By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
Your legacy is about the actions you take today and how that affects the future. Your legacy is how you express your individual greatness.
Your legacy is everything you leave behind, good and bad. If I had died in my late 30s, my legacy with my five children wouldn't have been the one I wanted. I've changed--and so has my legacy. Today, I'm proud to claim both my role as a father and my legacy for the future.
Is it time to look at what you're doing and how you show up in life? Would you want to be filmed and be the "breaking story" on the evening news? If your answer is "No," you probably won't like your legacy!
Now is always the perfect time to edit your legacy.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Give or Take
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars, Inc.
Why does everyone seem to love Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny but not the IRS?
We don't like the Internal Revenue Service because it's all about taking. And we don't like withholding!
On the other hand, Santa and the EB (we're close, so I use his nickname) are about giving and hidden surprises. They deliver good things that benefit others. They send gifts, expecting nothing in return. Nothing is withheld!
Santa and the EB are terrific examples of how you can build a great legacy.
What do you want in a legacy? IRS or EB? You choose!
Why does everyone seem to love Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny but not the IRS?
We don't like the Internal Revenue Service because it's all about taking. And we don't like withholding!
On the other hand, Santa and the EB (we're close, so I use his nickname) are about giving and hidden surprises. They deliver good things that benefit others. They send gifts, expecting nothing in return. Nothing is withheld!
Santa and the EB are terrific examples of how you can build a great legacy.
What do you want in a legacy? IRS or EB? You choose!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
It's an Amazing Life
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars, Inc.
I'm always amazed by the way I worry about so many things on a day-to-day basis. I'm also amazed by the fact that when each year ends, I'm so grateful for all that happened and where I am in my life.
But as I get older, I find that I often don't wait until the end of the year to be grateful. The feeling of gratitude comes closer to the actual events in my life.
Life is really funny. At age 62, I realize I have way too much of what I wanted. And I'm grateful to be able to give it away! I'm not just talking about "stuff." I'm talking about love and time with people.
Life is a gift in itself. That's enough to be grateful for!
I'm always amazed by the way I worry about so many things on a day-to-day basis. I'm also amazed by the fact that when each year ends, I'm so grateful for all that happened and where I am in my life.
But as I get older, I find that I often don't wait until the end of the year to be grateful. The feeling of gratitude comes closer to the actual events in my life.
Life is really funny. At age 62, I realize I have way too much of what I wanted. And I'm grateful to be able to give it away! I'm not just talking about "stuff." I'm talking about love and time with people.
Life is a gift in itself. That's enough to be grateful for!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Opportunity Knocks
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
I'm sure you've heard the saying "Opportunity knocks." Many believe this to be true for others but not for themselves. People say all the time, "They get all the breaks!" or "I can't believe how lucky they are."
In order to hear opportunity knock, you have to be home. And you must be listening! If you don't believe good things can happen to you, you're not at home. You're so busy running around crying foul that you miss opportunity's knock.
When listening for the knock, you must remain open because opportunity doesn't always show up as you want or expect. The knock may be at the back door or it may actually be a doorbell ringing!
I'm sure you've heard the saying "Opportunity knocks." Many believe this to be true for others but not for themselves. People say all the time, "They get all the breaks!" or "I can't believe how lucky they are."
In order to hear opportunity knock, you have to be home. And you must be listening! If you don't believe good things can happen to you, you're not at home. You're so busy running around crying foul that you miss opportunity's knock.
When listening for the knock, you must remain open because opportunity doesn't always show up as you want or expect. The knock may be at the back door or it may actually be a doorbell ringing!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Doing Things Differently
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
One of my favorite movies is "Groundhog Day." Bill Murray is Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who goes to Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania to report whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow.
Phil hates the fact that he is stuck in the small town covering the story. The movie plays out as Phil finds himself in a time loop, trapped in Punxsutawney, reliving Groundhog Day over and over again.
Life is the same way. You can get stuck in the same circumstances, day after day, year after year, until your whole life has gone by. Murray's character makes a decision to do things a little differently each day until he loves his day and is able to break free of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney.
All you need to do is change a little each day and eventually you will break free and love your life!
One of my favorite movies is "Groundhog Day." Bill Murray is Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who goes to Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania to report whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow.
Phil hates the fact that he is stuck in the small town covering the story. The movie plays out as Phil finds himself in a time loop, trapped in Punxsutawney, reliving Groundhog Day over and over again.
Life is the same way. You can get stuck in the same circumstances, day after day, year after year, until your whole life has gone by. Murray's character makes a decision to do things a little differently each day until he loves his day and is able to break free of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney.
All you need to do is change a little each day and eventually you will break free and love your life!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Hot Dog!
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
In the Basic seminar, we refer to a challenging situation as an HDO--hot dog opportunity. We all have many HDOs occurring in our daily lives. If you've raised a teenager, you know what the ultimate HDO looks like!
While everyone has HDOs, how you handle them is up to you. When I was younger and raising five children, I handled tough events with anger and frustration. I would try to control the outcome by using fear.
As I get older, I don't have the energy to deal with challenging situations in the old way. I learned new applications such as listening, patience and trusting to resolve HDOs. When is the last time you retooled your apps? Maybe now is the time. Hot dog!
In the Basic seminar, we refer to a challenging situation as an HDO--hot dog opportunity. We all have many HDOs occurring in our daily lives. If you've raised a teenager, you know what the ultimate HDO looks like!
While everyone has HDOs, how you handle them is up to you. When I was younger and raising five children, I handled tough events with anger and frustration. I would try to control the outcome by using fear.
As I get older, I don't have the energy to deal with challenging situations in the old way. I learned new applications such as listening, patience and trusting to resolve HDOs. When is the last time you retooled your apps? Maybe now is the time. Hot dog!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Take a Number
By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.
Have you ever noticed that the more influence someone has, the harder it is to get an appointment with them? If someone is really successful, you have to take a number: Now serving #24!
There is a shortcut to the person with a long line. If you have a long line to get to you, there's a good chance you can cut in on someone else's long line--a backstage pass.
So how long is the line to get to you?
We should all stop now and then to look at who we are standing in-line to see and who is waiting in-line to see us.
Are you on-track with how you want to influence and be influenced? Don't waste your time in the hot-dog line when you really want a beer. Show up with intention!
Have you ever noticed that the more influence someone has, the harder it is to get an appointment with them? If someone is really successful, you have to take a number: Now serving #24!
There is a shortcut to the person with a long line. If you have a long line to get to you, there's a good chance you can cut in on someone else's long line--a backstage pass.
So how long is the line to get to you?
We should all stop now and then to look at who we are standing in-line to see and who is waiting in-line to see us.
Are you on-track with how you want to influence and be influenced? Don't waste your time in the hot-dog line when you really want a beer. Show up with intention!
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