By Gary I Cooper
Gary I Cooper
Level: Basic
Gary is said to have a bit of colorful background I just didn't know how much until digging it out of him. Originally from East ... ...
One of my favorite subjects is on finding or choosing your true passion. One reason it's one of my favorites is because I'm the worst case there ever was of when-to-do-it! When is the best time to make your move? How are you going to tell your boss? How are you going to tell your wife? What can you say when your not happy with the $75,000 a year job? Of course the amount is not important. It could be $25,000 a year or $180,000 a year.
The important thing is it's just not you. You're always working for someone else. There is always a ceiling on the dollar amount. You're not calling the shots. How many times have you had to bite your cheek; I better not say anything or I might get fired! My mistake to me was I waited too long. I felt I would wait until the time was right! I wish I had not waited until twenty-five years later, instead of a couple.
I'll mention a few lines here just in case you had not heard my story. I'm sure it's floating around on the internet somewhere. But, anyway. I quit high school at the age of 15 and ran off to Sunland Park a racetrack in El Paso Texas. Now mind you that was a long way from Dallas Texas. You know, just a kid, it could have been just as well the circus or board a ship to be a sailor, or be a rock star, but whatever, it's what I decided to do! And, no one the face of the earth could change my mind once I decide I'm going to do something. How do you say it? Hard heads!
I rode up until I was about twenty-six. When I started I weighed about 95 pounds. I was a late bloomer just one to not finish growing until a later age. It just got to where I couldn't make weight any longer. Then, they came out with digital scales making it harder and harder to cheat. You
I was what you call a free-lance jockey. I didn't just ride for one stable. I rode for many. I never wanted to be tied to just one stable. One source of income. My checks came from eight to twenty or more different sources. If I and a trainer didn't see eye-to-eye about something, it wouldn't break the bank. I hand my exercise-money coming in. Some jockey's thought they were too good to exercise day mounts. They just rode the races. Then I had my race checks coming in. I also did a lot of off the main racetrack circuits at training farms. Breaking the yearlings and two-year olds getting the young ones ready for the racetracks.
This was another bad habit of mine that the injuries have came back to haunt me in later years. I would always ride the crazy's, the mounts that no one else would ride. One to not not have very good sense (me). Go find that Coop guy, that's what they called me. He'll ride anything!
One thing I did do is to prepare myself for another occupation because I knew I would not always be able to ride. One winter I took up a technician school for the day I could no longer ride. The only problem is, there is a limit to how much you can make. There are, just so many hours in a day.
So as a young man I knew to have your income coming from multiple sources. I was far more a better businessman then. What happened to my own theory? Well, listening to other people and not doing my own passion. Of course I can no longer ride. But, it took me more than twenty-five years to come back around to what I want to do!
In network marketing, another jungle in itself, but with specialized knowledge it can be learned. And, there is no limit to your income. You can take any hobby or skill or art or whatever! There is a way to turn, that to income. I myself, the absolute worst at writing, see what I mean? It gets better with practice.
Turn your passion into bucks. I thought I would share some of my path, to the internet. And, hope that some of my reader's take from my experience, because I spent thousands in trial-and-error on the internet. Whatever your deepest core desire will surface. Until next time . . . the rest of the story!
Gary Cooper-American Network Marketer
Work At The House Online Business Marketing Master Success Guide
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Monday, 28 July 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Do You Fear Change?
By Lynn B Lawson
Lynn B Lawson
Level: Basic
OneFunkyMama.com was founded in April 2008 by Lynn Lawson. With a passion and background in the fashion and beauty industries and a love for helping ...
Taking that step, that first step, in any new direction can scare the skirt off any woman. Whether it's a family move to a new city, your first speech in front of colleagues, or buying an outfit that you love- but you think others may question, "Have you lost your mind?", moving into uncharted territories sometimes can have us paralyzed.
In these cases, we have to dig up the root of our fear before we can move forward. In each instance that you're facing apprehension, you have to question, what is the anxiety? Do you worry about change, or is it a fear of failure or success? Usually, the concern about change ties in with being afraid of failure or success.
Fear of failure is closely related to concern about criticism and rejection. Ask yourself, does your fear stem from an unsubstantiated issue in your childhood? If so, recall that memory and feel the pain associated with it...for 1 minute. Then, move on. Often, we may not have any recollections tied to the anxiety that's facing us. It's completely fabricated. Our mind is an incredible tool. It can liberate us -- or debilitate us.
The classic symptom of fear of failure is being afraid to try something because it may end up being a big-fat zero, goose egg, or disappointment. We subconsciously press play on those thoughts over and over in our minds. Failure is the worst case scenario... and it may or may not happen. But what if it does? What does that say about you? What it says is you tried! And it should give you a little more moxie to make another attempt at your goals.
What is surprising is that often, we are equally fearful of success as we are of failure. In many women's minds, success leads to having more on our plate or being in demand even more (say what?). We assume that success means that our lives get more hectic, and who wants that?
Success requires change, and change has both positive and negative consequences. Our schedules may change, we may have more issues to deal with, or more (little) people and things to juggle. But, at the same time, other things that were just taking up space in our lives may fall away. And, in the end, you'll feel more fulfilled.
Facing your fears is an incredible way to free your mind of the limitations YOU put there.
Lynn Lawson publishes One Funky Mama, an online guide that encourages moms to live fuller lives. Sign up for the semi-weekly ezine at http://www.onefunkymama.com and you'll be happy you have that extra little push to make your life more fulfilled.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lynn_B_Lawson
Lynn B Lawson
Level: Basic
OneFunkyMama.com was founded in April 2008 by Lynn Lawson. With a passion and background in the fashion and beauty industries and a love for helping ...
Taking that step, that first step, in any new direction can scare the skirt off any woman. Whether it's a family move to a new city, your first speech in front of colleagues, or buying an outfit that you love- but you think others may question, "Have you lost your mind?", moving into uncharted territories sometimes can have us paralyzed.
In these cases, we have to dig up the root of our fear before we can move forward. In each instance that you're facing apprehension, you have to question, what is the anxiety? Do you worry about change, or is it a fear of failure or success? Usually, the concern about change ties in with being afraid of failure or success.
Fear of failure is closely related to concern about criticism and rejection. Ask yourself, does your fear stem from an unsubstantiated issue in your childhood? If so, recall that memory and feel the pain associated with it...for 1 minute. Then, move on. Often, we may not have any recollections tied to the anxiety that's facing us. It's completely fabricated. Our mind is an incredible tool. It can liberate us -- or debilitate us.
The classic symptom of fear of failure is being afraid to try something because it may end up being a big-fat zero, goose egg, or disappointment. We subconsciously press play on those thoughts over and over in our minds. Failure is the worst case scenario... and it may or may not happen. But what if it does? What does that say about you? What it says is you tried! And it should give you a little more moxie to make another attempt at your goals.
What is surprising is that often, we are equally fearful of success as we are of failure. In many women's minds, success leads to having more on our plate or being in demand even more (say what?). We assume that success means that our lives get more hectic, and who wants that?
Success requires change, and change has both positive and negative consequences. Our schedules may change, we may have more issues to deal with, or more (little) people and things to juggle. But, at the same time, other things that were just taking up space in our lives may fall away. And, in the end, you'll feel more fulfilled.
Facing your fears is an incredible way to free your mind of the limitations YOU put there.
Lynn Lawson publishes One Funky Mama, an online guide that encourages moms to live fuller lives. Sign up for the semi-weekly ezine at http://www.onefunkymama.com and you'll be happy you have that extra little push to make your life more fulfilled.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lynn_B_Lawson
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