Have you ever seen someone take or not take advice depending on the age of the person giving it?
Why would or wouldn't someone take advice from a person just because of their age? I don't know but here are some ideas.
Too young
· not enough experience
· a lack of knowledge
· lacking in stature
Too old
· weak
· senile
I'm sure there are more reasons, but I think one of the biggest is that the person presented with the advice may feel a tug at their pride.
No matter what your age may be, someone will think you are either too young or old to do something. Don’t let others decide for you whether or not you are capable of accomplishing something based simply on how old you are. Other people may discourage you from doing what you want, but you need to make a decision for yourself. That way, whatever they think is their opinion and not yours.
During your life, you are bound to come across people who will restrict you or others because of your age. Prepare yourself so you are adequate enough in certain topics that you cannot be limited.
"Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence."
Benjamin Haydon
Remember that your age doesn’t decide who or what you can be, you do.
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-B.S.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A Different Addiction
The addiction I'm writing about today doesn't have anything to do with exercise, food, drugs, alcohol, or sex. It's not about an addiction to a game, work, the internet, shopping or a person.
What else is there?
If you do any kind of research you will rarely, if ever, find this listed with many other addictions.
Have you guessed what it is yet?
It's an addiction to having STUFF.
This is different than shopping (though it may be related). There is a "high" that comes during the actual action for those who are shopping-addicts.
I'm talking about having things. The addiction to material goods is so prevalent that people don't even consider it an addiction- it's "human nature" to want and want and never be satisfied with our possessions. It's insatiable. We always want bigger, better, faster and newer- even if we just got the same item the week before.
I was shocked when I learned in my basic Economics class that it is basically the study of how society deals with it's limited resources and unlimited wants. I was surprised because I've tried to eliminate the scarcity mentality from my being. I thought, (with some pride to myself) "I don't have unlimited wants, I'm happy with my life the way it is." However the more I pondered it, the more I realized that this is an addiction that plagues almost everybody, including myself!
So what do we do about it?
After doing some thinking, here are a few things I've thought of. I hope you will think of more if it's important to you.
1- Admit to yourself that you have an addiction to things (there may be some of you that don't have this problem at all. To you I say, "Kudos!")
2- When you think you "need" something, identify whether it's really a need or a want.
3- When you go into a store, look at everything as just a bunch of stuff that potentially can tie you down more than it can free you.
4- See yourself as complete without a particular item.
I'm not saying that possessions are a bad thing in and of themselves. It's the supposed need for them that is damaging.
We need to feel complete without them.
visit us at http://www.thegoldengooseproject.com/
For health products please contact us at contact@thegoldengooseproject.com
What else is there?
If you do any kind of research you will rarely, if ever, find this listed with many other addictions.
Have you guessed what it is yet?
It's an addiction to having STUFF.
This is different than shopping (though it may be related). There is a "high" that comes during the actual action for those who are shopping-addicts.
I'm talking about having things. The addiction to material goods is so prevalent that people don't even consider it an addiction- it's "human nature" to want and want and never be satisfied with our possessions. It's insatiable. We always want bigger, better, faster and newer- even if we just got the same item the week before.
I was shocked when I learned in my basic Economics class that it is basically the study of how society deals with it's limited resources and unlimited wants. I was surprised because I've tried to eliminate the scarcity mentality from my being. I thought, (with some pride to myself) "I don't have unlimited wants, I'm happy with my life the way it is." However the more I pondered it, the more I realized that this is an addiction that plagues almost everybody, including myself!
So what do we do about it?
After doing some thinking, here are a few things I've thought of. I hope you will think of more if it's important to you.
1- Admit to yourself that you have an addiction to things (there may be some of you that don't have this problem at all. To you I say, "Kudos!")
2- When you think you "need" something, identify whether it's really a need or a want.
3- When you go into a store, look at everything as just a bunch of stuff that potentially can tie you down more than it can free you.
4- See yourself as complete without a particular item.
I'm not saying that possessions are a bad thing in and of themselves. It's the supposed need for them that is damaging.
We need to feel complete without them.
visit us at http://www.thegoldengooseproject.com/
For health products please contact us at contact@thegoldengooseproject.com
12 Points to Happiness
Today I’m going to cheat and give you something that came from someone else’s brain. It’s a little bit longer than my normal articles, but well worth the read. Enjoy!
12 Points to Perpetual Happiness
1. Understand that being happy is an emotional decision. Just as anger, comma, pride and repentance are emotional decisions. Decide now that you will work at being happy more often. You are either the master of your destiny or a slave to you fate. only you can choose how you'll react to a situation. Choose well.
2. Always associate with people who will lift you up. There are people everywhere who will tell you how bad things are and how you'll never amount to anything. These people are really talking about themselves. You should find better company.
3. Meet everybody on friendly terms. Each new person could be your next best friend, or the person who will pull you out of a ditch in half an hour. Treat them as such.
4. You become what you think about and tell yourself all day. Safeguard your thoughts, and when you talk to yourself, say positive things.
5. Keep yourself too busy to mope around. Sitting around with I, Me, Mine and Myself (your four worst friends) and bemoaning your existance will get you nowhere. Keep your day full of people and projects and family and correspondence. Advance every day in the direction of your goals.
6. Be involved in big projects. To help you organize yourself, and your time. I'm continually amazed at how much more I can get done (in my spare time) when I work 75 hours a week than when I work 20.
7. Cultivate humor always, but cynicism never. Laughing at yourself and chuckling at the humor in your situation keeps you from taking yourself too seriously and wanting to strangle somebody. Picking on other people doesn't lift them up, and it doesn't help you up either.
8. Read 15 minutes' worth of inspirational material before noon every day. This not only lifts your spirit and makes the path before you, but also gives you something good to talk about.
9. Memorize words of upbeat songs and inspirational quotes. Keep these on hand when you have nothing else to think about.
10. Opinions change- facts remain the same. Learn to seperate opinion from fact and don't get caught up in everybody's opinion, even your own. Especially, don't live your life based on what other people might think about you.
11. Don't worry about things you have no control over. Learn to solve problems quickly. Learn to anticipate, work through, or avoid the things (problems) you can't solve. Plan ahead and don't forget to make a "Plan B."
12. Keep your faith in God and in the Big Picture. Even though you can't see all the curves in the road ahead, be confident that things will straighten themselves out (with your help) eventually. If you are doing your part you can have every expectation that God will do his part.
By R. Dale Jeffery
visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
- K.C.
12 Points to Perpetual Happiness
1. Understand that being happy is an emotional decision. Just as anger, comma, pride and repentance are emotional decisions. Decide now that you will work at being happy more often. You are either the master of your destiny or a slave to you fate. only you can choose how you'll react to a situation. Choose well.
2. Always associate with people who will lift you up. There are people everywhere who will tell you how bad things are and how you'll never amount to anything. These people are really talking about themselves. You should find better company.
3. Meet everybody on friendly terms. Each new person could be your next best friend, or the person who will pull you out of a ditch in half an hour. Treat them as such.
4. You become what you think about and tell yourself all day. Safeguard your thoughts, and when you talk to yourself, say positive things.
5. Keep yourself too busy to mope around. Sitting around with I, Me, Mine and Myself (your four worst friends) and bemoaning your existance will get you nowhere. Keep your day full of people and projects and family and correspondence. Advance every day in the direction of your goals.
6. Be involved in big projects. To help you organize yourself, and your time. I'm continually amazed at how much more I can get done (in my spare time) when I work 75 hours a week than when I work 20.
7. Cultivate humor always, but cynicism never. Laughing at yourself and chuckling at the humor in your situation keeps you from taking yourself too seriously and wanting to strangle somebody. Picking on other people doesn't lift them up, and it doesn't help you up either.
8. Read 15 minutes' worth of inspirational material before noon every day. This not only lifts your spirit and makes the path before you, but also gives you something good to talk about.
9. Memorize words of upbeat songs and inspirational quotes. Keep these on hand when you have nothing else to think about.
10. Opinions change- facts remain the same. Learn to seperate opinion from fact and don't get caught up in everybody's opinion, even your own. Especially, don't live your life based on what other people might think about you.
11. Don't worry about things you have no control over. Learn to solve problems quickly. Learn to anticipate, work through, or avoid the things (problems) you can't solve. Plan ahead and don't forget to make a "Plan B."
12. Keep your faith in God and in the Big Picture. Even though you can't see all the curves in the road ahead, be confident that things will straighten themselves out (with your help) eventually. If you are doing your part you can have every expectation that God will do his part.
By R. Dale Jeffery
visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
- K.C.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Leadership In Your Business
I am sure you have had a lot of ‘bosses’. Take a second to remember them… Which one did you like? Which one did you dread? How did they make you feel? What did they do that made you feel valued or underappreciated? What actions did they take each day to make the company better? What was their energy like? Did they smile? Were they fun to be around? Where they grumpy and always undervaluing people?...
There are many things to remember about bosses. One of the best ways to create the proper leadership in your business you want is to look to ‘Great Mentors’ and ‘Never Repeat Mentors’.
Let’s talk about the ‘Never Repeat Mentors’ first. These are the bosses, advisors, teachers, etc. you have had throughout your life that you NEVER want to be like. Think of their actions as ‘warning signs’ of what you don’t want to repeat. Sometimes having a ‘bad example’ is a GOOD thing! It gives you something to compare to, to remember, and to determine you won’t be like. Evaluate this about the ‘Never Repeat Mentors’:
What was their face like day in and day out?
How did they walk?
What did they read about?
How did they talk?
What were the common phrases they used?
What were their habits of communication?
I am sure you can think of a lot more questions – just remember to take time and write down the attributes you DON’T want to repeat. In those moments when human nature takes over and all of a sudden you hear your mouth saying something you WROTE DOWN to never repeat, it will be a good check in for you of what YOU are doing to change.
Now let’s get to the good stuff. The ‘Great Mentors’. These are obviously those people who have positively influenced you in your life. Now, here is the interesting thing: I have had some mentors that have been BOTH ‘Great’ and ‘Never Repeat’. I had a teacher that pushed me so hard – I performed amazing things in that class. During the time I HATED it. But at the end of the year I looked at my accomplishments and actually respected how much she pushed me and got me to do. Everyone has good things and weak things to remember – even you J. Here are a few questions to think about:
Who is someone you admire?
How do they act when they see you?
What do they do when they compliment someone?
How do they smile?
What do they concentrate on?
What are the dominant conversations about?
Have fun evaluating YOUR leadership! Determine leadership in your company, family, and other ventures by remembering your mentors.
visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
There are many things to remember about bosses. One of the best ways to create the proper leadership in your business you want is to look to ‘Great Mentors’ and ‘Never Repeat Mentors’.
Let’s talk about the ‘Never Repeat Mentors’ first. These are the bosses, advisors, teachers, etc. you have had throughout your life that you NEVER want to be like. Think of their actions as ‘warning signs’ of what you don’t want to repeat. Sometimes having a ‘bad example’ is a GOOD thing! It gives you something to compare to, to remember, and to determine you won’t be like. Evaluate this about the ‘Never Repeat Mentors’:
What was their face like day in and day out?
How did they walk?
What did they read about?
How did they talk?
What were the common phrases they used?
What were their habits of communication?
I am sure you can think of a lot more questions – just remember to take time and write down the attributes you DON’T want to repeat. In those moments when human nature takes over and all of a sudden you hear your mouth saying something you WROTE DOWN to never repeat, it will be a good check in for you of what YOU are doing to change.
Now let’s get to the good stuff. The ‘Great Mentors’. These are obviously those people who have positively influenced you in your life. Now, here is the interesting thing: I have had some mentors that have been BOTH ‘Great’ and ‘Never Repeat’. I had a teacher that pushed me so hard – I performed amazing things in that class. During the time I HATED it. But at the end of the year I looked at my accomplishments and actually respected how much she pushed me and got me to do. Everyone has good things and weak things to remember – even you J. Here are a few questions to think about:
Who is someone you admire?
How do they act when they see you?
What do they do when they compliment someone?
How do they smile?
What do they concentrate on?
What are the dominant conversations about?
Have fun evaluating YOUR leadership! Determine leadership in your company, family, and other ventures by remembering your mentors.
visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
Emotion of Weight Loss
When I was 17, I developed a stomach condition called "Irritated Bowel Syndrome" (IBS). At the time, I didn't know what caused it. All I knew was that suddenly my digestive system wasn't agreeing too well with most of the foods I was eating. This has lasted for years.
About a year ago, I became interested in meditation and using it to release emotional trauma. I wondered whether or not my intenstinal issues were emotionally based and I was determined to get to the bottom of it.
After repeating my mantra to myself for about 10 minutes, focusing completely on the words I was saying (by the way, my mantra was about having my stomach function normally), I had a memory pop into my head. I remembered that my high school boyfriend used to grab the extra skin around my waist and make fun of my "fat" (at the time I was about 5 foot 4, weighed 115 lbs and exercising for an hour 3 times a week- Fat? Riiiight). He often talked about other girls in school that were teeny-tiny. I started feeling very inferior to those girls. Whenever I looked down, I couldn't see anything but my "protruding" stomach, despising it. Every time I looked in the mirror, I was sending negative, hateful energy to my tummy. The interesting correlation? I dated this guy when I was 17.
Now, I realize that this story isn't directly weight-related. But it HAS given me an understanding of the effect that our emotions can have on our bodies.
When I started selling TaiSlim to people, I was shocked at how many of them would call me a week later saying, "This stuff just doesn't work for me". After talking with them for a few minutes, I discovered that they would skip it with their breakfast meal, or they didn't take it on Tuesday (and Wednesday.....and....Thursday) or they still had a bowl of ice cream every night. When I asked them if they really wanted to lose weight, often they would admit that they realized that they used their weight as a crutch excusing them from doing things they didn't want to do.
I will be the first to admit that I'm not an authority on this topic, but I've found that the following steps can be helpful in overcoming emotional hangups- whether they be related to weight loss, addictions, or whatever-
- Ask yourself if you really want to lose weight. BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
- If you find that you're using your weight either as a crutch, a physical protection barrier, a distraction or anything else, take time daily to meditate about it and figure out what it's stemming from.
- Write what you discover about yourself during your meditation sessions in a journal.
- Talk to trusted friends about what you learn.
- Change your lifestyle and be determined to stick with it. Everytime you feel like slacking off, remind yourself that
you are worth the time, effort or money.
Visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
About a year ago, I became interested in meditation and using it to release emotional trauma. I wondered whether or not my intenstinal issues were emotionally based and I was determined to get to the bottom of it.
After repeating my mantra to myself for about 10 minutes, focusing completely on the words I was saying (by the way, my mantra was about having my stomach function normally), I had a memory pop into my head. I remembered that my high school boyfriend used to grab the extra skin around my waist and make fun of my "fat" (at the time I was about 5 foot 4, weighed 115 lbs and exercising for an hour 3 times a week- Fat? Riiiight). He often talked about other girls in school that were teeny-tiny. I started feeling very inferior to those girls. Whenever I looked down, I couldn't see anything but my "protruding" stomach, despising it. Every time I looked in the mirror, I was sending negative, hateful energy to my tummy. The interesting correlation? I dated this guy when I was 17.
Now, I realize that this story isn't directly weight-related. But it HAS given me an understanding of the effect that our emotions can have on our bodies.
When I started selling TaiSlim to people, I was shocked at how many of them would call me a week later saying, "This stuff just doesn't work for me". After talking with them for a few minutes, I discovered that they would skip it with their breakfast meal, or they didn't take it on Tuesday (and Wednesday.....and....Thursday) or they still had a bowl of ice cream every night. When I asked them if they really wanted to lose weight, often they would admit that they realized that they used their weight as a crutch excusing them from doing things they didn't want to do.
I will be the first to admit that I'm not an authority on this topic, but I've found that the following steps can be helpful in overcoming emotional hangups- whether they be related to weight loss, addictions, or whatever-
- Ask yourself if you really want to lose weight. BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
- If you find that you're using your weight either as a crutch, a physical protection barrier, a distraction or anything else, take time daily to meditate about it and figure out what it's stemming from.
- Write what you discover about yourself during your meditation sessions in a journal.
- Talk to trusted friends about what you learn.
- Change your lifestyle and be determined to stick with it. Everytime you feel like slacking off, remind yourself that
you are worth the time, effort or money.
Visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
Goblets of Health
Picture two crystal goblets in your mind. Both are sparkling clean and ready to put something to drink in them. These goblets represent different bodies. Think about things we can put in our bodies that are both good and bad.
In the first goblet picture in your mind fruits cut into pieces and cover them with pink lemonade. What a luscious drink and snack.
In the other beautiful goblet picture putting into it cigarette butts and other things that aren’t good for good health. Then add a little sugar for flavor and some water to it
Now pretend you are really thirsty. Which would you want to drink? The answer is obvious, but the point is you will get the same thing out of what you ingest or inhale into your body.
Your health is a consequence of how you treat your body.
Get educated if you don’t know how to eat properly. I had a friend who had 4 kids Her oldest was 16 and she didn’t know that she needed to eat vegetables everyday.
You also need to drink enough water everyday.
If you have habits that are detrimental to your health, make steps to alleviate that from your life. If you need to make some changes in this area, start as soon as you can. Don’t wait until another day to make this commitment! Then you can “Drink to Life!”
Visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
In the first goblet picture in your mind fruits cut into pieces and cover them with pink lemonade. What a luscious drink and snack.
In the other beautiful goblet picture putting into it cigarette butts and other things that aren’t good for good health. Then add a little sugar for flavor and some water to it
Now pretend you are really thirsty. Which would you want to drink? The answer is obvious, but the point is you will get the same thing out of what you ingest or inhale into your body.
Your health is a consequence of how you treat your body.
Get educated if you don’t know how to eat properly. I had a friend who had 4 kids Her oldest was 16 and she didn’t know that she needed to eat vegetables everyday.
You also need to drink enough water everyday.
If you have habits that are detrimental to your health, make steps to alleviate that from your life. If you need to make some changes in this area, start as soon as you can. Don’t wait until another day to make this commitment! Then you can “Drink to Life!”
Visit us at www.thegoldengooseproject.com
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