“To be truly human, we have to live at the intersection of our head (skills), our heart (passions) and hands (service). It’s a beautiful reminder that you’ll find your zone of genius when you connect to what you’re passionate about, identify the needs associated with it, and bring your skills to meet the task in the best way possible.”
Be positive!
Invictus is an amazing poem by William Ernest Henley. Nelson Mandela recited the poem to his fellow captives to remind them that their futures remain up to them.
I discovered the “song” on accident (basically Morgan Freeman’s reading of the poem set to some cool music) Search for “Written featuring Nev and MF.”
Most of us don’t have such troubles, but it bears repeating that you are the master of your fate and you are the captain of your soul!
Thursday, my Office Manager extraordinairre and I attended the National Achievers Congress in Denver. It was great! 2 great, inspiring quotes/things that I took away:
“The odds of you even existing are 400 trillion to one (that’s the odds of being born). You are more likely to win the megamillions lottery 5 times than to be born in the first place”-Gary Vaynerchuk
“Whatever your goals are, what you are really after is the feeling(s) you will get when you achieve those goals. So why not start with working on getting that feeling now, and then achieving goals become a product rather than the end.”-Tony Robbins
No matter what “station” you are currently at in life, you are a leader. You lead yourself in your life whether consciously or subconsciously; and if you are not doing so with intent and purpose toward a brighter future, you may not like where you ultimately lead yourself to.
Make a conscious effort today (and everyday) to decide where you want to go, and then get busy leading thyself.
Feel free to substitute your name for “Joel” 🙂
“It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.”-Nathan W. Morris
Keep the main thing the main thing :). In all the hustle and bustle we can get caught up in a lot of side roads. Remember to keep your purpose/passion at the forefront. There will always be things to do (and things we need to do), but make sure to re-visit what fuels your fire, and keep it well fed.
Joy is right brained, happiness is left brained.
Joy feeds happiness.
Creativity is right brained too…
Point: Attach joy to the creating/growth/improving, joy is the process.
Happiness is the logic/results.
Nothing wrong with being happy when we accomplish something. But when we can focus on the joy of the process, we will create a lasting positive impact and longer lasting happiness (because the process never ends and if we are joyful in it, we won’t run low on our “supply”)
Be joyful today!!
Dissemination of Inspiration 