Word of today with thoughts

0:00Hey, this is strawberry. How y'all feeling out there today? I hope everybody is doing well. If you're not doing well, let's find a way to get well, look well, and be well. But we're going to start our day off with the word of the day because everybody needs to learn something every day and each word gives you more power to understand life better than you understand life now. It's the word of the day for March 1st. Today's word is Pian. Spelled P-A-E-A-N. Pian isn't now. It's a literary word that refers to a song of joy, praise, or victory. It can also be used as a synonym of the word tribute for a work that praises or honors its subject. Here's the word used in a sentence from the Atlantic. The show is a tender study of people struggling to do right by themselves and others. It's

1:04also a Pian to Chicago, my hometown. In ancient Greece, Pian or Pian was a name used for the god Apollo, when in the guise of physician to the gods. Pian and Pian were also used to refer to hymns of Thanksgiving and praise, some especially to Apollo, as was their Latin descendant Pian. When Pian first appeared in English in the late 16th century, it was used both in the context of Greek history and in general for a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, Thanksgiving, or triumph. Over time, the word became even more generalized and is now used for any kind of tribute with your word of the day on Peter's Uncle Ossi. There's a moment in Star Wars, which one is it? The Force Awakens, where the character Ray is taking on Kylo Ren and there's this brilliant moment where she summons up the Force. The lightsaber's touch in the fight, she's holding him

2:07off and she shuts her eyes and she takes a huge breath and she summons up if you like the power and the force to fight back. I love that image so much, there's this brilliant shot of the actress, it stays here for a bit, it's Ray, it's the character then, she's closing her eyes and she's like right in the middle of it, she's just centering herself. I love the image so much, I've recently used it in my own practice. So I had to really bad news right at the end of a business day the other week and it sent me into this kind of worry. You know I started ruminating, I started my voices started going, I started trying to work out what I was going to do, I got emotional, I got angry and it was all bubbling up but there was nothing I could do about it until the next day. You know those voices they come and they're there and they're winding you up and you're imagining every single situation and you're thinking this is how I solve it, this is how I solve it, this is how I solve it, you know what? It's good that your brain does that, it's protecting you, the worry is a protecting thing

3:09but I couldn't literally do anything about it until the next day and so when I got into bed that evening and my mind was worrying, I did my ray face, I took my big deep breath, I shut my eyes and I imagined putting the problem into a next door room, I imagined clearing the space in the room that I was in, putting the problem in the next door room, closing the door, knowing that it would be there tomorrow and nothing else would change and that I could sort it out then. It enabled me to fall asleep, it enabled me to drift off into the sleep that I needed so that I could then cope with that problem the next day and I'd behold the next morning I woke up, I dealt with the issue, it was a lot smaller than my roomination had led me to believe. There's a little bit here about understanding that these problems and these feelings and these emotions, their objects that can be moved and the ray face, the deep breath, the pushing out of

4:10the object and putting it in the room next door was the first thing, if I'm honest with you, it's one of the first times I've actually managed to do it and I was really pleased that it really worked. So today if you have something that is nickeling, bugging you, ruminating with you, going around around causing you bother, think about parking it in the room next door to a time when you are able to deal with it, maybe the morning, maybe when it needs sorting out so that you can get the energy fix that you need and in my case that was the sleep. I'd love to know how that works for you and what this brings to mind for you when you hear this. If you want to share then please feel free to head to the Facebook group, everyday positivity with Kate's Cocker, find us there and you'll be able to share your thoughts on this as well with a very safe community. This is your everyday positivity from the body network. I'm Kate's Cocker, I'm here with you every single day to help you start your day with a nugget of positivity or thoughtfulness or just a reframe that can really set you on your way and a

5:13reminder that you just be kind to yourself. I'll be back tomorrow, have a great day, you have 100% got this. For welcome to daily inspirational quote with Trina Voice. Today's inspiring quote is by Christopher Reath, who was an American actor most known for his role as Superman. The world was shocked and heartbroken when he had a terrible horseback riding accident and suddenly became a quadruplegic. Something that makes today's quote even more meaningful. He stated quote, so many of our dreams at first seem impossible. Then they seem improbable and then when we summon the will they soon become inevitable. End quote. Today I wanted to share some words of business advice from another one of my co-authors in my newest book called Ready to Rise. I posted the link for the book on Amazon in our Facebook group just in case you're interested in checking it out. The advice is from Regina Bergman who is a business growth

6:16strategist. In the book she shares advice for business owners who might be struggling with marketing during the worldwide shutdown. In a tough economy like this, a lot of businesses choose not to spend their time and money on marketing. But that's actually a mistake. You just have to pivot what and how you do it. Regina explains that marketing isn't necessarily to get sales but to generate leads to establish business relationships. Your marketing efforts should do three things. Number one, make a bold claim in the headline of your market piece. Whether it's an ad, a blog post, an image on social media or whatever. It has to grab the reader's attention or it's worthless. Number two, all consumers are looking for the best value. So help them with their decision making by quickly showing them what value you can give them in terms of price quality and service. And number three, make an offer that is no or low risk to the

7:20consumer so that the decision to purchase or work with you is a no-brainer. So today, if you own a business or work in the marketing department for a company, think about those three messages to ensure your message is clear, concise and compelling. People are still out there buying even if it's online purchases. Don't lose hope. Once again, Christopher Reeves said, so many of our dreams at first seem impossible. Then they seem improbable. And then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Now be safe and healthy out there and make it a great day.