How are your goals going for 2018?
Have you tried to improve your business life ? Or are you doing the same old thing expecting different results?- which is the definition of insanity.
Remembering the only true person you can change is yourself - have you done anything to change your attitude?
Goals are important- daily goals, yearly goals and hopefully you have a 4 or 5 year goal, if you do not have goals how can you measure your results or more important how can you structure your day to reach what you want, what you envision.
Vision is vital to listing your goals.
Where do you envision yourself at the end of your current journey?
See it in your minds eye- then work toward it.
And don’t be afraid to reverse course or change - to reach goals you need to constantly want to improve and to improve you need to look around and listen and learn.
What your personal goals ? Your business goals and your vision for down the road ?
Monday, April 30, 2018
Sunday, April 29, 2018
ME- I
The two longest words are - ME and I
Listen to your leaders and listen as you yourself talk- do you always describe what your business is doing and what you may be involved in and say “me” and “I” a lot ?
Sounds like you are taking all the credit and more important you are not sounding inclusive or appreciative.
I do not about you but I am completely turned off with people that think they are all it and they are the best- if you know these people - beware. It normally tells you a lot about their character and what they really think.
If you want to build a TEAM then BE part of the team and start by expressing yourself better .
Use WE and US and believe in what you say .
Listen to your leaders and listen as you yourself talk- do you always describe what your business is doing and what you may be involved in and say “me” and “I” a lot ?
Sounds like you are taking all the credit and more important you are not sounding inclusive or appreciative.
I do not about you but I am completely turned off with people that think they are all it and they are the best- if you know these people - beware. It normally tells you a lot about their character and what they really think.
If you want to build a TEAM then BE part of the team and start by expressing yourself better .
Use WE and US and believe in what you say .
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Find the beauty
Every day is a Gift ...
Find the beauty
We all have problems, we all struggle to be a better person, we all live in a world with a lot of hate and negative but every day your mission must be to remind yourself that even through all the negative- you are alive- and that my friend is a gift.
Life comes at you fast and if you allow the bad and the negative to wash over you then you will waste time - I am not saying by being Mr. or Mrs. sunshine that bad will not enter your life but do not allow it to take over your life- you have the power .
Having issues with work or maybe some people at work ? Or maybe it’s your circle of friends or family ? Don’t ignore it or get mad or tell others all the negative- access the issues and be honest, be honest with yourself and with them.
Whatever you do , try to take time in the day to silence everything and everybody and just think of the good, of the people that believe in YOU and the beauty all around you.
There are bad people that do not ultimately care about you and maybe you are in a tough situation financially or work is a bad environment- get over it and understand that is just life, don’t just complain- do something about it ,
Take baby steps but before change can occur you first have to recognize the problem and confront the issues but do not allow THEM to win - to take your power.
These are lessons and the streams down the river that we all must follow.
So on the way remember to breathe in , look around and appreciate your life , appreciate the gift ..
Find the beauty
Find the beauty
We all have problems, we all struggle to be a better person, we all live in a world with a lot of hate and negative but every day your mission must be to remind yourself that even through all the negative- you are alive- and that my friend is a gift.
Life comes at you fast and if you allow the bad and the negative to wash over you then you will waste time - I am not saying by being Mr. or Mrs. sunshine that bad will not enter your life but do not allow it to take over your life- you have the power .
Having issues with work or maybe some people at work ? Or maybe it’s your circle of friends or family ? Don’t ignore it or get mad or tell others all the negative- access the issues and be honest, be honest with yourself and with them.
Whatever you do , try to take time in the day to silence everything and everybody and just think of the good, of the people that believe in YOU and the beauty all around you.
There are bad people that do not ultimately care about you and maybe you are in a tough situation financially or work is a bad environment- get over it and understand that is just life, don’t just complain- do something about it ,
Take baby steps but before change can occur you first have to recognize the problem and confront the issues but do not allow THEM to win - to take your power.
These are lessons and the streams down the river that we all must follow.
So on the way remember to breathe in , look around and appreciate your life , appreciate the gift ..
Find the beauty
Friday, April 27, 2018
Health
My mom would always tell me “ If you have your health you have everything “ -
Little did I know that she was giving me one of the secrets of life.
We spend a lot of time and energy complaining about little , unimportant things every day and we neglect to just be thankful for our health , after all they say “ Don’t sweat the small stuff, and most everything is small stuff”.
If you question this little known fact then you will surely remember if you have health issues, all you want to do is feel better and you realize that all the stuff you were complaining about does not matter.
All you want is to be healthy.
Do not waste the day - do not over think things- do not let being paranoid seep into your day-
Appreciate the beautiful world around you- smile and thank people through out your day-
Appreciate your health-
“If you have your health you have everything “
Little did I know that she was giving me one of the secrets of life.
We spend a lot of time and energy complaining about little , unimportant things every day and we neglect to just be thankful for our health , after all they say “ Don’t sweat the small stuff, and most everything is small stuff”.
If you question this little known fact then you will surely remember if you have health issues, all you want to do is feel better and you realize that all the stuff you were complaining about does not matter.
All you want is to be healthy.
Do not waste the day - do not over think things- do not let being paranoid seep into your day-
Appreciate the beautiful world around you- smile and thank people through out your day-
Appreciate your health-
“If you have your health you have everything “
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Working through it
Bad things happen
Bad things happen to all of us , no one is an exception, you can spend your life asking “ why me “ or you can work through it.
None of us know what life has in store and the only thing we can be sure of is that we have no real control of what comes at us- we DO have control on how we react to what happens to us or around us.
It may be tougher now with social media because everyone post all these pictures of everyone smiling and hugging or on vacation and doing all kind of fun stuff so a person can look at them and get jealous or down on themselves but trust me everyone has been knocked down and most are going through something every day.
That same person that you envy may have personal issues that you would never want, in fact if those around you wrote down on a piece of paper their issues they are struggling with and threw them all in a hat along with yours, you would most likely grab your back.
Stop wishing your life away wishing for the “ perfect” life and start living the life right in front of you. Those bumps in the road are your lessons, those “ bad things” are your paths to “ better” things- richer things - lessons that ultimately will be the fabric of your very being.
Work through it -
Bad things happen to all of us , no one is an exception, you can spend your life asking “ why me “ or you can work through it.
None of us know what life has in store and the only thing we can be sure of is that we have no real control of what comes at us- we DO have control on how we react to what happens to us or around us.
It may be tougher now with social media because everyone post all these pictures of everyone smiling and hugging or on vacation and doing all kind of fun stuff so a person can look at them and get jealous or down on themselves but trust me everyone has been knocked down and most are going through something every day.
That same person that you envy may have personal issues that you would never want, in fact if those around you wrote down on a piece of paper their issues they are struggling with and threw them all in a hat along with yours, you would most likely grab your back.
Stop wishing your life away wishing for the “ perfect” life and start living the life right in front of you. Those bumps in the road are your lessons, those “ bad things” are your paths to “ better” things- richer things - lessons that ultimately will be the fabric of your very being.
Work through it -
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
It isn’t brain surgery
It isn’t brain surgery.... want to be successful?
Answer email and calls
Be nice
Give a shit
Sounds simple right ?
Then why do most people fail on doing the “simple” things ?
Answering emails and calls promptly is simple respect and good business, even if you do not have an immediate answer - return the call or email ! If not you are telling that person that they do not matter and they sit there wondering if you even received the call or email.
Being nice sounds ridiculous to even have to put down on paper but if most people would concentrate on just being nice to others they will make their job so much easier and guess what - people would be nicer to them.
Being nice may involved simply smiling and listening and offering a sincere helping hand.
I use to say that I could teach someone how to do the day to day and how to organize and train them how to do the day to day things that involve the responsibilities of their job BUT I could teach or train them - to give a shit- to actually CARE about others.
If you sincerely do not care about others and understand that what you do can effect what they do then all the training in the world will not help.
That’s it folks-
It is not brain surgery-
Answer email and calls
Be nice
Pay correctly and promptly
Give a shit
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
If I can Dream
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
Monday, April 23, 2018
Zero to eighty
0-80
Do you know people that go to zero to eighty in seconds ?
During a conversation do you know people that get loud and angry within minutes?
If you are taking the other side in a conversation do you know anyone that cuts you off or takes over the conversation by talking louder or by trying to bully the conversation?
We all know these type people and unfortunately they stifle conversations and therefore impedes progress and all though they may not know it they lose any opportunity to learn the other side.
When you listen and have a true conversation all parties gain, you take a little here and a little there and you learn how to do it better- how to be better.
What happens is when you come across those that go from 0-80 in seconds we normally give them the floor and to avoid arguments we normally concede the conversation- why bother- right ?
But by not talking and listening and respecting others opinions we ALL lose.
Always try to build that bridge and try to not only allow other opinions but to try to foster conversations, especially with those that may not agree with- listen-respect-learn .
Do you know people that go to zero to eighty in seconds ?
During a conversation do you know people that get loud and angry within minutes?
If you are taking the other side in a conversation do you know anyone that cuts you off or takes over the conversation by talking louder or by trying to bully the conversation?
We all know these type people and unfortunately they stifle conversations and therefore impedes progress and all though they may not know it they lose any opportunity to learn the other side.
When you listen and have a true conversation all parties gain, you take a little here and a little there and you learn how to do it better- how to be better.
What happens is when you come across those that go from 0-80 in seconds we normally give them the floor and to avoid arguments we normally concede the conversation- why bother- right ?
But by not talking and listening and respecting others opinions we ALL lose.
Always try to build that bridge and try to not only allow other opinions but to try to foster conversations, especially with those that may not agree with- listen-respect-learn .
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Follow up
Follow Up -
Two words that should be your mantra and your motto- follow up.
Follow up on what you promise, not once in a while and not just to your bosses but every time and to Everyone- no matter what the promise is.
Did you tell someone you will look into something and get back to them ? If so make it a priority to follow up.
Did you promise yourself that you would try to live a healthier life style? If so do it and if you stumble then keep trying but follow up.
Did you tell a fellow worker that you would help with a project? Then do not forget them.
You are ONLY as good as your word.
If you want a good reputation then you need to earn a good reputation and it begins and ends with you following up on your promises - it is ten times harder to rebuild a bad reputation then it is to maintain good one- remember people talk and they are always watching.
Two words that should be your mantra and your motto- follow up.
Follow up on what you promise, not once in a while and not just to your bosses but every time and to Everyone- no matter what the promise is.
Did you tell someone you will look into something and get back to them ? If so make it a priority to follow up.
Did you promise yourself that you would try to live a healthier life style? If so do it and if you stumble then keep trying but follow up.
Did you tell a fellow worker that you would help with a project? Then do not forget them.
You are ONLY as good as your word.
If you want a good reputation then you need to earn a good reputation and it begins and ends with you following up on your promises - it is ten times harder to rebuild a bad reputation then it is to maintain good one- remember people talk and they are always watching.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Fleeting
Being “on top” will be fleeting if you obtain it under false pretenses.
If you move up the proverbial business ladder by stabbing others in the back your success will be fleeting.
If you treat others like a stepping stone you do not “get it “ and in the end you will fall.
It is plain and simple - if you think that you are smarter or better and if you only care about yourself you are building a house of cards.
I have seen it countless of times over my four decades of business, “ You get what you give” !
It may take a bit and you may think you have gained the system and that you are above it but the longer it takes to catch up to you the harder the fall but trust me- you will fall.
I believe in KARMA and it all comes back to you- either in a positive or a negative.
It is never too late to change your ways and to look up and SEE others, stop being so defensive and paranoid and TRUST - trust in others.
Life is NOT about YOU and it most certainly not about your job or your title or your new car(s).
Live life
Love others
Help those less fortunate
Give
Appreciate
Life is Fleeting
If you move up the proverbial business ladder by stabbing others in the back your success will be fleeting.
If you treat others like a stepping stone you do not “get it “ and in the end you will fall.
It is plain and simple - if you think that you are smarter or better and if you only care about yourself you are building a house of cards.
I have seen it countless of times over my four decades of business, “ You get what you give” !
It may take a bit and you may think you have gained the system and that you are above it but the longer it takes to catch up to you the harder the fall but trust me- you will fall.
I believe in KARMA and it all comes back to you- either in a positive or a negative.
It is never too late to change your ways and to look up and SEE others, stop being so defensive and paranoid and TRUST - trust in others.
Life is NOT about YOU and it most certainly not about your job or your title or your new car(s).
Live life
Love others
Help those less fortunate
Give
Appreciate
Life is Fleeting
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Judge and jury
Do you have a tendency to judge others?
Are you a self proclaimed judge and jury ?
We all do it, we either judge others because they do not agree with us or we listen to others and rumors about them or maybe they just look like someone in our past that hurt us.
Crazy huh ?
Do we really know them ?
Do even know what is going on in their personal life at that moment ?
At the same time we are busy pre judging others they are judging us.
Such wasted time and energy, if we simply worry more about being a better person ourselves and leaving the judging for a higher power our lives would be lighter.
Can that person we judge be better ? Can they be nicer ? Can they say things differently or lend more of a helping hand ? Yea, probably- but how about you ?
Be the first to extend the olive branch - use your energy for positive.
Smile enough and soon it will overtake your day and may even allow you to look at the person differently , you may even look at yourself differently.
Are you a self proclaimed judge and jury ?
We all do it, we either judge others because they do not agree with us or we listen to others and rumors about them or maybe they just look like someone in our past that hurt us.
Crazy huh ?
Do we really know them ?
Do even know what is going on in their personal life at that moment ?
At the same time we are busy pre judging others they are judging us.
Such wasted time and energy, if we simply worry more about being a better person ourselves and leaving the judging for a higher power our lives would be lighter.
Can that person we judge be better ? Can they be nicer ? Can they say things differently or lend more of a helping hand ? Yea, probably- but how about you ?
Be the first to extend the olive branch - use your energy for positive.
Smile enough and soon it will overtake your day and may even allow you to look at the person differently , you may even look at yourself differently.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Proud
What are you proud of ?
How much time do we have ?
None of us know how much time we have so accent the positive- whatever you are most proud of follow that- accent that and stay focused.
I am most proud of the foundations that my wife and I poured for our children, we see now what we did as we watch our kids with their kids and their spouses and their families.
As a young couple my wife and I had nothing but a dream and love and we instinctively knew what we wanted most and that was a loving family. When my son was born our daughter was five and we made a sign for when we brought our new family member home-
Lisa
David
Jillian
Michael
THE FAMILY
That was our sign and our philosophy- we were going to be a tight family, growing up I always told our kids that friends will come and go but Your family will always be there.
We spent time with them, hugged them and loved them, the House always had music and we danced and laughed and whatever negative was going on outside the house never penetrated.
We created our own world.
What are you most proud of?
Time is ticking... create the world you want to see.
How much time do we have ?
None of us know how much time we have so accent the positive- whatever you are most proud of follow that- accent that and stay focused.
I am most proud of the foundations that my wife and I poured for our children, we see now what we did as we watch our kids with their kids and their spouses and their families.
As a young couple my wife and I had nothing but a dream and love and we instinctively knew what we wanted most and that was a loving family. When my son was born our daughter was five and we made a sign for when we brought our new family member home-
Lisa
David
Jillian
Michael
THE FAMILY
That was our sign and our philosophy- we were going to be a tight family, growing up I always told our kids that friends will come and go but Your family will always be there.
We spent time with them, hugged them and loved them, the House always had music and we danced and laughed and whatever negative was going on outside the house never penetrated.
We created our own world.
What are you most proud of?
Time is ticking... create the world you want to see.
Friday, April 13, 2018
Don’t assume
Do not assume others know what you are thinking, tell them.
Do not hold it in , talk.
Do not judge, listen.
Do not take things for granted, appreciate.
Do not stagnate , learn.
Do not complain, compliment.
Do not get down on yourself, accent the positive.
Do not want for more, want what you have.
Do not fight for control, let it go
Do not hold it in , talk.
Do not judge, listen.
Do not take things for granted, appreciate.
Do not stagnate , learn.
Do not complain, compliment.
Do not get down on yourself, accent the positive.
Do not want for more, want what you have.
Do not fight for control, let it go
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Vaca
Straight off vacation I once again have an appreciation for all around me.
My wife and I visited the Dominican Republican where the resorts are luxurious and the weather is perfect, it is also a country with a lot of poverty. The people that worked st the resort we stayed in were all very friendly and helpful, their favorite sayings after performing any function for you was
“ my pleasure “ and they all went out their way to help you and ALWAYS with a smile.
These same people get paid a little more than $100.00 a week.
I watched as men on the beach wearing work clothing in 83 degree weather raked the seaweed into a wheel barrel every day and smiled and sang their way through their work.
It is exactly what Bruce Springsteen lyrics say in New York Serande ... “Listen to your Junkman, he’s singing”... those lyrics and watching these people smile and sing through their work day reminds me that our happiness is up to us and it is most certainly NOT about money, titles or power.
My wife and I visited the Dominican Republican where the resorts are luxurious and the weather is perfect, it is also a country with a lot of poverty. The people that worked st the resort we stayed in were all very friendly and helpful, their favorite sayings after performing any function for you was
“ my pleasure “ and they all went out their way to help you and ALWAYS with a smile.
These same people get paid a little more than $100.00 a week.
I watched as men on the beach wearing work clothing in 83 degree weather raked the seaweed into a wheel barrel every day and smiled and sang their way through their work.
It is exactly what Bruce Springsteen lyrics say in New York Serande ... “Listen to your Junkman, he’s singing”... those lyrics and watching these people smile and sing through their work day reminds me that our happiness is up to us and it is most certainly NOT about money, titles or power.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Peace of Mind
Now if you're feelin' kinda low 'bout the dues you've been paying
Future's coming much too slow
And you want to run but somehow you just keep on stayin'
Can't decide on which way to go
Future's coming much too slow
And you want to run but somehow you just keep on stayin'
Can't decide on which way to go
I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind,
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind,
Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn't take too long
Can'tcha you see there'll come a day when it won't matter?
Come a day when you'll be gone,
Hope it doesn't take too long
Can'tcha you see there'll come a day when it won't matter?
Come a day when you'll be gone,
Now everybody's got advice they just keep on givin'
Doesn't mean too much to me
Lots of people out to make-believe they're livin'
Can't decide who they should be,
Doesn't mean too much to me
Lots of people out to make-believe they're livin'
Can't decide who they should be,
I understand about indecision
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind
But I don't care if I get behind
People livin' in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind
Take a look ahead, take a look ahead, look ahead
Wanting
It's not having what you want
It's wanting what you've got
Seems so easy but it is so true ...
People spend way to much time being envious of what others have or with what we want. The commercials and the ads show us people laughing and smiling so we think that we need their product. The ones I get a kick out of the most are beer ads, they always show beautiful people running and laughing , mostly in bathing suits with amazing bodies. When in real life those same beer drinking people all have beer guts , slur their words half way through the night and can barely run at all. But we do run out to the liquor store and then their are always the stories that revolve around what a great night they had when the fell down drunk... crazy huh ?
Commercials tell us th t we need a nice new shiny expensive car or new pants or shirts to be happy , then they all invent holidays so we buy buy buy.
Want less
It's wanting what you've got
Seems so easy but it is so true ...
People spend way to much time being envious of what others have or with what we want. The commercials and the ads show us people laughing and smiling so we think that we need their product. The ones I get a kick out of the most are beer ads, they always show beautiful people running and laughing , mostly in bathing suits with amazing bodies. When in real life those same beer drinking people all have beer guts , slur their words half way through the night and can barely run at all. But we do run out to the liquor store and then their are always the stories that revolve around what a great night they had when the fell down drunk... crazy huh ?
Commercials tell us th t we need a nice new shiny expensive car or new pants or shirts to be happy , then they all invent holidays so we buy buy buy.
Want less
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