You Will

Sometimes it's not easy
It's easy to give up
You do your best, seems like your best isn't good enough
Don't let that stop you, stop it and its traps
Keep moving forward, you don't have to look back

Break down the doors
Break through the walls
You already have it all

Own every breath
Own every minute
Who lives a life that's got no limits
Only one thing you need to know
Just never think, just never think you've won, and you will, and you will, and you will, you will

No need to give in
There's noting you can't take
Cause what you're made of wasn't make to break
You're even stronger, stronger than you know
You could stand together or stand on your own

All your can dream
All you can plan
It's already in your hand


You got no fear to scout
So leave the life you're born to live
Living my positive

Training

Why set people up to fail?

The biggest reason I see people fail is the lack of training, managers not taking the time to give their people the tools they need to succeed. Actually now in many cases it is because the managers themselves were not trained properly, my fear that in many businesses people are hired and promoted by who you know not what they know.

 I see it in all businesses and it is effecting not only that work place but co- workers, patrons and customers and the person themselves, be it the manager or the employee not being trained properly.
By not taking the time to train you will find yourself at times trying to smash a round peg into a square, another words everyone has their strength and positives and what you may hire a person for may not be that persons strengths and by not training and listening you will never identify those positives therefore you keep smashing the peg. By doing so you lessen that persons confidence to work and they will resist or just give up or pull back, no one wins.

It is real shame too because you may have a good worker but by ignoring their needs or not knowing their character or personality you will never get the best out of them and to know them you need to invest time into training, listening and at times you may need to re think how you approach your training for each person.

Knowing personalities is the biggest part of managing and you only get to know your people if you truly care about them and want them to succeed.

Their is a huge difference from ordering people to do something and leading by example and showing them. Your biggest investment in business is not your building or trucks or material things it is your people.

Don't just tell your people to do a good job, give them the training and the tools to succeed.

What comes around

What comes around goes around.
A saying that says you reap what you sow.
Both refer to you karma and you can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Plainly said treat people right and the way you want to be treated or it will all catch up to you.
Having watched the Lex Luthers of the world try to rule I always watched as they fell and were found out for the people they truly were.
It was not fun nor did it feel good at the end because along the way innocent people suffered and were collateral damage.
Ultimately the Lex Luthers lost and suffered in the end, they will always exist . The best way to battle the dark side is to stay focused on the positive and not be bullied.
Do what is right..you know deep down what is right..stay on that path.

One person at a time

 Want to effect change?

You effect change one person at a time, you can make a difference every day with everyone you meet   In a positive way or a negative way- the choice is yours.

Most people have something going on in their life and during the course of a day we all look for a positive, a affirmation that we are doing something good or maybe we just need a little time to not stay focused on the negative or the stress in our life.

Take our military members, they are sacrificing every day and while they are defending our country for us their families are also sacrificing. Most members can move 8-12 times depending on their years of service. Wife's and kids that have to pack up and move, make new friends, change schools and go through the stress of selling and buying , banks, realtors, movers etc.. I have heard from many military members and their spouses through the years and it always amazed me that they were the ones going through all these changes and sacrifices but they took the time to communicate to me how the movers made a difference in the day and for that time of their life.

One woman contacted me to say how much she appreciated how the Mover took over and took the stress of moving away, her husband had just been deployed to Afganastan and she had three small children , all sick at the time. She was moving from the pan handle of Florida to Colorado, with all that going on in her life she took the time to thank this man who she just met and was moving all her personal belongings. -

He made a difference.

YOU can effect positive change.. one person at a time.- What a wonderful opportunity.

You deserve it

You work hard, you try your best , you try to help others and not look down on anyone.
If that is you then take time to enjoy the day, you deserve it.
Many times we get caught up in the busy and sometimes we get lost so much in the negative we forget the positive, and trust me there is always good and bad in every day - accent the good.
Life is strange sometimes too, I know a lot of good people that for some reason do not give themselves enough credit or they simply do not stop to appreciate all they have accomplished.
It is good to stay hungry but it is also good to remember where you came from and what you have accomplished along the way.
We never stop learning but we can stop and appreciate not only what we have and what we have accomplished but all those around us that helped us along the way.
Take the time to reflect, - smile and look around- you deserve it !
And for those of you that I have been blessed to know on this great journey of life- thank you !!

Pink Houses

There's a black man with a black cat
Livin' in a black neighborhood
He's got an interstate
Runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks that he's got it so good
And there's a woman in the kitchen
Cleanin' up the evenin' slop
And he looks at her and says, hey darlin'
I can remember when you could stop a clock

Oh, but ain't that America
For you and me
Ain't that America
Something to see, baby
Ain't that America
Home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses
For you and me
Oooh, yeah
For you and me

Well, there's a young man in a t-shirt
Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station
He's got greasy hair, greasy smile
He says, Lord this must be my destination
'Cause they told me when I was younger
Said boy, you're gonna be president
But just like everything else
Those old crazy dreams
Just kinda came and went


Well, there's people and more people
What do they know, know, know
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Ooh, yeah
And there's winners and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
'Cause the simple man, baby
Pays for thrills
The bills the pills that kill

Oh, but ain't that America
For you and me
Ain't that America
Something to see, baby
Ain't that America
Home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses
For you and me
Oooh
Ooooh, yeah...

Silence

 They say silence is golden and as we advance in age we can attest to that.
Sometimes you just need to turn off the world..the news..the noise.
It can become overwhelming at times and unhealthy.
Sometimes you just need to shut it all down, take some deep breaths and just appreciate the silence.
If you can maybe even take a walk in the park or the woods or hit the water and take a boat ride out to the middle of no where. Now that is healthy and good for your mind and your over all well being.
I know that it gets difficult to find the time and time can just get away from you but try to make a conscience effort to do nothing, even if it is just for a few hours. You will greatly benefit from it.
Give yourself time to let your mind go blank or just rounder around, like you did when you were very young..can you remember that feeling ?
Go for it.
You are the captain of your ship and your body and mind..don't waste every day tense or angry or depressed or worrying about the other guy.
Shut it down.....learn to relax and appreciate the silence.