by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you are looking to earn more money and have more time for yourself you may want to consider this quote from Jim Rohn “In order to have more, you need to become more.” We all have the natural ability to achieve more it’s in our DNA ! The challenge with most people is they go out in the world and “try” something new, fail, or get discouraged and just give up. They have very good intentions but fall short of the finish line, sound familiar? I read from, studied and modeled some of the most successful people I could find. Spent endless hours and thousands of dollars trying to figure out what was the key to success…Each had their own unique style, and systems. I’ve been told you learn what other people are doing and “model them”. Seems like a good idea right ? So out into the world I went…sometimes I had success, most times I would end up just getting frustrated… So how do successful people achieve success so effortlessly? I read what they read. I did the activities they did. I got the same amount of sleep they did. I eat the same foods they eat. Then I realized there is one “key” to all success ,which is our ability to focus on a specific thought and hold it there (we average 60,000-80,000 thoughts per day) don’t entertain any other thoughts, In today’s world of “instant gratification” we tend to hold onto only the thoughts that make us feel good at that second… I guess it’s not really our fault we’re programmed that way. Last...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
The weather here continues to get colder with each passing day, The trees are becoming bear. It’s the time of year when any day now we could see snow falling..I can’t believe how fast this summer went by. Which made me think of last winter here in the north-east, seems like the snow just keptcoming.I spent more time shoveling snow than doing anything else…During the first week of February we had two back to back very powerful snowstorms, I started to ask my self is there a message here ? What am I supposed to learn from this? The silence has a way of shouting to you, when we’re busy we don’t listen we just keep going…I thought about the past week and how grateful I am to be a part of this amazing journey. As the hours went by I thought less and less about the material things I want in my life and more and more about what would make me happy that day as the wind-driven snow sand blasted my face… All I could think about was finishing the shoveling and getting warm by the fire…With 2-3 hours of work left to finish I developed a clear mental picture of what That would look like in my mind every detail of what I was going to do when I got in the house , I felt the warmth of the fire the smell of dinner cooking on the stove I could hear the excitement of my dogs as I came into the house ,I could see what I was going to change into before I...
by admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Remember when we were kids and life was simpler… We’d play for hours. Who liked Baseball. Who liked Hockey. Who liked Basketball. Who liked Football. Who liked soccer. Let’s imagine for a moment what life was like back then. You would get up in the morning and go outside and play until dark (or at least until your mother told you it was time to come in) I can never forget the time the Boston Bruins won the Stanley cup in 1970. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final since 1958. The Bruins went on to win the series 4-0, their first Stanley cup victory in 29 years…Bobby Orr scored the cup-winning goal on Glenn Hall, with an assist from Derek Sanderson, at forty seconds of overtime, I’ll never forget that day I saw Bobby Orr flying through the air,(he had been tripped by Blues defenseman Noel Picard just as he shot the puck) his arms raised in victory!! I can remember how happy my Dad was when the Bruins won that day, I think we were both dancing around the house…Like little kids…(at that time I still was). From that moment on I always Imagined I would also score a “game winning goal” every time we played hockey. It didn’t matter if it was raining. It didn’t matter if it was snowing. It didn’t matter if it was below zero. It didn’t matter if the ice was a little rough. All I could imagine was scoring that goal…No excuses… How about you ? Did you ever use your imagination like that when you were a...
by admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over this past weekend I had a chance to go into the silence, I planned for two days… Have you ever had a day without: Cell phones Computers Facebook T.V. Talking to people Nothing that can occupy your mind…Nothing at all…. for 2 days…Really… Seems strange when you think about it in fact a bit scary, just think for two days you’ll have no contact with another person. The first thing that pops into your mind is how am I going to take two days away from my work or my family? That was my initial thought, then I started to think about it a bit more , what is so important that I’m unable to unplug for a few days ? Is the world going to stop ? Not a chance…However there is always something that needs attention !! I decided that any journey begins with a starting point and it doesn’t matter if you begin with two days or just a few hours you just need to get started you’ll figure out how to extend the time. Over the years I’ve had some experience with breaks of time where I’ve had little or no contact with people, the only issue was I never fully unplugged from electronic devices. After that weekend I’ve grown to enjoy time alone once a month or so. Although I had short breaks of silence I never was able to totally unplug myself, I never knew how important that was until I spent that weekend alone. When you “unplug” it feels strange at first…It has been said that great minds seek solitude frequently, it...
by admin | Nov 4, 2015 | Quote, Standard
In the fall of October 2008 , I learned what words can mean and how they can make you feel. I was working 50 miles from home that sunny fall day, the trees had amazing color , the wind had that cool breeze , there was a faint smell of burning wood in the air. Thinking to myself that day how amazing life is and how grateful I am to be in this place at this time in my life… Later that morning my phone rang it was my wife…She had gone over my folks house to “check in.” My mother was helping out at the school that day so dad was home alone…She told me you better come home something is wrong with your father. Now that’s words you never want to hear… My Dad was having a stroke…I rushed toward home driving like a madman…On my way home my wife called me to tell me my Dad was now at the hospital. When I arrived at the hospital he was is in the emergency room the doctors were trying to figure out what to do to save his life…It was determined my Dad needed to go to Mass General Hospital in Boston Mass via Medflight. I can remember as they loaded Dad into the Medflight I asked the doctor what were his chances ??? He turned and looked me dead in the eye and said…Son your Dad has a 50/50 percent chance of survival !!!! More words I didn’t want to hear…Was my Dad going to be called up to the next Journey today ?? I...
by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
To be a success in business or in life is not that complicated, it just requires 3 simple steps, discipline, behavior and a written plan of action. Have you ever thought to yourself if I only had more time and more money I could focus my attention on growing my business, sound familiar ? Congratulations you’re not alone, most people who are looking to grow a business have the same challenges you do, they have full-time day jobs and work part-time at night trying to grow their business, It doesn’t matter what type of business you are looking to grow…Real Estate, Sales, Plumbing, Network Marketing,These steps are are the same Discipline There are many different opinions of what discipline is , however the easiest way to understand the meaning is to be self-directed which means you do the action on your own without someone telling you what to do or when to do it. How many times do you say to yourself…tonight when I get home I’m going to work on my business, When you get home you never seem to get around to it. Successful people simply do the things that unsuccessful people won’t do. Decide what time and which days you can work your business be clear on the amount of time you are willing to spend. Behavior Now you have decided to dedicate time to your business look at what you are doing during that time…Do you just “put in time” or are you doing behaviors that are congruent with your business. Social media can be a great way to meet new people however...
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