Fabulous reminder from Jon Gordon that I wanted to share with you today - "One person in pursuit of excellence raises the standards of everyone around them.  Be that one person today.  Strive to be your best and inspire others to be their best."  I saw this on Twitter & it really hit me that if we all look to raise our game, try our best, work to get better, get through tough times we have to get through - there will be so many people that are better off for our efforts.   

We all can inspire others & be inspired by others too.  Keep looking to do this - your actions will help others to do the same.   That's why it's so important to look to keep improving every day!  When you do that and it's connected to your goals & dreams- there is a powerful force that gets going in motion.  That motion carries into your future and not only creates momentum for things to get done; but you also start connected with more and more people too.  People are watching & when they see you going after things in your life, you are not letting things stop you or get in the way & you care for them and what they are doing - all while this is going on??  That's great stuff!  That's stuff that people can learn from you and apply those lessons to their lives.  

Check out my podcast HERE about this mindset. 


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Love these quick hitters from John Maxwell - this one from his book "25 Ways to Win with People" and it comes at a time where we all need this reminder.   Little notes (or texts even) of encouragement to others are needed so much today.  And those notes last a long time too for people.  Try it.  Reach out to someone or more than one person & let them know not only that you are thinking about them, but you are also in their corner too.  Encouragement goes a long way for sure. 

In today's times things like this are needed more than ever.  With the pandemic, politics, weather events, the economy, etc., it's crucial that we find it for ourselves.   I'm finding I have a lot more of this to give, when I find more of it from reading great books, fabulous articles, listening to incredible podcasts along with watching inspirational videos.  There are so many great avenues of picking up encouragement from so many resources.   I will continue to share them in my podcasts, Facebook Live Videos, on Twitter, Instagram and on my YouTube Channel too.  If you find anything that you find encouraging, make sure you send it my way and share it with others too.

Getting started in a great direction for October with figuring out the difference between problems and predicaments.  John Maxwell of course helps us to figure this out with some big connecting ideas to focus on this important distinction.  This caught my attention last month and I wanted to share it with you as I think all of us can use some help in this area.  This comes from his book "The Difference Maker." 

This stuff I think we all need to take with us wherever we go.   He gives us some things to take with us in that "a problem is something you can do something about.  If you can't do something about it, then it's not a problem.  It's a predicament.  That means something that must be coped with, endured."

Here are some of his thoughts that he connects with the word PROBLEM:

P = predictors:  helping ot mold our future.

R = reminders:  showing us that we cannot succeed alone.

O = opportunities:  pulling us out of ruts, prompting creative thinking

B = blessings:  opening doors we would otherwise not go through

L = lessons:  providing instruction with each new challenge

E = everywhere:  telling us that no one is excluded from difficulties  

M = messages:   warning us about potential disaster

S = solvable:  reminding us that every problem has a solution


These points we can take with us wherever we go and realizing there are plenty of times to learn new lessons that can help us in our journey.  Powerful stuff for sure.  Any thoughts or ideas come with this one?

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A lot going on today on top of all the things going on in our world, it can get overwhelming a little bit at times.   I did a Facebook Live video earlier where I mentioned some things that are on my mind a bit.  Worrying is something that I do, but I try not to let it get out of hand.  It started piling up a bit this morning when I thought about a few things differently and I wanted to share with you some of the insights and thoughts that I got from all of this stuff going on.  The podcast that I was listening to that I talk about here is from Jon Gordon where he talks with Lecrae.  You can listen to it HERE.  I think we all get overwhelmed at times, especially in the crazy times we are all in right now.  But there is hope out there.  There are good things to get connected with and I hope this helps you do some of that. ​

Worrying is something that I see a lot more of and for me being a teacher, there is more worry for the start of this school year than ever before.  It's more than just the teachers.  I think there is tremendous pressure on parents and students of course.    I think there are many professions that have this more than ever during these times.  Now is the time more than ever, for all of us to realize this and to help each other out more than ever before.  When there are serious problems and issues happening in the world, there is always a call for everyone to come up with more solutions than ever before.  Check out the podcast link above for some great ideas that we all can use.  

This has been happening a lot lately, so I thought it would be a great reminder for not only me, but for anyone that reads this post.

I've been encouraged a lot lately.  With posting a little bit more on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, my podcast, LinkedIn, and even just a little bit on Instagram - I've been getting some good encouragement for what I'm putting out there.  You know what, it not only makes me feel good; but it gives me more confidence for what I'm sharing out there.  So in essence, I'm trying to encourage others just like people have done for me.  It's one thing I've always done for a long time and people have told me about the fact that I'm good at it.  Which looking back throughout my life, I guess it's been a foundation for me.

In today's world I think it's something that we all need more of.  A key element of it that you need to give it to get it I think.  If you can keep lifting people up and encouraging them in everyday little moments; it will come back to you many times over.  Remember, the world is not going to this for us - it's up to us to do it.   That's why I think not only in person we need to do it, but we need to put these messages of encouragement out into the social media world too.  There is power in this for others.  Knowing that someone is there telling us that we can do something, might be just the thing to get us going.  Also remember that sometimes we have to believe in someone else's belief in us. Try it and watch what happens.

Had another fantastic reminder about not only the person I want to be but also who I don't want to be. This reminder was not so gentle either & I deserved every bit of humble pie that I had to swallow.  Best one to teach these lessons to me of course is my wife.  The one that is correct so many times more than she's not.  The scoreboard went up for her "victory total" with this story.

We were up in one of most favorite spots in the world - Traverse City, Mi.  We were blessed enough to go up there last week and stay at her parents' condo that they own there for 2 quick nights.  Before I share the lessons I learned, a little backstory.  We have been going up there together for almost 30 years - 18 or so as a family with our kids, her siblings and their families, and her parents.  Family dinners, golf outings with my brother-in-law Jim, poker games with the guys, swimming, eating out, Pirates Cove mini golf & water rides, all the great stuff that summers are made of.   As the kids got older and plans changed for everyone, my wife and I kept going up there.  We found so many wineries that we really enjoy going to and it's been our mission to go to everyone that we can find in the area over the years.  The beaches are great.  Downtown Traverse City is awesome.  So many small towns and great things to do for hours in any direction you drive from there.

So we were there having a great time and we went to my wife's favorite beach.  It's a small public park near the two bays of water (I'll leave it at that as I don't want to share this secret location.  :-)  LOL  )  It was after dinner that we decided to go there and we had 2 bottles of wine that we just bought at one of the wineries and they were cold too.  :-)   Well... the "old man" in me came out again.  There were threats of storms all day, all around the state - especially in the evening.  I got an alert on my phone that "moderate rain" was going to start in 20 minutes in my location.  I pulled up the radar and sure enough... HUGE areas of rain showed up coming our way!!  I showed it to my wife and mentioned how we have about 15 minutes before we would have to leave.  

She began to remind me how inaccurate those apps are with rain coming and she wanted to stay.  That wasn't good enough for the old man sitting next to her, as I wasn't about to get soaked trying to gather up both chairs, the cooler, etc., and try and get back to the car.   Well... a long story short here for you - our "discussion" didn't go to well for the old man.  As I started complaining a bit - I started gathering things up and we made our way back to the car - which in my defense was a whole 20 seconds away!!   Then she turned up the "passion" of her side of the "discussion" as I started to drive out of the lot.  I quickly saw (and heard) that this was not going to be good for me.  I turned around in the front of the lot where they have a turnaround to avoid the exit and go back to our spot.  I decided I was going to back the car in so that we could at least pop the tailgate and sit there until the rain stopped.   Well needless to say this was not going to work as it was not raining and she wanted to go back to our spot with the chairs. 

Well, she was once again proved correct as we got the chairs out again, went back and watched a beautiful sunset.  The rain never really showed up to save me & truthfully, we had some tearful & great talks about things.  I found out some things that I need to work on and so did she.  After 30 years of marriage, we both are still learning to get better not only as people but as partners for each other.  It was an amazing turn of events.  I have learned that I need to keep looking to get better.  To keep looking to keep my head up, look for the positives and not get so negative & worried about simple & enjoyable things in life.  I was reminded about how fun it is to be in the rain a little bit with someone you love.  There are plenty of bright sides to things, when normally I am conditioned to see the worst in things.   I put out a couple of posts to social media about how wrong or negative I could be and how my wife (knowing these things about me & seeing me at my worst sometimes) still finds the way to love me anyways.