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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sonicflood

What's the difference between a regular concert and a worship concert? This question went through my mind as I saw a man coming out from the back of the Waterfront Ballroom stage with a guitar strapped in his shoulders and a book in his left hand. Then he read a passage which talks about the time when Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples after His resurrection. He then highlighted the words, "and they came to worship Him". The crowd roared a thundering shout and the man song the words,"Oh, and I have come to worship You."















I've been to some regular concerts and some worship concert. And I found a difference between regular concert and a worship concert. In a regular concert, the communication during the event is between the artist and the crowd. When the artist sings a beautiful song, the crowd will go on and say, "Wow, what a beautiful song". But in a worship concert, there are three communication process that takes place:
1. Artist and God
2. Artist and crowd
3. Crowd and God.














The artists' job is to lead the crowd not to focus on them but to focus to the one who deserves the glory and the honor and the praise. So when a song that ministers to the people is sang, the crowd will say, "Wow, what a wonderful God." Notice the shift of focus - from the artist to God.




And when the God is enthroned then He will inhabits the praises of His people. He can change the lives of the people and the people can open their hearts and God can touch their spirit. This is one of the wonderful things about singing songs to God it allows us to open our hearts and when we are open we can allow the Holy Spirit to minister to us. A Spirit to spirit connection is established and as the Jesus said, "... God is a Spirit and we should worship Him in spirit and in truth."









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Gossip Girl


It's been a few months now since I saw the last episode of Gossip Girl. You got it right guys, I'm GG fan now. :) My girlfriend, Joyce drag me into it.:) One time, she asked me to download whole season of GG to which I gave here a legitimate excuse why I can't do it. Days later, we had a fight and to make it up to her, I told her that we watch Gossip Girl together on Friday night.:) She was sooooo happy to hear it from me, I could hear the imaginary cheers and claps engulfing the air. Now, come Friday night, she brought a DVD of GG and we watch it. She gave me a run-through of the main characters as the show is running. It did not take me long enough to be intrigued... fascinated.. and mesmerized by the drama that weaved the characters together in the show - I became a fan. Of course, the presence of the sexy and intriguing, Serena Van der Woodsen and the beautiful and ruthless, Blair Waldorf helped keep my eyes glued to the tube for awhile yet what kept me going are the delemas that each character has to face to live a life in the elite Manhattan.

Now, the show will be on it's next season and I'm a bit excited of what's going to happen.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Once a blogger is always a blogger.


Once a blogger is always a blogger.


After a looooong slumber....I am now awake...alive.. and hopefully enthusiastic.:D

I hope I still have my readers, as if I really have readers in the first place. But any how, I miss blogging. I did not went away to a far..far..away place unreached by the internet.. I am just around.. banging my head in my work. Like many of the "working" people today.. I am in fact busy. I don't know what happened to me but I just couldn't find the time to blog. I have ideas here and there but I just couldn't drag myself in front of my PC to blog. This is probably the longest blog break that I took. I probably did not have enough why to blog. I was told that if a person has enough why to do something then he will do it.:) So no reason to blog is a biggie of this hiatus.

Why blog now?
I don't know, maybe I saw this photo of me kneeling made me thought of sharing it. I want to share fun stuffs. A lot had happened to me, first, I lost almost all of my business but I found God in my life. I lost a lot of drive in my life but I found a new Driver - Jesus. Yeah, every now and then I take over but now I figured He is a better driver than me. I attended a wedding and believe it or not it made me feel better about settling down... but woooah... hold it right there.. I AM NOT SETTLING DOWN ANYTIME SOON... hahahaha. I'm still scared. hahahahaha...
Bitaw.. God has His time.


Why are you reading this?
Yeah that's a question I would like to as you. Why read this when there are far more better ways to waste your time? If you still reading.. thank you. I want to make it worth your time to say thank you for your time. I am big enough to realize that an idea unread is useless so thank you..
my 5S Master is calling me now so good bye for now.
















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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Purpose Driven










My mother once lectured in a Sunday school about God laughing at people (Psalm 2:4). "Why should I care if God laughs or not?", I asked myself. It didn't really made any sense back then. Probably because I had the wrong question in mind or somehow I could not make any sense of a laughing God. Few weeks ago, I heard a sermon regarding the universe and how big it is compare to the earth. The speaker said something that really amazed me he said, "If our solar system is a size of a quarter (coin) then the whole Milky way galaxy is the same size as the whole North American continent. It's that small (holding up the quarter in his hand)." Wow!!!! It blew my mind!!!

I thought to myself, all the bragging and all the accomplishments that I attained and I can ever attain amounts to nothing compared to the Milky way galaxy. How much more the whole universe?

No wonder God laughs looking at us. We probably look very funny when we try to lift ourselves up. We probably look funny when we try to brag and think we are larger than life. We probably look hilarious thinking that we are better than others. All these things are nothing compared to what God has done. We are so small in the light of the universe and the Bible says that, ...
God has measured off the heavens with his fingers?" (Isaiah 40:12)

God is very very very very HUGE and we are very very very small.

no wonder that the Psalmist wrote in Psalms 8:
3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
4 what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
June 14's concert is NOT postponed... I'll take SONICflood's spot. :)


It's been a busy week for me but singing with the band is
always a great experience. I'm excited for June 14, eversince
SONICflood's concert delay was announced, my band and I keeps on
practicing so we can fill in the spot.:)
From Atlanta, Georga to Hongkong then to Singapore and now Cebu City..
it's just amazing! I am so much blessed to be able to sing and just
pursue my passion.

Special thanks to apexjess for the photos.







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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Here's what I got from promoter's:
SONICFLOOD concert is doing very well and the people are excited about it but unfortunately we have to move to August 16 (Saturday, Waterfront) due to logistical challenges from destination. Please hold on to your tickers, SONICFLOOD representative will make an official statement this week.
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Time Management - a misnomer


Time Management - a misnomer

We cannot manage time. Time passes by and we cannot stop it from flowing nor can we add or move time. Each of us has 24 hours a day, we cannot say, "I'll just spend 20 of my 24 hours today and add the remaining 4 to tomorrow so that I we will have extra 4 hours tomorrow." TIME SUBMITS TO NO MAN. We, therefore, cannot manage time, we can only manage our lives.

[Inspired by my conversation with Jeremy about John Maxwells thoughts on Time Management]

photo by: Chad Baker (gettyimages.com)
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Book Review: The Choice by Og Mandino

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I just finished reading The Choice by Og Mandino and I decided to write a brief review of the book.

As a fan of the author, Og Mandino, the story in this book sounds very familiar. As I am reading the book, I cannot help but think that this is really Og Mandino's life story. Of course, I know that he wasn't connected to an insurance company before he began writing his books but he was called Mr. Success (just like Mark Christopher, the main character of the story) because he was the editor-in-chief of Success Magazine.

As for the story, Og Mandino is a master in weaving his ideals into the stories that he makes and this book, The Choice is not an exception. The content was worth the time and if I have not heard these ideals in a recorded seminar then I am sure these ideals will surely blow my mind.

What I love about the book, was the intensity build-up made by the author. Og made sure that the reader cannot put the book down until it is over. I was caught between wanting to sleep and finding out what's behind the mystery of A.B. Salom.

The way Mark Christopher realized that he and his family didn't have much time together was so touching and it felt so personal. I then thought, what will happen when I will have a family of my own later in my life? Will I reach this kind of dilemma? Will I make these "hard" choices as well? And will my passion really produce success as Mr. Christopher had? It was amazing how these question keeps on popping out in my mind while reading this book. And something in my mind wants to read more in order to know how I can avoid reaching this dilemma but there was not answer to my question. Why? Because I believe that there will come a time when we are going to make the choice between career and family. A time will come where we need to define for ourselves what success is. And how we define success, will determine whether we choose our family or our career.

The book actually speaks more than just the two choice that I presented. Mark Christopher's last speech was also great but I heard this in a recording so this is not new to me. I had problem with the ending thought .:) It's not dramatic enough and it's a bit anti-climatic.

Ultimately, this book is a gem. Thanks Og for leaving us a book that we will cherish.
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Heroes Happen {Here}



Few months ago, Microsoft Cebu invited us in Heroes Happen {here}
where they launched Windows Sever 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008. I enjoyed the launching and was awed by new features for VS 2008 (codenamed: ORCA). We had great food and a photo shoot:





















After a month of waiting, my photo was finally delivered via mail.

Thanks Microsoft Cebu!!!
Special thanks to Raymon, Charisse, Jay, and Rudyard from MS Cebu.
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I got a comment from Mich:
"Is it true that their concert in Cebu will be moved in August? It's in their myspace and in their site. If so, what will we do with our tickets if we bought already?"

Here is my response:
Mich,
I have not received info from promoters. I asked one of them the same question and she told me that the tickets are still good. They can still be used for the concert if ever it will be moved to August.

Thanks for the note Mich.

Everyone,
I will make sure everybody gets an update about this.
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Sonicflood in Cebu .... coming soon


For those who wants to know more.. please refer to my old post.
If you want tickets let me know... via my mobile number.
I have tickets worth 300, 700, and 1500 (GUITAR section).

All info (including the floor plan) are available in my older posts.

My number is - 09234122643.

I'll post more info here.

God bless everyone!
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Message From Darlene S.

I got a message from Darlene S. asking if I still have DRUMS section tickets.
I can't access chickatxt anytime soon so here is my response to here message:

Darlene,
Yes, I still have a lot. Let me know how many of them you need.
Thanks Jo.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Lexmark Printer Spotted in....

Smallville... my friend says it's a Lexmark x8350. It's an ALL-in-ONE printer that supports full networking via ENA.

Now, why am I doing this free Ad? Because I'm a Lexmark programmer:) and proud of it.:)
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Sonicflood in Cebu: Floor Plan




I got the tickets highlighted in red and some of the P700 worth tickets.
As you can see if you are buying the P300 tickets you will be in the backseat in the upperseat. You won't be seeing much of the concert.
I don't sell P300 by the way.
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I have the 4th row for this concert (next to sponsor seats). Let me know if you want to buy.
text me - 09234122643.
Or drop a mail @jo2_librero@yahoo.com
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
SonicFlood in Cebu





SonicFlood the band that sang the songs:
"I Have Come to Worship"
"Holy One"
"I Want to Know You"
"I Need You"
"Open the Eyes of My Heart"
"The Heart of Worship"

is coming to Cebu (Waterfront) this June 14, 2008.
Let me know if you need tickets.
Tickets are sold at P700 and P1500.

Let me know if you need tickets.
09234122643
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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A friend of mine asked me and other speakers of this Thursday's Toastmaster's meeting these questions and I love to share to you the questions as well as.

1. What is the trait/characteristic you love the most about your mother?
- My mother is always loving and caring. She never hesitates to give love and support to me and my sisters.

2. What makes you proud of your mom?
- I'm proud that she remained strong even when we had financial crisis she took our family in her shoulders until some of my sisters can stand on their own. I'm proud that she modeled generosity, composure, faith, and commitment.

3. What is the gift you'd like to give your mom on Mother's Day?
I would love to give her a vacation outside the country but I'm sure she will not accept it without the whole family (my sister and their kids) with her in that
vacation. That's how committed she is to our family.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
New shots

I got these during our outing in Cutting Edge Fellowship. I feel a bit artistic to I tried an overhead shot and I found that it looks good. I tried some more and really enjoyed the effects.










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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Connection Night Invitation


Created an invitation card for the Connection Night this coming March 28.
For those who don't know what a Connection Night is, it's a time where new men and women in the Lord come together. It their time to meet the Cutting Edge members in a more personal way.
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Monday, March 03, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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I love you too much
by JP

As far as the stars in the sky
I keep on asking myself why
Of all the stars in heaven your the special one for me
I keep on asking is this love?
Could this really be destiny?
Why I'm so inlove with you?

You are the answer
Your the one that i been prayin for and
The one above has given just what I'ved been lookin for and
I'm so amaze cant explain
I can believed
Desiring for your magical touch
I love you too much

And as we face forever
Know that you can depend on me
I will hold on to you
And to the one whose given me
Oh you were all I ever wish for

Sweet you're so beautiful
This is the moment that I've been waiting for all my life
And I thank the Lord for all the circumstances
I love you and I will always choose to love you
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Monday, February 25, 2008
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The Science of Result

By Joseph Librero

I thought I would never see a thing as lovely as a tree. This is one of the poem I really like and it ended with this line, ".. Only God can make a tree."

And it’s very interesting to note that the Bible says that we are like a tree. Intelligent! Right? It’s a great analogy. You see, if the Bible would have used an ostrich then I would have a hard time relating. I have never ever had a close observation with an ostrich but with a tree I’m sure everybody knows what a tree is. I'm pretty sure all of us know first hand what a tree is like. Here is a good point about a tree. A tree bears fruit. Now in the Bible, fruits are presented in many ways: There are spiritual fruits, fruits that last and that don't last. The Apostle Paul calls the church as the fruit of his labor. According to the Bible, we are going to judge by our fruits.

One way of looking at fruits, is simply results. According to Jim Rohn, RESULT is the name of the game. We are going to be judged in the results that we make. In the office our bosses will ask for what result! When we were still in school our teachers are looking at our results. God cares for our result. Let me tell you a story:

One day a very wise Master decided to go out on a trip. It doesn't say where He going but that day He called His three servants and gave them talents. It is said that one talent is equivalent to one year wage. To one he said, "I will give you 5 talents." To the other, he said, "I will give you two talents" and to the last servant, He gave one.

Now after a considerable time, the Master came back and He called His three servants to look at their results. The first servant was probably very excited, he said, "Master, you gave me five talents. It’s tough out there but I tried and tried and here I present to you five more talents." The Master replied, “Well done good and faithful servant. Now lets party!!"

The next servant came in and was also excited. With a wide grin in his face he said,

"Master, you gave me two talents, the marketplace was tough! A first no one wants to buy from me but then I finally learned how to succeed and here is two more talents!" The Master was ecstatic. "Well done good and faithful servant! Let’s party!!"

The last servant came in and with a low voice and a sad face, He said, "Master, I know you are a hard and wise man. And I was so afraid. I know the marketplace is going to be tough…and blah blah blah.. excuses and excuses… and I blame everybody else but myself.. .blah blah… so I hid the one and only talent you gave me and here it is." The Master lost His cool. That’s called proper response for the lack of results. The Master was so angry and punished the servant. He then ask His guards to take away the one talent and give it to the one with ten talents. This tells us one truth – if you bring in results more will be given to you. More will be given to those that are more. Unfair? Well that’s just what it is.

Now since we will be judged by our fruits then I suggest that we work on bearing fruits. Let’s not work complaining. We won’t bear good fruits complaining. Let’s work on our result. Do you think if we multiply our result it will not impact our value in the workplace? Of course we will! Do you think if you will work on how to have a happy family it will not impact our family? Of course it will. If we work on how we can be more wise in handling wealth we won't be financially free? Of course we will. So I challenge you now to work on your results. If you don't know where to start check out the Book where I quote the result parable – The Bible. And let the Book, teach and inspire you to bear fruit. If we do that expect the Master to tell you, "well done good and faithful servant. Now lets party!!"

God bless you!!

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Life is so short not to…

By Joseph B. Librero


"I will live this day as if it is my last", declared Og Mandino in his book, The Greatest Salesman in the World.

Probably one of the greatest questions in life to ask is, “How does death impact your life?” For me, death means an end. It means that life is precious because it can end at any moment. Brad Pitt as Achilles in the movie, Troy said it this way, "The gods envy us because every moment could be our last." And indeed any moment could be our last. This could be my last speech. This could be the last time you see me eye to eye. :D I know that for some death is a serious topic. It's hard to talk about death but isn't amazing if you think about it how death gives value to life?

King David prayed to God this way, "Help me to number my days so that I may gain a heart of wisdom." I believe the prayer says something like this, if we only realize how short the time that we have, if we only realize that the clock is ticking at every move that we make and every decision that we make then we would be wiser is using the time the that we have.

I personally believe that life is too short. And here is my life is too short not to list:

First, life is too short not to smile and laugh. If you only you smile then it will give you a different perception of your situation. Your smile can impact you. Smiling opens your heart to joy. And joy lifts your spirit. I believe a smile can change the world. Try smiling to other people and you will see that most of them smile back. How its amazing how a one-second act can change people.

Og Mandino declared, "I will smile and my digestion will improve. I will chuckle and my burden will be lightened. I will laugh and my life will be lengthened. For this is the secret of long life and now its mine. I will laugh at the world."

Second, Life is too short not to do all you can. The Book of Proverbs says, "Whatever you hands find to do, do it with all of your might." Do all you can. Work all you can. Study all you can. Improve all you can. Do the best you can. If we live our lives as if it's our last then can not be our last be our best? So when our Master will come and evaluate our lives then we can be like, the Apostle Paul say, “I have run the race.. I have captured the price." Let us do all we can.

Lastly, Life is too short not to love. One of the greatest passages in the Scripture that talk about love is found in 1 Corinthians 13, part of it goes this way, “If I give all I have and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

I think the poorest people in this world are those people who have not loved. Love your mother. Love your father. Love your family. And express that love. Tell them that you love them. Give them a hug and not just a hug, give them a tight hug so that they will feel how much you don’t want to let go of them. Tell them that they are important. Tell them how much you value them because if you will be silent about your feelings, your love doesn’t really amount to much. Life is too short not to show them that you love them. In the end, according to the passage in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, “Only three remains faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love.” Life is too short not to love.

Life is indeed short. And it is too short not to smile, not to do all you can, and not to love others and express that love. Live each day as if it were your last. I believe that it will change the way you will look at your life and others.

To end, let me quote Og Mandino this way, “I will live this day as if it is my last and if it is not, I will lift my eyes to the heavens and give praise.”

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Friday, February 15, 2008
His Love Concert


I attended this concert with Joyce (my girlfriend) yesterday!!!
And I am very glad I attended this concert... I am so much blessed.

The way the song, Anak (by Freddie Aguilar) was performed was very captivating. The message of the song is very vibrant all throughout. It's just very amazing to be there. The passion for the music, the art, and his God (and my God) was just very evident all throughout.

There were a lot of surprises Paolo V. (Gary's 23 year-old son) sang one of my favorite - Stars, by Switchfoot. Gabriele V still is as amazing as his father. Gary also sang one of my all-time Gary V song - As You Are. It's not very popular but I love that song.

The whole night was very amazing and believe it or not nakahilak ku. :-) (I shed some tears because the concert touched me in many ways). I feel that it's God's way of reminding me to live with passion and work with my passion. You see, when I was still a little boy, Gary V. was always been my favorite. And somehow I could say that he was used by God to stir up my passion for God and life. Now that I have grown up it seems that I almost lost that passion. So its a call from the Heavens to bring me back to my passion.

Joyce also loved it. I could not tell how many times she told me how much she appreciated that I brought her there. We had one of the best Valentines day ever. It was amazing.

During that night, a guy was given the time to propose to his girl during the concert. It was quite an amazing moment to see a guy propose to a lady. It was my first time to see that kind of scene and I will forever cherish that moment. Later, when I propose I will dance or sing with Gary and tell my girl, "Will you marry me?".... waaaahh kilig moment.

When Gary comes back to Cebu I will still attend.

God bless you!
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
CE bookmarks


This is my first attempt to create a bookmark. hehehehehe..
I'm proud of it. :-)

I didn't know what verse from the Scripture should I put in so I just decided to place whatever is the verse of the day in biblegateway.


















For this bookmark, I got a little crazy. I want to emphasize that the fellowship is really helping people - like me. :-)

The verse is one of my favorite verses.

This is more inclined to a yuppie than the general business and working professional but I feel that the message here is very strong. I choose the color scheme and image to be strong also to really bring in the emotion.









God will give the ability, He just needs our availability.

Glory to Him alone.. Adonai
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
A close friend of mine and a fellow fan, ApexJess, kept on posting insightful quotes from Og Mandino and Anthony Robbins. I found this very helpful. So I began to think about posting articles also that may inspire my balut readers. This will also serve as a tribute to one of the people who have inspired me to be excited about life and about enterprise. He taught me about having the right philosophy, emotions, actions, and results. He is no other than (clap, clap, clap on the background), Jim Rohn. This is one of his article. I am so blessed to have known the works of a man who has been used by God to breathe in a new energy my life. God bless you Jim.


 It is a Challenge to Succeed - Article by Jim Rohn

It is a challenge to succeed. If it were not, I’m sure more people would be successful, but for every person who is enjoying the fruit from the tree of success, many more are examining the roots. They are trying to figure it all out. They are mystified and perplexed by what seems to be some strange, complex and elusive secret that must be found if ever success is to be enjoyed. While most people spend most of their lives struggling to earn a living, a much smaller number seem to have everything going their way. Instead of just earning a living, the smaller group is busily engaged in designing and enjoying a fortune. Everything just seems to work out for them. While the much larger group sits in awe at how life can be so unfair, complicated and unjust.

“I am a nice person,” the man says to himself. “How come this other guy is happy and rich, and I’m always struggling?” He asks himself, “I am a good husband, a good father and a good worker. How come nothing seems to work out for me? Life just isn’t fair. I’m even smarter and willing to work harder than some of these other people who just seem to have everything going their way,” he says as he slumps into the sofa to watch another evening of television. But you see you’ve got to be more than a good person and a good worker. You’ve got to become a good planner, and a good dreamer. You’ve got to see the future finished in advance. You’ve got to put in the long hours and put up with the setbacks and the disappointments. You’ve got to learn to enjoy the process of disciplines and of putting yourself through the paces of doing the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable. You’ve got to be prepared and willing to attack the challenges if you want the success because challenges are part of success. Now that may sound like a full menu of activities, but let me assure you that the process of going from average to fortune isn’t really all that difficult. Thinking about it is the difficult part. Anticipating all the effort and the changes and the disciplines is far worse in the mind than in reality. I can promise you that the challenges you’ll meet on the road to success are far less difficult to deal with than the struggles and the disappointments that come from being average. Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

I've often said that to have more, we must first become more, and to become more, we must begin the process of working harder on ourselves than we do on anything else. But in addition to gathering new knowledge, new skills and new experiences; it is also important to discover new emotions. It is how we feel about what we know that makes the biggest difference in how our lives turn out. How we feel about the chances we have and the choices we have determines the intensity of our effort. Whether we try or don’t try. Join or don’t join. Believe or don’t believe.

I’d like for you to discover some strong feelings about your life and about what you want to do with that life. You probably have much of the knowledge and a lot of the experience and perhaps most of the skills that it takes to become successful. What you may be lacking in are the strong feelings about what you want and what you want to do. You may be one of those who have become so involved in the process of earning a living that you’ve forgotten about the choices and the chances you have for designing your own life.

Let these strong feelings help you take a second look at your life and where you’re headed. After all, you’ve only got one life, at least on this planet. So why not make it an adventure in achievement? Why not discover what all you can do and what all you can have? Why not discover how many others you can help and in the process how that can help you?

Why not now take the Challenge to Succeed!


To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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