My Thoughts

“Daddy, are your muscles big enough to beat up a giant?” my 3-year-old asked from the back seat.

“You better believe it,” I responded, relishing the fact that my daughter hasn’t discovered my muppet-like genetic code.

“Well, if I eat all my broccoli for lunch, I could be a giant,” she said.

“You sure can sweety,” I said.  “Eat your broccoli and you’ll grow up big and strong.”

“Daddy,” she said.  “Don’t worry though.  When I become a giant, I won’t eat you up like the mean giants.”

I chuckled.  And then, I realized that the irrational fear of the “big giants” follows us into our adult lives.  Why do we think that big and powerful people “eat their prey” to achieve a position of greatness?

I often get to speak to people who have accomplished great things–high-powered CEO’s, political figures, celebrities, renowned thought leaders, and guys like my co-author, Dr. Dwight Lundell, a world-renowned heart surgeon.   And, ironically, all of the fine men and women who have achieved greatness in their lives did so because they were kind–inspiring others in various professions, lending innovative thought to the world, and serving the people around them.

Hey, I think I’ll take my daughters advice.  When I become a giant, I won’t “eat up” the little guys like me either.

Learn more about Dr. Dwight Lundell at www.thecureforheartdisease.net

I recently met and interviewed Robert Van Arlen–an explosive energy force that pounces into this world and can instantly change your perspective.  Van Arlen travels the country speaking to businesses about creating synergy.  His concept is worth checking out–an interactive approach to self and group actualization that seems to be contagiously sweeping through corporate America.

But, more than anything else, Van Arlen is one of those people, who, within a matter of minutes, exposes a rare and irresistible aura that can make any person understand the potential for greatness.

People change the world every single day.  Robert Van Arlen is one of them.

Check out Robert. I guarantee tomorrow is new day.  This guy will turn you into an Igniter before you know what hit you.

www.robertvanarlen.com

Stirring.  That’s what my brain was doing the other day.  I was interviewing a woman for a magazine article in an upcoming issue of Go Jobing Magazine who said, “We all have the opportunity to live the American Dream.”

So?  There’s nothing new and exciting about that old statement.

But, for some reason, I continued to contemplate her remarks after the interview had concluded.  Something inside me actually told me that she was wrong–that the tired old cliche’ didn’t align with reason.

And, that’s when I said to myself, “This is my American Dream–I’m living it.”

I’ve been granted the same opportunity as everyone else in this country.  And, although I’m not the President, I’m not a business mogul, and I’m not living a celebrity lifestyle–I have created everything I am.  And, so have you.

Look at your life.  Look at your career.  Look at your financial status.  Look at your health, and your happiness.

You did all that.

And, you’ve already been granted the opportunity to make your life whatever you choose it to be.

Now, look in the mirror.  Say to yourself, “This is my American Dream.”  And, say it to yourself every morning–because you’re living your American Dream every single day.