" THE THREE LITTLE PIGS " BY GO BLANSON

Hello Everyone, this week's title," THE THREE LITTLE PIGS," reminds me of the story that I heard as a little child.The Three Little Pigs bedtime story / fable / fairy tale about three pigs who built three houses of different materials. A big bad wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses, made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the " third pig's house," made of bricks.As I thought about the 3 pigs building their houses, I began to see a similarity with people building their " lives." While everybody is taking massive action, it seems like most people aren't paying attention to the " tools and materials " that they are using to build their lives! As Stephen R Covey said in his book, " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,People are too busy " SAWING " that they forget to " SHARPEN " the SAW.Additionally, people have been conditioned to fly with their lives on " AUTO-PILOT." By default,once most people get a job, they start a set routine and " COAST " from day-to-day.Instead of living their lives by " DESIGN," they live their lives by " DEFAULT." Too many of us do like the first two pigs and build our lives with inferior tools and materials.Also, we spend too much of or time working on things and projects that don't produce the productivity and achievements that are required to make our lives STRONG and MEANINGFUL.Yes, the first two pigs spent time doing things to build a house that would last.However,their houses did not survive the wolf's attacks.If only they had put more " THOUGHT and CONSIDERATION " about the " TOOLS and MATERIALS " they would be using to CREATE and BUILD their houses. Most times,before people begin building a home, they hire an " ARCHITECT." Well,SINCE YOU are the " ARCHITECT " of YOUR life,YOU need to " GO AHEAD AND CREATE A BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR LIFE!" OK Garry, how does one start? Glad you asked !{ Please copy and Paste this Link.It is a Great place to go to to GET STARTED on Creating YOUR OWN Personal BLUEPRINT for YOUR Life > http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/02/08/create-a-life-plan/ . I hope that this Article will inspire people to begin living their lives by " DESIGN, instead of by " default! PLEASE remember to Like my page on FACEBOOK by copying and pasting this Link : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard , Thanks - garry b !

" BEFORE YOU START DO,DOING, KNOW YOUR WHO AND WHY " BY GO BLANSON

There are too many People out there " Just doing it " the wrong way " - GO BLANSON

Hello Everyone, welcome to this week's Article," BEFORE YOU START DO,DOING, KNOW YOUR WHO AND WHY." The title came to me as I was thinking about how people are encourage to " JUST DO IT!" Well,Stephen R Covey's idea to " BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND " works better for me[ Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and destination, and then continue by flexing your proactive muscles to make things happen]. Also, by beginning with the end in mind, you can visualize and clarify just exactly " WHO " you want to become and exactly " WHY!" Yes, you can do like Nike said and " JUST DO IT." However, it is my opinion that there are already way too many People out there " Just doing it " the wrong way. Seems like they are busy getting nowhere, because they keep putting the wagon before the horse.It seems like they are confusing being busy with being productive.You see, they have failed to realize that " SUCCESS " comes from within( not without ). Yes, it takes " ACTION " to make our Dreams a Reality---but WE MUST REMEMBER THAT " WRONG ACTIONS WON'T PRODUCE RIGHT RESULTS!" Therefore, I feel that it is crucial that a person decide " WHO " they want to become and "WHY," before they " do " the wrong ACTIONS. It's puzzling to me as to how people have been conditioned to spend so much of their time doing activities that aren't productive.That's why I feel that " BEFORE YOU START DO,DOING, KNOW YOUR " WHO " AND " WHY." Additionally, your " WHO " and " WHY " will provide you with " DIRECTION." Armed with Clarity and Direction, a person is able to choose the activities that will help them achieve their goals and aspirations quicker. Furthermore,I feel that it is " WHO " you are " BEING " while you are " doing " that people tend to forget.Once you decide " WHO " and " WHY," the " DOING " becomes clearer. Once a person decides to become a lawyer,their doing follows the lawyer path.Once a person decides to become a carpenter, their doing follows the carpenter path.Hopefully, now everyone can see how knowing your " WHO " and " WHY " can eliminate much of the unnecessary do,doing.PLEASE remember to Like my page on FACEBOOK by copying and pasting this Link : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard , Thanks - garry b

" A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY " BY GO BLANSON

“It’s not what " YOU ARE " that holds you back, it’s WHAT( WHO ) you think " YOU ARE NOT " — Denis Waitley

What if I told YOU that most people are not WHO they appear to be? It seems that after most people enter our public school system, they begin to forget WHO THEY ARE.Sadly,the school curriculum and the antics of school tends to make most people CONFORM to the NORM ! At an early age,instead of continuing their path to SELF-DISCOVERY, people are sent to COMPULSORY SCHOOLING and coerced into accepting the School to College to Job path. They even get the parents to go along with it. Also, I feel that it is much harder on Black children. You see, one of the first things they did was to get Black children to accept a different culture from that of their Black ancestors. I have seen hundreds of Black children who could pass a STANDARDIZED TEST with the greatest of ease, but couldn't tell you hardly anything about the TRUE HERITAGE of the BLACK RACE ! Additionally,too many Black children end up with MISTAKEN IDENTITIES.They can Ace School exams, but they have practically NO IDEA of WHO THEY ARE. Furthermore, most people will spend their entire lives living " A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY! No wonder so many people are dissatisfied with their lives, their jobs, and WHO they have BECOME. I like how Mr. Denis Waitley put it ; he said, " It's not what you are that holds you back,it's what( who ) you think you are not." Since the problem is so blatantly clear,why do so many people continue on this sordid path of " A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?" Personally, I believe it has everything to do with a person's PROGRAMMING.You see, our programming is what produces the results that we call our lives. Therefore,our lives are essentially a series of programs that have been installed through the years. While some of the programming[ programs ] is useful to us,some of it is often detrimental to our success as well as our well being. Therefore, we must take time to inspect the programs running in our minds. One of the best ways that I have found to do this is by WRITING THINGS DOWN( physically on paper ). Writing helps " OUR MIND " to examine and dissect what is actually going on{ above and below the surface }. Also,by writing things down, we have a record to refer back to when we want to see if there are any evidence of any significant patterns to help us understand WHO WE ARE as well as WHO WE ARE BECOMING.So try this EXERCISE : FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS, WRITE DOWN ON PAPER YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ABOUT WHO YOU BELIEVE YOURSELF TO BE. FOR 30 MINUTES EACH DAY, IN A QUIET PLACE, IN A TRANQUIL STATE OF MIND,WRITE DOWN THE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU ARE BECOMING.TRY ASKING YOURSELF QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHO AM I, WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT I AM, WHO DO I WANT TO BECOME,WHAT DO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT,ETC...[ REMEMBER,TRY THIS OUT FOR 10 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. At the end of the 10 days,you may even find yourself wanting to continue the process ]. I hope this exercise will help those who go through the 10 Day process. PLEASE remember to Like my page on FACEBOOK by copying and pasting this Link : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard , Thanks !

" DEFINE OR BE DEFINED " BY GO BLANSON

" Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself " - Robert Frost

Hello Everyone, this week's Article will require you to " DEFINE OR BE DEFINED." Many people feel that since everything has a definition, everything and everybody needs to be DEFINED. Well, my question is," Who is going to do the " DEFINING?" Also, WHO and WHAT needs to be " DEFINED ?" You see, it seems like we are living in a world where it's either " DEFINE or BE DEFINED !" I guess it started in School, when the teacher had us DEFINE this word and that word. It started the " DOMINO EFFECT " of people trying to DEFINE not only words,but people, places, thoughts,and things as well. I don't know about you, but the only person I want DEFINING me[ who I am or who I can be ] is me ! Just like it is true that one shouldn't DEFINE a book by its title or cover, I feel that it is an error to try and DEFINE a person by their appearance, sex,race,religion, or their past. While these things are sometimes good at helping us understand a person, they aren't necessarily what we should use to " DEFINE " the person or the person's TRUE WORTH. Additionally, how would you feel if someone tried to DEFINE you based only your race or sex? Sadly,many times, this is exactly what is being done.People are DEFINING others based on flimsy facts and vague information about them. This is another one of the reasons why I feel that you need to " DEFINE or BE DEFINED." Furthermore, I strongly feel that if you do not have your own DEFINITION as to who you are, people will quickly supply you with their own slanted DEFINITION of you[ a very incorrect one, I might add ].in closing, I will leave everyone with " The Story of the Golden Eagle." The Eagle never was able to " DEFINE " who he was, so he was " DEFINED " by his circumstances and others !i HOPE YOU ENJOY THE FOLLOWING STORY! A man found an eagle’s egg and put it in the nest of a backyard hen. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life, he did what the backyard chickens did, thinking he was a backyard chicken. He scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet in the air. Years passed and the eagle grew old. One day he saw a magnificent bird flying high in the sky. It glided in graceful majesty among the powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong, golden wings. The old eagle looked up in awe and asked “Who’s that?” “That’s the eagle, the king of the birds”, said his neighbor, the chicken. “That would be so wonderful, to be able to soar like that!” said the old eagle. But, the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s who he thought he was. Adapted from “The Song of the Bird”, Anthony deMello PLEASE remember to Like my page on FACEBOOK by copying and pasting this Link : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard , Thanks ! - garry b