#alilpositivity

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Digital Minimalism You’ve heard the news. We’re social creatures. We need each other for companionship, shared stories or just a good laugh. But, over use of social media is messing that up because now we’re “connected”, but we’re not conversing. 
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Cal Newport goes into all of that, and more. But more importantly, he gives us a way to avoid the trappings of IG, FB, Snaps, Stories, and Tweets. 
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One suggestion: Cultivate High-Quality Leisure. Pausing or minimizing your use of social media is one solution, replacing it with something gratifying is better. Take up wood shop, garden, build an engine, write your own Game of Thrones. 
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My high-quality leisure activity? I’ve decided to take up roller skating. I’m buying my own pair, and headed to the rink in my neighborhood to increase my skills. I’ll be skating backwards in no time (finger crossed). If you’re in BK and wanna join…oh less do it 🎶. @fivestride and @brooklynbridgepark I’m coming in! 
#bookreview #alilreading #alilpositivity (at Madison Square Park)


[hummanuhmanah]

I want(ed) to be a Chef (I'm a good cook) Travel blogger (have visited a few countries already) Social worker (do volunteer work at orphanages) Doctor (in the process of becoming one) Psychologist (shoulder to cry on , and friends come asking for advice) A housewive Stay at home of 3 (when the time comes) Monk (even though females can't be monks) Oh I'm actually forfilling the things I want...this is not where I thought this post was going.🤔 #ALilPositivity😊

[lebreonsimone]

Congrats to Jackie Robinson West! #LLWS2014 #ALilPositivity

[kingjames718]

Good Morning! A little motivation, these are the things you don't see on CNN and other mainstream news. The future is bright for our youth and Education STILL is everything. #excellence #education #alilpositivity #dope

[lilliesbrooklyn]

May LOVE follow you, be in you, surprise you, and carry you everywhere! #allhailthehaileys #happyforyou #bridesmaid #bff #5thgrade (at Atlanta, Georgia)

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Focusing on the How, not the What.

We’re in the age of living our best lives, finding our passions, cultivating encouraging group chats and hash tagging all our bad bi?$! activities so the haters in the back can see us.

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And with that, has come the pressure to have a purpose; a specific calling on your life for which you were made. The joyful thing that keeps you working long hours, even if you aren’t paid well or recognized often.

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That expectation can sometimes create a trap whereby you feel like you have to have a tailored magical feeling in your soul before you take action on anything in particular.

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It has taken me 3 1/2 years to learn that most of that is an Instagram-generated, ego-induced, self-help-book instigated lie. I say “most” because some passion is good, some idea of a calling helps, but how you show up is far more important than what you show up to do.

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I don’t know if you’ll ever feel called to do something in particular, but I know showing up well is more likely to get you to some version of that calling, than being standoffish and disenchanted while you wait for the revelation to come from the clouds. It’s very well possible that your purpose will be a process. You may have to show up well at the crappy job, so you can move to the “just-ok” job, before you are asked to take on the interesting job, so you can then ask for, or create, the passionate job.

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As your how improves, your exposure increases, your passion and purpose evolve and suddenly the possible becomes more probable.

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Unless what you are doing is soul-sucking, redirect your focus to how and begin to notice how you feel, how your work space feels, and how your collegiate interactions feel. It’s been my experience that you’ll notice that whether you get that passionate feeling or not, you’ll have a renewed sense of contribution and therein lies passion and purpose.

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Tips, Tricks and Techniques:

1. Identify how you want to show up. Do you want to be well-respected? Do you want to be the subject matter expert? Do you want to be the organizer? Does your current work product and reputation mirror that? If not, why not? How can you better show up?

2. Experiment with sleep and work windows. This will allow you to learn how much rest you need and whether you get most work done before or after lunch.

3. Use a calendar. It could be a color-coded digital app, or loose-leave paper. Get something that allows you to (a) highlight the top 2-4 things you will accomplish that day (b) what you expect to be today’s biggest challenge and how you will manage it, using the least amount of conflict possible (c) leave time each day to celebrate a win.

4. Have face time with your leader. Not just your immediate manager, but their manager too. And you don’t have to wait until the annual or bi-annual reviews. Touch base, especially after a significant milestone (product launch, project completion, re-organization) to discuss what you have done and ask how you can contribute to the team in new ways.

5. Insert whatever industry-specific strategies that work best for you.

[lilliesbrooklyn]

I’m leaning into this resurrection energy and thinking of the things in my life that I want to resurrect. All the things that I have let fall to the wayside, for whatever reason, that I want to reengage and breathe new life. ____

Since millions of persons around the world are praising the power of resurrection, this might be the perfect time for all of us to say our prayers and take our steps necessary to breathe new life into things that we’ve stopped hoping for.

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Don’t stop hoping and preparing for blessings in your life.

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I’m resurrecting the Power of Practice, Courage + Patience, Seizing Opportunties (even when thy do not look like the vision I had), and the Power of Fellowship.

[lilliesbrooklyn]

L O V E

[lilliesbrooklyn]

4 Stages of Goal Setting

Josh Sundquist spoke at our team meeting and shared with us his opinion on the 4 stages of goal setting.

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1. Excitement

2. Disappointment

3. Persistence

4. Success

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Success is determined by how quickly you get back up, not by how long you stand.

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And my favorite word of wisdom is the idea that we all have a particular, nuance nced vision. Sometimes, life will show us a different vision, or a different way to actualize it. But because we are obsessed with the version in our head, we freeze up and don’t allow, or accept, the new possibility in front of us. Instead of being like water and going with the flow, we turn into ice and freeze up, we hold on. What is it in your life that you need to let go of? Not let go of in defeat, but let go of and reimagine new possibilities for yourself.

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Maintain Your Health

[lilliesbrooklyn]

This is why I 💖 Dallas

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Be Fond of Now

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Ms. Gabby reminding us that there’s more than one way to skin a cat! What opportunities have we missed because we’re stuck on the HOW?

[lilliesbrooklyn]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ____ Don’t be scared to try something new. If you fall down, it’s ok, you have nine lives. (See what I did there? 😉) #happyhalloween #alilpositivity (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpmh7fyH6Hy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k9813sqh6fb6

[lilliesbrooklyn]

When I saw this quote, I automatically thought of people who are stingy with their love, affection, forgiveness, kindness, and self-care. Cheap isn’t just financial, cheap refers to the amount of energy and regard you pay to a certain thing or someone. _____ There are a lot of cheap people who don’t give to themselves, others, and who short change themselves because of the cheap ideas they hold about the world around them. _____ If you’re living a cheap life, then no amount of advice, self-help book, or external changes will help you. Cheapness needs to be uprooted in order for abundance to be planted. #alilpositivity (at Melville, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpR70-iHW2Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fvnvbkxzsonk

[lilliesbrooklyn]

Your words are magic, they create your reality.