During these challenging economic times, everyone of us faces various types of stress. Most of us are changing our lifestyles to survive. How about those who are less fortunate? How about those who live on the street?
It is a well-known fact that during the holiday season, stress levels climb. This can be due to financial challenges, illness, or maybe a broken relationship. There is not one of us who is immune to stress during the holidays. Instead of happiness, we feel melancholic. Instead of feeling positive, we may be depressed. If you notice, there is one common thread throughout these types of emotions (I am guilty of this too)…the stress is created by ourselves. It is a “me” centered attitude. Instead of thinking how we can best celebrate the Christmas season by helping others and giving of ourselves, we tend to get wrapped up in our own worlds…our own stress.
Think about this thought. We have well over 300 million people in the United States. What if each person donated $1.00? Just a dollar. Think about what that could do for the “less fortunate” people…how we could help them. How we could give them a great Christmas. What if each of us gave $5.00? That would be $1.5 billion. Most of us spend ten dollars at Starbucks in one day. What if 50 million people went out and served meals to the poor and needy on Christmas? We would make an astounding statement to the whole world. I have found from personal experience that when you give to the less fortunate, your own problems become quite small. You become the biggest winner.
It would be interesting to see what would happen to our economy if we helped the less fortunate in this manner. You might be surprised. It is an empowering concept to ponder!
Being an entrepreneur has given me a deep appreciation for individuals who are success oriented and never give up. The drive to always “push through” is a trait of successful people.
I have been fortunate to associate myself with many successful individuals over my life. It began with my father who instilled in me the ability to step outside of the box…to create something out of nothing. He taught me the importance of integrity in business...traits that I have incorporated into the various business models I employ.
I spent the first ten years of my career in the medical field. I worked side by side with amazing individuals who put their own self-interests aside in order to nurture others back to good health. Many times I witnessed life and death situations. It was always humbling to experience the team-work that evolved around trying to save a lives.
As my career path evolved into the business world, not only could I bring those experiences into my persona, I saw a need to spread information…real information for real situations. A close friend of mine began to mentor me in aspects of blogging. He has given me incredible insight into how a blog should be developed…how to focus my passion for helping mentor people to becoming successful entrepreneurs. This passion for mentoring others began when I was a young child and continues today. It is not about me, but rather those who have influenced my life.
I am a work-out addict and a real “ski dog”. Sorry guys and gals…I do not “ride”. I live for deep powder and steep chutes. I love the feeling of looking over the edge of a steep run…feel my heart beat faster with that adrenaline rush and then “jump in”. I love golf…but I always wonder if I will ever break 100…lol! Most of all, I love my wonderful family…they are the best! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you feel empowered today.
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