Not sure what to journal about tonight, so I figure I’ll just start and see where it goes.
Saturday was a good day of getting up early, getting some productive time in and finishing off with some down time with Heather.
I took roughly 1700 shots of the Soul Street Dance group that was in town with Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, so we’ll see where those go. I think my more proud moment of the evening was offering some Rhodiola to the crew prior to their going on stage. Naturally their reviews of the evening were great in spite of various technical problems.
I’m most hopeful that I’ll be getting an email soon of client registration & ordering!
The change of Quixtar/Amway Global has me a bit nervous, but the anxiety is bound to be a positive thing – they’ll be changing over to auto-deposit bonus payment, which means that in order to have a bonus, we have to have at least 50 pv of client volume in the month. Not a big deal on one hand, but it makes client successes that much more valuable.
Today was a laid back sorta day – lots of relaxing, and generally not feeling altogether prodcutive – I watched several episodes of Heroes with Heather, and then attended the webcasts with Bill. Oh how I long to be a double eagle! I seek to be strong, to commit to great things and to achieve them!
It’s thanksgiving week – Turkey Day is on Thursday; Heather and I will spend the time together cooking, and it sounds like Jason will chip in to assist even. Should be a good time.
One nice thing about the week is that it’s only a three day week at work.
I want to develop clients. I want to grow my business. I want to learn to earn support and business from others because of the value of what I offer!
Alright, that’s enough for now. I’m gonna head to sleep so that I can get up and get moving tomorrow morning. I expect that I’ll be waking up before my alarm goes off, and at that, I’ll be getting up and moving even without the added encouragement from the alarm!
g’nite.
Okay, maybe it’s not anger… maybe it’s more of an unrest or frustration that is just beneath the surface of my life…
I think about how all it takes to do great things is to take action (not even good action) in the direction that I want to go, and if I’m consistent with it, I’ll achieve whatever goal I might have.
I sit hear and type while Heather lays town to sleep next to me. It’s a Friday evening, and she’s restless with discomfort of being sick over the past few days, and trying to get some sleep to recharge for the weekend. Her breathing is heavy, thick almost, with congestion. I don’t think I’ve been anything but cross over the past few days, and I can’t really place why. It’s not that I’m upset with her… Perhaps it’s just myself… not being as productive as I would like to be. I feel frustrated by silly little things, like her breathing, and not really understanding what pain exists in my life that contributes to this sliver under my nail.
Midnight, and Bill had another plan tonight. 3 guests, all Oscar’s, I believe. I attended, with suit, with downline, but no new faces. It’s high time to get active, to expose this model to others, to thrive in helping other people achieve their goals – whether it be saving money or doing amazing things in the next few years to revolutionize their entire lives and their families future to come.
Activities for tomorrow are not planned to any degree other than a set activity of watching a cool dance performance in the evening. I want to make some progress with Britteny’s wedding album – 30’ish pages, with a variety of photos. I want to make some progress with Sophie’s photos, just to get them in a final place. I have many photo projects to finish… Time to get some done.
Further, I want to progress my business; calls to downline, offering my assistance, sharing my love, casting a vision of the future in spite of this uncertain economic time. I want to grow my business, making calls to people who have not yet seen the business model – as a goal to sit down and see the model. To grow my clientelle, reaching out to people’s needs – whether that be a superior product or just the benefit of Airline Miles. It’s a matter of reaching out and building relationships. Calling those people I haven’t called yet. Those people who may not yet be close friends. It’s about building others and helping them see the greatness in themselves. It’s about seeing the greatness with me.
Well, it’s midnight, and I’ll be getting up early to pursue some of these lofty plans towards various points of success. Staying true to my dreams will pay off in the end. I will (and am) breaking through those paper walls that exist in my life to find my freedom, prosperity and joy on the other side.
Well, I’m posting this a bit earlier tonight with thoughts that I might go to bed at a semi-reasonable hour and then get up early’ish and maybe even ride my bike to work.
I titled this post “Keep Trying” for the sheer reason that despite the best laid plans, they don’t always go as you might hope. I had such grand aspirations to make each moment count, to value the precious present throughout the day, and frankly, I’m just feeling a bit tired. Sadly I was a bit muted to Heather – I don’t know if it is from tired’ness, or that I had some less-than-positive experiences… nothing big, so I’m guessing it’s the sleep. I don’t recall anything inparticular that I might be misinterpreting.
So, I guess the message to mysefl today is simply to stay the course. There’s so much in life to do, and we can’t have it all, so just work towards having as much life as you can find! 🙂
Well, maybe I’ll post again later with more details from my day, or, I might just sleep.
Till later, keep trying.
-cb
I had a good (and long) talk with Bill this evening… It ranged from products, to values, to business, and so forth.
I think the most significant thing I took away was some dialog we had regarding a recent observation that he made suggesting that I might want to look at myself to make sure that I’m as generous as I would like to be (aka not “stingy”). It’s been something that I’ve been grinding on for some time now, and it was nice to chat some to ask clarifying questions about.
I guess the crux of the issue is that it all is within the spirit. It’s not so much the dollar amount, or the dynamics of the interaction, as it is that I want to give the other person the better part of the deal… To give them the better seat at the table, as John Maxwell puts it.
Bill was reminded of a story that I think of regularly… of Brad Duncan visiting Ron Puryears house and finding a Mercedes covered in boxes, and generally going unused. It still had the sale stickers on it in fact. As the story progressed, Brad found out that Ron paid full retail for the car and of course reacted vehemently claiming that was the wrong choice and that he could have saved money. As it turns out, Ron had a different view… “Listen here, young man. I live in this community, I care about my neighbors and friends. If you can’t afford to pay the retail cost, then you have no business buying it in the first place!” (of course, this is paraphrased, but it brings up a good point… We’re here to bless others, not to horde things for ourselves. The Lord is uniquely concerned with our well being, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, than who are we to think that were are outside of his watchful eye.
I really liked some of the clarifying and repurposing questions that Bill asked throughout the talk:
So, if the spirit is really one of generosity, what actions will exist? Who do I know who I consider to have a generous spirit? Toby Coate? Pat Shier? Others?
…Let’s see… what else can I chat about?
Oh, regarding business development, (mostly through Heather’s prompting) I gave Christine (& Tim) a couple cans of XS for the vitamin B & folic acid goodness. She seemed enthused, and I’m really hoping for her sake that it helps to meet the needs… Energy and nutrition. Stress is a factor for her at her work place, and my heart goes out to their family while they are expecting a child soon.
Well, I’m thinking that some sleep would do me well. Tomorrow I aim to be the best me I can be. To give to others without concern for what I might receive in return. To be a man of integrity, worth, value, and love; showering generosity to all whom I come in contact with. I will be an excellent human being, giving the benefit of the doubt to people who I feel wrong me.
G’nite!
-cb
Just a quick entry to chronicle the day gone by… It’s interesting to look back and do an accounting of what it is that I did or didn’t do. I get the sense that I’m either on a good track or not – there’s never really much middle ground. We’ll see how this one turns out. Read the rest of this entry »
it’s been a long time since i’ve sat down (or in this case laid down) to type a few of my thoughts… i figure it’s about time. i find it’s normally my style to type with proper punctuation & capitalization, but this time around, i thought i’d mix it up a little. deal with it, eh?so… i’m 27 years old, still sleeping with helen, and going on 18 months of dating heather. in a word, it’s messed up. Read the rest of this entry »
As I think of the man that I want to be, and the type of friends that I attract to myself, I think of being better than we are expected to be; to be the person that goes the extra mile. I’ve seen or heard this passage posted other places, but I thought it fit well what I’d like for myself. Read on. Read the rest of this entry »
“You” by William Wildes
A bulletin he posted the other day; it’s a good reminder to us all to reflect on the miracle that each person is, inherently, no matter what the world has tossed our way, or how we may have reacted to it. Read on.
You are much more than you believe you are. You have the seeds of greatness planted in you. As I sit here fighting to keep a cold from my body. Five children spread out every where with no place for me to sleep. Looking at the relaxed way they sleep feeling snug and secure. I am thinking about you my friends. How did you grow up? Where you taught to believe in yourself? That you are a child of god? Do you still believe? What I am proud of is not how well I handle my life now. Or what ive overcome or accomplished in my life. Its that these children feel safe. All children need and deserve a safe place to just be themselves. How can we impower more adults to let go of the lies we were taught? See the greatness that we were born with? Soon it will be a new year. What will you do with it? I pray that you and I take in great input so that we will become our best. We cannot give away what we do not have. You were born a miracle. Never forget that. What you do today matters. What we do in this life really does echo in eternity. Have a truly blessed Christmas and make this coming year the very best ever.
Bill posed a question in response to a message about the precursor to a plan, and what to do. He suggested that I really have a solidly, concentrated version of what this life is all about – about reaching more, doing more, being more than we are likely to become through the river of life that we are on. He suggested that I take some time to distill what is is that I want to be remembered for, so what better way to do that than blogging to myself!? Read the rest of this entry »
Another post by blogger, Bradley Wolgamott:
people usually say that it takes money to make money. well, i do agree that money will help in starting a company, but there are things that are way more important than money when it comes to making your company and life a success.
you must have the following 8 things in order to move on. Read the rest of this entry »