If I ask you, “do you remember learning how to walk for the 1st time?” You probably don’t. Do you remember learning how to run? Again, probably not. Learning to speak? Nope. And now look at you! Those are most likely three actions you perform regularly without any thought as to ‘how’ to do them. You’ve done them so much over the course of your lifetime they’ve become “second nature.” What happens when the ideas of maintaining a positive mental attitude(PMA), living the life you desire, and accomplishing your dreams become second nature? When you don’t worry about the ’how’ because you’ve done them so much that maintaining a PMA, living your desired lifestyle, and dream achieving become a part of your genetic make-up. Is this your current reality? For some, maybe, and for others, maybe not.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Highly Anticipated Pre-Launch Just Days Away!!
The highly anticipated book What Are YOU Waiting For? 11 Action Steps to Giving Yourself the Green Light in Life! is days away from pre-launch! You will have an opportunity to be one of the first to possess this powerful book! What Are YOU Waiting For? gives you the foundation from which to launch yourself into immediate action!
This book will show you how to:
- Create momentum in your life
- Establish an all-star team
- Develop an empowering attitude
- Balance work and rest
- Cultivate a success consciousness
- And much, much more!!!
Take Your Life Back! by Joel Osteen via Mamie Farrar
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To be rich is one dimensional, dealing only in the financial realm. To be wealthy is multi-dimensional, possessing the tangibles and intangibles! A wealthy person experiences abundance in the physical, emotional, AND spiritual realms. Don't just aim for a rich life, strive for and lead others to a wealthy and abundant lifestyle! My friend Mamie shared this today:
Take Your Life Back
Today's Scripture
" …take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV).
Everyone has days when they feel like life is out of control. This usually happens when we allow our circumstances to dictate our thoughts and attitudes. You might say, “Well, the economy is wreaking havoc on my financial standing, or this relationship is just too far gone to repair or my company hasn’t elevated me for the position I rightly deserve. But I say, today is the day to take your life back! You can take your life back by choosing to take your thoughts back. Even though we live in this natural realm, as believers, we are not limited by this natural realm. We can tap into God’s power by making every thought line up with the Word of God. Don’t allow your circumstances to control you; instead, meditate on His Word and let His truth set you free!
Today, as you take captive every thought and boldly declare His promises over your life, you are setting yourself up for victory. You are positioning yourself to partake of His blessing. You are taking your life back, and you will live the destiny He has prepared for you!
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank You for empowering me to live in victory today. I choose to take my life back by taking captive every thought and submitting it to You. Help me live a life that is pleasing to You, Jesus, today and every day. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
It's Possible!
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Everything Works Out!
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The Serenity Prayer
God grant me
The Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The Courage to change the things I can, and
The Wisdom to know the difference.
The message here is so powerful, it says so much with so few words! Think about all the times in your life when, had you only prayed these simple yet powerful words, your experience would have been tremendously less stressful. We could spend days discussing the various examples. One quick example we can look at, which I'm sure you have either witnessed or experienced, is road rage. I've seen people ready to blow a gasket in their vehicles if someone cuts them off, isn't moving fast enough, doesn't respond to the traffic light quick enough, and on and on. Folks go from 0 to furious in no time flat! And then, if one driver has an opportunity to pull up next to the other, you have the infamous stare down. Is it really that serious? I'm not a doctor but I'd imagine all that stress puts a strain on the heart. Now, we used road rage as the example here but feel free to use whatever example fits in your life.
Following are three tools I use to remain stress-free in the face of all sorts of circumstances:
Thursday, March 3, 2011
6 Books That Made a Difference to Jay-Z, reposted from MyComeUp.com
The rapper and mogul reveals the six books he "absolutely" lives his life by, what he learned about marketing from a purple cow and why a certain Greek tragedy feels like a dream.
1.The Seat of the Soul By Gary Zukav (Click Here)
There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them. Growing up, I was always curious about religion. This book made the most sense to me; it's about the way you live your life. I believe in karma and doing the right thing even if it may not advance you as far as you want. If every single person felt the same way about karma and intention, then the world gets fixed tomorrow. But temptation gets in the way. Zukav is right: It may take lifetimes to learn.
2.The Celestine Prophecy By James Redfield (Click Here)
This is the other book I live by. It's fiction—a guy travels to find a secret book that has a series of principles. The story is a metaphor for life: I could go left or right, I could be stuck, or I could keep advancing. Some people are happy where they are. I tried to hire a guy once, and I said, "Don't you have ambition to be bigger?" And he said, "No, I'm good." I had to respect that, but for me that was the wrong relationship.
3.The Odyssey By Homer (Click Here)
This epic poem was kind of difficult for me to get through, but it has a beautiful rhythm. I got lost in reading about Odysseus' struggle to get home and his longing for someone so strong, as his wife was, waiting for him. That's like a dream—that kind of strength, love, loyalty.
4.Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell (Click Here)
This book is about the principles of timing and repetition—about preparing yourself for luck, really. He talks about a hockey team, and how the players born in January had a year up on the guys born in December. They were fortunate that their birthday was early, but they also practiced—they put the work in. The book resonated with me because I was born at a time when there was an influx of incredible music into the culture, and I was lucky that my mom and pop were huge record collectors. In my house, I had music by Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Prince, and the Commodores, and I'm listening to it every single day.
5.Purple Cow By Seth Godin (Click Here)
This is straight marketing advice: Your product has to be a purple cow—it has to be distinct to have any success. You have to be clear on your product: What are you? What are you putting out there? For years I never did an ad for [my company] Rocawear, because I cared more about the quality than the face in front. I hadn't read this book back then, but when someone puts words to feelings you have, it's like, "Wow, that's exactly what it is."
6. Nigger By Dick Gregory (Click Here)
I don't know who turned me on to this autobiography, but his sense of humor and the hardships he went through stayed with me—especially the scene where he started running home from school. It led to his joining thetrack team, which led to a scholarship to college. Running opened up a whole world for him.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Are You Racing in the Daytona 500 in a 1985 Yugo?
This book is amazing! Get your hands on it asap! Gary talks about a number of intriguing points regarding the shift in business today and more importantly why and how you can position your family to capitalize from those changes! In one chapter he presents 3 questions:1. Are you happy with your present job? Like, really happy. Like you don't bitch and moan every Monday morning about how much you wish it were Friday night.
2. Do you work for a company that allows you to have a public persona, either about your field or your true passion (which when I'm through I'll have convinced you should be one and the same, but I'll cut you some slack for now)? In other words, are you allowed to have a blog, a Twitter account, or otherwise brand yourself in the public eye with an identity that is separate from that of the corporation? Some industries, like finance and law, will not allow this. If your passion is finance or law, do you love your field enough to make that sacrifice? Do you think you'll love it as much in ten or twenty years and not regret missing out on all the opportunities inherent in social media?
3. If you're not allowed to develop a public persona at work, are you allowed to do so during your personal time?
Gary goes on further to say, "If you answer no to numbers 2 and 3, I don't care how happy you are now, you should do everything you can to find another place to work or start the groundwork to launch your own business, because eventually you are going to suffocate."
So at this point you may be asking yourself what does the Daytona 500 and a 1985 Yugo have to do with the price of tea in China. If you're not changing with the times you will get left behind! My promise with this blog is to always bring you empowering information and Why Now is the Time to CRUSH IT! certainly falls within that category. Gary will tell you, and I agree 100%, it's not about the money, it's about loving and providing for your family and living your passion! I heard a speaker say once, "money can't buy you happiness, but it allows you to make one hell of a down payment!"
Last Friday, I had an opportunity to meet and hear John McQueen, author of the #1 Best Selling book Living Proof: Celebrating the Gifts that Came Wrapped in Sand Paper. He made three points which I believe are pertinent to living your passion. John said you must:
1. Find what you love
2. Get good at it
3. Convince someone to pay you for it (All sorts of creative ways to make this happen!)
Get After It! What Are YOU Waiting For? GO!
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