- A behavioral change I intend to make is to take Sonya Friedman's words to heart. My mantra will be "I have power over what I think, what I say, and how I behave."
- I plan to teach this habit to a sphere of influence that is very close to me - my 19 year old sons who are starting their 2nd semester at a local community college. I will do this by ...
- sharing the essential elements of Habit #1 using a Google presentation created to encapsulate the key points of Dr. Pumpian's lecture and ideas from a blog called "The Leader of Tomorrow."
- asking them to choose from one of 4 suggestions on the above-referenced blog and check in with them throughout the week to see if they have put it into action:
- Notice -- Pause -- See options/Choose response -- Act
- Watch Your Language: saying things like "I will" or "I can"
- Let it go and learn from it if you can't do anything about it.
- Commit and Act.