Great message for all of us to consider. The morning routine sets the tone for the rest of the day, week and monrh. The summer months are when it seems to be the most difficult. I suppose that is only because there are other people in the house., all of whom I now recognize have their own morning routine, which includes time with me. It becomes one of those 'things that matter most' experiences where something important ( my consistent morning routine) gets interrupted because something more important, was more important. I was raised with that quote ' the things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least' but I certainly have not always lived by it. This week as a 'prosperity producer' i will commit to a clear morning routine to begin my day. But I also need to commit to being less frustrated when that routine is interrupted by little people who have a different routine. Lets all have a great week Scott J

I had an interesting experience earlier this week.and I want to share it. I was trying to get a group of about thirty people to 'think about how they think'. Because to me that's where change begins. I handed them each a picture of fifteen pair of glasses that all had different colored lenses. Underneath each pair of glasses was the word or line that described that lens. The title was, 'How Do You See The World'? The discussion centered around the lenses, but it also centered around our definition of each lens. Words matter. All of us went away recognizing that our lens was not somebody else's, but also recognizing that our definition of their lens was not their definition of their own lens. .in the end, communication is life. A phrase that I have come to believe is true, but shouldn't be is:" i am not who I think I am.And I am not who you think I am. But I am who I think you think I am." Today would be a good day for all of us to consider the lens through which we see life, how it differs from someone else's lens, and if we have the capacity to hear their definition and understand that from their viewpoint. In a way, it was what stmSve Covey was trying to say when he would say, 'seek first to understand then, to be understood.'

One habit that i am still working on is choosing, at a first introduction, to see only the best in another person. It is not always easy, but the sentence that niw comes to my mind is " this person is doing the very best they can with the information they have". By doing that. The judgement stops instantly and I am forced to see that person in a different light than I traditionally would have. Then, whatever I have to offer comes not from judgment, but from vision.