Just To Be Clear (again)

September 2nd, 2010
The Fifth Element Is The Box These 4 Sit In

The Fifth Element Is The Box These 4 Sit In

You search the Internet for answers, for insight, for tips and tricks, for shortcuts, for entertainment, for friendship and a host of other reasons. It’s all good, as they say.

But just to be clear, these blogs are for the the person who is looking for transformational change.

Anyone looking for easy, quick, or small, can stop wasting their time here.

I’ll have none of it, thank you very much.

To whom much has been given, much will be required.

We all have been given the 5 gifts of mind, body, spirit, job and daily life.

Balance isn’t between work life and personal life. Balance is the daily integration of these five.

Will I see you here tomorrow?

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September 1st, 2010

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Last night, I purposefully had a meeting at 8:00PM.

Just me and President Obama.

Well, sort of.

You may have been there too.

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The number of men and women who died in Iraq.

George Washington, our Nation’s first President started his meetings with prayer.

I wonder why? Seemed obvious, and relevant back then, but prayer is not something that is typically part of business today.

Perhaps it could be. George’s attitude towards life and success may still be relevant today. God Bless America, as President Obama closed his speech.

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1 Overlooked Skill

August 31st, 2010
It Can Be Hard To Focus On

It Can Be Hard To Focus On

Being organized is a skill. It requires hard work, creativity, flexibility and a willingness to be focused and disciplined.

But it requires one thing that most people overlook.

And this one overlooked skill is the critical difference between a clean desk and a messy desk.

Decisiveness.

Think about it.

You must decide, all day, everyday, what to do, what to keep, where to put things, what to discard, what to ignore, how to prioritize, etc.

All day.

Everyday.

It never ends.

And then you should decide what you believe and get busy, right here, right now.

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Being Organized Helps

August 30th, 2010
These Are For You (Happy Birthday)

These Are For You (Happy Birthday)

Being organized helps you remember important things, like birthdays.

I’m pretty certain you can all relate to this.

Happy birthday today to my Mom!

I wasn’t so organized last week, when I missed my step-Mom’s birthday by a day.

I saw it coming a mile away. Every year it’s the same. It’s the last week in August (predictably) when two very special women celebrate their birthdays.

What we do thunders so loudly, people can’t hear what we say.

We must have the determination and perseverance to continuously try to improve our attitude when we stumble, even as we get older.

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Surrounded By Asses

August 29th, 2010

You may know me as the Internet’s only Five-a-Day Blogger, or The Blog Whisperer, or as Chapin’s Dad.

Or maybe you know me as the guy that always runs near Reams Road and Chase Road.

But do you know me as “Comedian”?

I play one in real life, like here in this short (32-sec) You Tube video.

Laughter can actually improve our attitude.

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Wait, I DO Want To Retire

August 28th, 2010
Sounds Like Fun

Sounds Like Fun

Retire?

Absolutely.

Quit working?

Not on your life!

Life is hard, grueling and often, overwhelming. It takes the right attitude to be happy.

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I Don’t Want To Retire

August 27th, 2010

I love what I do.

But in less than 4 years, I can retire with benefits.

I hope I have the right attitude to handle this amazing new opportunity.

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1 Tip For Being Organized

August 26th, 2010

Know the difference between what you want out of life and what you don’t want out of life.

Work diligently to create greater distance between the two, so that at the end of your day, most of your time was focused on what you want.

Spending time on what you don’t want is, well, a waste of time.

One of the keys to being organized is having the right attitude.

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Want To Be A Guest Blogger?

August 25th, 2010
Or Star As A Guest Blogger

Or Star As A Guest Blogger

What are you going to give yourself today? Will it be 110%, or will it be another day of going through the motions?

What if your child’s teacher, on the very first week of “back to school”, gave your child a “going through the motions” effort?

Or maybe your physician?

Or your mechanic?

I’m looking for a few Guest Bloggers to blog once a week, but not if you’re going to go through the motions.

Want to be a Guest Blogger?

Step up, like Lorie Sheffer has at Mid Life Celebration every Sunday.

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Fear Stinks Like A

August 24th, 2010
An Awesome Hometown

An Awesome Hometown

I was born and raised in a small town. Taught to fear Jesus in that same small town. A Paper Mill town, 25 miles east of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There was no vision of social media when I was growing up.

But there is now. Has been. For a long time. And many people continue to fear it.

Fear stinks like a Paper Mill, and after awhile, you don’t smell it anymore, even though the smell is still there.

You may think, because people can no longer smell your fear of social media, that it’s gone.

Sure.

Mid Life Celebration

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