Do you find yourself filling your time with busy work rather than the work that would really lead to your goals or desires?

Do you find yourself waiting for the “right time” when you have more, know more, etc?

Do you . . . → Read More: STOP Thinking START Doing!]]> Do your find yourself waiting to take action on the very things that could lead to your success?

Do you find yourself filling your time with busy work rather than the work that would really lead to your goals or desires?

Do you find yourself waiting for the “right time” when you have more, know more, etc?

Do you find reasons you are just not ready to do what your really want to do?

You are writing a story, your life story and your life story is important. The most important story you will ever have the chance to write. Have your ever thought about the story you are writing?

Would it excite you, would you be so interested you couldn’t put it down? . . . → Read More: Do You Realize How Important Your Story Is?]]> Would you read the story you are writing?

You are writing a story, your life story and your life story is important. The most important story you will ever have the chance to write. Have your ever thought about the story you are writing?

Would it excite you, would you be so interested you couldn’t put it down? Is it full of joy, does it have an impact, does it leave you thinking wow, that made a difference?

It is the biggest story you will ever have a chance to be a part of. Are you consciously writing it or are you thinking it is just being written and you are just playing a part?

I just finished reading “A Million Miles In A Thousand Years” Donald Miller and then a couple of days later I read this blog post by Chris Brogan. I highly recommend reading the book as a primer to thinking about just how you want your story to go.

Are you waiting for your story to get interesting? Are you thinking that someday it will? That maybe after this happens or that, it will get interesting or more enjoyable. Like when you have a better job or more money or the right partner.

Your life story gets interesting because you decide to consciously write a story that is interesting. Your life story has impact because you decide to consciously write a story that has impact. Your life story is full of joy because you decide to consciously write a story that is full of joy.

Your life is the story, you are the author. Make it one that excites you. Think about the impact you have the opportunity to make. Don’t let the story go untold. You have a chance to write a story that is full of joy. That impacts the lives of others, that is read and remembered for years to come.

Don’t wait to get started, there are no rewrites.

Could it be possible you have tried something you wanted to do and thought you couldn’t when the . . . → Read More: Do You Have the Wrong Equipment?]]> Could the wrong equipment be costing you?
Could the wrong equipment make the difference between success and failure?
Could the wrong equipment make the difference between pain and pleasure?
Using the wrong equipment can make all the difference in the world.

Could it be possible you have tried something you wanted to do and thought you couldn’t when the problem really was the equipment?

I did not realize just how important this could be until recently.

I loved the running shoes I had but it was time for a new pair.

The pair I had I chose by color and obviously got extremely lucky. This time I decided to go with the shoes that got the highest reviews. I ordered the pair with nearly 200 high reviews that are the highest rated brand for runners. While waiting for them I found them in a store on sale and picked up another pair. I was stunned when I got home and found out how uncomfortable I was running in them. So I returned them both and headed to the store to find the brand I had before. After trying on dozens of shoes I bought two different brands I thought would work. I was totally wrong. I made one mile in the first and was in so much pain I gave up, in the second I could not even run a mile.

At this point I was getting pretty frustrated. I was beginning to think i was never going to have a good run again. And if you’re wondering why I didn’t just buy ones like I had, they no longer make that style. So I tried one more time and ordered the newest model of the brand I liked. I ran with them as soon as I got them and had the best run ever, they are the perfect shoes for me. I felt like I was running on clouds, I could not feel a thing in my feet or legs. I almost forgot I was running. And it was all because I found the right equipment for me. I will now be ordering several more pairs so I have the right equipment for quite some time!

This experience started me thinking — could there be other areas I am struggling with the wrong equipment? Guess what, I found some in my business and I will write more about that in a follow-up post.

Is there something your struggling with that would be easier if you took the time to find the right equipment? Using the wrong equipment could be costing you.

How could you surf if all the waves were even?  It would be impossible, however, surfing the low of the wave is difficult and challenging. The deeper the lows of the wave, the higher the high……surfing the low is tough but when the high comes…..ahhhhh, surfing the highest of the high wave is so worth it. Surfing . . . → Read More: It’s A Great Day! …The Surf’s Up, Or Is It?]]>

There are so many lessons that can be learned from nature. Just while “growing” this post I came across a few great ones like growing an innovative company via invasive species, learning to go with the flow via the ocean waves, moving toward our goals via rabbits, and . . . → Read More: Lessons from Nature–Are You Growing Where You Are Planted?]]> Lessons from Nature–Are you growing where you are planted?

There are so many lessons that can be learned from nature. Just while “growing” this post I came across a few great ones like growing an innovative company via invasive species, learning to go with the flow via the ocean waves, moving toward our goals via rabbits, and the difference between curing and healing via a dandelion.

One thing about plants is they grow everywhere, you can find plants in the ocean, in the desert, in the tropical rainforest and in the middle of a driveway crack. But the thing about a plant is this, planted in the right location it will thrive…in the wrong location and it will choke and die. Some different locations are very obvious; a tropical rainforest plant will most likely not survive in the desert. Much as a cold weather plant will not survive in a tropical location. However, some variations of location are much more subtle and not as easy to notice.

I happen to have a plant I love, I do not know its official name, I call it an elephant ear plant because it has huge elephant ear looking leaves.

I have grown this plant at the last four homes I have lived in. The very same plant, I have moved it with me. All four homes have been in the same basic Florida climate, the plant has weathered hurricanes, hailstorms, baking heat and this last winter more freezing weather than it can remember. For all intents and purposes you would say this is a very positive thinking plant, it survives pretty much anything.

At times this plant has been reduced to barely a single stalk when I have planted it in the wrong location, now this just may be a corner that was too sunny or to dry. Other plants were growing there but it wasn’t the right spot for it. I would replant the small dying stalk sometimes only ten feet away and it would quickly return to its abundant leafy glory. When it is really doing well, I have moved some of it’s off spring plants to give them room and again found there were certain spots it just did not thrive in. I may move three in a row, two thrive and the third didn’t but as soon as I relocated the third it began to thrive.

So, take a lesson from a plant, if you are not abundantly growing where you are, there is nothing wrong with you. You might just need a small shift; even if others around you are thriving while you are not, the “location” you are in may not be right for you. Don’t give up or think a major replant is necessary, start with smaller easier to make moves or shifts, you may just find your abundant growth was only a few feet away.

Imagine the courage it took Rosa Parks to sit in the front of the bus. How many people do you think told her it was impossible? Maybe she should come back to “reality”. How many dream stealers do you think she might have encountered if she told people about . . . → Read More: Could a Moment of Courage Make a Difference in Your Life?]]> One moment of courage can change things forever.

Imagine the courage it took Rosa Parks to sit in the front of the bus. How many people do you think told her it was impossible? Maybe she should come back to “reality”. How many dream stealers do you think she might have encountered if she told people about her dream before she did it?

Imagine the courage it took the Wright Brothers to create a flying machine. How many people do you think told them it was impossible? Maybe they should stick with the “reality” of their little bicycle repair shop. If they had let their fear stop them where would we be today?

So how about you, what is your dream? Is fear holding you back? Are there dream stealers in your life telling you something you want is not possible? Maybe you should come back to “reality”?

How many dream stealers have you encountered? What are your fears built on?

Could a moment of courage make a difference in your life?

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Well not really but here is the thing…when I was a kid whenever I would start to get really excited about something or really happy about something I did, I was always told “Don’t get too big for your britches.” I am not sure what the motivation . . . → Read More: Getting Too Big For My Britches…..]]> I am definitely getting too big for my britches….

Well not really but here is the thing…when I was a kid whenever I would start to get really excited about something or really happy about something I did, I was always told “Don’t get too big for your britches.” I am not sure what the motivation behind that was, but the lesson I heard was do not feel too good about anything because when you do, watch out, something bad will happen. This happens to be a common feeling, if you have not read the book “The Big Leap” by Gay Hendricks it is well worth your time. It reveals how we quite often sabotage our own great experiences for this very reason.

In any event, today I’m writing about getting too big for my britches because of a tweet. That’s right a tweet, so often we tweet away and never really realize what a difference it can make. But I had a totally different blog planned when I read a tweet by my amazing friend Rebel Brown @RebelBrown who tweeted a blog post by Joan Koerber-Walker @JoanKW asking the question “Can we have it all?” a brilliant blog post by the way which you can read here CorePurpose – Joan Koerber-Walker’s Blog — Can we have it all? and it got me to thinking. By the way, Rebel, Joan and I all agree.

That’s the moment I realized I was too big for my britches and it’s OK, I do have it all, that is MY definition of ALL. That what Joan said is right; that it is possible for each and every one of us to have it all. The only thing that keeps us from it is knowing what ALL is. You see, ALL cannot be defined outside of us; it must be defined inside ourselves. Having it ALL does not necassarily mean a family, a career, a house, two cars etc. as so often referred to in today’s media and society when the question is asked. Having it ALL is unique to each and every one of us.

Having it ALL is a journey NOT a destination. Here are a couple tips to help you on your journey and PLEASE feel free to share any tips you have in the comments below!

• TAKE ACTION – do not worry if it is the right one or wrong one toward your ALL just take the step you see and it will lead you toward the next
• BE WILLING TO ASK QUESTIONS – Don’t just accept what every one else says you should want or what the ideal is. You only get one shot at this life look for what feels right for you not others.
• LISTEN TO YOURSELF – Listen to your inner knower. It knows what is best for you and it may not be what others in your life like or think is best. Remember it is your life do what you know is right for you.
• KNOW THAT IT IS A PROCESS – It does not happen overnight and some of the steps you take may not be pretty. It is a journey not a destination, you are not going to arrive at perfection.
• TRUST – trust yourself

What is important is that you have the COURAGE to decide what having it all means to you. Then have the COURAGE to live it …. Have the COURAGE to get too big for YOUR britches.