Real World Entrepreneur Newsletter
| Dear Subscriber, Here we go again another Super Bowl Weekend beer an  d snacks are like milk and eggs on a day forecast for snow, everybody goes crazy to stock the cabinets so nobody runs out. Then like Halloween candy we're eating it for weeks after the event. In the meantime we have social unrest in Egypt. I don't want to get political and I don't want to make light of the situation and I know the media needs stories. What I would like you to think about though is Egypt is about the size of Texas and New Mexico and has a population of over 80,000,000 people, then 250,000 people go in to the center of the city and the government is about to be overthrown. I am not saying anything about the right or wrong, what I am saying is we have 500,000 people rally in Washington, D.C. and it's lucky if it makes page 7 of the daily newspaper. What I am asking is what really fuels today's media. Don't blame the Social Media, since that's how they blamed TV in the late 50's early 60's. What I do ask you do to is think for yourself, Question and Follow the Money. Most important... Pray. |
Tips to Live Your Best Life |
by: Edward V Ellis, Sr.  If you're not already living your best life it's time to do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around. I challenge you to put your whole self in! Here are the tips to get you headed in your highest and best direction: 1. Be Real: To the extent you struggle is to the extent you're living underneath the layers upon layers of unrealistic expectations and conditioning. Pull yourself out by remembering whom you admired as a child (real or fictional). What did this person or character represent to you? You share the very same attributes and values? How do I know? You always love a mirror reflection of yourself. Show up each and every day expressing the essence of the person you admired more, the person you were born to become. 2. Be Truthful - Now that you've reconnected with the magnificent person you really are, show up each and every day as that presence instead of that which you once thought you 'should be'. Say no to whatever needs saying no to. Say yes to what your heart longs to say yes to. Think, speak and act in alignment with your truth - no matter what anyone else has to say or think about it. 3. Be in Charge - Tell Your Inner Critic: "Hear ya, not gonna be ya". It's time to reclaim the power you've given to your woefully misguided Inner Critic. Instead of accepting its worries, woes and fears as truth, vigorously challenge your inner status quo. Reach for new perspectives - ones that support you rather than tear you down. 4. Be Aware - Walk your path "In Search of Truth (and some pointy boots)" - You don't have to 'walk like a camel' to discern what's real from what's blindly assumed or made up babblecrap. The more you search for truth understanding in what challenges you the more you shine light on the dark areas where you once stumble around. 5. Be Responsible - Live your life as the powerful creator of all you experience. Events in and of themselves are merely events. How you experience the moments of your life is entirely your responsibility. You get to choose how you respond. Will you crawl under the bed or will you rise above? Trust yourself even if you're not sure. Your outcomes are entirely yours to create. 6. Be Energized - Pay attention to what sucks the life energy right out of you. Start with your tolerations - the things and circumstances you have in your life that you wish you didn't have. Turn what drags you down into what feeds your soul by focusing on what you can do instead of what you can't do. Let go of what no longer serves you. 7. Be Loving - To yourself and others. Take good care of yourself first so you have the resources to help others. If you're gasping for air, you're of no use to anyone else. Anything rooted in negativity will have a lousy outcome. Allow love to be your generative force in all your choices and actions. You'll like the end result. I promise you. 8. Be Compassionate - Everyone is doing the best they can with the light they have to see. Including you. Some people may be missing a few batteries in their flashlight. Still they're navigating the twists and turns of life to the best of their ability such as it is. While you may not condone the act, have compassion for the person wherever he or she is on their personal path. Including you. 9. Be Masterful - you were not born to be a victim of your circumstance. You are here to create and master your opportunities. Even if you've fallen flat on your face you might as well find and claim the gift in the lesson learned. Apply that lesson going forward. Step more fully into your spotlight. 10. Be the change you seek - Ok, I admit it. I stole this one from Gandhi. Be the shining example of what you'd like to see improved in your life. As you change you inspire change in those who are blessed by your presence. Touch someone's heart with your smile. |
Follow Your "Owner's Manual" |
 In 2001 I had Thomas Nelson Publishers Print a special King James Bible for me, only I had it renamed "Owner's Manual" since I truly believe that "If all else fails read the Directions." I had distributed hundreds of these with the hope that some damaged equipment could be repaired. I decided since my time is running short with this newsletter I would share with you what I wrote to go with these "Owner's Manuals." Most people attempt to read this great book like they're a hiker on a mountain trail, exploring each thicket, climbing each ridge, crossing streams, examining wildflowers, turning over every interesting rock, picking up pine cones and delighting in the intricate beauty of the details. ______________________________ There's nothing wrong with that, but many readers following this approach to reading the story get bogged down in the details and miss the bigger picture. They forget (or never see) that there are scenic mountain peaks to be appreciated, not just moss and meadow flowers to be examined. Your"Owner's Manual"™ contains the greatest story of all time. It is a story of love, war, wisdom, foolishness, mystery, prophecy, mercy, judgment, power, weakness, suffering, success, grace, glory, evil, and good. There are cosmic conflicts, bloody battles, earthshaking catastrophes, torrid romances, gut-wrenching heartbreaks, inspired beginnings, serious setbacks, awesome comebacks, and surprising finishes. Your"Owner's Manual"™ is a story about the God of the universe. It's a story that includes humankind at its best, at its worst, and every conceivable point in between. Contained in Your"Owner's Manual"™ is your roadmap to success and happiness. Take some time, learn how to explore the answers that are put there for you. Follow the plan set down for us along time ago and unlike most of our laws and roadmaps of today, has not changed. I hope you take the time to read and reread this and maybe you will have a little better understanding the plan set forth for us. |
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