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All We Have is Now….and Now!

I am reading a book that Pankaj recommended to me, Time Basics by Jim Muncy. He tells stories to make points about time management. One that resonated with me was Michael Landon’s quote as he neared death.

“Someone should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life right to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it, I say! What ever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.”

One of the reasons that this reached my heart so vehemently is that I am currently creating a 90-day adventure program as recommended by Tim Ferris of the 4 Hour Work Week fame. This process requires that I revisit, as I often do, my goals and aspirations for the rest of my life. As I recently learned, my past is merely part of where I am going. All I have is now. Pankaj recommended a program for allocating time and resources to projects, called Hyper Plan. I have set it up with life goals and time line. Kind of like a giant Ganz chart. I like this program because it keeps things from falling through the cracks. It is much better than what I have been using.

When I wake up to this nearly every morning, I am really reminded of how grateful I am for what I have, right here, right now!

It is Always Now – Dec 1, 2019 – Transition of Molly Bitner – nee Frank – My Dear Sister

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Books You Read

Kids; It.has been said by many change agents in my life, “You will be the same person 5 years from now except for the books you read and the people you meet.”\r\n\r\nHere is a partial list with which to get started:\r\n

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  • Magic of Thinking Big – David J.Schwartz

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  • Think & Grow Rich- Napoleon Hill

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  • The Power of Positive Thinking – Norman Vincent Peale

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  • Your Erroneous Zones – Dr. Wayne Dyer

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  • As A Man Thinketh – James Allen

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  • World’s Greatest Salesman – Og Mandino

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  • Psychology of Achievement – Brian Tracy –

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  • Psychology of Sales – Brian Tracy

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  • The Bible – read 5 times from cover to cover over 5 years.

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  • Charley Tremendous Jones

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  • Zig Ziglar

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  • How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

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  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Steven Covey

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  • Games People Play – Eric Berne

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  • John Maxwell on Leadership – many books and lectures. I sat two feet from him one time as he lectured for a recording he was making at the time

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  • 4 Hour Workweek –  Tim Ferris

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  • How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie

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  • I’m OK, You’re OK – Thomas Anthony Harris

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  • Awaken the Giant Within – Anthony Robbins

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  • The Road Less Traveled – Scott Peck

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  • Handbook to Higher Consciousness – Ken Keyes

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  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki

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  • The E-Myth – Michael Gerber

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  • Personality Plus – Florence Littauer

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  • Chicken Soup for the Soul  – Canfield & Hanson

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Where I’m Going

It is always great to revisit books that have been impactful to me. Games People Play/Eric Berne, is one of those books. Written in 1964, I probably read it while in my military years. It had a profound effect on how I related to people and later for therapy interaction.

Rereading it yesterday provided one of those “aha moments” that make me stop reading and further contemplate a passage, culminating in “Wow, that is profound” being uttered out loud. It talked about how people outlook their lives and especially their past. In the introduction by James Allen MD, he states that some people look at their past as part of where they are going. As a new affirmation for myself: My past is part of where I’m going! I like it.

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Dr. Wayne Dyer

Kids; we never know in advance how impactful things can be in the future. Cause and effect is ever present. One of the first books I read which was written by Wayne Dyer was Your Erroneous Zones. I began reading self-help books at about 7-8 yrs old. I found a book in my brother Mike’s bookshelf called How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie. Looking back, I know that reading that book gave me some confidence that needed to grow.

Dr. Wayne Dyer passed to the next adventure recently. As a small tribute to Wayne Dyer, I am confident that his wisdom has had a profound effect on my life. Most of my closest friends find his thinking resonating with some inner part of spirituality that we all have.

Thank you…thank you…thank you!