Anarchy

Alright, so I'm bit of an anarchist. Even though this site is suppose to give you motivational tips and tricks that I've come across along the way, I have a secret site despair.com. You all are familiar with the inspirational posters found on company walls from Successories Inc. like "Teamwork - Together we can reach the heights of excellence and perform the extraordinary." (r). Well this site couldn't be more opposite. My new favorite is "Blogging: Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few."

Yet in all these anti-inspirational themes there are grains of truth which are worth pondering on.

Lesson learned: Sometimes looking at the opposite of what you want to achieve, can make you think deeper than just focusing on the positive.

On Telekinesis and Self-Help ?!

So my son wanted to go to Barnes & Noble to get a book on telekinesis - of course I'm thinking huh? But recalling my own youth and the belief I could move objects with my mind; vis-à-vis the old television show "My Favorite Martian." I decided why not.

I guess this is the teenager's version of Santa Claus, or the Tooth Fairy. After a couple of weeks of reading - he comes back and asks me if I believe in it, in telekinesis. As I was sitting their thinking, I saw a glass of water way over in the kitchen. I say to him "You see that glass of water" - I could tell he was getting excited now. I boldly stated, "I can make it come to me without leaving the couch". So, I called my other son, and asked him to get me the glass. I turned to the older one and said, see I had the glass come to me without getting up, just using my mind and my mouth.

After relentless objections and protest such as I wasn't allow to "open my mouth", the glass had to "float in the air", I could only "use my mind." I relented - kids make irresistible debaters.

Life lesson learned: Whether you believe it or not; self-help is kind of a telekinesis: using your mind and only your mind to bring changes to life, whether you directly participate in them or get others to help you.

Is Change Possible?

Yes, of course, or I wouldn’t have started this blog – or I would have given up long ago. The trick then becomes: How to change? What to change? And why change?

I recently read an interesting blog with the same issue - although in a slightly different forum – dealing with Career Change by Mark McClure. Please read his entry: Your Career Is Your Own and You Form it?

He started me thinking on the purpose of this blog, and finally giving an intro into why I’m writing it, if not to explain to others, then certainly to clarify my own thoughts.

I believe change is possible but at a high price – a very high price. You have to BELIEVE change is possible. Why is this high price, because you have to believe – I mean really believe – that you are where you are because you want to be there.

Being on topic of current events - I recently heard John McCain’s acceptance speech talking about his time in confinement where he was “broken” by his captors. A very poignant point – and to some extent and not making light of the situation – you must literally “break” yourself of long held notions of “what” you think - you are, or “who” you think you are before any change can take place.

I’m not saying things don’t happen to people: jobs get lost, friends move away or die, fires destroy property, but I am saying you can be the best at what you do, or want to do.

There is book which I will go into later called “Body for Life” by Bill Phillips. It’s a manually on how to become physically fit. There is one line in the book that I must share. To paraphrase the author: You may not become a world class body builder, but everybody has a “best” body.

Consequently, you may not become the wealthiest person, but everyone has a best wealth, you might not become CEO, but you have a best position, you may not {well you get the message}

-BM