Vince Lombardi, the great coach of the Green Bay Packers, invented a concept called: "Lombardi Time." This simply means showing up ten minutes early for an appointment, for work, for a meeting, etc. I believe that this is an awesome part of a code of ethics we all should strive to adapt in our lives. If we say that we are going to do something, we need to honor our word and do it. Period. There are no ifs, ands or buts. We need to be true to our word. Our word should be treated like gold. The truly mature person is one who respects other people and treats them the way they would like to be treated.
The Lombardi Time Principle is something that we all can adapt immediately in all aspects of our lives. What an awesome feeling knowing that we can be counted on. We will then in turn attract rock solid people into our lives who we can also count on. This is just another aspect of becoming an outstanding human being, something we all should be striving to do daily.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
quote by Robert Heinlein, American Novelist
I believe that it is vitally important that we should develop the habit of writing out our goals daily and reviewing them as often as possible. At the very least twice a day: first thing in the morning and right before bed. This will direct our mind towards the things that we want to accomplish. I'm a big fan of the 3x5 note cards. I write down quotes, affirmations, and goals on these cards and I read them as often as I can. Repetition deepens the impression.
Without doing this, as the quote says we will get sidetracked. The "daily trivia" could be lots of things, but I think if we know in our heart that we are wasting time, then I believe that we should make efforts the correct our behavior and spend more time on our goals. One of my fundamental beliefs is we should read and study as much as possible in the areas that we want to excel in. This is a good place to start.
If we are going to live this life, why not life to the fullest? Why not strive to become better everyday in all of our affairs? Let's strive today to get as much out of our time here on earth as possible.
I believe that it is vitally important that we should develop the habit of writing out our goals daily and reviewing them as often as possible. At the very least twice a day: first thing in the morning and right before bed. This will direct our mind towards the things that we want to accomplish. I'm a big fan of the 3x5 note cards. I write down quotes, affirmations, and goals on these cards and I read them as often as I can. Repetition deepens the impression.
Without doing this, as the quote says we will get sidetracked. The "daily trivia" could be lots of things, but I think if we know in our heart that we are wasting time, then I believe that we should make efforts the correct our behavior and spend more time on our goals. One of my fundamental beliefs is we should read and study as much as possible in the areas that we want to excel in. This is a good place to start.
If we are going to live this life, why not life to the fullest? Why not strive to become better everyday in all of our affairs? Let's strive today to get as much out of our time here on earth as possible.
Friday, November 4, 2011
"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
quote by Tony Robbins
Everybody makes decisions every single day of their lives whether we realize it or not. If we have made a decision to do nothing, we have still made a decision. We come to those forks in the road where we need to make a decision to go down one road or another, but very often we do not realize the impact that these decisions will have years down the road in our lives. We need to ask ourselves: what am I trying to accomplish long term? What are my dreams and goals? What will it mean if I start this business? How am I going to feel about myself if I stop eating badly and get my body looking fabulous? Maybe I should start dating this person/maybe I should leave this particular relationship. Is this what I really want?
Everybody makes decisions every single day of their lives whether we realize it or not. If we have made a decision to do nothing, we have still made a decision. We come to those forks in the road where we need to make a decision to go down one road or another, but very often we do not realize the impact that these decisions will have years down the road in our lives. We need to ask ourselves: what am I trying to accomplish long term? What are my dreams and goals? What will it mean if I start this business? How am I going to feel about myself if I stop eating badly and get my body looking fabulous? Maybe I should start dating this person/maybe I should leave this particular relationship. Is this what I really want?
The real meaning of decision is: "to cut off from any other possibility." We should gain confidence in knowing that once we have made a decision, that's it. We need to burn our bridges and commit to that decision. Everyday is our day. Every decision is going to have an effect on our lives, positive or negative. The decision is ours.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Today's Blog Topic: The Power of Thought
Today's quote is from Wallace Wattles, author of the book: The Science of Getting Rich.
This book was featured in the movie The Secret.
"To think health when surrounded by the appearance of disease, or to think riches when in the midst of appearances of poverty, requires power; but he who acquires this power becomes a MASTER MIND. He can conquer fate; he can have what he wants."
Because of the fact that we live in a mostly negative world, we must take action everyday to control our mental focus. If not, then we will be controlled and brainwashed by our environment which would include the media and the people in our life. We must have vision, or else we will settle for what is around us instead of what we want to create in our thoughts. It is imperative that we work to control our thoughts and keep then on the things we want, and off of the things we don't want.
As Wattles explains in his book, there is a definite science to wealth attraction and getting the things that we want. Things don't happen by chance. To reach a level where we are a master mind, this is something that we all should strive to achieve.
This book was featured in the movie The Secret.
"To think health when surrounded by the appearance of disease, or to think riches when in the midst of appearances of poverty, requires power; but he who acquires this power becomes a MASTER MIND. He can conquer fate; he can have what he wants."
Because of the fact that we live in a mostly negative world, we must take action everyday to control our mental focus. If not, then we will be controlled and brainwashed by our environment which would include the media and the people in our life. We must have vision, or else we will settle for what is around us instead of what we want to create in our thoughts. It is imperative that we work to control our thoughts and keep then on the things we want, and off of the things we don't want.
As Wattles explains in his book, there is a definite science to wealth attraction and getting the things that we want. Things don't happen by chance. To reach a level where we are a master mind, this is something that we all should strive to achieve.
Friday, October 21, 2011
All Men Are Created Equal. Some Work Harder in the Off Season.
quote by Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is the NFL's all time leading rusher. I think that he is qualified to speak on topics such as work ethic. Work ethic is something I believe a great majority of people in America do not have much of. I believe God blesses all of us with so many gifts. Gifts that we take for granted and that we do nothing with. We look at what other people have or how they are and we wish we could be like them, not realizing that what another person has done we could probably do as well. But the majority of people are lazy and do not want to work hard.
We need to realize that people like Emmitt Smith, or any huge success for that matter, got that way because they put the time in and worked hard. Will Smith is quoted as saying that he has a "ridiculous, sickening work ethic." I believe that this is the kind of mentality we should adopt in regards to work ethic. If we desire to be live our dreams, a smart thing to do is to study people who have achieved massive success and copy them. Today let's learn from these great men and make a decision to strengthen our work ethic.
Emmitt Smith is the NFL's all time leading rusher. I think that he is qualified to speak on topics such as work ethic. Work ethic is something I believe a great majority of people in America do not have much of. I believe God blesses all of us with so many gifts. Gifts that we take for granted and that we do nothing with. We look at what other people have or how they are and we wish we could be like them, not realizing that what another person has done we could probably do as well. But the majority of people are lazy and do not want to work hard.
We need to realize that people like Emmitt Smith, or any huge success for that matter, got that way because they put the time in and worked hard. Will Smith is quoted as saying that he has a "ridiculous, sickening work ethic." I believe that this is the kind of mentality we should adopt in regards to work ethic. If we desire to be live our dreams, a smart thing to do is to study people who have achieved massive success and copy them. Today let's learn from these great men and make a decision to strengthen our work ethic.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Words of Wisdom from 50 Cent
Motivational speaker Eric Thomas tells a story where 50 Cent (one of my favorite rappers) was interviewed on a movie set where he was also doing the soundtrack. The reporter asks, “50, when do you sleep?” 50′s reply, “Sleep? Sleep is for those who are broke! I don’t sleep. I have an opportunity to make a dream become a reality.” Today, 50 Cent is worth $216 Million.
We all have an opportunity to make our dreams a reality. But very few of us are willing to put the time in, to make the sacrafices, to pay the price to make those dreams a reality. If any of us are broke, then we have no business sitting around watching TV. Not even for one minute. We need to be hustling. We need to getting up early and studying successful people, studying wealthy people, studying relationships, working on our side business, taking classes, exercising, working a 2nd job if we have to. We have one shot at life. Today we need to choose not to stand on the sidelines of life. Let's get into the game.
We all have an opportunity to make our dreams a reality. But very few of us are willing to put the time in, to make the sacrafices, to pay the price to make those dreams a reality. If any of us are broke, then we have no business sitting around watching TV. Not even for one minute. We need to be hustling. We need to getting up early and studying successful people, studying wealthy people, studying relationships, working on our side business, taking classes, exercising, working a 2nd job if we have to. We have one shot at life. Today we need to choose not to stand on the sidelines of life. Let's get into the game.
Friday, October 14, 2011
"By Any Means Necessary."
- Malcolm X
I believe that this is the attitude that we must have if we are going to achieve greatness, or just to simply make our dreams a reality. When we decide to do something, its done. The decision has been made. Now all we have to wait for is for the universe to see our vision. Malcolm X had a definite goal in his mind and he was willing to do whatever it took to make that vision a reality. We must adopt this kind of focus in pursuit of our goals and dreams. Failure simply cannot be an option. We must not be concerned about what others are doing or compare ourselves to anybody. Whatever we spend time thinking about is going to come true. Keeping this in mind, we must keep our thoughts positive an focused on the things that we want and off the things we don't want. This will help our vision come into fruition quickly. If we get knocked off our path to our goals one day, that is ok but we must immediately get back on track.
Let us not play small today. It does not serve us or the universe to behave in this way. We are being called to do great things with our lives. In the eternal words of Malcolm X, let's find a way to make our dreams a reality "by any means necessary."
I believe that this is the attitude that we must have if we are going to achieve greatness, or just to simply make our dreams a reality. When we decide to do something, its done. The decision has been made. Now all we have to wait for is for the universe to see our vision. Malcolm X had a definite goal in his mind and he was willing to do whatever it took to make that vision a reality. We must adopt this kind of focus in pursuit of our goals and dreams. Failure simply cannot be an option. We must not be concerned about what others are doing or compare ourselves to anybody. Whatever we spend time thinking about is going to come true. Keeping this in mind, we must keep our thoughts positive an focused on the things that we want and off the things we don't want. This will help our vision come into fruition quickly. If we get knocked off our path to our goals one day, that is ok but we must immediately get back on track.
Let us not play small today. It does not serve us or the universe to behave in this way. We are being called to do great things with our lives. In the eternal words of Malcolm X, let's find a way to make our dreams a reality "by any means necessary."
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