THE BUSINESS OF "YOU"

 

Pay attention to detail. But do not get caught up so much on the small things that you lose sight of the bigger picture. Have a healthy balance of focus. Remember the goal. Have sprit. Be a pioneer and manage your risk.

(Ok but it’s 2023 now and well what the hell was the goal? I wrote that journal entry in 2010, I don’t know what the goal was-maybe it will reveal itself later)

Let’s switch gears for a moment and look solely at business. It’s not often that I talk about the business of business. This is a good place to talk about capital. Capital in-and-of itself is a good thing. It’s what gives the leader ownership, wealth, financial establishment and commercial prosperity.

(There’s no such thing as “self-made” wealth. Everyone needs someone at some point in order to be successful. No one is an island unto oneself.)

Capital as a plus can threaten price levels, causing soft market or causing a drive down in pricing. Less capital, as a negative, causes prices to rise-otherwise known as a hard market. Examples of success in a soft market: Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, and many other “similar” low-cost big operations “low price” leaders.

Just like your personal life, a stabilized foundation rears growth and expansion which leads to lucrative rewards, healthy networks and positive relationships. You can use the six-sigma method at this point. Until then, create, modify and execute the master plan. Leave room for freedom of imagination and new ideas.

Buzz words in your daily biz vocab will include: ratios, bottom line, top line, T-charts, etcetera. For every dollar spent, the goal is obviously to make a profit and get back your dollars plus some. Example: $1.00 to $1.23. Profit.

In the end, the entire concept is still a hustle. Ultimately, all of us in the working world are hustlers in our own right. Like the song says, whether you’re using your mind or nine – you’re still a hustler – whether you’re in them books or you’re a crook, you’re still a hustler. (I can’t recall if it’s from Tupac or Snoop Dogg or some other West Coast rap song. But anyway.) Same game, just a different way to play it, that’s all. Remember, the basics of street knowledge. For every business – large and small, the most important element is you.

If you wanted to be successful in business you would continuously develop, promote and market your product. Why not do the same with you. You are the product.

(Kanye West/Jay – Z: Diamonds from Sierra Leone Remix…” I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man…)

Treat yourself with the same level of, if not more, time, dedication and care. Promote quality. Promote service. Invite constructive feedback and remember to always act with integrity. Blessed and greater is the one whose success is gained from fair practices in personal and professional ventures. Positive input produces positive output.

A liar, a cheat and a thief have only failure, destruction and pain to look forward to. Negatively manipulating the system to turn a dollar, only produces bad profit. So instead, seek to turn “good” profit. Make a commitment to being effective. Continue to grow by intuitive innovation. 

Remember, “bad” profit is short-term. “Good” profit is long-term. Make the best of it and it will last.

-11/2006

CONFIDENCE = PASSION

 

Confidence. In its true essence, is a strong, positive character trait. When used as God intended, it creates a stable level of stability and more importantly - - control. Confidence is control. Not control of others, but self-control. Self-control leads to the fulfillment of self-purpose. The fulfillment of purpose is the fulfillment of passion. Passion is purpose. No passion – no purpose. The force behind the passion is commitment. Commit to the purpose and satisfy the passion. If I am committed to nothing – I will get nothing in return. I will get back what I put in. But if I commit to my purpose, with passion, it is the fulfillment of passion I will gain in return.

Reality

 

HIDING MY REALITY

While visions of sugar plums danced in the head, 

wondered would it matter if living or dead. 

Some fat, some skinny, some short, some tall; no matter the song – 

danced with them all.

Moments bitter, memories sweet; enchanted in illustrious delight to meet; 

sweeping willows from their head to their feet.

 

Feared yesterday to come and say goodbye, not nary a heart did nil draw nigh.

They came and they went, didn’t give it much thought. 

The problem or the solution. 

Of both, I was a part. I suppose, on the relationship, it just depends, 

but either way, they all came to an end.

You laugh and point the finger at the lonely old man. 

Sure, I’m Single Income, No Kids, what of it? A meme? 

This generation knows nothing of true heartbreak, it seems.

Today, everything’s merely nothing more than a click or a view. 

But what about the person. What about the real you?

Oh, that’s the part you try to hide, deep down inside. 

But just remember, from yourself and from God, you cannot hide.

-DeMaster Thomas, 4/29/23

SINK (?)

 

While visions of sugar plums danced in the head, 

wondered would it matter if living or dead. 

Some fat, some skinny, some short, some tall; 

no matter the song – danced with them all.

Moments bitter, memories sweet; 

enchanted in illustrious delight to meet; 

sweeping willows from their head to their feet. 

Feared yesterday to come and say goodbye, 

not nary a heart did nil draw nigh.

-DeMaster Thomas (2011)

Happiness and Joy

 Happiness leads to Joy and Joy leads to Happiness

What is the life I was meant to live? (Now, that’s a good question-one I think we all ponder at some point in life more often than not)

Was I somewhat on track at one point? Have I always been one or the other? Why ask. Who cares. Again. so much time spent analyzing instead of living. (And again, not entirely true. My photo albums are filled with several memories, experiences, vacations, friends, family, gatherings, events, people, places and things! Good grief, man, how much do you want from life? Everything? All the pleasures and not of the pain! All of the desires and none of the consequences. No, not a sinful life; a fulfilled life; mind body and spirit. But this is deeper than the world can give; I believe what I truly desire is on the other side of life; paradise with Jesus as the throne; be patient; it’s coming 😊 )

https://applygodsword.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-happiness/

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 The Cheerful Giver

⁶ The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully^[a] will also reap bountifully. ⁷ Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Serving the Lord with a full heart is joyous; in joy, there is happiness; contentment is NOT  a bad word. It is far too often confused and misplaced by complacent. Contentment is good. Complacent, well, not so much.

 

Knowing this does little to solve the riddle. Can one live as they are intended and realize peace; while also being a blessing to others? (Um, yes! We just answered that! repeatedly through this journal journey! True happiness is being in cheerfully and willingly in line with the Will of God; John 10:10! Come on man! Get it together! Life is what you make it, where ever you are; from the shores of small fishing villages to skyscrapers in bustling cities…it’s true:

 

No matter where you are: serve Him and you will reap the benefits of His Love

To Be Loved

 

TO BE LOVED 

(sad but true – but yes – we should love and be loved – refer to the Secret of Life plaque; too bad I wasn’t living it out and was in my own way – Did You Ever song yet again; but again if you can “choose” to be melancholy you can “choose” to smile and be pleasant; eventually, it softens you; hopefully enough to open up and let someone in again – life is halfway over-it’s just not worth it to hold on to the past; forgive; move on; live learn grow; enjoy

DESERVE LOVE LINK

Deep down we all want to be loved, share love or experience love. However, sometimes our family history, our past relationships and our limited self-beliefs can make us feel like “I don’t deserve love”. Feeling deserving of love really comes down to our ability to see ourselves as worthy of being loved-Jessica Yaffa

I’ve dreamt a thousand live but only lived one. Imagined countless possibilities but lost focus of all. I was in denial. I played a game alright but really lost and were there really any winners? If I did the right thing, then why do I feel it was wrong? Why am I so lonely? What am I afraid of?

(Wow. Yeah, sounds like borderline Cherophobia – afraid of happiness)

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but with the Bible, clean lifestyle, supporting loving family and friends, therapy, clean diet and exercise and gradual exposure to joyful events that provoke happiness in progression as tolerated, cherophobia can be overcome 😊 that’s good to know

Forgive Yourself: Yes you can

 

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-forgive-yourself

DEAR SELF, I FORGIVE YOU 😊

https://sunshynegray.com/how-forgive-yourself-move-on/

Five Tips For Getting Over Past Mistakes

1. Understanding Your Mistakes

Occasionally we go through life unhappily and not truly knowing why. Regret over a past mistake you committed could be causing you to feel this way.

Being regretful involves feeling bad about something you wish you had done differently. You may regret things you did do (regret of action), or regret things you didn’t do (regret of inaction).

It’s important to understand the source of your remorse and to acknowledge your rationale for doing, or not doing, whatever happened at the time.

2. Take Time To Grieve

Before you can accept that what’s done is done, you need to grieve the regrets that are presently holding you hostage.

If you feel you mistakenly missed out on an opportunity because of past decisions – such as not having children or not being closer with a family member, then take the time to grieve that loss.

If it’s not too late to alter the feeling of regret by taking some kind of action like reconciling with that family member, then take advantage of the opportunity now. Sometimes we have the opportunity to apologize if we regret how we handled a situation with another person. If there is something you can do now, do it!

Forgive, make amends, and convey your regret. We do not always have that chance, but we still need to express these upsetting emotions that could be limiting our present happiness.

3. Express Your Feelings

Write your feelings out – if only just for yourself. Bring these swarming, remorseful feelings out of your head and onto paper. Write them in a journal, or write them on a piece of paper to destroy in a way that makes you feel more fulfilled – like burning it.

Furthermore, while you’re in the process of writing, remove the words, “If only…then” from your vocabulary. Understand that worrying about the past is a potent prescription for stress and health problems. Do not make the guilty feelings more powerful by your fixation with them. You deserve to be good to yourself and have others be good to you too.

4. Accept Your Past Mistakes

Some regrets can be devastating and are not to be minimized. But there is no “delete” button for past actions or inactions. And while it may be very difficult, try to find some element of good that has come from that situation.

Remember that line from Bob Ross we mentioned earlier? “There are no mistakes – only happy accidents.” We have no choice but to accept what has happened and to think of the current options we do have.

And, while you may not be able to get over the consequences of prior decisions, you can let go of obsessing over them.

5. Learn From Your Mistakes

Make changes in your behavior to avoid similar faulty situations and decisions that brought you guilt in the past. Do not lose the lesson from the supposed loss. Consider what you could do differently today and start moving that way. How can you be a better parent, a better friend, or a better spouse?

Stop “beating yourself up” emotionally because of yesterday’s decisions and instead assess what choices you do have! It is never too late for many life opportunities – to go back to school or to learn a new skill, to connect with others in meaningful relationships, or to change your negative self-perception or attitude.

Grow past the pain of mistakes.

Grow past the shame.

Be deliberate. Be active.

Be involved in things that will bring you gladness, not guilt, for today and for the future.

Yellow Brick Road

 

 Melancholy should not be a choice, but a temporary place to relieve emotional stress

Sometimes, we grieve ourselves; we grieve our life's decisions; look back and see regrets; hoping for a

chance to do over ; but as we know, life rarely if ever; gives do-overs.

Happiness is a place between too little and too much

it's getting there that's makes all the difference

In this life, we make choices and must be prepared to live with the outcome.

Letting go doesn’t mean giving up. It means moving on to the next chapter; stronger and wiser than you were when you began.

If you feel like you're getting close but not quite there yet, you will get there. 

sadness is a feeling meant to pass; not to live in. 

Message to the Alphabet Community: public service announcment

 

 

There is are NO multiple genders. Masculine and feminine. Male and female, He made them. Genesis 1:27, 1 Corinthians 15:39.

Do not conform to the ways of this world (pronouns, identify as, etcetera – that is mockery, directly insulting to the original natural woman and female! A man pretending to be a woman IS pedophilia and IS direct worship of the Baphomet who was a hermaphrodite!  Sexual idolatry, perversion, abuse of your body, changing your gender, destroying your genitals in attempt to be anything but who and what you are, is all one big slap in the face of GOD! You were fearfully and wonderfully made. Yes, you may suffer from severe ever-increasing bouts of gender identity disorder, but that does NOT mean Jesus cannot save you from your disease! We are all broken and suffering in sin and you can also come out your sin of lust, perversion and confusion by first renewing your mind and then facing your demons head on and once you get saved, get clean and turn away from your sin and do not return to that life.

Homosexuality will be judged right along with murder, theft, lying and cheating and more. You do NOT have to kill, steal or destroy! This is a choice. you do NOT have to murder, take from others, lie on another person to bring yourself up and you do NOT have to violate the precious delicate spirit and body you were given in this one and only life, dressing up like the opposite sex and hating yourself. Projecting your insecurities, fears and frustrations on to others is utterly disgusting and hurtful to you and the ones subjected to your hurt and pain. A person who does not agree with murder is NOT phobic! They’re not AFRAID of murder, they simply do not CONDONE KILLING PEOPLE! Homosexuality is the same thing! Like it or not. just like suicide and abortion are still murder! no way around it. just stop doing it. period. 

If you need help dealing with your sins of lust, self-hate, low self-esteem and several other issues that cause the TRANS community to fall victim to the devil’s horrible destructive ways, get help from a local counsel and church that can get a Bible in your hands and teach you how to deal and cope with your addiction! Porn, Only Fans, social media, catfishing, dating apps, etc., all of it demonic! God gave us 10 simple rules, not guidelines or suggestions, rules! And no, they are NOT meant to be broken, they are there to save your life. literally. Find a non-denominational Bible based church in your area and get the help you need – get the counseling you need to do better, be better; we all carry our cross daily with something; alcohol, drugs, porn, stealing, lying, something…we all do. No one is perfect but Jesus. Let Him come in to your heart and save you from this horrible broken fallen world. 

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LAF and smile :)

 

When You're Smiling - Frank Sinatra

Jan: 2010 – The greatest ideas are born from chaos.

So, just how does Jesus do it? how doe He continue to care, after all that we have done to ourselves? Well, He looks right into the face of adversity and L.A.F.S. (laughs)

L. – loves

A. - accepts

F.-forgives

S.-serves

We love because He loved us first. (1 John 4:19)

God is the first love – the last love – the only love. This is first commandment above all others.

(1 Corinthians 13:13)

So, when it seems like someone or something in life has got you down, remember to L.A.F. – LOVE, ACCEPT, FORGIVE. Then serve, when you serve, you smile, when you smile, you shine. 😊