Watch the Snow

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

Sometimes it is better to turn off the television and go to sleep.

And sometimes it is best to stop talking and listen.

Our lives are full of so much noise, most of which we generate ourselves.

Our actions get out ahead of our thinking.

Slow down once in a while and stay inspired my friends!

Slow Down

"For fast-acting relief try slowing down." -Lily Tomlin

Okay, I admit that I recently cut my ear while shaving. It means that I will need to find my owners manual and relearn how to shave before I end up really hurting myself. But how in the world does one cut their ear while shaving their face?

It is actually quite easy from what I recently encountered. All that is required is a sharp razor, an early morning hour and just being in too big of a hurry.

Which brings me to the point of this article.

If we are in a hurry to get somewhere, to complete some task or to achieve some goal, chances are we are going to miss seeing all of the little things in life. We miss the fact that we have a razor in our hand swinging around our face. We 'race' down the road in our car, never seeing the small things along the way. We miss the short interactions with other people that can add up to a lot of great things.

In example, I have this issue when traveling on vacation. We jump in the car and my objective is to get from point 'A' to point 'B' as quickly as possible. Many times this results in not getting to see the cool things which lie between those two points. If we slow down and experience life, the result will be that we have fewer missed opportunities; the ones that are there but we fail to see.

Slow down and allow the details to become more clear in your life.

Slow down and realize that the razor in your hand could possibly cut your ear.

Stay inspired my friends!

Life in 30 Seconds

"For fast-acting relief try slowing down." -Lily Tomlin

The life we live is full of quick-fix marketing flashes of advertising, instant meals and short-term resolutions to everything. The idea is to handle it fast, immediate and move on to the next great thing. Never mind that many of life's troubles or achievements take longer then the '30-second commercial.'

Think of what it is like to look for a job. The reality is that you get basically 30 seconds to make a first impression. It could be your resume, your introduction or someone speaking about you. Thirty seconds to impress an employer just like the thirty seconds a commercial uses to hook you on a product.

All of this rush to quickness draws us into a need for everything to be that quick.

• Fall in love in thirty seconds;
• Raise a child in thirty seconds;
• Get promoted at work in thirty seconds;
• Make a million dollars in thirty seconds;
• Quit smoking in thirty seconds;
• Resolve an addiction in thirty seconds.

Living life in thirty second increments causes us to become very disjointed because life does not happen in thirty second increments. Life happens in a persistent and long term flow.

With patience and perseverance, much can be accomplished. Discouragement in waiting will try to pull you down and try to knock you off course. Stay with your direction, stick to the path and make adjustments as you move along. You may find that you need to change paths, but stay with the long term vision.

Accomplish little things along the way, but ensure that those little things are pieces of your long term goal. Even reading this short encouragement took you longer then 30-seconds. Read more, learn more, take more time to live your life.

And while you are at it....stay inspired my friends.