Where is your vehicle taking you?

When I think of a vehicle I associate it with a job, or money making endeavor. Normally when you think about a vehicle you think about a car, transportation. Well that's exactly why the two go hand in hand. Your current vehicle will take you to your next, which will take you to the next, and so on. It will last as long as it needs to, and in order to get you to that next point in your life.

If we are not focused on the purpose of the vehicle we can lose focus and get caught up in all the workplace issues, like complaining to just complain about your wages, or work being to difficult . But if we realize that it provides a need, and when we give real effort, it's only a matter of time before the next opportunity, or vehicle. Jobs are meant to provide an income in order to survive, quite often that's exactly what they do provide barely enough to survive.

If you are working in a field that has nothing to do with something your passionate about then you are wasting your time. Time is our most valuable possession so I encourage you to make the most of yours. Pursue your interests, quite often opportunities arise just from the pursuit.  More importantly it's so much easier to be happy when you wake up if you know that you get to do what you love all day long.

So where's your vehicle taking you? Are you headed down the dead-end road or even worse are you going up a one-way street? I would like to believe that most people are at least somewhat interested in what they do for a living, but when they realize they don't love it, they trap themselves by thinking it would be too difficult to change.

Change is as hard as you make it. It can be difficult or it can be easy. It will always be somewhat intimidating to take on a challenge, but only before you begin. How many times in your life were you petrified of something, but once you start, you quickly realize that it was no where close to your initial fear.  No monsters popped out of the closet, that flu wasn't fatal, and 90% percent of the time our worries never happen.

Mark Twain was famous for saying "I've had thousands of problems in my life, 90% of them never happened."

So look at your vehicle, does it cause you to be angry or frustrated even stressed out or is it as though u are living a dream, your purpose for being on this planet.  I can speak from experience that waking up to a dream everyday is the way everyone should live, and it's as simple as making the right choice. Taking a chance on yourself, and learning what makes you tick.

When you know your values in life, it helps you realize your purpose or vision. They are directly related. Your vision will be supported by those values. So what are your three biggest values? To give you an idea mine are 1. Passion - when you are passionate about what you do it no longer becomes work, life is about having fun!
2. Courage - willing to step outside the box, facing fear head-on and acting in spite of fear.
3. Freedom - I like to do things my way, and having the freedom of working for myself.
This list goes on but those are the top three that play a direct factor in my life's work. I love to help people and those values help me keep focused when those tough situations arise where people don't want help. They also help me stay focused and provide the help to those that not only need it but really want it.

I didn't just wake up one day and everything was clear, it took some time and effort to truly realize the impact of my thoughts on my actions and my results. When you have the power to control all of them, life becomes a lot easier to manage. Remember, the more you manage what you got, the more likely you are to receive more. The universe is very giving but if you don't appreciate what you have, it will not give you more.

So smile because today is the first day of the rest of your life. you are in control, and your power of positive thinking will transform your life into exactly what you want and deserve it to be.

Here's to your success!
Coach Bobby

How to.... "Live in the moment."

Have you ever let a moment pass by, and not appreciate the true beauty of that moment?  Every single day, and every single second there are moments. These moments are at our disposal. You can neglect or appreciate each one as they come.

Everyday there are miracles that happen before our eyes, and because they always happen we tend to take them lightly.  The two best examples are the sunrise and the sunset. No one can argue that when these moments are taking place that if you look at the right time, you can witness nature's most beautiful array of colors in a sky that was blue, only moments ago.

Opportunities are at our fingertips everyday to take small steps towards our vision in life. Those moments often go unappreciated. But when you realize that each of those small steps takes you EXACTLY where you need to go, you begin to enjoy every moment as they come.

It could be going to that job that although isn't the most desirable, at this current time it provides for you.  If you don't like your job that is a situation that you have the power to change.  So even a dead-end job can provide moments where you can even appreciate.

So how does one truly live in the moment?  It's easier said than done, but you live in the moment by making the most out of everyday, even on your worst, I bet you could still find some small successes if you really looked hard enough.  That's how you live in the moments that you are giving. YOU JUST LIVE! So I ask "What's stopping you?"

The first time I heard this poem it was on a car commercial, but it summed up Moments, in a way I could truly appreciated. I finally found out the author, so I leave you with this amazing poem by Glen Hunt.

Moments Can Delight You

[a poem by Glen Hunt]

A Moment If You Please

Moments Can Be Short
Moments Can Be Long

There Are Moments Of Joy
Moments Of Sorrow
Moments Of Passion

Moments You'll Never Forget
Moments You've Already Forgotten
Moments You Didn't Get

There Are Awkward Moments
Senior Moments
Moments Of Truth
And Momentary Lapses In Judgment

People Who Ask For A Moment
Share A Moment
I Need A Moment
You Got A Moment?
Hey, Wait A Moment

You Can Take A Moment
Make A Moment
Spoil A Moment
And If All The Stars Line In Just The Right Moment,
That Moment Can Be Perfect

Moments Can Define You
Moments Can Delight You
And Moments Can Change Your Life

Here's To The Moment And
Squeezing All You Can Out Of Every Last Single One Of Them

Pursue The Moment!

Are you action planning your year to succeed?

Tut's "Note from the Universe"
I want you to know, that I've ordered up another year for you.

Think I'll call it 2010.
I'm going to put most of the same people of 2009 in it, since you all think so much alike. But there'll also be a few new, very cool cats coming to play - give them some time to grow up though.
And I'm going to have things start off pretty much exactly where they left off in 2009, for continuity's sake. Flips folks out too much when I don't.
All in all, 365 more days in paradise... and only one request of you:
DREAM BIGGER.
Coolio?
Let's do this,
    The Universe


The year number will always change. Our habits and performance tend to stay the same unless we fully commit to making that change.  I love listening to people's New Year's Resolutions. They make me laugh. Because although the intention is there, it's really just a reason to give up around the half way mark, and say we'll there's always next year. Resolutions tend to be weak in the fact, that you are never really committed to seeing it through.

So this year do something different. Whatever resolution you want, make it a commitment. Then action plan it for the year.  What do you want to accomplish in a week, a month, two months, etc. all the way to the end of the year. Here's where most people fail even before they begin. They make to big of a commitment or commit to something they KNOW they won't see through.

So make your first commitment to take small steps, but lots of them and in fact, do it everyday! This is your life we are taking about, so I consider this a matter of life and death financially. What do you choose? Life or Death? Do you want to be one of the billions of people who don't educate themselves in the areas to which they have no knowledge. Or are you a difference maker? Willing to learn what you don't know, and being able to admit that you do not know.


Those two skills will get you anywhere you need to go, and are the perfect attitude towards committing to making a change.

In closing I leave you with my declaration for the new year (yes, declaration, not a flimsy resolution). 
"This is my year, all of the past years have brought me to now. I have learned, experienced, but most important I valued each moment as they come. The new year brings new challenges, triumphs and failures. Through it all I will be there living my life at a level 10!"

Have a safe and happy holiday
Coach Bobby