The Pamela Positive: “Manifest Plainness, Embrace Simplicity. Reduce...
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires.” – Lao Tzu Lao Tzu’s counsel helps us to keep life pure. If we are running from one activity to the next, we are missing...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “Manifest Plainness, Embrace Simplicity. Reduce...
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires.” – Lao Tzu Lao Tzu’s counsel helps us to keep life pure. If we are running from one activity to the next, we are missing...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Deal with the Complete Person – Zig Ziglar
“Man is tridimensional (physical, mental, and spiritual). I deal with the complete person. This is the only way to have complete success.” — Zig Ziglar We can’t just deal with people from one...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: “Man Was Never Intended to Become an Oyster”–...
“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.” – Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was a true action man. He tumbled down the rivers of Brazil in turbulent times in...
View ArticleHow Mahatma Gandhi Teaches Us: To Be…Love and Change, Start with You Now
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi The key word here from one of our greatest leaders is ‘be.’ Every day we have a chance to be. And the most important being is...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: “A Selfless Person Is More Concerned About the...
“A selfless person is one who is more concerned about the happiness and well-being of another than about his or her own convenience or comfort, one who is willing to serve another when it is neither...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: “Do What’s Right For You…Nothing Good Happens...
“Do what’s right for you…nothing good happens out of fear.” –Juliana Margulies Juliana is an accomplished actress with ER and The Good Wife. As an actress, she faces fear continually in performing...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: “A Fit Soul”– Dominic Novak
“I learned that a fit body is nothing without a fit soul.” - Dominic Novak —✶— Dominic Novak is the President, owner and lead trainer of Peak Physique in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has been in the...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Thoughts from Peter Drucker
1. Build only on your islands of health and strength. 2. Only deal with people who are receptive to what you are trying to do. 3. Only start projects that will make a significant difference if...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: A Home Should Be…
A home should be inspiring. All the objects in your home should reinforce your values and character. Home should be a respite of calm and peace, and a reflection of who you are. A home should...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Loyalty to Those Not Present
“One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. When you defend those who are absent, you...
View ArticleRobin Williams’ Comedy: What You Can Learn from Him and Apply It to the...
Robin Williams truly helped the world. He wasn’t just a comedian. He was crazy. And smart, crazy people bring us a lot of joy. He was the best in class of comedians, and also actors. It was because he...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Better To Make a Few Mistakes Being Natural
“Better to make a few mistakes being natural than to do everything out of a feeling of worry.” – The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, Dr. Benjamin Spock, 1946 It’s better to make a few...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Money Increases Happiness
Money increases happiness, according to Harvard University. But only when it is lifting people out of extreme poverty. It essentially comes down to Mazlow’s basic needs. If money can help you attain...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: “I shut my eyes in order to see.” – Paul Gauguin
“I shut my eyes in order to see.” – Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was an artist who was renowned for his Post Impressionism painting in the 19th century. He was an innovator in the use of bold...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: What’s In a Conversation…Who Will You “Turn...
The word to ‘converse’ has morphed to mean using words or talking. But what it meant at inception was to “turn towards one another.” First, it was designed to delve more deeply into a truth of some...
View ArticleRough: A Social Entrepreneur’s Journey
I’ve often spoken about my journey in finding my calling. I am so fortunate to love what I do, every day. And with that gift, I want to vigorously help others. I am passionate about serving...
View Article“UnConference Room” Your Meeting with a Peaceful Banyan Tree
Large Banyan Tree at Riverbend Park Jupiter Florida There are many images that come to mind when we think of Asia, from dragons to beautiful beaches, spanning varied cultures. One of my favorite views...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive – I Love What Howard Zinn Writes: Hope Is Not...
I love how Howard Zinn focuses on maintaining the human spirit. Throughout his life dedication to combatting injustice, striving to help those marginalized, and being involved in a brutal World War,...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Communicate with More Than Words
It is so amazing to me that when we communicate, the words really ‘come in third place.’ What’s first and second? First is the tone. If we are abrasive, affrontive, sarcastic then it doesn’t open up...
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