This program will definitely be something to watch for members and non-members. I found this preview of the program that will be aired by PBS and Frontline in two segments (I think) beginning April 30th. Take 5 and watch the preview.
The Jackrabbit Factor April 11, 2007
This is a little email I got from “Dr. Paul”. He is from a little radio show I listen to and a member of a forum I belong to the Producer Revolution. This is a great take on another way we can use positive imaging in our lives. Positive imaging is powerful when done right and consistently. When you think of positive imaging don’t think of it as an all day meditation. It’s just like trying to reach other goals in your life–consistently living in a certain way and having a certain mind set. Some people could easily interchange the word “faith” for positive imaging. Whatever you call it, it’s a great “skill” to practice.
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Last week I read a fantastic little book by Leslie Householder called The Jackrabbit Factor. One of the analogies used in this story compares anticipating success or dreams to an expectant mother. Some people get really frustrated that their expectations are unfulfilled, or that they don’t achieve their dreams right when they want to. Unfortunately, this sometimes causes them to give up too early. An expectant mother knows that her baby will come, and she has a rough idea of when. She may even mark her calendar with a due date, even though she realizes that the little one may come a week or two early or late. The longer she goes without the baby coming, the more certain she is that it will come – after all, she is expecting. “Imagine feeling that way about your dreams and goals. Expect them. And imagine becoming MORE sure the longer you have to wait” (p. 145).
Expect success – it WILL come!
Video Clips on Blogs March 20, 2007
So…I may be slow on the uptake but I want to know if any one can help me figure out how to put video clips on my blog. I have this WordPress blog and then I have a Blogger blog. I really would like to know to upload videos esp for my Blogger blog.
Any takers?
Retro Keyboard March 6, 2007
This keyboard is tight. I love the retro style. This would be a neat concept to decorate an office space. I give this guy two thumbs up for his creativity.
For the impatient, scroll down to the bottom and see the finished product.
Bug Guts! February 28, 2007
I received this email from Paul Jenkins from Producer Revolution. It’s a great way to help you remember in a tangible way that there really is more to life than “bug guts”!
Last week I had the amazing experience to interview Steve and Jill Brady on my weekly radio show. Steve shared the following thought with me:
When you are driving, sometimes bugs get splattered on your windshield. If you focus your eyes on the bug guts, you quickly lose sight of the road. If you keep your eyes focused on the road ahead, you can barely even notice the bug guts. This is a powerful analogy related to life’s challenges – especially when you consider Steve’s story. The “bug guts” in Steve’s life include a spinal cord injury which left him quadraplegic. Perhaps there is much more purpose to your life than the bug guts splattered on your life’s windshield.
Keep the perspective and look past those bug guts!
A powerful analogy on the subject of thoughts! February 21, 2007
A little over a year ago I heard an analogy that has given me a lot of mileage in my practice about the power of our thoughts. The analogy is from Wayne Dyer.
Think of your thoughts as a form of mental currency. Imagine that I give you a million dollars (you like this game already), and you take this bushel of money down to the mall. You can buy anything you want with this money. You go into the first store where they are selling plastic trees. These are not the nice attractive trees you might want for your home or office, but absolutely hideous, ugly, gross things. You look at an ugly orange one and think to yourself, “I hate this thing! Who would EVER want this thing in their house?!!” Then you look at the price tag and it says $30,000. You ask yourself, “Where do they get off charging thirty thousand dollars for this piece of junk?!” So you grab the stupid thing, drag it up to the front, plunk down your thirty grand and say, “I hate this thing! Send it to my place.”
The next store is selling pots (probably for the plastic trees), and they are just as disgusting as the trees. Again you find a particularly yucky one and see that they are charging $10,000 for it. “WHAT? Ten grand for this?!? I hate this thing and would never want it in my home! – Here’s your ten thousand, send it to my place!”
You would never do this, right? You would only spend your money on things you WANT. But how are you spending your thoughts? Take an accounting and ask yourself how much you are spending on things you DON’T want. Your thoughts are the currency with which you buy your life, and whatever you buy with this mental currency will follow you home and fill up your place.
Spend your thoughts wisely!
Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
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Let’s Get Started! February 2, 2007
One of the books I have been reading lately is E-Myth. It is an essential to every person that wants to be a successful businessman. You can revisit this book over and over again and the learning continues. That is the power of a true classic.
One of the phrases that stuck out to me tonight was this: “Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in them.”
Earlier in the book Gerber discusses that working IN your business sets you up for failure. The business owner needs to be working ON the business, constantly improving the business development processes. We need to do this in our lives as well. So many of us are way too causal in our actions, thoughts and words. People that are in the world to be producers and achieve their goals and dreams in business and in your personal life need to realize and remember that every choice you make has a consequence either good or bad. We are accountable for our actions. No decision should be made without thought or measuring it up to your goals in life.
You should ask yourself each time, “Is this decision I am about to make in line with my goals I have set for my business and myself?” If you start to use this sort of filtering system, it will be a lot easier to make your choices because you will see if it is taking you one step closer or one step further away. The more you practice this it will just become habit and you will soon be making choices that are in line with your goals and you will be on your way to prosperity!
A Real Thomas Jefferson Experience January 25, 2007
A Thomas Jefferson Education is really about realizing your responsibility as an individual to educate yourself but does so in a manner where you feel it’s a privilege. It’s an environment where policy and regulation get out of the way and let teachers inspire and children educate themselves. It’s a place where children and adults alike learn how to think, how to analyze, how to relate and how to be leaders. It is a school that is lead by a spirit of goodness and greatness. It is a school that helps children feel comfortable in their skin and confident in who they are and what they can become. It’s a school where learning is sought after even “after-hours”. It is a school that paves the way for children to be solid leaders of their families, communities and the nation.
Pinnacle Learning Center is where a real TJED takes place. It’s in Lindon and they really put the mentor/classic approach to work. Dr. Kimber was running the school up until this past September. Now Dr. Kimber is writing “curriculum” for the schools that apply the mentor/classic method.
The other day I was reading a blog and I noticed that the principal from Kimber Academy had left a comment. I immediately emailed him and told him how much I admire a school like Kimber Academy that applies the TJED approach. He emailed back and asked me to come to the school and have a look for myself. I did.
As I walked in the school I was greeted by smiling students, teachers and a few parents. The walls were decorated with pictures of the Prophet and apostles and leaders of our nation. The children were just finishing up a break.
They have a snack bar where treats can be bought. The young lady running the snack bar was being mentored and was learning about profit margins. She could go to Costco and by Snickers to sell and get a smaller profit margin or she could purchase Oreo packages and get a 100% return on her money. The learning process was amazing. She had a job and responsibility. She was a steward over the schools money and she was learning entrepreneurship skills. After she learned about that her brain is turned on and she realizes that there are more possibilities out there and more ways she can be a good steward, expand that knowledge and be responsible. What could be better than that?
I sat and listened to the 9-11 year-olds begin their class. The teacher had thought that some one had done something that was not very nice to another student and the teacher had gotten wind of that and suggested they all write apology letters to the girl. The teacher started the class explaining the situation as she new it to the children. They listened to her but then explained to her the situation as it happened. The teacher had made a mistake. Then an amazing thing happened…the teacher actually treated them like adults and listened and went right in to her lesson.
They began giving reports and the children stood with confidence one by one and gave their report. The other children gave comments, feedback and questioned what they were hearing to gain a better understanding. It was a great thing to witness.
I then went to visit the 5-8 year-olds. They were al gathered around a table learning. Many of them were too excited to have a visitor to pay attention to their lesson, but with a little encouragement were back on task. On the whiteboard were magnets of a Book of Mormon time line and more pictures of leaders of the Church. The children were adorable and very well mannered.
Next I went to visit the seniors. They were having their Book of Mormon class. A few parents were joining the class and they came prepared with their homework too. The teacher was leading a discussion. Questions were asked. Hands flew into the air. Their comments were respected as well as challenged to ensure a solid understanding. They were having fun and learning a great deal. They were explaining the symbolism of Moroni renting his garment, what tokens are and much much more. I walked away knowing that I was witnessing a TJED school in session.
My overall impression of the school was so in-line with what the TJED book teaches, I walked away feeling so inspired. I am coming back on Wednesday to teach a class on entrepreneurship and genealogy and I may even volunteer to teach some electives for them like dance and the principal even suggested a class like genealogy for kids or something. Anyone who may want to get involved is welcome to do so. You could volunteer your time (or get paid) to teach an elective a few times a week. Today was karate day! There are only about 36 students there now, but they are constantly growing.
Teachers inspire. Students educate. Inspiration and education was what was happening at Pinnacle Learning Center, right here in Lindon, Utah. Those children are preparing themselves for greatness. The teachers are first class mentors. The students are first class educators.
Teachers inspire.
Children educate.
“entrepreneurial personality” January 17, 2007
I got the following email from a friend through Producer Revolution. I can’t say enough how much I agree with this email. I used to shy away from starting my own thing because I do not consider myself a major risk taker. However, after reading The E-Myth, I have come to understand that entrepreneurs are, in fact, all about reducing the risk. Of course, there are risks involved, but by practicing solid business principles, you greatly minimize the risk and don’t just dive in and see what happens.
I feel that entrepreneurialism is more of a mindset than anything else. You are consistently trying to keep yourself in check, in balance if you will, of your three “selves”of: technician, manager and entrepreneur. This isn’t easy but if you are honest with yourself about your progress and realize that you need to evaluate yourself daily, you can be extremely successful.
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One of the fallacies of the traditional financial industry is that one must be willing to tolerate high risk in order to enjoy high returns. The irony is that Producers are seen as high risk-takers, yet in reality, they do everything in their power to mitigate risk. One of the most influential and widely read modern business thinkers, Peter Drucker, shares a story in his book Innovation and Entrepreneurship that speaks of this. He writes, “.I attended a university symposium on entrepreneurship at which a number of psychologists spoke. Although their papers disagreed on everything else, they all talked of an ‘entrepreneurial personality,’ which was characterized by a ‘propensity for risk-taking.’ A well-known and successful innovator and entrepreneur.was then asked to comment. He said: ‘I find myself baffled by your papers. I think I know as many successful innovators and entrepreneurs as anyone, beginning with myself. I have never come across an ‘entrepreneurial personality.’ The successful ones I know all have, however, one thing-and only one thing-in common: they are not ‘risk-takers.’ They try to define the risks they have to take and to minimize them as much as possible. Otherwise none of us could have succeeded.’” Drucker then concludes, “The innovators I know are successful to the extent to which they define risks and confine them.Successful innovators are conservative. They have to be. They are not ‘risk-focused’; they are ‘opportunity-focused.’”
cRANKy.com January 16, 2007
cRANKy.com is billed as the first age-relevant search engine that targets people in the 50+ demographic to help deliver the most relevant results for people in this category. Cranky.com applied a “50-plus lens to every query” therefore allowing results based on search technology as well as reviews and ratings.
After visitng a site, you are asked to rate it. The combonation of these ratings, your opinions and suggestions determine how the search enging ranks. They have more features like free blogs, only 4 relevant results per page to help with simplicity and navigation, expert reviews of pages to help relevancy etc…. This will be a neat concept to see evolve.
According to cRANKy.com, here are the top 10 most searched terms for the day so far IN order 
