Everybody's In Sales
Ever heard the phrase, “Everybody is in sales”?
Disagree if you’d like, but ignoring this fact does not change it – everybody is in sales. Period.
Sales is the transfer of enthusiasm.
If you want to “sell” others (aka evangelization), you should be filled with enthusiasm yourself.
Your personal enthusiasm is your greatest “sales tool” for Christian life, and the biggest reason people don’t want to buy.
Building on yesterday’s jeff noel blog post…..
Blogging every day, and posting on the Internet for the world to see, adds an element of risk few people can comprehend.
Why?
Because anyone, and I do mean anyone, can “see what you think” - can “see what you value”.
There is also a saying in life, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”. Risk has it’s own rewards.
Are you determined to find out what they are? Carpe diem.
One of the benefits to blogging every day is going through the process of what to write and how to write it. Only people who “journal” or “write a diary” daily can fully appreciate this phenomenon.
And, if I do say so myself, the process of posting it on a public Internet blog for the world to see, adds an untapped benefit that “private writers” have yet to discover.
The daily act requires more effort than occasional blogging, in my opinion. Over time, your creativity and your topics could dry up. Plus, you really have to think long and hard about what you value. And if you ever expect people to “follow your path”, you have to know and study your audience.
“The unexamined life is not worth living”. — Socrates
The key to motivation, in my humble opinion, is elusive. Know why?
Because most of us don’t have the patience to analyze the question long enough to find the simple answer.
Know what the simple answer is?
A compelling purpose.
It’s profoundly simple. And, simply profound.
Like what my Doctor told me when he said I needed to focus on only two things to lower my cholesterol. Know what those two simple things are?
I know you know. It’s two things and everybody knows. You don’t have to go to medical school to know this. It’s too simple to require an education.
Drum roll please…..
Diet and exercise.
Motivation?
Find a compelling purpose in life. You’ll be so motivated, it will be mind-blowing.
Until you start to hit the obstacles life throws our way.
This is why simple doesn’t mean easy.
Good luck out there today. Hope you stay focused, even when life is throwing you sucker punches. Learn how to fight back.
Motivation is the best defense against a tough opponent. Carpe diem, jeff noel :)
What do you think?
If it isn’t hard work, what could it possibly be?
If you’ve been to Lane 8, you know that I’m working on becoming the slowest of the fastest.
If you ever do surf around at Lane 8, you’ll see a different piece of the tapestry of this puzzle I call life.
Bottom-line for me, in my 50 years of life – Hard Work Is The Key To Success!
Have a great week. I know I will. And you can bet I’ll be working hard. Carpe diem, jeff noel 
Orlando’s Holy Family Catholic Church Cub Scout Pack 114 held it’s annual Cub Scout Awards Banquet last night.
A handful of Tiger, Wolf and Bear Cubs received their respective badges for earning their rank.
A special thanks to Rob, our Committee Chair and Bear Den leader, and to our Cub Master and Wolf Den leader Greg. Also thanks to Mike, the Tiger Cub Den leader.
There are others, no doubt, who deserve credit, like all the parents.
Anyway, here are two short You Tube video clips I shot last night click on BEFORE and AFTER to perhaps enjoy a special memory in your own life.
Threes are important, aren’t they?
How about Faith, Hope and Love?
The biggest three in my world anyway.
However, this morning, in the span of 30 minutes, it happened like this:
Please let me explain;
Number one. Our Priest spoke of Love being the ultimate choice in life. Not that we get to love, as much as we are loved. And our choice is in what we do with this knowlege. The goal, Father V said, is that we love others, as our Father loves us.
Number two. Art told me his oldest son graduated High School two days ago. I asked, “He grew up fast, didn’t he”? Art replied, “Too fast”. If given the chance to do it over, Art said something about doing it differently, carving out even more time than he did, knowing what he knows now.
Number three. Stacey and Dennis are sponsoring a fund-raiser, in honor of their beloved daughter, Whitney Lee DeCarlo, on Saturday, May 23, at our Church. I asked Stacey and Dennis if it would be OK to post a short You Tube video clip. Click here to see the short video clip. A few minutes earlier, we had just finished talking about trying to make a difference in our World, and using social media to do it.
You may click here – Whitney Lee DeCarlo – to read Stacey’s Caring Bridge Journal, for the full story.
This post is in honor of all those people trying to help others. This post is also inspired by the power of people working together for a common good.
While many reading have no way to attend Stacey and Dennis’ dinner gala for a great cause, maybe there is something else you can do in your corner of the world. Or, if you would like to make a tax deductible donation, please email Stacey at staceydecarlo@mac.com
It is better to give than to receive, eh? Carpe diem, jeff noel
jeff noel.org on Wednesday is wondering what it would take to have World Class Hope.
Do you know?
Do you know what it takes to be world-class at any endeavor?
Any suggestions?
Last May, I was at the gym in Orlando, Florida when I had the opportunity to ask Tiger Woods a similar question. So I asked him, “Tiger, if you had one piece of advice for any one wanting to be world class, what would it be?”
Check out jeff noel.com for his answer. I just posted a story there with his answer.
It’s a GREAT day to be curious, eh? Carpe diem, jeff noel :)
Blessed Beyond Measure?
What does that mean, blessed beyond measure?
Ever thought about that?
We have so many blessings that it’s almost too good to be true.
But in order to “cash in” on them, I believe we have to be aware.
Not much awareness goes on in an overly busy schedule. I know. I’m ridiculously busy.
This is why I work so hard each day to be aware.
What if you worked hard at this? What do you think you could gain? Go! Carpe diem! jeff
A few nights ago, I asked our son, eight, to weigh himself.
The scale said 70 pounds.
Wow!
Sometimes, as much as I claim to live in the moment, the moments pass by unnoticed.
Guilty as charged. Seventy pounds. How did that happen? When did that happen.
Every adult I’ve asked for advice on raising children - and there have been hundreds over the years – has said the same thing, “They grow up fast!”
Our lives can be one big flurry of activity with little time in the slow lane.
My goal is to be the slowest of the fastest. Seriously. Check out tomorrow’s post at Lane 8.org for the “punch line”.
Carpe diem, jeff noel