ParkTalk_Jan2024

Praise Drop An opportunity to drop a line of encouragement or thank you. Vicki Armentrout, Area Park Manager Encouragement - plain and simple, all of us regardless of if we want to believe it or not let alone embrace it, want, and need encouragement; we like to hear the words of encouragement. It reinforces the right things - solidifies that doing the right thing, especially in difficult situations, is what matters most. Encouragement lets you know you’re on the right track and helps maintain positive, ethical, and productive work habits. Builds confidence and empowers you to believe you are stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. Think of it, it can be a Monday or any day for that matter as we all have “stuff” going on in our lives that affect us. This could be work stuff, home stuff, financial, health, friends, family, children, grandparents etc., and just one small positive thought or comment can change your day, change your mindset; and that’s it…...“changed mindset”. Research shows that mindsets play a significant role in determining life’s outcomes. By understanding, adapting, and shifting your mindset, you can improve your health, decrease your stress, and become more resilient to life’s changes – because guess what? Changes in life are constant and will forever be – better to embrace the change and find a way to make it work best for you than resist and be full of frustrations, anger, and loss of happiness. Shifting Mindset Mindset can be so negative - some old thinking equals some old results. It can have a serious impact on your overall demeanor and outlook towards everything. It’s natural to feel more pessimistic when things aren’t going so well in our lives. To really change your future, let go of the mindset that life is about fulfilling expectation and embrace the thinking that your life is about

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”

-Dalai Lama

Mindset Quotes

“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.” -Samuel Johnson

“The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.”

-Wallace D. Wattles

Mindsets to Sucess

Growth Mindset

No risk, No reward

Embrace your mistakes and move on - learn from them, and then let them go

Curiousity will keep you thirsting for more

Find gratitude and celebrate otherʼs successes

Shun the negative, feed the positive

Be healthy in mind and body

fulfilling dreams - dreams that are deeply meaningful, deeply personal, and deeply fulfilling. But just make sure they’re our dreams, and not someone else’s.

Keep your energy high

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