There have been times when I have stood idly by while a moral or ethical injustice was occurring and I was too gripped by fear to take action.  Why didn't I take action?  If not me then who?  If not now then when?  Some very good questions.  Yes! Some very good questions indeed!  
My new call to action: 
If not me then who? If not now then when?

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A really good friend once told me "Jason, nobody cares about you."  This is true.  At times I am so caught up with what others think about me I become paralyzed with fear and fail to take action. It's time to think for myself and not worry so much about what other people think about what I say, how I dress, what I have...etc.

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I read recently that by changing the interior and emblem on a specific model of car the manufacturer will ask $20,000 to $30,000 more on the showroom floor.  By exercising more, eating healthier food and educating myself I am essentially making myself more valuable in the marketplace.  Now I know!

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I can accept responsibility or I can place blame but I can't do both is a phrase I've heard many times over the years.  A new way for me to take more responsibility is to find 3 people who know and love me.  I will ask each one "what major area of my life do I need to work on."  I will not argue and I will not place blame.  I will simply accept responsibility.


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I've found that dreaming leads to not doing.  All too often I catch myself dreaming big dreams. Dreams that require energy and time leading to inaction and apathy.  it's better that I set goals and take action.  That way I can eventually live my dreams.

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In business and parenting this philosophy rings true. Tell them. Tell my clients where to purchase or find my services.  Tell my children where to look for life's examples and where to look for knowledge.  Show them.  Show my clients how to purchase from me and show them what I have to sell.  Show my children how to learn and how to apply life's examples and finally; tell them again.

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I just finished listening to Og Mandino's The Greatest Salesman in the World; a book I highly recommend.  What is it that makes me a success.  It's not winning the lottery.  It's the little things I do repetitively day in and day out that make me who I am.  I focus on one thing at a time and if it benefits me I keep doing it.  If that one thing is getting me nowhere I stop doing it.

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