Jack’s Winning Words  2/10/20 “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.”  (Tony Robbins…sent by Cathy S)  Catastrophizing is what people do when they dwell  on what can go wrong.  “The plane will crash! the MRI will show something bad!”  I belong to the Optimist Club which has a creed that begins: “Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.”  “That’s impossible!” said someone recently.  Get excited today and try doing the impossible!   ;-)  Jack FROM NORM'S BLOG:   Robbins’ advice isn’t so much about not worrying as it is about completely refocusing your thoughts. Many professional athletes (especially pro golfers) use a technique called visualization to “see” the result that they desire before they even swing the club. They do not stand there worrying about how to get out of the sand trap next to the green. They have trained themselves to see and get excited about what could go right. In their mind’s eye the ball will gently land on the green and roll right into the cup. They imagine success, not disaster,  There are probably challenges ahead that you already know about, at work or at home. You could spend your time fretting about what could go wrong or you can visualize how you are going to make things go right. Visualizing success does not completely discount any challenges that may be there, but it does “see” how you are going to handle and overcome them. It give you the confidence to face them, because you have already dealt with them in your mind and see the positive outcome. Many events that you may be visualizing will have some unpleasant moments – moments of sadness or fear or anger. It is the fear of an unknown outcome that paralyzes many people. Visualizing how you will handle them and get through them allows you to “see” the desired outcome at the end of the event…it removes the unknown from the equation and allows you to imagine success.===JACK:  I'm going to try and visualize good Winning Words for tomorrow. FROM WALMART REV:  Up and at it now, and ready for the adventure in west-central Minnesota!!===JACK:  Wherever I go, I find adventure.  Are you still venturing into Walmart?  ...and what other places?