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Imagine if you would what might happen if we all did just a little bit of something positive.  Taking the positive angle instead of the negative one.  How much impact could that make?

A bit of positive action instead of negative might take extra work or it might be scary because you don’t know the result.  Understandably you can be uncertain, but I promise you this in the end just a little bit of positive energy and work will always win out.  Just a little bit of

It is easy especially today to fire back with fear or uncertainty on social media or to buy into a story someone is telling without knowing the facts.  I encourage you though to take a moment and think about whatever the situation is that someone might be talking about.  To look deeper to know if it is true and factual or if it is based on their fear.  Adding on to fear without truth, details and facts never leads to a positive place of progress.  Understanding the full picture is always the best place to start to come to your own conclusions.  It also helps to find just a little bit of positivity to help a situation instead of hindering it.

You never know what can come out of something so learn the details, study the facts, and determine your best thoughts and evaluations on it.  And if you can, add some positive energy to help.

As always Shine Bright and Much Love!!

~JMAXX

How things come together

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It is really interesting sometimes how things come together.  On top of that in the moment or moments if you can see the bigger picture or do you get tied down to the right now.  How things come together

Last night I watched the “Dream On” documentary about the 1996 USA Women’s Basketball Team and how they changed the face of women’s basketball in this country and around the world.  For those of you who don’t know the Olympic Committee for basketball used to put the team together about 6 weeks before the game and up until the late 80’s it worked well.  In the early 90’s other countries had national teams together all year and well it showed.  Losses in the 92 Olympics and 94 World Championships showed something needed to change.

So, the NBA working with USA Basketball set up a long and grueling training and playing schedule that lasted about a year prior to the 96 games.  These ladies were the best of the best but learned a lot more on this journey.  One thing they learned and executed flawlessly is the understanding that this quest to 60-0 was about far more than just the 96-gold medal.  They knew that in all the details what was coming together would not only change their lives but the lives of young players for going on 25 years now.

See the NBA was very interested in this tour and time leading up to the Olympics to see if a WNBA could really work.  So, they bankrolled this tour but more importantly took on all the PR and planning of the time.  These ladies were booked pretty much 24-7 with media, autographs, open practices, and games.  Even though they weren’t told about the WNBA possibility (at least at first), they saw how things were coming together.  They saw the 30,000-foot view and knew what they did then would allow others to dream.

These ladies growing up could root on their favorite NBA teams, but they knew their only “shot” was pro ball over seas in maybe not the best conditions.  They didn’t have the chance to dream past college ball as a certainty.  Yet they worked and were put in a position with this national team to really see how things could come together.  The ladies saw what their actions and words could mean for generations to come, and they got it done.  Their successes lead to a WNBA that has been around 25 years, amazing.  More than that they opened up the opportunity for so many girls to dream about what they could do for a living.

So great summary right but what does it have to do with the rest of us “regular” people?  Follow their example to take a step back and see what your blood, sweat and tears could mean to someone 25 years from now.  Seek out the details and take the effort to see how things might come together not for you but for the future and what your impact could mean.  The results of how things come together might just surprise you and lead you to push a little farther.

Have a great day, shine bright and much love!!

~JMAXX

Do or Not Do

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An interaction I had at lunch got me thinking a little bit about the simple things we can do or not do that can make an impact.  Doesn’t take money, status, or a whole lot of time to make an impression in someone’s life even if it’s just for a moment or brings a smile.  Do or not do

So, what can you do or not do?  The interaction at lunch revolved around being polite.  The cashier took time out to compliment me on how polite I was as I was placing my order.  In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a huge deal.  Me being polite won’t solve any major issues but her pointing it out of course made me feel good but I thought about it from her side.

What’s her side?  Well, her day is a routine of customer after customer and if people do not make the effort to be at least a little friendly or polite think how that makes her day far less pleasant and drag on.  I hear you out there, “I’m in a hurry” or “I’ve got other things on my mind”, we all do trust me.  You are going to take pretty much the same time to place your order, so it takes no extra time to make eye contact, smile, say thank you.

It seems in today’s world that we have gotten away from the “do” when it comes to polite or pleasant human interactions and more to the “not do”.  Heck right now you don’t even need to see or talk to a human to place/receive an order.  We blame the rush of the world and our lives and it’s all understandable because “hey delivery to your porch is AWESOME”!  What we can’t have happen though is to forget to engage and enjoy the people we meet.

We are getting more and more separated and divided in our day to day lives and people are going through a lot.  The one thing we can do is kick it up a level when interacting with them.  You never know how far a smile will go to brighten a day or polite/happy interactions can benefit a worker.  It won’t cost you and after a while you won’t even know you are doing it.  Make the world a better place by SHINING BRIGHT!!  Much love all!

-JMAXX