I Think I Can...I Think I Can

           

           “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” ~Henry Ford

The mind is truly a powerful thing.  There are countless examples of people using their mind to perform something amazing, accomplish something never done before, or even conquer a terminal disease.  A book by the Reverend Dr. Norman Peale book teaches The Power of Positive Thinking.  Many management courses train employees to use positive affirmations to help achieve their work goals.  There are countless resources that instruct on how to set positive intentions with the universe so that the universe will fulfill those intentions.  Religions guide their followers to pray or meditate to have their petitions fulfilled or for something positive to happen.  With all this in mind, how often have we heard…

            “Enjoy it while it lasts, ’cause it never does.” ~Hal Holbrook

            “Anything that can possibly go wrong does.”  ~Murphy’s Law

How many times have we told ourselves “I’ll never be able to do that anyway, so why bother trying?”

The power of the mind can work in both directions.  Negative thoughts are as crippling as positive thoughts are beneficial.  Why then do we self-sabotage our minds with these types of thoughts?  It may be a habit; it may be learned from parents, family members, coworkers, friends, or loved ones.  Our media spends an inordinate focus on what goes wrong.  In business and on work projects, a significant amount of time is spent on what can go wrong.  We are taught from a very young age to be risk adverse.  Certainly recognizing risks and taking preventive measures are a good practice.  However, we tend to spend far less time on using the power of positive thinking and applying positive affirmations to accomplishing our goals and fulfilling our dreams.  Learning to focus more on the positive and using the power of the mind in your favor will be the key to your success, to accomplish the impossible, or to make your dreams come true.

So think you can… you really can.

Personal photo: Sand Beach, Acadia National Park

To all of my Facebook page followers,

Over the last several months, I have watched the demands on my time increase, both at work and in my personal life.  Everything is going beyond well, just crazy busy.  I have been diligently posting to the page during this period of time.  Yet, for the last several months, the page following has declined.  I’ve kept at it in the hope that things would turn around; however, it has become apparent to me that things are not going to improve and I have to face reality.

It is so easy to blame Facebook for the page’s decline.  Since they have become a publically traded company, they have been attempting to get the pages to pay for distribution of their content and have increasingly restricted how many page followers see the posts for free.  Despite this being a not-for-profit activity, they apply the same rules to us non-profit pages that they do for the large commercial pages.  It is all about profit and I understand that.  However, other non-profit pages are managing to find success in the current environment.  When taking a sober look at the situation, I realize I have been going through the motions and perhaps my heart has not been completely into it.  And the page statistics reflect that.

Over a year ago, I stopped regularly posting to my blog by the same name.  I was experiencing  writer’s block at the time and convinced myself that the page was more important.  In the last few weeks, I have realized that I truly miss writing and the creative process that goes into it.  Therefore, I have made the difficult decision to take the time I currently use to run the page and apply it to other areas of my life, including resurrecting my writing.  I will still post, but far less than I currently do.

I would like to thank everyone for their support over the last two amazing years and for taking this journey with me.

All my best to everyone and continue to be amazing,

Gregg

Personal photo from Brandywine Creek State Park, DE