The First Step to Freedom Of Choice and Change

Greetings everyone,

I would like to share with you all my third speech in toastmasters and if you are inspired by what you read please click the buttons to share it with your friends.

Me the pigeon and the train

Good evening Mr. Toastmaster fellow toastmaster and most welcome guests

Before I begin, I don't want the title to be misleading so let me clarify what this speech is about.

 This speech is not about me jumping in front of a speeding train to save my pet pigeon, this speech is about FREEDOM of CHOICE and CHANGE

 The freedom of choosing what our heart desires, the freedom choice to decide how we want our destiny to be and to those struggling with freedom of choice I will give the first step that’s needed in order to develop your gift of freedom. 

Now my request to all of you that are taking notes, please stop and put your pens down and just let my words carve themselves in to your hearts.

It started one morning waiting for the train, sitting there in the cold rubbing my hands, I observed a pigeon making the platform his own.,walking along pecking the ground for food.

Staring at the pigeon a thought of jealousy popped into my head, wow what freedom this pigeon has, I don't see any lines of worry on its forehead or fright on its face where it will find the next meal. No rules no limits it can fly wherever it pleases.

But then the rational part of my brain voiced its opinion, and reminded me what the sweet and great business philosopher Jim Rohn said,

we humans are the only creature of choice all the other forms of life live a living of instinct, 

for example which way do the birds fly in the winter? South, a bird cannot wake up in the morning and say neh don't want to travel south this winter I think I'll check myself into the Holiday Inn in the north.

That is the beauty of freedom of choice, we can change the course of life we have been pursuing and make a 360 degree turn and pursue a completely different course of interest.

• We can change our opinions     
• We can change our lifestyles    
•  we can change our friends  
• We can change our philosophy

But I have one slight little problem with what I shared with you all, and I'm sure you can relate to me.  There are times during our lives that we bump into situations that we feel are beyond our choice, now I don't mean serious health issues, I mean the standard struggles of life,

• the one struggling to lose weight
• the struggle to achieve success
• the struggle to overcome a bad habit

 Basically any challenge that needs to be overcome

Ladies and gentleman I uncovered an important ingredient, the ingredient that’s needed so we  can take advantage of the gift that was  bestowed upon us, the freedom of choice and change.

The power to choose and commit to what you have chosen, all boils down to one word RESPECT.

When making the decision to choose , choosing to lose weight than being overweight, choosing to come here instead of just sitting at home on the recliner, choosing to do something that will take effort on your part to keep, will depend on how much respect you have to the one making the decision.

When your power of choice and change  is challenged,  you decide to do one way but can't seem to keep it more than for more than a short period of time, could be, somehow yourself respect has diminished over the years and therefore you do not respect the choices you make, you look upon yourself with disrespect because of the failings you have. 

Let me give you a different scenario to explain this concept better.

When there are a group of people sharing a conversation and one person voices his opinion and no one seems to listen, then a second person says the same thing and everyone bends over to listen, what is the difference between these two people voicing their opinions?

The respect what the audience has for one over the other.   

As long as you regard yourself with a feeling of disrespect and lack of love then the power of change will elude you.

What is your reaction when you see your friend or loved one failing? If you're a real friend you will reach out with support and encouragement why? Because you love them you see what’s special about them so why do we treat ourselves with less respect and love than we deserve?

Do this exercise

 Go to the mirror and look yourself in the eye, and give yourself that special look of love and fondness let your eyes do the talking, look upon yourself with eyes of admiration and awe of what a wonderful and phenomenal individual you are .

Let your heart be soaked in the feeling that with all your failings you are still unique and special. Let your ears hear you sing passionately and with excitement I'm special, I'm unique, I'm amazing. Maybe even add a little twirl and dance while singing these wonderful words out of your mouth.

The minute you find real respect and acceptance in your own eyes you will find the power of choice and change will be within your grasp.

best wishes and I look forward to hearing your comments below
Pinny
click for my website

Book Challenge Review Thoughts Vibrations

Hi Everyone,

(This is a transcript of one of my you tube clips I posted, here is the link http://youtu.be/h_7Ln5XOrNI )

 I put myself to a challenge how many self help books I can read this year. This is book number 2 on my list for this challenge and I figured why not share with you all a bit what I most enjoyed about each book since each book has its strong points and maybe it will be an inspiration to you all, to read up as well. 

As Jim Rohn said – we are in a phenomenal era a time that knowledge and education are at our fingertips

 This review is about a book by William walker Atkinson called Thought vibration  I was presented this book by one of Joe vitale programs it is a book on the law of attraction it’s a small book less than 100 pages.

Just a small point to those that don’t believe in the power of the law of attraction. I personally feel that there is always something that you can learn from everyone, even those that you don't agree with. 

As the saying goes you can learn from everyone, some you learn what yes to do and some you learn what you shouldn't be doing.

 What I love about the law of attraction, is the message of positivity that comes along with it and it resonated very well with me. 

Even though anyone that studied the rules of success knows and  understands the power of being positive, but  a negative person usually finds it hard to accept the view of positivity. 

The law of attractions message of positivity comes wrapped in a magic wrapping that entrances the imagination and thereby makes it easier to accept and see the beauty of being a positive person.

My goal with these video clips is to share what I enjoyed the most of the books I read, but in truth since we humans are in constant change every time you reread a book you can find new points that may excite you the second time around that didn't make such an impression on you the first time when you read it.

What I liked about this book was the distinct message I felt that the author stresses and describes throughout the book.  

Who your real self is and that’s the inside feeling of your inner self  and how your body is similar to a kingdom and your inner and true you is the king and emotions and feelings are like the servants that are trying to take over the kingdom, and he empowers your inner you to take control of your life and be the one in power. 

My imagination  easily followed along his description how our feelings and emotions have taken control of us and how if we want can take back control . 

Let me read you some short parts of chapter 4

They assert the “I” and compel obedience from the subordinate mental faculties. 

The I is the sovereign of the mind.

Later on in the chapter, think of man being the slave of his moods, passions, animal appetites and lower facilities.

It is only when the” I” mounts his throne and lifts the scepter that order is established and things assume their proper relation to each other.

Orders must be given and carried out. Rebellion bust be put down and the rightful authority insisted upon .

Good luck and keep a lookout for  review of book number 3 in my book challenge list 

Pinny

Click for my Website

The length of a minute and How to maximize a minute

Greetings everyone this is my second speech in Toastmasters and I would like to share it with you all

I’m sure you are all thinking what in the world is he talking about, who doesn't know how long a minute is?

Well you are right to some extent but I'm confident that the points I will be discussing tonight will bring a new light and understanding to the true length and power of a single minute.

It was a few years back during a lecture in high school which usually took an hour. Sitting there twiddling my fingers I observed the clock on the wall going tick tock tick tock and I realized that a minute was simply 60 short seconds. I made this simple genius deduction that an hour shouldn’t be such a long time; it’s merely 60 full turns of 60 seconds each. So why does this lecture feel like torture like I have been sitting here a life time? This story gave me a glimpse how a minute can feel like eternity.

Another time that I had a different insight to the length of a minute, was one night when I was putting my little one to sleep and after the usual cover me, the goodnight kiss, bathroom run and it’s too hot and it’s too cold, she finally settled down.

 I sat down to relax a bit reading a book ,as I got comfortable I hear that little voice saying daddy I need a drink, and I answered ok honey I'll be there in a minute and I continued reading.  Suddenly I feel something tugging at my shirt I look up startled and see my little one is standing near me and saying daddy is it a minute already?  I look on the watch and I see ten minutes have passed, wow that minute really felt like a split second.

True a minute is just short sixty seconds but our emotions distort the actual shortness of the minute making it feel sometimes long as an hour and sometimes short as a split second.

Why this concept is important to understand is simple

The value of a minute is indescribable; what can be done and accomplished in a short amount of time is astonishing, my beloved sales coach chuck Bauer in his book sales mastery writes, the preferred listenable rate of speech is between in 140 and 160 words a minute.

Wow 140 -160 words a minute how much encouragement and how much hurt can we cause with just one minute of talking?

The fact of the matter is, there is an endless amounts of things that we would like to do or achieve, that really wouldn't take up a lot of our time, but this emotional distortion of the length of a minute makes it feel like a huge and long task and encumbers us in doing it.

Let me give you an example to clarify a bit more what I'm saying

Example number 1

How many of you travel on the NJ palisades? Well I'm not a big traveler but on an average I travel the palisades around twenty times a year. Now on the route there is three times a chance to exit right off the highway and view the scenic view.

Every time a pass the signs notifying about the scenic view I say to myself I wish I could just stop for a minute I love looking at scenic views but I don’t,  simply because I feel that I don't have the time, I don’t have five minutes to do something I enjoy?

Example number 2

Working out, my life structure isn't setup for major work outs, so I decided to take a few minutes each night to make a short work out before I go to sleep now we are talking about maybe five minutes a few push ups, sit ups etc but the amount of reasons that I give myself not to do it are laughable, but I a lot has to do by me taking the five minutes and blowing it out of proportion.

By simply calculating and realizing that all that’s needed is a few minutes and seeing how fast a minute passes has made it a lot easier to commit to do it.

Take a breath and stop a minute to think over your life and your day. Think of the small and seemingly insignificant things that are always passing through your mind that you should do, or you would like to do it, but always feel you don't have the time

•  The phone call to your parents to keep in touch  (even five minutes will do)      
• The little something for your loved one to show that the spark of love has not been extinguished 
•  Road rage giving the other car a few extra seconds before you explode 
•   Putting a little time each day to further and broaden your education can make a huge difference,

Take the time it takes to accomplish the task and put it in the right short minute perspective and it will be easier to do.

Do this and you will find a new world out there in front of you, change that you couldn't imagine, will be right within your grasp, coming to work in smiles each day after a relaxing drive, beautiful flowers and scenery all over the streets just waiting for you to stop and admire them.

wishing you the best if you enjoyed this post please share this with your friends 
Pinny
Click Here for My Website