The speaker list for The Health and Wealth Annex on July 18-19 has just been announced. This is going to be a transformational and educational event you will not want to miss in the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area. Click on the link below to get the list of speakers and key information about the event. Hurry and register with code LC08 (that’s zero-eight) before Friday to save $100 off the cost at the door.
I look forward to seeing you there!
I love this video! If you are looking for a little inspiration or motivation today, check this out. Words, images and sound combine so well sometimes to make such a powerful impact. Enjoy!
One of the themes of The Heath and Wealth Annex is to get in the game. Don’t sit on the sidelines of your life. Take action. Play! You can’t win if you don’t get in the game. Along with that, if you quit, you won’t win either. Life can be tough. You will run into hard times. Don’t stop. Rest, maybe. Re-think your game plan. Just don’t quit!
Here’s an inspirational video on not quitting. Enjoy.
I was wathing TV recently and saw a commentary about recent graduates and what they should be doing. The premise was that graduating college seniors were facing tough times because of the shrinking job market. Granted, some of the commentary was tongue-in-cheek, but the opening statement was advice meant to be taken seriously; and this is what I take issue.
“This is not the time to follow you dreams.”
This is right up there with, “Get your head out of the clouds.” If you follow this advice, you will live a life without passion or purpose. Now, I do understand that times are tough and we all are doing things that we didn’t think we would. But, to put your dreams aside is not the way to go. Keep your dreams. Follow your dreams. Just know that your path to them may look different than what you had planned.
As I have learned through my work with The Passion Test, focus on is the what of your dreams and the how. This mean be clear about what you want out of life and be open to how that may come about. By doing this, you are free from the stress of plans going awry. You remain open to opportunities and new ways to make your dreams your reality.
Over the past weekend I had a lot of conversations about wealth. In particular, I had questions about The Health and Wealth Annex and what you receive during the seminar. I had questions like
“Is this about buidling an MLM?”
“What if I’m not focused on making money; should I still attend”
“Will this show me how to make enough money to retire at 40?”
These are all great questions. And, of course, have different answers. Each seminar will contain different speakers. Some will show you how to increase you financial wealth, some will show you how to increase your mental wealth and some will show you how to increase you relationship wealth. You see, you define what wealth means to you.
The annex is designed to bring a community together to inspire and support each other to identify and live their passions. So, whatever your definition of wealth is you will find people, speakers/experts and resources to help you achieve your goals.
Furthermore, take a look at this video. I think it does a great job in defining wealth.
I have been posting quite a bit lately about The Health and Wealth Annex seminar that I attended about a month ago. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Video has got to be better then, right? So, here is a video compiled from the event that I attended. I hope it inspires you to attend the next event July 18-19 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. If so, check out the registration information under the Pages Section of this blog.
Last night I attended a training on public speaking as part of The Health and Wealth Annex. Now, I have been speaking in public for about twenty years to audiences ranging from as small as ten people to as many as a thousand. So, I am very comfortable on stage. I enrolled in this training to insure that the way I speak is consistent with this new organization.
During the session, the leader went through the first three steps of the process of public speaking. After confirming our understanding and providing an example, he asked for volunteers to “try it out.” I didn’t volunteer. And that is the reason for this blog.
Why didn’t I volunteer? As I stated earlier, public speaking is nothing new to me. I’m not afraid of getting in front of a group. So, why not just do it? After analyzing this to death, which I tend to do, i realized that I was afraid of not being right. I was afraid I would get up there and not do exactly as he had instructed. This is exactly the same roadblock most adults come upon when learning something new.
Part of being adult is we have life experiences. These experiences allow us to assess, judge, organize and assimilate or refuse new information. The downside to this process is that it can limit our understanding and, therefore, new experiences. We are so busy trying to judge whether we believe or not, whether it is right or wrong, whether or not it fits with what we know, we don’t see the possibilities.
Furthermore, as we learn these new ways our fear of change and mastery of something new blocks our attempts at change. The ironic part of this is that we cannot master without first attempting. You cannot learn to ride a bike without getting on the bike. So, I have made a declaration to myself to get on the bike. I will proceed without fear of being wrong, without fear of failure. The only true failure is to never try.
So, if you are having to learn something new because of a recent job loss, if you find yourself in a new career, don’t get in your own way. Relieve yourself of the burden of being right and go for it.
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk to failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live.
Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
-Anon., [seen variously attributed with slight variations to William Arthur Ward, RalphWaldo Emerson, Leo Buscaglia, and anonymous]
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During our meeting today at The Health and Wealth Annex our discussion centered around “being in the game.” Our agreement over the weekend was to talk about our upcoming seminar to at least 4 people. So we talked about who did and didn’t do it. It was really inspiring to listen to those who had followed through talk about their experience. You could hear and see their passion playing full out. They were playing the game. They were in it head, heart and soul.
Think about the things to which you have committed. It could be anything from your personal life to work life. Are you playing full out? Are you wearing your passions on your sleeve? If not, why not? How many people do you know who truly succeed by playing half-heartedly? Take a gut check and recommit now. Get in the game!
Life’s rewards go to those who let their actions rise above their excuses.
…Lee J. Colan, Orchestrating Attitude
Today while at work at The Health and Wealth Annex we had a great discussion on integrity. Now there are many different definitions for the word integrity. Some people say it is keeping your word, some say honoring your word, etc. For our discussion we established that integrity equals personal completeness. That is, you uphold the intention of your word. For example, let’s say you commit to a time to meet someone. Something happens and you cannot make it on time. Since you will not be there on time you are not honoring or keeping your word. But, because you call ahead to let them know you will be late, you are upholding the intention of your word. You have integrity, personal completeness.
Now the reason for the discussion was for establishing how we will work as a team. Integrity is key to high performance teams because it builds and establishes trust. I believe we all understand that a team breaks down when individuals do not trust their teammates will perform as promised. So, integrity equals high-performance.
Think about this as it relates to your own effectiveness. Are you a high performer? If not, look at all areas of your life. Where are you not keeping your word to yourself or to others? It can be something as seemingly minor as not returning emails, phone calls, cleaning your house, etc. Whatever you have left incomplete will keep you from performing in other areas. I know you know this. Just think about that one thing right now that is nagging at you. The thing you are avoiding. The thing that is not complete. Acknowledge that it keeps you from hitting on all cylinders in other areas. If it is still on your mind, all your focus is not on the task at hand.
So, take stock and begin the practice of building your integrity. By doing so, watch your performance soar!
Don’t forget to check out the latest seminar from
The Health and Wealth Annex
under the Pages Section of this blog!
You may remember that I attended a seminar a couple of weeks back (Blog 5/8-5/11) that was created by the Health and Wealth Annex. The seminar was so powerful to me that I joined the company. The focus on the inner world and outer world struck a nice balance to me. During the seminar you are exposed to entrepreneurs, health and wealth experts, professional athletes and other successful people who not only expose you to the concepts of living an abundant life, but also provide the tools and instructions on how to do it. Check out the flier under the Pages Section of this blog for more information on this outstanding opportunity.
