Are You a Game-maker?

There are those who are in the game, those who just watch the game, and those that don’t even know that the game is being played. And then, there are those who wish that they could get in the game but need some help. It is up to those who are already “making it”, to turn around and help make something happen for someone else. Then you will become known as the game-maker! -ELS  2017

It Will Happen!

The new season is upon us, and even though the summer is refusing to leave, and autumn is beginning to show its colors, you have to know that the time has come for your “some day” to happen to-day. You have waited long enough and dreamt long enough, and stood by long enough. It is time to become what you believe! No matter where you are right now, you are in the right place at the right time to see your “something” come to pass. Just when you are at the breaking point and your critics have said there is no way out, and the naysayers have written your obituary, you have to know that the opposition that you feel is a real indication that something is about to happen! So stay the course, ride out the storm and watch as It will happen!

Although the task may seem impossible, you have to believe that you are worth it. You are worth accomplishing something great that makes a mark on the world. You are worth seeing your dreams and plans come true.  In this season of no limits, you have to be willing to Think Big! Talk Big! and Act Big! You have to refuse to let past failures be the road map to your destiny. Failure may have been part of the journey that you are on but you have to fail forward so that the failure becomes your stepping stone to where you desire to be. Refuse to give up until what you desire happens in your life. Be unwilling to let setbacks, others opinions of you, and a lack of resources deter you. Refuse to give your present pain the final say in your life. Refuse to let the boxes inside your mind, or limitations placed on you by others, keep you from believing that it will happen. You have to know your value and that you are worth more than other people will ever give you credit for. You have to think that you deserve it, talk about what you deserve until it manifests, and then make sure that you act like you have it all ready. It will happen!

When you start talking about what it is that you want to accomplish, there will be some people who don’t believe in you or your dream. They will attempt to put you in a box and place a lid on top of the box, and tell you that you will never get out. But you have get out of the box first by changing your mindset and then break out of the box physically by acting on what you believe. Now just because you get the lid of limitation off doesn’t mean that you are out of the box automatically. You have to put some work in to step out of the box. With each step out of the box you take, you will see yourself getting stronger and gaining more confidence and see that it will happen just as you planned. You may have to partner with some people who will help you leap over the wall. You may have to disappoint some people who don’t want to see you become victorious. But, just as the seasons change, see your situation changing and embrace your opportunity as you see everything you desired come to pass. As summer turns to fall, then winter into spring, know that what you have set your heart to accomplish your goal, then put your hands to work and then watch, as It happens! 

 

 

Leave the Box and Go For It!

For many years leaders have been recognized as thinking outside the box but this is your year to soar, to Leave the Box and Go for It! It is time to stop talking about going to the next level and a…

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Leave the Box and Go For It!

For many years leaders have been recognized as thinking outside the box but this is your year to soar, to Leave the Box and Go for It! It is time to stop talking about going to the next level and actually getting out of the boat, walking on the water and going for it. Fear is the only thing that is paralyzing you from launching that business, writing that book, composing that song, going into the ministry, going back to school, or even marrying the girl of your dreams. Fear paralyzes but faith empowers! Just because we live in a fear-based society does not mean that you have to let fear dominate you. There are three types of people that you will encounter at any given time: those that are in the game, those that watch the game and those that don’t even know that the game is being played! It is time for you to get in the game, leave the box and go for it!

This is your time to step out into unknown territory! Don’t let the fear of the unknown keep you boxed in! It is time to go into enemy territory and not merely exist where it is comfortable. Do not settle for what you can get, but to take what you desire! Some people are never great because greatness causes us to cross lines. Stop saying no to what you feel you are called to do. Stop saying maybe later when time has been given to you to do it now. Stop rejecting the process because it is scary. If you want to see something else in your life, you have to be willing to do something else with your life. If you want to see more, you have to be willing to do more. There are four types of people that are surrounding you. There are standers and watchers, and there are movers and shakers – which one are you? Is there not a cause that will stir you up to step out the boat when others only sit by the sidelines? When you see your team down and it is 4th and goal, do you want them to settle or go for it? You can either give in, give up, or give it all you got!

Your situation may seem like it is impossible for you to overcome. You may even feel that all of your support systems have been removed, but instead of cursing the process how about praising the plan. The plan is to push you into your destiny. The process propels you to the edge and then pushes you over so you can see that you were meant to soar. Stop relying on the system to support you and hold you up. Learn to thrive in impossible situations that bury other people. Let the pressure of the level that you are on push you to the next level. Let the squeezing and discomfort of your current condition be the very thing that gives you strength to endure. The price of victory is often sacrifice and suffering! Stop sabotaging your future with your mouth. Stop complaining about what you think you can do and start confessing what you believe.Become what you believe, leave the box and go for it!

Who told you Preparation for Transition would be easy?

We are faced with transitions all the time in our lives. Some transitions are voluntary while others catch us completely off guard and it almost takes the wind out of our sails. When this occurs it is difficult to think that there are people who care about what you are facing. Some transitions can make you feel like you are on cloud nine because you are anxiously anticipating what is coming next in your life, while there are other transitions that can leave you breathless, powerless and hopeless. So what do you do when faced with transitions? What do you do when you thought you would be on the job for years and they come in and tell you that your services are no longer needed? What do you do when he comes home from work and tells you that he is going out and never coming back? What do you do when you spent all of your hard-earned money paying for a home for five years only to see them come and take it over the course of five days? What ever you do, don’t let your next decision be to stay where you are or go back!

Most people don’t prepare for transitions but preparation is never wasted time.  Besides, who told you that it would be easy to transition from what was to what shall be? People are experiencing some of the most intense times of transitions in their lives; where to move, which job to take, who to marry, what to do after the divorce, they said I’m sick now what, do I open my own  business or do I finish the degree . With so many decisions to make and with so many thoughts weighing on our minds, times of transitions can be seen as the best of times and the worst of times. Transitions are seldom instantaneous in nature. They usually occur over a period of time and it is the in-between times that can be the mean times. Not knowing what to do or which way to turn or even who to trust. Some transitions that you go through can be easier than others. Some transitions you can easily recover from while others will take some time to navigate through. But no matter the length of time of the transition, or no matter the magnitude of the decision that you have to make, there are several things that you can keep in mind as you prepare you for times of transition:

Preparation can be a two-way street: When you are about to transition into the next phase of your life remember that not only do you need preparation for where you are going but also the place you are going to needs to prepare to receive you. You are going to make a difference on those you come in contact with and they are going to make a big impact on you as well. If you want to be effective where you are going, you cannot go forward always looking backwards. The baggage, hurts and pains from yesterday are going to act as anchors in your life if you don’t learn to let them go. You have to purpose in your life that whatever happened to you in the past will be the catalyst that propels you into your destiny. It may not have been good to you  but purpose that it was good for you.  Yes it hurt but the glory that is set before you will be the reward for enduring what you came through. Let the set back be the set up for your come back!

Preparation allows you to explore new opportunities, re-position your priorities and pursue your real greatness: Transitions are not always easy but it can give you a fresh start if you approach it correctly. Whether it is recovering from a life-wrenching event or opening up your own business after a long period of unemployment, approach your transition in the light of a diamond, which has gone through an agonizing time of pressure only to emerge stronger, brighter and more valuable. The preparation was not an easy process but the results are amazing. Whatever you have faced in your life, look forward and  look up because your best days and your blessed days are ahead of you. The light afflictions that may have driven you to this time of transition have worked in your favor to prepare you for what lies ahead. Go out and create your greatness and let others see you shine as you transition from what was into what is!

Let your Failure cause you to Fall Forward

Your past does not disqualify you from starting over and moving forward. They tell you that “if at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again”. That works for some people in some situations but not everyone is so forgiving and not everyone will give you another chance. Many people think that just because you failed in one area of their life that it is impossible for you to still win in life. Although people may write you off and tell you that there is no way for you to rebound and abound in life;  tell them to throw that obituary away because you are about to start writing your new life story. Your mess-up is a set-up for your come-up! Sometimes failure is just what you need to propel you forward. Failure can be the tool that ushers you into what you really are supposed to do and not settle for what you have been doing.

Your past can be your anchor or your propeller. If your past could not disqualify you from starting, what makes you think that it can disqualify you from finishing your race. There can be success from a failure. There can be a rising from the ashes of your life. Let the failure lift you up and not weigh you down. It is easy to give up on yourself and your future but your latter days can be greater than your former days if you don’t faint in your failure! Yes you may have done what they said you did but you are not who they say you are!  Let that failure be the catalyst that pushes you forward and cause you to:

Reexamine your life: Look at the circumstances that caused you to end up where you are. What changes can you make, what boundaries can you establish and what ideas can you generate to keep you from going back? Tell yourself “I won’t go back”.

Re-position your life: What new connections can you make that will open doors of opportunity for you.Do you need to change cities, change jobs or change friends?  You may have to get away from some people or activities so that you can stay focused on your forward movement. If no new opportunity exists for you, create one!

Re-imagine your life: Now that you are on the other side of the failure, begin to develop a plan for your life and re-imagine what your new life can look like.  You said if you were given another chance you would do things differently so now is your chance – do it differently!

Run for your life: Start today! Don’t waste the moment! Do it Now! Let your failure cause you to fall forward and don’t look back. You can move forward my friend and there are  people who are willing to help you. not everyone will abandon you in your fail so look for your ray of hope when it looks like all hope is lost. Stay focused! Stay committed! Stay consistent and face your failure head on.

Create Your Passion and Live Your Dream Today

There are 169 days or 24 weeks and 1 day left in this year. So what are you waiting for? Go get started making your passion your new reality, get to making your dreams come to pass now! Whoever you are waiting for ain’t coming so go get your dream back. Whatever you are waiting for isn’t manifesting so go out there and make something happen. Whenever is Now so don’t you dare waste another day! The time is now and there is no better person to do it but you. You are the one who has it within your power to make this year all that you want it to be. Don’t start this second part of the year paralyzed by what you didn’t accomplish earlier in the year. Don’t let another day go by wishing upon a star and thinking about ‘wish I would have, I wish I could have or I wish I should have’. There is nothing that you can do to change what you did yesterday. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not promised so live today, give today and love today. Give it all you got and hold nothing back. The past is done, over and never to come back again. Put the past behind you and pursue your passions ahead of you. If you keep dwelling in the past and your failures and missed opportunities, you will miss out on your chance to watch what used to be a dream come to pass. Create your passion and live your dream.

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