My Facebook followers have often mentioned that they enjoy seeing some of the positive posts I put as my status. I usually put a "Happiness is" saying on there or some other words of wisdom. I started putting up "Happiness is" phrases just to post something and it has started to catch on.
Most recently, I started posting up words of inspiration in the mornings and it has slowly caught on. I usually post something in regards to being happy because I have coffee in my system or I am looking forward to getting what could be a good day started. I am usually happy in the mornings so I figured that sharing the feelings on Facebook wouldn't hurt.
Starting off the day can be rough but thinking of something positive while driving into work can be helpful. Thoughts can range from your passions, simple pleasures or what you have planned after work but taking a few moments to think of a simple happy thought can help get the day started right.
To think of a simple pleasure or phrase that is positive, take what LaVar Burton did on almost every episode of Reading Rainbow, the PBS television show that encouraged children to read. Growing up and watching the show occasionally, it always seemed like Burton started off each episode with a positive phrase. There was always a shot of him doing a simple task and he would say something like "There is nothing like a glass of cold lemonade on a hot day" or "there is nothing like a good book on a rainy afternoon" to start off the episode. I am sure there are more sayings Burton said on the show but he always started it off with a positive spin.
To get the day started right, think of a happy thought and spread it around!
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Creating Balance Starts With Getting Out of the House
Creating a balance between work and personal life isn't always easy but it isn't impossible either. Having a balance helps create a lifestyle in which you can focus on work but leave it at work when you go home.
Balance isn't impossible to achieve and it starts with one simple concept; taking the time to get out of the house. Taking the time to relax at home can be beneficial but taking time to get out of the house and meeting new people or doing your hobbies can help create that balance.
Having a demanding job can be tough and it is easy to just want to come home and do nothing. Taking a couple of nights a week to yourself is okay but doing it too much can make it difficult to create a balance.
Below are some tips for finding time to get out of the house and enjoying life outside of work:
1) Plan when to do household chores in advance and stick with that schedule - Plan when you want to do your household chores such as cleaning, cooking, improvements, etc. in advance. If possible, try and plan a couple of jobs during the week so your weekends can be freed up for other opportunities.
2) Make time for your hobbies - Hobbies can help us relax outside of work and make time to do them. This will help you get out of the house, possibly meet others and provide something for you to look forward to
3) Plan times to meet with people in advance - If planning something last minute doesn't help, plan in advance! Take the time to plan time to meet up with friends and plan the times in advance if needed.
Balance isn't impossible to achieve and it starts with one simple concept; taking the time to get out of the house. Taking the time to relax at home can be beneficial but taking time to get out of the house and meeting new people or doing your hobbies can help create that balance.
Having a demanding job can be tough and it is easy to just want to come home and do nothing. Taking a couple of nights a week to yourself is okay but doing it too much can make it difficult to create a balance.
Below are some tips for finding time to get out of the house and enjoying life outside of work:
1) Plan when to do household chores in advance and stick with that schedule - Plan when you want to do your household chores such as cleaning, cooking, improvements, etc. in advance. If possible, try and plan a couple of jobs during the week so your weekends can be freed up for other opportunities.
2) Make time for your hobbies - Hobbies can help us relax outside of work and make time to do them. This will help you get out of the house, possibly meet others and provide something for you to look forward to
3) Plan times to meet with people in advance - If planning something last minute doesn't help, plan in advance! Take the time to plan time to meet up with friends and plan the times in advance if needed.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Taking Time To Do What You Love....Priceless!
For eight years between high school and college, announcing local sporting events for community television and radio stations had been a big part of my life. I spent many Friday, Saturday and sometimes weeknights in various press boxes calling a game for a local high school or small college. Calling games had been something I enjoyed doing and got a special rush each time I turned on the microphone.
When college ended, I ventured off into the "real world" and it was the first time in eight years I didn't have games to announce. I had my first job out of college to focus on and I didn't have any plans to call any games. I hadn't gotten around to finding a way to do what I love and there was strange void.
A couple years passed and I managed to fill the void by getting into sports photography. Being on the sidelines during various high school sports brought the rush back and helped keep me in tune with the local sports I had fallen in love with. I found something to fill the void but hadn't had a microphone in front of me for quite a while.
On New Year's Eve 2010, an opportunity to announce again appeared not in my lap but on a Facebook message from my neighbor. The Solon TV station had not found anyone to call the Solon vs Chagrin Falls hockey game that would be on January 2nd, 2011 and they were scrambling.
I read through the message two or three times before it really hit me. After a long time of not being behind a microphone, the opportunity to announce again was right in front of me. Best of all, it would be an opportunity to call my favorite sport of all time.
A couple e-mails and three phone calls later, I booked my first announcing gig since college! I couldn't help but get goosebumps as I was walking into the Gilmour Ice Arena to call the game. I was finally getting another chance to announce.
The rust was there for a the first couple minutes but it felt like old times as the game went on. I was in the moment and had forgotten how much fun it really was to have the microphone in front of me.
A year after calling that game between Solon and Chagrin Falls, I was offered another opportunity to announce a Solon vs Brecksville Broadview Heights game and accepted. Similar to the year before, the fun feeling I had growing up while calling games returned. I felt the same rush I had felt many times before as the game went into overtime.
The game ended in a 5-5 tie but I felt victorious afterwards. I was able to relive the rush I had felt many times before while calling games and had an opportunity to do something that had been a huge part of my life for a long time.
When college ended, I ventured off into the "real world" and it was the first time in eight years I didn't have games to announce. I had my first job out of college to focus on and I didn't have any plans to call any games. I hadn't gotten around to finding a way to do what I love and there was strange void.
A couple years passed and I managed to fill the void by getting into sports photography. Being on the sidelines during various high school sports brought the rush back and helped keep me in tune with the local sports I had fallen in love with. I found something to fill the void but hadn't had a microphone in front of me for quite a while.
On New Year's Eve 2010, an opportunity to announce again appeared not in my lap but on a Facebook message from my neighbor. The Solon TV station had not found anyone to call the Solon vs Chagrin Falls hockey game that would be on January 2nd, 2011 and they were scrambling.
I read through the message two or three times before it really hit me. After a long time of not being behind a microphone, the opportunity to announce again was right in front of me. Best of all, it would be an opportunity to call my favorite sport of all time.
A couple e-mails and three phone calls later, I booked my first announcing gig since college! I couldn't help but get goosebumps as I was walking into the Gilmour Ice Arena to call the game. I was finally getting another chance to announce.
The rust was there for a the first couple minutes but it felt like old times as the game went on. I was in the moment and had forgotten how much fun it really was to have the microphone in front of me.
A year after calling that game between Solon and Chagrin Falls, I was offered another opportunity to announce a Solon vs Brecksville Broadview Heights game and accepted. Similar to the year before, the fun feeling I had growing up while calling games returned. I felt the same rush I had felt many times before as the game went into overtime.
The game ended in a 5-5 tie but I felt victorious afterwards. I was able to relive the rush I had felt many times before while calling games and had an opportunity to do something that had been a huge part of my life for a long time.
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