Here’s an interesting, and very entertaining, 20 minute video of a guest speaker at the TED talks that you’ve likely seen so many videos shared from. Ken Robinson discusses some interesting issues, and makes some valid points about how our education systems work (worldwide).
Well friends, 2009 is over and done, and a new year is here. It’s really just another day like any other, but serves as a great landmark in time for us to step back, observe what has happened over the last year, learn from that, and determine how to make that better in the next year.
I believe you can make the most out of 2010 by starting with getting your mindset correct. We can learn a lot from a familiar story in the Old Testament of the Bible. The story of the promised land. Read this passage from Deuteronomy 1:6-8:
6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates. 8 See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”
You see, God told them, “you have stayed here long enough…break camp and advance.” We’ve been where we are at now for long enough. God has given us the promised land, it’s just up to us to take a step of faith and make it happen. But here’s another part of the deal, we need to act with some urgency, trusting God all along the way…the trip from where they started to the promised land was an 11 days trip, but took the Israelites 40 years to reach there.
When the 12 went to Canaan and came back reporting what they saw, 10 saw only the hardships, the negatives, the giants, imagining how hard it would be to overtake them (not counting on the power of God to provide their every need) and therefore determined there was no way they could enter the promised land. The other 2 returned reporting the endless bounty, the positives, and how great everything there was.
The same goes for us today…do you see the positives or the negatives in life? Those 2 who came back reporting the good news were the ones that ended up prospering later on…and the so the same goes for you!
I think we can directly apply the story of David and Goliath to our lives. Goliath was an incredibly large man; he didn’t even carry his own armor. And David: well, he was just a youngster and a shepherd. They told David, “All you’ve got is a sling and a stone. You can’t kill Goliath.” And David said, “He’s so big, I can’t miss him!”
You see, it comes down to our mentality and philosophies in life…The Law of Expectation: You get what you expect!
…Keep David’s mindset with you everywhere you go; when others are telling you there’s no way you can slay that giant, you say, “He’s so big, there’s no way I can miss!”
Have you been in a rut during the last year? Now’s the time to start fresh and get out of it. After all, you may have heard the phrase, “A rut is just a grave with the two ends kicked out.”
So, friends, you’re going to get exactly what you expect out of 2010, whether good or bad. Opportunities are endless, you can find them everywhere you go. Here’s something I keep on my mind all the time now, “I wake up every morning with the certainty that something great will happen and the uncertainty of where it will come from.”
I’ve got a feeling that 2010 is going to be your year! That you’ll be happier than you’ve ever been, laughing harder, smiling wider, standing taller, walking lighter, living grander, and loving louder.
…And I’m here to help make that happen for you!
To Your Success,
Internet marketing expert, Stephen Pierce, shared some incredible information in his latest video blog post, about how your success is either limited or achieved by your psychology and how successful you can see yourself, and picture yourself to be.
The link to his video blog is below; the video is about 12 minutes long, but be sure to watch towards the end, the most important information he shares is in the last 2-3 minutes…I promise!
I’m going along with his theme for the new year, “Begin Again in 2010″ …and I suggest you do, after watching his video.
Over the weekend, one of my inspiring mentors Jim Rohn passed away…
His name was Jim Rohn and while I never met him I have listened to many, many hours of his inspiring life insights and success secrets…
I wanted to do a small tribute to Jim and share some quotes and video with you that I hope will inspire you:
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“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.”
–Jim Rohn
“Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to
the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t
laugh at you.”
–Jim Rohn
“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change,
like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and
must take responsibility for forming.”
–Jim Rohn
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
–Jim Rohn
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.”
–Jim Rohn
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
–Jim Rohn
“Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight.
Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.”
–Jim Rohn
Here is a video of some Jim Rohn Quaotes:
==> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQzIYhv04mc
I hope that you get some value out of these quotes and Jim’s teachings.
Even though I have never met this man he has impacted my life…
He will be missed…
To your success,
Brent Wehmeyer
PS – For years I have learned from this man even though I have
never met him. He has inspired me, motivated me, saved me time,
and changed my life…. I now pass on the gift he gave to me to
you my friend….
If you want to listen and learn from this Legend check out his
awesome collections of gems:
http://www.BrentWehmeyer.net/jimrohn
I read a lot of books about entrepreneurship and owning your own business.
I highly recommend this because if you’ve never owned a business before, you need to start thinking like a business owner.
Now, this doesn’t mean changing your beliefs or your goals or anything like that.
I’m talking about not only how you analyze your problems, how you prioritize one project over another, or how productive you are on a daily basis.
I’m talking about your VISION. One BIG thing that sets the successful small business apart from the one that
fails after a few months is VISION.
You need to have a clear picture of where all of this is going!
It’s the same reason why so many network marketers quit…NO VISION…
If you’re not thinking about the long-term goals and outcomes of what you’re doing, you’ll never be able to get past the short-term failures and obstacles!!
Whenever unexpected things would come up, I didn’t start worrying about the bills, how to make ends meet, or anything like that.
It was because I knew that in the next 6-12 months I was going to be making $10,000+ a month and paying for that big unexpected bill wouldn’t be such a big deal! I wouldn’t be stressed out about wondering how much it would cost, because whatever amount wasn’t – I knew I’d have the money for it.
When I was dead broke, it seems like I would worry about every little penny and where it went… (when I DIDN’T want to spend it… i.e. emergencies, maintenance, etc…)
But I’d go spend $50 for a night out with the guys, another $60 for something I didn’t need at the store,
and another night dropping a some bucks going out to eat…
You see, I was so SLOPPY with my finances… if I had made ANY sorts of money back then, it would have been gone almost right away because I didn’t have that clear vision of the future…
Business owners have a plan… they have goals they have a vision as to how things are going to work down the line.
When I started my business, in order to develop that vision I had to start reading books on small business ownership, leadership, self development, etc.
And, most importantly, I had to connect with a mentor… a coach to help me develop that vision…
Do you have a coach?
And I’m not talking about just an upline… I mean REALLY… a mentor, a guide… someone who is helping you through your struggles and answering your questions and easing your concerns…
Or have you been trying it on your own? Doing it all by yourself? Doing the “lone-ranger” approach?
Let me save you a BUNCH of time… I did that for my first 2 years network marketing business…
And it left me broke…no income from my business… no self-worth, no self-belief…
Trying it on my own was impossible…
I don’t care what business you’re in, or not in one at all…
Let’s put together a game plan for your success…
To Your Success,
