LIFE'S SPEED BUMPS

     As we go through life we all encounter challenges that we must overcome. I like to call them SPEED BUMPS.
     They are things like negative people who tell you NO you can't do that, or changes in your attitude when you begin to question or make excuses for not doing something you know should do in the first place, but for whatever reason you don't.
     There are other speed bumps that might come into your life that you may not have planned for like health issues or family related matters that need attention at the moment.
      We must realize that speed bumps will affect all of us at one time or another, but it is how we deal with them that is the most important.
     We can accept them and use them as learning experiences and move on, or we can let them destroy our life. The decision we make about speed bumps is usually one that is a personal decision only you can make.
      I think if you find a passion and a purpose for your life and focus and take action to accomplish this goal that speed bumps will only be temporary, and can be eliminated entirely.
     There is an inner voice that is in each of us when we are born, and an outer voice that develops as we age based on the people we meet and experiences in life we have.
     Unfortunately the outer voice is what most people listen to and your decisions and actions on based on it.
     The inner voice in you (if are able to connect to it) should be your guide to making the right decisions in your life.
     Some people may call this your spiritual soul or your instinct. It does not matter what you call it, the important thing to remember this is who you really are, and your inner voice you should be listening too not your outer voice.
     The moral here is that speed bumps will happen in your life, find a passion and purpose for your life, listen to your inner voice when making decisions not your outer voice, always think and stay positive,focus on what really want, and you will achieve some of life's best rewards.
   

Humans Need Not Apply

MY COLLEGE FINAL EXAM ESSAY

When I was going to college at Southern Illinois University our final exam was to be an essay. The professor told us at the beginning of the year that this essay was going to be 50 percent of our grade, and we could write about anything we wanted, and that he would choose the title of the essay at the end of the year when we took the final exam.

Each of us knew in advance that there was no way we could study for the exam, since we did not know the subject matter that the teacher wanted for this essay until he put the title on the board.

The day of the final exam arrived, and the professor put on the board the final title of the essay.

Everyone was in shock except for one student in the entire class of over 300 students.He quickly wrote his essay in less than one minute and handed it to the professor and left the classroom.

All of the students laughed quietly under their breath knowing that this student was surely going to fall the course. Most of them worked on their essays for more than one hour and turned in their paperwork.

Next week after all the essays had been graded the students returned and to their amazement , the professor said that only one person got an A on the essay.

I am sure you know by now who got the A. It was the student who left first and spend less than a minute on the essay.

The title the professor put on the board was:

"WHY"

and the student answered

"WHY NOT"

You see the professor wanted us to think, and not just reflect what was in the books and subject matter he taught.

This a great lesson for teachers and students.

So if anyone asks you now:

 Why you are doing what you are doing?

You have the correct answer.

PAYING THE PRICE

There are people who think they can get all the rewards in life without paying the price.

This type of thinking may be the dream, but in reality it is totally false.

In order to achieve the best rewards, you are going to have to pay the price, and this is going to take some effort and expense on your part.

Today it seems everyone wants to do everything the "cheapest way" possible. 

This method of viewing life does not give you the value and quality you deserve.

Always search for how the experience is going to be rewarded to you based on the expense and efforts you are going to have to pay.

Cheap expense and efforts on your part usually results in cheap rewards.

Always strive for value, quality, and excellence, and you will live the life you have always wanted.

There is no excuse for not paying the price.

BEING DIFFERENT IS SOMETIMES BETTER

Many people today are asking everyone to  confirm to be like everyone else.

While is some ways this might be ideal for some of us, there are those of us who have a different vision, and we want to be a little different than anyone else.

The true leaders in business and life have chosen to follow a different path and view the world from a new perspective.

Many people may think they are crazy, and many people will criticize their intentions, but they know ultimately they

are going to be successful.

Being different is sometimes better in the long run for some of us who have decided that this is our destiny in life.

So if someone tells you they are going to do it my way, you better stand back and watch them, because

they will probably surprise you and really do it.

Maybe they know something you don't.

Maybe we should change our way of thinking, and realize that being different is better too.

Olivia Kay-Music Video - Rolling in the Deep

                       ROCKS AND DIAMONDS

by Ronald Reeker         

I believe that when each of us was born that we were all small pieces of coal. 

All of us were destined to become DIAMONDS.

If we just overcome all the negatives in life and endured under pressure that we

would shine and become very rare and priceless like a diamond.

The reality is that some of us choose to be ROCKS.

We accepted all those negative people’s comments as being true, and

we did not set goals for our life, we did not have a passion that directed our life,

and we failed to realize just how very unique and different each of us are.

I believe you have 2 choices in life.

You can be a ROCK or a DIAMOND.

If you choose to be a ROCK, you will eventually crumble and be broken

into small pieces and eventually turn into dust and be blown away.

You will not be able to experience your true potential

and the true rewards in your life will be gone.

If you choose to be a DIAMOND, you will gain strength under pressure, you will always realize that there is more in you than others can see.

You will never accept anything but the truth that you are a very special person

that has abilities different than anyone else.

You will continue to follow your dreams and succeed.

THE ANSWER LIES IN YOU HANDS.

BE A ROCK OR DIAMOND