Don’t forget your cape and mask
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” — Batman
MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR LIFE PUBLICATION
Sunday January 16, 2022
“Be brave. Protect. Be true to yourself and others. Use your superpowers wisely. Do your best. Run fast. Trust in yourself. Be kind and respectful to others. Fight for justice. Fly high. Share. Be patient. Don’t forget your cape and mask. Do the right thing. Play hard. Your most important power is love. Use it often. Choose to be extraordinary.” — Unknown
Above all utilize your greatest power of love as often as possible as one simple word or gesture has the ability to change someone’s life magically.
Several years ago as I was walking in the neighborhood, I noticed that this elderly couple was struggling with a slender container that looked like an old water softener. They were trying to place it curbside for disposal but it fell over into the road.
On my way back, they were still at it.
I asked them if they needed help as it was obvious that their efforts were going nowhere.
The husband said that he didn’t need help but his wife replied with exasperation, “We could really use your help.”
I did and they thanked me profusely.
One word.
One act of kindness.
One of anything in a spirit of gratitude and expectation is your superpower.
After you put on your cape and mask, it becomes easier to exercise your superpowers. Just treat everyone as and in themselves.
Immanuel Kant stated it brilliantly.
“Always treat people as ends in themselves, never as a means to an end.”
However, just look around you and you will see the opposite in modern day politics and society.
Media, media, media is pitching this means to an end 24/7.
It is becoming more and more evident that this prevalent means to an end syndrome is eroding meaningful relationships, leadership, companies, governments etc.
I believe that intelligent engagement with meaningful discourse leads to positive and nurturing outcomes.
This onward and Godward direction comes from deep within, at the core of your being that has been crying out to you for so many years.
You can always agree to disagree.
Many of us, including myself were not ready or not listening to its call.
When you do tap into this ferocious longing for this purposeful and meaningful directive, everything in your life magically transforms into something beyond expectation.
You begin to view life with a renewed vision and everything is crystal clear.
As a result, your awareness becomes incredibly acute and you already know what to do with any scenario before it is even presented to you.
You now begin to treat people as ends in themselves and never as a means to an end.
Be real and embrace this fail-safe method of engagement with people everywhere as it’s been around for thousands of years.
Ready?
Be a superhero and fly high.
Carpe Momentum.
FRANCO CIANFLONE
B.Sc. Ed. M. Ed. LSC CS MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR LIFE
Certified Corporate Trainer, Educator, Business Consultant, Author & Entrepreneur.
Franco Cianflone is a graduate of the internationally acclaimed Bill Gove Speech Workshop with a Corporate Speaker designation. His extensive corporate training includes Bob Proctor, Paul Martinelli, and training seminars/sessions with Steve Siebold, John Maxwell, Les Brown, Tony Robbins, Mark Victor Hansen, and many others. He is the author of sixteen books to date and co-founder of Mini Bytes For The Brain.
Fifty years of Education and Business leadership compliments his mission to transform and catapult the results of individuals everywhere on the globe as far as Australia. His life mantra is, “Others will be looking at the fire while you are walking through the fire towards your victory and success”.
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