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Reaching your goals through a VISION BOARD

"According to the popular book The Secret, 'The law of attraction is forming your entire life experience and it is doing that through your thoughts. When you are visualizing, you are emitting a powerful frequency out into the Universe.'" - The Huffington Post


How to create your vision board.  It is VERY simple.  All you need is your browser, power point (preferred) and some thoughts/desires/dreams for this coming year.  

TCI TIP: You can set your power point to be vertical instead of horizontal so that makes things a little bit simpler to read and organize.

NOTE: The best thing about doing these electronically is that you can change them at anytime.

1) Think of the themes you want to cover.  Items could include:

• Health
• Fitness
• Family
• Spirituality
• Self
• Household
• Friends
• Acceptance

There are so many more but I wanted to get you started.

2) I use Google so I just started searching for the words that I wanted to put on my board.

3) Select the images and drag them to your desktop (it helps to make a folder first called 2015 Vision Board) so your screen doesn't get too filled up.

4) Pick the power point template you want to use and start dragging the images onto the page.  I like all the sizes to be the same size so I click on the images and change the size so they all match.

5) I don't believe that the order that you put them in matters but you can decide for yourself.

6) Once you are finished, save the power point and then also save as a pdf (in the printer section) and also as a screnn shot (jpg, png).

7) Print the document to put on your fridge or somewhere when you get up you can see it and also the jpeg on your desktop image so you can see it every day when you open up your computer!

Last year - most of my visions came true!  Its no secret that if you focus yourself on a goal and you move towards it every day, you will be more likely to reach it!

HERE MY MISSION BOARD for 2015!  I put this image on my desktop computer screen so I can see it every day.  Vision boards are very powerful.

If you are in a place where you need some guidance, assistance, or simply motivation to take your life to the next level, please check out www.thechampioninside.com for more information on how you can take the steps to discover your own CHAMPION INSIDE!

DISCOVER YOUR PASSION

WWW.THECHAMPIONINSIDE.COM

My BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

It is time for my BIG announcement! 

Are you bringing your dreams to life? Are you exceeding your own expectations? 

Find out how you can begin YOUR journey to discover the best version of YOURSELF that lies within . . . The Champion Inside!

www.thechampioninside.com

A new project

I am going to extend one of my passions and formally become a Life Coach for those that want to take the next step in their professional, personal, creative, or academic development.

I have a site and it is ready to go live. You are going to LOVE IT. It is all about transforming yourself to where you want to be. Through my Ph.D studies, I have come up with a program in which I believe will be simple, easy, and effective for those to take their lives to next level and make their dreams a reality. 

I NEED YOUR HELP!

I have worked with so many people over the past 15 years who are in various stages of their lives. If I have made an impact in your personal growth, would you be willing to write a short "results" blurb for me to use on my website? It will go in the results section. I won't be using pictures but would love to use your name.

Please message me privately. 

Thank you for your time.

Let it go - I need a vacation!

It is time to LET IT GO!  

We are going on trip to Europe - Dublin for a couple days then Copenhagen!  A Frozen Themed 11-day Disney Cruise starting at Denmark, then Norway, Iceland, Scotland, then ending up in England! The final leg will take us to London!  See you all in 3 weeks!

www.andrewpueschel.com

Meditation - Chopra 8 step method

My new official website

Check it out:

www.andrewpueschel.com

being an opportunist

There is nothing wrong with being an opportunist as long as you are also creating opportunities for others! 

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‪#‎makeithappen‬

My self-given title!

I am an idea generator, a passion identifier, 

and an inspiration magnifier... 

I just made up a title for myself:) 

‪#‎earlymorningthoughts‬

The bus ride that changed my life

As I was sitting on the bus sunday taking it from the Airport back to Pittsburgh, I had a revelation on the meaning of life.  I know this sounds hippy-dippy etc  . . . but the woman next to me was annoying me SO much that I had to think of why I was annoyed by her and what I was going to do about it!

At the end of the day, the problem with the world is that:

We assume that everyone has had the same upbringing, experiences, background, education, financial security, and moral believes that we have.  We hear/see things that do not match our own sense of reality and we automatically compare them to our own lives and we claim it as a negative.

If it is assumed to us that they are not exactly like us in EVERY WAY, then they must be wrong, worse off, or dare I say it . . .less than we are.

The woman next to me, her life is COMPLETELY different than mine and while I tried to understand why she was telling the person on the phone what she was telling them, a lot came into focus.

Everyone wants to be noticed.  Everyone wants to be loved.  Everyone wants to feel as if the person on the other end is actually listening to them.

A lot of people say that ACCEPTANCE is the key to peace etc and I agree but it goes beyond that.  EMPATHY and RECOGNITION (even if only internally) go beyond acceptance and for that 45 minutes on that bus ride . . . I changed my view of the woman next to me and my view on life in general.

That is my thought for this week! : )

#wiseguyswinBIG #tryingtoevolve #rebelhearts

I did it!

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015

ANDREW PUESCHEL

successfully defended his Dissertation. 

The Title of his Doctoral Dissertation is:  

“The effect of imposed organizational culture change on the productivity, employee engagement, quality of life, and leadership of both work groups and work group leaders within a learning organization”

Abstract

This mixed methods case study examined the effects of imposed change of a selected organizational culture on its leaders and work groups from 1999 to 2014 as it reacted to external societal and internal operational forces.  Data were collected from survey (existing C.A.R.E. survey instrument), organizational artifacts, and from a series of focus groups of employees of various lengths of service and also semi-structured, one-on-one interviews conducted with a purposeful sample of leadership within Development Divisions International (DDI). The findings produced 10 individual themes that revealed impacts of imposed organizational culture change on a learning organization.  The themes include: 1) cultural changes does not have impact on revenue; 2) increased engagement leads to increased associate perceived value to the organization; 3) increased engagement leads to an increased associate sense of autonomy within their positions; 4) increased associate quality of life leads to increased personal flexibility within the workplace; 5) associate loyalty to their position leads to a decreased experienced quality of life; 6) increased ability for associates to "walk-the-walk” increases positive associations with leadership; 7) increased levels of an associate’s autonomy creates a positive associations with leadership; 8) internally created leadership has negative associations with cultural impact; 9) organizational culture change creates growth within the organization and 10) existing organizational cultures can impedes cultural change impact. Findings from this study could be implemented as an effective tool to determine the appropriateness of organizational cultural change to the meet the needs of 21st century businesses.    

Keywords: Cultural Change Theory, Driving for Client Results, Employee engagement, Empowerment, Engagement, Ethical Issues, Innovation, Integrity, Leadership, Leadership Styles, Learning Organizations, Organizational Culture, Productivity, Quality of Life, Teamwork, and Values

Congratulations, Dr. Andrew Pueschel  !!! *

My Ph.D. Dissertation is this week!

YOU ARE CORDIALLY 

INVITED TO ATTEND THE

Ph.D. in Instructional 

Management and Leadership

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF

ANDREW PUESCHEL

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 at 11 A.M.

in the School of Education and Social Sciences

4th Floor Conference Room -- Nicholson Building

The Title of his Doctoral Dissertation is:  

“The effect of imposed organizational culture change on the productivity, employee engagement, quality of life, and leadership of both work groups and work group leaders within a learning organization”

Abstract

This mixed methods case study examined the effects of imposed change of a selected organizational culture on its leaders and work groups from 1999 to 2014 as it reacted to external societal and internal operational forces.  Data were collected from survey (existing C.A.R.E. survey instrument), organizational artifacts, and from a series of focus groups of employees of various lengths of service and also semi-structured, one-on-one interviews conducted with a purposeful sample of leadership within Development Divisions International (DDI). The findings produced 10 individual themes that revealed impacts of imposed organizational culture change on a learning organization.  The themes include: 1) cultural changes does not have impact on revenue; 2) increased engagement leads to increased associate perceived value to the organization; 3) increased engagement leads to an increased associate sense of autonomy within their positions; 4) increased associate quality of life leads to increased personal flexibility within the workplace; 5) associate loyalty to their position leads to a decreased experienced quality of life; 6) increased ability for associates to "walk-the-walk” increases positive associations with leadership; 7) increased levels of an associate’s autonomy creates a positive associations with leadership; 8) internally created leadership has negative associations with cultural impact; 9) organizational culture change creates growth within the organization and 10) existing organizational cultures can impedes cultural change impact. Findings from this study could be implemented as an effective tool to determine the appropriateness of organizational cultural change to the meet the needs of 21st century businesses.    

Keywords: Cultural Change Theory, Driving for Client Results, Employee engagement, Empowerment, Engagement, Ethical Issues, Innovation, Integrity, Leadership, Leadership Styles, Learning Organizations, Organizational Culture, Productivity, Quality of Life, Teamwork, and Values

My vision board for 2015

My new vision board for 2015!

Vision boards are so simple to create.
You can use word but I like to use power point.

Simply find your preferred template and search for pictures that apply to your goals.  

Possible subjects include:

Health

Spirituality

Family

Fitness

Self

Work

Household

NOTE:  You can go back and change them at ANY TIME.  Once you accomplish a goal, you can exchange it for a new one.

Below is my vision board for 2015:

From the top left and working clockwise . . .

Graduation - I'll be graduating with my Phd this year
Support - My time will be spent with those that support me
Love Languages - I will spend time developing my relationship
Disney - I will always be more in touch with my inner child
Dance Vision - I will complete my judging certification this year
Dream Job - I will start the next chapter of my career this year
Erase Debt - I will be more aggressive in paying off my debt
Fitness - I will be at the gym more and more and more
Teaching - I will keep training and learning more to pass on to my students
Pittsburgh DanceSport Challenge - This year will be the BEST YEAR YET
Make a difference - I will continue to find ways to make a difference
Glitz and Glitter Ball - The first year for this event is going to be a HUGE SUCCESS!