Stevie Puckett

Tag: hope

  • Making the World a Better Place

    Giving people near and far the benefit of the doubt as often as possible about the little mundane things in life helps make you a force for good and the World, in general, a better place.

    In the final sum of things, though, it probably helps you most of all. It helps to keep stress levels low and keeps you focused on more of what you want rather than fussing about all you see that you don’t appreciate.

    It helps to realize in advance the kinds of relationship transactions you prefer and to appreciate them when you see them. You can also lean towards patience with others by knowing that everyone is doing the best they can at the moment, just like you are.

  • The Stress Relief Movie

    ***Video Transcript***

    “Is everything as urgent as your stress would imply?”  –Carrie Latet

    “What different lives we should lead if we take things by the minute!” –Gilbert-Ann Taylor

    “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” –Lee Iacocca

    “Hope is as cheap as despair.” –Proverb

    “In times of stress, be bold and valiant.” –Horace

    “They who live in worry invite death to hurry.” –Anonymous

    “Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.” –Margaret Fuller

    “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” –Chinese Proverb

    —end transcript —

  • Bliss Or Bust Book

    I’m happy to announce the release of my new audiobook, Bliss Or Bust: Uplifting Thoughts. I wrote the book because I was inspired to share my personal philosophy in an easy to read yet inspirational way. These ideas helped me realize my own creative power and understand the importance of my emotions. I hope it helps some others realize the importance of feeling good too. In the book, I seek to answer the question of why to bother with disciplining your mental focus. I also wanted to encourage everyone in the development of their intuition and the benefits of doing so.

    book cover for the audio book

  • When Unhappy at Work

    There’s a difficult time between where you are now and where you want to be that requires extra focus when you are unhappy at work or when you plan to change jobs or careers. If you are unhappy at work you have a few options.

    • Quit right now with no notice, telling them to take the job and shove it as you walk out the door. Feel a few moments of joy and freedom until you take yourself to your next opportunity and, most likely, recreate the same unhappiness you had before.
    • Stay with a bad attitude. Tell the story every day of how you hate your job, the people you work with, and how you are underpaid, under-appreciated, and have no options. The more you practice this outlook the easier it becomes.
    • Stay and tell a different story. Talk about what you appreciate about your job or career. Practice looking at the bright side and you will see more bright side. Heck, your co-workers and boss might even start treating you differently.
    • Stay and tell a different story while defining what you want in your next career move. Be on the lookout for the next opportunity all the while appreciating your current position and building more skills and contacts.

    One thing that helps is to focus more on what you want next rather than what you don’t like about where you are currently because that makes the current day-to-day very difficult and keeps a negative vibe going. So during times of change, it’s important to focus on the excitement for what is coming but with an ability to be appreciative of where you are now and how far you’ve come. Instead of leaving your current position in anger or hastily, think in terms of going to the next step in your career out of excitement and interest and let that guide your actions.

  • How to Capture Ideas

    Once captured, an idea is available to you for future reference and further reflection and to combine with other appealing ideas.

    You capture an idea by bookmarking it, putting it in your social media streams, journaling it, sending yourself an email or voicemail, or using your digital recorder. No matter which way you decide to capture ideas, establish your system and use it religiously. Then be sure to review and revise them regularly.

    My favorite way to capture ideas is Evernote.com. With it, you can mingle audio recording, web page links, photos, and your written words together in an organized and searchable way that is fully digital. I keep a pen and notebook handy for quick notes when I’m not at my computer, then transfer my handwritten notes to Evernote later. I also have the Evernote App on my phone so that I can get to my notes anytime. I love the new Moleskine notebook made for Evernote. It is called the Moleskine Evernote Smart Notebook.

    You will not believe the increased effectiveness of your self-development endeavors due to getting clear on how to capture your ideas.