasional attention, but to make
it part of most every move we make and part of our vocabulary.

Just like Bubba, in the movie "Forrest Gump". Where all he can think
about is shrimp. He's going to open a restaurant someday and everything
is shrimp to him - barbecue shrimp. lemon shrimp, sidewalk shrimp,
potato shrimp...that's all he talks about.

So next time we really want to get something done, make sure our
focus is part of everything we do, considering if it's in alignment
with what we want, and a part of who we are, and part of our talk?

Remember this type of focus - slow and steady - will help us achieve
whatever we need to handle.

Yours in "Focus" - Coach

Allegiance...

Is described as a loyalty or devotion.

From allegiance comes our allies...those who help us and "have our
back".

Focusing on those who help us and dismissing those who are attempting
to do the opposite, is a key in focusing our attention on that which
will move us forward.

Yours in Focus - Coach