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Fear gives way to action.
Dear Son, yesterday you said you were nervous because you didn’t know how to address the credit card erroneous charge issue.
And then you found the motivation to try, and literally instantly solved it.
Motivation is the key to everything. Well done.
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(photo: The company above was founded to be the first ‘for-profit, non-profit’.. rather than ask for donations…)
The original goal was to raise $3,000 to donate to CCFA. In a matter of a few minutes, because of workplace ethics and creativity, the goal was upped to $1,000,000.
And on November 15, 2008, put that insane goal in writing here.
Since that time, the goal has been reframed to reflect the DNA of the goal setter.
The new goal is simply this:
Help raise money until a cure is found.
No amount, only an end goal.
A cure.
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We all have a cause(s) we support, right?
If you’ve followed any of my five blogs, you’re probably already aware that one of the five remaining big goals I have before dying is to help raise money to give to those who can find a cure for IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
You also know, no matter how long you’ve been reading, that I’ve never asked for anything, except that you do something great.
I’m not asking you to make a donation. I have formed a for-profit corporation to make money in various ways, to give away. Sort of like a non-profit but radically different.
Non-profits ask for money. While the future cannot be predicted, and I may ultimately need to ask for donations, the vision is clear – do not ask for money, make money.
Then give it to smart, dedicated people who’ll work tirelessly to find the cure.
Once IBD is cured, we’ll move on the the next big cause.
Anyway, here’s a link from an email yesterday, if you want to give.
Our nine-year old son first developed unusual symptoms just before he turned four. Between his 4th and 5th birthday, he had:
Here’s an excerpt from an email I received yesterday as a member of CCFA, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America:
Through the eyes of a 21-year-old Crohn’s Disease sufferer:
Have you ever felt my pain?
Have you ever felt this hurt?
Have you ever wiped away my tears?
Have you ever measured the pains worth?
Have you ever sat in front of your food and prayed for it not to hurt?
Have you looked past the pupils to the thoughts array?
Have you ever tasted the smell of your favorite foods, for it to be taken away?
Have you ever just wanted the pain to go away?
Have you ever wished you could go back, to when there was no pain?
Have you ever hated the comments some have made?
Have you ever been afraid to eat, and ask yourself why?
Have you ever heard the saying you’ll be just fine?
Have you ever had pain just to sneeze?
Have you ever met anyone with Crohn’s Disease?
From the creator of the event: By having events like this, we are trying to raise as much money as possible to help cure Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis.
Thank you for reading this and following jeffnoel.com – Make it a great day. Enjoy your health.
Last night I was transferring photos to several external hard drives, when I found this, from April 2007. Well over two years ago, I had started to write the first page. Had completely forgotten about this attempt. Here it is for posterity:
EVERYTHING’S IMPORTANT: April 02, 2007
How many books and articles have been written, over time, about what’s really important in life? In business? In leadership? In raising children? In becoming successful? In learning to prioritize your life? In achieving financial freedom? In becoming the best you can be? The answer, we all know. It’s thousands and thousands. This begs a profound question. What are they all trying to say? Really?
Two of the most magnificent days in your life are the day you were born, and, the day you figure out why!
Have you figured it out yet? If you’re like me, and the rest of your human brothers and sisters, the obvious answer is no! Most of us, simply because we’re human, will go to our graves not knowing. How tragic is that? It’s criminal, eh?
How then, is it possible to travel for decades on this glorious planet, and never figure this out? This too is a no-brainer. It’s because, “EVERYTHING’S IMPORTANT”!
What do you mean, Jeff? Think about it. We have all had bosses, or maybe we were the boss, and, it’s one fire-drill after another. Everything’s important, right. It gets so confusing that we finally just cave in and say, “OK, everything’s important”. It’s that seemingly insignificant moment that you doom yourself to a life of mediocrity. Really!
It’s like the story of the frog in a pan of room temperature water, sitting on the stove. A group of teenagers slowly turn up the heat to see what the frog will do. We all know how this plays out. The frog never notices the slowly changing water temperature and dies as the water finally reaches the boiling point.
How is this possible? It’s possible because you and I are weak. We are conditioned to accept mediocrity. We are shown images of greatness in the media. Constantly. No one ever talks about the serious, but do-able, effort required to be excellent. And so it goes. We give up, It’s perfectly acceptable to give up. Everyone does it. Why should you be any different? Because!
Because if you don’t try harder, you will never know the difference between joy , liberation and inner peace, compared to the alternative – a life sentence in your unfulfilled journey. Is this your legacy? The legacy you want your children to see and model? Go to jail, go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200 dollars.
Right now you should be feeling some pain. Emotional, psychological pain. This is a very good sign this book is for you.
It has taking years, no, decades, to discern the truth. You’ve probably heard it said: “Wisdom comes from experience, and experience comes from making mistakes”. The truth is here at your fingertips. In these pages. You can do what you want at this point. The choice is yours (there’s a BFO)!
I know of no other person who’s invested more time and emotional labor to simply life’s truths. They say, “to teach is to learn twice”. Your journey is like mine. We are born. We grow and learn. Somewhere on your path, is your answer to your question, “why am I here”?
Are you ready?
Pause!
Yes, pause and think.
This will make you feel uncomfortable, no doubt. You should get used to this feeling, so that, in time, you will welcome your pain that comes when you slow down and looking inside yourself. You will discover, there is no other way.
If you think about why you are reading this book, then your answer to continue or not will be automatic. Yes!
Please turn the page when you are ready.