Monday Morning Motivation (12/27/10)

Great Monday Morning!

To all the Northeast residents, we aren't afraid of a little snow are we; stuck but not scared. Today is the last Monday of 2010, so instead of putting together a "Best-of" I'd rather that we all are reflective of the Mondays of our past 12 months and the achievements we now hold dear.

Now isn't the time to reset our plans, only enhance them, evolve them. Now is the best time to be YOU and live YOUR life in a way that inspire others.

On a sad note, the music world lost an amazing voice and woman, over the weekend, Teena Marie. Whether you pray or meditate, if you have some great energy to share, her family and friends could use it. Teena's loss like any other loss of life should be a reminder that we can't take this life we have, for granted; we must not take our loved ones for granted. It is not about whether tomorrow is promised or not. What it is about is not just setting and achieving goals, we must also set and achieve love. The way that we care and love is what makes us human. So love out loud.

A great Monday Morning equals a Great week. Stay strong and motivated.

Monday Morning Motivation (12/20/10)

Great Monday Morning to ya'!

This is my second to last MMM for the calendar year of 2010. But there is no end in sight. Greatness has our name engraved in it. All we have to do is go to the store and pick it up.

But don't get me wrong, greatness isn't reserved like a dinner for two at a Five Star Restaurant. Greatness is attached to every plan, every goal we set out to achieve. The question is, "Are you leaving your Greatness at the store, for pick-up?"

We set goals all the time. Some of those goals just aren't meant to be. The growing population of "haters" are often wrong about their subjects. We must face the fact that sometimes, your "hater" might be right. (I know, where did that come from).

With that in mind, be sure that your new goals are full of passion. Passion work is the way live. It is overwhelming and rewarding. If you are living your passion, continue it. If you are well on your way to it, evolve until you reach it.

Have a great and productive Monday Morning and you will have a great and productive week. Stay strong and motivated.

Happy New Year!

Aren't you excited? I mean, it's a new year full of hope and possibilities! Or maybe, just maybe, it's time to use time...

If you are anything like my coworkers, by the time Christmas came around, you didn't have any Vacation time to use for a paid day off. But now... Now that it is 2010, your Vacation and Sick days have been replenished!

Here is a little advice from the OHW Five Star Guru. Now that you have time to use, don't burn a hole in it. I can understand if you have young children and you might run through your time taking care of them when sick. But to take a day off because the weather is bad, not severe? Hardly! Under these circumstances you go to work and relax; I call it an In-House Vacation day. Also, DO NOT take a day off because the weather changed and the first hot day of the season is upon you. This is work, not Middle School. And c'mon, calling out of work because you don't want to get out of bed is a definite time guzzler. Place your alarm across the room so you have to get up to turn it off.

If you follow these simple tips, you just might have enough time saved to take off on Christmas Eve or something. Get like me, and you'd have a two week vacation awaiting you this year.

From all of us at Or Hardly Working, Happy New Year and stay tuned!