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9 Things That Matter With Our Kids

Winning At Home While We Work From Home

This will be a short, but very thoughtful post:

• Simple, yet far from simplistic.
• Meaningful, yet not way out of touch with reality.

Several Suggestions

• Take a quick read through the list.
• Pay attention to any immediate responses of any nature.
• Read through the list one more time.
• Pause longer any time your heart says “Pause.”  In other words, it’s your home we are talking about here and should your heart say, “Listen,” my personal suggestion would be to do just that.
• Think about any actions you may desire to initiate.
• Reflect on any attitudes or actions you may desire to modify or stop.

9 Things That Truly Matter As We Relate To Our Children

In my opinion, the following things matter: as in “really matter” while in the process of relating to our children.

I don’t want to win at designing and putting into practice a marketing funnel, attract hundreds of people to my downline as an attraction marketing guru, seeing hundreds of prospects respond to my business blogging efforts, and…

Lose at home.

• Not now.
• Not later.
• Not ever.

With those thoughts providing the backdrop for my post, I feel that these 9 things matter:

1. Enjoying childlike delights with our children before our children no longer delight in being just that: children!
2. Paying attention long enough to truly understand — yet caring enough to make any necessary corrections once all is truly understood.  (Or, reversed, caring enough not to make the expected correction!)
3. Responding to immaturity in a mature way instead of allowing immaturity to reign on both ends of the age scale: our child’s and ours.  (Example: while shopping at the grocery store this past week I witnessed an older man yelling — and I mean yelling — at a younger child and the lady who was with him.  Absolutely insane, immature behavior.)
4. Being silly when I can.
5. And being fun when its not cool to be silly!
6. Making (and taking) time to listen when it’s the child’s time and not just “my time” as a parent.
7. Being big enough to sincerely say, “I was wrong.”
8. Sensitive enough to ask, “Will you forgive me?”
9. And courageous enough to correct my ways in the process.

Time To Respond…

• Did any thoughts or ideas stand out?
• Did you take any time to pat yourself on the back?  i.e., when “slid by” one of the comments because you knew you were doing pretty good in that area… did you either reflect in gratefulness for that realization and even celebrate a bit?  You can, you know!
• Where did you catch any of those all important “heart pauses”? And, what do you feel we were the significance of those pauses? As I write this question, should you happen to be a faith based individual, the following brief prayer came to mind:

Father, may my heart sense

where Your heart is leading me at this time, during this day,

and may I follow that lead for all the right reasons: Your reasons.

PrayingSimple by © Lee Wise

• Caution: would you happen to be being a bit too harsh on yourself in reading through that list?  True, truth is truth, but so is balancing things in truth.  Of course we can be too soft with ourselves at times: all of us realize that fact.  In fact, the following could apply as well…
• Caution: would you happen to be responding a bit “less” than you should in any place?  In other words are the traffic signals working but the driver isn’t paying that much attention?  These last two “Cautions” are obviously meant to provide that word that often is difficult to obtain: “balance.”  (Have I figured that out? You know the answer!)

On Raising Children

May I win where it counts,

Lose where I should,

And possess the wisdom to know the difference.

© Lee Wise

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Tweeting For Influence.
Tweeting For Excellence.

While reflecting on several thought provoking words that had just passed through my mental grid of the moment, I wrote the following:

“May our words bring healing, our thoughts peace, and our actions harmony. © Lee Wise”

I then…

• Read them again,
• Noted my “Yes, I like that!” response,
• Decided they were good enough to share,
• And sent them out as a Tweet.

Question: Why Did I Send Out That Tweet?

The answer to that question lies in the process found below:

• One: I found myself in a reflective mood.
• Two: My reflective mood led me to more of a creative writing mode.
• Three: The right words came at the right time. I felt what some might term “in the flow.”
• Four: I sensed a desire share what I wrote.
• Five: So I shared it!

Hold On, This Will Make Sense

I listed the five points above for the purpose of helping you “unpack” the meaning of what I will share with you in this brief article.

But for now the point that I wish to make is that in essence I shared my “content” not only because of the process named above but because it:

• Represented a segment of who Lee Wise is,
• And it allowed me to express my desire to influence people in a positive manner.

In other words, it provided for me a form of positive self expression for a very personal reason.

Said In Another Way…

• Who I was,
• And who I desired to become,
• Prompted me to fulfill in a very small way a purpose of mine.

In other words…

• I capitalized on my desires and talents (who I was),
• Seized the moment to develop my writing skills (who I desired to become),
• Felt that the words could influence someone in a positive manner (thereby fulfilling my purpose to be a positive influence in the world,
• And I sent out my Tweet.

“So, Lee: What’s This Got To Do With Me?”

Great question, and a relatively simple answer.

I wanted to prompt your thinking about deciding on purpose to express who you are through your Tweets while continuing by design to be positive influence in the world as you do.

You may be already doing that, I realize.  But then again you may not or you may not be where you might like to be.

I remain far from any sign that reads “Twitter Marketing Guru Here.”

Do I Tweet in an attempt promote various resources that could allow me to experience some level of financial gain?  Of course.  After all, I am an author, coach and consider myself to be an attraction marketer!

Which means, of course, that I Tweet in order to:

• Promote.
• Influence.
• And develop my skills as a writer.

But not necessarily in that order.  Quite honestly, the latter two dominate a great deal of my “mental Tweet time.”  (Am I the last and greatest example of Tweeting for influence or using the resource as a tool for developing personal excellence?  Of course not, but I try!)

Something To Think About…

I know this post will not capture the attention of many, many folks: it’s simply “not where they are.”

But I also feel that a few folks will identify with the basic concept of…

Utilizing a common tool for the purpose of enhancing their efforts to influence others in a positive way, in their own unique manner:

• Spurned on by their own motivation.
• Inspired by their own dreams.
• And challenged by the thought of “doing a bit more for a few more people.”

That’s It!

Should you feel that my simple post complemented a desire or your own or prompted some additional thoughts about giving to others from your heart, it would be neat to hear from you.

By the way, my “Tweet” handle is @Lee_Wise

Several Past Tweets For Your Consideration…

Self Discipline – choosing to consistently do from my heart all that accomplishes the  good intentions of the same. © Lee Wise

Prayer – the gift of being able to help others any time, any where under the best and worst of any circumstance. © Lee Wise

In trying to control too much I may gain too little and lose too much in the process. © Lee Wise

**It Matters** … when more people care about caring for more people. ©Lee Wise

Love – seeing the best in the one you love even as they may be only seeing their worst. © Lee Wise

**It Matters** … whether I listen in love as a dad or simply by the minute so as to simply get it done. © Lee Wise

Life often becomes all that it is because of all that I see it is for me. To live well I must see well.© Lee Wise

TodayFromLee… Try pausing enough to make a listening difference in your own heart and see how it effects the hearts of others. Today.

Connecting with people around the world using internet to help them find Christ.  An exciting opportunity. Click here–> http://su.pr/2dBplu

Journaling… Finding ways to embrace life as life embraces me.©Lee Wise

Boundless webzine..  worthwhile thoughts on the single years from college to career to relationships http://su.pr/2dX2xm

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Lee is a writer, online marketer and coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers here http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interesed in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more. http://marketingmerge.com/coaching

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A Question Or Two…

• If you set aside two 30 minute “brainstorm and post for the purpose of influence or developing in excellence” sessions this next week, what might they look like?
• Have you been utilizing any resources that you would get excited about others using or knowing about if you brought those to their attention?  If so, what are they and when could you share?

May these brief words of mine prove to be a blessing for you and those you love in one way or another.

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7 Ideas For Personal And Business

Self Growth

7 Ideas Personal And Business Growth: A Summary Of The Past Week

Suggestions for getting the most out of this brief review.

• Browse through the topics.
• Gain ideas.
• Develop a beginning list for your own business and self development growth plans of action for the next week or month.
• Create Idea File for those “Not yet but I sure would like to get back to that idea and not forget it” types of thoughts.
• Read with “Influence Eyes” in terms of sharing good material with others.
• Think about “One good thought for one good purpose” as you review the titles, record your thought and act.

Last Week’s Summary (08/6 – 08/13) (Yes, there is a bonus listing here… so you get 8 summaries!)

“What You See Is What You Will Give“

• On the importance of perspective.  Brief, hands on and motivational.
• Question: How has your perspective been this week?
• Reading the one testimony/comment about a reader’s 90 year old aunt and how she has influenced the family is worth the read!
• Click here.

“Adding Your Singular Touch Of Influence To The World Around You”

• On sharing “the best of you” with those around you.  With a trip to the beach as the backdrop, a story to inspire sharing your uniqueness with the lives of others.
• Click here.

“Letting The Business Go In Order To Welcome The Family In: Slowing Down And Listening”

• Third in a series about balancing our professional and home lives. A simple, yet powerful, affirmation is shared in this post that others have reacted very positively toward.  Enjoy.
• One reader shared “I found this so helpful. Wish I had read it when I had my last business because as it grew to a full time job I found I was spending less and less time with my family.”
• Click here.

“Letting The Business Go In Order To Welcome The Family In: 5 Tips For Balancing Life In the Heart Zone“

• Short, doable steps for meant to help in balancing life.  Helpful in many areas.
• Helpful?  Well, as one reader put it: “Lee, thank you for such an enlightening post. I tend to get laser focused on the business that I can neglect the family. Thank you for shifting my priorities!”
• Click here.

“Making A Difference As We Make A Living — Why Not?”

• A post to help us thinking about the power of making a difference by investing just five dollars — one time — in the lives of other people.  Yes, it’s about “giving back,” “paying it forward,” or whatever else you might call it.
• Think of it this way: one reader put it very well when they said “making a difference feeds our souls.”
• Click here.

“Quotes On Living The Good Life by Lee Wise”

• Insightful, brief quotes on such topics as encouragement, personal development, listening, marriage, spiritual formation, love, etc. Just noticed that 17 Tweets were listed in there.  Nice.  Love to see that.
• Click here.

“On Being Insanely Productive and Smiling When You Do”

• A great guest article here (with comments, of course!) on the whole idea of inner alignment.
• One of my favorite thoughts from the guest article: “when  our energy is aligned we are in a state of flow.” This will make you think for a while: and maybe even long enough to stop and really do so!
• Click here.

“Letting The Business Go In Order To Welcome The Family In: Speaking Of Purpose”

• This is a “bonus entry,” lol.  I decided to include it because it was first in the three part series on balancing our personal and professional lives.
• Speaking of the family, one of the readers commented: “Nowadays, presence is King. Thanks for this message, Lee. Your blog is a great find.”  (btw, the several comments made in this post are well worth your read!
• Click here.

Okay, That’s It!

• Any additional ideas come to mind by simply reviewing this list?
• Listening to the initial rhythms of your own heart, what could you be hearing anything just by reviewing the thoughts above?

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Lee is a writer an online marketer and coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers herehttp://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interested in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more. http://marketingmerge.com/coaching

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Reply Or Respond…

Several “brain food” questions for those on the business side of life:

• Involved in network marketing in way?  Could any of your team members use one or more of these ideas: even if simply a quote or two?  And if not now, maybe later?
• If you would term yourself an attraction marketer, in reviewing this list did you get any ideas about sharing your lists with others?

May these brief words of mine prove to be a blessing for you and those you love in one way or another.

Share your positive comments here or if you liked what you read, pass it on!

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Letting The Business Go
In Order To Welcome The Family In…
5 Tips For Balancing Life In The “Heart Zone”

You purposed to place your family first, decided to slow things down in order to hear your heart speak, listened to your heart regarding the needed time with those you love, and even developed an affirmation to help you along the way.

Super!

In the last of this series, allow me to share with you what I am calling…

Five Tips For Balancing Life In The “Heart Zone.”

One Word Reminders

1. Analyze
2. Acknowledge.
3. Create.
4. Listen.
5. Bring In The Joy

Analyze Your Patterns

Essentially, this is the time honored process of playing “I Spy” on yourself.  Allowing your purpose to continually push you in the right direction, you choose to…

Take note of your responses as they concern the family.

• Internal responses.
• External responses.
• And how they tie into each other.

You choose to see…

• What’s going on,
• Why it’s going that way,
• And if a pattern does in fact exist.

On Fridays do you find it difficult to mentally take part in anything “family” because you already began the process of seeing what needs to be done on Monday?

And what about dinner?  Is dinner a mental extension of work or a welcome break?

Do you consistently find it difficult to pay engage in whole hearted listening because of where your mind really is?  If so, is there a pattern?  And if you find one, why is that so?

The point: if you located a “heart tension” on any level that needs to be addressed, you simply must be alert to any patterns going on — inside and out — that may be observed.

And once you notice the tension spots on the playing field of your life, you must…

Acknowledge Any Failure

While in the “acknowledge any failure mode,” the effects of your failure must be noted.

• Not pleasant.
• Certainly not easy to accept.
• But failure and its effects must be noted.

You know I strive for balance in these types of “discussions,” so please allow me to state the obvious.

Should you be given over to being too critical of yourself and exaggerating the effects, you need to tone it down!

However, should you be in the process of embracing “the accept no responsibility mode,” that must stop.

In other words, seek to avoid over reacting on either side of the proverbial fence.

Next…

Create New Habit Patterns

Two simple principles here:

1. Support, reinforce and celebrate the good discoveries you noted.
2. Begin changing the “bad” discoveries you observed.

Just in case you traversed through any of my previous writings, after reading my next basic point you could find yourself saying, “Yep, that’s Lee.”

And here is that point.  When you think about changing those habit patterns, strive to make your progress based on:

What is doable.

That is, doable within the framework of your own lifestyle, personality, the season of life you are in, and your own unique set of gifts, challenge areas, and abilities.

Set yourself up for: (1) success; and (2) encouragement.

And to assist you in the process…

Listen To Your Spouse

Listen to what a loving spouse says to you directly… and indirectly.

The direct approach takes little personal brilliance to comprehend: “Lee, you’re the father and the children need a father this weekend.”

That’s what I call one of those “Duh factors!”

The indirect approach can be a slight bit more problematic as you know.  I know of no other way than to…

Work at listening with your heart,
And observing with the same.

• Emotions.
• Moods.
• Speech patterns.
• Body language.
• The whole non-verbal communicational shot.

But do make a concentrated effort to listen!

One more suggestion…

“Bring In The Joy” For All It’s Worth

When you are successful in any way, take notes: good, quality, life enhancing personal victory notations.

• Seize those.
• Capture the moments.
• Put them inside of you somehow.

So that you can review them later.

And then review it later!

Smiles, voice tone, hugs, “I’m glad I did that” thoughts, conversations..

Anything.

Just take note, “absorb” what you can, and continue to do so for the purpose of reinforcing the chosen direction of your life.

That’s It!

I hope this brief series proves to be an encouragement to you and those you love in the days ahead. Haven’t read the other to?  No problem.  The first in the series is here, and second may be found here.

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© Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this inspirational note. The copyright and this resource box must be included.

Lee is a writer, online marketer and coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers here http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interesting in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more.  http://marketingmerge.com/coaching

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May these brief words of mine prove to be a blessing for you and those you love in one way or another.

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“Attraction Marketing Excellence:

A Lesson From Emma Tiebens“

As we all do, I enjoy getting ideas and tips from other people in terms of how they carry their “life and the business of life,” and one of those is Emma Tiebens.

After reading her short article on “Take Care Of Yourself… You’re The Only One You’ve Got,” I decided that I would share with you simple “takeaways” from reading her article and watching her brief video.

In her article — which, obviously, I would encourage you to read.  Click on the link above — she shares the need for us as business entrepreneurs to seriously take up the matter of taking serious time out.

My TakeAways

Here’s what I jotted down as I reviewed her thoughts.  I suppose you might give these a sub title such as “Doing What We Should Do Because We Know We Should Do It!” or something to that effect.

One Great Question…

Emma began her video with this question: “Are you working hard and forgetting that you have a life?”

• Nothing new.
• Simply an excellent question for those of us in the business arena of life to be put before us again.

More Observations…

As I see it, Emma’s brief post revealed these positives that we can use to inspire us as we share that which is valuable to us with others.

In my opinion, her post was…

• Personal.
• Sincere.
• Family oriented.
• Short enough to absorb.
• Saying something that is important to her.

Saying This Another Way…

In terms of turning these brief observations into “good practices for us to remember as good attraction marketers,” I would say:

It’s a good reminder to make our communications…

• As personal as we can.
• In a sincere manner.
• Revealing what is important to us (i.e. her family would be a good example in this case).
• Short enough to absorb.
• While stressing the importance of relationships.

Now, What Would You Say?

• Following your reading of Emma’s post, would you say?
• Would you add some things?
• What would be your “takeaways”?

Be Sure To Respond And Share… If you like!

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Inspiring Others
© Lee Wise

The art of listening to your heart speak
about speaking to the hearts of others
in a variety of creative ways
for a variety of heart felt reasons.

Listen Well To Bless Well

A simple thought for you: listen to your heart well for the purpose of sharing well.

Why?

Because in doing so you capture your heart for the purpose of sharing your heart with others who may be moved in a positive way by what you share, how you share it, and when you decide to do so.

Let me repeat: because others may be blessed by…

• What you share.
• How you share.
• When you share.

We inspire others by sharing the inspiration we feel.

True, the art needs to be…

• Developed
• Refined
• And worked on over time.

But it can — and should — be done.

Take It From Where You Are

Take the inspiration from wherever you find yourself at the moment to wherever the inspiration leads you.

Create your own moments for blessing the moments of others.

Take this post, for instance.  The quote you read at the top of the page came into being simply because in my relaxation I reflected about the what inspiration means, thought about being a positive influence to others through one of means I have to do so (this blog), and began to write.

I linked together…

• A moment
• With a core motivation (to be a positive influence in the world)
• With a means (my blog).

What Could — Or Should — You Link Together?

What is…

• Your moment
• Your motivation
• And your means?

We inspire others by who we are, who we purpose to be, and who we are becoming in the process.

Who are you?  Who are you purposing to be.  And who are you becoming that you could be an inspiration to at this stage in your life.

Not only is this something worth thinking about: it is something worth doing.

Wishing you all the best in all areas of your life,

Lee

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