Life Lessons from the Places You Go

Life Lessons From the Places You Go –Luke Muaser

 

One of the biggest learning lessons has been through the gift of travel and learning the world by seeing it! When I was 9 years old I was fortunate to travel with my parents oversees for educational and business purposes. I developed a passion for travel from the first trip we took.         This interest was sparked by visiting such places as the Vatican City in Rome, seeing a witch doctor in Africa, visiting cathedrals in Peru, and mentoring Chinese children at a Buddhist Temple called the American Bodhi Center. My transcripts confirm my grade point average and my class rank solidifies how important studying and academics are to me; however, it’s life experiences, through travel, that have really shaped who I am today and who I am becoming in the future. In addition, I love learning about history and the travels have just furthered that interest.

The next travel destination and educational experience was to Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. I was 12 years old and on my second business trip with my parents, however this time without my little sister. It was my first time to fly a long distance and over an ocean.         Maui was beautiful. We stayed where the NFL retired football players were having a conference. I challenged myself to get out of my comfort zone and ask for autographs as we came across the players at the resort. One of the autographs was from Santana Dotson, which ironically was a college friend of my mother’s. I definitely learned to move out of my comfort zone and it helped that I found another kid to buddy with me! I have always loved sports so it was quite a treat.

Bermuda was couple years later and was amazing. The island is only 20 area miles. Today it is still a British territory, which I found interesting for many reasons. The currency is British and the British influence affected manners and dress codes. It was required to dress up for dinner and if you wore shorts to dinner it was custom to wear dress shoes and knee socks. Bermuda’s limestone roofs withstand hurricanes and collect this rainwater with the curvature of the construction. The ocean water was even more beautiful than previous places we had been and the pink sand beaches were so beautiful as well. There is an organism that grows under the coral and when it dies its pink shell mixes in the white sand to give it its color.

NOW for the experience that changed my perspective just before going to high school. I was privileged to go on a mission and educational trip to Malawi and Zambia, Africa! The best part of the trip was the experiences with the culture, people and climate. We went to villages, orphanages and a university to feed food to the poorest communities in the world. While visiting one of the orphanages I was playing basketball. A couple young boys approached me asking if they could join. The boys wanted me to teach them some of the fundamentals since they never had a coach that knew a lot about the game. By the time we had finished every single one of the boys was grinning from ear to ear. In that moment I realized that I had value and could make a difference in the lives of people. In addition, I now have a different perspective on poverty in America. Only handfuls of people even have shoes and get a single meal a day in this part of the world! While there, we worked on a resource project to change that, using food distribution areas, agricultural schooling and water system installments. It was my first time to see poverty at this level. The interesting thing is that it was the happiest culture of singing, playing and dancing! The Malawians didn’t know any different and didn’t have income levels to have a comparison. A life changing trip in so many ways.

How many times in your life have you heard “Rome was not built in a day?” It was during a trip to Italy that I found out how true that really was. While in Italy last year on an educational tour, we stayed in Rome and traveled from there down to the coast and visited everything in between. Rome really is multiple cities built on each other. The ancient ruins in Rome, such as the Colosseum and the Forum show you the vast power of the Roman Empire. I learned in 10 days what might take a lifetime to learn in books and studies.

My last educational tour to date, was this past summer. I traveled with one of my history teachers, as well as other students, to Peru. I did not know what to expect as this was my first trip to South America. Of course, we learned the stories of Machu Picchu and that it is in the cloud forest, as well as how to survive with unique food habits like eating guinea pig. Learning how extensive the Inca people were in their building and civilization construction, was fascinating. I could go on and on about history lessons, relationships formed during some good and bad situations, as well as interesting airport and transportation experiences.

All and all, world travel is a valuable learning experience that can enhance the many years of classroom schooling. My goal of continuing education at Baylor University would allow me to meet individuals from all over the world and further cultivate that passion for travel and cultural diversity. Coming from a small town in Texas, going to Baylor University, will allow me to branch out and learn from others with different religious affiliations and beliefs. Life is a series of learning lessons. A key site for business training and to apply for valuable college scholarships can be found on

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Sincerely,

Luke Musser

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Struggling with Lack of Work Life Balance?

I practiced medicine for nearly 12 years and had zero work-life balance. Nearly two decades ago I made a choice to create my life and have been assisting physicians and others to do the same ever since.  From this 3 min clip of Sir Richard Branson;

“With modern communications one shouldn’t have to be stuck in an office”

We all have the same 24 hours per day. So why is it Sir Richard can own 400+ companies and so many others plug away in a cubicle?

Maybe there’s a clue in this three minute clip;

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Monday Morning Quarterback

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Wow! What a game! And now it’s Monday Morning. Time for the Monday Morning Quarterbacks to muse and pontificate on what coulda-shoulda-woulda happened if only…

The actual quarterbacks, coaches, players, refs, and people who were in the stands and people who viewed the game on TV will argue what happened in the game less than 24 hours ago. They all watched the same game…from their perspective and thru their emotional and mental filters.

Additionally, any number of “experts” will be on sports shows today – all too happy to tell you what occurred on the playing field based upon their filters and resulting perceptions.

The game is over. So is your past. The results cannot be changed and the very best thing about the past is that it’s over. And what’s really superb is that when it comes to your past you can’t prove that your past happened the way YOU remember it.   Because if we had a time machine and traveled back to the pivotal events of this past year, or any point in your life; and we interviewed others who were present – there would be an extremely high probability that they would remember those same events very differently.   Just like those arguing about yesterday’s game.

Additionally, we all have had the experience where a seemingly terrible event turned out to be the very best thing for us.   One lesson here and there is to look for the seed of good in every “awful” experience as it’s happening – because the second lesson here and there is that every experience has served us, or continues to serve us on some level, for some purpose.

In conclusion, it is a fact that the glass is always completely full of two liquids and there are always three sides to every story; His, Hers and the Truth – which usually lies somewhere in between. Human beings filter ALL of the data input through our own experiences and ultimately choose our own perceptions. So why not choose to interpret all the data input in a way that supports and empowers you TO BE magnificent, to improve your life, your family’s life and your community?

Because you can. And what if you were to? What if you did? Who could you help?

How great would that be?

Live With Intention,

Dr Bill

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Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking

Today – a lot of people will claim we’ve “won”. The rest will have 4 years to say; “that’s why I didn’t vote for…” (a version of the Blame game)

Today the quarterback, coaches, players, refs, people who were in the stands and people who viewed the “game” on TV will argue what happened in the game.   They all watched the same game…from their perspective and thru their emotional and mental filters.   Additionally, any number of “experts” will be happy to tell you what occurred on the playing field….based upon their filters and resulting perceptions.

In fact, the glass is always completely full of two liquids and there are always three sides to every story; His, Hers and the Truth – which usually lies somewhere in between. Human beings filter ALL of the data input through our own experiences and ultimately choose our own perceptions.

So why not choose to interpret all the data in a way that supports and empowers you to BE magnificent, to improve your life, your family’s life and your community?

The only person you can rely on to really secure your future is YOU…and here’s how you can take control – Entrepreneurship!

Live With Intention,

Dr Billflag-n-eagle

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Are you the Dreaded “Ask-Hole”?

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Remember, the fastest way to learn something new is to find a person who has already accomplished what you’re seeking to accomplish. When I started this business I sought to be mentored by a person who was making mid six figures per month.

In the beginning I did EVERYTHING I was told to do – without question – and my business grew so fast I decided to put my practices up for sale.

Once they were sold, I started to question my decision. I also began to question EVERYTHING. I began to think – I “NEED” to know everything about everything. I began to question the product ingredients, the science, the company, the business strategy, the techniques, the scripts, the emails, my mentors and mySelf.

I called my coaches everyday, probably a hundred times per day. (OK maybe not a hundred…at least several). I went to their homes and sat next to them for hours and hours and hours – watching, listening, learning – and rarely applying. I was the dreaded “Ask-Hole”.

 Finally, judgement day came. My coaches called me to the carpet. Bill – your business is shrinking. You’re not DOING the business. You’re simply Anal-yzing it and you’re Failing  Your questions are legitimate. At some future point they’re going to be important things to know. They’re good questions – and here’s one for you; “Are you wanting to get another degree – or are you seeking to learn a new business and achieve your dreams, goals and more?

Here’s what they said next; “From this day forward here’s what we’re going to DO. For every 10 people you talk to – we’ll answer one question. Is that fair?”

My answer a meek, weak – Uh – Yes.

They continued on; Because we learn this business by DOING this business. Learning this business is like learning to swim, dance, ride a bike, or drive a car – you don’t read a bunch of books to learn those things. You learn because of your WHY. You learn to swim so you can breath and live, you learn to dance so you can get the guy/girl, you learn to ride a bike or drive a car for the FREEDOM.

Once I returned to DOING what my mentors told me to DO – even though it wasn’t “comfortable” my business began to grow.

More on “comfortable” tomorrow.

Live with Intention,

Dr Bill

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