This past Friday evening I had the amazing opportunity to speak at my High School Alma Mater, Northshore High School located in Slidell, LA.  The event was for the Class of 2012′s Baccalaureate Service. I was honored to do this because I was able to speak to the graduating seniors about one of my favorite topics, Dreams.  I shared with them how important it is to go after your dreams no matter how hard it is. I also explained to them that God has a specific plan and dream in all of us and it is our responsibility to go after them with all of our heart. I also shared with them the idea and principle to never give up. I hope that my message was heard, because I think going after your dreams is what makes a person come alive and live a great life.I wish them all the best in life and that all their dreams do come true.

New Orleans Motivational Speaker, Coach & Author

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Do you believe in working smarter, not harder? Obviously it’s the smart thing to do, right? Abraham Lincoln once said if he had six hours to chop down a tree, he’d spend the first five hours sharpening the axe. In other words, he would invest time upfront to make the actual work go much faster. You can do the same thing in your life by investing in your health. If you’ll spend time being healthier, you’ll be able to do everything else better.

When I work out, I sleep better. I wake up refreshed; I’m in a great state of mind and ready to tackle the day’s challenges. At the end of the day, I don’t feel so exhausted. In fact, I still have enough energy left over to hit the gym and start the cycle all over again. When I take care of my body, my body takes care of me.

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. —Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby

Find time to be healthy! Being healthier:

• Gives you more energy

• Makes you more productive

• Helps you focus on your work

• Keeps you emotionally balanced (think of how you act when you’re tired)

• Keeps you from getting sick as often

• Extends your life (on average, by 7.8 years)

• Puts things in perspective. (Problems don’t seem so bad after a good night’s sleep.)

• Helps you manage stress

• Helps you get more out of life and have more fun!

When you exercise, your body releases endorphins— hormones which naturally make you feel better. Sure, physical activity wears you out, but endorphins are the reward your body gives itself. Endorphins lower your stress, raise your energy, and improve your mood. You need to have a healthy body just as you need to have a healthy attitude. They’re both the foundation on which you build everything else. If you have bad health, it’s a lot harder to do everything else, isn’t it? Think about the effects of being unhealthy. You have less energy, so you don’t feel like accomplishing as much. If you never get enough sleep, you’re always operating at a sub-optimal level. If you don’t get the nutrition you need, you won’t stay healthy.

When you think about it, it’s a no-brainer. It’s just smart to make healthy choices. Have I always made healthy choices, even after being enrolled in a sports medicine program? No. I’ve made some not-so-healthy decisions— some that were even out of character at the time I made them. But at some point, I realized what I was doing, and I made a decision to distance myself from those choices. I’m too focused on my goals and I respect my body too much. I know where I’m going, and I know I need a healthy body to get me there. Make your health a priority. See a doctor; get a trainer; get on an exercise regimen and stick to it!

I read an article in USA Today in which a psychology professor was talking about how high levels of psychological well-being benefit your health. The researcher said there is evidence that a positive attitude isn’t only a state of mind— it also affects what physically happens in your brain and body. In fact, some researchers are now saying that having a positive mental attitude is one of the very best things you can do for your health!

“Being in a good frame of mind helps keep one in the picture of health.” – Author unknown

It makes sense when you think about it. Your body responds to your emotions. For me, public speaking is something I love to do; for others, the very thought makes their heart beat faster.

When you’re afraid, your body reacts with the “fight or flight” instinct. Your body doesn’t know it’s not a life or death situation—all it knows is that it’s getting bad signals from the brain, and so it gets your body ready for action. If you’re constantly in a state of panic, your body will stay tense and keyed up. It’s like running your car at full throttle—a little bit is okay, but you can’t keep it up forever. We’re just not built for that.

But you can change. If you’re in a relaxed frame of mind, your body can relax. If you go to sleep without anxiety, you rest better. If you don’t live in a state of fear all the time, your body can focus on healing itself instead of staying tensed for a fight.

Also, start making small changes in other places in your life. Start skipping a fast food run and grab something healthy instead. Order the tuna steak instead of the beef steak. Go ahead and park in the middle of the parking lot instead of circling it three times looking for a space up front. (You’ll spend about the same amount of time.) You have time to eat healthier. You have time to exercise. You have time to make better choices about your body. Stop making excuses and just do it! The bottom line is this:

 Once you decide to be healthier, a positive attitude is the best place to start!

“Remember that it is up to you to choose everyday to Get off Your Attitude and to create a positive lifestyle for yourself and others”    Ryan C. Lowe

This past Saturday I had the amazing opportunity to speak to the Baseball team, The Bayou Boyz, in Slidell, LA. It was their Fundraiser for the upcoming season. They invited several local business men to encourage them about living a great life. I was able to talk to them about my favorite topic, Attitude. I spoke to them of the importance of having a positive one in life and in sports. They are such a great group of kids and look forward to seeing them again.

Ryan C. Lowe

New Orleans Motivational Speaker, Coach & Author

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We are excited and honored to announce that “Get off Your Attitude” is the book of the month for the East St. Tammany Chamber for the month of May. There will be a meeting at the chamber in slidell at 8:30am with coffee and Cake.  Ryan Lowe will be there to discuss his book and kick off their new book club entitled BookED…

For more information on this or to be part of it please visit www.estchamber.com

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Click below and listen to the Living by Design show with Cathy Holloway Hill. Ryan Lowe was the guest on her show. It was a very inspirational and motivational show. So if you are ready to learn more about Get Off Your Attitude make sure you listen to the show.

This morning I  had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on the Monica Pierre show entitled,  “A Cup of Motivation” which airs on the New Orleans Station WWL radio. We talked about my favorite topic “Attitude.” We also discussed some of my principles from my new book entitled “Get off Your Attitude.”  If you live in the New Orleans area make sure that you listen to it Air on April 29th on the following stations listed below. Thanks and I hope you enjoy!

Ryan Lowe

WKBU Bayou 97.1 – Sundays 6:00 a.m.

WWL-HD Radio The Delta – Sundays 6:00 a.m.

WEZB B-97 – Sundays 6:30 a.m.

WLMG Magic 101.9 – Sundays 7:00 a.m.

ESPN 1350-AM – Sundays 7:00 a.m.

WWL-AM 870 – Sundays 7:30 a.m.

105.3 FM – Sundays 7:30 a.m.

wwl.com – Sundays 7:30 a.m.

Ryan Lowe, Motivational Speaker, Author and President of Get off  Your Attitude Seminars is now a member of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. Get off Your Attitude Seminars is based in New Orleans and Mr. Lowe resides in the New Orleans area. He is truly excited about the opportunity to work with the conventions that are coming into the New Orleans area. He feels this a great business venture for Get off Your Attitude Seminars.

To get more information on Get off Your Attitude Seminars and the New Orleans Convention Bureau  CLICK HERE

or you can visit http://www.neworleanscvb.com/listings/?action=display&listingID=59881

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Why is a positive attitude so important?

Because it determines everything else in your life!

Attitude isn’t just about whether or not you’re having a good or bad day. Attitude is more than that. It affects relationships. It affects careers. It affects your entire future. I’ve met people who went through something similar to what I did. They were flying high, had a great business, and then lost it all. Years later, they’re still talking about their problems and misfortunes. For some of them, their spouse left them and they were forced to sell the family business. With others, their business partner was cheating them. Some had their major customer go out of business. These people are talented, experienced, and smart. If they would start another business, the odds of success this time could be quite good. Unfortunately, they’re still reliving the events that led up to their failure. Their negative attitude won’t let them get on with their life.

I know how they feel. I know what failure feels like. I lost my business. It hurts. What’s the difference between those negative thinking people and me? It’s our attitudes.

I’m not any better than they are or any smarter than they are. I am different from them in one way: I chose to see my past and my future differently.

In The Winning Attitude, John Maxwell summed up the idea of attitude. Let me share it with you:
Attitude…

It is the “advance man” of our true selves. Its roots are inward but its fruit is outward. It is our best friend or our worst enemy. It is more honest and more consistent than our words. It is an outward look based on past experiences. It is a thing which draws people to us or repels them. It is never content until it is expressed. It is the librarian of our past. It is the speaker of our present. It is the prophet of our future. Can you see how important your attitude is? Changing your attitude can literally change your life. It did mine. And here’s the great thing about attitude: It’s your choice.

Your attitude is a habit. Most people I meet have a bad habit of believing they can’t do anything; of talking down to themselves, and of living a life of quiet defeat. They think, talk, and act as if it’s impossible for them to succeed. If this is you—stop it! When I’m guilty of that, I remind myself of this truth:

Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. —Unknown

Do you see it!? If you want to live a fulfilling life—one filled with an abundance of health, wealth, and happiness— it starts with how you think, talk, and act!

Living the life of your dreams starts with getting into a habit of being positive in how you think, talk, and act. That’s it! The flip side of the coin is if you have a habit of thinking, talking, and acting negatively, you are living a life far below what you can achieve.

Two of my favorite books are The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and Success through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone. These books underscore the basic idea that success and fulfillment in life begins with your thoughts.

GOYA-ism: If you control your thoughts, and control your choices, you’ll create a brighter future!

I hear some people say, “I can’t help it. Somebody tells me something and I just react,” or, “I can’t help how I feel.” Children react to life; adults respond to it. Sure, when something happens, you instantly feel an emotion, whether it’s grief, or anger, or anxiety. But immature people fail to realize they don’t have to act immediately on that emotion. They can choose how to respond. When I’m tempted to just lash out at something, I remember something I once heard:

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. —Charles Swindoll

Some people believe they don’t have a choice and that their fate is out of their hands—that God, life, the universe, or whoever, decides what will happen to them. They have this passive approach to life that whatever happens, happens. Yes, those things play into the big picture, but you have a choice of what you do about it. God gave me the phrase “get off your attitude.” I could have dropped it or ignored it. I could have stayed negative with a victim’s mentality. But I decided to do something. You can do the same thing! You have the power to change your life. Believe this:

If there is anything you want to change in your world, change your attitude toward it. That’s my version of The Law of Attitude! Life isn’t about what happens to you—it’s what you do about it. Honestly, you can’t change much of what happens in life, but you can change how you look at it.

That, in turn, changes everything!

This month, Ryan Lowe with Get off Your Attitude  was asked to write a blog in Attitude & Sales. To read his blog just click on the link. We hope you enjoy

http://blog.sellingpower.com/gg/2012/03/how-to-be-great-at-sales-and-enjoy-yourself-.html

This month, Ryan Lowe with Get off Your Attitude will be featured on Chalk Talk. Chalk Talk is an highlight real and interview of someone within the St. Tammany community. Chalk Talk is shown on Channel 13, which is St. Tammany’s Education Channel.

The  latest Chalk Talk, Featuring Mr. Lowe will begin airing this week.  Please check the TV schedule at  http://www.stpsb.org/files/channel13schedule.pdf for air dates and air times.  You can watch the show on Charter Channel 13, AT & T U-Verse Channel 99 (northshore and southshore), live stream from our webpage, and as a Video on Demand.

For more information on the channel and chalk talk, visit www.stpsb.org