Sand in the engine

You wouldn't put sand in your car engine so why put destructive material in your brain?

Feel free to read that sentence again. 

Bill Lewis is a highly successful businessman that has leveraged a system of information that has provided him two things. Time. Money. Time is the most valuable asset we have and we can never get it back. And money provides options. 

Below is a link to one of Bill Lewis's blogs he just published. He is a master at helping people win and the reason he is so successful is because of his thinking. Read on!! 

Bil Lewis: Everything begins with your thinking. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Nicholas Nighbor

Who's Encouraging You?

They call it the Bislett Effect. Ever hear of it? There is a stadium in Oslo, Norway. It is a track and field and also a speed skating stadium. It is known as the World Record Track Stadium.

Whenever a record is broken at any stadium it gets noticed. They put up a sign. When a stadium has posted a dozen records everybody hears of it. The Bislett Stadium has done more than get noticed. No less that 15 speed skating and 50 track and field world records have been broken there!! No other track can boast of such a record of record-breaking achievements.

What is so special at Bislett Stadium?

It's the crowd. It's the fans. The track is narrow. It has only six lanes and the runners have 21,000 fans cheering them on. People work harder when they have people cheering them on.

So here is my question for you. Who is cheering you on? Who are you 'running' harder for?

The reason I picked this topic today is because I have found a group of men and women who have become the best encouragers I have ever met in my entire life. I met them through the LIFE business.

It is a team of like minded people that want to get better in the 8 F's in life: faith, family, fitness, finance, friends, following, freedom and fun.

There are not many better feelings than having someone in your corner, cheering you on, helping you reach further for success to do more and get better.

I hope you have someone that encourages you.

Who is your biggest encourager? Is it your parents, your spouse, your kids, your team?

Better yet, who are you encouraging. Who do you see every day that needs that encouragement. Some people get encouraged at work and at home every day. Unfortunately most people don't.

So, who in your life can you turn to for a heavy dose of encouragement?

If you found value in this article feel free to leave a comment or share it with a friend. Even better, give someone a call right now and give someone some encouragement. It could change their day.

Thanks for reading. God bless. Nicholas Nighbor

Managed Frustration

A blood curdling scream came from the bedroom. Sounded like my seven year old.

What happened? Did someones hair get pulled? Did a ceramic Christmas tree just put a dent in one of my kids foreheads? That actually happened once. Did one of them just break their arm?

No. 

My youngest daughter was putting away the Lego's and she decided to dismantle what my oldest daughter just put together. 

Life and death? No. To a seven year old? Yes.

It was interesting what happened next; I just got a message that a meeting had been cancelled that I was really looking forward to. 

I told my daughter, "You really need to work on your adversity quotient(AQ). She said, huh?"

This was a perfect time to talk about the adversity quotient to my daughter. 

I was once taught that success is managed frustration. We all have things happen to us; what's important is how we react. 

Adversity Quotient is something I have learned about from Orrin Woodward in his book Resolved: 13 Resolutions for LIFE. Mr. Woodward goes into great detail on how and why some people are successful and some that can't push through.

His explanation is a lot more detailed and very well researched. I could never do it justice; after all he is the best selling author. 

There are three areas that he digs into: Intelligence Quotient, Emotional Quotient and Will Quotient. If you haven't read this book pick it up as soon as you can. It is a phenomenal book with time-tested principles discussed in great detail that includes specific people that have had success in several areas. 

As it is explained in the book, AQ is the ability to persevere in tough times, handle pressure and stress and continue to move forward despite the odds. The example I am using with my daughter may seem elementary but it is a perfect example of how she can choose to react to a situation she is not happy about. 

Because my oldest daughter is only seven I could only go into so much detail about how to react and respond to life. Once I explained it to her I had her explain it into her own words back to me. 

In my own life I can say my adversity quotient is tested daily in work, life, family and especially spending time with the in-laws. Just kidding! 

Those that can make it through and choose how to react properly will make it further than the person that just gives up. 

The adversity quotient is just a small tidbit of information I have learned from the LIFE business. 

The purpose of the LIFE business is to provide world class information to help people in all areas of their life. I have learned a great deal of information from the LIFE business and I am proud to follow leaders like Chris Brady, Bill Lewis and Steve Morgan. 

Thanks for reading and feel free to leave your comments below.

God bless!

Nicholas Nighbor