Seasons changed, and so did I
You may be wondering why I posted the video, "A Time to Gather Stones Together," yesterday.
and
Where did this song, "Turn,Turn, Turn", come from?
Maybe a little history is in order:
Author: Pete Seeger
Genre: Folk Rock
Year: 1962
Lyrics: The Bible, Ecclesiates – Chapter 3.
#1 Hit: The Byrds 1965
Pete Seeger has always been a songwriter. Born in 1919. The major theme of all of his songs is to bring about needed change. War protest songs, injustices, environmental issues are all brought to light in his lyrics. He is the master of ‘The Power of Songs.’
So what has this all got to do with becoming an entrepreneur? of unlocking your greatness? of gathering your stones?
Well, just about everything!
The words, “a time for every purpose under heaven,” rings very clear for the entrepreneur.
There are different seasons for success in our lives.
There must be a time for planting,
a time for cultvating,
a time for pruning,
and a time for reaping an abundant harvest.
Mastering time is possibly ‘the most essential key to success,’
Mastering not only the minutes and hours of each day, but the different times (seasons) of your life, will determine your ability to reach your goals.
Becoming an entrepeneur is not easy. It is challenging.
It’s not something you will achieve overnight.
First, you must sew the right seeds.
Second, remember all crops don’t grow at the same rate, and neither do people.
If you expect immediate results from your projects, forget it. Don’t expect harvests from what you have not yet planted. You will become frustrated and loose interest in your plans.
Like I said, “time and timing is everything.”
Everything has it’s time.
“Seasons changed, and so did I.”
“I swear, It’s not too late.”
No,
It’s not too late to gather your talents,
gather your treasures,
gather you time,
and
Gather your Greatness.
Bill
bill@gathergreatness.com
www.gathergreatness.com
And
Hey, it’s a cool song.
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Bill
Increase your Value
“Who can I encourage today? Who can I bless today? What
problems can I solve today?”
Those are all good questions, the answers to which, can help to move your life forward.
I would like to share a place where entrepreneurs or someone aspiring to become an entrepreneur can discover a wealth of information.
A place *Where Entrepreneurs Gather.*
There is a forum where questions can be posed and information can be shared.
Check it out at:
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Thank you for sharing,
Bill
‘The Great Bill from Ohio’
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Beyond the Fifth Degree
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I came home from work today, mentally exhausted .1
I hadn’t slept too well for the last several nights and was troubled by a recent comment to a post I had made a few days ago.
I laid down for a couple of hours, which I never do, dozing in and out of consciousness.
I must have been dreaming, because I awoke with a miriad of ideas clammering in my mind.
I sat up, trying to take everything in.
Maybe this was the answer I was looking for.
My mind was racing.
The phrase *Beyond the 5′th Degree* flashed to my mind.
What had it meant?
Still somewhat froggy, I started seeing the pieces come together:
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Indecision
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Reality
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Enlightenment
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Beyond the 5′th Degree
It was a natural progression to the apex of our relationships, our careers, our lives. The fifth degree being the black-belt, if you will, of the pyramid.
The accomplished, the point of mastery, the fifth degree is a destination, achieved by only the *select.*
Why *the select*?
Because only a select group of individuals ever reach the pinnacle of their self fulfillment.
INDECISIVE:
You can tell them by:
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Their lack of ambition
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Their lack of steadfastness
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Their focus on the *I want it now*
They are the *white and yellow belts* of society, primarily the youth.
REALISTIC:
You can tell them by:
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Their focus on committment.
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Their increase focus on building a future.
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Their attention to detail.
ENLIGHTENMENT:
You can tell them by:
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Their confidence in their abilities.
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Their knowledge of what it takes to succeed.
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Their focus on what’s really important.
THE 5′th DEGREE:
They have finally made it.
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They are the leaders of the world.
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They are sought after for their expertise
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They are courageous in spite of adversity.
BEYOND THE 5′TH DEGREE:
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“I will no longer be shaken by temporary setbacks.”
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“I will not worry about the future.”
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“I am the future !!!”
I hope this paradigm has brightened your awareness, opened your eyes, and brought you some solace.
Don’r worry,
You are a exactly where you were meant to be, at this time in your life.
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Conquer Indecisiveness,
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Face Reality Head-on,
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Embrace Enlightenment
GO ***BEYOND THE FIFTH DEGREE***
Bill
Create maximum success in your life
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20% of you efforts, brings 80% of your results.
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20% of your customers, bring 80% of your profits.
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20% of people, waste 80% of your time.
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20% of your skillset, brings in 80% of your income.
This 80/20 principle will teach you how to create maximum success in your life. This 80/20 principle is actually a business success principle.
What does it mean to think 80/20?
It actually means applying the Law of Imbalance.
What do I mean?
Consider this:
50% of your efforts, does not give you 50% of your results. There is an imbalance of how things are achieved. All of your efforts don’t bring you the same results. To start thinking 80/20, you have to ask yourself some new questions.
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What are my unique abilities?
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What are my core strengths?
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Am I spending time in areas of mybusiness that I don’t like or I’m not good at?
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Where is the place that I need to spend the most time?
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Then, figure out where you need to spend less of your time.
That’s what becoming an 80/20 person is!
Remember, all actions are not equal. What’s the benefit of thinking 80/20?
Less work, more fun, loving what your doing and accomplishing more.
Start creating maximum success in your life.
Start living by the 80/20 Law.
______________________________
Gather your Time!
Gather your Talents!!
Gather your Greatness!!!
Bill
How much are you worth
A Great Mentor of mine once said, “Every Level Of Income Demands A Different You.” (Mike Litman)
This statement makes a lot of sense to me. Whether you’re an employee, manager or business owner, you control the wage that you are paid.
I heard an interesting question that was posed, in reply to a statement made from one employee. It goes somthing like this:
“I’ve been working here for quite some time and I only make this amount of money. This is all the Company pays.”
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Question 1: ”That’s all the company pays?”
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Question 2: “You mean, no one else in the company makes any more than you?
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Question 3: “Neither the Vice President, the President or the Owner make more than you?
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Response 1: ” Well, of course THEY DO.”
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Response 2: ” They are the bosses.”
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Response 3: “They manage the company.”
WELL !!!
Who are you?
Don’t you have the same opportunity to do the same? They know more about the inner workings of the business?
WELL !!!
What’s holding you back?
Eveybody has to start somewhere.
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Start buiding on your strengths.
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Go back to school and get more education if you need to.
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Learn new skills.
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Give a little bit more effort.
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Volunteer for projects.
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Do more than is expected.
Achieve your personal best.
You can do it.
Keep in mind:
Every level of income demands a different you, a better you, a more VALUABLE YOU.
How much are you worth?
WELL !!!
Really, it’s up to you now.
Become someone GREAT !!!
Bill
Failure = Learning
Define failure as learning.
When a toddler falls down, do we say, “Man, he really messed up!”
or, more likely,
“Wonderful, he’s learning to walk!” However, when you fall down—blow the sales pitch, get passed over for the promotion, lose your job—often you feel as though you’ve failed.
Worse yet, you may define yourself as a failure.
It is better to view failure as a temporary and necessary step on the way to where you want to be. Just like falling down is a predictable and inevitable process for a toddler learning to walk, so, too, are the occasional failures that occur along the way to success in whatever you attempt.
In fact, it’s hard to improve if you don’t fail, because lack of success delineates clearly where opportunities for improvement lie.
So, when you do fall down, don’t label yourself a failure. Instead, recover quickly from temporary disappointments by asking
- “What can I learn from this?
- What worked and what didn’t?
- How can I do it better next time?”
Then, follow the toddler’s example: Get up with a smile on your face and try again, knowing you are better for the experience.
This excerpt if from a longer article, you can read on my previous post, ”There’s a Fortune in Failure.” by Dr,Gary Bradt.
There’s a Fortune in Failure
| Issue Date: February 2008 I stumbled upon this article, and it made a lot of sense.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: There’s a Fortune in Failure By Gary Bradt, PhD Abstract: Find the truth in the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”It took Thomas Edison more than 1,000 tries to get the lightbulb just right. Yet, how many people give up if they don’t nail something perfectly the first time? The best baseball hitters in the game fail approximately two out of every three times they step up to the plate. Still, how many won’t step up and try something new unless success can be ensured first? The problem is how you think about yourself in relation to failure and its consequences. This article will challenge you to change the way you think about failure, and, in the process, change the way you think about yourself. Failure equals success 1. Define failure as learning. When a toddler falls down, do we say, “Man, he really messed up!” or, more likely, “Wonderful, he’s learning to walk!” However, when you fall down—blow the sales pitch, get passed over for the promotion, lose your job—often you feel as though you’ve failed. Worse yet, you may define yourself as a failure. It is better to view failure as a temporary and necessary step on the way to where you want to be. Just like falling down is a predictable and inevitable process for a toddler learning to walk, so, too, are the occasional failures that occur along the way to success in whatever you attempt. In fact, it’s hard to improve if you don’t fail, because lack of success delineates clearly where opportunities for improvement lie. So, when you do fall down, don’t label yourself a failure. Instead, recover quickly from temporary disappointments by asking “What can I learn from this? What worked and what didn’t? How can I do it better next time?” Then, follow the toddler’s example: Get up with a smile on your face and try again, knowing you are better for the experience. 2. Manage expectations, yours and theirs. Sometimes the problem with failure lies in unrealistic expectations when trying something new. People expect everyone to embrace a new strategy after a single roll-out meeting. You anticipate the new model-year car to perform as well as the old one that hadn’t changed for several years. You assume clients will flock to your latest and greatest product immediately. Rarely, however, are such scenarios the case. John Kotter, an authority on leadership and change, says that leaders exponentially under-communicate the need for change. Newly revised products often have bugs, and wary clients often have to be convinced over time that what is offered meets their needs and interests. Perception about failure on the back-end can be reduced or eliminated by managing expectations on the front-end. Begin new ventures with optimism tempered by realism, and help your constituents—both co-workers and clients—do the same. Anticipate that there will be problems, and let everyone know you will be ready to solve them. That way, when issues do arise, they will help reinforce your credibility instead of damaging it. And, problems won’t lead you and others to assume failure. Rather, they will be viewed for what they are—road signs pointing the way to progress. 3. Stop trying to be perfect. Sports psychologist Bob Rotella, PhD, wrote a helpful little book called Golf is Not a Game of Perfect (Simon & Schuster, 1995). Golf is not a game of perfect, and neither is business, or just about any other venture you might imagine, for that matter. Trying to be perfect can keep you from attempting new and untested methods for reaching your goals. The valuable experiments that ultimately lead to success will never happen if you are afraid to try them in the first place. In a vain effort at perfection, you might freeze up and keep whatever natural talent you have from taking over. Rather than striving for perfection, strive for action—bold, resolute action in the direction of your goals. You can make mid-course corrections as you go, but you’ll never have the chance if you don’t get started. Aiming for perfection is fine; expecting it, however, is unrealistic. Let your unrealistic expectations of perfection go and your results will start to flow. 4. Manage fear before it manages you. Perhaps nothing holds people back as much as fear. Fear is your natural protection against threats to physical survival. Too often, however, fear is triggered when physical survival is not an issue. No one is going to die if your promotion doesn’t come through. Physical harm won’t follow if your idea gets shot down at a meeting. You won’t lose an appendage if you return from your sales call empty-handed. Heck, even getting fired doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. Just because fear often gets triggered in these situations doesn’t mean you have to succumb to it. Gather yourself, take a deep breath, tell yourself you’re okay, and go about taking your next step forward, whatever it may be. Don’t let your autonomic nervous system convince you that you are about to get eaten by a tiger when you’re not. Learn to control your fear, or it will end up controlling you. 5. Stay in the moment. “What if?” can be a very useful question for anticipating scenarios and stirring creativity. “What if you doubled market share next quarter? What if you could take the best aspects of your competitors’ products and roll them into yours? What if you could use your expertise to aid the less fortunate in your community?” All good questions. Unfortunately, too often, your internal dialogue goes more like this: “What if I say something dumb at the meeting, and everyone laughs and decides I’m stupid? What if the economy takes a turn for the worse? What if the company gets bought out and I lose my job?” You begin to imagine negative what-if scenarios and put so much mental energy into them that you have little left over for more positive endeavors, and failures mount. To counter this trend, notice when you are becoming anxious. Then, pay attention to your thoughts. Likely, you have mentally raced ahead to some scary place that doesn’t exist. Bring yourself back to the here and now. Ask yourself, “What’s going on right here, right now?” It’s likely not nearly as bad as what you were imagining. Dealing with the realities of the moment will help you avoid creating unnecessary failures in the future . Think again |
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If I Fly
I would like to share some motivation with anyone who might need some.
I’ve been listening to a singer/writer, who is a master of acoustic guitar, heartwarming lyricist and a very talented vocalist.
Some of the lyrics to her songs are extremely inspirational.
I was invited to see her in concert, the latter part of 2007.
One song in particular has been playing over and over in my mind.
The name, “If I Fly” …………….. Listening to it has been truly motivational for me, particularly in my entrepreneurial endeavors.
It reminds me that failure happens to everyone.
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What if ……………I fall flat on my face.
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I’ve been sittin on my butt, waiting for…………………?…………… just exactly what? What if…………………..
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I could “what if…………..What if …………What if ……………..” myself to death.
But what “If I Fly”……. I would feel the freedom on my skin. What would I attempt to do, if I knew I could not fail?
The singers’ name is *PAM ROSE* and…………
You can listen to a 2 minute clip of some of her songs at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/pamrose
I strongly recommend listening to “If I Fly.” For the full version, you will need to purchase the CD.
It cost me $10 plus $2.95 for her CD (Fly)……………. from – cdbaby.com
You’ll get to where you want, if you dare! If you fly ^^ ^^
Bill
