I suppose at the age of four, a little snake isn’t all that scary unless someone has told you that you should be scared!  After her initial freak out, my wife realized that this little snake was really harmless.  In fact, his two older brothers as well as the neighboring kids started taking turns holding the snake after realizing that there was nothing to fear.

A lot of people are gripped by fear these days because of personal financial struggle and concern about what the future holds for their businesses and lives.  Let’s take a lesson from a four year old who didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid!

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What a great video!  It reminds me of the scene in Toy Story when Buzz Lightyear and Woody are flying toward Andy’s car in one of the last scenes of the movie. 

Woody: “Buzz, we’re flying!”

Buzz: “This isn’t flying.  This is falling, with style.”

With the economy we’re currently in, there are many who feel that they are simply “falling” hopelessly out of control.  Maybe it’s time we start looking for our own wingsuit!  A little practice and a parachute, we could make the most of our circumstances and start falling with style ourselves!

Okay, so the thought of doing early morning water aerobics with my mother-in-law didn’t exactly excite me, but sure enough at 6 am this morning, there she was.  In fact, she’s at the gym every single morning at 6 a.m. sharp!  I realized that this morning ritual of hers isn’t inspired by the typical motivating factors most of us need to go to the gym (lose weight, look good, etc).  As a first generation immigrant to the United States, my mother-in-law worked for over 30 years (graveyard shift) on a GM assembly line in Detroit.  My parents still work 7 days a week in the restaurant business.  My personal experience with so many 1st generation immigrants is that there is a stronger internal DRIVE than the average person.  Whereas so many of us demand an abundance of external motivation to get something done, there are those who simply know that there is no alternative, BUT to get it done.

So the next time you encounter a first generation immigrant (maybe a restaurant owner, your dry cleaners, or at the 6am water-aerobics class at the Y), try to observe some of that DRIVE I’m talking about.  Some of it just might rub off on you.

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Inside the school bus, there were no boundaries or classrooms.  It was like recess!  They could sit next to whoever they wanted and make friends with whoever they wanted.  The school bus was a community by itself OUTSIDE of school that my kids enjoyed! 

Most of the time we play it so safe by staying inside the comfort zone of our ‘mini-communities’ and we hardly ever look to expand our spheres of influence.  How’s that working for you and your business these days?  Maybe it’s time to start looking for a school bus to hop on and make some new friends . . .

Do you have an image of what your business (or life) should look like?  Consider a river or waterfall.  How’s your flow going these days?  What do you need to do in order to get the flow moving again?  Maybe it’s time to replace the pump!