it’s 3:15 AM as i write this and trust me, i’ve been trying to sleep for this last hour…not wanting to get up although i knew i had to write. it’s that feeling you get when you know you have to do something…and you know it’s gonna be good, but you’d rather just try to enjoy resting…the mind keeps going, and going, and going, and going. gosh.

clarity. that’s what this is all about. i made it to bed last night at around 10 PM…and now 5 hours later, i’m ready to start the day.

but it’s clarity. a certain part of my consciousness understands whats about to happen. off the Aleutian Islands last night, there was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake…i think the depth was something like 46 km…not too deep. but the depths of my soul know what’s about to take place. i’ll share a fraction of what’s going on and what this referencing means.

1. a few years ago i had a wonderful growing experience with my mentor. i gave everything i had, everything i knew, and everything i was capable of doing, to learning at his feet. i began to love the idea of creating relationships which led to payoffs…business deals. well, the opportunities of learning and accelerated growth were great. the exposure to powerfully successful individuals who had created “empires” or entities which successfully landed deals which influenced business and consumer markets was intense. at some point MY motivation and intention surfaced: i grew some. i’m indebted to mike. but i’m more indebted to Divinity.

2. over the last few years i have discovered that in re-branding an entity, it is not enough to be anything less than fully engaged. it takes all. i have to give it my all. everyday. its expected in business and its expected in life. leave it all on the field, on the court, in the ring.

1 + 2 = 3

3. but you can’t. it’s impossible to leave it on the field, on the court, and in the ring. it’s impossible because it didn’t begin on the field, on the court, nor did it begin in the ring. what is meant by that phrase is simply that your preparation up to that point was evident in your performance. and since you cannot undo the end-result while you are engaged in performing, it is necessary to leave the agony of the what-ifs on the field, on the court, and in the ring once you’re done.

the take-away is a higher level of training intensity; our content for the next show. after all, it’s really about the experience of performing…spectators make it nice when you do well. when you flop, they magnify the intensity of poor-performance. and so what i’ve learned, and what is clear now, is that success is not so much appearance and associations as it is presence and execution. what i learned from mike-and meeting mike was Divine chance-was to envision the opportunity, package my vision, and discover the fit to sell it. it’s less about profitability and all about passion. it’s about showing up consistently. it’s about the daily payoffs. if my values are aligned and my intentions are direct and sincere, the profitability is there. there is no such thing as get-rich-quick. it defies law.

oh, you can get tons of money quick in a transaction and a deal. but character takes time. and character is the deal that matters most to me. since my kind of work requires billing for time, my time spent working is calculated to build character. just what i want.

remember: research, structure, deliver, enjoy.

david

calendario

in a conversation with a friend today, i learned. well actually, the learning didn’t happen until a few hours after the talking ended-until the silence ensued & the inner dialogue began to unravel. it became & is now clear that i alone hold the key to my visions of the future. look, we all have dreams but yours are not mine and mine are not yours. i can accept that now. i used to think that business partners & trusted friends can share your dream. i used to think that even your spouse can share your vision of the present-to-be. now i know that the vision is mine alone. it is up to me. i hold the key. nothing else.

on this curious path of discovery and wider perspectives, i am fascinated at my resolve to

what will yours open?

materialize ideas. perhaps creating jobs for others is one of the greatest tests of tenacity; of endurance; of vitality & rigor. perhaps, the selling of products is the easy way out. it can sure prove lucrative though. i’m glad that i’m going back to my roots. i love philosophy. and to those who snickered, “how you gonna make money with philosophy?” i answer, “just watch me.”

i see it this way: it’s not how you make money that matters, it’s the legacy you build & the way you enjoy your opportunities. it’s the ability to buy good sushi & to enjoy it in the company of loved ones, even if they prefer the chicken teriyaki rice bowls.

be comfortable in your own skin.

my self-prescribed fixes...eggnog & choco milk

2011 is here. are you ready?

many people are gonna make new year’s resolutions & gym memberships will spike in sales…but who cares? new year’s resolutions are opportunities that often miss their aim. when we set-out to make a change, or improve upon a behavior, or abandon habits, we are pursuing an enduring change. we are not looking for a temporary fix!

so often, we start off on the right foot but choose to abandon our pursuits when a perceived obstacle becomes a justifying scapegoat for abandoning the undesired path of resistance: CHANGE!

as you conjure up, create, plan, strategize, resolve, and execute your desires, be sure to allow yourself some adjustment time. long-lasting change rarely occurs overnight more often through sustained effort & implementation. the habit we seek to undo must be replaced by another principle-centered & enduring one.

don’t: beat yourself up or doubt when a perceived obstacle crosses your path or finds its way into your gears.

DO: capture the vision of the big picture…every step you take is a micro-achievement on the long path toward your goal. you’ll make it with consistent effort, re-direction, and oh,…adjust as needed!

your fellow-traveler,

david

loneliness affects us all.

how is it possible that loneliness affects us all? how does it occur that within a crowded room or within the arms of a loved one, we long for company? what is the identifiable entity within our hearts that seeks solace with association?

this week has given me two poignant experiences which form the motivation for this post. of a consequence-or more correlative, more aptly put- i have pondered patterns of perception as they have appeared. one lady i know shared that the love within her marriage “is gone.” they are content on living as roommates so that their two young boys will not immediately suffer the trauma of sudden spatial separation.  how tragic! with little regard to their cultivation of a relationship and vows, promises and hopes, dreams and aspirations to grow old together, they no longer find a heart, each with the other. they lay blame, each to the other. they want more, each than the other.

in my second experience, i responded to a friend’s observation on loneliness, wherein she had stated almost poetically, “loneliness has to be one of the worst feelings in the world.” veritas.

isolation is intentional banishment.

a few weeks ago, i watched part of a documentary on solitary confinement. although i did not watch the entirety of the production, the weight of its application was direct & striking, to say the least. just considering the intent of this legal penalty resonates with emotions steep in degree and magnitude. it is perhaps an extreme which powerfully contrasts our ability as free citizens (forget about the Patriot Act for a second will you?) to stir well intentions into the lives of those whose loneliness debilitates them beyond self-corrective measures.

my invitation to you: consider a time when you felt alone, unreachable, or neglected. what might have eased your burden of solitude then? what could a loved one, friend, acquaintance, or stranger have done to demonstrate kindness with the intent of support? as you think of actions calculated to lift the hands, strengthen knees, and give warmth through tender embrace, decide to be the giver of a good deed today…and DO IT!

we are all worthy and worthwhile of love,

david