Wow, today was a day. I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone else who made me think of how I must have been in the beginning of my journey in leadership. God was reminding me to listen and respect other people, their beliefs and to learn about them before talking to them.
That is the context for this blog. I admit, I sometimes get complacent and do not stay focused on my dream. I would say that is because I am human, but that is just an excuse for not being focused. I had my dream challenged today, for the first time in a long time, someone was trying to take it from me and tempt me with the almighty dollar away from my purpose. I attempt to seal off my compartment with positive messages and positive people, but it is not airtight yet.
News flash: "I RULE MONEY, MONEY DOESN'T RULE ME!" If money was all that I wanted and I was willing to give up my time with my awesome wife, great friends and family for a few bucks, what kind of person would that make me? A GREEDY PERSON! I understand earning a living, paying bills and helping out Uncle Sam, I am not contending that, but is it a life?
'We were meant to live for so much more, but we lost ourselves...' - Switchfoot.
What were you created to do? I believe I was created to make things happen, to do things that aren't supposed to be done because someone doesn't think they are "Good" or they don't match up with what the herd wants. It seems to me people only resent the wealthy because they aren't. A lot of people will go out of their way to put down someone who "has more" than they do. 'They should share their money with me, they are a doctor so they should give me some money.' Would you know what to do with it anyway? I am not speaking from an elevated platform, but merely take a harsh tone to drive a point. Victims of the world, wait for it.... GET OVER IT! YUCK! Get out there and follow your passion! You might not be what you want tomorrow, but you can achieve part of what you want.
If you want to be a writer, do me a favor, do one thing today that makes you feel like a writer. Do one thing that you know a writer does on a daily basis. ENVISION in your mind what life would be like to be a bestselling author. What does your average day look like? Are you on a promotional tour signing books for people dressed up as your characters? Are you passed out in the sun on a beach somewhere with your laptop in the sand next to you? Get some passion, get some drive and take one small step.
Read "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson. APPLY WHAT YOU READ!
My passion in life is to have fun and do the things that I would like to do, have the time to explore the planet I have been allowed to grace with my presence. I cherish this gift every day. I am working on being more grateful every day. I am saying "Thank You" to God, my wife, my family, my community, everything I have, am and will be. I am the most blessed person that I spend all of my time with. My journey has been rough at times and amazing at times. Everywhere I go; there I am, so I better love myself.
Love thy neighbor as thy self. You have to love you first.
Passion, it is what drives me!
"Until you give yourself to some great cause, you haven't begun to fully live." - John Mason
Thank you for honoring me with your time.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Spiritual fufillment...
It has been quite an interesting time for me lately. I can not think of another way to open this blog post up. I have been doing quite a lot of reading in the last couple of months on certain authors from the past. Neville Goddard, Dale Carnegie and many others and it seems there is a recurring theme. You attract what you are.
I began this journey with a completely different mindset, that I needed to look to others to find what I needed and to provide them with what they needed. What did they need? All different types of people, all different needs right? That is what I thought too, until I discovered that they are 'people' and I'm a 'people' too.
Listening to a Spencer Johnson recording the universe sent to me during a swing by the thrift store last week he talked about a $alesperson. We sell to people and since we are people, in-order-to figure out what they want we need to think, what do we want? Satisfaction with our purchases, a brighter future, happiness and excitement. The purpose of sales is not to reach into the other person's wallet and get money, or to create a need to fill, that is a common peddler. The purpose was not to benefit me directly, but rather a win-win scenario where we both walk away from the transaction feeling fufilled, happy and excited. We all love to buy stuff, but we hate to be sold into buying stuff.
When asked why then it was sales PERSON instead of salesMAN, it is because it is good to remember that there is a person on the other side of every transaction. Then why start it with a dollar sign? We all have to have money to survive, in this modern time unless you are a mountain man (Who lives off the fat of the land in a far remote place where you wouldn't send your worst enemy) you need money.
This is the basic jist of the recording I listened to, but it certainly got my mind thinking about a lot of other things. In the leadership development business we are looking for partners. People that would like different results in their life and we can direct them to information through books/CD's and association with a group of like-minded people that are interested in similar things. A group of aspiring leaders that will go out of their way to help you succeed.
Sometimes we get too excited we have someone and as one of my mentors Steve Morgan says, we try to hit the ball and then drag Bernie around the bases.
This is a very difficult thing to do, and this will burn a person out quickly. If you start managing all of your neighbor's flocks of sheep, soon you will be overwhelmed. I believe I am an instrument of God that is placed here to help light people's torches and guide them to truth and fufillment in their lives. NOTICE, I didn't say TEACH them TRUTH and GIVE them fufillment. That is their journey, but I will be there to love and support them along the way.
Thank you and may you have an awe-inspiring day!
I began this journey with a completely different mindset, that I needed to look to others to find what I needed and to provide them with what they needed. What did they need? All different types of people, all different needs right? That is what I thought too, until I discovered that they are 'people' and I'm a 'people' too.
Listening to a Spencer Johnson recording the universe sent to me during a swing by the thrift store last week he talked about a $alesperson. We sell to people and since we are people, in-order-to figure out what they want we need to think, what do we want? Satisfaction with our purchases, a brighter future, happiness and excitement. The purpose of sales is not to reach into the other person's wallet and get money, or to create a need to fill, that is a common peddler. The purpose was not to benefit me directly, but rather a win-win scenario where we both walk away from the transaction feeling fufilled, happy and excited. We all love to buy stuff, but we hate to be sold into buying stuff.
When asked why then it was sales PERSON instead of salesMAN, it is because it is good to remember that there is a person on the other side of every transaction. Then why start it with a dollar sign? We all have to have money to survive, in this modern time unless you are a mountain man (Who lives off the fat of the land in a far remote place where you wouldn't send your worst enemy) you need money.
This is the basic jist of the recording I listened to, but it certainly got my mind thinking about a lot of other things. In the leadership development business we are looking for partners. People that would like different results in their life and we can direct them to information through books/CD's and association with a group of like-minded people that are interested in similar things. A group of aspiring leaders that will go out of their way to help you succeed.
Sometimes we get too excited we have someone and as one of my mentors Steve Morgan says, we try to hit the ball and then drag Bernie around the bases.
This is a very difficult thing to do, and this will burn a person out quickly. If you start managing all of your neighbor's flocks of sheep, soon you will be overwhelmed. I believe I am an instrument of God that is placed here to help light people's torches and guide them to truth and fufillment in their lives. NOTICE, I didn't say TEACH them TRUTH and GIVE them fufillment. That is their journey, but I will be there to love and support them along the way.
Thank you and may you have an awe-inspiring day!
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