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2025-09-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

Your 2 Lives

2024-02-23T02:09:00.000-08:00

Your 2 lives…

We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. ― Confucius

This life we live is forever fleeting. The clock is always ticking. Confucius made a great point . Once I came across this quote it made me stop and ponder. Some years back I adopted a hashtag quote that I always keep in my mind #onelife .It ‘s only one time around this track meet of life .

We often miss our moments by waiting and not realizing life is happening in real time.

Now this is the natural aspect of our lives. When we look at the spiritual aspect of our lives it sets a bit different.

When we are lost and don’t have a relationship with GOD we live a life according to worldly standards. Pretty much living to the fullest in our flesh. Giving in to any fleshy desire we have . Not living a sacrificial lifestyle to ourselves or GOD. There is no denial to anything we want.

In Galatians 5:24 , it states

Galatians 5:24 New International Version 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

The longer we wait to have a relationship with Christ the less time we have on the clocks of our lives. I personally felt I stayed in the world too long. I often look back and realize how foolish it was not to focus on the things pure in spirit and live a Christian lifestyle on a higher level.

The things of this world we destroy you . Either you are feeding the flesh or the spirit.The flesh is never satisfied. It will keep feeding itself and make you overindulge in every defiling pleasure.

But when we are born again the clock on our second life begins

as in 2 Corinthians 5:17 ¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.^[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Don’t you like having something new? The life I thought I was living was nothing compared to my new life. I traded in that old car and drove off the lot with a new spirit-filled car.

The second life is realizing you have another life waiting on you from GOD. A life he has wanted and waited on us to live the whole time. He had a plan for our lives before we were born. We go off and do our thing in the world and at some point recognize he is waiting on us to come back home to live the Kingdom-based life we are supposed to be living. Our first life will probably go fast. The second one , the reborn one is where will see our true glory.

Live Up To The Expectation

2023-07-01T09:29:00.002-07:00

We often have certain expectations of how our lives should be or how they are supposed to go? The question then is who sets that expectation? We do it right? Or does society, our families? No one else can have an expectation of our lives more significant than our own. Early in life, our parents have one for our lives at a young age. But as we grow older the responsibility is in our hands. They say whatever you aim for you usually hit it. Whether setting the bar high or low. We just take off in life without setting realistic expectations and wonder what happened. The expectations of ourselves are greater than any expectation someone else can put on us. I came across a line in one my old books that said

"Go to the best and highest version of yourself and work on hitting that mark". That line has always stuck with me. I always ask if whatever move I'm making contributing
to the best version of myself.?

Am I living up to my own expectations?

Have I truly given it all I got?

Is this the best I can do?

Am taking responsibility for where I am in life?

In Grant Cardone's book Be Obsessed Or Be Average He has a quote that reads "You need to accept this ‘consistently attempting’ mindset. "

Always attempting to meet the expectation. My expectations

What was the expectation?

For my personal development?

For my professional development?

For my spiritual development?

As a man or woman of God ?

As a father or mother ?

As a daughter or son ?

As an aunt or uncle ?

As a brother or sister ?

As a grandfather or grandmother ?

As an entrepreneur?

As a leader?

As a manager ?

As a role player ?

If you set the expectations, it's up to you to execute and meet those expectations.

“Don’t expect what you didn’t inspect”

Coming To Terms: This Season Of Life

2022-12-18T02:43:00.003-08:00

In this season of your life is it a time build,tear down, sow,reap, laugh,cry, seek, find ,live, love,count your blessings, heal,help, have,have not, open up, close down , grow, decrease, counsel ,be at war ,be at peace?

The list could go on, but the point is to access where you are. It has been a deeply introspective time for me. The reality of the truth. The truth is you are where you are or it is what it is at this time.

The big clock of life is always ticking. Seemingly running faster by the day, week, month, and year as we get older, especially in my demographic.I'm a 70s baby so we have seen a good portion of our lives already. We are in the prime years of our lives now and want to make the most of them. My wife Pastor Sharonda Manor Foster always says"just live ".Don't wait for the right moment because we end up missing moments we could be making or enjoying.Check her sermon video out It's A Wonderful Life

This past September we took a trip to The Virgin Islands for her birthday and we really had a great time. Just being in the moment. Enjoying every minute of it.

I have not written a blog post in a while because I had gotten bogged down in the neverending never-enough cycle. A cycle where I was continually not satisfied with a lot of stages of my life.Where I was at , aka This Season. This suppressed all my creative juices in various areas. It's like the passion was just gone. When I dwelled on where I wasn't for too long the hole just got deeper and deeper and harder to come out of. Instead of embracing where I was at and what season I was in. I was doing myself a disservice. If not programmed right your psychology and mind can really beat you down.

I just thought this was a new norm.Thinking is this what happens in this season of my life? My spirituality had dwindled. My proximity to God was not as close,no fault of God's . It was all me . Coming to terms with the season that I never see coming.

So I tell you embrace the season ,learn in the season ,adapt in the season ,thrive in the season. True character and development is built in the trenches and valleys not in the peaks. It might be uncomfortable for awhile but you will gain the endurance as you go through it and understand the role nature plays.Every season must have it's time. As a man I realized that the hard times are where we grow.

What helped turn a corner is our annual family fast .Where we come together for a week and fast .Drawing closer to God ,removing things that stand in the way of our relationship with God .At first I wasn't gung-ho about it but I said I will do this and try to get out of this place I was in. As the first few days started I could feel God working in and on my spirit. Things broke and my spirit was rejuvenated. I was amazed because I really needed a break through. Sad to say this was almost a last resort in which it should of been a first resort. My energy and creativity was back. My midset had changed and shifted back to the laser focus I had at the top of the year. By the way the decline started in April 2022 It was a 7 month slide.It was like driving into an overpass and you expect to be dark for awhile and them you pop out on the other side and it's light again. This seemed like the tunnel was so long and dark I thought I would never get to the other side of the light again. Something in my spirit told me just keep driving. You will get to the light again. This goes for you as well. If you find yourself in a tunnel( a dark place) for any period of time. I never lost hope ,but just wanted to get back to my positive, healthy space.

It was a rough season I had to endure but it taught me somethings as well.

Whatever season you are in or going through feel it,face it ,embrace it and adjust. I thank God for bringing me out of this slump. A season I had never been in.

I'm onto the next season...

What season are you in?

What are you learning?

How are you adjusting?

How are you embracing?

What are you learning?

For all things on me

David M. Foster III (davidmfosteriii.com)

By The Time You Realize It's Not A Game, The Game Is Almost Over

2022-04-11T06:56:00.001-07:00

Life is short and sweet. The average person has about 70-80 years tops. We go through decades 20s,30s,40s,50s60s,70s , and so on 10 years at a time. Not knowing how fast it's really rolling.

We have to make enough money as we are working to sustain a decent quality of life. We even have to set up our family for after we are gone. The key I've seen in most successful people is starting early .

This thing called life really goes fast. Before you know it. It's half-time of your life. Like mid 4os as compared to half-time of a game

What do coaches do? They make adjustments based if they are ahead or behind.

They implement new strategies and plays.

I mean really
while we are living it is on our watch. We only get one chance to play this game of life.

Show up for it!

The New You vs The Old You

2021-03-10T04:07:00.002-08:00

The New You vs. The Old You

Growth and evolving should be a natural cycle of life. Some of us choose to grow while some of us choose to remain the same. I mean we all get older but how much growth is actually in those years?

Our identities are formed pretty early in life. We become so rigid and stuck in the box we have been known for individually. When we start growing into a new mentality or person people be like "oh you changed" and you should. They want to keep familiar with the old you. They are more comfortable with what they know and predictability. How was the old you working out? Was it time for that version to get fired or what? Was it at your highest vision of yourself?

Well, all these questions need to be answered before you decide to keep that old version. Most of the time it's not so much of ourselves that have a problem with our own growth. We are worried about what other people might think. You will hear things like "Oh you have changed" "You acting different".You don't hang around the same people anymore, you don't have time for the activities you used to. Personal growth can be a lonely road. One you might have to travel alone.

The truth of the matter is we are all here at different levels of spiritual development. No two people came here the same and no two people will grow the same. You might have come here as 4 and are to evolve to an 8. Someone else might have come here as a 2 and evolve to a 5. It's a different level of spiritual growth which leads to different levels of personal growth.

Change that manifests on the inside is shown on the outside. When God is ready for you to hatch out of your old cocoon, there is nothing you can do about it. Through the decades of our lives the 20s, 30s, 40s,50s, etc there should be some type of growth. I mean let's face we are all getting older. Know wants to be seen as old but hey it's coming. So embrace it. With age comes wisdom, a better decision-making process, better choices. A simpler life. Don't try to be the old cat or chick in the club. You have overextended your stay. What you don't want to be is Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart.

So welcome the new you, let people make the adjustments. Why stay the same? We try to suppress the new person coming out. We tend to keep that image or persona down. The old version is on its way out.

It could have been something dramatic that changed your life. It could have been a wake-up call, a warning shot. Or maybe just your natural growing pains. But don't let people who choose not to grow and evolve have you feeling bad about your decision too.

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(Health is a choice )10 Min Raw Vegan Zucchini Noodle dish

2021-01-22T08:01:00.002-08:00

So last week me and my wife decided to go raw for a week. To kind of boost our health with getting the best nutrients from raw foods and dishes. Like smoothies, fruit, salads ,nuts, etc.

Now it is challenging finding good recipes and ideas I have to admit but not impossible.

So one of the first ones we wanted to try was a zucchini noodle dish we found on The Fitchen’s website.

We already had spiralizer to cut the zucchini with and a blender for the sauce . It was simple , quick , healthy and actually pretty good . We did warm up the sauce and slightly warmed up the zoodles. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking for a new idea to eat healthy . Stay tuned for more ideas and recipes.

Here is the recipe below

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The same 24 hours...

2021-01-11T05:58:00.004-08:00

The Same 24hrs

Most of us are payed by the hour. Which I later in life discovered is the worst way to get payed based on time and value. I mean some people make 10$/hr and some make 50$/hr ,so you might ask why do I say that? You see an hour is a long time and alot of money can be made in that time.

You also got to ask if they can afford to pay me ____ amount an hour what are they making an hour?

Research shows that an employee must create at least 10x the amount of value for the dollar amount payed per hour. So if someone is making $20/hr they are probably producing upwards of $200 plus an hour in value.

society will only pay us for what we worth. It's not the hour of your pay ,its the value you bring to that hour. Let's take a lawyer, surgeon and fast food worker. They all are payed by the hour but you see who brings more value to the hour.

Making $1000 /week is good money .Well you must ask compared to what? On the internet you make that in an hour or a day if you have the right product or offer.

Years ago it was a joke going around that if Bill Gates was walking down the street and stop to pick up a $100 bill he would be losing money. You say whattt? well he doesn’t get payed by the hour but they calculated his hourly wage would have have losing money in the time it would take to stop and pick up a hundred dollar bill , crazy right?

So my point is we all have The Same 24hrs...

You take Elon Musk the only man who has started 3 billion dollar companies. Paypal, Tesla ,and Space X .He had the same 24hrs all his life.Now he educated himself to be able to get value at a that level but he it was how he invested his time.

We all know Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world .the owner of Amazon. He had the same 24hours.

To make millions you have to affect millions. I mean everyone can't be a millionaire or billonaire but I'm just making a point on the value you bring to the hour.

As Jim Rohn said

"You can get anything you want if you help enough people get what they want"

Every successful person was given the same 24hrs as everyone else on this earth. So why do some seem to get ahead and others don't? Is it skill, privilege, talent ,wit, money? We can go on on and but the truth of the matter is we all have the same 24hrs everyday. The average working class person's day is divided up like this

Now of course 1/3 of is for sleep .A non negotiable obligation. At least if you want to function at your optimal best.

So the only thing left is 2/3s of the day. Our waking hours. To optimize your day efficiently and effectively, meet your daily agenda or goals and achieve your desired outcome you must incorporate discipline, time management, work ethic. We all have the same 24hrs.....

Will The Real You Please Stand Up!

2020-11-14T07:22:00.002-08:00

So who are you ? Not your name but the person you have hidden away. No I mean who are you really at you core? Not the socially acceptable version everyone wants you to be but the authentic you at your core. Everyone wears a socially acceptable mask. We are all born originals but somewhere along the line we morph into copies of everyone else's idea of who we should be. I'm wondering why is that? We are scared to show are true selves. Have you ever been around someone and you can feel the fakeness based on the enviroment? Happens all the time. Is it out of fear of rejection? Trying to fit in? Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out? The best thing we can be is an original version of ourselves. Authenticity speaks so loud. Who are we really trying to impress and why? We arev worrying about what the crowd is saying and thinking when in actuality they not even thinking about you like you that. Let the real you come to life.By the way there is only #onelife we are here to live.There is so much social pressure to be like the herd.But a lot if that pressure is self inflicted. We a scared to display our true interests,likes and passions. What is the mold we are trying to fit it? There are over 7 billion people in the world. To just think that God has made all of us unique is mind blowing. When we are young we dream and aspire to be anything we want.Somewhere along the line we get socially conditioned and put in a box for life. It's like once someone sees an early version of you that's all they want to accept from you for the rest of your life.But we are all here to evolve and grow. Just like software and systems get constant updates it's the same with our lives. Especially in the decades of life 20s,30s,40s,50,etc .There should be evolving versions of ourselves ex 2.0,3.0 etc. Sometimes we out grow mindsets ,people,places,enviroments,unproductive habits and more.That's ok ,its suppose to go that way by nature. In acutality it's easier to be you than trying to hold some up some standard or image you can't live up to in the long run. Be you,wear the clothes you want to wear,express yourself to the highest degree. Get into that hobby or passion you have always wanted to do. Because when it's all over you will wish you would have.#onelife Like a T-shirt I seen says "Be You They Will Adjust"

To be youself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" Oscar Wilde

Manhood ..My Defention

2020-06-16T22:12:00.001-07:00

Being a man nowadays has a lot of different meaning depending on how you grew up and what you seen as a man figure. Well in this video clip I breakdown and explain my definition of a man. A challenge was issued to me by some of the brothers at my church New Antioch Christian Fellowship @Aliante. We have a Men's group called A.M.M.O Anointed Men Mentoring Others. It was called Define It Day.

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15 Lessons & Observations from The Corona virus Impact

2020-03-25T08:06:00.000-07:00

Lessons & Observations From The Corona Virus Impact

By David M. Foster III

The impact of The Corona virus has left everyone realizing how fragile our economy and livelihood is.

From the shutdown of all schools, businesses, mass layoffs, sporting events , and public gatherings .It has disrupted our daily live in a way we could never have imagined.

Everyone from multiple sectors have been touched or affected. Some worse than others.

It has brought a humanity aspect with it as well. People are more about survival and no so much on who you are . We are all in this together. No one is immune .Some are more prepared than others. There was a stat that 155 million people were working last year and an expected 40 million will be hit by layoffs.

I think we can bounce back but how long and deep this thing runs depends how long the bounce will take .

Never rely on a sole source of income. Develop additional streams.

Side hustles, passive income models , etc.

Aquire new skills.

Lessons

1) The unexpected is inevitable. Just try to minimize the impact by proper scenario planning.

2) At least have one month of living expenses put up . The rule is 3-6 months but a bare minimum could be one month.

3) What we have to start doing is what we should have been doing. As far as living and budgeting.

4) Be a better steward of time, money , and resources. Waste not want not .

5) Google Event 201 and search on YouTube . https://youtu.be/AoLw-Q8X174

This was rehearsed for in Nov 2019.On how the private sector would respond and profit

6) Don’t mismanage extra time . Be more productive with it.

7) Get your spiritual life in order. If you don’t know God now is a great time to get know him. Renew or strengthen your faith through his word.

8) Classism is the new racism but a humanity issue levels the playing field .

9) Be grateful of what it’s not . Things could always be worse .

10) Building your immune system up should be a daily thing not just when a pandemic breaks out .

11) This is not the time to be prideful . If you can help or are in need of help reach out .

12) Our world as we know it will probably forever change by this .

13) Once everything is striped away , what do you go to ?

14) Fortitude is build in times like these.

15) Catch up on family time . Once things get back to a new normal we will be back talking about we don’t have time.

Be safe out here . Plan ahead . Take care of your loved ones .

The Peak Of Potential and The Valley Of doubt

2020-03-02T05:22:00.002-08:00

Our potential is an elusive thing to gain at times. You can have one of your best days with your talent or calling. Then you can have that day where you question if you are even on the right track. I'm sure this is a feeling with have all witnessed at some time or another in our lives. Potential is just the starting point not the end game. Are you honing your skill set daily? If not, why not? Once we get a taste of the peak of our potential our appetite is ignited. An appetite for more of it. You will know the feeling when you feel. It’s that feeling of being in a zone. Knowing this is what I was meant to do. On the other side of that coin we tend to take things that come naturally for granted. As if we don't have to practice those talents or gifts. Like they are just going to improve by themselves. We need to sharpen our skills. Or they diminish. Ask yourself how much honest attention are you giving? On a daily , weekly, monthly ,or annual basis. I have let skill set areas go and just thought I could jump back in and be good. The world, life and business are so competitive. You have to stay up on the change. Constantly learning and getting better. Taking in new information and or inspiration. If so, then you can find yourself in the valley of doubt. A desolate place to be. We start to gain negative momentum. It can just start to snowball. Belief dictates action. If don't believe you can win or succeed you won’t be motivated to take any action. Doubt has a subtle way of slipping into our thoughts. The best way to kill the doubt is to keep swinging and action. Sometimes we must will it before we can feel it or see it. If you have fallen into a valley of doubt get back to or a start a routine to gain structure daily. Create an action plan, a game plan. Don’t just try to wing it. A set of specific goals and or steps needed to hit the desired target.

Doubt who you will but never yourself.
Christian Nestell Bovee

2019 Top Book Reccomendations

2019-12-20T06:56:00.000-08:00

Here are some of my top books I read for 2019.The ones I really got the most out of this year.

#whatsnext ?

2019-02-08T14:55:00.003-08:00

The proverbial question of whats next?That question is enduring, sustaining and relenting.
Well shouldn't it be?
We get to a point in life where we have no new pursuits or challenges.
Passions to pursue.Personal or professional.It could be be something we tried and put down.Now could be a good time to pick it back up and try it again.Something we left unfinished. Something we couldn't or didn't give our full effort to.
Usually what's next is what drives me.It gives me energy and focus to strategize my life.My next projects or pursuits.
So when you achieve a goal or status do you just rest on it ?Or are you trying to figure out whats's next?
It's alright to rest and reflect even enjoy the accomplishment. Contentment should never be the objective though. It's like what was said in David Goggin's book Can't Hurt Me Master Your Mind And Defy The Odds "There is no finish line in life'.
What's next should be a driving and motivating factor.So many people go to
the grave with unused potential and buried ambition.
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. said "A well lived life should consist of length, depth and width".
We get use to people putting us in a box. Defining us a something or someone we use to be.We are scared to shake and shed previous identities. Your job is not necessarily who you are its just what you do for a living. People tend to define you based on a occupation or position.
Your what's next can be a new passion to pursue.A new way of life to take on. A hobby you want to try to turn into a side business or a full on business.Going back to school.A new mentality, a new spiritual journey, etc. whatever it is be bold enough to go down that street.
Find your new mountain to climb.Once you get to the top of that , ask yourself.... so #whatsnext ?

Live The Level Up

2019-01-11T06:15:00.003-08:00

In 2017-2018 it was my year I committed to Level Up in every aspect of my life .

Financial, health, spiritual , mindset ,family, entrepreneurship, etc.
Now in 2019 I've committed to Live The Level Up everyday.

I asked myself why don’t you have what you want ?( not just material things )

Why are you not were you want to be in life?

The answer kept coming back to put in more than enough work. Backed by discipline to take consistent action and stay on course.

So I had to come with targets. Which is a principle Iearned in The 10X book and at the 10X Growth Conference 2 I attended here in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2018.

Then what is the strategies needed to hit those targets?

I had to shake not productive energy draining habits. Those that would not allow me the energy to pursue my goals and targets.

That led me to come up with

The Level Up Manifesto

1. Leveling Up is a sustainable state that's acquired by Grit , determination and a heightened mindset.

To achieve the goals and desires of the ideal life you want to create. In any area of your life. Be it artistically occupational, health,wealth, relationships,ambitions, your craft, any worthwhile pursuit.

2. People are generally in a dis empowered state.Be bigger than the problem. The mental energy required to empower yourself comes from within. Accept no limitations for your ideal life or situation.

3. First off you have to access where you are and where you wanna be.(Field Position) What is it that drives you to attain where you wanna be? Do you only put in the work when it’s convenient or comfortable?If so your results are gonna match your effort.Look for small wins along the way to the big win. The daily details add up.

4. Rewire your mindset. Destroy limiting beliefs. People tend to accept what they feel they deserve. We let ourselves down with low expectations. Go to the highest level of yourself and stay there.

5. Invest time and or money into your personal development. Zig Ziglar says “you finish school but your education should never stop”. What are you learning daily, weekly, monthly, yearly? Expose yourself to new challenges , environments,people and social circles.Get around those you can learn from and exchange value with.

6. Momentum :It is easier also you learn more by sticking through the tough times and learning as you go. It be comes harder by stopping and starting and trying to catch up.If you are putting enough energy into it you will the results to match your energy level. It usually takes more time and energy than you think.

Momentum is hard to get but easy to lose .

7. See obstacles as opportunities to solve a new problem and learn something in the process.

8. Staying in the game: It’s natural to get tired but don't let that drive die down to low.Don’t let your pilot light go completely out to where you have to re-ignite it. Timeout is better than burnout. Regroup and re-strategize.

9. Check yourself at the challenge point:when you face a challenge do you tend to rise to the occasion or back down? Growth is only achieved in discomfort.

10. Your excuses are your own: Who are doing it for? What’s your end game result? Do you like the results you got so far?
Average effort =average results. Go it at like never before. More aggressively.
Your next level is waiting on you.

For 2019 Live The Level . Don't just visit the state of mind occasionally.

"Stop Living For The Weekend"

2018-11-28T06:50:00.000-08:00

It gets so old to hear "how was your weekend?".We waste away a majority of the week.Waitng on the week to end .Then we want 2 days off ,if your lucky to have Sat & Sun off to feel like 5 days and 40+hours of a work week to feel the same.Is never going to feel the same.We can’t squeeze quality time in our lives into that equation.I made a pact with my self that every morning I was going to have The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM).

I was commenting on a Facebook post the other day. A guy said “ ah just suck it up working and live when you retire” Whaaaaat? So I ask why do you have to wait 30years to start living bruh? You might not even make it to retire.
We postpone living just for the weekend while we are missing the moments of life.Yes I’m sure sometimes that’s the only only time some of us have to cram everything in. What I’m saying is this can’t be the end game.I try to live everyday like it’s a weekend. Why not? Waiting 5 days is to long to start filling like you want to live.That’s why my main focus is freedom not temporary freedom. Now to have freedom requires replacing the time for money trap. The trap which many of us working class fall into. It’s like what Tai Lopez said “If you don’t learn to earn money in your sleep you will work until the day you die”.
For some people they might not have a problem with living go just the weekend. But if you zoom out of your life a take a bird’s eye view it’s really a sad existence. You leave so much of life on the table . Life you can’t get back. Time you can’t get back.
Look for purpose , find purpose in your life.It’s more to life than working and waiting for the weekend. What your saying is your waiting for your life-end....

Name Your Price

2018-08-13T19:48:00.001-07:00

Often at times we jump into something without calculating the true cost.

This may be in the form of a job,commitment,relationship or obligation.The price can be an emotional ,physical,mental,or monetary price.

In this day and age the price of everything is raising exponentially at a more rapid pace then we can afford. The toll takes a compound interest on our health.We might not see it at first because its gradually increasing.Till one day it reaches our cap.

This is why professional teams and companies have a cap or a budget.

It’s a certain number they are not willing to pay more for.

So why we don't do that for ourselves?

A lot of people couldn’t understand how Dave Chapelle could walk away from a $50 million dollar TV deal.

You see we just seen the money.Not what was behind his decision.So that should tell you whatever he was going to have to put up with or sell out to exceed that $50 Million.

This was all from a talk he had with his Dad.His Dad told him”Name your price upfront and if it gets to much get out!”.That stuck with Dave and he mad the best decision based on his on principles not the world's.He then came back with 2 Netflix specials of his own where he was offered a $60 million dollar deal.See how things work?He stood on his principles and ending up winning even more.

It’s kinda like the book “Who Moved My Cheese” https://amzn.to/2BaX6ob a classic tale about change in the workplace and in life.

We tend to let things escalate out of control before we name our price.When it should be clear going in.You never think anything is going to cost what it costs on your mental,physical and emotional health. I've come to learn that timeout is better than burnout. Our capacity can't always meet the demand of today's standards.You can’t just be an employee or volunteer no more. Things have to consume you.This might not be your case.If so you are one of the fortunate few.

Although most companies and organizations are like this now a days.The culture eats its people alive for profit.

However once your price is clear in your mind.You have a better base to operate from.
It’s like having a tolerance budget. We always raise our tolerance to meet the demands.
We hardly ever lower to say enough is enough.
Although at some point everyone reaches their price.
Name yours before you start....

References:

1) Dave Chapelle interview https://youtu.be/bZA8UDShMf0 (1:14 mark)

2)Tony Schwartz: "The Energy Project" | Talks at Google

https://youtu.be/tke6X2eME3c

But That's What You Signed Up For....

2017-03-12T08:53:00.000-07:00

You know that feeling when expectations don't meet the reality of the situation?When it took longer than you expected.When it required more than you was prepared to give? When you know it called for this but not that? Did you sign up for the job,position,commitment,project,duty,responsibility,or did it sign you up?I think we know the answer.The point is once you get in and see it's not whats it suppose to be.Don't make an abrupt immature decision.Stay the course.Fulfill the obligation or commitment.Then make a decision.Now if you were lied to or mis informed that's another story.Do your homework,due diligence.Talk to as many people as you can about it.Those who are currently in the seat,or use to be in the seat.Gather intelligence make a better inform decision before getting involved.Get it straight at the gate.Take it as an experiment if things are not turning around or working after a certain time frame cut your losses.Count it as a lesson/blessing and on to the next thing.

Paitence Is A Talent...

2016-01-10T18:44:00.000-08:00

We all get tired of the grind.Striving for that elusive thing that we are trying to obtain.But I've come to realize that to go fast you have to go slow.Meaning be methodic but dilligent about your efforts.Things seem not to happen not on our time but on the time they are meant to happen.Sometimes other things,situations,and people have to line up.
The easiest thing to do is give up.It takes not much effort to quit.How much resistance are you actually dealing with by quiting?What makes you often has the tendencey to break you also.
Expierment with different approaches and strategies.See whats working and whats not.Make small tweaks.Fall back and regroup.Time Out is better than Burn Out!
Find your inspiration daily.It's a hourly,daily,weekly,monthly,yearly process.
I've had my owns doubts about the grind and giving up.Sometimes the pain of wanting is to much to bear.Take notice of what's going on when your attitude does match your mood.Usuallly times when you are under stress,and unforseen pressures.Work,family,bills,responibilities.We all have them,we all go throught it.The key is "Don't Just Go Through It But Grow Through It"
#AllInOrNothing2016

Book Recommendation:The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

2015-03-16T05:46:00.000-07:00

If you are or not a morning person this book will help get the most out of your mornings.It will have you reconsidering how you spend the first hour of your day.Which is so critical and sets the tone for the whole day.If you don't have a routine.You should consider one.You can implement such things as prayer,meditation,excersie,reading,journal entrties,proper nutriton,etc.
Most of us(including me) drag out of bed every morning.Hitting the snooze button.Not wanting to start the drudergy of our day.Mainly because we are doing something we are not excitied about.If you are one of the ones who happen to be doing something that gets you up in the morning.This read will only add more value to your morning,life and purpose.Filled with insight,techniques,examples and results.In my previous post "The Power Of An Hour"I talk about how much you can get out of an hour.Especially when its off the top of your day.If you come home from a long mentally or physically exhausting day.By getting your routine in first will make you feel like you at least got it in for you first.I've implented some tips and strategies from this book and already feeling the the results.

The Power Of An Hour

2014-05-13T09:58:00.000-07:00

I thought about how much time I've wasted in my life by not being fully focused and dedicated on goals or life for that matter.The other day I accidently wasted an hour of my morning looking for my keys.Sounds silly right ?I got up at my normal time around 5:45 .Did my normal morning routines.But when it was time to leave around 7:15.I couldnt find my keys.Spent all the way up to 8:20 looking for them.
While I was driving

to work to try and make up for the the time I had lost.I realized that hour could have been spent more productively.Also I had been giving my job an extra hour of my life burning a candle that I couldn't get back.Now I had be doing this for the past 7 1/2 years though.That's (112 days / 3.6 months)Wow!! how much time I've donated to the rat wheel.Time that wasn't used to get ahead only to try and get off work a little earlier.The time could have been used learning,relaxing,meditating,and whole slew of other activites other than donating to a job.My point is time is precious .We give our time to something or someone everyday.How much do you give to anything you are trying to accomplish,achieve,be or learn?Why do you think we get paid by the hour?Alot can be done or earned in an hour.By the way an hourly wage is the lowest form of getting paid.No matter how much the company makes your earnings are capped off.Let's say you make 30,50 or 100 an hour.Now thats good money right?But how much do you think whoever is paying you that is making to be at a far greater profit?
We all give the same time account everyday and in our life but where are your time deposits being made?Usually you give or make time for what you want.Based on your priorites.Just be sure to make a time deposit in your own account.What's an hour /day out of 24.?
Don't cheat yourself... There are 168 hours in a week,730.4848 in a month ,765.81 hours in a year

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Carl Sandburg

Chasing Freedom 2014 Years Theme

2014-01-13T07:06:00.001-08:00

This year I've decided to step my commitment up to Chase Freedom more aggressively this year.I've themed the year "Chasing Freedom".To me it helps if you theme your year.It gives you the framework and strategic vision for the planning of your year.I can't speak for any of my readers or folowers of this blog but it's a bout being passionate about your life and life's work in general.I knew at an early age I wanted to be financially indepentdent.Being able to create my income for things I'm interested in and passionate about.Solving a problem,filling a need.Being able to dictate my time and worth.I can recall years I've being pursuing this but with no definite plan and lack of stong goal setting.Not hard enough rules .Soft rules don't work to well.I felt I was doing it in my mind but when I look at how focused you have to be I fell short of that.Don't get me wrong its not an easy thing being able to call your own shots.It's much easier for the average person to be told when to wake up,how much they are going to make ,when you can take off and so on(A job).But life is too short to go through everyday not being fully engaged in it.I mean what are we doing?Start something,be something ,commit to something.Everybody is capable of being who they want to be.Set the vison of your highest self and work the plan to get there.With realistic goals,action and commitment.Me, mine is freedom.To work with who I want on what I want and dictate my income level.A job (which we all need in the pursuit of our goals) has to much control.And just think somebody started the company you work for out of a vision and a dream.They just kept working on it....

(Peep this video The Society Trap by Joe Rogan)http://youtu.be/zvfy5Enz6-c.

Thank God it's Friday... Oh God it'sMonday

2014-01-03T07:00:00.000-08:00

Is this a normal week for you? Well this us about 98% of the workforce. Now is this we're you want to be and stay at for the duration of your working years.Kicking, scratching and fighting just for those 2 days of your so called weekend. With family, personal , responsibilities ,resting and any other things that come up.How much of these 48 hours do you really have.Think about it,out of your pie,your time,life how many people to you owe and give a slice to?And how much is left for you?The crust maybe or maybe a thin slice?

Over the years I've learned that time is more valuable than money.There is no limit to the amount of money you can make in a designated time ,but there are only so many hours in a day.This is why a hourly wage(trading time for money)is the lowest way of earning your worth.A lot can be accomplished in an hour.As an employee our earning $ is capped off at a set rate.

Growing as an entrepreneur I realized why it takes a little longer to get to your destination while maintaing a job.Most of your waking hours are dedicated to working on someone else's dream.

The time and energy you have left has to managed and dispersed properly to acheive your goal(s).With a current 9-5,family,other responsibilites,sleep,etc you really have to get the most effective use of your time if your truly committed and focused.

Now when the so called weekend comes your juggling everything else you have to do while chasing your dreams.Set and make time for you,you give it to everyone else.Don't forget to invest in the most important commodity,yourself!!

Who are The Grown & Sexy...

2013-02-02T09:16:00.000-08:00

Now the term Grown & Sexy might be dated.However it is still relevent at times.There is really no other term to describe this type of person.Now to me Grown & Sexy is when you bout 30 years old or older to about 45.You know how it was said 30 is the 40.(The 25 year old age group is right behind this crowd) .You and your wife or girl steppin out gettin ya groove on.Grown up style hitting the dance floor when Franky Beverly and Maze comes on.Now you can groove with the current music ,like what your teen-ager listens to.You know how to groove grown to that though.Not looking young but still hip ,ya know?...You might be seen doing the latest dance.
You and yours could be into church but still hip.Been in the world all your life.People might think you square cause you got in a new world.But hey you been in the real world all your life ,come on now.Or you may not just good cool people.It does'nt matter.The Grown & Sexy is everything in between them two types.Dressed sharp.Fellas could have a light sag ,but rocking that button up.Or fly to def in they suit or outfit. Here is a Grown n Sexy mix by DJ DFOS
http://soundcloud.com/dj-dfos/so-sexy-set-3-labor-day-mix
You got kids old enough to watch themselves or they can watch the younger kids so ya'll can have a night out.Now ya'll might not get out all the time but when you do you really try to enjoy yourselves cause it might be a little time between getting out.If you drink,you might have a few drinks but don't get sloppy.You can hold it together.Cause at this point in your life you got it together.Kids are about to graduate form high school or even college.It's bout time to start "Doing You" to the fullest.

Forever Young .....Stay Grown n Sexy....

The BreakThru..2013

2013-01-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

First off Happy New and prosperous Year to you!

A couple of weeks ago I declared that 2013 was gonna be my BreakThru year.On all levels personal,professional and spiritual.I've decided to set high goals.Ones I really have to commit,persist and fight for.

How about you?What's on your agenda for 2013?Are you tired of not seeing progress?Not measuring efforts and results?Make a commitment to yourself(Bet on you!!) to make the biggest stride you've ever made.Or even a bigger stride than you have.Then hold yourself accountable because no one else will.

1)Plan-2)Take action-3)Measure progress-4)Adjust to get desired outcome.Check in quarterly to make sure your actions are in line with your goals .Keep yourself in check !.
I'm thinking about where my life is now and where I want to go.A roadmap.But as with any destination you need a strategy and direction.
"If you don't know where you're going,any road will take you there"
It's also important to maintain the excitement and drive as when you first start.You know how it tends to fall off after the grinding gets started.So engage in activities that renew and re-energize your mission.
It's so easy to fall back into complacency and feel like your not getting nowhere.
When the pain is strong enough about your situation only then will you decide to do something about it.
I'm demanding more of myself than anyone could ask for.I have to set my own higher standards.
The BreakThru is all about elevating your mindstate.That's what it all comes down to.
I started a circle on Google + MotivatedMindSe t.It's like a master group for ambitious,motivated,inspired people.I feel like minded people can motivate,teach and inspire each others.
A year goes by faster than we think now a days.To minimize the time you have to maximize the effort.
Find the time to plan and work out your plan.If you think you don't have time.Look at your activities against your goals.Find where you're losing or wasting time.You gotta be your own manager sometimes.
I look at life like a pie and with your responsibilites and demands everybody gets a slice and you're left with the crust.The thing about it is you bake and the pie and your not entilted to a slice?I can't accept the standard society perscripton of that.So my goal is to gain more time,income and freedom.On my terms not someone else having control.It ties into to helping people with my passions and interests.
So make a statement this year.Demand more of yourself set high goals you have to work and sweat for.

To be comfortable later in life your gonna have to be uncomfortable now and grind it out.
(David Foster)

Stay Focused!! 2013 Live The Dream