My Top 5 Ways to Appreciate Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2015 by savi0043

There are many ways to celebrate Memorial Day. Here are 5 ways in which to appreciate the true meaning behind the Memorial Day holiday.

My Top 5 Ways to Appreciate Memorial Day
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sara_Gray]Sara Gray

Memorial Day signifies the beginning of summer. School is almost out, and the weather has turned warm. People take the long weekend to travel, have bbq parties, swim, bike, and spend it with friends and family. But there’s a deeper meaning to Memorial Day that we often times forget. Yes, it is a legal holiday but the original intent was to set aside a day in which we commemorate the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war.

In this day and age, you would be hard pressed to find someone who hadn’t had a family member killed or at least know someone who did in one of the wars our country has been involved in. Even if you, personally, don’t have a family member who died while protecting our country, there are thousands who have.

My uncle served in the Korean war. My father was in the Air force. My father-in-law is a Marine. I have not served in any capacity as a member of the armed forces, but I feel a great appreciation for those that have. Without their dedication and loyalty to our country, we might not have a country today as we know it. Someone once told me that those who died and were buried in service to our country are there underground now so that we may stay proud and free on the ground above.

Therefore, I want this Memorial Day to be filled with thanksgiving and loving remembrance toward all those that have given their lives to protect ours. It is a selfless act of duty, courage, and love.

So, what are the best ways to appreciate Memorial Day?

I’ve listed my top 5 ideas – perhaps they will spark your imagination and you, too, can take a moment to appreciate those that have gone before us and who continue to protect us and our freedoms, today.

#1. Read some of the poems found online that people have written to commemorate their friend or relative who served and died for our country. Simply do a search for Memorial Day Poems in Google.

#2. Take the time to read up on Memorial Day history. Also an easy Google search.

#3. My son is a Boy Scout and every year, we go to the local veteran’s cemetery and place flags on the graves. It’s done early in the morning and there’s a sense of reverence watching the boys take their responsibility seriously to decorate the graves. You don’t need to be a Boy Scout to participate! This one small act moves me every year.

#4. Put your flag up and fly it at half-mast.

#5. Host a Memorial Day Picnic and have each guest bring a short story about someone they knew, or read about, or heard about who served or is serving our country. Make it a potluck and have everyone bring their favorite easy appetizers and simple finger foods.

The point is, Memorial Day is a day of celebration. A day to spend with your loved ones and a day to remember that those who have gone before us, have not died in vain. We still live in a free country – something we should never take for granted.

Happy, thoughtful Memorial Day to you. Eat, drink, and remember.

Sara Gray is an avid lover of appetizers (and anything really to do with food!) and has created a couple of fun and informative websites. Easy Appetizer Recipes [http://www.easy-appetizer-recipes.com/memorial-day-appetizers.html] – Memorial Day Appetizers is where you can find delicious ideas for all kinds of hot and cold appetizers, raclette grilling, tapas small plates, snacks, chips and dip ideas, and holiday appetizers. And Soup Hoopla! [http://www.souphoopla.com] has everything you ever wanted to know about soup and fabulous recipes too.

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Finding Your Genius

Posted on May 5, 2015 by savi0043

The idea behind this article is that we all have been blessed with talents and have great potential to be successful in a particular career area. It just comes down to possessing the self-awareness to know your niche or genius area. We believe a person’s genius area is located at the intersection of a person’s talents, personality traits, and interests.

Finding Your Genius
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Chris_Ashley]Chris Ashley

Premise

The idea behind this article is that we all have been blessed with talents and have great potential to be successful in a particular career area. It just comes down to possessing the self-awareness to know your niche or genius area. We believe a person’s genius area is located at the intersection of a person’s talents, personality traits, and interests. These are the 3 factors which intertwine to determine a person’s potential genius area.

I. Talent

I know you have probably heard this term a countless amount of times in reference to a professional athlete, musician, etc. But what is talent? Talent is the raw, natural inclination to do something extraordinarily well. Talent is not skill but it is what allows a person to develop a skill easier and perform it extraordinarily well in comparison to others. With that being said, we all can learn any skill and perform it reasonably well with determination, hard work, and practice. But if a skill does not correlate with a person’s talent area, it will just be more of uphill battle to become proficient at the skill. Also with the hard work invested to learn the skill, the person still may not perform it at the level that a person who is naturally suited for this skill might.

For example when I was in high school I played on the basketball team. As a team, we had never had a work ethic problem. Our coaches could never question our grit and our commitment to getting better as a team, but from a talent perspective we were average. I can recall us playing teams with more athletic, talented players and they would beat us despite our preparation and effort. These teams were not doing anything special from a game plan perspective, they just had players who were faster, jumped higher, and more agile. So long story short, as a result of their talents, the game came easier to these players.

II. Personality

Personality refers to individual differences in thought process which in turn ultimately influences our behavior. Our thought process is merely how we process and interpret the world around us. The unique way each individual sees the world can provide direction to what careers might be a good match for them. For example, a lawyer and a business person can look at the same situation and have totally different perspectives. Also personality plays a part in determining which environments would allow a person to produce their best results. For example, a person who has a more laid back, flexible personality will probably produce their best work in situations which are not too structured or bureaucratic.

III. Interest

Interest or passion is what allows you go that extra mile in your work. When performing work related to your passion, your work comes from a deeper motivation than just earning a paycheck. It comes from a place of love, which nine times of ten produces more quality work than when it comes from a superficial motivation. Most of the time, your interest or passion is strongly aligned with your purpose on this earth and it is what keeps you going after setbacks. Lastly, interest is the difference between a job being boring or enjoyable. I believe in my heart that we all desire careers that we enjoy and this is why interest/passion such an important factor to consider when choosing a career path.

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The Six P’s of Success

Posted on May 5, 2015 by savi0043

My mother taught the Six P’s of Success through her non-profit youth entrepreneurial group. Now I bring these P’s to you.

The Six P’s of Success
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Charles_Fitzgerald_Butler]Charles Fitzgerald Butler

I learned the 6 P’s of success from my mother. When I was 12 years old my mother started a non-profit youth entrepreneurial organization called Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Today. Her main purpose was to keep me and my friends off the streets and out of gangs.

For 12 years she ran a nationally recognized organization that received awards from the city and county of Los Angeles, the state of California, and from Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton. She had the non profit of the year for the United States. There were thousands of kids who were impacted through her program.

The foundation of her non-profit were the 5 P’s of success (I added one more P). Her P’s are:

Passion ( I added this P)

Prayer

Patience

Persistence

Perseverance

Productivity
I have been earning money as an entrepreneur since I was 9 years old. From watering grass to owning my own vending machine company. I have done catering, network marketing, and real estate. I discovered that passion is a key ingredient. Passion makes the sixth P. Some of these business paid for my prom, college, professional licenses, and exotic vacations. The 6 P’s work.

Here are the 6 P’s of success.

1.Passion: a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything

In my 20’s I was all about the money. I went to school, got scholarships, investing in real estate, trade commodities, and was in management at UPS. I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur but I was looking for the quick buck. I made the quick buck and lost even quicker.

I wanted the shortcut. I raised money for real estate projects that never came to fruition. I worked at a job I hated, and started companies in niches I had no business being in. It took me years to find my passion of writing and speaking.

When I worked for a event staffing agency at USC and UCLA football games I noticed the passion these young players had. Passion was evident in their coaches, parents, and their fans. For the players and the students this was a short term event in their lives. These players and students would graduate and move on. But for that moment they had passion.

Passion is a must your business. I see so many people start a business because they went to a seminar, a friend asked them, or they stayed up late and so an infomercial. I have made the same mistake many times. Don’t follow the money follow your passion.

How enthusiastic are you about your job? How excited are you about your debts and living paycheck to paycheck? Do you have that same attitude about the business you are in? Are you working in a position that fits your skills, talents, and strengths? It took me until I was 35 before I started living my passion.

Passion is the fuel that keeps you going when the sales are slow, when you lose out on contracts, when the affiliate company shuts down, and the city will not approve your plans. Passion propels you to take your dreams and turn them into a reality.

Before someone joins my team I ask them what their passions are. I want to know that they have a passion for internet marketing. If they don’t I don’t need them on my team. Our passions have to align because when adversity arise I want them to stick it through.

Don’t fret if you are not working in your passion. Find out what drives you and get into it ASAP! I missed out on years of enjoyment because I limited myself to making money and not working in my passion. Find your passion.

Choose a business and make sure you work in your skills, talents, and strengths. I never thought I could make money writing and speaking. There are a lot of people who achieve success and wonder, “Is that all there is?” Don’t be that person.

2. Prayer: a devout petition to God or an object of worship.

The definition says a devout petition. Devine guidance will lead you to success. George Washington Carver prayed everyday about a little peanut. Numerous products came from his inventions of that peanut. Because of his devotion to prayer he created new industries from his discoveries.

This is not a discussion about which religion is right. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ is my savior and I will leave it at that. Do develop a relationship and spend quality time with your creator. Prayer has saved me from mistakes. Prayer has guided me and it is a key component in the 6 P’s.

Prayer can lead you to breakthroughs with your business. This is where your hunches and ah-ha moments can come from. Quiet time and calmness brings clarity. Why not spend it with a higher power. Don’t like the word “Prayer”. Then find some meditation time. Call it whatever you want.

3. Patience: the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.

“God I need patience and I want it now!” I have struggled with patience. I want things to happen now and fast. In our society of instant gratification, text messages, 24 hour news channels, and get rich quick schemes, people expect success NOW. You are bombarded about losing weight in 5 days, make $10k this week, and get it now with no payments until next year.

My mother preached TTTT. These Things Take Time. The law of seedtime and harvest is always in effect. It takes time to test marketing campaigns, for escrows to close, and to build a list of clients. It requires patience to build relationships. Have your 90 day goals stretched to six months?

Passion and prayer gives strength to your patience. Patience does not involve being passive. It takes fortitude to keep marketing when the funds are low. Patience helps you study the trends so you can capitalize on it. Patience is listening to mentors and people who have traveled the road you are on.

Developing a long term perspective is the key to patience. Delay instant gratification and keep your end result in mind. If doctors can spend years in school you can do the same mastering your business.

4. Persistence: the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.

That pesky word that people hate. Persistence is the active part of patience. I can remember my mother persisting with her organization. Bringing in the funding, the sponsors, the events, and busing kids in from the local schools for entrepreneur expos.

Persistence was the key to me getting my real estate license, writing over 100 published articles, and posting 600 blogs. Persistence is planting the seeds and tilling the ground until you can reap a harvest. Persistence is asking for the sale, constant marketing, and communicating your vision of your company.

Here is a lesson on persistence:

� Mark Victor Hanson’s book was turned down 300 times before he and his partner went on to sell 500 million books.

� Abraham Lincoln encountered lost elections, the death of his sweet heart, and failed businesses before he became the 13th president of the United states.

� John Elway lost 3 Super Bowls before he won back-to-back Super Bowls before he retired.

Persistence will serve you well. It is your best friend in life when you intentionally use it to become successful. Would you tell your child to quit trying to walk after they fell down? Look into your past and see where persistence has helped you conquer obstacles. How did it feel? Also look at where you should have persisted. Sometimes all it takes is one more try.

5. Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

In order to persist you must persevere. Remembered the failures I listed above. Those people persevered. John Elway had three of the worst losses as a Quarterback for a Super Bowl Team. He got crushed by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXI.

He was out played be Doug Williams, in Super Bowl XXII where Doug Williams broke Super Bowl records and the Washington Redskins posted the biggest margin of victory in Super Bowl history. He was outplayed again in Super Bowl XXIV where he was outplayed again by Joe Montana’s record breaking performance.

Three humiliating losses. Did John Elway quit? No! He continued to play and 8 years later he won his first Super Bowl and the next year his team won again. This is a great example of perseverance.

Roadblocks are on the road to achievement. Setbacks are a part of life and a process in your business. Logically setbacks make sense but emotionally we don’t think they will happen.

Disasters are going to happen. Losing your biggest client, your downline deserts you, escrow didn’t close, no one showed up for your meeting, or your presentation was terrible. It’s going to happen. The question is how will you respond? How quickly do you get back on your feet? Will you keep pushing forward? This is what perseverance is all about.

Recall the moments you persevered. It could be a project that took years to complete or that last rep in your workout. You have wins and these wins build your confidence.

6. Productivity: the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services.

Are you productive? Plain and simple you have to produce to succeed. You don’t make money until you sell something. Your focal point is productivity and sales is your priority. Bottom line is you generate traffic, that produce leads, and those leads convert to sales.

Bring productivity to your sales teams and downlines. Busyness is not being productive. Focus on Income Producing Activities 70% of the time and your business will thrive. Put in systems to help you become more productive.

Even a one person empire needs systems in place. You, as the rainmaker need to practice Do It, Delegate It, Defer It, or Delete It. You can outsource, hire your kids, or use technology to make you more productive.

These are the 6 P’s of success that I learned from my mother and practice today. She still uses them in her business at the age of 74. Implement and teach them to your family, friends, and team.

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7.9 Things I Learned About Success From Darth Vader

Posted on May 5, 2015 by savi0043

Unless you have been lively in a cave, you have probably seen Star Wars 3.  I did some �thinking outside the box� and came up with some ideas about success from watching the movie.

7.9 Things I Learned About Success From Darth Vader
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Owen_Stobbe]Owen Stobbe

Unless you have been living in a cave, you have probably seen Star Wars 3.  I did some ‘thinking outside the box’ and came up with some ideas about success from watching the movie.

1. Perseverance – If it doesn’t kill you it only makes you stronger.

Successful people persist. They’re tenacious and dogged.
You can put an obstacle in front of them…They go around it, or over it, or even plough through it. The path to success, filled with obstacles it is.

2. Discipline – Practice, practice, practice.

Successful people practice what they do. They’re doin’ it, doin’ it.  When other people are resting they’re still doin’ it.  They have formed a winning mindset, and are willing to work hard, and put in the effort in order to achieve their goals. What may look easy to some, only becomes easy after countless, repeated efforts. If you want to become better you have to practice.

3. Have a mentor – Find someone who has achieved what you want and follow his path.

Successful people find a mentor who has achieved success and follow their path. Success leaves clues. Want to become rich in real estate? Look it up in google. Want to grow your 401k? Look up successful investors.
The key is to do some research in your area and find out who has already achieved what you want.

4. Willing to get the job done – Getting your hands dirty.

Successful people understand that sometimes they have to get their hands dirty in order to get the job done.  If you’re a CEO that may mean answering phones, folding letters, packing orders. For others it could be menial tasks, work you just don’t want to do, or anything that you normally don’t do.

5. Be prepared to go it alone – There’s no I in team, but there are 3 in millionaire.

Successful people know that sometimes they have to follow their dreams alone. Sometimes everyone around you will abandon your vision. It takes a strong character to go it alone.  What usually happens is everyone hops back on your success train once it’s come in.

6. You are always good at something – We all have a talent we are good at.

Successful people know what they are good at. They have practiced their talent. Honed it. Excelled at it. The key is for you to find what you are good at and do the same.

7. Consistent action – Step up and keep stepping up.

Successful people take consistent action. Notice how I said ‘consistent’.
We can all take action once in a while. It’s successful people that constantly take action that getting them to their goals. The key to success is to act constantly. Money doesn’t grow on a rolling stone…or is that moss?

7.9   Focus, focus, focus –  Hit the bullseye

Successful people know how to focus. They focus on only one money making idea and take it from cradle to grave. They don’t have one idea, then have another idea next week, and another the week after that. Focus on one money making idea and take it as far as you can.
So to wrap up, it takes perseverance, discipline to achieve your goals. It’s good to have a mentor. Don’t be afraid to do the job or to go it alone. Use your talents. Constantly act and focus like a laser.

Oh yeah…Always keep your lightsaber safety on!
Yours for excellent success,
Owen Stobbe

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Rudyard Kipling on Success in Photography and Life

Posted on April 14, 2015 by savi0043

There is a secret to success in photography. And life. Long before the invention of digital photography, one noted historian offered up his six secret servants for success. It turns out they work for photographers too! If you’re hungry for a change, a fulfilling change for the better, Rudyard Kipling’s six men can help you too.

Rudyard Kipling on Success in Photography and Life
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Robert_Schwarztrauber]Robert Schwarztrauber

If I’ve learned anything in my many years it is this:

“You succeed by learning a skill, applying what you know, failing, learning something more, trying again. You repeat, failing a bit less each time until finally, if you persist, you succeed. Learn, fail, learn more, try more, eventually succeed.”

It is THE process for becoming good. Even “The Best”. True in photography, true in life.

I think Rudyard Kipling summed it up very well when he said:

“I keep six honest serving men,
they taught me all I know,
their names are what, why and when,
and how and where, and who.”

If you want to be great in whatever you do, make use these six counselors to help you. Persistence and dedication are your allies. Most folks will never be great simply because they lack the will to do what others won’t, to have what others can.

Want to be great? Do what the majority won’t!

Let’s take Mr. Kipling’s six honest serving folks one at a time and see how they can help us become more successful photographers.

What: Do you take pictures of the same things everyone else does? Stop it! People crave variety, something with a “Wow!” factor.

Why: Every great photograph answers this question. “Why am I looking at this?” If your photo doesn’t instantly offer your viewer the answer to this question, you’ve got to try harder, try again. Because the viewer shouldn’t have to, won’t think. “Why are you showing me this?” if you can answer that question with your photo you’re miles ahead. Capture the emotion, the drama, capture a color, a light, something special.

When: Do you shoot all your photos at the same time? Stop! Mix it up. Early morning and evening offer the best lighting for outdoor scenes. Cloudy days can be great too. Shooting on a sunny afternoon will put awful shadows in your work, so unless you’re going for a harsh look, avoid these times. Often it is helpful to add a “When” to your photos. Including weddings, birthdays, and other special events can add greatly to the interest of your photo.

How: How much do you study photography? Study proven and new methods? You should always be asking, “How is that done?” As long as you stay curious about your interest, and try new things, you will improve. Often before an assignment I’ll flip through 100’s and 100’s of photos on the internet to search for ideas and inspiration. Not to copy someone, but to see “How did they cover this subject?” I’ll look for an hour or so and then go to bed. Almost always, the next day I’ll have dozens of ideas I’ll want to try based on images I saw from the day before. Look at the light in all the great photos you see and try to figure out how they achieved that look – so you can do it yourself. You can also physically change how you shoot. Shoot telephoto. Shoot wide angle. Shoot macro. Try fixing your aperture for a day and adjust around that. Try fixing your shutter speed so it forces you to learn to compensate with aperture. Change how you shoot your subjects, lie on the ground and shoot up, get a ladder and shoot down. Great photographers (designers and other artists) often have a signature “Look”. What’s yours?

Where: Where do you go to take photos? Go someplace different! Often we get in a rut, shooting the same things. Go somewhere different to find different subjects. If you normally shoot outdoors, shoot indoors. If you normally shoot pets, shoot kids. If you normally shoot kids, shoot teens. Shoot weddings. Shoot still lifes. Are your backgrounds always the same, change them. Change where you typically stand. Get closer! You can also change where you get your knowledge from. Hundreds of site on the internet. Try a new one.

Who: Who are you learning from? If it’s not working, change that. If is is working, honor that pro by learning faster! Maybe you need to change who you shoot? Or maybe you need to join a club or forum so you can get feedback from some different “whos”? Anywho, changing your reference source can be a great way to change your results.

So there you have it. Six ways to shake up your habits and make great strides toward becoming better at photography and everything you do.

Photography: What you need to learn in photography, you’ll need to learn to be successful in everything. So, you might as well grab your camera and have some fun. Make photography part of your total fitness package. Mind, body and soul.

It’s total fitness photography.

Robert Schwarztrauber is an author, speaker and photographer who provides many online resources which help people lead healthier, wealthier lifestyles. For more information on changing your life for the better in these tough economic times, visit http://totalfitnessphotography.wordpress.com

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