Up in Smoke

the metaphysics would have had a field day with me yesterday. Everyone in the office did. I was bombarded with emails and one liners about how I need to get a "non-smoking" car......

You see, I was driving a 96 Acura TL, great grandma car. It was awesome. Great on gas, and really reliable. However, it started to idle in a really weird way. You could imagine my surprise when I parked next to my mechanic, to see smoke coming out from under the hood. My mechanic came out immediately, and raised the hood to find flames coming out from under the hood!!!!


My car was literally on fire, and I was flabbergasted....

Yet for some reason, with all of my recent changes, I found myself happy...

Here is a great chance to show you one of the lessons that I have learned in my recent changes...

Contrarians choose what they focus on. There are always different ways to look at things. I could have focused on my loss, and I could have focused on what was next. These decisions on what to focus on leads to what Tony Robbins call "the Decisions that shape your Destiny"

You see, things that are bad and good will always happen to us. Whether we like it or not, time will pass us by, our bodies continually change, and things are rarely the same. Yet, we can choose to look at these changes as losses or as opportunities for something new.

Choose the later. Be contrarian. Understand that the only way that you can derive inner strength from change is by focusing on the opportunity. Find the positive in everything. Be Thankful and grateful for the changes, and be EXCITED and PASSIONATE about the things that are about to happen.

Yeah my car caught on fire....have a sweet rental car, and looking at new vehicles...Excited to see what I can find!

To your future,

JC

Enjoy the Spring...

Saturday has come, and for the first time in a while, the weather is as if God himself wanted everyone that planned on staying at home to go outside and enjoy the splendor of the world he had created.

So many spirits are lifted when the weather is good. But why is the weather sometimes good and sometimes bad?

Any economics major, or lay person will know that scarcity creates value. The less of something that there is a demand for, will create value in something. Why would you see value in the summer, if it was summer all of the time?

People really only understand value when you understand that every good thing comes to an end. Kind of dark, but the way that you interpret it, can make for a very powerful day.

The seasons change very fast, like Jim Rohn says: "You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself." Below is a video link from the legend himself, Mr. Jim Rohn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haaAzr6t2VQ

So if you know that the seasons are always changing, and that you may find yourself wearing shorts, when you should be wearing pants....you must make a commitment to lead an different type of life.

The Contrarian code shows that contrarians are those that are able to think about what their summer will be like when it is winter outside. They protect their attitudes by understanding the seasons. When everyone is shopping for coats in the winter, contrarians already are wearing their coats that the purchased for a lesser price last summer.

How many people are in your life asking what they wanted to do, and how hard things were, and waiting for something to happen, so that they can start on what they really want to do?

I'm telling you, to not wait for something to come along...Which came first, the chicken or the egg? How many people have you heard engage in this useless conversation?

People ask me that question, and my reply is this: " All I know is that they are both delicious , and I am happy to eat them both when I am craving them."

You don't always have to know everything, or have all of your ducks in a row, or have everything organized, or have read all of the books, or whatever other excuse that we think that we need.

What you have to do is Live. Live with a standard of life that few dare to live. Be bold, Go out there, understand that things will not always be the same. That things will fall apart. Right when you feel that you have reached your limits, something comes along and totally opens your mindset. But do you believe that your challenges are blessings? Do you believe that your obstacles force you to grow? So embrace them with open arms.... Feel BLESSED that you have been challenged the way that you have been challenged. Your life is now more that others have lived.

The Seasons will always change. You cannot change them. Embrace it, focus on how o maximize your experiences in each season. Take advantage of the change rather than seeing it as a loss, and enjoy your new attitude and your life...and wonder what it feels like to discover things in yourself that you never knew existed.

To your success,

JC

What is this Doing to me?

"follow the 15!" was the theme of my conference call yesterday with my coach Linda Mclean. When you think about it, it makes sense. With all of the technology that we have, we should not be distracted by the new game on our iPod/iPad, or anything else that "entertains us" but focus on what we can do for the next 15 minutes that will get us closer to where we want to be.

"Inch by inch is a sinch, Yard by Yard is hard." Such a little phrase with such a big meaning. What it is that is distracting you, or making you loose focus on your goal, mission, or purpose?

Are there things that you can substitute instead of the behaviors that you are currently engaging in?

Look at everything, and see if there are any little changes that need to be made. The bottom line is this, you must do the things that need to be done to accomplish your goals. 'Every day, you must stand guard at the door of your mind" - Jim Rohn. Take a look at EVERYTHING that is affecting you. From the foods that you eat, to the relationships that you are in.

Les Brown states that, "There are two types of relationships; nourishing relationships, and Toxic relationships. You've got to understand that you can run faster with 10 people that want to run with you, rather than 1 hanging on your neck!"

Do you believe that you are in relationships like this?

Do you believe that you have friendships like this?

Do you believe that it will change if you don't do anything about it?

Take a look, and really understand that you have to "Follow the 15", "Stand Guard at the door of your mind" and pay yourself first by taking the time to examine what you are distracting yourself with.

To you success...

Today's video is amazing.....About your associations.....You will understand after you watch it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpObDplMYt0&feature=related

April Fools?

Hello There,


Just started my new job today. So happy to have this change in my life. Yet, there are Those people that have continually complained, and whined about the way that things are. Including myself three months ago.

Typically, we all find ourselves in areas where we look for external circumstances to help us change. Reflecting on my recent past I can see how my attitude was not one of gratitude, but one of scarcity and fear. I was expecting someone or something to come along and change my life.

It's like my life coach Linda McClean says: "If you don't stand up for something, then you will fall for something else."

It took me getting fired from a good job to realize that I am the master of my own destiny. That the reason why something doesn't happen in my life is not becuase of external factors. But that I did not want it bad enough. Humans alwys fulfill their needs, but are eager to give up on the things that they want.

When I was 16, I was facing a risk of becoming diabetic because of my obesity. Being 5'11" tall and 317lbs did not feel, or look good at all. I realized that I NEEDED to loose weight. Plus, I was tired of the fat jokes, and the dirty looks. Walking in the hall, wondering what people were saying about me. I decided that I NEEDED to change things for myself. Nobody else was going to do it for me. No longer was I going to be the Dog that possessed the energy to yelp because of the nail he was laying on, and not the energy to get up...I no longer wanted things that hurt, but not bad enough to do anything about it....

So I changed.

I left my junior year of high school at 5'11" and 317 lbs....

I Needed to change:

I started running, Morning, at lunch, and after summer football practice.

I started researching the correct foods to eat.

I started reading books about fitness and reading sites about health

I started loosing weight.

I realized my need, and became obsessed with it.

I returned 3 months later to my high school, at 6'1", 215 lbs....Far from the risk of diabetes, and no longer Obese. My life changed in 3 months...I call it the 90 day miracle...

Anything is possible in 90 days....

To your success.

JC