Money says It all

Happy #FundMeFriday. I was going to skip my blog post today because today is my birthday and in between working to build my dream and living the dream I already created, I have been celebrating my life. I decided though that I should do my due diligence and make sure that I remind all of you that depend on my annoying yet necessary reminders that you need to pay yourself today. Hopefully you have not made any frivolous purchases before you made your weekly deposit into your savings. Saving that little bit each week cements each step you take on your journey toward your dream so if you did indeed forget, make that transfer now or worse case scenario, do it tomorrow morning. Just get it done. 😄

I used to do so much work for free solely because I felt sorry for so many people. I also learned that the more free I did, the more free I was asked to do. That was a vicious cycle I caused myself and slowly, very slowly, I had to work my way out of that mess. You cannot do free and expect to prosper. There is a huge difference between doing free work and working for free.

When you do free work, you teach people that you are a push over and you teach people that the only value you have is to complete a task for them without being worthy of having actual value. You are the one that needs to come to the realization that your time is one of the most valuable assets that you have and if you do not value it, than you cannot expect anyone else to place a value on it so you need to immediately stop doing free work.

On the other hand, working for free is different. When YOU do work for free, work that you have chosen to do, you are choosing to help someone because it brings you inner value in the form of satisfaction. You are choosing to take your precious time and donate it to someone that you feel you need to bring value to and you enjoy the exchange between working for free yet earning satisfaction in your life.

So, basically, when you place a value on your time, you will garner respect because those who do in fact value you, appreciate you and more importantly, respect you and your time will continue to utilize and pay for your services. While those who do not value you and who were only using you to get whatever they could from you will slowly mope away. Charging even a little something will weed your figurative garden and it will allow you to grow the grouping of people that you actually want around you.

Before I get back to enjoying my birthday, I want to suggest a book for this #FundMeFriday and the name of the book is The Total Money Makeover. Try to borrow a copy from your local library or even a friend but if neither option is available, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/3771uQO

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Let Them Be

It is trash day and on this #TrashItThursday, we are going to talk about releasing people from the ties that bind you and just trash them.

Are you one of millions of people who try so hard to gain the acceptance of people that you keep them in your life way longer than you ever should have? I am pretty sure that you can answer yes to this questions as there are not too many people who can just skip over this question. These people that I speak of are toxic to your life, to your goals, to your journey and to your health but do not be too off put because I have a few practical ways to rid your life of this toxicity.

The first way to remove a toxic person from your life is to never expect that person to change. A toxic person will always try and convince you that they can change but all that convincing means is a hopeless situation for you. Do not allow yourself to get pulled into their world. A toxic person does not care about their relationship with you rather, they are consumed with their own problems and needs. If you pay attention to what they say or do, you will see that they in fact do not want you, they need you and that need comes with a heavy price tag on you. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will be able to move on.

A second way to rid toxic people from your life is to maintain strict boundaries because toxic people will drain you mentally, emotionally and financially. If you allow those boundaries to be broken, you will find yourself constantly compromising your beliefs just to fulfill their need of you and their needs are never ending. If you feel a sense of uncomfortability, that is a sign your boundaries are being pushed. Make sure you back them up and back them away from you or they will suck you in to their nightmare of a life.

This third way of ridding your life of toxic people is to not allow yourself to be forced into their crises. Toxic people always have some sort of crisis happening and they are always searching for people to help them solve their problems. The worst part of this is that if you are unable to help them with their crisis, they will begin to blame you for those said crises allowing you to remain in that situation and they will feed on your emotions and they will slowly eat away at your very being. You must walk away if you want to maintain your sanity.

So, although there are many other ways to try and rid your life of toxic people, these three practical ways are my choices for you to always practice and always implement them into your daily life especially because it is extremely difficult to avoid toxic people altogether so be prepared.

I feel for this topic, it is important for you to learn more about what to do and what not to do in these situations so I am going to suggest you read the book called Toxic People. Borrow a copy from your local library or maybe a friend. If neither option is available, here is a link for you to get your own copy from Amazon>>> https://amzn.to/2SKAyRB

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Younger than ever

You definitely are the oldest that you have ever been but the point of my blog post on this #WisdomWednesday is that you are also the youngest you will ever be again. That might sound depressing but it is a fact that we all must face and if we do, we will be able to appreciate that much more that crosses our paths.

Today is just about awareness. We are always putting everything off until another time. The problem is, will we be around when that times finally comes or, if we are around, will we be able to even do that thing which we put off?

Carpe Diem which means seize the day is so true and we should be living our lives with those two words at the forefront of our minds. You have to seize today because you may never get the same opportunity and I do not mean this because you may die tomorrow, I mean this because opportunities disappear so quickly. So how can you help seize each day? Here are my two suggestions, first, let go of the past. Too many people live their lives regretting what was and what could have been and what happened back then. I am telling you that if you keep living in the past, every day that you could have seized and accomplished things will just slip away forever because you are stuck living in a place that no matter what you do, you cannot change a thing that happened there. It is the past. It is done and it will never give you anything you need in the present so stop worrying about what is behind you and open your eyes to what is right in front of you.

My second suggestion is to choose fear over regret. We all have so many things that we fear but we also constantly try and conquer those fears and often we succeed. It is a much better outcome for our lives to face our fears and succeed than to spend the rest of our lives living with the regret of never trying. Sure we may have moments of failures when we face certain fears but those are moments in time. On the other hand regret fills our daily lives and thoughts of what ifs. If you think about it, why would anyone want to live their life filled with regret? Face your fear and you will always win, one way or another, you will win whether by conquering your fear and succeeding or conquering your fear, momentarily failing and annihilating any and all possible regret.

I think these are two great starting points to help you seize the day. If my suggestions do not work, you need to find a way to seize your own day.

One man who made an art of seizing each day and each opportunity was Sam Walton. If you can only read one book because of lack of time, I must impress upon you to read Made In America. This book is a true story of seizing opportunities, racing toward your goals, building your dreams and anything else needed to be successful in business and in life. Normally I suggest borrowing a copy but in the case of this book, it would be great if you bought your own copy so that you can always refer back to it. It is only a few dollars on Amazon and here is a link>>> https://amzn.to/2MNUUFC

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Start Doing

Today I have a blog post that might seem contrary to todays theme of #TalkingTuesday. The theme for today is that you start doing whatever it is you need to do to start and or continue on your journey. You have to learn that when you are actually engaging people in conversation, you must read the cues and start to learn how to close the deal or at the very least, gain their interest and intrigue. Talking is a necessary tool for success but you must start implementing actions with it so that you can begin to gather client’s and or customer’s.

Most people have a hard time transitioning from talking to doing so I have a couple of ideas to help you conquer this problem. The first idea is courage and the second idea is repetition.

Let me start with courage. You need courage in every aspect of life in order to move forward. We all suffer from some sort of fear and most of us live in our own little zone of comfort in order to avoid that fear. In order to venture out of the zone, we need to reach our inner strengths and muster up that courage to just do what needs to be done. I have read that there are only two forms of fear, the first is the fear of physical danger and the second is the fear that your ego is in danger. That fear of ego is the particular form of fear that I want to speak of because my blog posts are about being on a journey toward financial freedom and or your dreams. That being said, you have to begin expanding your comfort zone by taking baby steps. In other words, if you fear speaking to a room with one hundred people, start speaking to three or four people at a time and work your way up. Those little steps really help boosting your comfort levels. The second course of action to conquer your fears is to take action. You must just do it. A simplistic example is a swimming pool. You want to swim but when you dip your toe in, the water is freezing. Everyone is enjoying themselves and you too want to be part of the fun but you are afraid of how the cold water will shock your body and how uncomfortable the cold water will make you feel. However, you must stop talking about the water temperature and take action if you want to have fun with everyone else so, you take the leap and jump into the pool. It definitely shocks your body, it makes you uncomfortable and you are shivering but within a few minutes, your body begins to acclimate to the water temperature and before you know it, you too are now enjoying yourself. You must take action if you want to see results.

My second idea geared toward doing what needs to be done is repetition. It does not matter what area of life we discuss, repetition will always help you to succeed. Picture a student in school. They read their textbook for a given course but some how that one read through did not help them memorize the book. Why is this? The reason behind this is that they have to constantly read and reread that textbook until they commit to memory all necessary information. The only students who would be able to learn everything on one read through would be a student with an identic memory which are few and far between. The only way to learn and build courage is through repetition so make sure that you are constantly practicing and repeating behaviors which will build your inner strengths.

Therefore, the point of this blog post is to help you understand that even though #TalkingTuesday is an important tool to help you along your journeys path, you must start doing that which you speak of and that which you are trying build and grow. Start taking action and start doing.

I want to once again recommend the book Crushing It as it is a real booster for anyone needing that slight push forward. I have recommended this book previously and I suggest reading it again because as I have stated above, repetition in this form will help you commit necessary information to memory. If you have not read the book, please go borrow a copy from your local library or from a friend. If neither option is available, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon>>> https://amzn.to/2OHJCFg

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Stay Strong

On this #MammothMonday I want to talk about staying strong because every single day the world is going to throw something at you and you are going to have to endure it so that you can continue to move forward on your journeys path.

I am no different than any other person out there and the last week has been enormously trying for me both mentally and emotionally. Both of these effects began to cause physical wear in me and on me and for that reason I had to stop and breathe.

There are three specific ideas that I would like everyone to keep in mind when they feel as though they can no longer muster any or all of the inner strength they have. Although there are many options to choose from, in my opinion, the options that seem to work best are accepting reality, seeking support and practicing self care.

First, when I talk about accepting reality, what I mean is that you cannot go into denial and refuse to believe that someone has done something to you or that something is happening to you. In order to summon your strength to handle the situation, you must believe it is happening. Do not try to make excuses as to why something has happened, just deal with the situation head on. As a very rudimentary example, imagine that your email has been hacked. You are told that your favorite employee who also happens to be your friend is the one who hacked you. Your instincts are to go into denial. You cannot believe they would ever hurt you. You waste your time questioning everyone which has caused you to waste precious time in protecting yourself from further hacking. What you needed to immediately have done was to change your password and to end access to your office. That puts a layer of strength around you. After protecting yourself, you can then go asking questions etc. Always accept what you see in order to protect yourself and later start trying to unravel the truth. When you guard yourself first, you build on your strength and your ability to remain strong.

Secondly, in order to stay strong, you have to seek support. When you feel beaten down and you are searching for your inner strength, it is very important that you seek support. Find someone that you trust that you can talk things out with. Someone who is willing to lend you an ear or an empty shoulder to cry on can do wonders in helping you to build your inner strength. Wherever you can seek that help, make sure you always utilize it. Remember the old saying, there is strength in numbers. Keep in mind that you are not looking for sympathizers or people to jump on a band wagon rather, you are looking for someone to just talk to. Someone that makes you feel safe and that you trust. Someone who knows that you just need a listening ear and not a bag of advice.

My third idea to help you stay strong is to make sure you always practice self care. Some examples of what I mean when I say this is first, you cannot stay strong and focused if you skip too many meals. Make sure that you are in the habit of eating breakfast regardless of how small or how large the meal, just eat. Carry snacks in your bag. Try to make them healthy snacks like nuts because if you indulge on too many sugary snacks you will only crash throughout the day making it hard to focus on your inner strength. Another form of self care would be to make sure you are getting enough sleep. You cannot burn the candle at both ends and expect to maintain any type of mental or emotional strength. If possible, a quick 15-20 minute nap during the day can do wonders for you. Whatever you need to do to regroup and refocus is going to be great self care.

I have been mentally and emotionally drained over the course of this past week and I had to make a conscious choice of either curling up in a ball and crying or I could choose to regroup. When I reached the point where my hands were shaking I literally said to myself that nothing was worth this self inflicted illness. I call it self inflicted because I was allowing it to happen without putting an end to it. I was in that denial mode before I was able to regroup. So, acknowledged who my problem was and made myself realize that this person was not worth my health and well being. I also went and vented to people who always lend an ear. I did not have to get into details because just talking to others and removing yourself from a situation will do wonders so do not think that you have to spew your problems, just talk about anything that will bring you camaraderie. That camaraderie will bring you the inner peace necessary to regain your inner strength. Finally, I know I was exhausted , mentally, emotionally and physically so I made it a point to get many hours of well needed rest.

Staying strong is not a one cure fixes all. It is a constant maintenance of the mind, body and soul so start taking care of yourself so that you can take care of your business.

Today I am going to recommend a book that I feel compliments this blog post called Living Gratitude. I have recommended this book before so please reread it. If you have not gotten this book previously, please go borrow a copy from your local library of from a friend. If neither option is available, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/38xquS6

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Keep Moving Forward

I have a quick topic for today on this #MammothMonday and that topic for this blog post has to do with your forward momentum.

Today is about doing something big and how much bigger can you get when you are feeling stuck and you metaphorically lift your two ton foot and just keep moving forward regardless of the obstacles constantly appearing in your path trying to hold you back? You have to force yourself to have tunnel vision and you have to keep traveling toward your journeys end.

It is a huge character and spiritual builder each and every time you are able to hurdle one of those obstacles however, it is even more important that you remember that if you trip over the hurdle or knock it down or even if you fall completely on your face trying to get over it, that is all perfectly normal and usually part of the process. Do not get discouraged. It is not about getting over the hurdle perfectly, it is about getting past that hurdle in any way possible. Remember, forward momentum always. Make that progress and reach your goals.

I have a quick story and it is a true story too. There is this woman who is married, in name only (that part of the story is for another day), for almost three decades and her marriage is a hopeless mess. It has brought her so much sadness for that which no longer exists and for the dreams that never came to pass. What happened was that every time she was ready to get her life on track and start a fresh life filled with love and happiness, he would place hurdles around her and he would wear her down. It was only until one day when he, the husband placed that proverbial final straw on her back that she realized that she allowed herself to lose focus of her dreams because every time a hurdle hit, she kept mourning what she never had and therefore she stayed hoping that something would change and that she would not give up after so many years. Thankfully, that last straw brought her clarity and she is now looking with tunnel vision toward her dream while jumping enormous hurdles. There are many metaphorical stab wounds and bruises as well as massive slices through her heart but she finally has realized that although she set her life up with him and although she had already devoted three decades to trying to build this relationship, she has also realized that sometimes you have to walk away from everything you thought you wanted in order to find your dream.

So the takeaway from today’s blog post is that when you really want to live your best life and achieve your dream, sometimes you have to let go of what is comfortable and what appears to be secure as well as possibly letting go of something that you once loved. Keep in mind that I am not talking about letting go of something you love just to get something better. I am talking about letting go of something you loved because it does not share in your dreams anymore, it does not respect what you do anymore, it sabotages you knowingly and sadly unknowingly and it does not have your best interest anymore. You can still love but you must take that painful step, love from afar and just keep moving forward before you lose the ability to move at all.

One way to help you with your forward momentum is to delegate work so that you can stay focused and an easy way to do that is by automating your business as much as you can. For that reason, I am going to suggest you read a book that I have recommended in the past called Automate Your Business Guarantee Your Results. If you have not read it yet, borrow a copy from your local library or possibly a friend If neither option is available, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/31UzcFw

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Money Vigilance

I read a very interesting article in AARP magazine today that I thought would be very fitting for this #FundMeFriday. And yes I read AARP Magazine LOL. The article was written by Doug Shadel but I am only going to use a few examples from it to make my point for today. If you want to read the entire article it is in the February/March 2020 issue. The actual title is, When Prison Calls, and it is very interesting. I wish I had a link for it but unfortunately I only had the actual magazine.

The article discusses a scam that went on at the Autry State Prison in Georgia. In short, it is a story about how inmates smuggled cell phones into the prison and proceeded to scam people for money using these phones as well as accessing the internet and various apps through the cell phones internet capabilities. Even from prison, these men were able to scam citizens for over one million dollars and they were able to do this because we as people are very lax in our security and would rather take what someone is telling us as the truth rather than risk hurting their feelings by questioning them. It is a great story and it brings to reality how easily it can be to scam people regardless of where the scammer lives.

The lessons that you need to take from this blog post today is the following, first and foremost, If somebody calls you on the telephone and they ask you for money, never ever pay them one single cent. I do not care if they tell you they are the police or that they are with the Internal Revenue Service or if they say they are calling from the Social Security Administration or even if they tell you they are calling from one of your favorite charities that you always donate to. I mention these particular four agencies because they are the top four choices of scammers. The scammers will even tell you to call a certain number so that you to verify the validity of the call. Under no circumstance should you call any telephone number that they give to you. The reason you should not call is because the scammers use call centers that will answer the phones however they have set it up and it will give a professional appearance as if you are calling a legitimate place.

One major scam is that these people will call you and they say they are the police or with a certain police department. If you receive a telephone call like this, you need to call your local police department to find out if the are in fact looking to speak with you. You need to locate the actual telephone number for the police department on your own and do not ever call a telephone number that they give to you. Once you call the police department, they will know if they had in fact placed a call to you and if they did not, at least they will be able to file a complaint on your behalf to help stop this activity.

If, you are amongst the millions who have received a telephone call and the caller says that they are calling from the Internal Revenue Service, the first thing you need to know is that the Internal Revenue Service will NEVER call you asking you for money. Locate the number yourself for the Internal Revenue Service, in most cases it is 800-829-1040 then follow the prompts. They will be more than happy to assist you with your file. If you have any issue with them, they will inform you right then and their of any missing tax returns or any payments due.

The latest scam is from scammers stating they are calling from the Social Security Administration and that if you do not call back, your social security benefits will come to an end. In most cases, they leave you a telephone number because they want you to hear a pre-recorded message that will sound as if you actually called the Social Security Administration. DO NOT CALL the telephone number they leave in your message box and if you happen to answer the telephone for one of these scammers, just hang up without engaging them in any conversation. When you engage them in conversation and they get a feel that you possibly believe them, you are setting yourself up for them calling you back in the near future to try again.

The next one that I want to touch on are scammers who call asking you to make charitable donations. In general, people have huge hearts and these people are professionals at tugging at those heart strings hoping that you release money to them. Never make any donations over the telephone phone even if you feel the call is legitimate. You need to be consistent because your consistent behavior in blocking these people will ensure you maintain your security as well as not giving up your money. With this particular scam, not only do you give the scammers access to charge your credit card once, they have you hooked to constantly contact you for future donations.

Finally, let us discuss mailings otherwise known as snail mail. scammers are now sending out letters that look almost identical to these agencies. The only way to safeguard yourself is to never pay a bill that comes to you in the mail, especially if you were not expecting it in the first place. It only takes a few minutes to locate the exact telephone number of the place that sent you the bill and simply ask them if they sent you a request for money. Again, never call the telephone number that is listed on the bill rather google the agency or whatever other means you may have in order to locate the real telephone number on your own.

So the takeaway for today on this #FundMeFriday is vigilance. You and only you can prevent yourself from becoming a victim of most if not all scams. Do not ever give anyone money without doing your due diligence and checking twice. Speaking of keeping your money safe and to yourself, on this #FundMeFriday, I need to ask, did you fund yourself today? You still have time so please deposit money into your savings and continue to watch that account grow.

A perfect book as my choice for you to read is, Money Management. If you do not already have a copy, here is a link to get it from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/2NdxTMp

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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Storms

It is #WisdomWednesday and today’s blog topic is storms, not weather wise but otherwise. That is just my own quirky little way of trying to write a cute post however, one that has meaning.

We often sit and sulk because once again a storm has come through our life and it is totally disrupting everything we worked so hard to accomplish. We are always questioning why it always seems to happen to us but I have to tell you, instead of asking the endless questions which will almost always lead you down a dead end path or you will wind up right back in the lap of depression, stop and just figuratively look, watch and listen to the storm. Stop the questioning and just take in the meaning.

Sometimes a storm is not meant to disrupt your life at all. The storms I am talking about are in my opinion, meant for two things, either to teach you a lesson or to cleanse your existence. Although a storm can in fact destroy, the destruction does not necessarily mean you will be destroyed but maybe something in your life needs destroying. .

The first segment that I mentioned is when a storm is meant to teach you a lesson. A storm can actually show you what you should not be doing or what you are doing wrong. For example, you may have chosen to take a certain path in life by going back to college and studying biology. You work like a crazy, always studying, forming study groups, getting tutors and pulling all nighters testing yourself. Then your big test comes and you fail. Not only do you fail, you find out that your new lab sessions involve dissecting animals which absolutely horrifies you. It is as if a tornado has come through your life and is destroying everything you have worked so hard for. However, if you stop yourself from crying and stressing out over everything that is happening, you will see that the math portion of biology is what you excel at and actually love. You also realize that dissecting animals for you seems a horrible task that you know you will not be able to do and furthermore, you realize that the reason for your failure is because you cannot commit to memory things that just do not interest you. So while listening to this storm rather than questioning it, you come to the realization that math is your strong point as well as the fact that you really enjoy it and therefore it would be in your best interest to switch majors before you waste anymore time or money on something you do not enjoy. You see, although the storm may have destroyed your current path in life, your willingness to listen rather than question it brought you to the realization that in actuality, you were on the wrong path and thanks to the storm you were able to change course before you wasted anymore time.

The second segment Is when a storm comes as a cleansing. It is meant to wash a nightmare away that not even you realized you needed it because you constantly question what is happening rather than watching and listening. For example, you may be in a terrible relationship. The relationship is so bad that you are numb to the mental and emotional abuse you endure and therefore it has become part of your life. One day a storm blows into your life in the form of police coming to your house because your partner is so high on drugs that even you who has put up with the behavior for so long can no longer handle the situation. The storm is so fierce because there is now a constant police presence as well as court appearances and the constant guilt in your head. If you just stop questioning everything and listen to the storm, you will allow the storm to wash it all out of your life. Let it happen even if it brings pain and sadness because the short amount of time the pain and the sadness will last does not compare to the rest of your life living free of a nightmare that encapsulated you for decades. Let it storm so that the cleaning can begin.

I hope that you were able to understand the point that I was trying to make. In other words, just because something is considered bad, it does not mean that you cannot find the rainbow that is lingering within and that blooms afterwards. For today’s reading choice, I am recommending a book that I have suggested before called The Four Agreements. If you have not already read this one, check out your local library to see if you can borrow a copy. If this is not an option, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/2VqDUsX

If you choose to shop in Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use the link I have provided. As an Amazon Affiliate, it is possible I can earn a bonus and therefore continue to provide continued content we all enjoy. Thank you in advance!

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