Being an Entrepreneur is just as much a mental battle as it is an exercise in skill. We entrepreneurs are constantly problem solving and dealing with uncertainty.
Have you ever had an expectation in business and had it fail to get met? Sometimes the best laid plans turn to rust and we are forced to adjust our attitudes and make a plan B.
Today I am talking about mindset and attitude as it relates to your home business and the importance of balance. i also discuss tactics to keep you in the state of flow and manage your emotions when you have a letdown in your network marketing business or even in your personal life.
Mastering the mundane is a large part of the success formula. Simply showing up EVERYDAY and doing the work. But how do you find the mental toughness and the wherewithal to consistently show up?
Here are some thoughts and tips to help propel you forward when life hands you lemons. Raise your glass of sweet sweet lemonade and toast. CHEERS!
My whole life I have been a musician, a performer, a singer, a monkey on a stage. God delivered me from a life that was spiraling out of control. Naturally I thought that becoming a Christian meant that God had plans for me to become a world renowned Christian artist like Michael W. Smith or Michael Tait. It only made sense right? After all, I was a seasoned front man, singer, lead guitarist with a decade of touring under my belt.
Well guess what...I was WRONG! In fact after a brief stint on a very coveted Christian stage in a famous Kansas City church the Lord closed all doors. I mean ALL of them!
It was NOT easy. I was in the wilderness with no musical outlet struggling to become a responsible adult (after all 11 years on the road sleeping till 12 everyday is some major conditioning to break) So the Lord allowed my music to die and moreover for the first time in my life my desire to do music died too. I was lost.
I learned many things along the way though, probably the biggest thing He taught me was that it's about the journey not the destination.
It's really about walking humbly with my Creator.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ9MTrboXbI
We see it everyday. We see it so much we are numb. Did you know that 33.5 million Americans live BELOW the poverty level? This is an amazing statistic considering we are the wealthiest nation in the world. It has been said that many of us are only 2 paychecks away from being homeless. This statement is true for many reading this caption.
Are you frustrated because your Caramel macchiato is not sweet enough? Mad because traffic kept you an extra ten minutes in your climate controlled SUV? Pulling out your hair because you didn't get the latest American Idol saved on Tivo?
This post is dedicated to the lost, the poor, the scorned, the broken and the unloved. This may help some of us keep things in perspective. Ask yourself as you watch and listen what the Lord would have YOU do about this crisis today. I would love to see your comments on this subject.
Stay Tuned.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ekeatRFVs
Wow....I had fun with this. I really felt like layering vocals, so.....here is a song with really fat drums...one acoustic guitar track and TONS of vocals, it's a little repetitive but I offer it as an experiment, not a completed work.
Sonically, it's a little skewed. I am not a producer or a knob turner, I have LOADS to learn but that's never stopped me ;-)
Hope you like it!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJohND5YIQ
This song is about waiting for perfection in Jesus. Waiting on HIM. In a chaotic world, in dark evil days we wait. We wait for the Author of our faith to be revealed IN us and TO the world. We wait to be perfected. We wait for HIM to complete the good work that He started in us. In all things we learn to be content and with peace that surpasses understanding we wait on LOVE. (please forgive the dingers on guitar ;-)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_jV55Scs3g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLM0heGNxCs
This song is a departure for me. You guys that subscribe know that I write on the acoustic. Maybe you didn't know that my roots are in hard rock (although in my old age I most certainly lean to acoustic joints) I am not sure how you would classify this tune, doesn't matter really either. It's now one of my babies (every song is) and some babies are prettier than others ;-)
Many of the images in this video are controversial. Take for instance the swastika, let me be painfully clear; I AM NOT CONDONING NAZIISM OR WAR OR ANY OF THE DARK THINGS PORTRAYED IN THE PICTURES, ON THE CONTRARY! That's the world we live in though isn't it?
This song is about my personal relationship with Christ and what it means to me in a world gone mad. Every word in the song is true so here I post the lyrics:
Gone away
is my sorrow
here to stay
a bright tomorrow
The war is won
the battle raging
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zsz744t7DY
Dreams are amazing things. They have the ability to drive a man towards the illogical. They affect our waking thoughts and decisions on a deep subconscious level. I'm not just talking about dreams you have when you sleep but possibly more importantly the dreams you have while awake. The dreams that stop you in your tracks and leave you staring off into space forgetting your surroundings for a minute, maybe at the red light, or while you shower.
Dreams are powerful things and unfortunately life teaches us not to set our expectations too high. I don't know at what age this happens exactly but it steals the vitality from most of us and leaves us living unfulfilled lives. This is NOT (in my opinion) how God intended us to live.
I look at my daughter and I see her imagination firing off the scale with such creativity! She sings and dances around the house with innocence and joy. She LOVES playing dress-up with all these incredible costumes that her mom gets her. One minute she is a ballerina, next a doctor, a teenager, a princess. It blesses me to no end to watch her dream while she plays. She talks to herself and imaginary friends and ordinary things have no hold on her. She is an extraordinary treasure created by the Most High and she lives because HE had a dream that was Abigail. AMAZING!
I dream of setting people free through this medium you are experiencing right here. I dream of happy days with my family, of abundance enough in this life to give generously, I dream of Heaven, I dream of providing all my families needs, I dream that YOU would LIVE YOUR dreams.
Be bold, dream big, pray hard and go out and do ALL that is in your heart to do. Your father in Heaven is dreaming you.
PS. The movie is called "Dreamer" (a great family movie you can watch with no convictions) the song is also called "Dreamer" by Bethany Dillon www.bethanydillon.com Check her out I am sure you will become an instant fan.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiaq8-1jE8w
New Original tune inspired by the power given to us to speak things into existance as beleivers. Speak the truth beloved!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J1NUp21w7Q