The courageous!

Those who will never accept less than what they are worth,
will not allow others to define them,
will be of good courage,
will forget the bad and remember the good,
will see the glass half full,
will go out of their way to help,
will take care of themselves first so they can help others,
will walk by faith,
will encourage others,
will encourage themselves,
will give when it doesn’t make sense,
will celebrate those who have helped and supported through difficulties and will persevere when everything and everyone around them says give up!

Have a great week!!!

Pull the lever.

I had a friend win a fairly large jackpot on a slot machine. The name will remain private, as they don’t want people asking to borrow money . This started me thinking about how they won.

No matter how many ways I looked at it, nothing would have happened unless they “pulled the lever”.

Whether you are pro gambling or not, the point is that in life nothing happens unless you pull the lever.

Thinking about a new job, pull the lever. Thinking about a new relationship, pull the lever. Thinking about making an important call, pull the lever. Thinking about a vacation, pull the lever. Thinking about pulling the lever, then PULL THE LEVER.

You may not be guaranteed success, but you are guaranteed never winning in life unless you try!

Pull the lever and open new opportunities that would have passed you by otherwise.

You’ve got this!!!

My son was sharing a recent boating story with me the other day of trying to navigate a 100’ boat away from a dangerous crash.

As the wind blew him towards the obstacle, his boat training kicked in and reminded him that the way to move the boat away from danger was to actually turn into it!

Many know that the safest place in a hurricane is in the “eye” or the center of the storm. It makes sense that this is the safest place with the least amount of damaging wind.

Instead of running away or being caught on the fringe, even against instinct, turn into the storm.

Life is like this as well. How many times have we tried to avoid something, sometimes for years, only to exist on the fringe where the winds are most damaging? Some call it avoiding the issue or even denial.

However, the best place to be when the storms of life threaten is smack dab in the middle of them.

Yes, dive in with both feet. Do not avoid, do not deny and most of all, do not delay!

Winds on the fringe will wear you down and wear you out. While there is still time and while you still have strength, think of your biggest problem or your biggest storm and get right in the middle of it until it either calms down or goes away.

It may be painful for a season, but nothing like the years of pain if not confronted today…

Happy sailing!

You are so big and powerful said the grain of sand to the pebble lying next to it.

You are so big and powerful said the pebble to the rock sitting next to it.

You are so big and powerful said the rock to the palm tree standing next to it.

You are so big and powerful said the palm tree to the waves crashing into it.

You are so big and powerful said the waves to the ocean feeding it.

You are so big and powerful said the ocean to the clouds covering it.

You are so big and powerful said the cloud to the sky holding it.

You are so big and powerful said the sky to the universe surrounding it.

You are so big and powerful said the universe to God controlling it.

You are so big and powerful said God to me, loving it.

You are so small and powerless said me to my problem, overcoming it…

Go to a quiet place today and take 3 minutes to think of all the things you are thankful for. Fullness in every area of life always follows Thank-fullness…

With one decision, we can get out of captivity in a split second. But how long will it take to get the captivity out of us? Change your mind and change your world…

Restlessness is the first sign that something BIGGER is trying to happen in your life! Don’t ignore it.

Many times I’ve caught myself staring at “old” pictures from the 20’s, 30’s and 1940’s, contemplating how those people must have felt “back then”. What were their dreams and aspirations? Did they pursue their goals or did time rob them? What could have or even should have happened, that “waiting” stole?

Then I fast forward to the present with more questions. What have I done with my life so far? Where will I be in 30, 40 or 50 years? Will someone be looking at one of my pictures 100 years from now and wonder… Did he allow time to steal something that he was born to achieve? Did I fear too much? Question too much? Was I too indecisive? Did I worry too much about what others thought? Who knows…

Then I expand my thoughts to the future. Since it hasn’t happened yet, I have a chance now to make a difference. A chance to live my dreams, try the impossible and do the unthinkable.

Now is the time to act. Now is the time to begin taking steps towards the future I’ll be proud of, with no regrets.

You’re not too old, you’re not too poor, you’re not to disadvantaged to do anything or try anything you want!

By not making a decision, now, you’ve made a decision.

Be real with yourself and don’t allow another second to be stolen from you by “time”. 

Be curious… I’m naturally curious and adventurous, especially if it’s against what the “crowd” is doing.

When I was in Philly at a QVC training, my curiosity led me down a certain path. When the trainees taking the tour of the studios went down one hallway, I “mistakenly” went down another. Down that hallway just happened to be all the buyers! And I “just so happened” to ask my way to the buyer I needed for my electronic product.

A very LONG story short, that curious adventure resulted in two, 10-minute segments on QVC whereas we sold $35K/min of product or $700K in sales in just 20 minutes!!!

If I hadn’t been curious, or feared taking the adventurous route, none of that would have happened!

Where will your next curious adventure take you? Be curious and have a great weekend!