Who believes in you?

Hello Readers,

I cannot believe is it July already! My birthday month. #JulyBabiesRock. Okay now that is out the way, I wanted to talk to you about having the right people in your corner. Back in my corporate America days I always sought advice from one of my close friends about career moves before I made them. To this day I am still close to that one particular friend and I still bring her up to speed with the many endeavors I am involved in.  As I matured in my relationships I have met many people who have kept me encouraged and have helped me to keep my vision at the forefront of my thinking. There have been times when I have gotten bored with the present because I was so excited about entering the future. Have you ever done that? I am sure we all have from time to time. This is the main reason of why having one or two friends to share your vision with is imperative. If you are married, make sure you are sharing your visions with your spouse of course. I have at minimum two friends I can share my crazy and insane ideas with and they thoroughly believe in me. Who are your two friends? Who has your back? Who will save you from you? Something to think about. 

Watch this week’s Career Tip of the Week: Who believes in you? 

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 MJW

Counsel

 Hello Readers,

I recently read a quote saying we cannot become successful by ourselves. I am a firm believer in this statement. A statement you can say to yourself that will kill your chances at success is "it is me against the world". Please STOP IT! It is not you against the world, because you need someone in this world to help you. I recently had lunch with someone and received sound wisdom. I am always seeking methods to speak to people and understand certain things in life. I truly understand that I do not know it all and I will never claim to. This is why seeking counsel is one of the wisest things you can do on your success journey. I am not saying to stop reading to discover things on your own; I am simply saying reach out for sound counsel. Do research on an area you need help in and email or call a contact for that area. The worst someone can say is no, and that is not likely to happen. So you may wonder what some of the sound wisdom I received was. I was advised to make sure I am making sound decisions and do not allow any situations to blur my view of what I want in life. What is a piece of sound counsel you have received lately? Feel free to share. It may help someone else.

Your thoughts are welcome...

MJW

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Decisions

Hello Readers,

Have you ever had to make a very important decision and you knew the answer but it was not what you wanted to do? I had to recently make this type of decision. I knew it was the right thing to do but my emotions wanted something else. I knew if I followed my "emotions" the outcome would not be what I wanted. Here are 5 tips I learned in the process of making this decision and many others in my life:

1. Take your time. Do not rush the process. 

2. Check your emotions and feelings at the door. Most of the time they are not real and they often lead to the wrong decision. Be of a sound mind.

3. That thing called your "gut", trust it. It is that deep feeling you have when you know you are right. It is called intuition.

4. Seek peace. If you have peace about the decision, then you are okay to proceed.

5. Always and I mean always seek wise counsel. No one does anything alone. 

These tips I shared do not mean I get it right each time, we all make mistakes right? I am sharing what I learned in hopes it will help others and that is a good decision.

Your thoughts are welcome...

MJW

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Who are you with?

Hello Readers,

Have you ever heard the saying “show me your five closest friends and I will tell you where you are going"? Or something similar? Well, this is a true statement. Take a minute and think about your five closet friends. I want you to examine their lives, careers, hobbies, and overall being. Do these areas fit your core values? Are they friendly to people, do they serve others, do they have a plan for life, how do they treat their family, do they love themselves? If you cannot answer these questions in a positive manner you may need to rethink who you are hanging around. The world WILL judge you by the company you keep. This does not mean do not talk to people, it simply means to be mindful of who you call a friend. Always remember the sum total of those you hang around will tell where you are headed, therefore examine and take action.

Extra tidbit: Notice I did not mention to examine your friends financial status, because it is not how much you make, it is how you spend what you make, but that is another blog post :)

Something to think about. Your thoughts are welcome...

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MJW

Are you a Giraffe or a Turtle?

 Hello My Faithful Readers,

I recently heard this passage from Bishop T.D. Jake's in which I added my opinions as well. This passage makes perfect sense and can be applied to all people. I know which one I am. Read on to see which one represents you...

Giraffes and turtles occupy the same ground as any other animal. In our everyday lives we will associate with  giraffes and turtles. Turtles view the world from their ground level (notice I mentioned "ground") and giraffes view the world from their level (stop and think about where that is). Now that you have a perspective on the different views, stop and ask yourself who do you allow to comment on what's going on in your life? Turtles are between the giraffes legs looking up to say something about their life. Giraffes don't look down comment to the turtle because they don't have time to neither do they want to. Giraffes eat from the top of the trees because they can, they could, if they wanted to, bend down from time to time and eat the grass; however most of the time giraffes are eating from the top of the trees.Turtles eat from the grass because they have to, they have no other choice. Are you a giraffe or a turtle?

This is not to discourage you from getting advice or counsel from other people, this is simply a message to take heed to what you allow into your ears. Always take stock and look at the fruit in someones life before you allow them to speak into yours.Don't judge just look at the fruit and make a decision.

Your thoughts are welcome...

MJW

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