Weekend - Why it's so hard to win!

I hear almost everyday from so many people, its no wonder so many folks find it hard to reach their goals. Now before you get all mad at me, let me explain. The phrase that I hear all to often is.."I can't wait for the weekend".

For some reason we have talked ourselves into believe that we only have 5 days of work, then we can take a 2 day vacation. Now I know just a well as the next guy, there are so many other things to do during the weekend, thinks like errands, house work, take care of the lawn. I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about skipping out on your goals.

Even though your income may have stopped at 5pm on Friday, it will benefit you in the long run if you still keep an eye in your goals. Spend some time reading on a topic that will move you to wards your goals, spend time planning your week, or reviewing your week. All of these things will help to keep you in the 3% club. 3% of your time, your money, will keep you in the TOP 3% of the income for your field. The biggest challenge is that so few spend 3% of those things to get there.

Don't let the weekend keep you from your dreams. Work hard, play hard, and don't loose site of your goals... EVER.

Your friend and student,

Sean G Murphy

Belief- Not just for Breakfast anymore...

How many times during a day do you take time to give build your belief in yourself? Now if your reading this, your someone that does take time to study personal development, and you want more of what you want, and less of what you don't. :-)
So see how you would answer the question that I asked.
The hard part is, How do I build my Belief? Its all about being in the moment, and know that how you feel about you, how you feel about your situation and if you really know where the next moment is going to take you. Is how your feeling right now the way you want to feel in an hour? A Day? A Year?!!1
Your belief will be built on this moment, and do you believe you are moving towards your goal. The great news is, if you realize that you are not.. well you can change that. Start right this moment, to give hope to yourself, know that you are on the right track, and watch your belief grow. Happy Belief Day!!!
Your friend and student,
Sean G Murphy

The Need to Make a Decision

Michelle had to go to school today to help run the "ticket store" for the Elementary School Mason attends. Well here is the story. The children all get tickets for doing good things, it a reward system. Every 2 weeks they get to take the tickets and turn them in for some kind a "goodie"... penny kind stuff. So Michelle is running the store, Mason comes up and he is 4 tickets short (20 min for the stuff). So in hopes of avoiding a melt down, she told him he only needed to get 4 more tickets.
Now get this, inside of the next 2 hrs he was able to work his magic and get 4 tickets. Then the real decision came. He wanted 2 different items, each 20 tickets. So time was running out, and he had to make 1 of 3 choices. Item 1 or Item 2 or Keep the tickets for a whole 2 weeks and get something bigger then.

Well you can only imagine the stress that is on a 5 year old for have to make the choices.. when you know as well as I do, he wants it all and wants it now.

Well he kept the tickets so he could have both in 2 weeks.

Point to the story... How many tickets are you away from your goal? What are you going to do to get them? And when you get them, and maybe realize that you have just the minimum, will you trade them in for and okay thing now to feel good, or wait to get the real prize you want?

I guess it is true, Everything you needed to know you can learn in Kindergarten!!!

Your friend and student,
Sean G Murphy

High School Quote, If I only knew?...

Taking a break in the Lobby of the Omni Hotel here in Los Angeles, I had this urge to share some personal thoughts.

More on the Stephen Pierce Tour coming later... smiles

Over the past few weeks, there have been many additions to my life that made me realize the reality of my old High School quote in my Senior yearbook.

"You never know how important your Friends are till they are gone".

My Mom passed last month, and I have to tell you, I can't think of any better friend I had in my life, and I have heard other say the same about her... She was and is today a friend that can never be replaced, for that I'm grateful.. Love you Mom!!!

So back to the quote... I think its a pretty cool quote to know that I said that over 25 years ago, that it would have meaning today.

What would have been really cool, is if I could have been really prophetic and add this to it..

... "Or how great it feels to get your friends back"!!! Now that would have been OUTSTANDING if I said that then.

I share this because I have not had the great joy of getting to know some of my old friends again.. cousins I have not spoken to in many many years!

My Mom had much to do with this, and I love her for that to.

So what is message? What ever you think about and Thank about, you bring about!

Don't let time slip by saying you "Should have" or you "Could have".. I can tell the joy I feel getting know my family again is a powerful.

Who do you want to get to know again, maybe its yourself!!! JUST DO IT!!!

Thanks for the smiles you shared yesterday, they showed up today for me...

Your friend and student,

Sean