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About Me: I'm a registered nurse, married to a minister. We work at a ministry called, "Equipping The Saints". I am an empty nester with grown children who have scattered over the country and into Canada. I write for my own amusement and for future record of past achievements, antidotes, and a bit of home-spun and whimsy.

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Thursday Thirteen...For staying motivated

Thursday, June 22, 2006

My husband and I work at a missions warehouse. The work is hard, repetitive and often challenging . It's easy to get discouraged and want to quit. These are some things we have found helpful in getting the task done

13 Ways for Staying Motivated

Wake up happy and determine to be in a good mood.
Use positive self-talk from morning to bedtime.
Work hard and follow tasks through to completion.
Think creavtively....see challenges from new angles
Speak gently....consider the impact of your words.
Cooperate freely...meet the need of the moment-even when it's not yours.
Act with intergrity...be the same privately as you are publicly.
Learn to stay relaxed and friendly no matter how much tension you're under.
Honor others....recognize your coworker's contributions
Expect the best from others around you.
Listen thoroughly....discern what is meant-not just what is said.
Respond appropriately....deal with mistakes openly and fairly.
Seek out and talk to someone currently doing what you want to do most and doing it well.

Labels: Thursday Thirteen

Posted by Lazy Daisy at 11:00 AM

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52 Comments:

At 11:25 PM, PowersTwinB said........

you know what? this is a great list, and it is entirely true for a long and happy marriage! I am going on 35 yrs next month...and those are great rules to live by! Thanks for visiting my TT today!

At 11:55 PM, Tess said........

what an encouraging T13 today. we do choose our attitude, despite circumstances.
Thanks!

At 12:30 AM, bar said........

EXCELLENT! I love it and will print these out.

At 1:34 AM, OldOldLady Of The Hills said........

Hi Daisy...This list of things to do is really a wondderful one for every day of one's life. I realize you can't always do it all, but it is certainly worth striving for in all one's encounters each day...you know? Thank you very much for this.

At 1:40 AM, WendyWings said........

Excellent list, being the same privately as you are publically also applies online. I know too many people who are one way online and nothing like that offline. Scary actually.
Happy Thursday.

At 1:44 AM, Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) said........

what a wonderful list! i wish i could remember to do all of these.

At 2:12 AM, YellowRose said........

You are such an inspiration to me...you just make me want to do better.

Love ya sis!

At 3:50 AM, FRIDAY'S CHILD said........

Very true in everything you said.
Because I believe that work added to dreams creates achievement. When you do what is right, there's not much to say. We are successful when we are faithful in giving our all, to the values and goals we hold important. I also believe that success in anything you do lies first in choosing something worth doing, and then giving our best effort to our work. It is very true that when you do what is right, there's not much to say.
My T13 is up too.

At 7:06 AM, fivetimemom said........

I wish I could say I do half of those, half the time... Great list....

At 7:09 AM, Carmen said........

I'm working on the self talk. I've got little happy post its everywhere!

At 7:19 AM, Laura said........

it's amazing the way the day goes when these principles are applied....I just have to remember to do them!
I like this list!
my tt is up.

At 7:25 AM, FatedHearts said........

I agree with all of them, great motivation! although trying to wake up to be in a good mood sometimes hard and to finish every tasks , i still need to improve that hehehe. I absolutely agree in listening thoroughly and give respon appropriately.

Happy TT, mine is up.

At 7:31 AM, Red said........

There is a lot of wisdom in this T13...

And I know I could work on a couple of these points to improve my outlook! Thanks for the advice.

At 7:35 AM, Beckie said........

As usual, another AWESOME list. You truly are an inspiration.

At 7:42 AM, It's a FLIP-FLOP World said........

Great list MIss Daisy...You are always an inspiration must be nice to have those kind of thoughts so inside of you that you can just pull them out when you need them. smile!! Mine are up but you have already been there...My great banner is from Yellow Rose..she is so talented and nice to send them to me...

At 7:47 AM, Wystful1 said........

What a great thing to list...and quite inspirational to me and should be to all others!!!

Thanks for dropping by my blog this morning...and leaving such a beautiful comment.

At 8:11 AM, Scouser said........

Useful list, must remember some of it. Thank you for visiting my T13. Yes I will be around on July 1st.

At 8:29 AM, colleen said........

I'm not sure what a mission warehouse is, but I worked in a bead shop for years and had to apply some of the same things.

Keep inspiring us!

My 13 are swimming laps.

At 8:30 AM, Pink Chihuahua Princess said........

First, I love your TT banner.

Second, I think that #5 would do everybody well to follow it...no matter where we are or what we are doing.

Happy Thursday!

At 8:31 AM, Reverberate58 said........

Great list. Should be used in all dealings! I like #5 Speak gently....consider the impact of your words. It said the most to me! Nice shareing list!
My T13 is up!

At 8:44 AM, Dawn said........

Great list. Thanks for sharing!

At 8:48 AM, Lynn said........

Great list and one to keep somewhere to be seen! I admire you and your DH's dedication to this ministry. Blessings!

My TT is up.

At 9:10 AM, Karen said........

I'm thinking I need to print this list & remember it every day!

At 9:19 AM, Trinity13 said........

I love the list...esp #10. I'll def try to keep that in mind even though it's so hard!

Have a great Thursday!

At 9:46 AM, Rosei said........

What a lovely TT!! I´ll have it all in my mind :)

At 9:48 AM, Mary said........

Sounds like some great advice for every day living!

My list is up!

At 10:51 AM, Sherri said........

I so admire what you do and how you follow your heart!!! Great motivation list...and timely for me as I'm needing some motivation related to work these days!

Thanks for visiting my list with your sweet comments:)

At 10:58 AM, Becky, Mom, Mommy, Hey you, said........

ohhh I do need help staying motivated but I think I need a nap first...K?

J/K

great T13

At 11:08 AM, angela said........

You know, in MOPS they always have a little craft for you to do so that you can get completion on something. That is what your #3 reminded me of. This is a really inspiring list.

At 11:09 AM, Froggie said........

I love the list... so true. :) I think I'm going to grab this and print it out. There are days when I just can't find the motivation to get some things done...

At 11:52 AM, Christine said........

These are great tips for any profession. As I'm starting to experience burn-out in my job I need to print this and post it to my bulletin board. Thanks!

At 11:55 AM, J. Andrew Lockhart said........

no such thing as waking up happy! breathing, but not happy - :)

At 12:45 PM, Heather Smith said........

I pray! That's my way to being positive!

At 12:46 PM, Lady Jane said........

This list would be great for lots of people! :) I hate getting up in the morning. I will have to keep them in mind. :)

Thank you for visiting my list!

At 1:01 PM, MysteriousLady said........

Wonderful list. Attitude is everything!

At 2:07 PM, srp said........

Your advice is always so right on the money and always touches a point I need right then.

Thanks.

At 4:19 PM, ~ Stacy ~ said........

An excellent list, thank you much. Words to live by, for sure.

My husband made a similar T13 on our blog today. He's listed his favorite "quotes" to live by. [smile]

Have a wonderful Thursday!

At 4:23 PM, Lyn said........

After a long hiatus, I've posted another T-13 at Bloggin' Outloud. :-) Thanks for the auto-link. lgp

At 4:40 PM, Jane said........

Excellent advice. I need to heed these words. Thanks for sharing.
My list is FINALLY up. My modem picked today to act up!

At 4:44 PM, Elle said........

Someone should take all these motivational lists and put them in a book. It'd be a best seller!

Have a great TT
Elle x

At 5:08 PM, Christine said........

Thank you for sharing this absolutely wonderful inspirational list.Have a great Thursday!

At 5:22 PM, Mom Nancy said........

Good thoughts and ones I should have read earlier today!

At 6:19 PM, Happy0303 said........

Great advice! I should print it out and look at it every once in a while!

At 8:22 PM, Libragirl said........

Good thoughts. I start out the day trying to be in a good mood , then Murder to mashed potatoes happens.

At 9:06 PM, Ma said........

That's a great list you put up.

I'm up.

At 10:00 PM, Ardice said........

This is a wonderful list. I need to be reminded of a few of them from time to time. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Take-Care...

At 10:28 PM, Empress Juju said........

This is a terrific list... each one a fantastic idea! Thank you!

At 11:26 PM, Anele said........

Nice list! Thanks for the tips!
Hugs!

At 3:17 AM, the_yecart said........

That is wonderful advice for any morning. I should follow it, (and soon :-)

At 9:18 AM, PixiePincessMom said........

What a wonderful & inspirational list. I think that just turned my mood around.

At 2:59 PM, TNChick said........

Fantastic ideas - tho you always have fantastic ideas posted. I think if you can manage to wake up happy, in a good mood and feeling vibrant - you've mastered the major hurdle!

At 4:12 PM, craziequeen said........

Blimey! and here it is, Friday already!!

I think Number 8 is a definite! Helps everyone else too.....

cq