When I was walking on the beach this morning I noticed several pieces of trash. I walked to my regular spot where I turn around and head back when it dawned one. How many people walk by noticing trash in the street, in a park, by a lake, by an ocean, etc. and don’t do anything. I thought, why not me? and why not now?
So on my way back, I looked for anything that needed to be taken to a trash can. Very quickly I started noticing lots of cigarette butts. Each time I bent over to pick one up I woud think, how is this really helping? I continued this for a good 20 minutes and had at least 50 of them in my hand when I had a thought. That thought was how can I really make a difference? There was no way I could pick up all the cigarette butts up and it seemed the more I looked for them, the more I saw. I continued for another 10 minutes and made 3 trips to the trash cans to drop off my collection. I thought about what I was doing and it dawned on me, yes, I can and did make a difference, at least for this beach on this day. 
It is kind of like the kindness challenge on my idontstink.com website. It all starts with one kind act at a time. If you try to fix the whole beach, the whole city, the whole country, the whole world, you probably will not get very far. Start changing the world you see by doing one kind act today. Then if the urge exists, do more kind acts for yourself and others. That is how you make a difference. As Gandhi put is so clearly, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”
Peace, love and gratitude,
Bill
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You Can Make A Difference
When I was walking on the beach this morning I noticed several pieces of trash. I walked to my regular spot where I turn around and head back when it dawned one. How many people walk by noticing trash in the street, in a park, by a lake, by an ocean, etc. and don’t do anything. I thought, why not me? and why not now?
So on my way back, I looked for anything that needed to be taken to a trash can. Very quickly I started noticing lots of cigarette butts. Each time I bent over to pick one up I woud think, how is this really helping? I continued this for a good 20 minutes and had at least 50 of them in my hand when I had a thought. That thought was how can I really make a difference? There was no way I could pick up all the cigarette butts up and it seemed the more I looked for them, the more I saw. I continued for another 10 minutes and made 3 trips to the trash cans to drop off my collection. I thought about what I was doing and it dawned on me, yes, I can and did make a difference, at least for this beach on this day.
It is kind of like the kindness challenge on my idontstink.com website. It all starts with one kind act at a time. If you try to fix the whole beach, the whole city, the whole country, the whole world, you probably will not get very far. Start changing the world you see by doing one kind act today. Then if the urge exists, do more kind acts for yourself and others. That is how you make a difference. As Gandhi put is so clearly, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”
Peace, love and gratitude,
Bill
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More Destin Pictures
Peace and gratitude,
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Teamwork & Focus
I believe we can learn a valuable lesson from these birds. No matter how good you are at what you do, there is always someone else that can help you achieve your goals. For me, I frequently attend seminars and workshops to help me grow both personally and professionally. I suggest that you find someone who can mentor or coach you, I certainly do. Even though I coach and mentor others, I have found it extremely benificial to get coached myself. Initially I thought I didn’t need any assistance but man, I was way wrong. Getting coached and attending seminars has helped me take giant leaps toward achieving my goals.
Once you get a coach or attend some seminars and workshops, the next step is to stay focused on your goals. Get the attitude of “I can and I WILL do this” and accept nothing but a positive result. You know, that part of you that “steps it up” when it is a do or die situation. You can achieve anything you desire, just seek help from others and then have a focused determination to do whatever it takes to achieve it. You CAN do this and I know you WILL.
Peace and gratitude,
Bill
Destin Dolphins
This morning I saw a bunch of dolphins playing around not far from the shore. It was difficult but I did get a couple of pictures of them. There was a baby dolphin that came completely out of the water several times. It was so awesome to see wild dolphins playing around.
As I took my morning walk down the beach, a few times they came very close to the shore. It was best beach walk ever with dolphins all over the place. I wish I had brought my camera because I would have been able to get some really close up shots.
Peace and gratitude from Destin, Florida,
Bill
Give Gratitude
I was sitting in the hot tub tonight looking out toward the Gulf of Mexico and replaying the last eight months in my mind. I recall when I gave my notice at my corporate America job it was the single hardest thing I have ever done. I had heard stories of others doing the same thing and when I heard them, I couldn’t even phathom the idea of doing myself. Aferall, I was in an executive level position with even higher levels of positions and salaries locked in my sights. I gave my notice anyway and I give thanks every single day for making that choice.
What I have learned from this experience is that when you give gratitude for things that have not yet happened, amazing things start showing up. For me, each morning and evening I give thanks to God for all the wonderful gifts that are on its way as well as the ones I have already received. I believe that this opens doorways because when you give gratitude for something you don’t have, it is like you are telling the universe it has already happened.
Bob Proctor uses something called a “Goal Card.” On this Goal Card he starts each goal this way, “I am so happy and grateful now that…..” I think it is an ingenious idea and it is what I have been doing since for the past eight months.
Give gratitude daily and watch what wonders the universe has in store for you.
Peace AND Gratitude,
Bill