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All Change is Positive

Think about it.  If all change is positive, why is it so hard.  Change is inevitable and everything in the universe is constantly changing.  Change is constant and never ending.  There is nothing we can do about the fact that everything changes. 

We can however, do something about what we think about it.  Once we realize, that all change is positive, and that our creator would never do anything that would not ultimately be good for us, I believe it puts life in a different perspective.

Just something to think about.  This book I just read, "When Everything Changes, Change Everything:  In a Time of Turmoil, a Pathway to Peace" by Neale Donald Walsch, gives a good perspective on the fact that all change is positive.  It is a difficult book to read, but in general, I believe has tremendous insight into change.

Your Business Needs Money

The global recession and credit crunch have cut into many of our businesses; we are all in need of cash. Businesses need to go back to the basics in times like this, and you need to look at what brought you to where you were before the current environment. Unfortunately, it may be time to scrap some of the fringe opportunities that are bleeding and steeling cash from the core of our business. It may be time to go back to the basics and focus. Below is a list of 10 action items that may help during these economic times to put cash back in the bank and have your company ready for the next opportunity that comes.

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Nothing Inspirational

I spent last week in Toronto with my friends of Wireless Trade Group.  This trip inspired an article which I am writing about getting cash into your business.  So often entrepreneurs try different things, and get going on different projects which drain cash from their companies.  If a company is having cash flow problems, it is time to review and scrap some of these which are not producing.  It time to focus on what brought us to where we are which is our core business.

I also started a new book about dealing with change and it is a little weird, but considering the times we are in it is ok.  The bottom line is situations and circumstances are what we think, and what we think is based on our experiences.  If we want to change what we are experiencing, change what we are thinking for example, "my world is over" or "wow, a new beginning".  Anyway the author writes in a conversational type writing which is strange, but the book is making his point.

My family is headed to the Keys on Thursday with our cousin, Brazos who is an amazing story.  Brazos is a kid who inspires everyone he meets.  He is in his 20's and recently went totally deaf, because of a desease, this same desease has caused him to be blind in one eye, and he has to live with this horrible desease which is always attacking him, but he kicks its' a-s.  The guy is a great kid and really enjoys life.  I am looking forward to spending a long weekend with him. 

I will come back from the Keys with some amazing pictures of the sunsets and skies.

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Entreprenuerism

My Friends at Successful Image came up with the following video which I would like to share!  Kudos, it says it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fz1p9TuJ5k

Noise, Question it out!

Most people know that there are tons of opportunity in this wonderful world of ours.  As the world is going through a very tough time with our global recession, there is still tons of opportunities.  That is the beautiful thing about our world, there is so much opportunity sometimes it can be too much.  All of this opportunity can become noise and clutter and confusion.  So how do you deal with all the noise and get to what you should focus on. 

My recommendation is to keep asking deeper and deeper questions.  Questions in the form of self talk or even talk to your creator.  The point is keep asking deeper and better questions and make sure you answer the questions.  Think about it, when you are tired and confused what better way to sort through the noise than to ask questions and get answers.  If at first you don't have the answer, ask a different question, and come back to it.  

Prayer, self talk, or whatever you want to call it is best done in a quiet place without being disturbed.  Take the time to sort through your opportunities, to ask questions, and filter out the noise.  Get clarity by asking questions.  Get answers by asking questions.  You have heard the saying if you want better answers, ask better questions.  This is so true. 

I recommend taking time everyday to filter out the noise and confusion of our lives by asking questions and praying to our creator.   Eventually, you will work your way to the opportunity that drives you and gives you passion.   The ultimate goal is to get past the noise and get to what drives you.  Once that happens, you will have perfect clarity. 

 

Ask Questions and Take Action

This past week in Houston, I was checking this home out where I put my father.  During the past few months, while our career life was rapidly changing, I have been dealing from a far with my father who has lots of problems.  Fortunately, the place I had to put him appears to be ok.  This is a tough thing to do, but I honestly, am ok with it because I really do not have a choice.  My goal was to make sure the place was comfortable and the people were nice.  As far as I could tell, they were nice people, and the place was comfortable.  His wife passed away I believe in January, so I think he is ok with it as well. 

It is sad watching people get old.  It is sad watching people who are not healthy who have to continue and exist in the world without the things they are use to. 

The point of this Blog post is really to say that it is alright to do what you have to do, as long as you have asked the right questions and have taken action.  The point is that you do something.  Too often people don't get involved when they should, or they may leave it for someone else to handle.  This is part of contribution and should be a part of our lives.  Our deepest values determine our success in life.

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MOMENTUM- Positve, Forward Moving

Momentum is a part of everything we do.  Momentum can be called energy which can be positive or negative. Make sure that we have positive momentum and positive energy.  It is easy to slide and get into a rut with negative momentum.  If we are not going forward, we are going backwards. 

 

In life, sports, and business it is easy to see momentum and to understand the effects that it has on the outcome of situations.  The hard part for most of us to grasp is the fact that we control our momentum, and that we must control momentum and keep positive energy flowing. 

 

It starts with the questions we ask ourselves.  Are we asking empowering, energizing questions?  Are we looking for the positives, what could be, what should be, and what will be? 

 

I truly believe that momentum has one of the greatest impacts on what happens in business, in our lives, and in the outcome of most events.  I also truly believe that it is up to each and everyone of us to keep positive momentum in our situations.  Keeping positive momentum is hard work, and it takes focus, dedication, and a conscious effort.  We have to make the decision to consciously have positive thoughts, to pray, to pray for positive outcomes, to focus on the positive target, to put the positive energy in to get the positive outcome.  We must have a positive impact on our relationships and on the people we meet everyday. 

 

In our world today, it is easy to see how everything is connected.  It is easy to see how the negative momentum in the financial sector affects the momentum in the automobile industry, which affects the momentum of people in that sector, which affects the energy, of the vendors who serve those people, etc., etc.   Everything is connected is some way, and it is up to each of us to do our part to change the outcome for the good.  It is up to each of us to get out of our ruts and create the positive energy, the positive momentum to get our lives on track. 

 

You have to think of the times in your life where you have seen positive momentum and positive energy at work, where everything has clicked.  It could have been a diet when you were loosing weight and feeling good, it could be a relationship where everything was clicking and working, it could have been a job, a business, or even a sporting event.  The point is we have all had these periods where we had good positive energy and momentum, and we need to remember what we were doing to make this happen and replicate it.  I can assure you it started with the questions we were asking ourselves at the time.  Then it had to do with what we were thinking of at the time.   Our thoughts control so much of where we are in life.  Think and focus on positive forward moving momentum.

Hit Your Target

When you create a target for the right reasons, work your tail off, focus, listen, learn, adjust along the way, make sure your circle of influence, your family and friends, your team know your target and the purpose of your target, you will hit your target.  This is a mouth full, but it is true.

 

There is nothing worth while that does not take a tremendous amount of effort and hard work, but if it is the right target for the right reasons this work and effort will be driven by passion and fun. 

 

The key is if you have the right target for the right reasons and you stay focused you will eventually hit the target.  You may have to adjust along the way, but do not beat yourself up just adjust and keep moving.  Stay balanced along the way, stay committed along the way, and stay focused on your target because it is within reach. 

 

As you are winning, moving toward your target, give back.  Contribution should be a big part of everyone’s target.