I recently heard an excellent presentation about making the most of our talents. It included this old proverb: “If you want to know what you’re doing in the future, tell me what you’re doing right now.” As I thought about it, the wisdom of the statement stuck with me. So often we go through life hoping things will get better. But if we want our lives to change for the better, we have to change for the better. I’ve also…
Have you ever given any serious thought to how you ended up in the job you have? I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately. I was talking with a friend about it the other day and he was telling me about the path that led him to his current position. I didn’t tell him this for fear of offending him, but his description unnerved me quite a bit. It seemed he ended up where he was because of a…
The other day, my daughter called me on the phone to complain about the cost of ice cream. She and her friend had been to a nearby ice cream shop. Each had ordered a scoop of ice cream. When they got ready to pay, the cashier told my daughter it would be $8.03. I told her that maybe it was just an expensive place to buy ice cream. She said it wasn’t that expensive because a sign said that each…
Have you ever wondered what makes a good leader? Sometimes you see someone who has a certain way of speaking, of acting, of living that leads you to describe the person as a “born leader.” Turns out that description is probably not accurate. Most great leaders were once great followers. If you want to be a good leader become a good follower. That’s why it’s so valuable to have a mentor. That importance applies to all areas of life, but…
About a week ago I was looking for a book on a shelf when I saw something jammed between two of the larger books. I pulled it out, and recognized it as booklet given to me by a good friend years ago. It has excerpts from “The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn.” I opened it up and saw the note my friend wrote to me. I immediately remembered thinking that it was a great gift when I had received…
The teachings of Jim Rohn have popped into my life recently on two separate occasions. One way is a little book I found squeezed between two bigger volumes on my bookshelf. It’s called “The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn.” A friend gave it to me years ago. I’ll share some of the quotes in a future blog. The other instance is this video sent to me by another friend. It’s based on Rohn’s new book, “Lessons on Life.” The…
Recently I went on a trip to Belize with some folks from my church. We spent four days working and about a day and a half sightseeing. One of the sights we wanted to see was the Blue Hole. It had been raining hard that day, and initially it appeared that the park where the Blue Hole was located was closed. But a park employee came out and opened the gate to let us in. Before long we were hiking…
Every once in a while it’s good to sit back and take a good, long look at life. Here’s a simple, easy way to think about where you are. It’s called the wheel of life. First, draw a circle. Make it plenty big enough to write in. Now divide the circle into eight pieces. You do that by drawing a line straight up and down, then one side by side. That makes four pieces. Then draw two more lines diagonally…
My wife makes this great hash brown potato casserole that is out of this world. She takes some hash browns and mixes in some butter and other stuff, then puts them in a pan, tops them with bacon bits and cooks them in the oven. They are good. I mean, they are real good. She often cooks them for family reunions. When we’re going through the line, one of the first things I look for is those potatoes, because I’m…
I am often amazed at how techniques I learned in coach training apply to the network marketing profession. Coaches are taught to have no agenda. A coaching session is all about the person being coached. That outlook fits perfectly with network marketing. The best way to help people is to first understand what they need. If we don’t know what they need how can we know how to help them. The best way to understand people is to get to…