I've had the wonderful experience of living outside of the USA. Yes, I'm an American and truthfully I love America. but I wouldn't take back for one moment the experience of what it is like to live in someone else's country, culture and way of living. It opens up your eyes to so many discoveries about human beings. With all of our differences across countries and cultures, it is amazing that we are all the same if we strip down the socialization of each culture. We all want to be loved, we all want a high self-esteem, we all want to be protected, we all fear the unknown and we ALL want to find what it is in life that we are good at and what drives us to live our passions.
I'm sure if you are the self development junkie like myself or an aspiring entrepreneur, you have heard all the questions you should ask yourself when attempting to figure out what your true gifts are and what your true passion in life is, "If you had all the money in the world and money was not an issue, what would you like to do?" "What makes you smile?" "What subject do you think about most?" "What do you love so much you would do it for free?" "What are you interested in?" "What subject or topic do you have a lot of knowledge about?" "What are people always coming to you for advice about?" etc etc. They are all great questions and questions you should ask yourself when finding your passions. But just like my experiences living outside the US and discovering the differences between cultures that you cannot understand in text books, finding your passion takes a similar route. To find your real passion in life it's about taking massive action across a wide variety of activities, mediums, venues, etc and discovering what you really love to do most. How can you possibly know what you love to do most if you haven't even tried very many things?
To understand what it is that you really love to do - become an "experienced connoisseur" of life. Try new things, look at things from a different perspective, travel and talk to new and interesting (or not so interesting) people. Try as many things as you can. Take for example Dr. Joe Rubino who participated in Doppelit's "Reinvent Yourself" series. Joe spent years of money and time to become a dentist. He gave it all up to live his dream by being one of the leading experts on self-esteem and reinvention with 11 bestselling books in 19 languages in 48 countries. Lisa Lockwood, another speaker in the series, has been in the Miss Illinois USA pageant, a Desert Storm Veteran, Police Officer and Uncover Detective. Today she has found her passion in helping people reinvent themselves and finding their true passions. Is it safe to say that Lisa tried many things along the way? Heck yea! In fact, another speaker in the series, Marcus Freudenmann has dabbled into fields that span from interior design and architecture to a brewery director and owner. Today he is a well known author, inventor and inspirator. There is no doubt that these inspirational characters expanded their minds, didn't stop when they feared the unknown and experienced as many things as possible and found what they love to do most.
Asking the questions I stated above is of course useful and you should ask them. The problem occurs when you are spending all of your time "thinking" and little time "doing". So how long should you be in a pondering state of thought? In my experience, if you begin to feel frustrated and disappointed that you can't find the answers, you have been there too long. If you feel this way it's time to board the "action train" to the world of the unknown and shake your world of discovery up a little!
If you are serious about finding your true gifts and passions, Doppelit's "Reinvent Yourself" teleseminar series is a great way to get you on your way. For more information on how you can learn from 8 of the most impactful reinvention artists, visit www.discoveranotheryou.com.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy American Thanksgiving!
What a wonderful day it is in America today. Just imagine - a day where we concentrate on what we are thankful for and what things have brought us happiness. I love it!
Start today to take a small challenge and watch the easiest method of putting the "Law of Attraction" into a positive effect that works for you. On this great day, write down everything that you are thankful for. Even if you can only think of 3 things, write them down. Do this little exercise for 30 days. At the end of 30 days you will discover that you can't stop writing! The more you are grateful, the more things will come into your life to be thankful for. Take that gratitude challenge and enjoy the next 30 days and beyond.
Start today to take a small challenge and watch the easiest method of putting the "Law of Attraction" into a positive effect that works for you. On this great day, write down everything that you are thankful for. Even if you can only think of 3 things, write them down. Do this little exercise for 30 days. At the end of 30 days you will discover that you can't stop writing! The more you are grateful, the more things will come into your life to be thankful for. Take that gratitude challenge and enjoy the next 30 days and beyond.
Top 3 Challenges for the Entrepreneur
The library is bulging with books to advise Entrepreneurs on just about every subject. Thanks to the Internet, now it's merely a click away!! The whole world is a critic and thanks to keyboards, everyone is an expert!
Every 45 seconds a new business is started in the US. Every 24 minutes someone becomes a millionaire. But what happens between the 45 second start and being the millionaire we all dream about?
If I had to list the three top challenges for Entrepreneurs, I'd be going on forever, to the 10th power! Let me strive to narrow down to three:
Choosing the right people. When I asked for capital or went to market, the first question I have always been asked was, “Who is your management team?” Investors may want to see frilly paperwork but you want the right people, period. That makes or breaks you and is, without a doubt, the biggest hurdle we all have.
Leadership skills. Developing the leadership skills, creative capabilities and sense of responsibility in your “people.”
Delegate. Trying not to do it all yourself! If it is something you are good at and you love then by all means do it! But USE your people. Delegate and ask for appropriate follow-up reporting. Ultimately you will develop your people to where you delegate something and they run with it. That is the highest level of delegation and one which you and your team should strive for daily.
Books abound on “People Skills” and “Management Skills,” and other esoteric titles that involve some interaction with “your people.” Seminars are on every corner to teach and coach, so there must be something about “People” that strikes home, or a nerve.
Some folks say, “It's not personal, it's business.” Ever done business with a corporation? Last time I checked the corporation that signed the contract was a pen that belonged to a “people-hand.” No matter how we cut it, people matter. How we choose people; how we treat people and how we genuinely care for people will put us a cut above or cause us to wallow with the minnows.
Every 45 seconds a new business is started in the US. Every 24 minutes someone becomes a millionaire. But what happens between the 45 second start and being the millionaire we all dream about?
If I had to list the three top challenges for Entrepreneurs, I'd be going on forever, to the 10th power! Let me strive to narrow down to three:
Choosing the right people. When I asked for capital or went to market, the first question I have always been asked was, “Who is your management team?” Investors may want to see frilly paperwork but you want the right people, period. That makes or breaks you and is, without a doubt, the biggest hurdle we all have.
Leadership skills. Developing the leadership skills, creative capabilities and sense of responsibility in your “people.”
Delegate. Trying not to do it all yourself! If it is something you are good at and you love then by all means do it! But USE your people. Delegate and ask for appropriate follow-up reporting. Ultimately you will develop your people to where you delegate something and they run with it. That is the highest level of delegation and one which you and your team should strive for daily.
Books abound on “People Skills” and “Management Skills,” and other esoteric titles that involve some interaction with “your people.” Seminars are on every corner to teach and coach, so there must be something about “People” that strikes home, or a nerve.
Some folks say, “It's not personal, it's business.” Ever done business with a corporation? Last time I checked the corporation that signed the contract was a pen that belonged to a “people-hand.” No matter how we cut it, people matter. How we choose people; how we treat people and how we genuinely care for people will put us a cut above or cause us to wallow with the minnows.
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