Resending this daily attitude email from a few years ago on 9/11 that year.

Not all time in life is equal. – Jim Collins

Not all time in life is equal. Some moments hold greater significance than others. Some moments require greater attention than others.

Today we are all reminded of one of those moments. September 11th was a moment when the course of history changed.

For those that died, those last moments were unequal.

For those that risked their lives to save others, those moments were unequal.

For those that fought battles on foreign soil in order to make sure it doesn’t happen again, those moments were unequal.

For those that hugged their loved ones a little tighter that night, those moments were unequal.

Not all time in life is equal. Some moments require more of us. They require us to dig deep and perform, love, hope, and have more faith than we have ever had before.

In this time we can create something wonderful.

We can create a nation united.

We can create a family filled with love.

We can create a force for good in this world.

We must take advantage of the unequal times in our lives.

Let’s get started today.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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A few goofy and fun ones for you to start your day.

Music is also a great place to get a laugh and get the positive vibes going.

What song always makes you smile?

What could you listen to that will get the day started off right?

Find something that makes you smile and turn it up loud!

Make it a great day.

Jake

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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job. – Zig Ziglar

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.- Sam Ewing

One of my favorite scenes from Bruce Almighty is when God and Bruce mop the floor together.

Bruce has finally gotten to the end of his rope and goes seeking help, and God gives him a mop and then they mop the floor together. The sheer simplicity of doing some hard, good work together produces clarity of thought and purpose for Bruce.

There is something almost cathartic about doing some plain old fashioned hard work.

Hard work is also one of the keys to creating and transferring value to others (which in turn determines our rewards). Applying hard work to solving the problems of others can be our unique way of delivering value.

Is there something in your life that just needs some good old fashioned hard work?

When can you start?

Make it a great day.

Jake

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“You are insufficient. You can do something about it. If you aim low enough.”

What an interesting way to look at things.

Find the lowest, simplest objective that begins the positive process. Build momentum.

Jim Rohn talks about things like an apple a day or a walk around the block.

What’s something low you can aim at today?

Transfer $50 into savings?

Walk around the block?

Read your Bible for 5 minutes?

Go to bed 30 minutes earlier?

Find something low to aim at. Hit it. Then do it again.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Yesterday Tony Robbins posted the following on the FaceBox:

“Labor Day here in America is a celebration of the incredible tapestry woven by our efforts. When we give our labor, we’re giving a piece of ourselves, a reflection of our passion, creativity, and boundless joy.

Labor is the embodiment of LOVE in action. When we infuse it with purpose, our daily tasks become expressions of our highest selves. Whether you’re healing, creating, teaching, building, or nurturing, remember that your labor shapes the WORLD around you.

As we mark this day, let’s view each undertaking as an opportunity to serve, contribute, and make a difference. Your labor is your legacy, and it has the power to create a ripple of impact that echoes across generations.

Wherever you find yourself today, take a moment to ask: How can you infuse your daily work with joy and fulfillment? How does your labor contribute to the bigger picture of contribution and service to life? How does your labor stand as a gift to others?”

Great thoughts on how we contribute to each other through our labor (of love).

Make it a great day.

Jake

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September 1st so I had to send out this classic!

The year is going quick. Fall is almost upon us.

Before you know it, we’ll be talking about Christmas and complaining about the cold.

What’s left on the goal list for you this year?

What could use a renewed sense of motivation and attention?

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Good questions outrank easy answers. – Paul Samuelson

I’m convinced asking good questions is one we should all develop. It’s great for business and our careers but I’m most convinced that it’s good for our minds.

So many of our thoughts and actions go by without being questioned.

I like to ask myself questions to get out of my own selfishness (I’m a work in progress and don’t always do this).

Some of my favorites:

Is this thought really helpful? Is this thought true?

Who here needs help?

How can I help?

What is really important here?

What would love require of me?

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – What are some of your favorite questions?

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Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. – Peter Ustinov

Two great ideas about love in one quote.

Endless forgiveness. An insatiable ability to forgive and think the best of the other person.

A habit of tenderly looking at the other. A day by day, hour by hour tenderness and kindness towards the other person.

In the Bible, the call to love others is everywhere.

God asks us to love our neighbors, our enemies, our husband, our wives……the list is pretty long (I think He didn’t want to leave us any wiggle room).

It’s easy to fall into the “yeah, but….” trap.

Yeah, but he’s mean to me.

Yeah, but he’s a liar.

Yeah, but she’s being unfair.

Yeah, but you don’t know what he did.

We have all kinds of qualifiers to add to a pretty clear directive to love.

Be tender hearted today.

Practice some forgiveness today.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23

This is one of my other favorite lists from the Bible.

A list that we’d all like someone to say about us.

My favorite part of this list is the mental picture of fruit on a vine.

These character traits and to be grown and cultivated.

The source of it all is the Spirit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Wedding over the weekend meant I got to hear some of my favorite Bible verses – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

In his letter to the church in Corinth Paul admonishes them to do and be love in all that they do.

As I listened to it this time I couldn’t help but think about how we would all like to be described this way.

Imagine someone you know and love saying the following about you:

[Insert your name here] is patient.

[Insert your name here] is kind.

[Insert your name here] does not envy,

[Insert your name here] does not boast,

[Insert your name here] is not proud.

[Insert your name here] does not dishonor others,

[Insert your name here] is not self-seeking,

[Insert your name here] is not easily angered,

[Insert your name here] keeps no record of wrongs.

[Insert your name here] does not delight in evil

[Insert your name here] rejoices with the truth.

[Insert your name here] always protects,

[Insert your name here] always trusts,

[Insert your name here] always hopes,

[Insert your name here] always perseveres.

[Insert your name here] never fails.

[Insert your name here] sounds like someone I’d like to be married to, work with, be friends with or be around in any capacity.

The list seems daunting and out of reach (for me, at least). And that’s the point – only with love filling our hearts can we act this way (more of the time at least).

I’m not sure if this is Biblically accurate but I think of God as actually being made of love. Like the particles and atoms and stuff are all love. It permeates His entire being. And we were made in His image.

Being loving like the list above is part of who we were made to be. Weddings are a great reminder to be that kind of person with your spouse.

This list reminded this time to not only work towards being this kind of person for and with Meaghan, but also to work towards these ideals in all of my relationships.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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