It’s official, Maggie turned 8 yesterday.

Along with her birthday came a reading of "Happy Birthday to You" by Dr. Seuss.

Here are a few of my favorite lines:

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JD – Measure your emotions. You don’t need an atomic explosion for a minor point. – Jim Rohn

EB – Possum on a gumbush! – Deputy Enos Strate

JW – A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. – General George S. Patton

MS – The simple path: silence is prayer, prayer is faith, faith is love, love is service, the fruit of service is peace. – Mother Theresa

BAD – The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. – Anne Marie Lindbergh

For some reason lately every time I hear the word simple my ears perk up a little.

What a great simple plan for life from Mother Theresa.

Most interesting to me was that it all starts with silence.

I don’t know about you, but I struggle with this one.

Make it a point to find a few minutes of quiet solitude this weekend.

Make it a great weekend.

Jake

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This song is full of questions.

We all have times that seems to be full of questions. Times when you just don’t seem sure of much of anything.

Stick with it.

The answers to the questions are out there. We all must seek in order to find.

Make it a great day.

Jake

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends. – Mary McLeod Bethune

Yesterday was a big day for the InternRocket guys downstairs. They launched their open beta on the site.

Being able to observe their youth and enthusiasm has been such a positive experience.

Watching the video of them launching the site brought a smile to my face as their youthful passion and exuberance was almost palpable.

Regardless of your age I would encourage all of us today to capture and embrace a little of that youthful enthusiasm.

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – Their funny video is on their FaceBox page:

https://www.facebook.com/internrocket

Internrocket – Bloomington, IL – Startup | Facebook Building a better way to find work you love and find people who love your work. Read more…

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We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anais Nin

Perspective is such a tricky element in our interactions with others. Having and holding an understanding of the unique perspective held by the individuals involved in an interaction is a challenge.

Fortunately though, the place to start to improve interactions and perspective is easy to find. We need only look in the mirror.

Understanding ourselves is the beginning of better interactions.

And since we see things as we are, if we want to improve things, we need only go to work on ourselves.

Improving what we see begins with improving who we are.

If we want to see something different (or differently), we must become different.

Make it a great day.

Jake ​

I have been continuing to work through the 4+ hour seminar of Jim Rohn’s that I talked about yesterday.

It is amazing to me that a 4+ hour seminar is now offered for free on YouTube. More than 4 hours of life changing content, free for the taking.

I know that Jim Rohn isn’t for everybody, but I bet that someone or something inspiring to you is.

There are probably hours and hours of positive content geared toward your personality style and likes and dislikes available on YouTube as well.

You just need to look for it.

Make it a point the next time you sit down to surf for something to watch, to search for something positive and educational. You will be amazed at what you can find.

Make it a great day.

Jake ​

Yesterday I was listening to Jim Rohn’s "How to Have Your Best Year Ever" on YouTube and he was going through his analogy of the seasons of life.

As he was talking about summer, he discussed how summertime in life is a unique period of nourishing and defending our gardens.

He talks about not allowing the weeds of life to invade our gardens.

Some things in life can’t be tolerated, they must be decimated.

Some things we need to have a zero tolerance policy towards.

As you think about your life and any weeds that might creep in, what zero tolerance policy should you develop?

Do you need to give up sweets?

Do you need to end a relationship that isn’t good for you?

Do you need to put an end to an addiction that’s holding you back?

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – If you want to watch the video, here is the YouTube:

http://youtu.be/3a_AzFk32oo

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MS – The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become. – Gisele Bundchen

JD – Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe

BAD – Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public. – Dr. Cornel West

JW – Whas up Questlove? – Tracy Jordan

EB – I pity the foo that mess wit me…..Mr. T

Action. This one word sums up the Arthur Ashe quote pretty well.

A powerful truth of life is that those who take positive actions every day are the same ones that end up on the positive side of ledger in life.

What do you have going on in your life that could use some positive action?

Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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We recently watched The Muppets movie and it starts with this song.

The movie and this song were a great reminder that we all could use some time to just be silly and have fun.

Use this song as a reminder that "Life’s a Happy Song" today.

Enjoy the day, smile a lot, be silly and laugh a lot.

Make it a great day.

Jake

Special thanks to BethAnne, Ron and Brian for stepping in while I was out on vacation. It’s always great to read what others write while I am out.

Being on vacation reminded me of this quote from Jim Rohn:

“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.”

What if we planned on building our happiness into our everyday work AND our vacation?

Rest and relaxation certainly serve their purpose. Renewing our mind and body through rest is an important part of testing and stretching our limits.

Are you planning your life as well as you are planning your next vacation?

Make it a great day.

Jake