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Successful people do just that
06
April

Bet you’re glad you read this story by Jack Canfield…

“My earliest mentor, W. Clement Stone, was once described as an inverse paranoid. Instead of believing the world was plotting to do him harm, he chose to believe the world was plotting to do him good. Instead of seeing every difficult or challenging event as a negative, he saw it for what it could be — something that was meant to enrich him, empower him, or advance his causes.
What an incredibly positive belief! Imagine how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity.

Successful people do just that.”

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Weeded out
23
February

We do that to ourselves regularly.

    I’m not good (fill in the word) enough.

We ARE good enough. We are sufficient to the task. Sure we need help and as we take the action the answers are there.

You are needed. Remember these wise words from Helen Keller:

    I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Never tell yourself no

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Can You Reach?
27
January

You have the ability.

We would do good to remember Marianne Williamson’s wise words:

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

(read the entire quote here) Make a difference today as you strive to reach your potential. We need your story.

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“The Impact Equation” hit the mark
24
October

Tremendous insight from The Impact Equation; ‘Learning… is never about the information – it’s about the emotion you have to create in order to do it regularly, every day, until it’s a habit.’

Chris Brogan and Julien Smith ask the hard question up front enabling us to go deeper with their latest book.

Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?

Does your answer cause discomfort? This too shall pass. My discomfort is the catalyst for change. Chris and Julien deliver bite-sized actions we can bank on. These guys know how to get us over the top. See you there soon.

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Go
26
August

All you can do is all you can do. Do it. Thanks.

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On the Mark?
31
December

Yesterday you did your best. Yesterday you made a difference. Yesterday you hit the mark.

How far will that victory take you today?

Where do you need to reach today to be your best? Your previous success encourages growth today. Are you better than yesterday?

Your growth today ensures your best future. What do you see for tomorrow? To ensure you can reach those dreams pin them on action today.

Enjoy your triumph. Glad you are on the mark.

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How can you keep up?
28
September

Passion makes your day flow. Passion is rocket fuel for your mind. Walking through today can be an adventure or an indenture. Carrying baggage from yesterday ensures you will not reach your stride or fully enjoy the beauty. Ignite your passion each day by giving. Simply give yourself in service doing what you love.

Kevin Koym said it wonderfully when he reminded me that “… the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45 NIV)

Keeping up is not enough, you need passion to move ahead and be the servant leader the world needs.

What are you waiting for?

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QR Code Adventure
05
May

Fun sharing some of my friends with you. Enjoy.

 

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Friends of Texas Public Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda Jean Patrick

The Customer Care Teacher

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Don’t prepare. Begin.
11
April

Here are some quotes from Steven Pressfield’s new book, Do The Work (the Kindle version is free for now).

“Don’t prepare. Begin.
Remember, our enemy is not lack of preparation; it’s not the difficulty of the project, or the state of the marketplace or the emptiness of our bank account.
The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications and a million reasons why we can’t/shouldn’t/won’t do what we know we need to do.
Start before you’re ready.
Good things happen when we start before we’re ready. For one thing, we show huevos. Our blood heats up. Courage begets more courage. The gods, witnessing our boldness, look on in approval.”

Pick your favorite quotes from the selection and while you are there check out The Domino Project to enrich your life.

We have our marching orders today. Begin, then share your success.

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What can you imagine?
09
November

“Forcing yourself to use restricted means is the sort of restraint that liberates invention. It obliges you to make a kind of progress that you can’t even imagine in advance.” – Pablo Picasso

Dare to go for it where you are with what you have. We talk about things/people/places that hold us back. Want to reach new heights? Here is the chance. Action trumps words.

I look forward to hearing of your success.

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New understanding
13
October

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Helen Keller

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Easy not to do
05
October

Ever focus on what you don’t want? Me too. Thus I have not benefited from regular posting here.

I love the growth and learning. The fun. The thrill.

Today is what I share here. Saving up for a future post clogs the pipes (beside ‘some day’ never really arrives).

Last time we will talk about not doing here.

So… Into Linchpin one more time. Can you be indispensable? Seth ask us; Are you indispensable?

Time to be an artist. Thanks Seth.
  • Artist are people with a genius for finding a new answer, a new connection, or a new way of getting things done.
  • Art, at least as I define it, is the intentional act of using your humanity to create a change in another person.

Have you been scared today? Good for you. Time to take action to grow. Thanks.

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Does my comfort zone equal status quo?
24
July

How do you grow?

In February 2005 George O’Kelley taught me “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” Mostly I focused this outward viewing others and their actions but recently realized my lack of change.

My comfort zone has been reading the same types of books. Really I had not realized the depth of things until I read The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. I have changed and grown mightily through reading yet now realize I have really not achieved escape velocity.

Has my growth been stymied? Have I been comfortable in my learning/growth and perhaps even proud?

~POW~

Like in an old movie fight scene; my head was rocked. I was accepting the status quo by doing what I had always done. My comfort zone evaporated. Would I patch it up and continue the status quo? Afraid not.

Walking outside my comfort zone bears out the the truth Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. proclaimed; “Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.”

I am stretching.

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New Rules for the New Economy
18
July

Great time this month with Kevin Kelly dipping in his mind reading New Rules for the New Economy. Much learning to be had as with most reading undertaken with a curious mindset. Some may be put off when something is not hot-off-the-shelf and they miss out. Even though New Rules for the New Economy is not new there are gems to be mined. Are you a life-long learner? Is growth a passion? Does Sri Ramakrishna speak of you when he said, “Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond.”?

Speaking of our ‘culture technology’ Kevin quotes Laurie Anderson; “Technology is the campfire around which we gather.”  It is not the technology that is king, it is that technology enhances our communication. Technology enhances our story telling.

Rule 9 Relationship Tech – “Networks haul relations the way rivers once hauled freight.” How will you amplify your relations?

Welcome to the new economy.

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