Think About It

Why do you do what you do? How do you
know what you know? How do you do what you do? Think about it.

As much as you are busy and don't feel you have the time to stop and think, you should. Have time to soak it in. You can't control your time, but you can manage it. Every experience should teach something new, even if it strengthens the importance of a past lesson.

The role that blogging plays for me is sharing memorable experiences and my reflections. I influence the thoughts of other people positively so that they want to influence others. How about you? What does blogging mean to you and value to do share?

Welcome to the interwebs, and I hope I've made you think about thinking for at least a few seconds.

Why do you do what you do?

November172012

Some random helpful advice at the most. I hope these are in your personal philosophy of life.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and be grateful for all that you have!

Sometimes … You can’t make it on your own.

Combine your knowledge; none of us is smarter than all of us.

Welcome Greatness… It lives all around you.

Choose to think the best about others. Choose to believe the best about others.

Be Enthusiastic. Put people Up not Down.

Develop the ability to find the ability in others; it’s “Priceless”. Help others be liked, Help others be right, Help others be comfortable, Help others be winners.

Get your ego out of the way, Replace “I” with “We”.

Inspire someone to be the best they can be.

Think like a person of action. Act like a person of Thought.

Have no regrets. Commit yourself to something “Bigger” than yourself.

Act as if what you do makes a difference … It Does.

Go for It. Start an epidemic of enthusiasm. Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.

Don’t waste your time waiting for inspiration. Begin and inspiration will find you.

Be on a mission. Never let weeds grow under your dreams.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. Never chase a lie. Never laugh at anyone’s dream. Never make excuses.

Celebrate what you want more of. Make promises sparingly, keep them faithfully. Develop a tolerance for failure. Have no limits. Keep your promises.

Never kill an idea. Pursue character before prosperity. Be loyal. Ask “what if?”.

Give so much time to the improvement of yourself, that you don’t have time to criticize others.

Create an atmosphere of forgiveness.

Make your word your bond.

Don’t be little, be Big.

Learn to say NO to the Good, so you can say YES to the Great.

Be unpopular when necessary. Never be ashamed of what you believe. Never let up when you are ahead. Don’t blow your own horn or you might just miss the music.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

Never be afraid to DREAM, be afraid not to. Never be afraid to LIVE, be afraid not to. Never be afraid to LOVE, be afraid not to. Never be afraid to Laugh, be afraid not to. You are alive… Live it that way.

November42012

Top Ten TED Talks.

Do it. Watch one of these videos every day. No more than 18 minutes. Watch them. A never-ending source of amazing information to help you see the world differently and learn more then you ever thought possible.

This is where things are happening that most of us don’t see.

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October142012

Hank Green on what happened today and the common questions answered about this AWESOME accomplishment.

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September112012

The Test that Really Matter: The TESTS of LIFE

ve have tests on my mind. Specifically, the tests that really matter and the ones that are just a test. I’m talking about the tests that build character and personality. The tests that you don’t want to fail. If you do, you see the consequences and they worsen when you fail them. Not one individual is exempt from the tests that come from leadership responsibility of the self and other people. Habitudes book chapter from the organization Growing Leaders (This is not my idea).

Key points:

- We all experience these tests at one time or another.

- Our goal is to pass the test and excel the expectations

- Anticipate tests in life and assume a positive outlook on passing them to do well.

- Before promotion or growth, you must be tested.

- Every promotion builds internal preparation and reveals your readiness to move forward

- There is a difference between self-promotion and authentic promotion.

- Promoting oneself does not substitute for true promotion from real leaders

- Cool metaphor: A product is never used until it is tested; the same goes for people in life challenges. People that make a difference have been tested constantly.

- Authority and usefulness is your goal? Expect to be tested constantly

All right, enough of the points. Here’s the real course of the meal.

Life Tests:

1. Small Things - Are you willing to go beneath your potential to accomplish small tasks, step-by-step, to prepare for the future?

2. Motive - Are you willing to do the right thing for the situation? Why you do something determines what you do.

3. Stewardship - Are you willing to be wise and generous, thankful for the resources that you have?

4. Wilderness - Are you willing to perform when life isn’t fun? Changing and growing despite the brick walls that you encounter?

5. Credibility - Are you willing to follow through on tasks with integrity? Can you compromise under pressure?

6. Authority - Are you willing to learn to be a follower before a leader? Can you submit to positional authority?

7. Offense - Are you willing to forgive others and balance your level of vulnerability when it comes to dealing with situations?

8. Warfare - Are you willing to stick with it? Pursue visions despite consequences and conflicts?

9. Time - Are you willing to use your time wisely and seize important opportunities when they come to you?

10. MASTERY - Who has the true authority in your life? When situations get tough, whose voice will determine what you do? Do you have a heart response to authority in your life?

Recognize these life tests and pass them. I guarantee you could take any life situations and apply several of these life tests. I love leadership. Can’t you tell?

Thanks for reading. I can honestly say that it’s difficult following every single one all the time.

How well have you done with these tests?

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August102012

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”
— Henry David Thoreau

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