The great Jim Rohn……business and success philosopher…has a terrific saying….

“The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.”

I love this guy….

Rohn…is sort of like your typical grandfatherly figure…

He´s a lived and continues to live an extra-ordinary life….

In part I believe from putting into practice words of wisdom such as the one above…

In society today….with people going through difficult financial times….

Tension and stress abounds…

Often…we go into survival mode…..

Some more than others….

I think what´s important is to comment on what basic survival really is….

Food….clothing…and shelter….

Yet we hear countless story after story of humans mistreating other humans….

For reasons….that seem to center around what they can get…..

Growing up in this culture….it was and still is so abundantly obvious that society has go it all mixed up….

Many people….go to pray to the altar of Chinese made consumer products…..and pay homage and tithing…..

At the expense of their own personal integrity

As well as those around them….

Its neither sad or happy….its just the facts…

Get….get…get….

Now I am all for having the finer things in life…..there´s nothing wrong with that…

What I would like you to consider is…..that if the focus is solely on the thing(s)…..after the initial happiness….wears off…

(which normally lasts….for all of…5 seconds….if that…)

You will be left…with just one thing….

You….

What´s most important…..is who you became along the way…..

Not the carrot….being tangled…..in your pursuit of IT…

But who you have become….in order to get what you always wanted….(the things…)

Listen….getting things….thats a no brainer….any moron…can go out and get stuff…

You don´t need to be a rocket scientist to do that…..

The art and skill lies….in the awareness….that the end goal is not the thing….but who I become while in the process of striving and thriving to obtain it…

The education……the people you meet……the experiences you share…..the life lessons you learn…..the skill used…..the knowledge and wisdom utilized….the emotions felt….and acknowledged….

Those are what are most important…

Everything changes….even that thing you wanted most….

In a few years it will change…..and become…..a thing of the past….to be replaced by the next….fashion…trend…..celebrity got to have it…..gadget….blinking…strobing….glowing….object.

What will stand the test of time….is who you have become……

-Bronson

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said…..

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

I will try to add anything something to the above mentioned pearls of wisdom…..(…its a tough act to follow….so I´ll keep it brief..)

In the short time that I´ve been on this planet…..

I can honestly say that….the greatest moments of my life have been when I´ve chosen to act boldly

Despite thoughts to the contrary….(…the universe supports the bold…has been my mantra…)

In other words….resisting the persistent thoughts of comfort…..(…don´t confuse comfort with relaxation…comfort is by default….and relaxation is by design….) for the sake of being comfortable…

And instead embracing being uncomfortable….or acting boldly…

Being bold….stepping out to the edge…..of the unknown….and jumping…..

Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

-Bronson

For all you Stephen Covey fans….yes I am going to reiterate his message….because

Well…its worth reiterating…

Moreover….I´ll give you a practical example…

Many of us….are about to embark on a new journey with it being the New Year….

What´s in store for us…..is some respects a mystery….and in others….for evident…

What do I mean?

We all have goals, objectives….things we want to do, have or be….

Regardless of what´s on your list……we all have something in common…

All of us…..it doesn´t matter if you live in Hong Kong, Paris or San Diego….

It´s all the same….

What is it?

Time….and no I´m not talking about the magazine…..

Each one of us….has 24 hours in a day….

Breaking that down…further….we each need to sleep 6-8 hours….so that leaves us with roughly 16 hours….per day….

That´s a lot of time…

So with everything on your list…how do you manage it all?

You do First Things First…..

Listen….on each of our lists….there

What separates the things that get actually done and those that fall by the waste side…..is there measure of importannce and urgency….

For example…..if you are dying….I mean you were in some sort of car accident for example…that was life or death…

Then we would need to get you to the hospital immediately….because it is both urgent and important…

This is the key…..we need to exercise the muscle……of prioritizing…..

What´s urgent and important…..and using the analogy of the car accident is rather helpful….

Because it immediately sheds light on the things to focus our attention on…..

Everything else can….be done later….

So……exercise your muscle…

First Things First….

-Bronson

Funny I´d talk about this one….considering all the so called doom and gloom of our world financial system…

But….I think….this couldn´t be more appropriate….

Tithe….in its literal….sense…from the good old dictionary…means to give or pay one tenth….of your income…

And….its generally associated with religion….or charities…

I´d like to expand on that…

Really tithing….is the concept…of giving to areas in your life that you wish to expand..

Without the expense of sounding like a fruit cake….

What I´m saying is that if…..for example….you want better health…..

You can tithe….to organizations….or individuals….that you believe encompass….what your definition of “health” is..

And tithing is just money….. you can tithe in others ways….like time and energy…

I think money is the best form of tithing….because it seems to be the one thing….

Modern society has a tough time parting with…

I can tell you from my own experience….that tithing….is sort of like…..farming…

You farm….during the good months…before winter comes…..that way you ensure…that your crops will be well prepared….

During winter…you hunker down….

The same goes for tithing….

You tithe…..without expecting anything in return…

You do it….joyfully..

The crazy thing…is that it…always…comes back to you….ten fold…

Maybe not in the exact same form….like money….but in other forms…..that are far more….valuable…

Another thing….about tithing….if you want to be financial free…..tithe more….tithe money…

Why?

Because….for some odd reason….it sends a message to your brain….that there is more than enough…

And some force in the universe begins to conspire to bring you more….

For example…..if you want brand new clothes…..give away your clothes….and not just your old…used stuff…

The gap….the space created in your closet…by donating your clothes….will send a message and…..

What happens when we have an empty closet….an empty drawer…..an empty bookcase…

We….humans…are funny that way….we like to fill it…

And trust me you will…

It might just come to you effortlessly……

Trust me…

Its like the “butterfly effect“….which states that even something such as a butterfly flapping its wings….can have such an enormous cause and effect…

As to cause a hurricane in some other part of the world..

No Im not saying anything bad is going to come from you tithing..

Quite the contrary….for sure something great…

It just takes something tiny on your part…..(like a butterfly flapping its wings…)

-Bronson

So here is the 3rd Part of H.E.L.P.

This is the 3rd installment of a 4 part post on how to be proactive…

And what the future may possibly look like…

Locailze ……this one is pretty simple….

If you haven´t read the other posts on H.E.L.P.

Check them out…

Humanize - Part 1

Economize - Part 2

So what the heck is Localize?

This is all about supporting your local area….working in a community…..neighborhood…

For example….local businesses or banks….etc.

Localize is about walking more and driving less….

Its about getting to know your neighbors….and creating a support network close to home.

This is the future….

Communities….less dependent on the system and more interdependent on one another in your local community.

-Bronson

I´ll keep this short….

With so much turmoil…uncertainty….the last thing you want to do is re-hash….the past…

That´s not what Im talking about… What Im saying….or writing…really…

Is that the experiences of your life….you know…the things you go through in life…good or bad…..have something to teach us all..

That´s where this post comes in..

Write it down…

Everything has a lesson….but keen on the lesson(s) is vital…

Its vital…because….it could also help to prevent you from repeating….

The not so great lessons…..

So by writing it down…you might just….end the cycle of bad luck you may be experiencing….

Or enhancing and increasing the good fortune you are experiencing…

Its a little out there….new agey…

But give it a try….

-Bronson

With everything in your life….

The one thing you can´t overlook…..is peace of mind…

This is probably one of the most sought after things in modern history

….behind the X Box….and the next latest and greatest gadget…

However I suspect….

Many people are hunkering down on their crazy

Consumption habits of the past..

With that being said….

Peace of mind…

So how can you…..almost guaranteed…. achieve this FREE and easily reached……aspiration?

Take A Walk…

When you get up…..in the morning…

Put on those sneakers….(…or runners….)

(You know the ones you use for the really hard exercise of going from your car to the store and back….)

And go out….and take a walk

Where you´re going is of no importance….

And for how long….depends more on your commitments for….the day….

I would suggest…..a minimum of 20 minutes…

Go out…and use those concrete slabs that nicely separate the road from your lawn…..

You know…they were made for walking…..

So use the damn things…

Leave your cell phone behind….

Use this time to just let your mind wander…..

Notice nature….and the surroundings….(…yes I know a little Stuart Smalley….)

Make like Nike and Just Do It…(….obviously ignoring the slave, sweatshop, child labor working in small factories in China that are used to make their wonderfully splendid over priced planned obsolescent products……whewww say that 3 times)

Anyways…back to my point…

When you take a walk…

You clear your mind…..

Where do you think the old adage….get a breath of fresh air….comes from….?

And….another side benefit…..is…..?

You get some exercise……

So just do it……and leave behind the child sweat shops….

-Bronson

Have you ever had a situation in your life…..where you were just…well….overwhelmed…?

Maybe…You bit off a little more than you could chew…?

Most of the time it starts with over committing yourself….and thinking that underneath your ever day attire…

You have some blue tights with a red cape and a brightly painted “S” on your chest…(…guess again..)

The shock comes when you realize…that you have been watching way too many Comic Hero Movies….

So what do you do?

You can “chunk it down“….

I originally got the term from the world of N.L.P……Neuro Linguistic Programming…called “chunking”

Its essentially….breaking down the whole…. into more manageable bite size pieces…

The thought is similar to the concept of eating some kind of food that is just a little too large to eat in on mouth full.

Typically you cut the piece into smaller pieces…..

Well thats exactly what chunking is…

So how does it apply to life….and to taking on too many responsibilities…..?

Think of whatever current problem you are facing as one of those big over-sized pieces of food…..

That sometimes can be just too much to even think about….

Well its too much too think about…..for the same reason that you just cant wrap your mind around in…

Because it is “indigestible“….

So “chunk it down“…..break it down to smaller pieces…

Then…..with the pieces in hand….

Start on one at a time….

It doesn’t really matter which piece you start on…

Just get going…

I would have to say that this is by and far one of the best techniques I do to achieve more…

Give it a try.

-Bronson

This is a powerful movie about Argentina….and there are uncanny similarities to the States…

Awhile back I had done this little exercise designed to help you achieve the things in your life…

They called them “Vision Boards”

The concept was pretty basic…

You take this cardboard poster board…..any color will do…

And you paste things on it that you want to be, do, or have in your life…

Such as the woman or man of your dreams…the house of your dreams…..etc..

Place this poster board somewhere where you can see it every day….

And then daily or twice daily.…concentrate on the items on the “Vision Board”….

The belief….which I subscribe to….is that what “the mind can conceive, it can conceive…”

This has been proven…to be fact….countless studies of top performance athletes will attest that a large portion if not all

Of their success in sports is attributed to mentally creating an image of their success….

Well going back to the “Vision Boards“….

I did in fact…..create one of the sorts….it was a photo album…..and many of the things I had in that album

Have come to pass….

Well I have been doing something….new….

That I want to share with you…..its called….Mind Movies….

I heard about this idea from Ryan Higgins….the guy who really founded and made popular this idea…

Many of you….are probably familiar with the movie….The Secret…

Well Ryan picks up where The Secret left off….

You essentially create….a short 3 minute video filled with powerful affirmations, and emotionally inspiring images.

By watching this video twice a day you are commanding the universe to bring you the people, and resources required to make your dreams a reality.

I know it sounds a little new agey….but….

I have been doing this…and I have been having amazing results….

In the areas….of business, relationships…..and health….

Man my health has really taken center stage…since I started doing this….

You see….we are constantly bombarded by the media….television, radio, and movies…

Why not control and watch the most important movie of them all….the movie of your life…!

Creating a Mind Movie…..may be a little difficult….not a problem…

Here are some Pre-made ones…

For PC Users:

#1 - Health
#2 - Spirituality
#3 - Money
#4 - Friends and Family
#5 - Attracting a Woman
#6 - Attracting a Man

For Mac Users:

#1 - Health
#2 - Spirituality
#3 - Money
#4 - Friends and Family
#5 - Attracting a Woman
#6 - Attracting a Man

Health - iPod version
Spirituality - iPod version
Money - iPod version
Family & Friends - iPod version
Attracting a Woman - iPod version
Attracting a Man - iPod version

Be sure to watch at least one every morning and night. With just 6 minutes day, you will feel the difference.

Have fun….

-Bronson