Latest Michelle Gielan Quotes from Interviews

• People are pulled towards the best in themselves, and spotlighting the right is a much stronger approach than nagging.

  Michelle Gielan

  People, Stronger, Nagging

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• If you want a particular behavior from someone else, try spotlighting those times when he or she is already doing it.

  Michelle Gielan

  Trying, Want, Behavior

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Know that positive change is possible. It might not happen right away, but if you change your broadcast to them, that can have an effect on how they view the world.

  Michelle Gielan

  Views, World, Might

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Fun can be a great motivator.

  Michelle Gielan

  Fun

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• For me, I love dancing!

  Michelle Gielan

  Dancing

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• I recently wanted to exercise more, and instead of trying to remind myself about all the health benefits and designing an effective (but boring) workout routine, I thought of the moments in my life when getting a workout has been the most fun.

  Michelle Gielan

  Workout, Fun, Exercise

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Instead of running from the negative, I've started running towards the positive.

  Michelle Gielan

  Running, Negative

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• I've learned to stop being so serious!

  Michelle Gielan

  Serious, I've Learned

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• I try to only vent when I really need to process something, and let the rest go.

  Michelle Gielan

  Trying, Needs, Process

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Too quickly, venting can turn into dumping garbage on the people around us.

  Michelle Gielan

  People, Venting, Garbage

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• I think there is little harm in venting here and there about things, as we are all human, and it is good to express emotions.

  Michelle Gielan

  Thinking, Littles, Venting

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Being in touch with the problems in the world or our lives is important, but even more important is to focus the brain on what we can do about them.

  Michelle Gielan

  Focus, Brain, Important

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Focusing on solutions fuels progress.

  Michelle Gielan

  Progress, Fuel, Solutions

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• When someone comes to you to talk about a problem, if you move the conversation on to a discussion of potential solutions, you fuel their creative problem solving abilities on average by 20% - not to mention you make them feel better! You make them smarter and more empowered to tackle challenges.

  Michelle Gielan

  Moving, Feel Better, Average

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Starting our day off with a dose of negativity can have lasting effects.

  Michelle Gielan

  Negativity, Days Off, Starting

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• We are all constantly transmitting information to the people around us, and the messages we choose to communicate either create success or hold us all hold back.

  Michelle Gielan

  People, Information, Messages

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• We are ALL broadcasters.

  Michelle Gielan

  Broadcasters

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• Change your story, change your power.

  Michelle Gielan

  Stories

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• I realized there was a better way to broadcast the news that empowered people to believe they could overcome challenges.

  Michelle Gielan

  Believe, People, Challenges

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• My big "double-aha" moment came while anchoring the national news at CBS News. It was at the height of the recession, and on top of the usual negative stories, my newscasts became full of especially heart wrenching stories of people losing their homes, jobs, and retirement savings. Starting the morning off like that could leave even the most optimistic person feeling helpless and hopeless. The lightning bolt came when we changed how we talked about the negative.

  Michelle Gielan

  Retirement, Morning, Jobs

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• We change people, but oftentimes we get so focused on the negative people and their influence on us, we forget how powerful we are as positive people to influence others.

  Michelle Gielan

  Powerful, People, Negative

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• People will often say "You can't change other people." My research shows this societal belief is not only dis-empowering, it is scientifically false.

  Michelle Gielan

  People, Empowering, Research

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• There is a compelling case showing us that we actually change people all the time. And when we fully realize this, we start to see how powerful we are to get others unstuck, see that their behavior matters, and start taking steps to create happiness and success in their lives.

  Michelle Gielan

  Powerful, People, Matter

  Source: www.goodreads.com

• With technology and over-scheduling, we are forgetting to invest time in simple connective moments with others.

  Michelle Gielan

  Technology, Simple, Forget

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• Even five minute meaningful conversations with other people not only fuel us in the moment but also build up a reserve of social capital so that when hard times strike, we can draw down on that bank account.

  Michelle Gielan

  Meaningful, Hard Times, People

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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