The Front Row Factor by Jon Vroman and Hal Elrod Flashcards
I was learning how to live life from those fighting for it.
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With every passing moment, your life story is being written.
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You’re never fully in control of what happens to you, but you are absolutely, 100 percent in control of what it means and therefore how it feels.
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The art of moment making is creatively taking all that surrounds you, good or bad, and intentionally making the most of it for yourself and others.
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“Until you get honest with yourself,” he said, “you can’t change. ”.
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You might not choose your seat, but you can always choose a front row experience.
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Ryland Engelhart, co-owner of Cafe Gratitude, he said, “Ask for what you want, be grateful for what you get. ”.
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Be grateful for what we have while we pursue what we want.
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If you don’t like your seat, change it. If you can’t change it, make the most of it. You might not choose your seat in life, but you can always choose to have a front row experience.
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When your why has heart, your how gets legs.
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When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible. —HOWARD SCHULTZ, CEO OF STARBUCKS.
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The second we turned the conversation to serving others, miraculously, I wasn’t tired anymore. I found the source of true energy: contribution.
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First, we managed the moment. We took one moment at a time and dealt with the obstacle directly in front of us.
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Second, we set small goals. We didn’t think about running 52 miles, we thought about running one mile, 52 times.
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Third, we celebrated our progress, rather than waiting until the end.
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Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years. —BILL GATES.
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Hope brings the future into the present moment and makes now better.
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The more we find power in now, the better then will be.
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When we celebrate our past experiences, we bring back positive emotions, which make now better.
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Life is happening now. Being a moment maker is about making the most of now.
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Don’t fight forces, use them. —BUCKMINSTER FULLER.
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Expectancy theory, an idea coined by Victor Vroom of the Yale School of Management. The basic concept is that the brain acts on what it thinks will happen next.
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Shawn Achor, a happiness researcher and the author of The Happiness Advantage, says, “The mental construction of our daily activities, more than the activity itself, defines our reality. ”.
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Having hope not only inspires us with a new vision for the future, but it helps us deal with our fears by redirecting our focus.
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Wishful thinking says, “I wish something were different,” while hope says, “I’m going to make the difference. ”.
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Good and bad exist in each moment; we must choose which one gets our time, energy, and focus.
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Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation.
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Celebration is amplification.
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Celebration, “It is about looking forward to something in the future, intensifying the present moment, or reflecting on positive experiences from the the past. ” She often refers to celebration as savoring. Celebration focuses our energy, usually with other people, on something positive we want to highlight.
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Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, which demonstrated that writing down three good things at the end of each day increases happiness by 2 percent after one week, 5 percent after one month, and 9 percent after six months. 1.
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Celebration helps us refocus our attention on those moments in life that give us energy and create a positive distraction from emotional or even physical challenges.
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We find fuel for the present moment when we actively choose to celebrate the past and focus on the good.
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Studies show that recalling happy times helps boost happiness in the present. When people reminisce, they focus on positive memories, with the result that recalling the past amplifies the positive and minimizes the negative. ”3.
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Oprah Winfrey said, “The more you celebrate your life, the more in life there is to celebrate. ”.
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Each day is your gift; it’s neither earned by you nor owed to you.
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Although death is certain for us all, living fully in each moment is a choice we must make.
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I’m grateful for a deep awareness of the impermanence of life because it allows me to focus on what’s important and make intentional choices based on my values and what’s important to me, every day and every moment.
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What life is. It’s a moment. If we don’t take care of that moment, then we’re going to get to a place one day where we regret all the moments we didn’t live.
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Regrets about their lives. Here are the five most common: I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
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What has the potential to be the biggest regret at the end of my life?.
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You can’t take action in the past or future, only now.
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Focusing solely on what’s not working to the exclusion of what we can be grateful for robs us of meaning and purpose.
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How can we make the most of this moment?.
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We can find fault with any moment, person, place, or whatever is in front of us. At the same time, with identical scenarios, we can also find what’s good if we look for it.
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If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. —MAX PLANCK.
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Simply thinking that their work was exercise changed the way their bodies responded.
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People who experienced a lot of stress had a 43 percent increased risk of dying, but that was only true for people who believed that stress is harmful for their health. People who experienced a lot of stress but believed it wasn’t harmful had the lowest chance of dying of anyone in the study, even compared to those who experienced very little stress.
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Most of us are really in pursuit of a front row experience, not always necessarily the front row itself.
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Celebrating now is hard to do when we’re hung up on something negative.
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Letting go of the past we thought we wanted,”.
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“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different. ”3.
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John Kane says it best, “Just learn the lesson and forget the details. ”.
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If you’re stuck in traffic, Jon would respond, “Oh, this is perfect … this is a great chance to think, make a few phone calls, or just practice being patient. ” Why waste energy fighting things that you can’t change?.
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Shawn Achor says, “Happiness is not about lying to ourselves, or turning a blind eye to the negative, but about adjusting our brain so that we see the ways to rise above our circumstances. ”4.
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Take a moment, pause for 60 seconds, breathe deep, with your eyes open, and ask yourself three questions: What do you see? What do you hear? What do you feel?.
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Personal growth doesn’t have to be about learning something new. It can simply be remembering something true.
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One way to cultivate a powerful mindset is to ask intentional questions. When we ask questions, the brain can’t help but look for answers. Questions determine thoughts, thoughts influence action, actions repeated become habits, and habits determine results. So everything begins with the right question. Voltaire says “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. ”.
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How will I be a moment maker today? What is the one thing I must focus on today that will have the biggest impact on my life and the lives of others? Where must I say NO to the people, places, or things that are distracting me from my highest priorities? How can I be the best dad and husband today? How can I connect with, recognize, thank, and/or add value to my most important relationships (a. K. A. My front row)? What am I doing to create systems that can function without me, so that we will impact the world for decades to come? What am I grateful for right now? (People, resources, opportunities, etc. ) What’s the best thing that can happen today?.
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What front row moments can I celebrate today? Where did I fall/fail and what can I learn from it? What was better today than yesterday? What am I grateful for? What dream makes me feel most alive, and what’s the next step to fulfill it? What is the most important question I need to answer right now? In what ways did my environment help or hinder me and what’s one adjustment I can make for tomorrow? Of my top eight relationships, whose dream can I support right now and how?.
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How can I be fully present in this moment? How can I act with courage in this moment? How can I connect and build community in this moment? How can I create a transformative experience for myself and others?.
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Without focus and attention, performance fades.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON O.
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People often treat others as they remember them from yesterday, not as who they are today or who they could become at any given moment.
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We project our own limiting beliefs on others.
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Having a thousand raving fans doesn’t happen overnight, but rather one moment, one connection at a time.
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Who am I with when I laugh the most? Who am I with when I learn the most? Who am I with when I feel most alive? Who shows up in my darkest hours? Who do I call when I’m proud and want to celebrate? Who do I think of when I say “amazing friend”? Who asks me about my dreams and goals? Who brings out the best in me?.
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Helping your employees live out their personal dreams helps people engage more deeply in their work.
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Zig Ziglar was quoted as saying, “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want. ”.
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You can learn a lot about someone by how they act when nobody is watching. ”.
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People ask me today, “How did you know she was the one?” The answer, “You’ll know when you don’t have to ask that question. ”.
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We want to live in a space that makes us come alive.
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Langer says that, “It is not our physical state that limits us, it is our mindset about our own limits, our perceptions, that draws the lines in the sand. ” We have more power over our health and well-being than we ever imagined.
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Old saying, “If you hang out long enough in the barber shop, you’re bound to get a haircut. ”.
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The people and things that surround us, change us.
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“Structure determines behavior.
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If I take my kids to the park, it’s a safe bet that they will run and play; if I take my kids to an ice cream shop, they want to eat. We create our environment and our environment creates us.
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I once heard someone say, “Turn your car into a university on wheels. ” Doing this became one of the most important decisions of my life.
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Changeology, states, “Your environment is not defined simply by where you are; it’s also characterized by the people who surround you and the situation you’re in. ”.
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Orison Swett Marden says, “A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. ”.
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Creating an empowering environment is about changing your outer world to align with your inner world.
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He calls this “the 20-second rule. ” If something takes longer than 20 seconds to initiate, the likelihood of your doing it goes down dramatically.
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Marie Kondo wrote in her book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, ask yourself about each item, “Does this spark joy?” If not, it goes.
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The next time you walk into a room, I invite you to ask, “How does this make me feel?” If the answer is anything but positive, make a change.
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If you’re not shaping your experience of life, someone else will happily do it for you.
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It’s no accident that you find milk at the back of the grocery store. Being one of the most popular items in the store, the environment forces you to walk past other food, which increases the likelihood you’ll buy more.
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SHOW ME YOUR HABITS, AND I’LL SHOW YOU YOUR LIFE.
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Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise said, “For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with small action,”.
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Moment by moment, we build momentum.
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Jim Sheils, the author of The Family Board Meeting,.
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Often, our failures are our front row moments in disguise.
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Perhaps that moment grew into the deep desire I have to make people feel welcomed, loved, and part of the “club. ”.
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I’m not saying I like everyone the same, but as a member of team human, I love people in general because my belief system says that underneath whatever they do or say is a soul that wants the same things as you and I. People want love, connection, and significance.
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Each opportunity has the potential to be the moment that changes everything. The key is to keep showing up for people and making moments count—every. Single. Day.
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Our deep human desire to be witnessed—to be valued—to feel worthy of another’s attention, recognition, and love.
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Follow your heart. Do what is right, not what is popular.
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Moment makers show up when the moment matters most.
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Find the meaning in the mess,.
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“Life isn’t happening to you, it’s happening for you. ”.
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On average, it takes approximately 66 days to form a new habit.
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It’s not about perfection, it’s about progress.
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The art of moment making is asking for what you want and making the most of what you get.
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When I look back on my life, most of the significant moments I never saw coming.
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My track record for predicting the future is terrible, which is why today my focus is on being a moment maker now.
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Marianne Williamson famously said, “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. ”.
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You teach others how to treat themselves by how you treat yourself.
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No, you don’t deserve a front row seat, but you are worthy of the pursuit of one.
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