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General Motivational

How Not to be Vulnerable

I write and maybe some things are brilliant and maybe some things are not so much.  I write and maybe some people get me and maybe sometimes I don’t even get me.  I write and maybe some things move you or makes you think. Maybe some things I write are stupid for the sake of being stupid, maybe some things are stupid because I am stupid (hopefully not so much of the latter, but I am only human).  Maybe some times I will make a mistake and maybe some times I will be flawless.

You want to know how NOT to be vulnerable?  Show that you are not afraid to be vulnerable! Your vulnerability is only as vulnerable as you allow it to be (unless you are Superman and have a certain thing about Kryptonite).

Show you are not afraid to make mistakes.  Show you are not afraid to be flawed.  Show you are not afraid by being honest, opening up to people, and being willing to give and receive help from people.  There is strength in numbers, but you must be trusted and be strong enough to let the numbers help you.

Nobody is perfect.  We all make mistakes.  Get over it! Learn from it! And keep on trying!

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Motivational What do you think?

Make the Impossible Possible: The Humpday Hollaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! #3

Hey!  You have just about made it!  Keep on keepin’ on and dare to make the impossible possible.

Whatever point you are at now remember that you are always just about to get over that hump as long as you are still trying and you stay focused on improving.  Here at Pinduin we are ready to head into that midweek grind and that is yet another moment for us to take some time to reflect and rejuvenate.

No matter where you are with whatever your projects, goals, tasks, or activities are, this is your little reminder to have a moment to reflect about your accomplishments because we are sure that you have accomplished something.  You deserve it so go ahead and pat yourself on the back for getting this far, but after that remember that you have to get right back to it and keep going.

Remember…

 It always seems impossible until it’s done. – Nelson Mandela

Pinduin has come a long way and we have a long way to go, but we are really looking forward to getting started so tell your friends, join your friends, get in early, and come along with us!

Sign up on Pinduin as an “Early Bird” registration and get ready to get more stuff done now!

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Coach's Corner Motivational

Coach’s Corner ep. 5: Start with “The Why”.

When I was a kid I never wanted to do stuff that I was not good at or that I thought was hard to do.  I only liked to do stuff that I was good at. Matter of fact I am still like that, but what I have realized now is that even the stuff I was good at was hard too. It took work, hard work, to continue to be good at it and took even more hard work to get even better at it.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison

When setting goals and making plans I used to think, “Okay, what do I need to do?”.  I don’t think I am alone in thinking like that as it seems quite natural that if you are going to plan something then you need to know what you are going to do, but…There is one missing thing here and that is “The Why”.

Why are you going to do this thing you “need” to do?  Sometimes this is just something that is known, for example, “I need to find a frying pan and heat it up because I am going to cook this steak”. The “Why” in this case is “I am hungry and need food” or “Eating raw steak will make me sick”, in any case it is pretty straight forward “why” you are going to find that frying pan. Sometimes, though, the “Why” needs to be explored and stated more clearly. For example, “I need to wake up at 530 am every morning to go out and run 5 miles”. In this case the “Why” might be “I want to improve my health and stamina” and that might be the reason and nothing more, but maybe it is something more like “I want to improve my health and stamina because I want to be a better basketball player” and from here we could maybe even go deeper into reasons.

No matter what, in both cases above, you need to be clear about the “Why” of your goals and plans if you are going to insure that you will be able to succeed (at least to a certain level of success).

That is why now I always try to remind myself of the “Why” of stuff I want to do. I want to make sure that I know that when this thing gets tough (and in most cases anything worth doing is probably going to get tougher before it gets easier, and then after that it is probably going to get tough again) I am sure about “why” I am doing it and hopefully it is enough for me to keep at it even through the tough times.

Now I want to tell you about a great way to dig into your “Why” and remind yourself of the reason for putting in that extra time, that hard work, that dedication to the things you do and the stuff you want to get done. The technique is something that was used at the Toyota Motor Corporation to figure out the root causes of problems and it is called “The 5 Why’s” technique. The basic jist is that you ask yourself “Why?” five times.

“Why do I have to get up at 530 am to run?” I want to improve my health and stamina. “Why do I want to improve my health and stamina?” I want to be a better basketball player. “Why do I want to be a better basketball player?” I like basketball. “Why do I like basketball?” It is fun to play. “Why is basketball fun to play?” I like to spend time with my friends doing something we all enjoy.

Now we could actually probably go on and on and on and the technique is like being a little (perhaps annoying) kid that keeps asking “Why?” about everything, but the beauty of the technique is that it really makes you take the time to consider your reasons for your goals and plans. It helps to put your reasons in perspective for you and it will help you to understand how important your goals and plans are to you.

On Pinduin we want to help you achieve your dreams and goals so we always start with the “Why”.

When you are writing your goals then ask yourself why you want to reach for this goal. If it is NOT important enough for you then you will probably give up. We don’t want you to give up. We want to help you keep reaching for your dreams and so we want you to start with your “Why”. We always say, “Let’s get started! What stuff do you want to get done?…Okay, now tell us Why?”

Well, now it is up to you to ask yourself 3, 5, 6, or even 1000 more times “Why” until you get to the answer. We know that by doing this you will be absolutely sure that you are doing stuff that you “want” to do and it is the stuff that you “will” get done!

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Coach's Corner Motivational

It’s the journey.

What a season it has been.  Full of ups and downs and highs and lows.

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General Motivational What do you think?

The Humpday Hollaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! #2

Time for the Hollaaahhh #2.

On this episode although there are sooooo many things going on there is only one thing that I am gonna hollah!  Our Peggy wants to find a new Buddy contest has been expanded, cloned, continued into a contest to find up to 3 new designs for Peggy’s new Buddies – “The Buddy Series”.  Make sure to get in and vote or submit your own design.

And okay, only one hollah is not completely true because here is a little shout out here – we want to talk to you about Pinduin and making it great so we are going to be sending surveys out to the friends and family that our Pinduin community tells us about so please spread the word.   We are so thankful for the great feedback we have gotten already, but we need more and we need more than just talk now.  We are going to start more registration activities soon.  We are already beginning to play with some ideas with our pre-launch users and will continue to open up more and more of the Pinduin community as soon as we figure out what is the content and stuff that you mostly want to hear about and get done.

Pinduin and Pinduers want to get stuff done and help you get stuff done so we don’t mind putting first things first.

And now your:

Moment of Zen thought coming from this guy :   Marvin Gaye

 “Listen, baby
Ain’t no mountain high
Ain’t no valley low
Ain’t no river wide enough, baby
If you need me, call me
No matter where you are
No matter how far
Just call my name
I’ll be there in a hurry
You don’t have to worry
‘Cause baby,
There ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you…”

In order to get to the important things in our life we have to have an attitude and mindset that nothing can stop us.

Enjoy your moment while you reflect about the things that are important to you and how much it would take to “keep me from getting to you”?

And as always…Hollah atcha peoples and help them along their journey too!

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Motivational What do you think?

What have you done for me lately?

Write about something that you have recently accomplished.

It is always nice to get credit where credit is due.  You should always remind yourself of your progress.

Try to fill in the blank or write your own.

Recently, I (insert something you accomplished here) and I am feeling pretty doggone (insert some emotion here).

Here is my example:

Recently, I made it to all of my practices on time, I am feeling pretty doggone early and awesome.

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Coach's Corner Motivational What do you think?

Coach’s Corner ep1: A few words from our waddle

Winding down into playoffs and March Madness is always a time to reflect on the season for me.  This got me thinking about how much the team has grown since we started and I am really proud of the progress we have made as a team.

Here are a few quotes about teamwork from some pretty well known names to inspire you:

“Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” –Vince Lombardi

 

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” –Michael Jordan

 

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” –Henry Ford

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General Motivational What do you think?

The Humpday Hollaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! #1

So, I guess you are sitting there and thinking what is up with this guy!  The Humpday Hollah!  Really?!?!

Well, as a matter of fact, yes, really!  The Hollah is your “halfway there” pick me up.  It is the halfway mark of the week , but it could also be the halfway mark of the month or of your next big dream.  No matter what, we like to celebrate along the way and the “Hollah” is just a little celebration halfway along the way!

This is our first Hollah and we are celebrating the great feedback that we have received from our early talks with you our Pinduin community.  I am excited to see how Pinduin shapes and grows, but I know we got a long road ahead of us.  We will be launching more contests and surveys to help us find out the stuff you want to hear about, so stay tuned and help us to be better, faster.

For now though I leave you with our first:

Moment of Zen thought coming from this guy :   Lao Tzu

 If we do not change the direction which we are going then we may end up where we are headed.

and this gem:

 Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. –

Enjoy your moment while you reflect about the direction your headed and whether you are taking the steps to make that journey shorter.

And as always…Hollah atcha peoples and help them along their journey too!

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General Motivational

How Not to Get Sidetracked

Getting sidetracked is easy and all you have to do in order to get stuff done is…wait…wait for it…