Good morning,
It’s Friday and finally feels like summer in Michigan! This week I’ve been reflecting on the power each of us has to choose our own path. Even when we feel stuck, if we look closely at a situation there’s almost always more than one option. However, it’s up to us to:
Use the power to choose.
"If you have a choice but you don't make use of it, that's as good as not having one," says success coach Jonathan Sprinkles, who spoke at a recent Yes! Network event. Figuring out our options and making tough choices are often daunting, but always worth it, in order for us to actively guide the direction of our own lives.
This morning let's choose to have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” Khalil Gibran
P.P.S. Please help spread the sunshine. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Fool's Gold
Good morning,
Happy Friday! A friend shared a Chinese Proverb with me that I found especially relevant this week. “He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.”
What great advice, especially in the business world where inaccurate assumptions can cause major consequences. So today’s Sunny Note is simply a word of encouragement to take responsibility for asking questions instead of assuming answers. This kind of foolishness can really pay off!
Let’s be the “five minute fool” – and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Never assume the obvious is true.” William Safire
P.P.S. I always enjoy hearing from you and I thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
SunnyMediaGroup.com
Happy Friday! A friend shared a Chinese Proverb with me that I found especially relevant this week. “He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.”
What great advice, especially in the business world where inaccurate assumptions can cause major consequences. So today’s Sunny Note is simply a word of encouragement to take responsibility for asking questions instead of assuming answers. This kind of foolishness can really pay off!
Let’s be the “five minute fool” – and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Never assume the obvious is true.” William Safire
P.P.S. I always enjoy hearing from you and I thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
SunnyMediaGroup.com
Friday, March 4, 2011
Front Page
Good morning,
Happy Friday! Here’s some food for thought. Imagine that every email you sent yesterday just got published on the front page of today’s newspaper.
No problem? Great! Because although that scenario might sound farfetched, in today’s electronic world it’s not just celebrities and politicians, whose texts and emails can bounce back to bite them. In the business world, it’s just as easy for emails to get accidentally or maliciously sent to unintended recipients, wreaking havoc on businesses and individuals. We can help protect ourselves with this simple tip.
When in doubt leave it out.
Email is not the place for venting, reprimanding or transmitting sensitive information. If it’s genuinely confidential, or if we’d simply feel ashamed to see our choice words published on the front page, then put down the mouse and slowly back away from the keyboard. If it still needs to be said, then fortunately there are other more appropriate, more sensitive and/or more secure ways of communicating those types of messages.
Let’s “think first” – and have a sunny day.
Clarity
P.S. “If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World.” Harvey Mackay, New York Times Bestselling Author
P.P.S. I always enjoy hearing from you and I thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
SunnyMediaGroup.com
Happy Friday! Here’s some food for thought. Imagine that every email you sent yesterday just got published on the front page of today’s newspaper.
No problem? Great! Because although that scenario might sound farfetched, in today’s electronic world it’s not just celebrities and politicians, whose texts and emails can bounce back to bite them. In the business world, it’s just as easy for emails to get accidentally or maliciously sent to unintended recipients, wreaking havoc on businesses and individuals. We can help protect ourselves with this simple tip.
When in doubt leave it out.
Email is not the place for venting, reprimanding or transmitting sensitive information. If it’s genuinely confidential, or if we’d simply feel ashamed to see our choice words published on the front page, then put down the mouse and slowly back away from the keyboard. If it still needs to be said, then fortunately there are other more appropriate, more sensitive and/or more secure ways of communicating those types of messages.
Let’s “think first” – and have a sunny day.
Clarity
P.S. “If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World.” Harvey Mackay, New York Times Bestselling Author
P.P.S. I always enjoy hearing from you and I thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
SunnyMediaGroup.com
Friday, January 14, 2011
Too Obvious
Good morning,
Hurray for Friday! Remember the days of taking multiple choice tests in school and avoiding the obvious answers because you knew they were there just to mislead you? Life is like that. The obvious answer is frequently not the correct one.
“Never assume the obvious is true.”
These are wise words from William Safire, because we’re all at risk of making erroneous assumptions, especially about other people. Today’s note is a simple reminder to look closer, investigate further and make sure we understand the situation or the person before drawing conclusions.
Watch out for “multiple choice” moments - and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” Marshall McLuhan
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
www.SunnyMediaGroup.com
Hurray for Friday! Remember the days of taking multiple choice tests in school and avoiding the obvious answers because you knew they were there just to mislead you? Life is like that. The obvious answer is frequently not the correct one.
“Never assume the obvious is true.”
These are wise words from William Safire, because we’re all at risk of making erroneous assumptions, especially about other people. Today’s note is a simple reminder to look closer, investigate further and make sure we understand the situation or the person before drawing conclusions.
Watch out for “multiple choice” moments - and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” Marshall McLuhan
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Sunny Media Group, Inc.
313-268-6810
www.SunnyMediaGroup.com
Friday, October 22, 2010
Reflexes
Good morning,
It's Friday and Fall sure is beautiful here in Michigan. Today's sunny note is for all those times when things suddenly don't work out as planned. Those are the times when "positive thought reflexes" are so important, because one's first reaction to a situation influences everything that comes after.
Fortunately, we can train our brain like we train our muscles. So here's today's exercise. When the news hits, whatever it is, say to one's self:
"This is a good thing because..."
I've been doing this for so many years that it happens automatically. It doesn't mean ignoring the realities of the situation. It means focusing on the positive aspects FIRST. Coincidentally, this approach often changes the eventual "reality" into something more favorable than it could have been, had panic or frustration been the first reaction.
Just the other day someone instrumental to a time-sensitive project suddenly became unavailable. When he called me, the words had barely passed his lips and I was already thinking, "That's a good thing because..."
Next, the other half of my brain kicked in arguing, "No it's not good!" But it was too late for the negativity to take hold. The initial positive thought reflex was already generating ways in which the project could turn out better. And sure enough it did.
Today's sunny challenge is, when the unexpected hits, tell yourself first "it's a good thing" before any other thought sneaks in.
Happy Friday and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. "Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will." Zig Ziglar
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
It's Friday and Fall sure is beautiful here in Michigan. Today's sunny note is for all those times when things suddenly don't work out as planned. Those are the times when "positive thought reflexes" are so important, because one's first reaction to a situation influences everything that comes after.
Fortunately, we can train our brain like we train our muscles. So here's today's exercise. When the news hits, whatever it is, say to one's self:
"This is a good thing because..."
I've been doing this for so many years that it happens automatically. It doesn't mean ignoring the realities of the situation. It means focusing on the positive aspects FIRST. Coincidentally, this approach often changes the eventual "reality" into something more favorable than it could have been, had panic or frustration been the first reaction.
Just the other day someone instrumental to a time-sensitive project suddenly became unavailable. When he called me, the words had barely passed his lips and I was already thinking, "That's a good thing because..."
Next, the other half of my brain kicked in arguing, "No it's not good!" But it was too late for the negativity to take hold. The initial positive thought reflex was already generating ways in which the project could turn out better. And sure enough it did.
Today's sunny challenge is, when the unexpected hits, tell yourself first "it's a good thing" before any other thought sneaks in.
Happy Friday and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. "Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will." Zig Ziglar
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can Visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly from me by email each Friday.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
Friday, August 27, 2010
Stay Cool
Good morning,
Hurray - it’s Friday and Michigan is serving up a delicious sunny 79° today. In any weather, this morning’s Sunny Note is about staying cool under pressure. We all find ourselves in a pressure cooker more or less often, and a tough economy just turns up the heat.
So when the pressure hits – from lost keys to business deals – hopefully we all have strategies to help ourselves perform well. One of my favorites that’s indispensable in almost every situation is this:
Think first.
It doesn’t always have to be a big think. In a pressure cooker, often just a few seconds of thought can completely change our response from total panic to top performance. Sometimes it can be as simple as telling oneself, “I can handle it,” before diving into the situation. Other times, substantial thought must be invested in identifying the solution. Either way, the key is to make sure that thinking comes first.
For example, a basic technique I was taught years ago for handling media interviews is to repeat the question before answering it. Why? Simply to gain a few seconds to think, because once it’s on tape, you can’t take it back. The same applies in the presence of our family members, colleagues and customers, because although we can apologize, we can’t undo what we’ve said or done.
Happy thinking – and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Winston Churchill
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly each Friday or read prior Sunny Notes at clarity.tv.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
Hurray - it’s Friday and Michigan is serving up a delicious sunny 79° today. In any weather, this morning’s Sunny Note is about staying cool under pressure. We all find ourselves in a pressure cooker more or less often, and a tough economy just turns up the heat.
So when the pressure hits – from lost keys to business deals – hopefully we all have strategies to help ourselves perform well. One of my favorites that’s indispensable in almost every situation is this:
Think first.
It doesn’t always have to be a big think. In a pressure cooker, often just a few seconds of thought can completely change our response from total panic to top performance. Sometimes it can be as simple as telling oneself, “I can handle it,” before diving into the situation. Other times, substantial thought must be invested in identifying the solution. Either way, the key is to make sure that thinking comes first.
For example, a basic technique I was taught years ago for handling media interviews is to repeat the question before answering it. Why? Simply to gain a few seconds to think, because once it’s on tape, you can’t take it back. The same applies in the presence of our family members, colleagues and customers, because although we can apologize, we can’t undo what we’ve said or done.
Happy thinking – and have a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Winston Churchill
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly each Friday or read prior Sunny Notes at clarity.tv.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
Friday, April 23, 2010
Perspective
Good morning,
Happy Friday! Today’s sunny thought is a piece of practical advice a friend of mine gave me earlier this week. It’s simple, helpful and worth sharing with you this morning. When weighing important decisions, this approach helps put the decision and the potential consequences in perspective.
It’s the “10-10-10” principle.
The principle boils down to this. When facing a difficult decision, it helps to ask ourselves: How will this affect me in 10 ten minutes? In 10 months? In 10 years? Three slightly different questions that can generate three very different answers. Sure, the answer to the immediate question is important, but sometimes we don’t consider far enough into the future. Often it’s the long view that gives us the best perspective.
After hearing my friend’s story about how helpful he’s found this principle to be, which he originally heard about from another friend, I did a little Googling. I learned that 10-10-10 was authored by Suzy Welch, who has written a whole book on the subject. So if you’d like to know more, you can check out SuzyWelch101010.com.
Best wishes for all your decisions and have a sunny day!
Sincerely,
Clarity
P.S. "You are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision."
Robyn Davidson, Australian author born 1950
P.P.S. Thank you for visiting MySunnyNotes.com. If you’re new to Sunny Notes and would like to receive my sunny email each Friday, visit JoinSunnyNotes.com.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
Happy Friday! Today’s sunny thought is a piece of practical advice a friend of mine gave me earlier this week. It’s simple, helpful and worth sharing with you this morning. When weighing important decisions, this approach helps put the decision and the potential consequences in perspective.
It’s the “10-10-10” principle.
The principle boils down to this. When facing a difficult decision, it helps to ask ourselves: How will this affect me in 10 ten minutes? In 10 months? In 10 years? Three slightly different questions that can generate three very different answers. Sure, the answer to the immediate question is important, but sometimes we don’t consider far enough into the future. Often it’s the long view that gives us the best perspective.
After hearing my friend’s story about how helpful he’s found this principle to be, which he originally heard about from another friend, I did a little Googling. I learned that 10-10-10 was authored by Suzy Welch, who has written a whole book on the subject. So if you’d like to know more, you can check out SuzyWelch101010.com.
Best wishes for all your decisions and have a sunny day!
Sincerely,
Clarity
P.S. "You are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision."
Robyn Davidson, Australian author born 1950
P.P.S. Thank you for visiting MySunnyNotes.com. If you’re new to Sunny Notes and would like to receive my sunny email each Friday, visit JoinSunnyNotes.com.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
313-670-7505
MetroMichigan.com
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