>>JENNIFER WAUGH: IT IS POSITIVELY JAX STAY HERE AT CHANNEL 4 WE ARE SO GLAD THAT
YOU CAN TAKE PART IN OUR
DAYLONG CELEBRATION SPENT 8
YEARS SINCE THE LOCAL STATION
STARTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THE GOOD THINGS IN THE GOOD
PEOPLE IN ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES WE HAVE SO MUCH
GOOD TO TALK ABOUT AND TO SET
AN EXAMPLE WE’VE
HELPED ORGANIZE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: DOZENS OF
EVENTS TO MAKE JACKSONVILLE
BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO
LIVE. CHECK THIS OUT
SINCE 2013 WE’VE HELPED THE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
SERVE 20,000 MEALS TO SOME OF
OUR CITIES LESS FORTUNATE,
THANKS TO DONATIONS THAT
YOU MADE.
>> DURING OUR FOOD DRIVES
20,000 MEALS INCREDIBLE SO
WE’VE ALSO RALLIED MORE THAN
23,000 WALKERS DURING THE LAST
8 YEARS TO RAISE NEARLY 2 AND A
HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
MARCH
OF DIMES THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO HAS COME OUT TO PARTICIPATE
AT THAT AT
THAT TIME AND IT’S CERTAINLY
GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT GOOD DEEDS
BUT BUT HOW DO WE ALL KEEP A
POSITIVE MINDSET WHEN THERE’S
SO MUCH.
>> AND STRESS IN THE WORLD.
WELL BRUCE IS HERE TO EXPLAIN
HOW WE CAN FOCUS ON A FEW SMALL
THINGS THAT CAN MAKE A BIG
IMPACT.
WE DEDICATED THIS DATA BEING POSITIVELY JAX AND LET’S FACE IT THIS
PAST YEAR HAS BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT AND STAYING POSITIVE
HAS BEEN
A CHALLENGE. BUT I KNOW THIS
GUY WHO SAYS WE HAVE THE POWER
TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES BY
CULTIVATING MORE POSITIVE
THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS AND THAT
GUY JOINS ME NOW VIA ZOOM.
HE IS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND A GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE JOHN GORDON HEY
GREAT TO CATCH UP.
THERE’S GOING TO BE WITH YOU IT
IS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE
SO YOUR POINT OF
VIEW IS STAY POSITIVE IS MORE
THAN JUST A PHRASE, IT’S AN
APPROACH TO LIFE THAT SAYS WHEN
YOU’RE KNOCKED DOWN YOU GET
BACK UP AND FIND A WAY FORWARD
ONE FAITHFUL STEP AND
OPTIMISTIC
DATA TIME SO WHERE IS GO ON
THAT MONOPOLY BOARD OF LIFE AND
THE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> GO IS IN YOUR MIND IT IS IN
YOUR HEART. IT’S IN THE FOCUS OF LOOKING FORWARD NOT BACKWARD WE CAN’T GO BACKWARDS WE HAVE
TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE WANT
TO CREATE WHAT IS GOING WELL IN
MY LIFE FOCUSING ON THE
POSITIVE AS YOU KNOW THIS IS
NOT ABOUT POLLYANNA POSITIVE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT SEEING THE
WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED
GLASSES. THIS IS KNOWING THAT
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO OVERCOME
THE STORMS THIS IS NOT ABOUT
IGNORING REALITY. IT’S ABOUT
MAINTAINING OPTIMISM BELIEF
AND FAITH IN ORDER TO CREATE A
BETTER REALITY. NOW YOU TALK WITH THEM PREPARATIONS, YOU MOTIVATE COLLEGE IN MAJOR
LEAGUE SPORTS TEAMS. YOU LOOK
AT THEIR TOOL BOX IS WITH THE
THINGS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
WHAT TOOLS DO WE NEED TO
SUCCEED.
WE NEED TO FEED OURSELVES EVERY
DAY SO THAT WAY WE CAN FEED
OTHERS IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT.
YOU CAN SHARE SO GRATITUDE IS
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT YOU
CAN’T BE STRESSED AND THANKFUL
AT THE SAME TIME SO IF YOU’RE
FEELING BLESSED, YOU WILL NOT
FEEL STRESSED WHEN YOU
APPRECIATE YOU ELEVATE YOUR
MOOD YELLED AT YOUR
PERFORMANCE, YOU ELEVATE THE
PEOPLE AROUND YOU YOU KNOW WE
SOMETIMES FORGET THAT WE HAVE
THE CHOICE
TO MAKE AND IT’S NOT AN EASY
CHOICE ALWAYS, BUT IT IS OUR
CHOICE. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF
OUR OUR POSITIVELY JAX
INITIATIVE HEAR IT NEWS
4 JAX IS TO SHOW PEOPLE
SHOWCASE PEOPLE WHO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND SOMETHING YOU
CERTAINLY DO SO HOW DOES PAYING
IT FORWARD HELP US BE MORE
POSITIVE IN OUR LIVES.
WELL WHEN YOU ARE GIVING TO
OTHERS WHEN YOU’RE HELPING
OTHERS IMPROVE ITS INTERESTING
YOU IMPROVE WHEN YOU HELP
OTHERS GROW, YOU GROW THE
GREATEST SELF GOOD STRATEGY OF
ALL AS YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF
IT HAS TO DO WITH MAKING
A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
OTHERS I LIVE BY 3 WORDS I
WROTE ABOUT THE CARPET OR LOVE
SERVE AND CARE, YOU
LOVE OTHERS. YOU SERVICES YOU
SHOW YOU CARE YOU PUT THAT OUT
THERE INTO THE WORLD, IT’S
AMAZING HOW IT COMES BACK TO
YOU EVER IN ALL YOUR BOOKS AND
YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF MY
FAVORITES, IT’S CALLED ONE
WORD. AND YOU SAY THAT IF YOU
CHOOSE ONE WORD,
MAYBE USE THAT ONE WORD TO KIND
OF GUIDE YOUR LIFE FOR 6 MONTHS
OR A YEAR.
IT CAN BASICALLY HELP YOU LAY A
FOUNDATION SO WHAT ARE A COUPLE
OF WORDS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT
CHOOSE TO HELP THEM,
NOT FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE OR
THE BIG CHALLENGES IN THEIR
LIFE BUT PUT THEM ON THE ROAD
TO POSITIVITY.
WELL MY WIFE’S BABY WOULD HAVE
NEVER CHOSEN WAS SERVED, SHE
LOVED THE HERE THAT I CHOSE THE
WORD SERVED, BUT
I WOULD FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW
FORWARD WE LIVING FORWARD NOT
GOING BACKWARD BECAUSE A
LOT OF TIMES RIGHT NOW PEOPLE
ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT WENT
WRONG. THIS YEAR. THE PAIN THEY
SUFFERED WHAT
COULD HAVE BEEN IF THE VIRUS
DIDN’T HAPPEN YOU CAN’T FOCUS
ON HOW THIS VIRUS HAS STOLEN
SOMETHING FROM YOU THAT’S A
RECIPE FOR MISERY AND DESPAIR
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
GOING FORWARD LIVE FORWARD
POSITIVE LEADERS FIND A WAY
FORWARD SO THAT’S A BIG WORD
LIGHTLY YOU CAN GET IN THE WAY
YOU CAN RISE AND SHINE A RISE
IN WINE AND WE WANT TO RISE AND
SHINE EACH DAY YOU DON’T
WANT TO RISING W I N A THAT
WOULD NOT BE GOOD BUT RISE AND
SHINE SO THAT WE CAN SHINE ON
OTHERS, I LOVE IT JOHN ALWAYS
GOOD TO TALK TO CAN’T WAIT TO
SEE YOU AGAIN
MY FRIEND, A GREAT TIME HERE IS
WHICH CAN LEAD TO SEE IT YET SO
IF YOU’D LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT READ HIS BEST-SELLING
BOOKS WHICH DEFINITELY WILL
HELP YOU STAY POSITIVE. ONE
OF THE BOOKS TO STAY POSITIVE.