“Every act of giving or goodness toward another person is a combination of altruism and self interest.”
–Dwight Burlingame, PhD
“It is impossible to give without also receiving.”
–Ghandi
Live with Intention,
Dr Bill
Good Morning Team – one more thing from Ken Dychtwald’s book, With Purpose
Our culture trains us to think of your skills and talents as what you do at work. Go deeper;
Are you just an administrative assistant – or an organized person who gets things done.
Are you just a nurse – or a person who is gentle, caring, understanding and compassionate.
Are you just a car salesman – or a person who connects people with their dreams.
Point: You are more than your job.
In a study of why people work beyond retirement the answers were to exercise their skills, use their talents, pursue new passions and to Make a Difference. Seeing the good you do and reaping the personal rewards is super critical to baby boomers. 70% feel that their work must “give you a sense of purpose”.
How is your role at work or in your business serving the greater good?
Live With Intention,
Dr Bill
Good Morning Team – Late last year I introduced you to Diane Nyad per the post below. She’s a great example of a baby boomer seeking to stay young through physical endeavors. An inspiration to all.
Earlier today she abandoned her record 103 mile swim …her life’s dream since age 30…….29 hours into the attempt…after training for it for 2 years, swimming up to 12 hours per day…at age 60-61.
The question over the next few days and subsequent interviews; Will she make another attempt? Will she interpret this event as a success or failure? Will she use this experience as an excuse to shrink & play small? OR as fuel to do something even greater?
Tony Robbins often says;
“It’s in your moments of decision that your Destiny is created”
Right here, right now this very moment you could make a decision to Go for it, to Be, DO, and Have your dream. Inside you – there is that one thing you yearn for, ache for, go back to in your mind over and over. Only you know what “It” is for you. Only you know if you’re “settling” for something less.
When would now be the very best time in your life to Make a Decision, Take Massive Action and change your physiology, outcome and legacy?
Last year’s email;
Good Morning Team – In today’s health news I was moved by a piece on Diana Nyad.
There is nothing more powerful than a human being with a burning desire!
In the summer of 1978, she attempted the 103-mile journey from Cuba to
Key West, Florida. After 41 hours and 49 minutes in the water, Nyad’s
handlers gave her the bad news: Because of high waves and strong currents,
she was so far off course that completing the swim would be impossible.
Whether the handlers were dream stealers or smart coaches? – only Diana
knows for sure.
The following year, she completed what still remains the longest swim in
history without a shark cage — 102.5 miles from Bimini in the Bahamas to
Jupiter, Florida.That day was her 30th birthday, and the last day of her
swimming career. “I was so burned out. You couldn’t pay me to take one
more stroke,” Nyad said. “For 30 years, I did not swim a single stroke
anywhere at any time, except in the ocean, paddling on a board.”
But swimming from Bimini to Florida wasn’t her dream. That swim – even
though a record that still stands – wasn’t the “it” she was striving for. For
Diana that was “settling.” And 30 years later on her 60th birthday;
“I was having an existential crisis about being 60,” she said. “I told myself,
‘You have to get real with life’s lessons, one of which is you can’t go back.’ ”
In what she now realizes was an ironic moment, Nyad says she looked into
the rearview mirror in her car and decided; “I realized there was one thing I
could go back for, and that’s the dream swim from Cuba to Key West.”
Tony Robbins often says;
“It’s in your moments of decision that your Destiny is created”
Right here, right now this very moment you could make a decision to
Go for it, to Be, DO, and Have your dream. Inside you – there is that
one thing you yearn for, ache for, go back to in your mind over and over.
Only you know what “It” is for you. Only you know if you’re “settling”
for something less.
When would now be the very best time in your life to Make a Decision,
Take Massive Action and change your physiology, outcome and legacy?
Live With Intention,
Dr Bill
Good Morning Team – Party with a Purpose concept started by broke bachelor and takes zero or little cash outlay to start and run.
Based upon the premise that people – especially baby boomers – have an innate desire to;
1. Make a Difference by doing good.
2. Be a part of something bigger than themselves
3. Have FUN.
The original pwp concept was developed around a weekly happy hour at a bar. You determine the schedule based upon how much fun you can stand.
The concept is simple…schedule a party….arrange for discounted food… charge a fee to enter the party….and donate the difference to the charity that is represented at the event. Someone – preferably a volunteer from that charity takes 5 minutes to speak about that charity….and why they give their most valuable asset – time – to that particular charity.
Example: I’m a small business owner in the X industry and I volunteer for the X charity because xyz and the rewards that come from this activity are xyz. Clue: no obvious self promotion. The charity MUST be the sole focus of the event.
My wife & I have done these informal fundraisers many many times. The amounts raised are typically measured in just hundreds of dollars and everyone has a good time doing something for the greater good. The recipient is almost always the local Team favorite “Nourish the Children” or “Force For Good”.
Hosting a PWP is an excellent way of becoming active in your community as a small business owner – as well as a soft shoe way of letting people know who you are and what you have to offer….and later some of them will do business with you.
This week we’ll do a “double”. We’re co-hosting a Texas BBQ fund raiser at a local nonprofit – MorningGloryRanch. While the fees collected will go to our favorite Nourish the Children – the ranch will also benefit from having people come from the
Greater Houston area…thus raising the greater houston area awareness of the ranch and what equine therapy is doing for children with autism and other neurological conditions.
The key is having FUN while serving the greater good.
Live with Intention,
Dr Bill
Good Morning Team – History is full of examples of greatness that was only
achieved through partnership;
Watson & Crick
Lewis & Clark
Orville & Wilbur
Laurel & Hardy
Martin & Lewis
Abbott & Costello
Lucy & Ricky
Lennon & McCartney
Fred & Ginger
Wilbur & Mr Ed
Tom & Jerry
Ben & Jerry
Dave & Busters
Roosevelt & Churchill
Iococca & Nourish the Children
Your business Mentor and You
Your Life coach and You.
Power is Organized Effort
Live with Intention,
DrBill
