[Own Your Life Wed] Make It Happen ’19-’20

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Dear Difference Maker,

I’m going to be straight with you today about what really needs to happen to make things better and make it happen now.

The stories in this week’s blog beautifully illustrate how anyone can make a positive difference that has an exponential reach and it only requires something as simple as a preference. What if there really is a field-tested way that makes intense situations completely dissipate quickly and easily… would you use it?

It’s my hope you are intrigued enough to take a hot second to find out!

Reaching out …
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Make It Happen ’19-’20: Acknowledgment Works! 
Excerpt from Make A Difference Power of Acknowledgment UTrain Curriculum  

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Recently I spoke at an education association who is at the forefront of creating and sustaining innovative and intellectually challenging schools.  

But before I get into what happened, let me preface this by saying that I’ve traveled the country speaking to over 20,000 people in a two year period.  I received evaluations at the end of every day and so I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback over the years about my audience engagement.  

I’m not telling you this to impress you but to give you a frame of reference about what I am going to share.   Advanced as we are technologically we are still inclined to approach the problematic areas in our places of work today from a place of waiting on someone else to fix it.  The #1 issue being the social-emotional problems that need to be, must be, solved beginning with the adults in charge – that is if you want to see productivity go up.

Back to my experience with an educational association whose mission statement is to be the forefront of innovative change.

I opened with one of my most engaging activities to get audience involvement right away. It is something I do deliberately to get a feel for what they already know so I don’t take them down a road they’ve already traveled.

As an professional development trainer, I always have a Plan A, B, C etc. depending on what an audience reveals about themselves within the first 10 minutes of our time together.

This activity is designed to get people to think beyond their current situations into the future they’d like to find long term solutions for.   In fact Step 2 of this process is to identify “How they’s prefer that it be” within each of the problematic areas they’ve already identified in Step 1.

When we got to this question, “How would you prefer that it be?” it was like looking at deer in the headlight.  No one raised their hand with a preference.  I encouraged them to reach for it in their minds.  I instructed them to think beyond what they thought was possible or realistic and get to the heart of what they’d really like to see happen in education.

Tick-tock-tick-tock.  Nothing.

Read what disconcerting thing happened next at my blog!

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MARY ED BIO

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] BE a Change Agent

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Dear DM 1

There’s a saying I lean into when I think something is not possible.  Simply said, “You don’t know what you don’t know.”  When I remember this in the face of seemingly impossible situations, I know I’m not done yet.

Change Agents don’t stop until they find a way.  They understand that there must be more to know and the status quo is never an acceptable stopping point.

If you are looking for field-tested solutions to create the necessary changes that will transform problematic areas where you work then watch today’s video …

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Grab a cup of coffee and sit back and watch this OVERVIEW of what this program can do for your life, the life of those you deeply care about and the lives of all those people in close proximity to you who are struggling to make it through day-to-day …

Learn how something so simple can mean so much to so many!

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Are you overlooking one of your most powerful people tools available to you? When you fully develop an ability to make a positive difference exponentially, then and only then will you feel the kind of soul fulfillment that keeps you striving for more.

It’s a scientific fact: Acknowledgment empowers, inspires, motivates and literally saves lives; learn how you can simplify the complex and make an indelible connection.

I’m going to be honest with you.  I’ve talked with many a leader who is excited about my Make A Difference Power of Acknowledgment UTrain Program.

They know they need to BE the Change Agent that puts an end to the energy robbing undercurrents among certain factions of their staff. They know just how much this negativity can trickle down throughout an entire organization and therefore generate more of the same.

Their excitement and complete understanding of what positive change this program will bring inspires me.  I can already see through their eyes what an enormous difference they are going to be making throughout their entire organization with this program.

And then they say, “Of course, I will need to take this to my top tier team and get their buy-in before moving forward and scheduling it.”

So you know what happens next.  I am told that their top tier team thought it was going to be too much additional work to their already maxed out work load and they were going to pass.

Translation: change must be hard so let’s keep doing the same thing over and over complaining that we are not getting different results.

This is a truly a defining moment for any leader in the face of resistance …

Leaders lead.  Agents of change, make changes.  Either you will or you won’t.

In this program I teach you my field-tested strategy that shows you how you can get that up-front commitment from your entire group even when they don’t believe they have the time!  You are not alone in this.  I show you how.

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Learn how to implement the change that can mean so much to so many!

Reaching out …

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[Own Your Life Wed] Only You Can Do This!

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Dear DM 1

I never asked my kids if they wanted to brush their teeth.  I directed them to just do it when it was time to get ready for bed and so they did!

When I first started my own business over twenty-five years ago I did not apply the same directives with my employees.  Having worked with thousands of other people’s children I knew how to lead and call the best out of them.

With adults I had a mental block.  I was surprised at how I did not seem to be able to simply lead and create team synergy like I had when I was a winning championships as a volleyball and basketball coach.

I was much more concerned with their buy in than the greater vision I was intending to build with them.

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When I’d spent all of my own money to get my endeavor off the ground and had not succeeded at being able to support myself or my young son as a single mother, I started bridging what I already knew to do with children with the adults working along side of me.

That’s when things changed for the better.  There are just times when you take charge and direct people and there are times when you encourage them to brainstorm and participate in the direction you will all be taking together.

I’m not the only person who struggles with this whether it be in Business, Education, Organization or Church leadership I’ve coached gifted people in leadership positions over the years and the one area where many of them miss the mark of what’s truly possible is inadvertently being afraid of their people. That instead of making the decision to go forward with what they know will be best and just do it as the Nike slogan says, they acquiesce.

I’m going to be honest with you.  I’ve talked with many a leader who is excited about my Make A Difference Power of Acknowledgment UTrain Program. They know they need to put an end to the energy robbing undercurrents among certain factions of their staff because they know just how much this negativity can trickle down throughout an entire organization and therefore generate more of the same.

Their excitement and complete understanding of what positive change it will bring inspires me.  I can already see through their eyes what an enormous difference they are going to be making throughout their entire organization with this program.

And then they say, “Of course, I will need to take this to my top tier team and get their buy in before investing and moving forward with the logistics.”

So you know what happens next.  I am told that their top tier team thought it was going to be too much additional work to their already maxed out work load and they were going to pass for now. Translation: change must be hard so let’s keep doing the same thing expecting different results.

This is a truly a defining moment for any leader in the face of resistance …

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See why only you can do this!  

Reaching out …

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[Own Your Life Wed] This Saves Lives

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Dear DM 1

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Many of us have come through a long, intense winter – and not just in weather – but in the mental, emotional and spiritually significant areas of our lives.

What I have learned over the years is that no matter how intense the situations of my life may seem, there are other people in the world who have far more difficulty than me.

I’ve also found that the very best thing I can do for my mental, emotional and spiritual health is to let people come to mind who I can reach out to and acknowledge right away and then take an action to do so.

Personally, I love acknowledging people with our “I Make A Difference” Wristbands because I love the look of surprise when I stop them and take my time letting them know what a difference they’ve made in my life.

One-on-One Acknowledgement literally SAVES LIVES which you will be emotionally grabbed by in today’s true story …

Every time I watch this movie, even though I know the ending, I always feel a renewed sense of purpose to take a moment – look around me – to see who I can honor today.

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Click here to find out what happened.

A great time to incorporate this simple and straightforward Acknowledgment Ceremony is during Mental Health Awareness Month – as well as any of the many Spring Events coming up: award ceremonies, Mother & Father Days, graduations, birthdays etc.

This year, give people 4 “I Make A Difference” Wristbands – 1 to Acknowledge them directly and 3 to pay-it-forward with. Their wristband will remind them each and every day that they matter and that alone, can uplift people’s overall well-being.

And as I always say… People who feel better, do better.

The financial investment is minuscule compared to the huge mental, emotional and spiritual difference you can make with them.

So, thank you in advance for the difference I know you are making in the world.
God Bless You!

Reaching out to make a world of difference …

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Mary Reynolds
Author & Founder of Heart Productions & Publishing
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PS … Get your order in soon to be assured that your wristbands will arrive in plenty of time for May. “I Make A Difference” Wristbands really are the Gifts that keep on Giving. To order go to: MakeADifference.com/Acknowledgment – first come, first delivery.

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D.I.Y. [Do It Yourself]: Buy the Acknowledgment Movie, Play the Movie then do the 3-Step “I Make A Difference®” Acknowledgment for a Planned Event or for Random Acknowledgment. [Each Wristband and/or Sticker order includes a download of the 3-Step Ceremony.] CLICK HERE to ORDER Wristbands/Stickers 3-4 Weeks Ahead of your Event.

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OPTION 3: Have Mary Do It: CLICK HERE

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[Own Your Life Wed] Own It w/Difficult People!

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Dear DM 1

Do you know what Color Personality Styles your colleagues and family members are?

Does it really matter to know this? Absolutely! Because how you are connecting (or not connecting) with each person in your life is coming from your predominant Color Style; and if you are not “getting through” it’s because you are not “Dialing In” their Color Style which makes communicating easier for everyone involved.

Most people communicate few actually CONNECT because we don’t know how to own who we really are, what we really want and then turn ME into WE synergistically! How do you prefer that your life play out with the people you have not been effective with up to now?

Take a few minutes today to find out how you can connect more easily.

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Just Own It with Difficult People!
Excerpt from Connecting with Colors Personality Styles UTrain Program  

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As I look back at it today, I have concluded that, over the past thirty years, we have been advancing tremendously in healing generational legacies of attitudinal and verbal pain in our relationships.  What was once considered acceptable languaging in our society is now being addressed:  physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and what is (or is not) politically correct.

Unnecessary sarcasm and condescending labeling is now drawing the attention of a growing number of people seeking greater civility and harmony in all of our interactions: political, religious, and social.  We are also seeing this transformational trend being carried into television shows like ABC’s Primetime “What Would You Do?”

Language and labeling are so important when dealing with others. As well , they allow us to  relax our own defenses long enough to be able to embrace areas that are, in fact, problematic for us.  Hard work?  Not when you know exactly what to do!

Read more at my blog!

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] imPOSSIBLE Person?

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Dear DM 1

Recently I came across a really excellent question posted by a conscientious teacher at Daily Digest from Teaching Students with Autism, and I want to share with you because it speaks directly to today’s blog for educators, parents and anyone else who works or lives with individuals who appear to be imPOSSIBLE to make progress with.

I hope you will make time to read today’s blog along with my response to a concerned educator.  Please consider the fact that whether it be a behaviorally distressed kid or colleague you have to work with you simply can not have an attitude and keep it a secret!  It’s what is instantly impacting the outcomes you are getting regarding what you are trying to get them to do.

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Brandon: From The Wrong Side of the Tracks
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Have you have had an “ah-ha” experience that you had to share with the world? Today I want to share one of mine that I had about a sixth grader I was not having success with to illustrate how much of an impact you are having energetically in ALL your relationships whether you mean to be or not.

Well I think you will find what I have to share with you next is quite interesting…

Read more at my blog!

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] Know Two-Faced People?

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There is nothing more important in life than the quality of our relationships.

Have you ever been told – or do you ever feel like – you are two-faced?  How does that make you feel?  Peaceful?  …. not.  Out of control?  …more like it.  If there were a way to be empowered to be really effective with all those people who you’ve struggled with for far too long, would you be willing to learn what would help?

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Someone you know two-faced?
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Do you ever feel that when things are calm and easy going you are definitely responding to life one way, but when things become intense there’s another “you” that jumps in and takes over in a completely different way?

Well I think you will find what I have to share with you next is quite interesting…

Read more at my blog!

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] Go Learn Stuff!

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I am a big fan of the TV show NCIS, and I love it when they are processing a crime scene and New Orleans’ NCIS Supervisory Special Agent, Scott Bakula, who plays Dwayne Pride, says “go learn stuff” to his team at the start of an investigation.

Maybe you are in a situation where you are avoiding another person’s resistance to something that you really want or think is necessary.

Maybe you’ve been afraid of rocking the boat with people because there might be some backlash.  Maybe you are rocking the boat and actually driving people away.

Then maybe it’s time to go learn stuff you didn’t know you even wanted to know, like what personality style are you and why are you not getting what you really want with the people in your life.

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Go Learn Stuff!
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Research indicates that in 80% of the cases where people are pink-slipped, downsized, or just plain fired —is not due to a lack of technological know-how or competence.  It is because they are not able to deal with personal differences and emotional situations within the work environment.

I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you!
—Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry

Now, more than ever before, we need to figure out how to “get along.”  The demands on our attention, energy and time are greater than ever before because of this techno age that we live in.

Productivity expectations increase as the technology speeds up our ability to get things out and make things happen.  Instead of a project taking ten weeks to design, now they may be expected it to be accomplished in ten days!

There is nothing wrong with any of this, but it does demand that people communicate with each other in ways that achieve a mutual understanding, and that they find a way to commit and go forward, whether or not they agree in this given moment in time.

One common theme I see, as I work with teams in the corporate environment, is this belief that we all have to agree before there can be forward movement.  Maybe, maybe not …

Read more at my blog!

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] Your Power to Change It

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As you know, Attitudinal Energy i.e., bias, disapproval, disappointment, limitation, judgment, skepticism, condemnation, superiority, fear, martyr, victim mindset (just to name a few that are the opposite of agape love, acceptance, acknowledgment, unconditional regard) can be seenfelt and heard!  How does it happen for you?

Do you see it … hear it … or feel it?

This is an indicator as to whether you are a predominantly a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner.

How often do you feel drained after you’ve been with a person who is complaining or negative about things?  I’m excited to share with you in the weeks ahead that you can be in a field of negativity and no longer need to be drained by it.  Let’s start at the beginning…

Today’s message is about how YOU CAN influence P-E-A-C-E and how every one relates to Attitudinal Energy one way or another so let’s get to it!

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In last week’s blog we came to an understanding that the human body is electromagnetic and, when combined with some insight into quantum physics, this knowledge will help you to see how energy affects us, and how we continuously affect our world, our reality and our connections with other people.

It also helps you understand that you are not crazy, because it is likely that you’ve been aware for some time now that you know things before you think you should know them.  Most importantly, we can understand at long last that we all have the capacity to connect with anyone anywhere in time and space, and therefore bring any desire into form.

There are many experiments that observe that the mind or consciousness is not restricted to our bodies nor is it restricted to any kind of locality.

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You Have Within You the Power to Influence Worlds

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In my live presentations, I use “Muscle Testing,” which is also known as a form of Applied Kinesiology called Context Reflex Analysis (CRA) to prove that our bodies “read” energy in our environment.  I demonstrate the immediate effect our attitudes have on other people — whether they are secret and underlying or right out there, loud and clear.

First I explain that the body is electromagnetic, and that every cell in the body has a positive and negative charge.  Because of this, the mindbody energy can be tested, and the body can give me yes/no answers, through the utilization of the strength of resistance in the muscles of the person’s arm, as a way of testing the body’s reaction to various forms of energy.

Read more at my blog!

Heart Publishing, the Pacific Northwest

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[Own Your Life Wed] Shift Negativity Quickly

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Last week we investigated how your attitude, prejudices and fears about people can be instantly transformed when you set an intention to experience a more peaceful and productive relationship with them, because both they and you will feel the effects immediately.   We learned that…

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I’ve been writing and speaking for over 25 years about the thinking technology people must be willing to learn in order to heal their hearts, minds and spirits.

You cannot continue to condemn, judge and label someone and have a harmonious outcome. If this has been problematic for you, I trust that today’s blog will help you as much as this information has helped me.

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How Not to Let Negative People Ruin Things!
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To this day, my heart and spirit drop a little bit energetically, every time I see quotes on the Internet about running away from negative people as fast as you can as if avoidance has ever worked in improving situations. I’m all for a needed time-out but abandoning a situation hoping it will just fix itself is not an effective tactic.

Judging people is de-energizing to you first and foremost.  Justifying your engagement in such a wasteful use of mind, body, spirit power is not going to ever improve the circumstances of your life.

We are a society that is quick to judge, condemn, label as if that actually elevates our self worth.  When in universal reality, it only brings back to us what we just put out there “at” others.

What I can see you understanding about the past few weeks’ messages is that you are most definitely participating in the negativity and hurtful, harmful behaviors of others, coming your way AND pushing against with your fear, resistance, judgment and recriminations will only get you more of the same.

If you’d like to be able to do something significant about the backlash you are afraid of getting from others, today would be a great day to …

Read my recent blog!

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