Be a Dream Promoter
Dreams are like the Candy above, they make you feel good. So are you a dream promoter or crusher? Do you support your dreams and dreams of others or do you crush them like stepping on a grape on the floor? I really work on not being judgemental of others dreams. I do hear everyday from people knocking other people down or talking behind their back about the others dreams. They say common things like “That isn’t going to work”, “They won’t last together”, common ones I have heard are “People have tried that before, it won’t work” or “We’ve tried that before and it didn’t work” or “It Can’t be done”. I feel the word ‘Can’t’ is a nasty four letter word in my vocabulary. Why not lose the ‘C’ word and replace your words and thoughts with positive ones? Joel Osteen said;
Don’t let “Good enough” be good enough.
You’ve got to get your dreams back. Get your fire back. Don’t just survive your marriage; get a new vision for it today. Don’t just drag into work doing the same thing: start taking some steps of faith. You’ve got more in you. Push yourself a bit. What you are hoping for may not have happened in the past, but this is a new day. If you’ll keep pressing, hoping, believing, not only will you rise higher, but also you’ll see things begin to change in your favor. “Joel, I tried and I failed. My dream was dashed.” Well, dream another dream. ”But I’ve suffered a big loss, a major setback.” Get back up and go again. That’s what we all have to do. Source: Joel Osteen, Become a Better You book, pg 22-23.
Dream Promoter
I have a friend who moved in with a girlfriend after dating less than two months. Some people would say negative things about it not working out or say jokes to him. I never have, I believe anything is possible and that is his life, his dreams, his passions and it isn’t my place to say it won’t work or crush his dreams. Same as with my kids who are now in college. My Daughter is going to college and has her own apartment. She is in her third year of being on her own and she has studied abroad also. I am so proud of her and that she is persistent in her goals. She also works two jobs and studies a lot but yet doesn’t let those things detour her from her dreams. My son is in his first year at college, he went to New York, which is way far from Minnesota. But he is there pursuing his dreams. He is going to college and just had a audition for a band and he got it. I am so proud of him for not being afraid and going after his passions and dreams. If you can tell I am very proud of both my kids and I will always be proud of them in what ever they want to do in their lives. I will always support their dreams and passions. Do you treat everyone in your lives the way I treat my kids in a supportive way?
Quotes
I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they’ve gone trough and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind. Source- Emily Bronte It may be that those who do most, dream most. Source - Stephen Leacock
Power of your words and thoughts
As you know we only use 5% of our mind and the other 95% of our mind we don’t use. The 95% is called our unconscious part of our mind. But it is so powerful. When we say negative things about ourselves it can go not only into our conscious mind but deep into our unconscious part and create fears and make us have doubts. So be-careful about ever saying anything negative about yourself. The same can go for people you meet, we shouldn’t say any negative words to them nether because it could effect them for life. Why not say encouraging words or nothing at all. It is more fun to build others up than tear them down.
Quote
There are two ways to have the tallest building in town. One is to build it and the other way is to knock down all the taller buildings. Source - Devin Hastings, author of 21st Century Medicine, Clinical Evidence for the Healing Power of the Mind
Be like my Dad
My dad was a great man and never crushed my dreams or dreams of others. I plan to live up to his example of life. That is why I created the Mills Way. Some of my dreams are to have the best relationship with my kids, to have a great marriage, to touch millions of lives in the world with the Mills Way, etc. I have many more dreams, but I don’t want to bore you. They are my dreams and they are strong in my conscious and unconscious part of my mind. What are your dreams? Why not start today by dreaming large dreams? Don’t let others crush your dreams. Block out any negative words from others. Please let me know your thoughts and ideas. Also please join my facebook and Linkedin using my e-mail of mills.management@hotmail.com. Have a great day.
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What are your Priorities?
We all have many things w,balance,love,relationshipse want to get done or feel we need to get done. Most people need to work to pay their bills. Most people have family, friends and hobbies that they want to spend time with. Some people like to exercise to watch TV. There are many things we like to do in a day. Sometimes we lose track of what is most important. Without balance we can lose focus. Here is a good story I was sent the other day:
3900 Saturdays
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday morning. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it:
I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about “a thousand marbles.” I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say.
“Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It’s too bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital,” he continued; “Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities.” And that’s when he began to explain his theory of a “thousand marbles.”
“You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.
Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I’m getting to the important part.
It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail,” he went on, “and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1,000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear.
Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life.
There’s nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.
Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time.
It was nice to meet you Tom. I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!”
You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.
Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. “C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids to breakfast.”
“What brought this on?” she asked with a smile.
“Oh, nothing special, it’s just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we’re out? I need to buy some marbles.”
Source: Email from Simple Truths
What do you feel from the story?
I like stories that can touch your feelings and make you think. Today is a good day to look at if your life is balanced or not. Let me know your thoughts and ideas. Please also share stories you feel that would be good to help others. You can e-mail me at mills.management@hotmail.comor join me at facebook or linkedin. Have a great day.
Quote of the Day
“Live your life as an Exclamation, not an Explanation.” — Source unknown
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