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EQ Class Added!
EQ: Communicating with Power gives you the
secrets and tools used by all of the most successful communicators
in the world. In
addition, one of the most powerful processes in all our courses
is contained in this class.
The next EQ happens September
22-24, 2005 in Northern California. Contact the
office at (775) 575-2298 to get more information and to sign up.
Click here to learn
more.
Awakening Classes Are Filling Quickly!
If you've been planning to send a starfish
through Leadership Awakening, please act now to make sure you
get the dates you want. All West Coast Awakening classes are now held in Sacramento,
California.
To see the
full updated schedule, including which classes are still open,
click here.
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Today's Message |
From Wanting It To Creating It...
By Dr. Bruce Eichelberger
There are 3 steps to becoming your dreams: Want It. Create
It. Live It. These steps apply in every case, whether you
are dreaming about next week or the rest of your life.
Today, we're going to concentrate on the crucial step
from wanting it and creating it.
Why is this a crucial step? Because it is the step that
takes a person from a 'wanna be,' who only dreams about
their goals, to a person of action who takes concrete steps
towards achieving them.
A case in point is Empower U's new Texas HBS Ranch. As most
of you know, the HBS Ranch in Fernley, Nevada was sold
earlier this year. Scott and his family moved to the Dallas,
Texas area where they are in the process of creating the new
Texas HBS Ranch. As he puts it, "When we left Fernley, we
knew what we wanted in Texas. Now we're in the process of
creating it."
The new HBS Ranch will have a retreat center and
administrative building on it, as well as a large pond and other
amenities.
To see an animation showing the planned transformation ,
click here.
In the first screen, you'll see an overhead image of the
current property showing the location of the current house. The second screen shows
the new additions, including the retreat center, the administration building,
and the enlarged pond.
In this example, you can see that the 'Want It' stage
involves the original idea, in this case, wanting to create
a new HBS Ranch in Texas.
The 'Create It' stage happens at two levels because
everything is created twice - first in the mind, and then in
the physical world. You can see from the plans that there is
a detailed vision of
the desired outcome. This is the first part of creating it. The second part of creating it is
building the physical structures.
This example clearly illustrates the way everything is
created: Know what you want, clearly visualize the final
result in detail, and then take action to move towards it.
Simple. Powerful. Effective... |
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Action Steps for Today |
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What do you want in your life? Are there goals you've set for
yourself in the "Want It" stage, but haven't taken steps to
create? If so, use the concrete example of the Texas HBS
Ranch to stimulate your imagination and creativity. Set time
aside to sit down and make a detailed 'blueprint' of your
desired outcome. Along with the specific details of what you
want, include a series of concrete steps you can take to
actualize your dream. Once you have your blueprint, you've
taken the first crucial step towards creating your dream!
Then, by following the concrete steps you've outlined, you
can begin to make your dream a reality in the physical
world.
Following this simple, but powerful plan, you'll be there
before you know it! |
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Making a
Difference - Kevin Ciccotti |
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Thank you to all of you for the unconditional support
that you continue to give so freely to your teammates. I
am so grateful for the wonderful people who have come
into my life as a result of my experiences with Empower
U. This team is such a huge part of my life and who I
am.
Going into this weekend, I felt a tremendous sense of
sadness for the loss of my friends' darling baby boy.
And as the funeral approached on Saturday morning, I
felt a sense of foreboding and impending dread as my
mind swirled with the notions of what would or would not
happen at this sad occasion. Sadly enough, I have been
to many funerals in my time, including that of my own
adoring, loving mother 8 years ago. But I have only been
to one other funeral service for one so young and I
found myself filled with apprehension. What could I say
to these dear friends to ease their pain? How would I
react as others came together to express their own
feelings of loss? What would the service be like -
overwhelmingly sad, or a celebration of this young life?
I was at the very first moment struck by the mood as I
entered the monastery where the service was to be held.
I was greeted by Brad and Leilani, the parents of young
Gabriel, who were greeting guests as they arrived. They
welcomed everyone with a smile and a hug, and with words
of encouragement. Imagine that, THEY were comforting US
as we entered. These are truly people of true faith and
love.
There were children everywhere I looked - and they had
set up tables with small toys, coloring books, balloons,
and bubbles. It was apparent that this would not be an
"ordinary"" funeral service. Children were encouraged to
just be children, and that gave the rest of us
permission to also feel at ease.
The service was beautiful, with Gabriel's maternal
grandfather reading a poignant poem he wrote about his
beloved grandson. Very touching, very emotional, and
completely uplifting. Then Gabriel's father got out his
guitar and sang a beautiful song he wrote for his little
boy, all about how they will be reunited in Heaven. Very
powerful. After the service, as I held Leilani in my
arms and whispered in her ear my love and affection for
her and her family, I was able to recount to her a
memory I have of an experience we shared with Gabriel
that caused her to break out in joyous laughter. And at
that moment I realized that just my being there, loving
her, supporting her, and sharing a happy memory was
everything to her. Thank you, Heavenly Father for giving
me that moment.
As the day progressed, I found myself recounting that
time in Leadership Awakening when we learned the true
meaning of fear - false evidence appearing real... and I
was so happy to know that my deepest fears of this day
were nothing more than a momentary lapse of reason on my
part. This funeral for this darling little boy became
one of the most uplifting and life-affirming events I
have ever attended. Only a loving and benevolent God
could have made this possible. I am so thankful to be
surrounded by people of such faith. I have learned yet
another valuable life lesson through this experience.
I will continue to live my life like it matters, because
as I now know so well - it DOES! |
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Word Play |
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Poignant means very moving or deeply affecting. It
is often used similarly to the word 'touching' in the emotional
sense.
You can see it used in the sentence from today's
'Make a Difference' article: "The
service was beautiful, with Gabriel's maternal grandfather reading a
poignant poem he wrote about his beloved grandson." |
Special Note About Hurricane Katrina |
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Unless you've tuned out all news over the past week,
you are aware of the massive devastation in the Gulf States from
Katrina. Our hearts go out to all those who've lost so much in this
tragedy.
Empower U is doing what we can to make a difference
for those affected. We have donated $5,000 towards relief efforts.
We encourage all graduates and readers of "Let the Journey Continue"
to do what you can to help by donating to the Red Cross or other
organization working to help those in need. Remember, when you live
your life like it matters... it DOES! |
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The Wait by Hunter Jesse |
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I am noticing that it always boils down to this... the wait.
Even for the most active, who are truly pursuing their
intense dash, the space of hesitation brings reflection on
the act of waiting. In other words, I am waiting for the
next person, the next action, and the next step to
demonstrate their true character for the moment. When these
add to a common, trustable line, I willingly engage in
parallel and, thus, am left wondering how this truly adds to
the makings of a leader. For example, I sense a strange
war among a group of people that involves one my friends. It
falls back to Awakening's quip of "Marriage is the main
cause of divorce." The friend and ex-husband are caught
between friendly love and angry emotion due to her decision
to start a new life in a new city. Her friends have chosen
the ex-husband's point of view. The best part of the
experience, however, is that she is being honest with who
she is and knows that her Houston life would be burdened if
she remained.
While I am peripheral to the real struggle, I am an
advisor from a remote mountaintop who has been able to focus
on others and their feints. They have allowed this event to
define who they will become in relation to her. What they
are failing to see is that the real war lives in their heart
and soul, and not with her. Their bodies are experiencing
the same failure as these other two vessels. Their mind a
final and sad victim to the war already lost when the heart
and soul were cast aside by drawing the dividing lines.
Thus, I wait for people to see how genuine, lovely, and
amazing they can be; especially, in these matters that have
shed unhealthy baggage between two ex-companions.
Unfortunately, I am seeing it picked up and distributed
among their friends. I am not a direct influencer in these
affairs except to the one person with whom I have contact.
This, in turn, means that she is the only person with whom I
am demonstrating active following and active leadership.
Sadly, their anger demonstrates their hurt; but, their lies
about her, about themselves, and to others continue create
new burdens. Fortunately, she continues to demonstrate her
need for a new start with honesty.
In reflection, I find too that I am waiting for myself to
realize, at every single moment in time, that peace comes
from living without another's burdens. For me, this means
that all burdens are self-imposed and all such
self-impositions, regardless of type, are sad titillations
designed to undermine the heart and soul. The "best I get to
be" means that I chose to see the good in every situation,
be wary of the bad in every situation, and offer the genuine
heart and soul that I have. In the end, this has endured as
a lasting trustable trait for all my friends and companions.
This has come through purposeful crafting with Awakening and
Adventure and needed hardship by testing my commitment to my
Mission Statement. The single most powerful tool in this
experience has been my anchor... I don't need to be liked.
In this reminder, I act. I tell her how I feel; I offer her
cheering support; and, with all of the empathy I have, I
become her one friend in a city hundreds of miles away.
I want similar companionship and wonder if she will be
available the same way. Then again, will anyone every really
be here... at this same spot... remote from the fictional
wars, in the mindset of an EmpowerU blacksmith shop? Will
they be crafting the same tools for their friends? It
matters to me, but only if the self-pity and loathing is
dropped, the honest living ensues, and the next crafted
offering of tools opens the heart and soul to the energy
offered by this spiritual world. So, here I engage others...
seeking a constant stream... willing to let the wait
subside... willing to engage hearts and souls with a smile
if others will truly look again, for the first time, in the
mirror.
Ultimately, in my interaction with my friend, I get to
change the process of waiting into an explosive dash. I get
to run a race that involves at least one person willing to
step forward, blindfolded with trust, and that dissipates
the space between waiting and living. |
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