Posts Tagged With: attitude
A Piece of Life Advice
This Florida woman, Mildred Kirschenbaum, is going viral on social media with this piece of life advice.
“I want to share a thought about attitude. I recently turned 100 years old. And yet, I have friends who are 15-20 years younger, and their attitudes are going to cause them not to survive to my age.
They’re not grateful for anything. Their attitude is, ‘I don’t see my kids more than once a week’ or ‘the food I was served was cold and bad.’ Their attitude is not acceptable.
If the food isn’t quite right, so have an extra dessert! If you hear from your children once a week, that’s fine. They call you once a week, you call them once a week. And be grateful that they are enjoying life.
Change your attitude. Look at the positive side of life. I think THAT is what got me this far. I try my best not to sweat the small stuff and to have a positive attitude.”
Mildred, 100 years old, lives alone, drives, pays her bills online, texts loved ones on her iPhone and never misses happy hour. She has become an internet sensation for her advice on living a long and active life.
Forgiveness is another concept Midred discusses.
“At this point in my life, I’m 100. When I go to bed, I may not wake up again. Why carry an unnecessary burden? Why wake up in the morning and, even though you don’t think about it, you’re angry at somebody? They don’t deserve your anger. If they’re not important to you, just shelve it. If they’re important to you, reach out.”
Some of Mildred’s videos appear on the lighter side, including one she shared about getting tech-savvy, no matter your age.
“We live in a computer world. Either you go with the flow or you fall off the train. This is a tech world. If you have a computer and don’t know how to use it, there’s a book called “Computers for Dummies.” Don’t say, ‘I don’t know how to retrieve emails.’ There’s no such thing as, ‘I don’t know.’”
Mildred has an iPad, an iPhone, and a Microsoft computer to help her stay in touch with people, get information she needs, play an occasional game of Words With Friends, film her videos, and do her banking.
“The only checks I mail are birthday gifts,” Mildred said. “Everything else is online.”
Other topics Mildred discusses are navigating the road at 100 years old, why she chooses to live alone, the safest way to get up if you fall at home, and directions for her chicken soup recipe which was requested over and over.
“Taste it. If you don’t have enough salt, add it. Don’t be afraid to improvise.”
One key to longevity, Mildred said, is getting out and about — being social.
She enjoys playing bridge or canasta to keep her mind sharp and stay connected with others.
But one of her favorite ways to be social is attending happy hour at her community clubhouse or a favorite local restaurant.
“I do enjoy happy hour. There’s usually no one there even close to my age but that’s no problem whatsoever.”
We could all take Mildred’s advice 
Post sent in by IG: @eglkirschenbaum
Creating Weather With Words (post by Kirk Weisler)
Have you every heard the phrase “We carry our own weather with us.” This implies to me that regardless of the weather outside, that I cannot control, is the potential weather of my attitude and emotions that I can control. I’m in Vancouver today, doing my 2nd day of training at University of British Columbia to hundreds of faculty. My subject is naturally workplace engagement. The title of my training is “The Re-Freshing Co-Worker (how to be one). Later in the day, I do a couple hours with the leadership team, “The RE-Freshing Leader”.
When I spoke yesterday with a couple folks we talked about how just a few words can invite sunshine or storms into the workplace.
One person gave this example.
When someone says they are going on a cruise, don’t say ‘ I hope you don’t get seasick’. Instead say, ‘I hope you have great weather and a wonderful time. ~ Mary
Whenever I have gotten lazy or thoughtless with my language I’ve regretted the storms it created.
I think we must remember a couple simple concepts…”what we say more of, we see more of” – and “Our lives follow our language”. ) We have incredible power … we can forecast and create our own weather patterns and we can do it with something as simple as words. Some people create storms, gloom, and cold showers…others create sunshine, warmth and “great days” and they do it with words..
“No one is less ready for tomorrow than the person who holds the most rigid beliefs about what tomorrow will contain.” – Watts Wacker, Jim Taylor and Howard Means
This fits all those people in our lives who are prone to denouncing any event in the future with phrases like… “This is gonna suck.” or “I’m not looking forward to that.” or even “You just wait until they turn two.”
On this overcast day in lovely Vancouver – My goal is SUNSHINE!!
I’d love to hear from you guys… what else do people say that indicates they, and we, may not be ready for tomorrow?
Kirk Out (http://kirkweisler.com/creating-weather-with-words/)
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