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On The Other Side Of Your Greatest Fears lives Your Greatest Life!

Letting go does not mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things that cannot be.

Why do you cling in pain? When there is nothing that you could possibly do about  the wrongs of yesterday. It is not up to you to judge. Why hold on to the very things which are keeping you away from being truly happy and successful in life?

Very often, people get trapped by their thoughts. Our thoughts arise from our beliefs – it colors our decisions. If we believe life to be bad, we expect bad things to happen. But, aren’t we fully in control of our thoughts? Thus, to change your world, you will have to change yourself. The world will follow you – but you will have to let go of your thoughts and beliefs in order to get there. !!!

Certainly, change is never easy. We often fight to hold on, and we fight to letting go. Your key to change is to let go ……… Your immediate action is to be at any moment willing to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.

Life is about making the right decisions and moving on. You are responsible for your life. You cannot keep blaming someone else for any dysfunction. You don’t need strength to let go of something, what you really need is understanding – the need to move on.

To “let go” is not to lose power, but to de-open the power within.
To “let go’” is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.
“To “let go” is not to deny, but to accept.
To “let go” is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.
To “let go” is not to criticize or regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To “let go” is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
To “let go” is to fear less and love more.

Some people think it is holding on that makes one strong – sometimes it is the ability to let go . Thoughts do not change. We change. I reckon, when you need to grab something, grab it; when you need to let go, let go…….. live free ……… and have it all. !!!

Well, I am still reeling from my experiences at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The M2 wealth conference and the one day Master Marketing Event were truly beyond words. But I will try to relate what the most important benefits were in relation to growing both my home based internet marketing business and also how I am able to improve myself as a person.
First a little bit about the setting. The Paris Hotel is an astonishing luxury hotel in the heart of the Vegas Strip. It buzzes with people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is built in a traditional French style and has a massive Eiffel Tower and a copy of the Arc de Triomphe out the front. This place is huge. Inside everything is ornate and very stylish with multiple bars, restaurants, clubs, shops and of course the Casino which rocks 24 hours a day. Sensory overload before the conference even begins.
The M2 wealth conference covered the full range of WMI focus. Health, wealth and wisdom and the goal to make a difference in the world one person at a time. Although I can’t give details of the information covered I can tell you that every presenter was an eye-opener and the number of a-ha moments compounded over the 3 days. You find out how the super wealthy really make money. You get to understand the reality of the current economic crisis and who out there is really profiting from it. You get introduced to opportunities which will seriously improve your future. You will want to race home and sack your financial advisor. You will also have major insights into your health; through nutrition, an understanding of the Pharmaceutical industry and you will be inspired by the personal development and motivational speakers.
Capping off the conference was a very stylish black tie dinner and awards evening. Top consultants took away with them prizes including gold and cash and 2 houses were given away! I was privileged to take home a cash award for my sales and it was great to be on stage with some of my heroes.
Do whatever it takes to get to the next conference. This is life-changing.
As if that wasn’t enough the next day was the Master Marketing Event. Over 1400 people attended and the event had all the excitement of a rock n roll show. Presenting the most cutting edge internet marketing techniques were some of the giants of the industry. It was enough to make your head explode. And to top it all off was the launch of a very special new marketing strategy known as CarboncopyPRO 3.0 which will seriously change the industry.
The wind up evening was spent at a fabulous Japanese restaurant with a hundred or so invited guests and the chance to meet and talk with the top producers, marketing gurus, and founders.
Probably the biggest thing I have taken away with me is the number of really good friends I have made. People who are passionate about what they do and who understand the struggles and the successes of a top team of marketers. The contacts you make and the special friends are even more valuable on many levels than the power of the information. Meeting and spending time with my mentor Lena Bjorna was fantastic and getting to talk with the likes of Jimmy Davis, Aaron Parkinson, Jay Kubassek, John Jackson, Tanya Outridge, Elaine Love, Andrew Cass, Michael Force and many, many more was a real honour.
I would like to thank and congratulate both Wealth Masters and CarboncopyPRO for an incredible week. The information and the networks will be an invaluable resource for my future in this industry.

We live in a different economic climate these days. Some states in the USA are reporting double digit unemployment numbers. Even if you do have a job, many of us this year have seen health insurance costs passed on to us, raises suspended or frozen, and others having to take some unpaid furlough time or risk being laid off. It’s very easy to be swayed into thinking there’s no hope for your future and that we will be stuck in these recession times for years.

I went through the same feeling during my college years of the early 1990’s. I worried about finding the right career after obtaining my degree. I realized quickly that if you really are sincere about who you are as a person and get to know others through your lifetime (plus make a regular habit of keeping in contact with them), your chances of survival are much higher.

Luckily for me, I continued through my college career developing my own deejay business with my best friend and partner. We pooled all of our extra income back into the business, updating our look, our equipment and continually striving to offer the biggest production at the best prices. When I finished college I started on a path of teaching- obtaining an emergency private school job in my town thanks to the headmaster of the school following my career. I made an impression not just working in his cafeteria for four years, but also through my work in the community and my academic accolades.

When I moved into my current work at a hospital, my father-in-law gave me the heads up about an opening on the overnights. I spent years debating whether I wanted to work at this particular place of employment- but knew that now would be the right time to do this because of our child care needs. When it comes to adoption, I didn’t want my daughters to spend a long time getting to know us or form attachments. Being that they were older children, we knew the road would be harder and bumpier- so I felt it would be easy for one of us to be at home with the kids when they got home from school. I’ve never regretted the decision- I love my work, I love my wife, I love my daughters and I think they are growing up to be wonderful young ladies as a result of the security and consistent parenting models they receive.

You can always do something to move you in the direction of your goals. If you don’t have the dream job you desire, find someone who’s working in that field and ask them for advice about the skills and people they need to know to get into that field. I’m going to take some advice from Jack Canfield that he posed in the January 2010 issue of Success magazine. He believes this year everyone should take one new activity they’ve never done before and spend 30 consecutive days doing that activity. Some of his ideas include: 30 minutes per day of aerobic exercise, reading 30 minutes a day in the personal development/ self-help field, call one of your children on the phone, drink 10 glasses of water per day, and so forth. Imagine how much stronger you would be in mind, in body, in spirit, if you added 12 new life skills to your personal balance sheet?

Now is the time to take matters into your own hands. There are universal principles that apply in any time period to make things better for your life. Study people who made their success in tough time periods of life: especially the great depression of the 1930’s and 1940’s. It’s so easy to put the blame on the government, on your parents, on where you live, or any other external circumstance. Take the time to look within yourself and I bet if you spend more time working on yourself, the ideas and goals you need to accomplish to get further ahead will be staring at the mirror in front of you.

“Meski Anda Kesulitan Untuk Keluar Dari Jebakkan Permainan Kerja Kantor, Anda Bisa Memulai Hari Ini Untuk Membuat Hari Esok Anda Agar Tidak Terjebak Dalam Rutinitas Permainan Kerja Kantor.” – Djajendra

Sering sekali para eksekutif terjebak di dalam ruang kerja, yang tidak memberi kesempatan dan waktu buat mereka untuk bersantai bersama keluarga. Dan, hal ini terus berlangsung hingga menjadi kultur kerja yang membuat para eksekutif tersebut menjadi sulit untuk meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor. Di era kerja yang penuh dengan kompetisi ketat ini, waktu menjadi sangat mahal dan sangat berharga, sehingga para eksekutif harus pintar-pintar mengelola waktu kerja mereka, agar mereka tetap memiliki waktu untuk sejenak bersantai bersama keluarga.

Saya sering mendapatkan beban kerja eksekutif yang melebihi jam kerja mereka, sehingga mau tidak mau mereka harus lembur untuk menyelesaikan kelebihan beban kerja tersebut dengan tambahan waktu. Hal ini berakibat pada hilangnya waktu mereka untuk bersama-sama dengan keluarga mereka.

Memang benar sudah ada time management yang bisa mengatasi berbagai persoalan waktu dan beban kerja, tapi ternyata time management sulit membudaya dalam perilaku kerja yang beban kerjanya tidak terukur secara proporsional. Pada umumnya para eksekutif yang saya pelajari ini memiliki sikap kerja yang mendominasi secara total dari semua aspek kehidupan mereka. Jadi, mereka benar-benar gila kerja dan tidak peduli pada urusan keluarga, yang berakibat hilangnya titik keseimbangan hidup mereka  dalam perangkap beban kerja yang berlebihan, dan mereka menikmatinya.

Lantas apakah salah bila seseorang sulit meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor?, atau apakah salah bila seseorang mencampuradukan waktu untuk urusan kantor dengan waktu untuk urusan rumah?. Jawaban untuk pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu bisa sangat beragam dan sangat tergantung kepada seberapa nyaman dan bahagia mereka dengan sikap mereka itu. Apabila mereka dan keluarga mereka menikmati semua itu secara wajar, maka tidak ada persoalan apa-apa dengan mencampuradukan waktu kantor dengan waktu rumah, tapi hal ini jelas berdampak negatif pada sikap kerja yang professional. Sebab, profesionalisme mengharuskan seseorang untuk mampu memisahkan urusan kantor dan urusan rumah secara tegas dan jelas. Jadi, ketika seseorang membawa urusan kantor sampai ke rumah, maka sesungguhnya ia telah membohongi dirinya sendiri sebagai profesional sejati.

Ketika Anda sulit meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor, maka sesungguhnya Anda telah gagal menjadi seorang eksekutif yang profesional. Oleh sebab itu, diperlukan upaya serius yang tekun dan penuh disiplin untuk mengajari diri sendiri, agar menjadi lebih patuh pada semua praktik-praktik kerja yang sehat dan baik. Melalui praktik-praktik kerja yang sehat dan baik, Anda akan mendapatkan nilai-nilai kehidupan kerja yang lebih terbuka, lebih adil, lebih jujur, dan lebih bertanggungjawab dalam integritas kerja yang utuh dan profesional.

Mungkin di hari ini Anda bisa sangat menikmati perilaku kerja yang super sibuk, yang membuat Anda tidak mampu membedahkan antara waktu kantor dan waktu rumah, tapi perilaku Anda ini akan sangat merugikan potensi Anda untuk jangka panjang, dan Anda akan terperangkap pada rutinitas kerja yang memperbudak Anda. Untuk tujuan menyelamatkan potensi hebat Anda buat masa depan Anda yang lebih cemerlang, Anda harus mau melatih diri Anda secara cerdik agar Anda tidak sulit meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor, dan Anda mampu memanfaatkan waktu luang Anda untuk bersama keluarga Anda, sambil mengasah potensi hebat Anda buat masa depan Anda yang lebih cemerlang.

Ketika Anda sulit meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor, maka Anda harus bangkit dan berupaya untuk bisa keluar dari perangkap kerja Anda. Bila Anda sulit keluar dari perangkap beban kerja yang berlebihan, Anda hanya sedang menunggu saat yang tepat untuk diserang dan dikuasai oleh stress, insomnia, depresi, ketegangan otot, dan perasaan yang tidak stabil. Di mana, semua itu merupakan penyakit dari hilangnya titik keseimbangan hidup Anda.

Setiap orang memiliki hak mutlak untuk bersikap seperti yang diinginkannya dalam sebuah pekerjaan, tapi saya menyarankan agar Anda bersikap lebih cerdik sebelum waktu penyesalan tiba.

Apabila Anda terlanjur masuk perangkap rutinitas kerja dengan beban berlebihan, saatnya Anda melakukan perbaikan secara bertahap, Anda tidak mungkin keluar dari perangkap beban kerja berlebihan itu dengan sekaligus, tapi Anda butuh selangkah demi selangkah untuk melakukan konsolidasi diri Anda seperti yang seharusnya. Oleh sebab itu, saya sarankan Anda sebaiknya memiliki praktik-praktik kerja yang efesien, efektif, produktif, yang Anda yakini mampu mengeluarkan Anda dari perangkap beban kerja berlebihan itu. Pastikan bahwa Anda menguasai tehnik-tehnik kerja yang lebih efektif dan efisien untuk Anda gunakan dalam menyelesaikan semua beban kerja berlebihan tersebut. Latilah diri Anda dengan tehnik-tehnik kerja yang lebih efektif dan efisien itu, dan biasakan, lalu jadikan semua itu sebagai etos kerja Anda. Evaluasi semua aktivitas Anda itu secara regular per minggu, per bulan, per tiga bulan, per enam bulan, dan seterusnya, hingga Anda benar-benar terbebas dari perangkap beban kerja berlebihan dan rutinitas kerja yang memperbudak Anda. Hal terpenting adalah secara bertahap Anda mampu meninggalkan urusan kantor di kantor, dan Anda mampu membagi waktu hidup Anda untuk urusan kantor dan untuk urusan rumah secara sehat dan baik. Semua itu akan menghasilkan titik keseimbangan hidup Anda dalam wujud daya tahan mental, emosi, fisik, spiritual, yang lebih unggul dan cemerlang.

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If you have ever worked out at a gym or studio, you know the walls are lined with mirrors.  When I first started going to a gym for aerobics classes in the ’90’s, I would position myself directly behind someone else (preferably someone heavier than I was!), so that I didn’t have to see myself in the mirror at all.  I just saw her,  when she raised her arm, I raised my arm, when she raised her leg, I raised my leg and so on. 

Life is much like this, don’t you think?  It is much easier to look at someone else than to take a good hard look at ourselves. If I am watching her it’s easy to see what she is doing wrong, how I compare with her and not look at improving myself.  If I step in front on her and face myself in the mirror, I can notice if I am doing something that needs to be corrected, I can acknowledge if I doing something right and I can look for ways to improve.

Let’s consider getting out from behind someone else’s shadow- step out, step up and step into a more fulfilling you!  All that we have to do is look in the mirror.

What do you see?

Stephanie Staples, your Personal Growth Coach from Your Life, Unlimited!

I know that I should check my email just once or twice each day. But I’m not built like that, and until someone invents a device that prevents me from checking obsessively (whether seized by fits of procrastination or not), it’s not going to change.

I did try and put myself off a bit by making my password fiendishly complicated (a random collection of upper and lower case letters and numbers with no apparent pattern or meaning). The problem is that if you type something twelve times in one morning, it soon trickles off the fingers with little effort.

Here a suggestion for picking a more user friendly password that may do  more favours than discouraging an email obsession.

Make your password work for you.

We might type in passwords for our email, computer, facebook or twitter accounts several times each day. Rather than using a cunning combination of the dog’s birthday and the cat’s maiden name, pick a password that will provide a mini pep talk each time it’s keyed in.

If you’re training for a marathon, or the local 10k, why not log in with ‘SuperRunner’? If you’re improving your diet, what about ‘HappyHealthyEater’? If you’re working on your confidence, try ‘IsAGreatNetworker’. And if you’re reconnecting with the lighter side of life try ‘SmilesALot’. Get the idea? Write in the present tense and make it positive. ‘IsANon-Smoker’ is far more effective than ‘WillQuitTheCiggies’.

I’m obsessed with my email and log in several times a day. Typing my little personal affirmation (which I’m keeping to myself thank you very much!) gives me a conscious reminder of what I’m working towards (or a bit of a shove). It also subconsciously stimulates the brain by associating one’s name with something positive. For example: Username: ‘Joe_Bloggs’; Password: ‘HasTheBodyOfAGod’.

Think it, write it, believe it, do it!

I’m a sucker for great quotes. Sure, Twitter is turning into a giant inspirational quote machine thanks to a growing quadron of automated tweeters. Yet there is still some good stuff out there.

But for anyone who regularly works out at LA Fitness (I do not–there are none in my area), they’ll likely run into this large wall poster, which I love.

Finished a workout. Checked my email and twitter and found someone had sent me the following quote! Right on time , noolmusic!

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

And wonder of wonders my wife worked out with me. This is a wonder because I’ve asked her numerous times to work out with me in our near 20 year relationship and it has been a rare thing. Also, she actually asked me if she could work out with me about a week or so ago, maybe even two weeks ago and we just got to it. I’m looking forward to continuing this journey together. We started out with the introductory Turbulence Training workout for sedentary people.

Intro Level Workout Week 1 Day 1 Workout A
All of the exercises are done in superset or circuit fashion.
Warmup A) Lying Hip Extension 2×5
Warmup B) Kneeling Pushup 2×5
Warmup C) Stability Ball Leg Curl 2×5

1A) Lying Hip Extension 2×5
1B) Plank 2X15 secs

2A) Bodyweight Squat 2×10
2B) Bird Dog 2×5/side

3A) Kneeling Pushups 2×8
3B) Side Plank 2×5 secs / side

4A) Stick-ups 2×10
4B) Ab Curl-up 2×6

She did everything the same as me except the kneeling push-ups where she did 2×5. She did great! We followed this with Beginner Interval Workout A on our stationary bike w/ arm-pump handles.

Minute by Minute     Type     Perceived Intensity Level

1                                     Warm up                    3 out of 10

2                                     Warm up                   4 out of 10

3                                     Warm up                   4 out of 10

4                                     Warm up                   5 out of 10

5                                     Warm up                   5 out of 10

6                                        Hard                       8out of 10

7                                        East                       3 out of 10

8                                        Easy                        3 out of 10

9                                        Hard                         8 out of 10

10                                     Easy                           3 out of 10

11                                     Easy                           3 out of 10

12                                     Hard                           8 out of 10

13                                     Easy                           3 out of 10

14                                     Easy                           3 out of 10

15                                     Hard                           8 out of 10

16                                Cool Down                   3 out of 10

17                                Cool Down                    3 out of 10

18                                 Cool Down                   3 out of 10

19                                 Cool Down                  3 out of 10

20                                 Cool Down                  3 out of 10

Next workout is on Monday. Tomorrow and Sunday we’ll do some light exercise like walking for 30 minutes or so.

In the past week or two, I’ve spent a lot of time cooking, for a lot of reasons.

First of all, I just like to cook. This sabbatical of mine has fostered a new love for the family dinner table and I spend an hour or two each night creating healthy, tasty meals for Brian and Erin, so that we can sit and enjoy each other’s company and share the ups and downs of our day.

Second, the former skirt! Raleigh team gathered at my house to say farewell to former editor Faith Dwight, who is returning to her husband’s native England. We’ll miss her. We gathered and ate … and ate …. and ate. It was a bittersweet evening, but we all enjoyed the food.

And, third, of course, Thanksgiving. I’m Canadian, so I get two Thanksgivings every year. The Canadian one, in October, is usually marked for us by throwing steaks on the grill and making my daughter’s favorite risotto, the smoked tomato and shitake mushroom one. And for American Thanksgiving, we sometimes have the turkey and trimmings. This year, we had the turkey and trimmings.

Which brings me to the onions.

I’ve discovered that I can do almost anything in the kitchen if I just have some onions. I can make pasta sauce from scratch. I can make risotto. I can make roast chicken pieces on an aromatic bed of onions, celery and carrots (maybe some fennel for fun, if I happen to have it). I can make a crustless quiche. I can make French onion soup. I can make soft tacos.

When I begin to cook, I instinctively reach for those onions. I need the onions to make everything happen.

Which brings me to the life lesson and it’s not the Shrek lesson … ogres are like onions, they have many layers … although, that, too, is a good lesson about the depth of people’s character.

The life lesson I took from all the slicing and chopping and dicing and weeping is this: If you want to make  yourself valuable to the world, be the onion. Be the essential ingredient that makes everything come together. Be the first ingredient people reach for when they’re trying to create something magical and wonderful.

No shame in being the onion, people.  Onions are essential.

by Chaundra McGill

When I was kid, I sporadically wrote in my diary. I wrote about my current crush or the latest drama at school. I think I wrote about two weeks worth of entries in my whole seventh grade year.

Fast forward 18 years, I carry my journal everywhere I go. My journal is a part of my mental checklist before I leave the house: car keys, cell phone, iPod, and journal. My journal is my lifeline.

But how can a blank book be this important to anyone? The fact that the book is blank has limitless possibilities. Rather than just a recording of daily minutia, my journal allows me to vent my frustration, express my emotions freely, reflect on my past, meditate on my present, and prepare for my future with new insight.

My journal helped me properly grieve my uncle’s murder, recognize destructive behavioral patterns, and just plain make sense of my life.

My renewed sense of possibility and perspective stopped making journaling seem like a chore. Journaling became a privilege because this was time exclusively for me. But you may be wondering how my perspective of journal writing shifted, and more importantly how can it shift for you.

The answer: Reflective Writing Therapy. Reflective Writing Therapy combines the descriptive qualities of reflective writing and the therapeutic qualities of writing therapy. By answering four painfully simple questions, Reflective Writing Therapy can aide self-discovery, emotional well-being, self-expression and inspiration.

What?
This is the descriptive and emotional level of Reflective Writing Therapy. Before you can begin Reflective Writing Therapy, you have to know upon what you are reflecting. At this stage, you simply capture the details of the event, the people involved, your feelings about the situation, and so forth.

Why?
This is the outlook and evaluation level of Reflective Writing Therapy. After you have described the situation, you can begin digging a little deeper by looking at the good, bad and the ugly. Determining the positive and negative consequences, what this situation tells you or teaches you, and so forth.

Why now?
This is the analysis and relevance level of Reflective Writing Therapy. There is a reason that you have decided to evaluate a certain event or incident now, so this stage is where you figure out why. This is also the stage where you began to consider other perspectives and other sources of knowledge that can influence how you view the situation.

What now?
This is the conclusion and planning level of Reflective Writing Therapy. The final step is the whole point of reflection: to obtain clarity and a plan of action. At this stage, you can determine how this situation or outlook of this situation will affect your future, what you need to do, and what steps are you going to take based on what you’ve learned.

For more information on Reflective Writing Therapy, download the free e-book, $1 Therapy.

Do you keep a journal? How has journaling helped you?

Chaundra McGill – Thank you for submitting this article.

The two days we should not worry about

Firstly, Happy Eid to Everyone.

At a time of celebration, it is useful to reflect on our life and our choices, especially those related to business. I came across this excerpt today that I wanted to share. Unfortunately, I am unaware of the author of this thought provoking piece.

“There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed; we cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendour or behind a mask of clouds; but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is as yet unborn.

This leaves only one day: Today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities -Yesterday and Tomorrow – that we break down. It is not the experience of Today that drives us mad, it is remorse and bitterness for something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Let us therefore, live this one full Today.”

There is a quote I recall that states “Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried” that sits well with the above and on a day of family, celebration and reflection, I have a simple question for you today:

So as we always say at Templeton Green – In business as in life, we have a choice, what will yours be today?

Carpe Diem

I think that for most of us, we wonder why we have found ourselves in the situations we’re in. We don’t necessarily like, or even understand the fact that, where we are at in our life right now is exactly because of our level of thinking and the actions stemmed from that thinking has placed us. What we have learned and applied (the choices and decisions we make) is what has got us to where we are as individuals.
So, with that being said are you truly satisfied with where you are at in your life? If you are, is it because you have sacrificed some of your dreams for reality, complacency and mediocrity? If you aren’t happy with your situation or, are striving for much better things, then wouldn’t it be wiser to start getting fed information from the people who have the knowledge and things that we desire? Why do we take advice from people who have the same, or even worse results than ourselves when it comes to relationships, finances, business or lifestyle? We are fed all of this 95% thinkers nonsense everyday because we choose to listen to it and let it permeate into our heads, then we start to act on and apply that dangerous thinking into our own lives and wonder “WHAT HAPPENED?” I love my friends and family, but most of them have do not have the results that I want in my life. I’m not saying that they’re losers,or that they’re idiots, it’s just that I’m looking for much different results than they are, or at least I’m certainly going about getting those results in a much different way. Who are you getting fed your information from? Is it the 95% of Americans who are stuck and hurting due to improper thinking stemmed from an improper source of knowledge? Or, are you cautious about what goes into your melon, and weed out the harmful abundance of just o.k. and bad knowledge , and listen to 5% of Americans who found a way to break free from the restrictions of the 95% have-nots and achieve their dreams?

Here are some examples of what some of the closest people to me have given me for information about my future and success. Again, I don’t mean to take away from these people in my life and certainly I don’t want you to think that I am saying not to ever listen or talk to your friends or family again, that’s not the point. Just be careful of what you’re allowing to permeate into your brain. Remember, they don’t know what they don’t know. So here we go.

1. “Go to School get a good education and get a good secure job.”
80% of college grads don’t even get into the field their degree was for in the first place. They rack up $100,000’s in debt. The average person in this generation will switch careers(not just jobs) 5-7 times in their lifetime. And last but not least, there is no such thing as a good “SECURE” job with good benefits and a retirement plan. Companies are pulling the rug out from under employees that have been dedicated to them for decades! Please don’t think that I’m knocking education because I’m not. I believe very strongly in it. It just depends on what kind of education we’re talking about.

2. “Don’t get your hopes up.”
Really? That could be one of the most effective lines in our langauge at taking away peoples spirit, commitment, dreams and positiveness. If we were to teach people to actually get their hopes up more often, we’d see a country of achievers instead of a country of apathetic couch potatoes breeding potato chips and tater tots. This is one of the worst lines anyone could ever say to you. Talk about lowering the bar. Get your hopes up, and if you’re disappointed learn what went wrong and fix it, don’t just give up. It’s better to burn out than rust out.

3.”That’s just life”
Honestly, can you think of any statement that requires less thought put into it?
This is a comment made by someone who has given up, and can’t see the point to anything of meaning, nor do they want you to do anything that would make them wrong.

4.”This is as good as it gets”
Please. So you’re telling me to stop dreaming? Maybe you’ll settle for less, but don’t you dare tell me to.

These are just a couple. I hope that you share some of yours with us. I’m sure that you all have plenty more to add, so feel free to keep this going and help each other out on what to look for when it comes to statements that secretly take away from us and our capabilities. Until next time!

Sometimes getting to your purpose is a dangerous journey but don’t give up because God is watching over you.

Even in this difficult economic time your deliverance is near but its going to be dangerous, go through it!.

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Dangerous Deliverance- T D. Jakes

Still on the subject of colds and flu, my son has been offered a swine flu vaccination and I’m trying to assess the pros and cons. Swine flu does not seem to have been particularly deadly since its original outbreak in Mexico, and in this case there was scant little information about any underlying condition that the victims might have had, such as tuberculosis. The other problem is that viruses mutate, which can make them immune to the vaccine.

When one also considers the fact that vaccines (and especially the rushed out variety) may not necessarily be risk free (for example there may be a link with Guillain-Barre Syndrome) I can’t help wondering if the recommendations to vaccinate are driven largely by thoughts of culpability. The logic is clear; by ‘doing something’ about the perceived and non-quantifyable ‘big risk’ (millions of people dying of ’swine flu’ = fear) you can deflect culpability for any unforseen side-effects. In fact there’s a vested interest in making the ‘big risk’ seem as scary as possible and then ‘doing something’ about it. At least if you want to look good in front of the crowd.

Of course none of this is helpful in making an informed choice as a parent. And the temptation is to side with the advising authorities because nobody can blame you if things work out badly.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

(translation- Coleman Barks)

Remember the 80’s? I went to a lot of concerts, bought a lot of records, made a lot of friends, attended many high school functions and sporting events. I learned a lot about myself. I developed my sense of who I am and where I wanted to go in life. I learned to take risks and reap the rewards- as well as how to handle failures a little bit better. These are some of my favorite moments.

First concert: Iron Maiden/ Twisted Sister, Worcester Centrum, January 1985.

I went to the show with two of my friends that my mom and dad worked with at the State Line Auction store. We thought about going to the show weeks before the concert- so we ended up getting seats in the upper balcony nosebleed section. It didn’t matter to me. My friends were there to see Twisted Sister- who I thought were good, but they weren’t the mighty Iron Maiden. Dee Snider was having a hard time singing because of a bout with the flu- so he would run off the stage during some of the solo sections and had to rehydrate himself.

I sang every word to the entire Iron Maiden show. I lost my voice and had bells ringing in my ears for a couple of days. I bought the Powerslave tour shirt when bands would sell baseball jersey length sizes. I converted my friends from being Twisted Sister fans to Iron Maiden fans. I would see the band on 4 subsequent tours- but their stage show and ability to connect with everyone from the front row to the back was a tell tale sign they would be around for future generations to follow.

First job: Mr. Otto’s Flower shop. I was 14 at the time. I learned so much about the flower delivery business- how to interact with customers, the personalized touch, how to make arrangements, the degree of politeness necessary to make the customers feel special and that appearances go a long way. I only stayed there for 6 months before moving on to a cafeteria job at the Winchendon School, but I applied a lot of what I learned from Cliff and Keith to my philosophy with deejaying. Years later as an adult, I would get the opportunity to bowl on the same team as Keith on Monday nights before he retired from bowling. Amazing how your life can come full circle.

I also remember saving my best friend’s prom in 1988 by quickly running around to gather our equipment and getting what would could from our collections. I remember the church dances, our drive to start a teen center called the Hot Spot, the school football games, the bonfires and pep rallies, and the sense that our town was a nurturing, small town community where you really gained the chance to know everyone.

I thank the people who challenged my shy ways, who encouraged me to step outside of the boundaries I set for myself and become a better person as a result. I hope I have been able to give you that same level of courage, friendship and insight that you’ve given to me. We can each come from different backgrounds and different worlds and still find some level of common ground.

It’s good sometimes to reflect on our time growing up, see where we are today and champion our accomplishments.

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