Monday, September 28, 2009

The game of Life: its up to you


I was sitting at the computer thinking about one of my favorite games; Life. If you have not played this game it is a simple one yet very fun. You basically spin the wheel it your fate is decided for you; your occupation, if you get married, number of kids, houses, cars, etc. As you spin throughout the game you can achieve fortune or misfortune, take shortcuts, or suffer major setbacks (losing a turn, etc.) All of these things can happen to us in real LIFE, except for one major component. We get to decide who we want to become, where we want to live, who we want to marry, how many kids we want to have, and how we want to live our lives. It is this power this choice that makes life so unique. If we make the choice, if we DECIDE to do what ever it takes to get to where ever we want to go we will get their. A good friend of mine and amazing speaker Dave "the Shef" Sheffield always says "life leaves clues: to be successful follow successful people". One addition I would like to add to Dave's saying is you can also be unsuccessful by following unsuccessful people. So make the right choices. After all this is the only chance we have!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The power of Knowledge

Many contend that knowledge is power! I totally disagree, true power is the application of the knowledge that one has acquired. I personally have never seen a set of books get up and do something (I look at my bookshelf often to see if it will happen!), yet they are filled with information to move the world. It is only when a person reads the information and is compelled to act, is when the knowledge becomes power. So don't just read and get smart, apply the information and ACT!!