CLAS School Leader - Spring 2022

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Tim Connor

Speaker, Trainer, and CLAS Convention Presenter The most common challenge for most people is to stay focused in now rather than the issues, memories, regrets or mistakes of yesterday or the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow or spending time with the wonderful memories of yesterday. By this I am not suggesting that planning and goal setting are not important and valuable exercises or use of time, but when we let the negative influences of what happened yesterday, or may happen tomorrow, have too great an impact on today’s actions, thoughts or decisions then we tend to let these have too much control over our life rather than the reality that is now. 24

Can You Let Go of Yesterday and Tomorrow? All the regret and angst of yesterday’s actions, mistakes or decisions can be relived. All the worries about tomorrow will not change what happens next and living now in either of these mindsets is just stupid – yes, I said stupid. No matter how smart, wealthy or good you are, you can’t change anything in the past and no matter how smart, good or wealthy you are, you can’t guarantee anything tomorrow. Now, keep in mind I’m not referring to simple things like what you eat, how you dress or how you drive, but the many aspects of life you can’t control. But here are a few to consider;

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