"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others". - Marianne Williamson
It's important I know my "Big Why". Why do I do what I do....every day, month and year.
My big why? To provide Freedom for my family by creating wealth in character, Christ, Business, health, finances and relationships.
Freedom is my "Big Why" Everything I do is supposed to point ahead and support my "Big Why". If I discover that my actions don't support my big why it's important I change my actions.
My big why gets me up in the morning on my worst day. My big why brings tears to my eyes....daily. My big why keeps me going when the energy is gone and fatigue has set in. My big why will be here after I am gone. So, what is your big why?
It's been said that my comfort zone is the most dangerous place to live. What feels safe, cozy and warm is actually my life wasting away into oblivion. In a few hundred, hell, 50 years from now I won't be a thought in anyone's mind. So why am I so afraid to live my life?
Forget the why! I am learning to deliberately face my fear until the fear subsides. One way I have done this is by creating two of me in my mind. The first me is the decision maker. The guy flipping the switch. "On or off Jason. Just make the decision." I tell myself. The second me is the action taker. This is the guy who has to show up to the meeting set up by the switch flipper. It's a love hate relationship between the two. Most of the time the action taker is terrified and is dragged along kicking a screaming. Why is he such a big baby?
Forget the why! We've learned not to listen to his whining. You see, a strange thing is happening. The more we flip the switch and take action, the more confident we become. The more confident we become, the more we flip the switch and take action. Brian Tracy calls this "spiraling upward." I call it living outside of my comfort zone.
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My mentor told me that the team atmosphere at his company causes people to live for the work week. His employees are not trading 5 days of work for 2 days of freedom and they long for the weekends to go by quickly so they can return to the vibrant atmosphere where they are celebrated and appreciated.
I long for that atmosphere and not from the standpoint of the employee but from the standpoint of my relationships. I want the people in my life to feel appreciated and celebrated.
• Plan/Do/Review
This morning I met with my mentor and another mentoree at Panera. The conversation went as it usually does, starting out with questions and answers followed by conversations stemming from the past week's events or from the questions and answers discussion.
It was at the point the conversation shifted to family and goal setting that my mentor saw an opportunity to drill my counterpart about church attendance. Drilling, drilling and drilling some more, my mentor asked "Do you go to church and Do you pray with your children?" My fellow equal began stammering and our mentor, seeing blood, went in for the kill. "You're owning it!" he exclaimed. He then explained to us that when we defend deficiencies in our life we are owning it. "Why would you want to own a weakness?" and "Don't defend it!" he said. "admit your weaknesses and take action to improve your situation."
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Have you ever noticed "that" smell while cooking a store bought pork chop. My wife and I use a large electric griddle for most of our cooking and when we cook store bought pork chops we have noticed they tend to smell like a feed lot. If you've ever driven through Amarillo TX you know "that" smell.... I really noticed the difference when my wife brought home fresh cuts of pork from a friend who had just butchered several family raised pigs. The fat from this family raised pork, when rendered on the griddle was clear and there was ZERO odor coming from the cooking meat. I've also noticed an iridescence to the store bought pork. Usually on pork roast. The appearance is similar to that of the inside of an oyster shell. The family grown pork has no iridescence. I'm convinced the store bought pork is not as beneficial for human consumption as I am being lead to believe.....
