Please Forgive Me

This morning I was thinking about the power of second chances. I know all well how fortunate one is to have a second chance at something in life. Everyday, I wake-up and thank God for another day and then I go about my business. To be honest, most days I forget that without a second or maybe even a third or fourth chance, I would not be writing this blog.

So, this morning, I stopped and added that to my prayer for the day, I said, God, thank you for the second chance to prove to the world that I am here to make a difference. I then got myself together and went about my daily routine. A moment later something nudged me and made me think, I said, God is not the only one who allows for second chances, I myself have that power as well.

That's when I realized that everyday, many people are looking to make amends for their wrongs. If I am to be a true believer in second chances then it would be only fair to allow them to have a "do-over" as well. This apply's to parenting, friendships or relationships, it is important to be willing to open yourself up to the forgiveness of others.

Many times we forget from where we came. Once we get our "do-over" we just act as though we deserved it all along and forget that it is a second chance. Take a moment today and ask yourself if you have been particularly hard on someone who is trying to make amends. Be careful to not forget that we all deserve a chance and that while it may seem difficult, it is the right thing to do.

When it comes to parenting, it can be very difficult to trust our children again, once they have fallen. But we must extend the hand and offer another chance. When God gives us another opportunity to be who we really are, it is our duty to extend that same forgiveness to our children.

In relationships and friendships, it is a must to do as we would like done unto us. Don't be selfish. Be very aware that we are all human and that we all fall short at times. Take the time to hear with both ears the amends of others and promptly forgive them. In the end, you will have fulfilled the contract that comes with being forgiven yourself. If we get too full of ourselves and believe that we deserve a second chance, in time it will be taken away from us and we must start all over again.

When someone says I'm sorry, take the time to say, "you are forgiven". The choice is within.

Brian Patrick Lewis, is a trained Chef, Author and Speaker. His new book, "in the weeds, landscape of a chefs life" can be found at http://brianpatricklewis.com/

Please Leave a Message

Once while Mahatma Gandhi's train was pulling slowly out of the station, a reporter ran up to his compartment window. "Do you have a message I can take back to my people?" he asked.

It was Gandhi's day of silence, respite from his demanding speaking schedule, so he didn't reply. Instead, he scrawled a few words on a scrap of paper and passed it to the reporter: "My life is my message."

Gandhi worked throughout India attempting to be the change in the world that he hoped to see in it. A man of compassion and service to others, Gandhi lived his truth.

When you live what you believe - when you walk the talk - your life becomes your message, and one that can inspire others.

Gandhi, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and many other spiritual and inspirational leaders of our time have led lives that were ultimately about truth and compassion.

Yet you don't have to be a spiritual master or enlightened being to bring your message to the world.

Two people you may have heard about come to mind.

Former mountaineer and author of Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson has dedicated his life to building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan - especially for girls. After a failed attempt to climb K2 in 1993, to repay the kindness he experienced in a remote village of the Karakoram mountains he promised to build a school there. That promise, and his message of peace through education, continues to expand and attest to the power of the humanitarian spirit. As of 2009, (according to the website) Mortenson has established or significantly supports 131 schools in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Equally powerful is religious thinker and author Karen Armstrong's efforts to create a global Charter of Compassion. Armstrong, who has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, says that at the essence of all religion is compassion. She says the central tenet of all religions is The Golden Rule i.e., treat all others as you wish to be treated, and she is working with religious and spiritual leaders around the world to implement this message in The Charter of Compassion. The Charter will be launched on November 12, 2009.

Whether our lives and actions reach others on a global scale, compassion - like charity - begins at home.

What's my message? "Inner peace, world peace." Because you can only begin to bring peace to the world by being at peace, with yourself and those around you.

What's your message?

My philosophy of writing, and all art, echoes Gaboury's belief about architecture: "The essence of architecture is space structured for human beings, but the ultimate goal is symbolic, metaphoric or spiritual, like any other art form. The difference with architecture is that it links art with the practical."

I believe that powerful writing, too, can link the artistic with the practical.

You can hire me to write feature length stories, or to produce short, snappy creative content for print, broadcast or online.

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Self-Doubt - Eliminate It

Recently, I discovered I sometimes 'second guess' my perception, intuitiveness; also known as doubting oneself. Yikes!! Upon discovering this, I immediately did a 'no judgment' reflection and observation for a week. These moments of doubting myself run the gamut of inconsequential - turning the wrong direction while driving when I first thought to turn left, but, doubted myself and turned right to doubting my intuition on an important decision. Thus, I give the benefit of the doubt to someone or something. How ironic is that? I am quick to give someone or something the benefit of the doubt while doubting myself. Oh, the webs we weave.

Doubt is like little worms that work their way into one's mind. One either entertains one's doubts and fears until they become the predominant force in one's life, or one sends them away. You can overcome your doubts by turning your attention to Trust and Faith in your Self, i.e. your Wisdom.

William Shakespeare wrote, "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt."

The following steps will assist you in eliminating self-doubt.

‧ Keep a 'no judgment' reflection and observation journal for a week to ten days. Notice and think about the circumstances that prompt you to engage in or resort to self-doubt. Notice too, when you doubted yourself and came through with great success. Knowledge and recognition of your successes can be a template for what you can achieve in the future.

‧ Write self-doubting thoughts in the left column - Opposite in the right column write facts that refute the doubtful thought. Continue to add to this list as you continue the 'no judgment' reflection and observation.

‧ Practice focusing on Trust and Faith, thus, starving your fears while feeding your Trust and Faith. Trust and Faith are two of the twenty-one sub laws, which are human characteristics that relate to the Universal Laws.

‧ Practice being your own best cheerleader. Ask a family member or friend to join you as your cheerleading team.

‧ Celebrate your incremental successes. Avoid waiting until the entire project or task is completed. Celebrate each step it takes to reach your goal. When something which you usually doubted yourself on; turns out better than you expected, take a moment and reward yourself for the positive outcome you created. Of if you held yourself strong in Trust and Faith in yourself. Give yourself a pat on the back, a high five, a thumb's up, a Waahoo way to go!! Take the time to cement positive emotions in your mind. Like Pavlov's experiment proved; people are more apt to repeat behaviors that are rewarded and those behaviors that are ignored (no judgment for self-doubt) are quickly extinguished.

Go forth now with Trust and Faith that all will work out for your good, knowing that it is the Universe that is calling you forward and urging you to be and do all that you desire. Enjoy and savor the journey.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Metaphysician - Certified Hypnosis Practitioner, Author and Speaker. Dr. Dorothy facilitates clearing blocks, fears and limiting beliefs. You can live the life you desire. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net/

No Risk, No Reward

Have you ever made yourself sick fretting about something? Did the anticipation almost make you blow chunks?

Is The Reward Worth The Risk?

A few weeks ago I found myself suspended 180 feet above the ground. I was just hanging there from two, what appeared to be very small cables, with my daughter on one side of me and her friend on the other. The crazy thing is I put myself in this position on purpose and I paid good, hard earned, cold cash to do so.

Why?

Because I wanted the adrenaline rush that comes from free falling 180 feet. I knew it would be an adrenalin pumping ride, but initially when my daughter asked me if I would do the rip-cord with her and her friend, I didn't know if I had the guts to do it. In my younger days I wouldn't have thought twice about it. If I could do something that involved speed or that would get my adrenaline pumping, I was 'all in.' One thing that settled my nerves a little was that the safety record for the rip-cord was 100%... no accidents had ever happened.

Focus On The Prize

Before I knew it our time had arrived. We were standing in the prep area getting fitted for our harnesses they attach the cable to. My nerves had calmed down and I was feeling pretty excited. But ever since we set our time to 'fly,' approximately 2 hours previous to this, my stomach was in (small)knots. Simply stated, I was just unsure about this whole adventure.

But I wanted to fly.

After we were fitted they took us out to the lift, hooked us up, and it was up... up... and away. In a matter of about 30 seconds we were hanging 180 feet above the ground waiting for the command to 'pull the cord.' And that's when the fun started.

As soon as we pulled it we were diving towards the earth at more than 65 mph and the adrenaline was pumping. It's a feeling you just can't explain to the people that are standing there watching you fly by them smiling from ear to ear and letting out screams of fear and excitement.

Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

As you can imagine, there are more people watching than flying. I know not everyone is a thrill seeker, but the sad thing is that's true with about everything in life.

I bet that most people you know aren't living the life of their dreams. What's even more sad is most of those people have forgotten what their dreams were. And if you challenge them to do something outside their 'comfort zone' they want nothing to do with it.

Life's An Adventure

If you really want to experience life you're going to have to push yourself. You're going to have to 'go for it.' Being an observer and standing on the sidelines is never as fun or rewarding as 'getting in the game.'

Never.

To live a fulfilling life you're going to have to do the uncomfortable sometimes. You're going to have to take some risks. But that's where the thrill, the reward comes from. It happens even if you don't succeed because you can look back and say "at least I tried."

When I was thinking about flying on the rip cord I thought it was crazy. Other people thought I was crazy. Some people still think it was crazy. But guess what, I'm going down to Florida, and when I'm there I'm going to fly from a 300 foot rip cord.

So think about something you've been wanting to do, or try, or achieve... and forget about all the fear. Focus on the reward and 'pull the cord.' Either way, it'll be a helluva ride.

Self-Empowerment - 4 Evasive Action Steps to Take When Your Day's Going Out of Whack

So you started your day full of hope and expectation. You've got everything sorted out - you know exactly what you're going to do and you're feeling really good about it.

Then it happens; the phone rings and you've got to deal with that call, then the baby starts to fuss and you've got to deal with that as well, and then a neighbour shows up unexpectedly and you've got one more thing to deal with that's not on your agenda.

One thing after another's happening, you're caught in the middle of a vortex of emotion and your head begins to spin.

Sounds familiar, yes, I have those days as well and everything begins to spiral from there, what do you do? Don't worry, there's a way out in 4 simple evasive action steps.

Evasive Action Step #1 - Stop and take a deep breath

That energy must be stopped right in its tracks and it begins with you. If you let that negative energy overtake you soon enough you'll be pulling your hair out and it ain't gonna be pretty. Stop and take a deep breath. Yes, close your eyes and breathe deeply and let all that stress out.

Evasive Action Step #2 - Connect with your inner power

Enter the place of your inner sanctuary and find your peace - this is your place of inner power, your strength. In this place all that negative energy loses its grip from your mind. You can literally feel the knots in your mind fading away as you focus in on your peace.

Evasive Action Step #3 - Ask for peace in the situation

Allow the peace of the Spirit to enter the chaotic situation and bring calm and resolution. Let your mind and your eyes become focused on peace and not on the stressful event. You are working with the creative force of the Spirit to change your environment.

Evasive Action Step #4 - Become fully present

Pay attention to the direction of the Spirit and go with the flow. Quietly ask what step you should take now and become fully alert and present as the Spirit directs your eyes and gives you inspired ideas to take the next step. It doesn't matter what situation you're in, the solution is available as you become fully present.

Changing your life may seem like an overwhelming frustrating process. But it doesn't have to be if you're given simple doable step-by-step strategies that will get you from where you are to where you want to be and experience a transformed life.

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From: Alicia Isaacs - Changing Inside Out Now!

Sick and tired of sick and tired and broke?

You can get sick and tired and broke the place from where you can get time with the financial freedom you want and to whom would you like to do things. If these three steps to follow after the joy of vuosienkin:
Visualize success. It is illustrated, which until the end. I mean you are not able to really get what's going on, if you don't know where you want to be. To do this on a daily basis. It is, in fact, you want to work in the location or the resort with your family. Create the desire to be there for you to think about it every day. Let it build up exponentially, from a point cannot be allowed to stand, and it allows you to implement the attainment of this objective.
To change the user's attitude. Read the debt free For Life "David Bach If David Unveils debt Wise program, which the Council is hereby authorised to tear down your debt. Read Awaken the Giant within Anthony Robbins. Tony explains how you can make the Tiger inside, you can get up and help you succeed in the prowl in sleep mode. Meditate daily also advice that attention will focus on the success, such as "everyday in every way I'm getting better and better".
Take action on a daily basis. This is necessary. The business does not grow and you will not be nearer to the success of the objectives, if no decisive action is to achieve this objective. Although it is small, such as a few calls, would you that much closer to the objectives, and continue to step away from breaking.

The important thing is to select onnellisena. If you do not carefully all seems to fall in place in the world. When you have a wedding, for example, invoices, which will come via email on the same show, the total amount of the reserve. You are satisfied with the wedding. The same can be applied to everyday life. If I woke up this morning, is the second day of the Act's objectives. You have a second chance to the show, and you have a second chance to loved ones. Choose preferably today.

Stay sick and tired and broke it again. Take steps to start today. Every little helps. Before you know it, you should be your goal to earn and live in economic freedom. God bless you.

Isabella Fiorentino

Parts Of A Motivational Presentation

There are a couple of parts to a motivational presentation given by motivational speakers. A part where they introduce themselves and size up their audience, a part where they take in queries and clear things up, and a part where they encourage and teach their audience about being more efficient in their lives. The speaker must incorporate these parts unto their presentation in order to have a successful discussion. Motivational speakers should additionally include some guidelines in order to build individual motivation for your audience members. Here are a couple of parts of a motivational presentation that should be noted.

1. Remember that you must first analyze your audience members and find out how you will motivate them as a whole. Motivational speakers deal with different kinds of crowds and audience each time they are hired to speak. So in order to properly motivate your listeners you must first get to know them and slowly ease your discussion towards focusing on a common ground that both you and your audience will agree upon and use it as a base of your discussion. Make sure that they too can absorb what you are instilling unto their minds and not just blurt away your presentation and hope that your audience understood your discussion.

2. Selling your presentation to your audience so that they will buy into your explanations is an important part of a motivational presentation. Motivational speakers are dubbed as salesmen for they are selling their presentation, discussion and motivation to their audience and they must properly pitch their discussion in order for their audience to buy it. So your audience will fully grasp your presentation they must see that as a speaker you are truly passionate and committed in your discussion, that they may see how sincere you are with your words, and how knowledgeable you are with your topic and sub topics.

3. It is crucial on how you first present yourself to your audience; they will at first observe how you dress, how you speak and how you get along with them. That is why first impressions with your audience should always be perfect in order for them to buy in to what you are discussing. Remember that you only make an impression once with your audience and you must know how to impress them. Start of by introducing yourself and what you are going to talk about, but before you start, get the attention of your audience by telling them a joke or a short story that would captivate their minds and make them shine their interest towards you and your discussion.

A motivational speaker must also incorporate their charm unto their presentation in order for their audience to fully grasp their discussion. A speakers charm can make an audience gain interest in the presentation a lot more for they are looking forward to the next part of the speaker's discussion. Also tickle your audience curiosity by making encouraging them to try new things that they haven't tried before in order to spark their adventurous side in their life.

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Rape and Sexual Assault: Your Way Back To Life

It is a tragic fact that many women suffer rape or sexual assault at some point, and for some it can ruin their lives. Are you one of these women?

It is possible to turn this terrible experience around completely, and not only get your life back, but grow far beyond what you believed possible. In this article, I will give you a glimpse of how to change your thinking and create something positive for yourself, even in the face of such darkness.

The Starting Point

In the early days after the assault, it can seem almost impossible to go on. Your world has been turned upside down, and it feels as if nothing can ever be the same again. Feelings of security and safety have been shattered beyond repair. Confidence and empowerment have been replaced with worthlessness, feeling like an object, feeling like nothing, feeling dirty and contaminated.

The place you are in right now feels like the bottom of a deep, dark pit. There seems to be no possibility of escape and no possibility of the life you knew ever returning. The anguish you are feeling cannot be silenced. You may be thinking of harming yourself; using physical pain to block out the emotional pain. You may be thinking of taking your own life.

Liberation and Wisdom

Now, I ask you to find a few moments of strength, and lift yourself up from this pit. Mentally detach from what you are feeling and put it on one side, just for a minute.

Imagine taking your consciousness up out of the top of your head, and out of your current situation. Now move your consciousness forward in time. See it moving like a beautiful ball of light through the days, months and years, until you are about five years in the future.

Look down on your body in this future time. You see that you are healed physically and emotionally. Now imagine moving your consciousness down into that future body and actually becoming your future self. You immediately feel how strong you now are. Feel the wisdom you now have. You sense a profound power and a deeper understanding of life than you ever had before the assault.

Now, imagine your future self speaking with another younger woman who has just been raped. You see that she is utterly crushed. You now have the power to help her, simply by your example. As you talk with her, she begins to see what is possible. You see her energy shift as it dawns on her that there is a life ahead after this experience: if it is possible for you, it is possible for her. You are showing her, simply by being yourself, that she can leave the trauma behind and find life again.

She sees that you did not wipe out the experience; you did not suppress it or try to pretend it did not happen. Instead you took it and used it to grow and evolve, gaining in wisdom and insight. You took that pain and used it to learn to love yourself and respect yourself as never before. Instead of seeing the trauma in you, she sees that you have pride, both in yourself and in the fact that you have survived and grown from the experience.

You realise that your example has saved her.

Now, lift yourself out of that future body, but take the memory of that strength and wisdom with you. Gently bring yourself back to the present and back into your real body.

Your Way Back to Life

Everything you have imagined is possible: more than that, it is your future. We women are very strong. We each have an amazing core of strength within us. This is your birthright. You can find this strength and harness it. The future you have just imagined will be your reality.

When the days ahead seem terrible and full of despair, remember the younger woman in your future vision. Your example could be the key that empowers her to live again. You could be the one to literally save her life.

Wouldn't that be an amazing gift? Wouldn't that be something worth carrying on for?

Dr Anne Whitehouse went from Scientist and University Lecturer to ME sufferer and invalid. Then, despite what the doctors told her, she decided to get better. She is now a speaker, transformational therapist and author of You Are The Alchemist - Transform Your Life. Do you want to inspire others with your life? Would you like to help others by being an example of hope? Would you like your suffering to have some real meaning? Discover how you can turn your life around. Go to http://www.youarethealchemist.com/ to find out how and join Anne online at http://www.annewhitehouseauthor.com/ to have your questions answered.

Speech speaker psychologists Conference

Each year the Community shall be considered to be the psychology conferences in psychology and is a weekend or a couple of days sekoittumaan and pick each other is the brain. Such conferences should also be the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS in the field of psychology is an expert or psychologist themselves so that they can easily relate to, and to discuss new issues and topics in kollegoidensa. New studies of mental health related topics are covered, and lectured for the operation. For this reason, it is important that, in the event that the keynote speaker is a licensed psychologist can be duly passed on to the discussion on the kollegoidensa. The following are some of the keynote speaker will tackle the topics of the Conference of psychology.

1. Theories and studies -provides information about the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS will discuss the various theories of t = new person for mental health problems and the ways of how to set up a kind of the burden of proof. In this stage of the development of the theories are and is closely associated with the respected scientists and psychologists if a certain theory or research works, patients or research information of their sanity. Also has a number of studies, the keynote speaker will discuss the new mental incapacities, where a new kind of mental instability is certain. This is when a large surveillance and investigations are carried out to try and label the Electrical sources of mental health activities and determine what is causing the individual is so.

2. Exchanging ideas -during the conferences, where all the main actors of the psychology community, exchange ideas, and stories with kollegoidensa. They will discuss the ways in which certain patients and colleagues may Ask for certain opinions on how to approach the patient information. They also will discuss a number of studies and theories, that they can explore the data, or they can perform specific tests and the community to consider how they will behave like certain types of scenarios.

(3) the introduction of new pharmaceutical medication -Keynote speakers during the debate they are on top of new drugs or new methods of using plate casting of certain patients and plate casting people with the same mood disorder Group (). Certain lifestyle are generally effective in certain specific dosage, but some patients to develop tolerance and the need for even a little more, in order to enter into force on the dosage of meds.

The following KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for conferences, and also a new experimental drugs, they promise is a kind of mentally-ill treatment but the patient must be taking the drug in the whole of his life. These drugs were sometimes psychologists free in order to test some of their patients and monitor, whether or not at all effective against their yleistilaan. If the drug is really made changes to the instability of the patient, that is to say, then when the drug in mass production starts, and they have to trade it for several months psychologists and mental institutions.

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Live Right, Work Hard, And Trust Your Team

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Inspirational Leadership Lessons From The Gridiron

Yesterday, I saw something remarkable during a professional football game, the likes of which I used to see all the time but haven't seen in awhile. It was a stunning last-minute comeback led by a young, much maligned quarterback, whose skills are thought by experts to be suspect and whose most prominent strength seems to be that elusive and hard-to-quantify "will" to win.

The quarterback in question is young Tim Tebow, and the team he led to victory was my beloved Denver Broncos. I've been a Broncos fan since childhood, so I have a natural and illogical bias toward the franchise. But I think inspirational leaders (and those who aspire to be), even if they are not Tebow fans or Broncos fans, can take some lessons from yesterday's game... lessons in the power of good living, hard work, and a deep belief in yourself, your teammates, and your Maker.

If you didn't see or hear about the game, the high points are these: Tebow was making his first start of the season yesterday, as the woeful Broncos decided to take a chance on him following several lackluster performances by his predecessor. For the first 56 minutes of Sunday's game, Tebow gave his critics (who are legion) plenty of grist for their mills: he missed wide-open receivers, fumbled the ball, and made some bad choices (and bad throws). But then, with the Broncos "hopelessly" down and out and less than four minutes left in the game, Tebow and the Broncos offense caught fire. They scored fifteen unanswered points, forced the game into overtime, and then won it on a long field goal by a kicker who'd already missed two shorter attempts earlier in the game.

Miracle!

The most famous quarterback in Broncos history, John Elway (he's now a front-office executive with the club) used to do that. He used to play awful games, especially during his first two or three seasons. He used to make dreadful throws, bad decisions, and enough lost-yardage boo-boos to make his critics (like Tebow's) wonder why he came so highly touted out of college.

But the other thing Elway used to do a lot of - and he became famous for it - was to bring the team back from "hopeless" deficits, late in the game. He holds the record for the greatest number of these "miraculous" fourth-quarter (and overtime) comeback wins. He was fun to watch! And while his quarterback stats aren't phenomenal, he's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame because he made all those comebacks. And because he led his team to five Super Bowl games (an average of one every third year of his career), won two of them, and was the league's (and the Super Bowl's) Most Valuable Player. There are a lot of NFL guys who can't make half those claims of success.

At some point, the sports pundits will have to do with Tim Tebow what they eventually had to do with John Elway: stop talking about what he "can" and "can't" do, and start talking about what he DID do.

Here's the big lesson for leaders: you have a Tim Tebow inside you. That young man does three things well (no, not pass, run, and read defenses... he's still learning those skills). First, Tebow lives right. He's morally strong; if my daughter ever dated a sports hero, I'd hope it was a guy like Tebow. He happens to be a devout, open Christian, but you can be a good-living leader with any religious faith. Second, he works his butt off. He doesn't rest on his laurels or expect to be handed the ball because of "who he is," but because of what he does. Finally, he trusts. He believes in God, to be sure, but he also believes in himself, and in his teammates. He's a real leader. His teammates never give up, even when the game is "hopeless," because Tim never gives up. He's like a spark plug for the Denver Broncos... like John Elway before him.

So, can your inner Timmy come out to play? Many of my clients aspire to become more inspirational as leaders, whether they own a business, work in an office or shop, or simply make a living through investing. They could all take a tip from Tim: when you live right, work hard, and believe in yourself and your team, good things happen. Like Tebow, and like Elway, you won't win 'em all. But you'll do a darn sight better than your critics expect you to do. And so will those around you, who can't help but play their best game in the company of your leadership and inspiration.

by Michael D. Hume, M.S.

Michael Hume is a speaker, writer, and consultant specializing in helping people maximize their potential and enjoy inspiring lives. As part of his inspirational leadership mission, he coaches executives and leaders in growing their personal sense of well-being through wealth creation and management, along with personal vitality.

Michael and his wife, Kathryn, divide their time between homes in California and Colorado. They are very proud of their offspring, who grew up to include a homemaker, a rock star, a service talent, and a television expert. Two grandchildren also warm their hearts! Visit Michael's web site at http://michaelhume.net/

Mitä Steve Jobs, Dan Wheldon ja kaikilla on yhteisiä Walt Disney?

Man or mouse? Never heard this issue before? The difference in whether or not really?

How a man in his pocket mouse eating apple racecar driving? You are thinking now, Ummm WTH??? I know you can, at least in the ' thinking ' outside the Normal lines. No, I am not smoking anything funny, (those who know me know, do not have to do any of the artificial stuff is weird. It just comes natural to me.)

Could you imagine? The racecar, mouse and apple have in common? They all share a common dream, the idea of the sense of honor and glory and marked as historical characters, with the date. The idea, which is derived from the creativity, craziness and charm, within the meaning of that great. The car, the mouse, and apple.

Dan Wheldon, Walt Disney and Steve Jobs share the same idea in mind, and the date of the bittersweet and mark products honor. Time of the brother's loss and celebrates the achievements.

Oh, and they are all crazy, the square of the inventory marking troublemaking, misfits, which dared to make a difference.

16 October 2011, Dan Wheldon, Indy 500 winner against all around for the last time. To change the life of millions of his old, also his wife and two very young boys.

California declares this to 16. October 2011, Steve Jobs, and the Stanford holds a Memorial in his honor.

And 16. on this day in October 1923, Walt Disney (and his brother Roy) did pour out his blessings of life, a dream, and founded the Disneyland.

The technique, speed and course of mankind forever. And they all helped to inspire me to explore, play and fast crazy, creative side. Have you thought about what you will need the old leave? How do you want to remember? What is the difference between you? What is the difference you can make now in your life made it harder? They all lay in a different way. Dared to stand out and give their fear is the fuel the birth of the brilliant and Creative Genius dared. They were crazy to filters.

Crazy enough to make a significant difference. You can lead a group of other circle-track around 225 mph on the edge of your personality. In my view, not only outside the box, but so far that it stretched in the imaginations of millions of kilometres and innovation. Think of even a second that the mouse could lead to a man and a magical land.

They were also free status. The freedom to express their creativity and passion. Mighty fortunate. In such a way that has been transferred to the emotions, hearts, and to expand opportunities for million around the world. BIG Apple became big cheese in California, he became best friends with the mouse, and many human lives in the course was given by the drive and desire.

They taught the dream of a greater role and to dare ourselves to get more results. The results, which only affect our lives, but millions of lives. Most of the filters in the show, when we decide on your own "crazy" dreams of the step. And they were all part of the square of the current situation of social misfit-the Club is not circles.

These 3 men taught that although you gone in this, the old, your status will remain. Make your own today, remember that you can achieve better out of the status quo. Normal filters. Other shadow is a boring place to live. Only the same pace. Dare to dream. Dare drive. Dare in a different way. It is, what makes us crazy filters. Misfits. Now give yourself some of the destruction and Start to tell the truth. Oman is the Boolean values. Your life is waiting. You leave these 3 stand crowd pleasers in Word

Steve Jobs: "This is crazy, the misfits, the rebels found, troublemakers, the round pegs, square holes ... they who see things in a different way-they do not have rules for. .. You can quote them, disagree, clarify, or vilify them, but it is the only thing you will not be able to exclude them because they change things ... they push forward mankind, and even though some may see them as the crazy ones, we see Genius, because they are crazy, think that they can change the world, the configuration item to. "

Walt Disney: "why do we need to grow? I know more than the adults, which is a children's approach to life. They are the persons who do not provide the validation wizard, the Joneses. You can see the Disneyland always go there. They are not afraid of is satisfied with the simple pleasures of life, and they embrace me with has brought much-sometimes it doesn't, either. "

Dan Wheldon, with your own words, "the nicest thing is that I'm going to sleep now". Rest in peace Dan Wheldon.

Even if all 3 are passed today, the remains of previous generations. All of these remarkably brave and crazy Life is sufficient for all of the leaders of the 3, it seems like the man and the results of that crazy, make a difference. To authorize and Allow yourself the freedom to have one of these leaders.

Stacie Campanelli, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author/Writer
A trusted authority, u. g. l. Y duckling complex and the Swan in the civilian police.
Executive Director of the s. w. a. N coalition and my sister's
Plural Leadership Guardian, coach and Mentor
http://www.staciecampanelli.com/
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Organizing A Motivational Seminar

Motivational seminars are seminars where motivational speakers encourage and motivate the attendees regarding their careers and their daily life. Organizing a motivational seminar requires you to gather the resources you need for the event several months before the date of the affair. You need to organize a committee to handle the whole event and to plan it in order for things to run smoothly come the day of the seminar. Your committee will be the one to assign a person who will book the venue, invite the guests, generate a theme, hire the motivational speaker and assemble a kit to be handed out to your guests. They will also be the ones who will handle the promotion of the event and encourage people to join in the seminar. Below are a few tips when organizing a motivational seminar and how to make it successful.

1. Preparation is always key, so be sure to properly organize your presentation so that your audience may easily understand what you are discussing, be sure that when you hire a motivational speaker have them organize their presentation and discussion to make the flow of the seminar run smoothly. These seminars are all about motivating and encouraging your guests so ensure that you incorporate audience interaction and participation into the discussion. This will greatly help them understand more the concepts and the subject points of the seminar.

2. Be sure that you gather enough materials and data for your seminar in order to make it successful. Should you be the speaker of the said seminar or perhaps the organizer, then you should always remember to give hand-outs to your guests so that they may have a guide about the program or a basis on certain subject matters which will be discussed. Should you be the speaker of the event or have hired a motivational speaker to do the presentation, then your presentations should be in PowerPoint format so that you can easily browse through them and simply plug in your laptop or PDA containing your presentation unto the multimedia device.

3. Lastly always remember to budget your seminar beforehand and create a contract regarding the bill for the venue and the catering to make sure you have enough budget for everything that you will need for the event. Also ask the hotel or the function area where the venue is located if they can provide you with a discount regarding the number of guest who will be attending and the number of guests who will be staying at the resort or hotel.

4. Create an evaluation form for attendees to fill out during or after the presentation to find out what the flaws are of the presentation or what areas need to be improved more on. This evaluation form rates not only the event but also how the motivational speaker delivered their presentation. Did the audience learn something or perhaps they found the speaker to be uninteresting and dull. These are some of the key points you should know so you can improve them the next time you organize a motivational seminar.

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Seashells and Sand Dollars: Inspiration From the Beach - How to Face Adversity and Offer Hope

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ~ Jerome Fleishman

I just spent a week at the seashore, watching waves pound the beach, dragging sand away from its quiet place on the shore and into the bigger ocean. If I were a grain of sand, I'd much rather lie in the sun: peaceful, un-battered, with a life of quiet tranquility. I'd rather not face the waves of adversity, tumbled by the tumult of ebb and flow, uncertain of my outcome.

Yet the ocean, like life, gives back, even as it takes. I found a sand dollar amid the flotsam at water's edge. A tad imperfect, not bleached-white but dull gray; all the more precious because it survived the surf to settle at my feet - an unexpected gift.

As we strolled along, others were picking up seashells, tossing aside those that were chipped, broken and imperfect. I'd always done the same thing myself. But then I started to notice the shards. They were just as beautiful, perhaps more so. Uniquely shaped, beaten but not destroyed; a testament to the tenacity of life and survival - even in the wearing ocean. My thoughts wandered with my steps...

A friend's daughter who lost a child, and another whose husband died unexpectedly. Both too young.

A conversation with a Korean veteran who lived a far different experience from our MASH-inspired perception of war. Thank you, sir, for your service. (And thank you to all veterans, wherever you served.)

A wealthy businessman who struggles with the realities of a 29-year-old son with ALS. The son may not see his 30th birthday. And no amount of money can change that...

Dozens of people, young and old, in wheel chairs and scooters on the boardwalk, enjoying sunshine and surf despite their handicaps.

Even a dog rally, where two of the stars were Pitt Bulls with missing legs. Most of us would say, "How sad." Yet they were active and loving, squirming with joy when people stopped to pet them.

I began to pick up those broken shells, seeing a different perspective that others overlooked. "See these colors." "Ooh, look at these - how beautiful!" And a few steps further, "Feel this one," as I rubbed my thumb back and forth across its smooth surface, comforting like a worry stone.

We are like those seashells. We don't get the option to stay on the beach, comfortable, warm and unaffected by the ebb and flow of life. Instead we must face the surf, overcome the riptides of calamity and disaster to offer value and beauty to those whose paths cross ours.

Some of us seem to have 'perfect' lives, yet we've been through the surf of situations and circumstances that tossed us about and left our emotions behind with the tide.

Some of us are battered by life, dull and chipped like that sand dollar. We've lost the polish of lovingkindness - replaced with the grayness of anger, bitterness and disappointment, grief and regret.

Others are broken - eroded physically, mentally, emotionally or financially. Our lives, our 'shells', are no longer what we had expected. We've been washed ashore by waves of time and circumstance. We wait, broken and alone, for someone to pick us up, dust off the grit and remind us of our innate value and beauty.

I'm sure we'd all rather be like seashells in the Beach Store: perfect, polished, costly. But Life's tides don't give us that option.

The next time you see people or circumstances that aren't what you want or expect, remember the lesson of the shells. They were all perfect once. Yet, even battered and broken, they add to the ambience that is Life. Every seashell - if it could talk, would tell you a story of joy and sorrow, ebb and flow.

We forget too often that our experiences are not unique. The Bible reminds us the tests and trials of life are 'common to man' (I Cor. 10:13). Growth and decay, trial and circumstance, happiness and disappointment are all part of the tide called Life. Here are three simple keys to help you face your own adversities and offer hope to others.

Empathize. When you meet someone who seems storm-tossed and lonely, remember the sand dollar, chipped and gray, but special nonetheless. Share your compassion and understanding.

Appreciate. Be grateful when the ocean of Life gives you time on the beach. Welcome every opportunity for sunshine and blessing. Share your blessings with others.

Connect. No matter where they are - or why, people need connection. Just like those fragments of seashells, you can 'pick them up' with smiles, kind words and hugs.

That Korean veteran showed me a photo of he and his wife, now deceased. Decades ago, they were young and beautiful - far removed from the stubbly elder gentleman I know now. My own life certainly didn't turn out as I'd expected. Yours probably didn't either. And that is true for all of us. But just like those seashells, we've survived. That is the real inspiration from the beach.

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Ruth Seebeck has built a reputation over the last three decades as a life-skills coach, mentor, Christian counselor and friend. She is a business owner, author, community volunteer and event coordinator whose passion is helping others overcome life's challenges.

Memories That Motivate

I had been in hospital for several weeks. A major development occurred one day - I was allowed home for 4 hour stretches mid-afternoon. Imagine that: weeks in an institution and being institutionalized, and then 4 hours of home. After winter comes spring.

It was wonderful - rediscovering my old home again - going through the door, sitting on the old familiar (and time to replace!) settee. And every image in the home told a story - had a memory - and strengthened my resolve to finally come home for good at last.

Up in the bedroom where my wife took me to wash my hair and groom me (somewhat) I looked at the windowsill and saw one of my favourite objects, and smiled: one transparent "jelly" shoe, once belonging to a four year old, sadly and happily, but now a hulking 18 year old who had left home recently to go to university. We are talking of my son, Joe.

Seeing the jelly shoe (more of a plastic sandal really) reminded me of how it got there, the moment and all the motivation. Walking my son into the sand and surf down at Bournemouth beach around 1997 - Joe proudly wearing his 2 jelly shoes on both feet, and then - suddenly - Joe getting stuck, one foot sinking into the sand, and as he pulled away, one jelly shoe coming loose.

Joe was distraught. I rushed to assist - helped him back to shore, but could not for the life of me locate the lost jelly shoe. Somewhere out at sea, may be only 10 feet from the shore and only covered with one foot of water was the shoe, but sinking into the sands and now not discernible to the naked eye.

He was inconsolable - now only with one jelly shoe. So, in a motivational moment, as we walked home, I told Joe I was going back to find it, and mum would take him home; a wink to mum and she understood.

Instead of returning to the shore where finding it would be impossible, I shot into the town centre and purchased an identical pair of jelly shoes from a convenient shoe shop. Then, rushed home - voila - I presented Joe with one new jelly shoe. (The spare shoe carefully hidden from Joe's vigilant sight).

He was 4 years old - but he took it in his little hand, delighted, but also somewhat bemused. At some deep level he suspected dad had tricked him but... there was the jelly shoe. So, a perfect end to a fraught afternoon had at last been achieved.

And now the spare jelly shoe - the one he never had and which I didn't give him - is on the windowsill - a trophy, a reminder, a witness to that wonderful afternoon when my son's tears were washed away as dad magically found the lost jelly shoe.

That's highly motivating to reflect on - all our tears will finally be washed away as we - the children - enter the light beyond that makes sense of everything.

Now as I sit in my home with images and ideas such as these surrounding me, I am strengthened.

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