Battling Enemies of the Mind in Summer

Pessimism

• Pessimism tries to make you see only the negative side.
• Life has both negative and positive sides (e.g., a glass is both half empty and half full).
• Educate pessimism: it’s not just half empty; it’s also half full.
• Key Message: Be in charge of your mind and destiny.

Learn from Parental Roles

• Love like a mother: Be nurturing and caring.
• Fight like a father: Protect what’s valuable, take a stand against threats.
• Example: Story of a man chased by a Mama Bear for taking a flash picture.
• Lesson: Nourish values, family, organization, and customers.
• Balance nourishing and fighting to protect those values.

Protect and Fight

• Use the metaphor of the bloodstream:
  • Red Corpuscles: Nourish, like a mother.
  • White Corpuscles: Fight infections, like a father.
• Engage in negative thinking to identify and eliminate threats.
• Key Message: Protect your family, future, and values by taking a stand against anything that threatens them.

The Harvest Time

• Take full responsibility for your harvest
  • Do not complain about the results; it’s your crop.
• Accept the outcomes of your actions (calls made, letters written, consistency).
• Key Message: Own your results and don’t apologize for your success.
• Winners should return to their communities with pride, knowing they have made positive impacts on many lives.