September Challenge

Smiling - Happiness or Something all Together Different

Statistics show that women smile more than men - why is that?

• are we happier
• are we sillier
• do we have whiter teeth
• do we have better breath

I think that maybe it is because we are less likely to show our true feelings in our face so we smile instead of scowl.

A good example of this is while sitting in a group of people someone will ask, "Hey, Kathleen have you gained a few pounds?" This comment, as we all know, would be specifically to hurt my feelings and/or to embarrass me publicly; I smile or laugh it off whereas my response should have been, "Why would you ask such a rude question?" effectively putting the ball back in their court to explain the rude behaviour.

Your challenge for September is to journal about why you smile. Check your smiling habits, write the reason you smiled (if it is a disguise for something other than happiness) and how you could have changed your response.

I am a proponent of planning your response in the future. You know that you will be put in that position again so why not make a plan for a future response. My future response to anyone who attempts to embarrass me in public will always be "Why would you ask/say such a rude thing?" This teaches people how to treat me.

Teaching people how to treat me will ensure that I will live a successful life.

Post a response a week or two after beginning this challenge to show others what you have discoved. We are here to learn and to teach; what better way to do that than to tell people about your experiences.

Blessed be your travels,

Kathleen

A Living Success Ministries Begins

A Living Success Ministries was created to fill a void; Promoting successful living through teaching women and girls how to begin the journey to become “A Living Success.”

After struggling through gaps in my knowledge and life experiences I came to the conclusion that if someone had given me the tools to know 'how to begin' I could have gotten off to a better start leading to a better middle and much less painful ‘dead end struggles.’

What is needed to begin is the discovery of who we are….

All of us have been blessed with talents and the passion to use those talents. If we know what our talents are and accept them we are less likely to travel down dead end roads that lead to hurtful failures over and over again. Failure is a way to begin again with more wisdom although I am a huge proponent of ‘intelligent’ failure. Intelligent failure is failure that happens while still going down the same path leading to the ultimate success. Dead end struggles are much more painful then intelligent failures; no wisdom is gained through dead end struggles.

Once we discover who we are what do we do with that information?

With information in hand you can begin the process of becoming a living success defined by you. Each person is different so even if the talents are similar the success using that talent will look different and the result will be different as well. Acceptance of where you are headed and how to get there will depend on the knowledge YOU gain and the people you enlist to assist with the process. One very important piece of information that everyone should know is “we are not alone” even if our talents are different from others there will always someone to turn too.

The "Leading Yourself to Success" Workshop beginning September 18/07 is designed to assist with obtaining this knowledge. Call Spirit of Excellence (Windsor, Ontario) @ 519-256-5433 for details and to attend this no-fee workshop.

Watch this blog for monthly challenges aimed at assisting with understanding all of your quirks and issues that may be holding you back.

Blessed be your travels,
Kathleen