CHANGE YOUR THINKING

But if you correct those who care about life, that's different—they'll love you for it!

Save your breath for the wise—they'll be wiser for it; tell good people what you know

Proverbs 9:9 (Message)

If you know me personally, you know that I believe that success is a science; it can be obtained by following proper principles and correct labor. Now let me be clear that I am referencing only one aspect of success, the part that deals with your career or life purpose.

The other day I was talking with a colleague and he was inquiring about how I reached a certain level of success. I begin to explain to him that I work hard at what I do. He quickly begins to point out that he works hard also. I said this is true, but you are working hard for other people.

Now I also work hard for other people, but in a different way. Let me explain what I mean, if you work hard for someone on a job your return is limited. It may come in the form of a promotion that will increase your pay by several hundred dollars, but most of it will be taxed.

The harder I work; I get to give myself an increase that I determine. As a public speaker I can charge anywhere from $1-$50000, for a one hour presentation, based upon how hard I work. The person who has a job is capped at a certain level. Remember the company you work for is in business to make money, not to make you rich.

This was a radical shift of thinking for my colleague; it was very difficult for him to wrap his mind around. I begin to explain to him, it’s because the mental conditioning that you received, has prepared you to be a consumer and not a seller. For most of us in the Western world, we are thought to go to school, get a good job and save for retirement. We are never thought ownership.

Think for a moment who last longer, the boxer or the promoter? The player or the owner, the employee or the employer.

I ended by explaining that his job must become his business. You have to learn to use your current job to spring you into your destiny……………..

Hear is a quick example how you make your job your business. I can imagine you feel you are pretty good at your job, probably the best. Have you ever said, if everyone was like me this would be a better place? I’m sure you meant if they had your work habits, the business would run better, right? Well, put in a little extra work to become a subject matter expert in your field and write a manual on work place success. Offer to teach this manual for an additional fee to your company.

This is just one example, there are several ways you can turn your job into your business. If you think like the boss, one day you will be the boss.

GOOD THINKING, GOOD LIVING!!!

PLAN FOR IT

Many people live uneventful lives, simply because they do not plan to live any other way. The world is a sea of exquisite picturesque beauty, waiting to be looked upon by the eyes. It amazes me as I travel and speak to people from around the world about the beauty that’s right in their back yard, how very often many of them have never seen it.

In today’s blog I want to encourage you to plan to see the world, I know what you are thinking, maybe. I don’t have the time, the money or maybe even the desire. But if you take the time to plan it out, everything is made easier with a plan.

How many weekends have you wasted all ready? How many vacations have you spent sitting at home? Make the choice today to begin to plan a better life. It would be awful to die and to have never lived.

Let me offer a small list of the world’s beauty to wet your appetite for travel, but please Google each of them to see a picture of these beautiful places. Now this is just a small list, I am sure there are even magnificent sights near your home as well.

1. The Grand Canyon, Arizona

2. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

3. Cape Town, South Africa

4. Taj Mahal, India

5. Canadian Rockies, Canada

6. Machu Picchu, Peru

7. The Pyramids, Egypt

8. Petra, Jordan

9. The Great Wall of China, China

10. Iguacu Waterfal, Brazil

You must see the pictures to really capture the beauty of these marvelous places. Create your own dream list and begin to plan today. You may say every five years I’m going to travel to one of the world’s beautiful places.

Remember, everything is easier with a plan…………..

NO REGRETS

This weekend I learned that I lost a high school friend to a terrible car accident. It started me on a road of reflection, reflecting on the one’s I love and the things I have done in this life.

In today’s blog I want to challenge you to examine your life, look over your life and ask yourself, if I died today, would there be any regrets. Is there something you told yourself you wanted to do, but haven’t done it yet? A project you were supposed to start.

Maybe there is an apology you were supposed to give. Whatever it may be, let’s take the time to ensure we neither live nor die with regrets. Maybe someone owes you an apology, make it easy for them, call them, and let them know you forgive them.

See we are all just walking this life hopefully trying to do our best. And what I have learned we many times have misguided expectations of people. What do I mean? For the longest time I was bitter against my mom, I thought she could have been I better mom to me when I was growing up.

Years later when I became a parent, I experienced the weight of parenting. It is fun, it is scary, and it is a journey. I never took a class on being a father; I was just doing the best I could.

I realized at the age of twenty-one, my mother with two small children was doing her best. I expected at the time so much more from her, but my expectations were not fair. So one day I called my mother to thank her for doing her best, and we began a new journey.

Life within itself has enough hurdles for each of us to climb; we have the power and ability to make each other’s life a lot less stressful. Make the choice today to live without any regrets.

Life at it’s longest is too short…………….

WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR

The great Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.” Each of us get a certain amount of time upon this earth; we are all living on borrowed time. No one is for sure when their time will end, so it is necessary that we make our time count.

Think for a moment, as morbid as this may be, if you died today, would you be satisfied with the life you have lived. With the time that has been given to you, did you invest it wisely? If you took a moment to read your life’s resume, are you satisfied?

Are time here on earth at its longest is to short, and way to short not to live for anything that has lasting value. What are you involved in that will outlive you?

Today, make the choice to get busy living. Find a project that you can give your best to, which will outlive you and be “WORTH YOUR TIME” here on earth. Ask yourself these simple questions.

1. What am I passionate about

2. What can I feel good going

3. How can I go to bed each night knowing I made a difference

4. What can I attach myself to that will outlive me

5. What will be my mark on life

I am passionate about helping people live their best lives. I write this blog, I post inspirational quotes on my Face Book page, I have written several inspirational books, and I do seminars and whatever else I can do to help a person live their best life.

Each night when I go to bed, I pray that one person has changed there thinking about bettering their life. When I wake up, I’m looking for the opportunity to help someone see things a little bit differently.

You owe life so much more, come on let’s get busy living!!!

WHO ARE YOU NETWORKING WITH?

No one is a success by themselves, one person may stand on the platform, but it takes a team to get you there.

Learning to network will greatly enhance your chances of winning in life. Many people I talk with want to win by themselves, but once you learn how to network you will see the immediate results.

So in today’s blog I want to share with you how to network to bring your vision to past. There is an old proverb that says there is nothing new under the sun. There may be new ideas, but the principles to bring it to fruition are as old as the sun.

Teaming together with others will prove to be invaluable in bringing your destiny to the world. So let’s look at some networking techniques…………

Question one, who in your immediate area can you learn from? Who is doing what you want to do better than you? Connect with like minded people, people in your industry that are on the cutting age. Volunteer to work with them. Offer to take the key players out to lunch to learn from them.

Next, how will networking with others bring you credibility? When you are starting out in business, people don’t know you. No matter how good your product is, people trust who they know. By networking with a more credible business, you can borrow from their integrity with customers.

Lastly, networking can allow you to share some of the challenges you are facing with others that are experiencing the same thing, or that have been through the process already.

Hopefully you can see how networking can greatly enhance your business and your life……..

See you at the top!!!

SUCCESS IS A SCIENCE

Recently I had the opportunity to give back to my old high school by speaking to several of the seniors that will graduate in about forty-five days and start their life journey. I shared with them some key principles that will help them navigate a life of success. Today I want to share with you what I shared with them.

As the title says, “Success is a Science”, when the correct principles are arranged in the proper way, success cannot be avoided. Every time you mix two hydrogen atoms with one oxygen atom you will get water. So let me share with you what I call Phase One of Success.

Phase One is comprised of six questions that an individual must answer to begin a journey of success. Here are the six vital questions:

                1) What is your Potential?

                2) What is your Purpose?

                3) How will you Package your purpose?

                4) How Passionate are you about your purpose?

                5) Will you be Persistent in your purpose?

                6) Can you exercise Patients in your purpose?

If you want lasting success that will live beyond you, then you have to answer these six key questions. Take some time today and ask yourself these questions. Evaluate your life against these questions and see if you are operating in the science of success.

Understand what science is, science is a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws.

If success is a science, then you have no excuse, implement Phase One today and begin the journey.

LIVING IN YOUR SEASON

The earth is an amazing piece of work. Have you every taken a moment to look around? This planet called earth that we live on is so spectacular and uniquely designed, like a handcrafted time piece. The preciseness in which it functions is breathe taking. In my study of the earth I have found that it operates systematically or in seasons. Each region governed by it’s on systematic flow. This is why in Ghana West Africa you can where shorts and flip flops in December, but in Germany you better have nothing less then a bear coat on.

Learning how to “Live In Your Season” will allow you to maximize your life, your time and your destiny.

In the United States of America you can count on four seasons pretty much, however in India, you will be met with two, the rainy season and the hot season. To get the most out of life, you have to learn how to function in your given season.

I like to call these seasons, systems. A system simply means order. Setting up your life to run on systems will greatly enhance your effectiveness. Think about a farmer for a moment, they live within two seasons; planting season and harvesting season. I remember one year I traveled to Kentucky, and when I arrived at my hotel I was met by a lobby full of farmers who were attending a Tractor Trailer Convention. I made small talk with a corn farmer, and she began to explain to me the importance of planting your seed at the right time. This lady had it down to a science; she told me if I planted my seeds pass a certain date, it would affect my entire harvest.

Many times we waste time doing the wrong thing at the wrong time or even doing the right thing at the wrong time. If your job requires you to be at work at 8:00am, and you show up at 10:00am, you did the right thing at the wrong time.

Think for a moment how difficult it was to complete your degree if you didn’t go right after high school. How much more difficult was it when you added a family to the equation? Didn’t it seem like there were forces working against you, rather than for you?

I have learned that it is easier to ski on the mountain when there is snow on it. The ski equipment is designed to glide on the snow surface; this same equipment would not work so well on the mountains rough surface. Notice, the same mountain in a different season can give you a different adventure. One season you can ski, and another season you can mountain climb.

Learn to "Live In Your Season" and maximize your life!!!