HOPE: Having an Optimistic, Positive Expectation.

It’s hard to believe that such a small four letter word can carry so much weight, but it’s absolutely true. It’s said that without “Vision” the people will perish, and I’d like to add to that statement by saying that without “Hope” the people will have nothing to live for.

I’ve written several articles about the importance of Hope over the years and its significance is so strong that it definitely bears repeating as a reminder on a regular basis.

Hope and Despair have an inverse relationship. The more you have of one the less you have of the other. Simply put, being positive and optimistic about what’s possible for you keeps feelings of despair at bay.

Yes my friends Hope for something better for our family, friends and future is paramount and losing sight of this fact can plunge you into a darkness of dangerous depression and despair.

So I say to you today, “Keep your HOPE for a positive future alive so you can NOT just survive, but THRIVE!” This breadcrumb of wisdom can definitely lead you in the direction of Making it GREAT!

GREAT WEEK!!!

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www.MrBreadCrumb.com
My Book: www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

I was driving to a speaking engagement just the other day and while on the freeway driving slightly over the speed limit (Ok, maybe just a little bit faster than “slightly over the speed limit”) I suddenly felt a quiet fear come creeping over me.

It was a fear that caused me to make an immediate adjustment in my life and start to live my life with a little bit more urgency. This fear was that if I died today, I would be taking sooooo much more valuable content, creations and projects to the grave with me.

You see, I literally have a mindboggling amount of personally written content that I’ve created over the last few years and I’ve also created some new tools & techniques, formulas and philosophies that can surely make a huge difference in the lives of the readers and hearers of the general public.

So I’m here to say with urgency today that I’m cranking up the machine. I’m not going to continue to be lazy and complacent about releasing more tools and jewels in the form of Books, CD’s, DVD’s and MP3’s, etc. I can’t die with this stuff still in me because I would be surely disappointing the one who gave it to me to give to you.

I’m looking for yet another opportunity to help you to Make it GREAT! So be on the lookout for what’s to come.

Oh, by popular demand, mark your calendars for something BIG in this June: It’s on 6/30 @ 6:30p at the Double Tree Hotel (More details to follow) Bakersfield, CA

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www.CedricCrawford.com
www.MrBreadCrumb.com
My Book: www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

We teach them how to read and how to write and what’s wrong from what’s right. We teach them how to add and subtract and how to listen and how to act, how to run and how to walk and how to share and how to talk. We may also teach them how to play as a team and how to sing, but many of us neglect to teach them this one valuable thing which is teaching them how to DREAM.

Yes that’s right my friends, many of us may teach our youngsters how to laugh and how to play and how to smile and how to pray, but remember that teaching them how to DREAM is also OK. Yes this too is a learned and teachable behavior. In fact, the most effective way for them to actually learn anything is to show them.

Let them see where you are and where you want to be and witness the steps that you’re taking to make your DREAMS reality, for the best lessons in their little lives will be “Caught” and not just “Taught”. They will catch you doing it and remember it well.

So what are they catching you doing lately? Are you continuing to set new goals and dreams and raising the bar on what’s possible for you, or, are you on auto-pilot and all-done? Hmmm… No need to answer out loud, just make us all proud and stand out from the crowd and don’t just say it loud but SHOW THEM HOW TO DREAM so they too can Make it GREAT!

GREAT WEEK!!!

www.CedricCrawford.com
www.MrBreadCrumb.com
My Book: www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

As I’ve continued to create both written and spoken content over the past few years I must admit that one of my biggest concerns has now become that my frequent use of the words “Purpose”, “Passion”, “Dreams” and “Actions” in my writings and presentations will cause the hearers and the readers of my content to build up some type of immunity to the words and thereby lessen their impact and importance.

To that end, I feel compelled to issue the following five words as a mild warning to you today, “Don’t let it be you.”

The importance of finding your “Purpose” and taking some “Action” to follow your “Dreams” and live in your “Passion” should never be allowed to become passé or cliché. These breadcrumbs will definitely be pieces that can ultimately lead us all in the direction of making this “good” life GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com
My Book: www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

Living this “life” thing over the last 43 years has taught me some very special lessons that I’m sure can be super-beneficial to many. As a result, I’ve come up with a list of what I call “Sometimes”.

Sometimes you have to fail your way to success.
Sometimes you have to lose a little bit before you can win again.
Sometimes you have to take a few steps back before you can move forward.
Sometimes you have to cry before you can laugh again.
Sometimes you have to actually feel the hurt and the pain of a thing before you can start the healing agian.
Sometimes you have to come to an abrupt stop before you can go.
And finally, sometimes you have to fall on your knees before you can stand tall as the trees.

Yes my friends, it’s the “Sometimes” in our life that can lead us to making this life more fulfilling.

Always remember that on the bus route of our life’s journey some people will be getting on and some will be getting off. I can’t pretend to know your specific situation or where you’re at on your bus route today, but I do know that the “Sometimes” of this “life” thing applies to us all without exception and the better “You” exist on the other side of the challenges you face.

Simply put, “Sometimes” the toughest decision and the right decision are one in the same. Keep your head up as you make those tough decisions and take one more step today toward Making it GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com
www.CedricCrawford.com
My Book: www.MakeItGreatNOW.com