+Relationships

Once again, after listening to the audiobook on Positive Releationships I am opening my eyes for the first time. In the past I have always looked at relationships as "we ethier get along or we don't." And when we didn't "Personality Conflict" was the usual detirmination. Now I must consider that there is more too it than personality. I might not like someones personality but if being around them is causing me to want to do better in different areas of my life, I have to say that is a Positive Relationship. I agree with Geneva's comment that this class and Forum is a Positive Relationship. I also enjoyed reading Elana's success story. That was a positive success!

This really does come down to Being the CEO OF MY OWN LIFE. The information I have been learning so far in this Suite is so basic yet I'm hearing things for the first time in my life. This format is so fitting too. Positive Relationships can't be achieved without a Positive Mind frame which I can't successfully attain until I am Persnally Aware of myself. I am still going back to Personal Awareness and reflecting on my past and it seems like with each audio Book I listen too I also learn somthing else about myself.

ENERGY!

It takes a lot of energy to initiate, build, and maintain relationships. What we need to understand is, is the energy positive energy or negative energy? Do you hate to go home? Do you hate to go to work? If you do, chances are that those relationships are negative ones and they are zapping all of you positive energy. Moreover, that negative relationship you may be involved in will eventually have a powerful affect on every aspect of your life; therefore, your quality of work and your quality of life will become unfruitful. BUT, if you are involved in nothing but positive relationships, your quality of life will rise to a point of ultimate success in business as well as your personal life. So, get rid of all the negative energy that exist in your relationships and experience positive relationships, positive thinking, positive energy, and ultimately positive results (the fruit of a positive relationship)!

Is Positive always "Positive?"

This is a very good question for everyone to consider. Remember, a positive relationship has to do with the outcome that relationship produces. So, to have a positive relationship does not always mean that these people are your best friends; nor does it always feel good, is fun, or make you happy. Rather, a true positive relationship has to do with the fruit of the relationship. Though someone may tell you the truth (even when it hurts), though all relationships have challenges (the relationship crossroads), though a positive relationship takes hard work (Initiating, Building and Maintaining); it is always positive if you are meeting your goals while maintaining your integrity. A Positive Relationship will encourage you and support you in accomplishing your goals as well as you reciprocating that encouragement and support for others in achieving their goals. The key is to find out what you relate to with others, establish the parameters of the relationship, and build and maintain your relationships based on what you all relate to. So, the relationships you are involved with, are they positive or negative?

Positive Relationships

Hi Fellow CEOs! The more I learn, the more I realize there is so much more to learn. The Positive Relationship CD and Review Questions makes it so plain to understand the importance of positive relationships. We all experience Deposits and Withdrawals. It is a part of life whether we realize it or not. I am determined to make this knowledge work positively in my life. I would like to focus on the relationship we now have with CEO4life. We can be confident that this new positive relationship of the CEO Executive Club will consistently communicate encouragement, support and assistance in accomplishing our goal of CEO4Life.

My desire is to manage this relationship path to continue to build on it, maintain it and cause the challenges to only make me stronger in a positive way. Thank you for being a friend.

Success story…

I have implemented what I have learned so far and it works…

As I have stated before, my goal is to use this tool to help me become a better Manager and be the best CEO of my life.

I was so excited after listening to each CD, especially the Positive Thinking. Learning the 7 types of intelligence gave me a better understanding to utilize each talent and skill set each of my team member possesses.

I met with my team and introduced the concept of grouping them and matching their skills with the workflow process. I pretty much know each of my team member’s skills; however, I brought them along with this change. I asked them to identify their skills that can be best utilized in each process. When all said and done, I was right evaluating their skills set.

The change happened last week, guess what… the team environment has changed drastically, all became highly productive, no more whiners, and complainers. For the first time, we finally met our goal to have all grievances and appeals cases that are received in our area entered into the database and assigned to a Consultant in an hour. Our lead-time, changed from 3 hours to an hour.

To answer the question: How is my business running? I must say… it is running in an excellent pace… can’t wait to finish the 4 CD’s…

Positive Thinking

I really appreciate the CEO Executive Club. By having this club and the weekly assignments, it’s making me want to listen to the CD over and over again. Each time I do, I get more and more out of the CD's. I have a gold mind that will better assist me in my everyday life and business life.

This topic was very interesting to me. Listening to Mr. Parker and Mr. Fulton discuss the theory of positive thinking and how it starts with the brain was very enlightening. I was able to see myself in a lot of the discussion on the brain. I’m ambidextrous. I actually write with my left hand and eat with my left hand. I’m also an analytical person and very good with money/budget, which is using the left side of the brain. However, I can also write with my right hand but I lean more to the left. Everything else that I do, I use the right side, whether I’m playing sports, cooking, using a calculator, etc. I have the musical creativity of playing instruments and writing songs. In some areas, I’m stronger with the left side or left hand and for other areas; I’m stronger with the right side or right hand. When playing sports or recreational activities, I use the right hand when others might think I would use the left hand because I’m left handed, but that feels awkward to use the left hand. This sometimes works to my advantage. If you recall in my blog on Personal Awareness, I mentioned that I don’t like to lose. I’m very competitive. When participating in sports, I’ll let the other team think it’s going to be awkward and difficult for me to use the right side… but then they get served with a surprise.

Is this at some level maximizing both sides to work together in unity as was mentioned in the CD?

This CD has me really examining myself and recognizing my negative challenges or behavior. It is some times difficult to admit anything negative about yourself (even if it’s just admitting it to yourself). It’s okay… because after listening to this CD, it will be turned around to have a positive impact on my life.

Moving forward, I’m going to always try to think positive in my personal life and at work. Negativity will not dwell here… As others see this in my life and workplace, I hope this will create and cultivate a positive environment and operation.

Positive thinking is a mental attitude …

Positive and negative thinking are both contagious. All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. How you think reflects your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself and others, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic. All of our feelings, beliefs and knowledge are based on our internal thoughts. We are in control, we have the power to CHOOSE, whether it be positive or negative.

As we have previously learned, our thought patterns are habits, built from our past, the feedback of parents, friends, society and self, that form our self-image and our world-image. These are maintained by the inner conversations we constantly have with ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously. I have to change my inner conversations into positive thoughts to produce positive results.

Therefore, I made a commitment to control and keep my mind focused on positive thoughts, be optimistic, be honest and personally aware of who I am and others. See learning and change as opportunities, weakness as "improvable". To change and improve each day to bear the fruits of Positive Thinking.

I am no longer trapped in this prison cell.

Thank you for giving me a “Get out of Jail free” card…

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln

Positive Thinking a New Way of Life

I feel more enthusiastic about becoming a ceo4life. I feel that implementation is the key to success. I enjoyed the video that TerryF made for us. I am encouraged by your blogs. My life feels like it about to take turn in the positive direction. These CD's are changing my life.

I want to explore more the seven intelligences because in school I was pushed more toward reading, writing and arithmetic. I wonder if I given more time to explore other avenues what type of other intelligences I might have developed. I would also like to see if I am right or left brain dominant.

I never imagined marketing would match up with a musician.

I am looking positively forward to our next session.

MarquitaGceo4life

Personal Awareness

I thoroughly enjoyed the CD on Personal Awareness. I learned a lot from listening to this CD. This CD made to start thinking about what motivates me and where I am with emotional intelligence and maturity. Listening to this CD had me thinking about what drives and motivates me. One thing that came to mind was the fact that I don’t like to lose or having someone say I can’t do something or I’m not ready for something. Whether it’s recreational or at work, those few words take me to another level to succeed.

Knowing what drives you is key to your success. Personal Awareness is key for us as an individual but it’s also key to understanding others and what drives them or how you can get the best from them. Once you understand this, you can use it in a way to get the best from others.

The discussion on delayed gratification in your personal life and business is VERY TRUE and very difficult for people to live and operate by. We tend to want everything now and not realizing that by waiting, you end up with more or in a better situation. Even in my personal life, I’m waiting to have two marshmallows for more gratification.

Katrina H.

Positive Thinking

Hello Everyone:

I have enjoyed every one's comments on positive thinking. I especially enjoyed TerryF's video and his blog. I enjoyed JulieP's insight on positive thinking.

I learned so much from Mr. Parker's CD on positive thinking I realize I was only using positive thinking skills in spurts. I actually thought I was doing good. After listening to the CD positive thinking has to be a way of life.

First I thought once a week was too much for me to do a blog. But as the week went on I missed blogging and reading the Blogs

Today I was able to work on my paintings at school. This was a great triumph for me because I was able to paint freely without worrying about failing or being pressured. I do have a deadline at the end of this summer quarter. I am positive that I will be able to complete it. When I was painting I felt as though I had a whole team behind me.

PamHceo4life

THIS IS TOTALLY GREAT!!

I am so enjoying reading all of your blogs. This is so great, getting to know everyone, we're all sharing personal break throughs with one another, no walls or barriers, no pride, no fear. This is totally great!!!

Now I must congratulate Mrs. Deborah Cavole, William Fisher and Mrs. Geneva MayWeather..they're on it. Good job, staying on track with the homework assignments.
Please keep your fellow club members in mind and encourage them to jump right in, we're in this together and as Mr. Parker mentioned at the Club Meeting, we'll all get more out of this if we all participate.

I'm looking forward to the coming weeks.
YOU ARE A CEO - YOUR BUSINESS IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK!

I am Thinking Positive!

Hi Fellow CEO's.I finished listening to the Positive Thinking CD and completed the review questions! I have always known that how I feel and behave have a lot to do with the way I think. Though I have never considered myself "smart", I always thought that I had the ability to communicate well with most people. It is refreshing to now know that I have "Interpersonal Intelligence".

I know I have a lot yet to learn about positive thinking through life's experiences, but I am determined to learn to maintain a thought process that strives for excellence in all situations by demonstrating the ability to overcome negative thoughts. Still striving...

Positive Thinking

I am very thankful for the CEO Executive Club- this membership is empowering me to make some positive changes in my behavior.

It is week two and I have just finished listening to the Positive Thinking CD. I am beginning to schedule my time (which positively impacts my time management behavior) to make sure I complete my assignments. I need the structure; it helps me not fall into the trap of procrastination.

Also, as I begin to explore “Who I am”, those things that influence my behavior, understanding those dominate thoughts, etc.; you can then begin to focus or pinpoint negative behaviors/patterns of thought/fears and re-direct or change your mindset. For to long, I have ignored this area, allowing procrastination or avoidance to trap my thinking. Addressing these areas head-on but “thinking with a positive” attitude takes the sting out of the effort and gives me the power for success.

In response to Mr. Fulton’s question, I am taking positive steps to remove those traps that have hindered me, and I am beginning to see some seedlings grow and by the time I complete the series I will have a bunch of fruit, producing positive results – yeah!

On another note, in the review document, question 19, the key indicated A, the last part of the answer, “She treats her parents with disrespect”, didn’t really seem to fit, so I went with C. Am I using to much of my left brain?

Memo of Appreciation

I wanted to express my sincere appreciation to Mr. Parker, Mr. Fulton and the entire team at Stellar Enterprise for this amazing You Are a CEO Platinum Business Suite and the You Are a CEO Executive Club. I just love it.

I have listened to the Personal Awareness and Positive Thinking Lifeskills segments several times now and I always getting a "lights on - bells ringing" experience. This program really has worked wonders for my life and I am so grateful for the team and of course all the members of the CEO Executive Club who have shared their experiences with me thus far. We have only just begun and yet it feels like family and I guess we are.

In my mind I can imagine a world where people have life skills and a business culture that has the attributes of the Platinum Business Suite. You see I work in such an environment and I am creating that environment in my home so that this is my world. It feels good, sounds good and looks good. Maybe I am dreaming but I want to share this with others. I truly think, no, I know that a world that has happy people, working at great companies will make this life so much better.

There is so much negativity: war, crime, budget deficits, poverty, hunger, politics and just the news of the world is so sad it is nice and very refreshing to see a group of people who know that changing the world may not be possible but changing your world IS and it starts with changing you.

Positive People affect others. It is so nice to be in a room with a bright cheery person who makes you smile and laugh. You know the kind of people who always have a joke or a funny story to tell. People who are honest and caring, maybe not perfect but working on the flaws so that we can all be the very best we can personally be.

Some how life has taught us that we need to carry around our pasts and play these emotional head games by hiding who we are, how we feel and what exactly we need from others. This program has lifted the lid and I see how silly that sounds and is. We don't need to pretend and put on a face... just be who you are and refuse to let your past predict your future - create your own destiny and work on you for your good. I am!

We are all right here and can see each other. We feel the truth. You think your hiding how you feel and who you are but we see you and you see us. I really have enjoyed finding out about you all and It feels great to share who I am with you too. BOO... no more hiding.

Hugs
Lovie (my nick name)

Are YOU Trapped or Bearing Fruit?

Did you know that negative thinking can trap you in a low quality of life prison cell? The six traps of negative thinking are Ignorance, Fear, Anger, Jealousy, Laziness, and Procrastination. These are all frames of mind that can and will trap you into making negative judgments and decisions about people and/or things that can hinder your personal achievement. We cannot allow ourselves to get trapped in this type of thinking if we are to become the CEO of our business and our lives. We must all overcome these frames of mind and learn to Think Positive about ourselves as well as others. If we become more Personally Aware of ourselves and others by understanding our thought and emotional patterns; if we build our self-esteem so that we learn to appreciate ourselves as well as others; if we learn to respect ourselves as well as others; then we give ourselves the power to bust out of these jail houses of negativity and to have the freedom to Think Positive and to experience success and a great quality of life! Success and a great quality of life are produced by the seven fruits of positive thinking, which are Achievement, Balance, Confidence, Diligence, Excellence, Growth, and Other-Centered. So my question to you all is...are you trapped, or are you bearing fruit?

YOU have the power to choose!

Do the following statements sound true to you: That's just the way I am! I have always done things this way! I can't help it! That's the way I was raised! Well, if those statements aren't getting you the desired results you have always wanted, something needs to change...and that something is YOU! We have to realize that our minds hold all of the power! If we have a negative thinking process, then we will always get negative results. One can even get good results, but because their minds may be negative, to them it was still a negative result. What we all must realize is that we possess the power to Think Positive! Mr. Parker has given us the tools it takes to think and behave like a CEO and Positive Thinking is one of the fundamental elements of becoming the CEO of your life and your business. So, from now on, we can no longer use our negative past experiences to hinder us from future results; rather, we must overcome all negativity and become Positive Thinkers. Remember this equation: Positive Thinking + Positive Feelings + Positive Decisions = Positive Results.

Daring to Exploring Who I am and Understanding My Mental Sky

I really received a lot from listening to the Personal Awareness CD. As someone mentioned in their blog, this is something one should listed to frequently as you can begin to learn and understanding ones behaviors, and those things that influence our actions.

I must stop ignoring the painful and disappointing aspects of the past. I am daring to explore those things that have thus shaped my mind, I liked the phase used in the tape that references understanding "your mental sky". This is deep, but a necessary key for me to become personally aware of who I am, why I think and behave as I do, and more importantly, steps I can begin to take to become emotionally intelligent.

Personal Awareness

I am very thankful to participate in "You are a CEO". Tonight, I took time out to listen and enjoy the CD on Personal Awareness by Mr. Micheal Parker. I have learned some much from listening to the CD and answering the questions. I have given serious thought to about what is the root of my thought pattern. I think I should listen to this CD once a week or more to reinforce and evaluate what is my emotional intelligence . I never imagined that I would look at my life experiences and see how they have shaped and molded me into who I am today. I truly believe if I start to utilize these tools that are given , I WILL BECOME THE CEO OF MY LIFE.

PamHceo4life

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Elena C., William F, and Geneva M for posting their blogs successfully. As I read all of your blogs, I could not help but become very excited for all of you. This is going to be a very eye opening experience for us all. You will be glad that you had the courage to open the door to welcome CHANGE.



I look forward to reading your blogs in the coming weeks.



LaShanna - Your Exclusive Customer Care Representative.

Personal Awareness

After hearing the Personal Awareness CD and going over the question and Case studies in the booklet. I am more aware of what drives me. This took me to some deep issue that arose in me on a personal level and why I react or don't react to different situations. I am glad I took the time to listen to it. I am greatly appreciative the opportunity to better myself at home and work or any given situation. To think clearly and soundly before reacting to an emotion and being able to listen as well. To answer the question of "how's your business doing?" before this CD it was was a -zero. I had an extremely flat tire in business. I had lots of ideas but always came up short. Now I feel if I implement what I have now been introduced to. I believe that if try to delay my gratification on more issues in my life I will be more sucessful. I think I'll listen to this CD a couple more times and get ready for the next.

Thank you once again,
MarquitaGceo4life

Personal Awareness is a WAY of LIFE...

Personal Awareness is a WAY of LIFE... To be personally aware of Who you are, your emotions, and your thoughts patterns are the key elements to be successful…

I have learned so much in this session. Understanding your thought patterns and exploring where it comes from, shapes the way you act or react to others and influence your decisions. I could attain emotional intelligence wherein I could control my emotions and behavior as well as others towards a situation.

Developing emotional intelligence in the workplace and acknowledging that emotions are always present, and doing something intelligent with them can make a big difference in the workplace as well as your in own life. As my fellow CEO (William F.) stated this is really an EYE OPENER…

I look forward hearing and learning from my fellow CEO Executive Club…

Before there can be Self-Improvement, there must first be Personal Awareness!

Welcome to the CEO Executive Club! I am positive that once you go through the You Are a CEO Platinum Business Suite you will find that the tools and information will fortify you with the knowledge and power to become the CEO of your life. The You Are a CEO Program starts with the necessary life skills you will need to take full control of your personal life as well as your career and financial status. After all, how could you have success in your career, or in life, if you do not know who you are? This is why we start the You Are a CEO Program with Personal Awareness. As stated in the title, you cannot experience Self-Improvement until you have experienced Personal Awareness. The five core elements of Personal Awareness are Value, Thought Patterns, Emotional Patterns, Self-Esteem, and Respect. If you understand these core elements, then positive change and improvement is inevitable! After listening to the Executive Audio Book on Personal Awareness you will have the insight you need to blaze a path of self-improvement on your way towards maximum success in your career and in your life. I look forward to hearing from my fellow CEO’s after listening to CD one from the Executive Audio Book on Personal Awareness. Remember, the question is not are you a CEO; rather, the question is how is your business running?