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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:47:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Information and ideas to help keep your spirit up in a down economy Rene Godefroy no yes@villagehero.com (Rene Godefroy) Rene Godefroy 2008 Motivational Speaker recession,depression,economic,crisis,motivational,speaker,keynote,self,help http://www.villagehero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/144by144.jpg http://www.villagehero.com/blog Rene Godefroy 2008recession,depression,economic,crisis,motivational,speaker,keynote,self,helpBusiness/Business Newsglemo2-webmaster@yahoo.comRene Godefroy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/YwfQBhLcVIE/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-get-a-promotion-and-pay-raise-at-work/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:09:55 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=910 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-get-a-promotion-and-pay-raise-at-work/feed/ 4 Do you sometimes feel like you are stuck in a dead-end position at work? Do you watch other people zoom to the top of your company that are not even as qualified as you are? When was the last time you got a promotion and a significant raise? As I travel all over North America...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/YwfQBhLcVIE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-get-a-promotion-and-pay-raise-at-work/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/77J2bDe5LvI/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-program-your-brain-for-success/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:39:16 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=903 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-program-your-brain-for-success/feed/ 0 how to program your brain for success In the last video that  I put out, I used a metaphor about the Gorilla. Basically, I said your right brain is the brain that causes you to fail or succeed. It is the emotional part of you. Then I said the left brain which is your logical brain is the o... In the last video that  I put out, I used a metaphor about the Gorilla. Basically, I said your right brain is the brain that causes you to fail or succeed. It is the emotional part of you. Then I said the left brain which is your logical brain is the one that filters and analyses information. Well, many people didn't really get it. I received lots of question about. In this short audio, I took the time to make it clear and simple for you. Please watch it and let me know what you think. Rene Godefroy no In the last video that  I put out, I used a metaphor about the Gorilla. Basically, I said your right brain is the brain that causes you to fail or succeed. It is the emotional part of you. Then I said the left brain which is your logical brain is the one that filters and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/77J2bDe5LvI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-program-your-brain-for-success/http://evp-4c1add4a801e4-56c13d349405532e3ce622c9cf3c3417.s3.amazonaws.com/program-your-subconscious-mind-1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/u3NpFstu4E8/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/player-hater/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:11:02 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=749 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/player-hater/feed/ 24 a smart reply to living the dream,Gina Lee tennis racket,hard time,how do you know if youre intelligent,how to live smart when you are living with people who arent,how to reply people saying you are a player,if im so smart why cant i do anything, Let me ask you this question: Have you ever wondered why someone read a book and became wealthy while thousands or even million others read the same book and are still struggling? Let me ask the same question another way. - Let me ask you this question: Have you ever wondered why someone read a book and became wealthy while thousands or even million others read the same book and are still struggling? Let me ask the same question another way. Have you ever seen people who don’t seem to have one quarter of your education but are living large and doing extremely well whereas you may be having a hard time trying to achieve your dream? Is it because that person is lucky? Is it because that person happens to be in the right place at the right time? Well, sometimes that may be true. However, I believe if you want to be lucky, be the best at what you do. And, in order to be at the right place at the right time, you have got to be at many places all the time. All right, if it’s neither luck nor being at the right place, what is it? Great question! Let me answer it with a powerful illustration. This is my tennis racket. These are my tennis balls. I know what you’re thinking, “I didn’t know he played tennis!” As a matter of fact, I don’t know how to play tennis. I don’t even know how to hold the racket. So, why do I have the balls and the racket? The guys I run with on the trail have been talking me into playing tennis. Jerry Lee gave the racket and the balls. They have been in the trunk of my car for about a year now. Let me ask you this: Because I drive around with a racket and some tennis balls in my trunk, does that make me a tennis player? The answer is obviously no. Now, when do I become a tennis player? When I actually get on the court to practice and play! That is when I start taking action. Until then I will always be a spectator. Here’s my point: most people in life are spectators. Very few people are players. The spectators read a book or attend a seminar and get very excited in a moment. But then, they don’t get on the court to play or put into application what they learn. The players do just the opposite. Are you a player or a spectator? Let me tell you, the spectators tend to always know what the players should have done. Have you ever heard the fans screaming and cursing at the players for mistakes? I’m talking about the player haters. You know what? I don’t want you to be a spectator. Be a player instead. Now, take a good look at your knowledge, degrees, and whatever education you have. They are your racket and tennis balls. It’s time to stop carrying them in the trunk of your brain. It’s time to play! Before I wrap up, let me say this: In life you’re either creating or consuming. When you’re creating, you’re playing and when you’re consuming, you’re a spectator. Which one do you want to be? The reality is, every time you’re learning, you’re consuming. You’re being a spectator. Spectators don’t make money, they spend money. The players do. Got it? Great! Always ask yourself this question when you are doing anything: “Am I being a player or a spectator?” Right now you’re being a spectator. It’s time to play. Go create something. Be a player. Take action on what you learn. And, by the way, you don’t have to start big. Do anything that makes you feel like you’re playing. Press on!   Rene Godefroy no Let me ask you this question: Have you ever wondered why someone read a book and became wealthy while thousands or even million others read the same book and are still struggling? Let me ask the same question another way. Have you ever seen people who don’t seem to have one quarter of your education...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/u3NpFstu4E8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/player-hater/http://evp-4c1add4a801e4-56c13d349405532e3ce622c9cf3c3417.s3.amazonaws.com/tennis-spectator-player-1.mp4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/IZJ0JkWYuzQ/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/your-current-situation/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:00:09 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=715 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/your-current-situation/feed/ 42 Become indispensable in the workplace,business processes,change the way thing are going,customer service,finding out the way things are,happy new year,how to change my current situation,how to change the way thngs are now,lifetime employability, Click Here To Post A Comment Happy New Year! Yes! No matter how far we are into the year, I still want to say Happy New Year. The last one was really challenging. I want you to make this one a really NEW year for you. In fact, Click Here To Post A Comment Happy New Year! Yes! No matter how far we are into the year, I still want to say Happy New Year. The last one was really challenging. I want you to make this one a really NEW year for you. In fact, I’m declaring it as this year as the year of reinvention and reengineering. I encourage you to make it that way for you every year from now on. Let me tell you why… Albert Einstein said something like this, “The significant problems you are facing today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which you created them.” Simply put, whatever boat carried to this situation cannot take you out of it. Let me put this way for you. It’s time to reinvent your life. It’s time to reinvent your business. You cannot make it in this economy with your current level of thinking. You need to rethink your life or business. How do you do so? The answer is simple… new knowledge. Make it a goal to acquire new and fresh skills this year. Prepare yourself to make more money, get a promotion, and be more marketable in this new economy. Do you follow? I don’t know where you are in your journey. I don’t know what pieces of the puzzle you are missing. Whatever it is for you, go get it! Maybe you need to master the art of selling, customer service, time management, or you just need to learn communicate with confidence. Maybe it’s the new system in your workplace you need to master in order to provide better support to your customers. Go for it! The world is changing at a rapid pace. Companies are forced to reinvent and reengineer their business processes. They have new and different problems. Your job should be to find out what those problems are. Then go get the necessary skills that can solve them. That’s how you achieve lifetime employability. That’s how you will become indispensable in the workplace, all right? If you are an entrepreneur, it’s the same for you. Listen, if I didn’t follow the advice I’m giving you here, I would still be a janitor at 163rd Mall in Miami mopping floors. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with those that are doing it. There are some that are just fine with it. But, it’s not me. I deserve better in life. That’s why I had to reinvent myself. Who I was as a broke immigrant unable to speak English was not enough. I needed to become a different kind of person that truly deserves more. So, go ahead decide what you need to master or who do you have to become. Go after it. In most cases your company already has all the trainings and resources you need. Take advantage of them. Start reinventing yourself now. And make this a great year for you… by choice. Press on! Rene Godefroy no Click Here To Post A Comment Happy New Year! Yes! No matter how far we are into the year, I still want to say Happy New Year. The last one was really challenging. I want you to make this one a really NEW year for you. In fact, I’m declaring it as this year as...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/IZJ0JkWYuzQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/your-current-situation/http://evp-4c1add4a801e4-56c13d349405532e3ce622c9cf3c3417.s3.amazonaws.com/reinvention-happynewyear-1.mp4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/CSadrS4xJuo/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-make-2011-your-best-year-ever/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:15:24 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=698 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/how-to-make-2011-your-best-year-ever/feed/ 0 Yes! Now is the time to start thinking and planning your New Year! You can’t hope it’s going to turn out all right. No. You need to plan for it. Most people don’t succeed because they never take the time to plan for what they want. You can’t go through life winging it. The people...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I told you not restrain yourself—not to design your future based on your current circumstances, fears, or reality. I also asked you to believe. Now, pay close attention. I want to break it down for you. First, please understand that I’m not trying to tell you what to do with your life. I just have a hunch maybe you want to a better life. But change is a complex undertaking. Whether it’s individual, organizational, or social, there are many forces at play. As you might imagine, it's not easy to change your current situation. So, if you’ve been trying to change your current situation and you’re not making progress, I want to offer you a fresh perspective. I want to go behind the scene to help you understand why you may not succeeding at driving change - professionally and personally. Imagine a five-year-old kid leading a 400-pound gorilla that doesn’t want to be led. How effective do you think the kid would be if he or she politely asked the gorilla to move? This question is not to trick you. Because the answer is, that depends. Now, what do I mean by that? Well, obviously the gorilla is in charge. It is much bigger and more powerful than the kid. However, the kid can only use tactical and strategic levers to force the gorilla to obey. Here’s what I mean: It is said we have two brains. We have the emotional brain—the one that feels. We have the logical (rational) brain—the one that analyzes everything. It’s also the one that makes us procrastinate or think we’re not ready to start. Those two brains are often referred to as the conscious and unconscious mind. Let me put it in a context that might make more sense to you. Your rational or logical brain is the kid that’s trying to lead the gorilla. It’s your conscious mind or your awareness. The emotional brain is the 400-pound gorilla behind the kid. That gorilla doesn’t want to move or change.  Thus is the root of your current internal conflicts. What do I mean by that? Your emotional brain is always in control. It dictates the action you take. Let me give you an example. In your logical mind, you want to go to the gym to workout or change your situation. Your outcome may be to lose 10 pounds in six months. But your emotional brain—the gorilla—doesn’t want to feel the pain. It’s the part of your brain that’s keeping from going to the gym. Instead, it prefers the pleasure of a cup of Ice scream or a chocolate cake. It gives this weird feeling of “I can’t resist this chocolate.” Are you still with me? The gorilla is in charge. Do you see the battle? Are you seeing why the kid has such a hard time leading the 400-pound gorilla? Are you seeing why you can really want something and yet it’s so hard for you to take the right actions to get it? But you know what? You can empower the kid to take charge any time you want and force it to help you change your current situation. Let’s see how you can do so. 3 Ways To Force Your Emotional Brain Into Submission So You Can Change Your Current Situation 1-Give The Gorilla Specific Directions. Do you know why you can’t resist the chocolate or the ice scream? It’s because the gorilla doesn’t get clear, firm and specific directions to change. Now, let me tell you this: If you don’t give it specific and detailed directions firmly, it will eventually take you to the city of regrets. Give it clear guidance. 2-Touch The Gorilla’s Heart. Your feelings come from your heart. That’s where your tears flow.  It’s where change begins. It’s what changes behaviors and attitudes. If your heart is not in it, change is not going to happen. So, how do you touch the heart? Have a strong emotional why! It’s like this: You’ve got to pick up the phone, face your fears, and make the sale. Why? Rene Godefroy no &#160; &#160; Please upgrade your browser In the last post on how to change your current situation, I encouraged you to write down your ideal lifestyle five years from now. I told you not restrain yourself—not to design your future based on your current circumstances, fears, or reality. I also asked you to believe. Now,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/e9s45K7rQGY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/manifestation/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/1L0aGiSGJKU/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/power/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:25:50 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=569 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/power/feed/ 19 how success is related to will power? [iframe http://www.workplacesatisfaction.com/phppolls/poll.php?pid=1 600 220] -   [iframe http://www.workplacesatisfaction.com/phppolls/poll.php?pid=1 600 220]   Rene Godefroy no Please upgrade your browser &#160;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/1L0aGiSGJKU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/power/http://evp-4c1add4a801e4-56c13d349405532e3ce622c9cf3c3417.s3.amazonaws.com/imagination3-1.mp4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/5tNi27NwvWY/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/will-power/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:51:16 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=523 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/will-power/feed/ 37 Please upgrade your browser I’d like to share with you why you should NOT rely on your will power to help you achieve your dreams. Instead, you should rely on what I’m about to reveal to you. I know things are tough theses days. There are many people who are not happy at with their...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/5tNi27NwvWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/will-power/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/villagefeed/~3/LbZHnRcknyQ/ http://www.villagehero.com/blog/stop-struggling/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:18:01 +0000 glemo2-webmaster@yahoo.com (Rene Godefroy) http://www.villagehero.com/blog/?p=495 http://www.villagehero.com/blog/stop-struggling/feed/ 53 breakthrough,conversations,Current Situation,Dreams,emotions,f,how to stop struggling,motivational videos for struggling,Nana indiana university,never give up keep pressing on,never struggle again villagehero,no struggle from rene godefroy Yes, I know times are tough for most. The conversations are dismal out there. People are giving up on their dreams. They are walking away from something they spent countless hours building. The unemployment line is getting longer and longer. Yes, I know times are tough for most. The conversations are dismal out there. People are giving up on their dreams. They are walking away from something they spent countless hours building. The unemployment line is getting longer and longer. No one really knows when things will get back to normal. The politicians are telling us stories that are contradictory depending on what party they belong to. Some say the recession is over. Others say we still have a long way go. To me, they are using words to play on people's emotions. That explains why I don't watch television. I don't want to worry about things I can't control. I created this video to inspire you to keep pressing on. The reality is, there are many people out there who are doing extremely well. I see crowded restaurants and malls often when I travel. I really don't know that means. I just know some people are not struggling. Now, I say this to let you know no matter how tough your current situation may be, there's hope. Keep hanging in there. You may think you are struggling. But your definition of struggle may be completely wrong. How about you are experiencing a breakdown for your  breakthrough. Have you ever thought about it this way? Go ahead and start watching the video now to discover how to stop struggling. Rene Godefroy no Yes, I know times are tough for most. The conversations are dismal out there. People are giving up on their dreams. They are walking away from something they spent countless hours building. The unemployment line is getting longer and longer. No one really knows when things will get back to normal. The politicians are telling...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/villagefeed/~4/LbZHnRcknyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.villagehero.com/blog/stop-struggling/http://evp-4c1add4a801e4-56c13d349405532e3ce622c9cf3c3417.s3.amazonaws.com/newsletter-never-struggle-again-1.mov Rene GodefroynonadultMotivational Speaker