Comparing myself to others sucks!  It creates resentment and arrogance.  I compare myself to others often in the way I dress, how I comb my hair, how much I weigh......etc.  If I am to be more interdependent I must compare myself to others less wich will create trust and respect.

• Plan/Do/Review

When asked when the materials would deliver, my coworker said "should be half an hour"......"Should be" is a sometimes phrase.  I called the delivery driver and he was still 2 hours out.  Had I left it to chance the order would have been late, the customer would have been disappointed and my reputation would have been tarnished.  Winners take action and don't leave things to chance.

• Plan/Do/Review

I used to offer an explanation for every request I made of fellow employees.  I would also apologize in advance whenever I thought someone would be offended or put out by something I was going to say or do.  I've learned it's better to hold onto my explanations and apologies.  "I'm so sorry to have to tell you this....... Here's the reason why I......."  I simply hold onto explanations and apologies until an explanation or apology is in order and or is requested. 

• Plan/Do/Review

It hit me like a ton of bricks this weekend.  The one thing that ties all businesses together, with few exceptions, is the buying and selling of people's time.  It is bought and sold like a commodity.  What is my time worth.  My time is worth an infinite amount.  My goal is to create a business model where I buy other people's time and resell it for a profit.  I only have 24 hours in a day and once it is gone I can't get it back.  Why not purchase someone else's time and resell it?  Everyone benefits.  The customer benefits by having more time to do what they enjoy, the employee benefits because he or she receives a wage and I benefit by freeing up my time and earning money.

• Plan/Do/Review

I woke up at 1:24 this morning, went back to sleep and woke up again at 6:49.  I'm kicking myself because I overslept and missed my meeting with my mentor.  Arghhhhh!    However, it made me realize that my success is not up to my mentor or anyone else for that matter.  It is up to me!

I've got greatness in me and I am not going to take life Lying down!!!
 
Vision = Time + Action!

I ran 1 mile in the rain yesterday afternoon.  It was the 1st of 3...1 mile runs for this week. I made the commitment and stuck with it because the exercise gives me energy and I feel better about myself overall.  Next week I'm committed to running 2 miles 3 times rain or shine.

Failing does not make me a failure.  Losing does not make me a loser.  Winning does not make me a winner.  Action gets me where I am going and my Philosophy makes me who I am.  By taking or not taking action and making or not making midcourse corrections to my philosophy I decide weather or not I am a failure, loser and or winner.  If it's meant to be it's up to me!