1. Living Your Life Powerfully And Living A Life You Love! Tandy Elisala Registrar/Associate VP, Record Integrity & Compliance University of Phoenix AACRAO | March 30, 2005 | 1:00-2:00 (W3.318)

2. This Session Is About: Personal Power Personal Power Perspective Perspective Attitude Attitude

3. Overview Exercises Exercises Perspective & Self Talk Perspective & Self Talk Mistakes Mistakes Tips To A Happier & Positive You Tips To A Happier & Positive You Tips For A More Powerful & Peaceful Life Tips For A More Powerful & Peaceful Life Focusing On The Positive Focusing On The Positive Attitude Attitude

4. Lemon Exercise Lemon Exercise The mind is a powerful thing! The mind is a powerful thing! Anger Exercise

5. Complete These Sentences Write what first comes to mind: People are __________________. I cant _____________________.

6. Complete These Sentences _________ makes me ______________. Nobody Nobody makes you feel anything! It is ALL a matter of choice.

7. Perspective The subconscious mind cant tell the difference between what is happening and what it thinks is happening! Our life is what our thoughts make it. ~Marcus Aurelius Antonius

8. Negative Self-Talk Negative Thoughts Leads to: Developing a limiting or negative belief that does not support you! Which leads to: A limiting or negative habit Which: Creates similar experiences to further reinforce the cycle Which creates: More experiences which reinforce the negative thoughts

9. We are what we repeatedly do. ~Aristotle

10. Mistakes Why they are good! Why they are good! Look for the learning & opportunity! Look for the learning & opportunity! Each perceived failure takes you that must closer to success! Each perceived failure takes you that must closer to success!

11. How long would you give the average baby to learn how to walk before you didnt let him try any more? Why wouldnt you apply this to yourself?

12. All changes are created in a momentits just that most of us wait until certain things happen before we finally decide to make a shift.All changes are created in a momentits just that most of us wait until certain things happen before we finally decide to make a shift. ~Anthony Robbins

13. 7 Tips To A Happier You! 1. Enjoy getting up in the morning! 2. Be an optimist. 3. Laugh at your own mistakes! 4. Be energetic! 5. Be in a good mood! 6. Graciously accept compliments. 7. Be your own best friend.

14. 10 Ways For A More Peaceful & Powerful Life Do it! Avoid need tos and shouldves. Do it! Avoid need tos and shouldves. Listenboth to yourself and others. Listenboth to yourself and others. Recognize that here is all there is. By focusing on the next thing to do, we create tension. Recognize that here is all there is. By focusing on the next thing to do, we create tension. Eliminate fear and worry; know that everything happens for a reason. Eliminate fear and worry; know that everything happens for a reason. Sit somewhere and watch nature or children see the purpose of life in everything and everyone. Sit somewhere and watch nature or children see the purpose of life in everything and everyone.

15. 10 Ways For A More Peaceful & Powerful Life Pretend that today is all we have. Pretend that today is all we have. Say I love you to yourself. Say I love you to yourself. Positive affirmations. Positive affirmations. Take deep breaths. Take deep breaths. Give thanks for all you are and have. Giving thanks is perhaps one of the most powerful ways to be present and manifest abundance in our lives. Give thanks for all you are and have. Giving thanks is perhaps one of the most powerful ways to be present and manifest abundance in our lives. We are remembered more for our relationships than for how many emails we answered or dishes we did.

16. 7 Steps To Be More Positive! 1. Live consistently with your values. 2. Focus on your future. 3. Forgive yourself. 4. Focus on solutions. 5. Separate personal worth from performance you are not what you do or your title. 6. Positive self-talk. 7. Look for the good in all situationsremember: there is a reason for everything!

17. The magic word: Attitude It is our ATTITUDE at the beginning of a task that, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. It is our ATTITUDE at the beginning of a task that, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. It is our ATTITUDE toward life that determines lifes ATTITUDE toward us. It is our ATTITUDE toward life that determines lifes ATTITUDE toward us. We are interdependent. It is impossible to succeed without others, and it is our ATTITUDE towards others that will determine their ATTITUDE toward us. We are interdependent. It is impossible to succeed without others, and it is our ATTITUDE towards others that will determine their ATTITUDE toward us. The higher you go in any organization of value, the better the ATTITUDE you will find. The higher you go in any organization of value, the better the ATTITUDE you will find. You mind can hold only one thought at a time and, since there is nothing at all to be gained by being negative, be positive. You mind can hold only one thought at a time and, since there is nothing at all to be gained by being negative, be positive. Success or failure in any undertaking is caused more by the mental ATTITUDE even than by the mental capacities. Success or failure in any undertaking is caused more by the mental ATTITUDE even than by the mental capacities.

18. Attitude (Continued) The deepest craving of human beings is to be needed, to feel important, to be appreciated. Give it to them, and theyll return it to you. The deepest craving of human beings is to be needed, to feel important, to be appreciated. Give it to them, and theyll return it to you. Look for the best in new ideas. As someone said, I never met a person that I couldnt learn something from. Look for the best in new ideas. As someone said, I never met a person that I couldnt learn something from. Dont waste valuable time broadcasting personal problems. It probably wont help you – it cannot help others. Dont waste valuable time broadcasting personal problems. It probably wont help you – it cannot help others. Radiate the ATTITUDE of well being, of confidence, of a person that knows where s/he is going. This will inspire others around you, and youll find good things will begin happening to you. Radiate the ATTITUDE of well being, of confidence, of a person that knows where s/he is going. This will inspire others around you, and youll find good things will begin happening to you. For the next seven days, treat everyone with whom you come in contact as the most important person on earth. If you do it for thirty days, youll do it for the rest of your life. For the next seven days, treat everyone with whom you come in contact as the most important person on earth. If you do it for thirty days, youll do it for the rest of your life.

19. What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~Zig Ziglar

20. Conclusion Whatever we focus on consistently is what we manifest in our lives!!!

21. Thank You Questions? Questions? Contact Information Contact Information Tandy Elisala Phone: (480) 377-3301 Email: tandy.elisala@phoenix.edu tandy.elisala@phoenix.edu