Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on August 31st, 2010 at 3:40 AM
WE ARE... RHINOS!
Happy Tuesday Rhinos! I figured this was a perfect subject line to grab your attention, and it fits perfectly with the opening of the newest Kildare's at State College, PA! The pride and enthusiasm when the entire crowd inside a pub yells “We are...Penn State” is contagious.
We Are Rhinos! What does that mean? It means that a group of likeminded people working together can accomplish almost anything. That unity, commitment to a bigger vision, and hard work can produce incredible results. A team of hard working people can get tremendous things accomplished in a short period of time. A team of RHINOS can accomplish even more! It’s important to not only be a Rhino yourself but to surround yourself with other Rhinos and build a solid, committed, and trustworthy team around you. The thousands of people that read these emails every week are part of our Rhino family...WE ARE RHINOS! We are different. We accomplish more in a year than most people do in a decade!
Having heard the guests in the pub chant “We are Penn State” at the latest opening, you could feel their pride, loyalty, and their commitment to their team. The same is true of any company, team, or organization. A group of people believing in a vision, working together, and sharing it with enthusiasm, can push a company, a school, any organization to success.
Whatever you are working on right now: a school project, a company goal, a new career, or a major life goal, they all require a committed team of Rhinos around you. They may be family, friends, fellow students, co-workers, managers or board members. In every major area of your life, be it school, work, or family, the key is to have a mission and a team around it. The better the team that surrounds you, the better you will be, and the bigger success you will enjoy!
This Week’s Rhino Action:
1. Share your vision or mission with those around you this week in all areas of life. It could be work, school, a career change or a major company project. Find the Rhinos around you and share your vision and goals.
2. Create a clear plan. Whatever you are working on TAKE CHARGE. Once the vision is down take action.
3. Create enthusiasm. Be the Rhino. Be the leader, no matter where you are--whether it is at work, school or home. Become enthusiastic and bring others along to share in the success!
4. Look at the people around you. Could they shout "WE ARE RHINOS!?" If not, it may be time to clear the herd!
I would like to welcome all of our State College friends, colleagues, employees, and most importantly, Rhinos, to the family! Our leaders Frank Kasper, Eric Humphreys, and Patrick McBride delivered an amazing pub in an incredible Kildare's location. We would like to thank all the Rhinos that welcomed us to the community.
Charge!
Dave
Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on August 23rd, 2010 at 9:50 PM
"To be successful in any aspect of life we must breakthrough our past so we can own our present and create our future."
-Dave Magrogan
THE RHINO ENERGY Rx: Take these 7 natural energy boosters and you won’t have to call the doctor in the morning, Rhino! Boosting energy levels is one of the secrets to a Rhino's success, however, it is often the hardest to achieve. This week I am dedicated to boosting your energy, because without energy it is near impossible to live your dreams and rapidly achieve your goals. Let's charge through this Rhino Energy Rx together!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #1: Identify Energy Drainers
The only way to get back some energy is to find out where it is being lost. A lack of sleep, a poor diet, a toxic environment, bad habits such as smoking, poor relationships, lack of exercise or a disorganized and chaotic lifestyle are all energy drainers. Knowing which of these are draining your energy means that steps can be taken to plug up the leak, Rhino!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #2: Get Ten Minutes of Sunshine Every Day
Ten minutes of sunshine has been shown to boost energy levels. The body needs sunshine to produce adequate levels of vitamin D that help elevate mood and create more energy. Just sitting outdoors soaking in the rays of the sun for ten minutes will provide warmth and lead to a feeling of rejuvenation. A simple ten minutes of sunshine will not lead to skin cancer, Rhinos. Get out and enjoy the sun!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #3: Get Some Exercise
A weak body is an unhealthy one. It can't fight the viruses, bacteria and diseases that threaten it on a daily basis. Getting enough exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Exercise strengthens the immune system. To get the benefit of exercise does not mean a sweaty workout at a gym, nor running a marathon. Exercise can be as simple as a daily walk of fifteen to twenty minutes. Commit to it and regain your charge!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #4: Give Yourself a Break
Everyone today is on the run from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed. But a Rhino lifestyle does require taking some time out from a busy schedule to get some of that R and R. No one should feel guilty from taking some time off to get away from the usual routine. Turning off the bad news on television and refusing to read the paper also helps rejuvenate the body. See for yourself, Rhino!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #5: Reestablish Your Relationships
Living a Rhino’s life sometimes results in not making enough time to keep relationships with family members and friends strong. I’m not talking about chatting more on a cell phone. I mean personal contact that helps unload the
stress of life. Personal contact helps toward finding solutions. The act of conversation boosts energy!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #6: Remove the Clutter
A disorganized life is a stressful life, and a stressful life can drain a Rhino’s energy. Removing clutter means getting better at organization. It means less stress when the garage, attic and basement have been cleared of unwanted items. It means an office desk that only has those items that are pertinent to the job that must get done.
The time to declutter is now, Rhino!
RHINO ENERGY Rx #7: Supplement Nutrients
While many people try to stay healthy by staying with a natural diet of fruits and vegetables, many of those vegetables come from commercial farm operations where the soil is depleted of essential minerals. Along with the herbicides, pesticides and genetic modifications used to make food grow fast, what you find on store shelves consists mostly of sugar and water and lacks the nutrients they had before World War II. Supplementation is vital to add vitamins and minerals that are lacking in a Rhino’s diet.
You may be saying, “Rhino Energy Rx is all well and good, but wake up and smell the coffee, Dave! How attainable is this?” Rhino, it depends how much you want to live your dreams. Set SMART goals and do one or two things every day towards your Rhino Energy Rx. Make them specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely! You will notice your charge gaining momentum towards everything good. Begin flushing away your energy drainers and increase your capacity to manage those you can’t. You can do it if you are hungry enough, Rhino! How hungry are you to naturally boost your energy? Take the Rhino Energy Rx challenge and bring other Rhinos along with you on the journey!
CHARGE!
Dave
Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on July 13th, 2010 at 4:54 AM
"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream." -Peter McWilliams
They say that if you really want to stretch yourself and grow, then try doing something every day that scares you. What does that mean? It means if you want to make a BIG impact and live a life that matters you must get out there and CHARGE!
People’s fears range from the fear of flying to the fear of being around clowns! Some are realistic and some are off-the-wall. But one thing is for sure... the more you expose yourself to the thing that you fear, you'll learn to deal with that fear and manage it. The most damaging fear is the fear that prevents us from taking a risk to improve our life and our future.
When I speak to groups, it is easy for me to find normal people who find regular things to be uncomfortable about. Check out what I mean...
1. Going to a movie by yourself
2. Going to dinner alone
3. Walking into a party by yourself
4. Speaking before a group of people
5. Leading a meeting
6. Flying on an airplane
7. Pitching a new idea
8. Handling a snake
9. Being rejected
Did anything on this list make you nervous? Usually, all of us have things that make us uneasy. But the trick is to keep doing it over and over, until it becomes easy.
What is it that scares you? Is it meeting new people? Is it going out and getting a job? Is it not being able to close the deal? Is it picking up the telephone to speak to someone you never spoke to before? Is it the fear of hearing, “No, thank you”? The fear you have in your professional life will prevent you from reaching the next level of success. If you are sales person uncomfortable with cold calls you will never reach your peak potential. If you are a teacher uncomfortable with really holding your students accountable you will never be “Teacher of the Year.” If you are an entrepreneur scared of risking it all, you will probably have nothing substantial to ever risk!
Having some fear is healthy for us. It can allow all of our senses to be at their greatest capacity of alertness and be fully functioning, but having our fear run us is a different matter. It holds us back, and makes us lose out on things and events in life because we won't even try.
This week, challenge yourself. Take on something that is scary. Reach out and talk to that person you've been longing to ask out for coffee, but never had the guts to meet. Just do something... try anything that will stretch yourself. I promise, when you do, you'll feel a sense of accomplishment, and you'll want to challenge yourself even more. Good luck and have fun with it. Get out of your comfort zone. Do something you dread to do, and it will open doors!
Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on June 27th, 2010 at 10:15 PM
When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. Rhino, did you notice I said “when” not “if” we go through change? We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a potentially positive change until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or worried feelings we are showing to others.
Recently I had to end our relationship with two out of my three managers at one of my restaurants. The employees at that restaurant had a choice. They could focus on being scared about who is going to take over, they could think that they are next, they could resist the change or they could step it up and be excited that we did what was best for that restaurant, our employees, and our guests. They could choose to become part of the solution, part of the new energy in the building and part of the positive culture creating an even better end product.
There are positive ways to move through change without also pushing it away or attempting to deny that it is happening. Since change will occur in almost every aspect of our lives, we can learn how to respond to it. Welcoming the new, while releasing the past sometimes seems harder than it really is. Try it, Rhino!
One thing we can do right now is change our perspective by changing the labels we use to identify what we feel. We can reframe the feelings of anxiety with eager expectation. You may have heard me reference “Fake it ‘til you make it” before. In other words, we have the power to think positive thoughts and possibilities that actually short out the negative feelings. When we acknowledge that good is there for us to find, we shift the focus on things that will help to carry us forward, not the things that will hold us back.
For instance, perhaps you heard through the grapevine recently that your company is going to start laying off people. Are you going to focus on the thought “I’m next,” or do everything you can to show your value? You might even start to take an inventory on your passions, update your resume, make sure your network is strong, and “act as if” you are on stage 100% of the time making positive impressions everywhere you go.
It’s your choice how you are going to react to change. Start by looking in the mirror today. What do you need to do to positively embrace change?
RHINO ACTION! Take the following action steps to break the normal grazing responses to change.
1. Face it! In most cases, it’s not going to magically go away.
2. Don’t shift blame for the problems or challenges the change might have uncovered. The Blame Game is for the cows. You're a Rhino!
3. Accept responsibility. A Rhino does this immediately. It saves time and energy. Accepting responsibility for a problem when it exists and coming up with positive solutions breaks the cycle of negative energy and creates new ideas and progress.
4. Take positive Rhino action by charging forward towards a solution. When change presents itself, as it always will, accept responsibility for your role in it, and work toward positive outcomes!
Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on May 31st, 2010 at 8:25 PM
“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.”
-John Lennon
Yesterday was Memorial Day. We honored all that have served and fallen for our country. It made me think about our societal beliefs and our personal beliefs about fear, freedom, and violence.
Could our societies, our religions, and our governments ever reach the point of not killing each other? Will we ever evolve to a point where we understand our differences, rather than fear them? Will we ever evolve to the point where we share land and natural resources, rather than fight to control or conquer them? Will we get to a point of true acceptance, accepting that people will have different views, different religions, and different lifestyles, and that none of us really know what is "right?” Part of being a Rhino is charging at your dreams, but it also respecting other people's right to charge, and helping increase tolerance in the world!
In our own personal lives and in the world, some people constantly seek to judge, control, and hurt others and ourselves. They judge others by what they see as correct because of the information that was fed to them by their parents, their teachers, and their televisions. Few people ever stand up to question the ideas that were forced upon them. In society and in our personal lives, we have learned behaviors handed down from generation to generation. And we wonder why sometimes we cannot achieve happiness, peace, love, wealth, and success. Most of us have been programmed to fail. Programmed to believe we cannot, when we actually can.
When will we as a society move beyond these self-limiting beliefs and start to evolve into a more loving, understanding and peaceful existence? The answer is simple! It can only be achieved in society when we first achieve it within ourselves. We must first remove the chains that bond us to outdated ideas, thoughts, and concepts founded in fear—fear of the unknown, fear of other cultures, and fear of protecting what we have. The rules you live by, the ones forced on you at a young age from your friends, families, teachers, and society, were sometimes founded in fear. Creating a society and controlling a society by fear will only create more fear, more hostility and more violence.
How do you fit into this bigger picture? The change begins with you. If the glasses you are currently wearing are dirty, remove them so that you can see the truth and start making decisions from the positive rather than fear. As a child, you did not get to choose your beliefs. As children we believed everything the adults in our world told us. If they taught us love, we believed in love. If they taught us violence, we believed in violence. We were taught what actions were acceptable, what thoughts were acceptable, and what ideas were acceptable.
Often when we rebelled, we were put back in line, ridiculed, or restricted. We were taught to fit into the norm. You may have been judged constantly, and that judgment has brought you to where you are today. You have restricted yourself to live in a world created by the generations before you, whether it is right or wrong to you. Don't live in the hurt of the past; don't live in a world of pleasing the "norms" of others or following society’s whims. You were born to be free, to express your true happiness, to follow YOUR passions, and move forward from the thoughts of previous generations.
"The freedom we seek is to use our own mind and body, to live our own life, instead of the life of the belief system." -Don Ruiz
We have a choice. We can be captured and restricted by the belief system imposed on us by others, or we can stand up and take life by the horns! We can create a new future. We can hold ourselves to a new standard, and live a life based out of loving ourselves and others, rather than living in fear. As we change ourselves or help change others from a fear based person to a confident, giving, and serving person, we will bring more peace and understanding into our lives. As we continue to grow and more people accept this way of life, we will change our society. As we change our society, we will change the global belief systems that have caused the wars and suffering of the past.
Rhino Action Steps:
1. Examine the key beliefs in your life. Are they your beliefs or beliefs forced on you? If you don't agree with them, change your life and your belief!
2. Eliminate negative self-talk and the belief systems that hold you back from happiness and success! You are good enough to be wealthy, successful, and happy or anything you dream to be.
3. Stop perpetuating the untruth. Stop doing things and teaching things that are inconsistent with what you believe in your heart. Help your children evolve into more caring, intelligent, and loving people. If there are enough of them, they will change the future.
4. Buy the book, "The Four Agreements," by Don Ruiz. It will make you question your beliefs and examine what makes you happy in life!
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