 |
|
| Vol.3.107 | |
Be Greatby Vince PoscenteAuthor of The Ant and the Elephant, Invinceable Principles and The Age of Speed Who are the people in your life that demonstrate the values that you admire? In my life, the person that tops the list is Peter Thomas. He released a book today I highly encourage you purchase. It is called Be Great and it will be the most important investment you make this year. Below is an excerpt related to values and going full speed ahead. The link for ordering the book is below too. Peter Thomas is a fountain of inspiration and practical information. Listen, when this guy clears his throat I take notes. Here's a bit of what Be Great has to offer you. **************************************************** The philosopher Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do." I was doing, all right, personally and in my career, but my activities were all over the place and only sporadically aligned with my values. The exercise taught me the power of recognizing what is important in life, and ensuring my daily activities aligned with my values.
By reaffirming my values and matching my activities to them, I gave myself permission to change my life. What I soon discovered is that when you live by your values, life becomes easier. Your decision-making becomes more clear-sighted, and you spend far less time wondering what you should do, how you should act, what's right and what's wrong. Your values guide the way. From that point on, I became intent on making sure everything that came into my life was first measured against my values. They include: 1. Health. In my life, being healthy includes doing everything from eating well and working out daily to living in and visiting places that support a healthy lifestyle. 2. Happiness. I am happy when I can help bring joy to everyone else in my life. When my world is happy, I am happy. 3. Freedom. Having the freedom to do what I want in life, both business and personal, which has been key to many of my successes. 4. Integrity. Having integrity means maintaining my reputation as a hardworking and trustworthy person and always telling the truth, no matter how difficult at times. Buy the book now. Be Great!
Until next week, it's full speed ahead,
|
Email This Full Speed Ahead Article to a Friend 
|
© 2010 Vince Poscente. All Rights Reserved. |
The results came remarkably quickly. With newfound inspiration, understanding and confidence, I left that conference in Hawaii early and flew straight to California to check out a business opportunity. That opportunity led to the creation of real estate company Century 21 Canada, which years later I would sell for millions of dollars. Within ninety days of seeing Red Scott speak in Hawaii, I had moved from Alberta to the West Coast of Canada, launched Century 21, and literally started my life over.
