Tomorrow

I'm travelling today but bet your bottom dollar I'll be writing again tomorrow.

The sun'll come out

Tomorrow

Bet your bottom dollar

That tomorrow

There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about

Tomorrow

Clears away the cobwebs,

And the sorrow

'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck a day

That's gray,

And lonely,

I just stick out my chin

And Grin,

And Say,

Oh!

The sun'll come out

Tomorrow

So ya gotta hang on

'Til tomorrow

Come what may

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!

I love ya Tomorrow!

You're always

A day

A way!

Stay inspired my friends!

Something of Value for Free

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." -Peter Drucker

How many times do you get for free, something that can improve your daily work life? Something free that many would pay lots of money for, can be yours for free with the click of a button. A friend of mine has done just that.

David Spell is a retired police officer from just outside metro-Atlanta. After nearly thirty years, he left the police business as a Lieutenant. He had a great career and some incredible adventures. If you like exciting police stories, he wrote two books, "Street Cop" and "Street Cop II: Reloaded" about that career, you won't be disappointed.

While still working for the police department, he went back to school, earning both a masters degree in Management and a Ph.D in Theology. So David knows what he is talking about and in his blog, he imparts a lot of that wisdom on a daily basis.

Just recently, he announced the release of a new e-book on leadership called "Leading into the 21st Century…and Beyond." It is a collection of his most popular posts on leadership, management, supervision, and personal development.

And it is free.

David will be releasing the book through Amazon soon but he is giving it to you free simply by subscribing to his blog. All you have to do is go to DavidSpell.Com and fill out the SUBSCRIBE box on the right-hand side of the screen. It is free and David doesn't spam you with emails and does not give away email addresses to other people.

I have known David for a number of years and his knowledge and guidance has helped me in my own career. It can make a difference in your career as well. One such bit of knwledge that changed my way of thinking involves a glass of water.

In his e-Book, David writes;

The optimists see the glass and say, "It is half full."
The pessimists see the glass and say, "It is half empty."
The faith person sees the glass and says, "It is completely full."

David goes on to describe how the glass is actually full and it will change the way you look at things. It changed how I approached many of the daily circumstances that arise in our lives. So for me, I highly recommend you sign up today and then;

- Read it daily.
- Employ the ideas.
- Impart the knowledge to others.

Stay inspired my friends.

A World Too Small

"Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves." -Adrienne Clarkson

Last week our natural world could no longer contain the life that was Manuel Jefferson "Jeff" Bledsoe. I knew Jeff through our C3 Church affiliation and various men's events we each attended. The picture above is one of my favorite views from one such conference. A man in reflection, coming into contentment; a man finding his place with God.

Jeff had some really close friends and there have been great words said and written about him. One such article is Jeff is in Heaven Because, written by Jim Crumbley that says quite a bit about the man God knew all along.

One great Bible verse quoted in the article is;

Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12

Yes, the natural world is never big enough to hold us once we are called to a much bigger eternal life. It has happened to many we know, will happen to many others, and will happen to us one day. We will outgrow what the world can provide. We will move into a larger and greater place that only God's love contain.

Rest well Jeff, rest well for the good fight has been fought and eternal greatness in God has been won. Hooah!

A Simple Seed

"Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout." -Morihei Ueshiba

Think back to your grade school science class. Back to the week where you were taught about the basics of a seed. The teacher would have told us the three parts are:

(1) an embryo (dream)
(2) a supply of nutrients for the embryo (attitude)
(3) a seed coat (you)

Now the embryo (dream) is the beginning of what will be a new plant if grown under proper conditions. The embryo has two points of growth; one which will come forth into the light as the stem, the other will remain rooted drawing nourish from the ground.

In order for the dream to be born into something real, seed germination must take place. This is a process by which a seed embryo develops into a seedling. There must be a stirring within to cause the dream to begin its growth into vision and action. There will be an emergence of your vision into the light for others to see.

As this seedling reaches up and outward, the root of the vision must remain firmly planted in good soil. You need to feed yourself in good company, in good advice and in good purpose. Without this good soil, the vision can not be sustained and will soon wither.

As the seed grows and matures, the vision of what was once a dream will be realized. It will produce fruit and more seed. Others will be impacted by the original seed which was at one time just a dream. Growth will be exponential as you reach out even further. And it all started with one small seed (dream).

Inside each of us lay a talent, a purpose, or dream. It is in seeing the vision of the seed inside of us as fruit which starts the process of growth. Look beyond the wall in front of you, the seed coating over your dream. See what is inside where the potential of the seed exists.

Grow your dream and produce the fruit of possibility. And stay inspired my friends.