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What if the opposite approach is better? I am going to introduce what I like to call the Principle of Opposites where we respond and act in a way that is opposite to social norms. Where looking at the opposite perspective may make more sense. Philosophers have endeavored to conclude whether humans a
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1. Know what you want – Your objective Be, Do, Have, Help. Who you are determines what you do What you do determines what you have What you have determines who you can help and serve It’s not where you’re at but what direction you’re going in 2. Gather information What do you need to know in […
Read more →MANY PEOPLE THINK TRUTH IS RELATIVE OR SUBJECTIVE. What’s true for you isn’t true for me; what’s true for me isn’t true for you. That’s just not true. Truth is true, and truth is true for every country, every culture, every race, every religion, and everybody. Truth is simply a thought statement or
Read more →Success So what does it mean? There is a wide spectrum of answers. However, if you lay the founding definition of success as living life according to your values, then whatever you do, if you can do it without compromising your values, you have success whether you make a lot of money or not, whether
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No two people agree 100 percent of the time, but when they’re like-minded, they’re drawn together. The key to walking hand in hand is to discover common ground and focus on that. The more commonality you have with someone, the closer your relationship is likely to become. Competitive weight loss com
Read more →THERE ARE ONLY TWO PROBLEMS: A KNOWING PROBLEM AND A DOING PROBLEM When a problem presents itself, the first thing we need to know is: what’s the real problem? Sometimes the problem on which we’re focusing is the consequence of another problem. It’s the original problem that demands our focus! Are w
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LIFE WORKS BETTER WHEN … Feelings come from your thoughts rather than your thoughts coming from your feelings. Feelings need to be the results, not the cause. What’s next? Whenever you’re ready – here are three ways I can help you take your business to the next level: Grab a free copy of my […]
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Fear comes from the possibility of harm or failure. Faith comes from an assurance of things hoped for, even though the evidence isn’t there yet. Fear and faith have one thing in common: They both want you to believe in something that hasn’t happen. The issue is you can’t have both! When we are […]
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Believing in people’s potential vs. Fixing people’s problems Encourage ideas vs. Sharing ideas Supporting vs. Controlling Giving responsibility vs. Taking responsibility Asking questions vs. Making statements Teach how and where to find answers vs. Giving answers Three questions: What do y
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As a former school bus driver with no business experience, who graduated from college with a 1.98 grade point average, I was able to develop a team of over 250,000 people worldwide with over 275 in the top 1% income bracket. At age 30, I committed to change. After developing relationships with a few
Read more →When developing people it is better to use “Could” in place of “Should” as it evokes a different response: Should evokes “Why?” Could evokes “How?” This simple principle goes a long way, in particular when you’re trying to encourage people to learn and grow. Using “should” in conversation or leaders
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I love this quote from Dr. Joseph McClendon III “If you believe that other people are judging you, or that they somehow have some malice against you, then you will treat them differently and you will behave accordingly. They may not think or feel that way at all, but if you believe they do then […]
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As America grows more and more diverse culturally, religiously, ethnically, it is critical that we embrace the American creed. Yes, America has always been a “melting pot.” But what is the pot that holds our multicultural stew together? Chesterton said the pot’s “original shape was traced on the lin
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4 NOTHINGS to count on Nothing energizes like a dream Nothing clarifies like measurability Nothing intensifies like reducing the time to target Nothing Motivates like results What’s next? Whenever you’re ready – here are three ways I can help you take your business to the next level: Grab a free
Read more →May you all have a grateful and Godly Day of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence
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When we think of the most destructive weapons we generally think of huge bombs or nuclear bombs however the weapon that daily does more destruction than all the bombs is one we all possess. It is also the most difficult weapon to control hence leading to hurt, anger, cruelty, criticism and a host of
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There was a time when our children stood at attention, and with pride, put their hand on their heart, and in one UNITED VOICE recited the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. There was a time when STRENGTH and HONOR meant something and was a time when standing for our FLAG meant something. There was a time when […
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Our Debt To The Heroic Men And Valiant WomenIn The Service Of Our Country Can Never Be Repaid.They Have Earned Our Undying Gratitude.For Love Of Country They Accepted Death And Thus Resolved All Doubts And Made Immortal Their Patriotism And Their Virtue– Harry Truman & James A Garfield What’s next
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Most people say never assume. When you assume you it makes an “ASS out of U and ME“. I BEG TO DIFFER! There are 5 assumptions I believe are essential to help us understand people we disagree with. Weather they are true or not they are extremely helpful. I ASSUME: 1. PEOPLE DO WHAT MAKES SENSE TO TH
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Webster defines a Leader as “One who Leads”. Profound isn’t it ? What we discover is a leader is not necessarily one with a position but one with a process of performance in solving problems. All to often we find people in a position of leadership who really aren’t leaders; they just follow directio
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🔹Cruise lines said “We can match those big Navy hospital ships with some fully staffed cruise ships.” 🔹GM & Ford said, “Hold our cars, watch this; we can make ventilators where we were making cars by next week.” 🔹Construction companies said, “Here are some masks for the medical staff & doctors.” 🔹Re
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PROBLEMS PRODUCE PAIN, CHANGE, FRUSTRATION, DELAYS AND A HOST OF INCONVENIENCES. However problems are not the problem; our response to the problems is the problem. So let’s look at 4 things to remember about problems. 1. Problems are inevitable. They are part of life. They are not an elective of l
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We hear a lot about “Mindset” these days but what is it that we are setting our minds on? We are not talking about “Positive” thinking or “Negative” thinking but right thinking. Why is it important? It is important because the world is competing for your mind and not everything you see, read, hear a
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RELATIONSHIPS – GOOD OR BAD? Today is the day once a year we dedicate to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration. Hopefully every day we aspire to be better than yesterday especially in our relationships. What is it that makes relationships good or bad? The “Gottman Institute” did an exte
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Thirty years ago I began collecting questions. After I had made my fortune and had the opportunity to spend time with wealthy people I noticed no matter how much they had accomplished or how wealthy they were, it seemed they always asked a lot of questions. Questions say I am interested, I care, giv
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FROM MY MENTORWHAT IF?Every dream starts with the profoundly simple question, “What if …?” Every form of creativity starts with the profoundly simple question, “What if …?” Every invention in history started with the profoundly simple question,”What if …?” Every imaginary thought has been stimulated
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From my good friend Brad Harris who continues to inspire me. EXCUSES- protect you, but they extract a heavy cost. You can’t live a full life while you wear them. You can take away someone’s house. You can take their food, their money. You can take their clothes, their freedom, even their children. B
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Happy New Year friends ! We have a new year and a new decade. Yep, I am old enough to count decades now ! So we have new beginnings, new goals, and new commitments !!! The problem is that 80% of resolutions don’t last past the middle of February. How can we assure ourselves of victory […]
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We have come again to that most celebrated holiday of the year and what a wonderful time it is. There are many days through out the year that are set apart to remember the great men and women of history who impacted our world. However the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ surpasses them […]
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Any time we are going to encounter people, whether it’s at a social event a party or even one on one we want to present ourselves to be interesting. We want to look nice, and we want to dress well, say the right things the right way, and be interesting in our conversations. As a […]
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If we want to maximize our lives and live life to our full potential it’s essential that we grasp ahold of a concept a principle that’s not very popular. I first heard this from Rick Warren author of the “Purpose Driven Life”. In the 1st chapter, on the 1st page in the 1st paragraph and […]
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Welcome to my first blog. I never thought in a million years I would be blogging, but here I am making adaptations and doing the uncomfortable to keep up with the times. If we don’t keep up with the times we get left behind. Even though I still don’t really understand it all. Can you […]
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