Just as the famous Route 66 highway is designed to give people a way to get from point “A” to where they want to “B”, so too is the intent of my written and spoken words for all to see.
Many may use stones & sticks or bullets & their fist in an attempt to affect change but I choose a pad & a pen and a keyboard & screen to foster a change. Dare to join me….
Let’s Make it GREAT!
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Last night I had this crazy dream that I was playing the future Hall-of-Famer, Legendary Phenom, Koby “The Black Mamba” Bryant in a game of one-on-one basketball. It was so realistic that I woke up this morning a bit out-of-breath and a little sweaty.
I case you’re wondering, no I didn’t outscore him. In fact, I don’t think I managed to score at all, but my Time Of Possession (TOP) was freakishly much higher than his. He himself even commented about the significant contrast. 🙂
Well if you know anything about me, I just couldn’t let this dream go unaddressed. So, I started thinking about how this dream relates and correlates with life. Then, I grabbed my trusty pen and pad and seized and captured the moment of thought and I’d like to share it with you today.
It seems to me that in life it doesn’t matter how many good ideas you have if you don’t implement them. It doesn’t matter how many talents and gifts you have if you don’t use them for good. And, it matters NOT how loud you speak or what you say you’re going to do if you don’t actually get up off of your rusty-dusty and do it.
Yes that’s right my friends, simply put; Just as it is in a game of basketball, your Time Of Possession (TOP) in the game of life means absolutely nothing unless you use it to score. That’s right, your TOP alone won’t get you to the TOP.
So naturally this begs the question of “What are you doing with your time-of-possession these days?” If this breadcrumb of wisdom fits you today I encourage you to stop dribbling the ball and start shooting to score and Making it GREAT!
Me and Koby will be glad you did. 😉
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One of the biggest surprises I’ve encountered as an adult was to realize that adults don’t have it all figured out.
As a kid I always felt like adults had their act together and this ‘life’ thing figured out, but now as an adult myself, I see evidence every day that lends to the contrary. In fact, it even at times appears that many adults have two entirely different faces, one for public eyes and another for the private eyes.
That’s right folks, the face that we see at the churches and in the stores can be quite different than the one we see behind closed doors. The voices we hear over the phones may be totally different than the ones we would hear in the homes.
I continue to have many who grace the comfy chairs of my office who wear the biggest of smiles out in public but are living out lives of quiet desperation and exasperation in their private lives. Their cheeky photos and videos may show captions of happiness and joy, but inside they’re screaming “Oh My and Oh BOY!”
I’m reminded of the fact that many people continue to loosely use the phrase, “I’ll treat you like family” in an attempt to gain the trust of another. But, knowing what I know about how some people treat their family behind closed doors, I would much rather be treated like a customer. 🙂
Although this notion reigns true for so many out there in our general public, the tragedy is that most people who are guilty and are in much need of a change may not even know that it’s a problem or recognize that this shoe fits them. As a result, I would simply like to say, “Don’t let it be YOU.”
Realize and recognize that it’s even more important to treat your family and loved ones with respect, dignity and kindness in the house as it is for you to treat the general public when you’re out.
This breadcrumb of wisdom can definitely lead to a more peaceful palace at home and a gentle spirit when you’re gone. So, let’s keep Making it GREAT!
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Many so-called “Professionals” have quietly suggested that for me to gain more exposure and notoriety in a shorter period of time I need to seriously consider being more controversial.
Well, to that suggestion I love to just smile and nod my head as if to say, “You must not know me very well”.
The unfortunate truth is that my observation has led me to believe that there is no shortage of people walking the face of this beautiful earth who wouldn’t think twice about completely compromising who they are and what they genuinely stand for if money or something of great monetary value was promised to them.
To that end, I have five bold words to say. “Don’t Let It Be YOU!” We choose NOT to fold under the pressure to keep up with the “Jones’s”. We choose NOT to take the road most travelled to accomplish that which we seek. We choose NOT to conform to a distorted standard of practice by the masses because we understand that what’s popular is not always right and what’s right is not always popular.
We are indeed a strange breed when compared to many others and we choose to be the exception when it comes to compromising who we are and what we stand for in the name of money, fancy clothes, fine homes and cars, so we say “NOT US!!!” We choose to Make “it” GREAT minus the conflict, drama and controversy.
Dream a BIG dream tonight, then wake up and make that BIG dream come true without compromising “You”. Keep leaning forward my friends and keep Making it GREAT!
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What intangible thing that has absolutely no value or worth unless you give it away? Well, it’s quite simply a “Compliment”. A 10-letter-word that is definitely worth much more than its weight in gold.
I encourage you to make a point to give one or two of them away today and make somebody else’s day GREAT! And, you just might find that it makes you smile too. 😉
Let’s Make this hump day soooo awesome that last weeks hump day get’s insanely jealous. Let’s Make it GREAT!
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