As I work on cutting back physically and fiscally I find new challenges every day. New temptations that creep in to test your will power. It is weird how if you attempt to moderate one area of your life another slips into excess. All of this to say that in order to truly trim the fat it must be cut from everything. As I discipline myself to eating and drinking less I must also curb the spending habits that incite this behavior. This is also a challenge as my whole household must participate as we are a team.
Leading this team will take careful planning as we cannot just go cold turkey in order to achieve long term success. The progression of my family into prosperity and health will be my pursuit and the further subject of the blog.
My first program will be the planning session. Kelly and I will sit down once a week and plan the exact week's allocation of food and money.
Deviations from the plan will require the notification of the other and agreement. Ad Hoc meetings will be necessary to the success of this plan.
The first step before all of this is a prayer and commitment on my part to become unselfish. I will forgo my desire's in regards to personal immediate gratification and submit to the long term success. I will pray for strength and wisdom in my pursuits. God please grant me the resolve to be unselfish in my leadership of your family that you have entrusted to me. AMEN.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
And we're back!!!
After a beautiful event this weekend in Oxford I feel emotionally hungover! I miss hanging out with my friends and try to hang on to that feeling too much. We all had so much fun and built great relationships that stand the test of time. The test of time comes when we leave.... We all have our routines and daily lives that spill into weeks, months, years that we do not reach out to reconnect.
How do you feel when people go there separate ways and forget to call? We act like the immediacy of our routine is more important than our past relationships. I challenge myself to reach out to my boys on a consistent basis but even I get discouraged and busy!
Pull this lesson forward to business. How do the customers who have not heard from you in a while feel about your relationship? Are they hurt? Do they care? If they don't care why are you doing business together? Tough questions for a Monday morning!
INVEST in your relationships! All of them. Pick up the phone, write that note, send that e-mail. God has put people in your path for a reason, explore that fully.
How do you feel when people go there separate ways and forget to call? We act like the immediacy of our routine is more important than our past relationships. I challenge myself to reach out to my boys on a consistent basis but even I get discouraged and busy!
Pull this lesson forward to business. How do the customers who have not heard from you in a while feel about your relationship? Are they hurt? Do they care? If they don't care why are you doing business together? Tough questions for a Monday morning!
INVEST in your relationships! All of them. Pick up the phone, write that note, send that e-mail. God has put people in your path for a reason, explore that fully.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Good Life!
Today is the day that things will happen! Why because God has done everything in my life to lead me to today. There is nothing and everything special about today.
Tonight I am giving the talk at MRA Club. I am unprepared as I sit right now but I will work hard on it and get there.
My trip to Dyersburg is filling in nicely so I will be able to work on some opportunities and make my home proud!
Beautiful fall weather, a little warm but not going to melt.
I have allocated time to everything that needs time and started moving things out of the way that need to fall by the wayside.
Addison and Elle are doing great and really starting to grow up! Yeah, Elle is actually awake for more than just eating. Addison is really starting to be fun and interesting in her own regard!
Kelly and I are going to begin working out the schedule a little farther in advance which will eliminate some heated discussions about direction and timing!
YEP, as my Pop used to say- "If I get any better looking, there's going to be trouble!"
Tonight I am giving the talk at MRA Club. I am unprepared as I sit right now but I will work hard on it and get there.
My trip to Dyersburg is filling in nicely so I will be able to work on some opportunities and make my home proud!
Beautiful fall weather, a little warm but not going to melt.
I have allocated time to everything that needs time and started moving things out of the way that need to fall by the wayside.
Addison and Elle are doing great and really starting to grow up! Yeah, Elle is actually awake for more than just eating. Addison is really starting to be fun and interesting in her own regard!
Kelly and I are going to begin working out the schedule a little farther in advance which will eliminate some heated discussions about direction and timing!
YEP, as my Pop used to say- "If I get any better looking, there's going to be trouble!"
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Slacker
I have been so focused on everything else I have neglected my blog. Everything is fighting for my attention and time these days, it will not get any easier I know! Being a little focused on my health and well being has taken away from other things that I want to do. My priorities must be reiterated everyday in order to remind myself exactly what can and cannot fall by the wayside. With that being said I am off to the phone. I am going to make a vast number of calls today! I really want to sell and I can't sell unless I get in!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Pulling it all together!
The game I am playing at work mirrors the game at home. In order to fully function I must pull bits and pieces of information together and put content out at the same time. Listening and boiling down motivations is the most difficult process for me to go through. I do feel like the better I become at this trait the more successful my relationships will become at home and in the marketplace.
Fully organizing my life so that everything has a place and I can quickly recall or access the material will become the key to success. This level of organization is paramount in order to properly compartmentalize all the information coming in. Compartmentalizing will allow me to better live in the moment when the moment requires. It is difficult to focus on a situation at work or home when things are consistently popping in your mainframe from other drives.
I have made progress on the decent back to 200. This will be a long arduous journey pitting desires against self-control. The mental toughness will come in to play as I adjust my intake. I simply must make better decisions on amount and selection. Side-note: I never thought I would but working out after everyone has gone to bed is for sure my favorite. I am not as prepared to go to sleep early afternoon because I had already been up 12 hrs. Sleeping in in the mornings and staying up later fits my families schedule luckily it fits mine now.
Fully organizing my life so that everything has a place and I can quickly recall or access the material will become the key to success. This level of organization is paramount in order to properly compartmentalize all the information coming in. Compartmentalizing will allow me to better live in the moment when the moment requires. It is difficult to focus on a situation at work or home when things are consistently popping in your mainframe from other drives.
I have made progress on the decent back to 200. This will be a long arduous journey pitting desires against self-control. The mental toughness will come in to play as I adjust my intake. I simply must make better decisions on amount and selection. Side-note: I never thought I would but working out after everyone has gone to bed is for sure my favorite. I am not as prepared to go to sleep early afternoon because I had already been up 12 hrs. Sleeping in in the mornings and staying up later fits my families schedule luckily it fits mine now.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Rest for the Weary!
Although I did not get to post this weekend I was very relaxed and got some much needed rest! The great football and hanging out with Kelly and the girls is exactly what I needed to refocus my attention on things that matter. With that being said, I was also able to understand a few of the glaring and upcoming needs that we will be having in our journey.
My motivation is not the accumulation of things or money, I do know that in order to continue to provide a comfortable lifestyle for my girls I will need to make some sales! In my environment school cost money, vacations are ever increasing, vehicles and housing grows in expense, all of these lead to the greater need for cash flow.
I am blessed beyond measure that I have the potential for unlimited income but the downside is limited security. That is why I have to work on closing stuff soon. A little healthy pressure is good for me and I will arise to the occasion.
Progress: I am not necessarily picking up steam on losing weight, I have arrested the fall. I am making better decisions and making progress with exercise to boot. Priority #1 is becoming more healthy. The weight loss will come.
My motivation is not the accumulation of things or money, I do know that in order to continue to provide a comfortable lifestyle for my girls I will need to make some sales! In my environment school cost money, vacations are ever increasing, vehicles and housing grows in expense, all of these lead to the greater need for cash flow.
I am blessed beyond measure that I have the potential for unlimited income but the downside is limited security. That is why I have to work on closing stuff soon. A little healthy pressure is good for me and I will arise to the occasion.
Progress: I am not necessarily picking up steam on losing weight, I have arrested the fall. I am making better decisions and making progress with exercise to boot. Priority #1 is becoming more healthy. The weight loss will come.
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