Discovering & Nurturing Possibilities to Transform the World

How can we get the most out of our connections? Want to add (real) value through the connections you provide? Our awesome and authoritative Kevin Koym comes through again with this insight;

Money - is it there to ‘do it’
Authority - needed to ‘do it’
Need - what is theirs/yours
Timing - does it fit now
Competition - important when providing connections

Remember MANTC. We are always connecting. When we perceive value in providing a connection to our network it brings a new dimension when we pre-qualify our action. Sort through MANTC to answer if the timing is right for the connection. Your effectiveness will skyrocket.

Take hold of this insight and enjoy the ride. The important thing is to connect.

Which one do you have? Are you leading? Can you stay excited through oppressive circumstances? Is your bag packed for the next adventure? Have you forsaken grudges and complaining?

A great modern day philosopher, George O’Kelley (he reminds me of Will Rogers) shared this insight with me concerning people. “Some people have a starter button and some people have a pull rope.”

We can name folks in each catagory and might even reach down to find a pull rope some days. When that happens just pull it faithfully and benefit from the workout. We might even ask for assistance pulling it.

Have fun using your starter button.

My world was transformed with the (true) understanding of Mahatma Gandhi’s clear statement; “Be the change you want to see in the world.” For too long I ‘knew’ what needed to be changed and was on a crusade to bring it about. I was met with limited success but nothing close to the level of mental anguish. The wisdom & understanding have set me free to attain new heights, to enjoy like never before.

I bet Gandhi was familiar with Socrates and this morsel; “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.” Really derived pleasure when reading this recently. Couple this with another wise saying from Socrates; “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.”

Together we can transform the world.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish Artist and Painter. 1881-1973) had something there we should learn from. Compare what he declared with this statement from Anatole France (French Writer, member of the French Academy and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921, 1844-1924) “When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it.”

We reach new heights by building. Build on Anthony Robbins’ proclamation; “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.”

Really opens up a lot of new growth. The clock is ticking.

Poke it in Wikipedia and wander through some of the variances. We overlook value but it is in all we do. Maybe not really overlook it but do not pay it much mind. What do you value? Your family? See, we value things greatly but maybe not say ‘value.’

I would lay down my life for my family, that is the price I am willing to pay. That is the value I place on my family.

That is one level. How about the chili you eat? What brand do you pick? This is another level along with everything in between each day.

Make yourself more valuable by appreciating the value around you.

Maddie (Madeleine) is a great wife. Check out her new blog and enjoy her handy work.

She also does a bang-up job on web stuff for our business. Her incredible talent and a heart to serve = awesome results.

I am truly blessed.

Decided to poke my head in to the thrift store around the corner this evening for some reading material (my Daily Drucker was packed today while I was not looking). Picked up A.L.Williams’ All You Can Do is All You Can Do. After two chapters there are no limits we can not over come.

Two ‘Unwritten Laws’
1. Life will give you whatever you’ll accept.
2. Life will turn out the way you see it turning out.

I’ll bet we can do a lot more by the end of the book.

Relocating (very) soon and needed to coordinate a matter with the postal service at the new location. I have a lifetime of experience moving and call on 48th years of tricks to assist. Imagine my surprise when the new phone book does not list a number for the local post office. Only a “General Information For All Locations” (6 in the area) listing. The gatekeeper grilled us and only reluctantly gave the local number when we persevered. When we spoke with the woman at the local post office she went out of her way to help and was super nice.

The positive part is to learn; try not to enable foolish practices.

We can positively make a difference.

Making a promise to myself (& you) to seek the positive and share it.

That said, here is an observation from this morning that we can use to learn ‘what it is not’. Bounded into the local library while on errands. Stopped in my tracks at how all the folks behind the counter worked so diligently to not look up or acknowledge a new customer. Four people in plain sight behind the counter taking great pains to not be the first to speak/acknowledge me/anyone.

What can we take away from this? If you are going to show up then contribute.

We know ‘working to avoid’ uses (way) more energy than setting out to accomplish something. Have any memories of the time you didn’t want to do something and went to great lengths to get out of it? Not fond memories for me either. Want to make memories today to replace those?

Look up. “Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.” Les Brown

The most amazing day awaits your our curious minds.  Remind me to talk about curiosity.

I had folded in my mind; not going to get to attend the next days grand event featuring Zig Ziglar. Things were in place when my day started. Work & leisure combined with my wonderful wife and pick up the ticket sandwiched in there.  Crumble, crumble in the details led me to the miserable realization of no way the plan would go. Just as this thought was gaining entrance Chris rang me to ask if I needed a ticket to see Zig Ziglar!

Stuff happens.  You We may not (always) get what you we need/deserve. You We are not screwed up, stuff happens (or doesn’t). Everyday is a gift to open. Eat your cake and go past the stuff. Dwell on the good.

So there I am going in to claim my seat to learn & enjoy this amazing day. Thousands of people and I am seated front row dead center. Please remember there is only one seat front row dead center and this auditorium is filled along with three overflow locations. I picked up my ticket at ‘will call’ just moments before walking in.

Truly an amazing day.

You We deserve many amazing days & are assured more with a curious mind. I am glad you brought up curiosity again.  Al said it best; “The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity  has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein, 20th century physicist, creator of the theory of relativity

I am curious about your amazing day. Won’t you share it?

Are you where you expected to be today/in life? I have a huge relief since reading a post by Dan Pink on his Johnny Bunko blog.

Dan suggest we rephrase the age-old questions: “What’s your passion?” and “What do you want to do with your life?” ALL my life I struggled with these questions. Dan’s suggestions for rephrasing the questions is an ‘ah ha’ moment in my life. On one level it is liberating because I am reminded it is ‘and’ not ‘or.’ “What’s your passion now? And now? And now? And now? For a life time. “What do you want to do next?” And next? And next? And next?

You catch my drift. I do the thing now and grow/move on. I do not have to chose one thing over something else.

I am living my calling, now.

Take this step from Robin Crow in the section on ‘Achieving the Unachievable’ in Jump and the Net Will Appear to bump your life up a notch or three. Here is the step:

“But this next chapter adds another key element. It’s a trait that will make the difference in whatever you set out to do. It’s the ability to consistently move forward toward your goals each and every day. It’s the ability to follow through. It’s the ability to take action even when you’re unsure, to be willing to trust that your net will appear. This is where faith comes in.”

Robin states it another way; “Your success in business will always be in direct proportion to your ability to take action.”

Need some ideas for building this step into a habit? Take action by getting involved here.

Each of us has a higher calling which we are richer when working toward fulfilling. Robin Crow once again is spot on describing it in Jump and the Net Will Appear;

“Perhaps our purpose here on earth is to help one another learn and evolve, bringing us closer to God, closer to each other. By learning to sacrifice we experience wholeness. This mission lasts a lifetime. We must never stop learning how we can help others in meaningful ways. We must never stop uncovering the depth of our relationship with God. This is our Higher Calling. Have you ever witnessed a child who won’t share a soft drink with her parent who just bought it for her? I was recently with someone whose child did just that. The father smiled and said, ‘She just doesn’t get it yet.’ That’s the way it is with us humans. So many people receive incredible blessings and then refuse to share them. They fear someone might take it all back or that there won’t be enough. Maybe God is thinking, ‘They just don’t get it yet.’ The reason that we don’t share enough, give enough, help others enough, or love enough is simple - fear. Hey, sorry it’s so simple, but it is that simple. It’s our human fear of not getting our fair share, of not having enough. It’s a mindset of scarcity.”

Four post down for more on mindsets in Pumped Up.

It is OK to not fully understand the destination but please enjoy the journey.

That is the note I wrote (& underlined) in the margin of Jump and the Net Will Appear when I read the section on The Power of a New Thought. I highlighted this part; “There’s an old saying: ‘You can’t get where you’ve never been by doing the same things you’ve always done.’ The same goes for our thoughts. We have more than 30,000 thoughts a day; the problem is that 29,900 of them are the same tired ones we thought yesterday. We can’t ascend to new heights without lifting our thoughts to new heights.”

You have the thoughts, the important thing is recognizing them. Show youself ideas are important and you have more thoughts. Build the habit of capturing your ideas to launch your life to a new level.

What are you waiting for? Write this down.