So Shut Up and Move On

As you can see I was able to fix the issue with the layout. So apologies for the time it took me to get it fixed. For those of you that stuck with me, thank you.

So what exactly am I trying to say by telling you to "Shut Up, Move On"? It sounds cruel on the surface and many would go looking somewhere else. But then those folks would miss out on finding out something about attitude and getting your life to a higher plain.

Prior to leaving for the airport in Lisbon, I happened into a bookstore and found a book with a Sumo wrestler riding a unicycle on the cover. SUMO as I said, 'Shut Up, Move On' by Paul McGee. I'm going to spend a few days talking about this book and hope that Paul McGee is okay with my promotion of it. Through one ten hour flight and an early morning...I've nearly finished this book. Currently I'm writing my notes in the margins and digesting as much as possible. Much of what I say in these coming articles are drawn from the book.

It is not possible to describe in a couple of sentences what SUMO really means. I'll quote from Paul in saying the following, "... not suggesting that people simply need to ' get over it' or 'pull themselves together'... SUMO for me captures the essence of what I believe are the key truths around success and fulfilment."

To begin you have to stop and really take a look at your own life. Assess how it is you have been existing thus far. Three questions that you must ask are;

1. Which person has the biggest influence on your life?
2. Who deserves the most credit for where you currently
find yourself in life?
3. Whose advice and opinions do you tend to always act upon?

Think about these questions and I'll let you in on some thoughts tomorrow. We've got a lot of neat stuff to go through from this book. If you want, get a head start on me and go read the book.

Back In Two Days Folks

My travel brings me home these next two days and will write more when I get back. Sorry for the page layout - efforting to get it fixed. Until then, here is a picture from the most western point in Europe, Cabo Da Roca.

Took this picture from out on the point, quite an amazing view that camera pictures simply do not achieve.

For more information you can check out the following link. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Cabo-da-Roca

Windmills of Portugal 

The Windmill Effect

Going beyond expectations comes into using a good or positive attitude to effect others. Think of the windmill sitting on its own turning and turning, generating electricity for others. It could be a very efficient windmill or a poorly designed windmill. Day after day doing its job, but never really impacting those around it.

But take the wind, spreading its power across several windmills. Causing each of them to move, turning the power of the wind into a collective output. Yes the wind can be great one day and less the other, but it does impact all it touches.

You can be like the wind effecting many. One day you may be in a poor frame of mind and the wind is less. But on the days when you bring your thoughts and positive ideas to the table, you impact many more. Impact others and see the electricity that just might get generated.

For information on electrical generation of windmills, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine.