Ok, time for a little bit of transparency from Mr. Make-it-GREAT. I must admit that I suck at times. Yes I said “I suck”. “I suck at what?” you might ask. Well, honestly I suck at staying down or depressed. I’m simply not very good at it. Yep, there are days that I may feel a little down or depressed or not as fired up about the day, but I have a few secret weapons that I employ when needed and one of the most important weapons in my arsenal is you. Yes, YOU…

This may come as a surprise to some of you but your comments and messages are like a shot of adrenaline to me when I’m feeling less than inspired. So, whether you’ve made one comment or 101 comments, it’s to you I go when I’m feeling low. That’s right my friends I’ve been known to invest an hour or two from time-to-time reading the many thousands of comments, messages, emails and post cards from you who glean some value from what I do. So, to you I say, “THANK YOU”.

Thank you for making me feel like what I do is meaningful and matters and makes a difference to you. Thank you for taking those few moments and minutes to share your thanks and thoughts for my books and blogs and Podcast Pods because yes I do read them all over and over and over again as the clock of the years continue to spin.

So, what weapons do you have in your wallet to use when the ways of this wacky world gets you down? Hmmm… No need to answer the question here, just make sure you’re crystal clear.

Keep those comments coming because I’m sure I’ll need you again real soon. Thanks in advance for continuing to help me Make it GREAT!!!

GREAT DAY young Grasshoppers!!!

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Well, did you see it? It was all over the news 10 years ago and it managed to catch the attention of people all over the world. As a result, it was quickly dubbed the Hundred Year Bloom of Death Valley which took place in the winter of 2005.

Death Valley is considered to be one of the hottest most arid places on earth with the second hottest recording on record of 134 degrees Fahrenheit in 1913.

Sitting at over 280 feet below sea level the over 550 square miles of land and mountains have been barren, dry and devoid of anything that resembles life for scores of years.

Records had shown a dismal two inches of rain per year in the arid climate until the winter of the year 2005 when a freak series of uncharacteristic rains happened upon the area and managed to dump over 6.5 inches of water in a short period of time over the entire valley. Then it happened.

Days later, life started to slowly creep up out of the once parched earth and dormant landscape and suddenly there was a yellow and green carpet of wildflowers that appeared virtually out of nowhere causing many to gaze upon the land of Death Valley in awe of the new life.

Could this be true that life springs up from something that had all the makings of something that resembled no life at all? Well, the answer was a resounding “YES”.

I truly believe that once again this is just nature’s way of reminding us all that the dormant seeds of opportunity are always present just below our surface in this “life” thing and if given the right amount of water and encouragement over the right amount of time, the spark of a miracle could happen to the landscape of any life that may have once been fruitless and unproductive. WOW!!!

So, a good question today is, who are you watering, encouraging and inspiring lately? Or, are you in need of a little “water/encouragement” yourself lately? Hmmm… For those of you who need a bit of encouragement may my words give you a glimpse of hope, and for those of you who need to encourage someone else, I say to you today, don’t wait to make it Great.

Let’s be the water of wisdom and encouragement for those in need with dormant seeds and let’s help them to Make it GREAT!

GREAT DAY!!!

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Unlike our favorite cocktail or drink we would probably never willingly ask for our lives to be shaken or stirred. However, this “life” thing has taught me that this action is absolutely necessary if we are to become that which we need to be in order to see that which we desire to see.

So a little shaken and stirred just might help you on your journey to Making it GREAT!

GREAT DAY!!!

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Don’t be surprised if the biggest bully in your life ends up being the memory of your last failure.

The time you said you would change,
But still went back to doing the same-ole-thang.

The time you set that elusive goal,
But your new disciplines quickly got old.

The time you said you would lose that weight,
But your old habits were just too hard to break.

And the time you said, “Never again.”
But your “Never” changed after you were back around your old friends.

Yes my friends, the memory of our last fall, fumble or failure can be a HUGE BULLY in our lives causing us to never want to take risk or try again. But I would like to encourage you this Thankful Thursday to get back up again and stand up to that big bully of failure.

The greatest goal achievers in life didn’t do so in the absence of failure, they did so in spite of the failure. So, get back on that horse and try, Try, TRY again until you reach the results you seek and Make it GREAT!

GREAT DAY!!!

And of course, it’s always OK to share if you dare. 😉

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Feeling the pressure of a little adversity lately? Well, I’ve found that a little adversity every now-and-then gives us a chance to build up our resilience muscles.

Just think of it like being given a vaccine. When given a vaccination we receive an injection of a little bit of the virus that we’re trying to prevent and in turn our bodies are able to build up an immunity.

The same exist for adversity. A little adversity helps us to build up a tolerance and resilience so that we can better handle adversity in the future.

So, understanding the meaning of vaccining can actually give adversity a whole new meaning.

Simply put: Embracing your vaccination just might help your situation. Let’s Make it GREAT!!!

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