New Profile Picture

Hello Followers!

If you look to the right, you will notice picture of a lone bird at the ocean.  It looks like it is searching for something.  Hence, the name of the picture -  Searching.  I am now using this as the profile picture for My Journey To Me on Twitter and on the Facebook FanPage.  I did this to prevent confusion on Facebook.  And the bird seems to be looking and searching as she either begins or rests in the middle of her journey which is something we all do when we are on a journey.  

Facebook FanPage

After receiving numerous requests, a Facebook FanPage is now available for this blog! Yeah!!! (it is still under construction so be kind)  If you have not graduated to Twitter yet, I linked the FanPage to Twitter so you will be able to read my tweets.

To Like the page, click on the Facebook badge in the right column.  Or to find it from Facebook, type "My Journey To Me" in the Search box at the top of the page.

At this point, I really need your help.  For those of you who don't know, my ultimate goal for this blog is a book on personal development and re-invention.  I use the blog to accomplish three things: 1) to capture concepts I am learning, 2) to immediately share them to add value to others right now and 3) to get feedback.  No, you will not know everything that will be in my book from reading the blog!  So, I need your really help......recommend the FanPage to your friends.

Question for Comment: Which social media do you use most often, Facebook or Twitter?  Why?

April Book of the Month

Hello Champions!

No, I have not forgotten about you and yes, we are still reading books that help us to grow as individuals. Remember, whenever you have not finished reading the prior month’s book, continue until you finish. I am going to jump right into April’s book.

We know our thoughts drive us to be, and to stay, champions because our thoughts drive our actions. This month’s book is all about transitioning your thinking from that of an employee, fulfilling someone else’s dream and being told what do, to that of a business owner fulfilling your dreams and putting the right processes in place to make your business successful. This month’s book is

Inspiration from Space

If you follow my blog, you know I also know you can follow me on Twitter (if you didn't know, look to the right).  I enjoy sending words of inspiration, food for thought, into the universe to help others.  As would be expected, I also follow the tweets of those people who follow me.  Some tweets are funny, some are nonsensical and some are very inspirational.  The inspirational ones, the ones that make me stop and think, I save in my Favorites file.  I got a thought the other day that I should share these tweets so others can also be inspired. (after all, not everyone is on Twitter).  So, here are some of my favorite tweets and the Twitter name of the person who sent out the tweet.  Yes, sometimes there are multiple tweets from one person.

Leadership Defined

The other day, I was reading a Facebook post praising a mentor of mine.  I agreed wholeheartedly with the post and wanted to add my two cents.  I began to compose a comment saying how I learned more from watching what he did, his behavior, than from what he told me to do.  And it hit me.....a leader is someone who models behavior that people follow.  And it hit me again.....I am a leader.

You see, my definition of leader was narrow.  To me, a leader was a person who had been to a place or achieved a goal he was leading people to.  The old "I've been to the top of Mt. Everest so I know the terrain and can lead you there" definition.  Since I have goals I have not achieved, I didn't see myself as a leader.  After all, what "terrain" did I know?  Why would people follow me down a road I know nothing about?

Reading4Champions Book Club: February Book

Hello Champions!

So far on our championship journey we have learned to re-think what opportunity means and to embrace it in "Opportunity Knocks" by Pat Mesiti.  We learned to think like champions in "177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class" by Steve Siebold.  We have learned to embrace setbacks and failures, and to move forward from them in "A Setup is a Setup for a Comeback" by Willie Jolley and in "Failing Foward" by John Maxwell.  Last month, we learned to be tenacious and to never forsake our dreams in "Never Give Up!" by Joyce Meyer.  (If you have not finished reading any of these books, continue until you do finish).  There is no doubt we have amassed some powerful weapons to use on our championship journey. 

The February book will further arm you in the mental arena.