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Thoughts on Brusimm logo - Opinion on News and Current EventsThis is a recant of a moment this hit me the other day.  Whether you take this as a piece of self help or a moment of inspiration motivation, well, that’s up to you.  But if it says something to at least one person, then the intent here is done!

There I was, enjoying a quick lunch of ‘Clams and Chips‘ in a small, local seafood place.  I don’t get a chance to eat seafood that much so when I do, I fully appreciate and enjoy my time.  I mostly savor every bite.  I settled into a corner table where I could see out the windows and watch the rain, while reading the final book of my Chaos Walking trilogy on my Kindle.

I took my time, reading my book, eating my lunch.  As I was coming to the close of my lunch, I had just a few clams left.  Two good sized and one tiny piece.  I was so looking forward to these last two pieces.  I had a lot of motivation to enjoying the meal  and even more so in those last few pieces.  Hence, I reached out, picked them up, and as I carried these two savory pieces of clam to their fates, I dropped them.  I was holding them in such a way that they were pressed against each other between my fingers.  They were very round and they rolled out of my grasp.  Those two pieces that I had built up such an anticipation for, were gone.  Rolling across the floor, and no, the public restaurant floor does not qualify for that 10-second rule.

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How many times have we heard that if we just believe in ourselves, we can do anything we put our minds to?  Too many.  It’s the bread and butter of many an inspirational song and self help guru.  Right?

What they don’t say is that before you jump into anything, you need to do your homework and understand what it is you’re jumping into.

Just going all whacked out, pedal to the metal is great but if you’re not prepared, it just means you’ll have a serious head of steam when you go flying off that short pier we always hear about.

Trust me on this one.  I fell for a relative’s constant set of assurances that everything will be fine.  What I didn’t know when I took the bait to jump into the real estate market in 2004 (Yea, yea… I know.  Don’t say it.) was that everything will be fine for her.  All the while we “share” commissions while she tutored me.

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Your Past Does Not Make Your Future [Thoughts]

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Did you know that what you’ve accomplished or not accomplished in the past does not affect your future? It doesn’t, really. Sure, you may have just come up with a grand idea for your company to cut some costs.  But once they implement it, then what?  If you do nothing else, that’s the last time [...]

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Your Power to Decide Is Your Power To Take Action [Thoughts]

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I can’t tell you how often I’ve seen someone want to do something but they are in this habit mode so when they try to sort out a promise to do something, they say they’ll try. Try is not really an action.  It’s a thought about action. But when you make the active decision to [...]

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Using Your Will Power to Affect Change [Thoughts]

December 21, 2009

In this Self Improvement session of my thoughts, (my life’s experiences being shared) I’m looking to chat about using will power to make decisions.  In other words, to decide.  It’s quite the power. Sometimes we think we’re stuck in a rut and we never really try to think our way past it.  I call some [...]

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Tomorrow Is The First Day [Thoughts]

December 6, 2009

Did you know that tomorrow is the 1st day of the rest of your life?  What are you going to do about that? Are there things you wish you had done a few years ago, but didn’t?  What’s holding you back from moving on those ideas now so that a few years from now, you [...]

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Dealing With Obstacles In Your Day [Thoughts]

November 29, 2009

Have you ever had days that just don’t pan out and you don’t know why?  Things out of your control can just ruin your day if you let them.  They can set off your anxiety & stress levels that for me, I personally hate encountering. The trick is how to prepare for those days and [...]

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