True Friend
Before my Dad passed away a couple of years ago, we had a conversation about friends. My Dad talked about how important it is to have true friends. He said, “If you can count all your true friends on one hand you are a very lucky man.” A true friend is hard to find. A true friend understands who you are without judgment. A true friend will show up for you when the others turn away. The following story defines a true friend.
A man was walking along a path one day when all of a sudden he fell into a deep hole. He tried and tried without success to find a way out of that scary situation. Before long he was exhausted and ready to give up.
He looked up to see a businessman walking by and he yelled out hey help me out of this hole. The businessman wrote out a check and threw it into the hole and said, here this will help and walked away leaving the man feeling helpless. The man continued to call for help from the dark hole he was in. Soon a priest walked by and said he would help. The priest wrote a prayer down on a piece of paper and threw it into the hole and walked away.
At that moment he had made his mind up that he would never get out of that hole. But, in that moment an old friend walks by and could see his friend had fallen into that deep dark hole and needed to find a way out. So he shouts down to him and asks; do you need some help? The man in the hole calls back, yes! So his friend jumps down into the hole. The man in the hole just couldn’t believe it. Why did you do that? Are you crazy? Now we are both stuck in here and we will never get out. What can of help are you? His friend said; relax, I’ve been in this same hole before and I know the way out. Just follow me and I lead you out of here.
Always Dare to be Great!
Rodney Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
Taking Life On!www.LynnLane.net
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Be like salt.+ The man in the arena by Teddy Roosevelt
Be like salt.
Don’t be the person that does nothing because they can only do a little. If we wait until we can do it all at one time we will all suffer. Do what you can where you are with what you have.
History books are full of people that gave a little, but made a great difference to the world. A little salt in a dish can change the taste of the meal. Like salt you can make a big difference with a small effort.
One man from North Carolina made a tremendous impact on the world. Evangelist Billy Graham is only one example of how one person can make a difference. Billy Graham has touched millions of lives and has talked to more people than any person in history. We can all do much by doing little; it’s the small things that count.
I love what A.L. Williams says, “All you can do is all you can do, but all you can do is enough.” If all you can do is give a person a smile or a complement that’s great. If you do what you can with what you have you will make a difference in the lives of others. Remember to be like salt, even a little bit can make a big difference.
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Always Dare to be Great!
Rodney Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
Taking Life On!
www.LynnLane.net
kenpolane@yahoo.com
Don’t be the person that does nothing because they can only do a little. If we wait until we can do it all at one time we will all suffer. Do what you can where you are with what you have.
History books are full of people that gave a little, but made a great difference to the world. A little salt in a dish can change the taste of the meal. Like salt you can make a big difference with a small effort.
One man from North Carolina made a tremendous impact on the world. Evangelist Billy Graham is only one example of how one person can make a difference. Billy Graham has touched millions of lives and has talked to more people than any person in history. We can all do much by doing little; it’s the small things that count.
I love what A.L. Williams says, “All you can do is all you can do, but all you can do is enough.” If all you can do is give a person a smile or a complement that’s great. If you do what you can with what you have you will make a difference in the lives of others. Remember to be like salt, even a little bit can make a big difference.
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The Man In The ArenaBy Teddy Roosevelt "Citizenship in a Republic,"Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, FranceApril 23, 1910
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. The Man In The Arena
Always Dare to be Great!
Rodney Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
Taking Life On!
www.LynnLane.net
kenpolane@yahoo.com
Thursday, October 4, 2007
The secret is the first step.
The secret is in the first step.
What is the secret to Achievement toward any goal? The secret is in the first step. Newton tells us anything in motion tends to stays in motion. As I reward a student their first belt level in kenpo karate, I always remind them that black belt is the big goal, but the most important level is the first one. Without the first belt level you never get to the next. Just as in any goal you have to take the first step and grow on that. That first step helps you create that momentum you need.
Remember that life without action is life without purpose. Start with the first step today and keep moving toward your big dream or goal.
Always Dare to be Great!
Rodney Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
Taking Life On!
www.LynnLane.net
www.lynnlane.net/blogframe.html
What is the secret to Achievement toward any goal? The secret is in the first step. Newton tells us anything in motion tends to stays in motion. As I reward a student their first belt level in kenpo karate, I always remind them that black belt is the big goal, but the most important level is the first one. Without the first belt level you never get to the next. Just as in any goal you have to take the first step and grow on that. That first step helps you create that momentum you need.
Remember that life without action is life without purpose. Start with the first step today and keep moving toward your big dream or goal.
Always Dare to be Great!
Rodney Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
Taking Life On!
www.LynnLane.net
www.lynnlane.net/blogframe.html
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Are you in the top 20% ?
Working toward excellence
Are you working toward excellence? Only 20% of workers are top achievers. Personal performance surveys show this over and over again. The top 20% earn a bigger salary, earn the respect of their employers and co-workers, and are happy at what they do.
What can put you in that top 20%? The most important key is to do something you like to do. When you work at what you love, the time and effort you put into your work makes it worth the hard work. Surveys show that about 60% of Americans hate their job. We spend so much of our life working; it makes no sense to do what we hate. Next, the people in the top 20% decide early on that they are going to be the best at what they do. They work toward excellence all the time. They go the extra mile. They seek out the information and people that can help them get there. They continue to work on themselves daily. It has been said that we work 40 hours a week for maintenance and any hours over that we work for excellence. Most people work just enough to keep their job and the employer pays them just enough to keep them there. When the top 20% are not working on their job they are working on themselves by investing time studying, reading and listening to educational material.
The great thing about being in the top 20% is that you will never be without work or employment for very long at all. The top 20% are in demand and will always be in demand even when the economy is slow.
Start today to strive for excellence. Find the work you love and decide to be the best at it. If you are in a job or career you hate, get out now and start working on what you love to do. Life is much to short to live in mediocrity and miserably. Strive to be on top, it’s the bottom that’s over crowded.
Dare to be Great!
R. Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
www.LynnLane.net
(c) 2007
Get your free e-book at www.LynnLane.net
Are you working toward excellence? Only 20% of workers are top achievers. Personal performance surveys show this over and over again. The top 20% earn a bigger salary, earn the respect of their employers and co-workers, and are happy at what they do.
What can put you in that top 20%? The most important key is to do something you like to do. When you work at what you love, the time and effort you put into your work makes it worth the hard work. Surveys show that about 60% of Americans hate their job. We spend so much of our life working; it makes no sense to do what we hate. Next, the people in the top 20% decide early on that they are going to be the best at what they do. They work toward excellence all the time. They go the extra mile. They seek out the information and people that can help them get there. They continue to work on themselves daily. It has been said that we work 40 hours a week for maintenance and any hours over that we work for excellence. Most people work just enough to keep their job and the employer pays them just enough to keep them there. When the top 20% are not working on their job they are working on themselves by investing time studying, reading and listening to educational material.
The great thing about being in the top 20% is that you will never be without work or employment for very long at all. The top 20% are in demand and will always be in demand even when the economy is slow.
Start today to strive for excellence. Find the work you love and decide to be the best at it. If you are in a job or career you hate, get out now and start working on what you love to do. Life is much to short to live in mediocrity and miserably. Strive to be on top, it’s the bottom that’s over crowded.
Dare to be Great!
R. Lynn Lane
Speaker-Trainer
www.LynnLane.net
(c) 2007
Get your free e-book at www.LynnLane.net
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Forgiveness
Forgive Yourself And Others
"Forgiveness Is The Key To Action And Freedom" ---Hannah Arendt
Without the ability to forgive yourself and others you are bound to that baggage. That is like putting your car in drive and stepping on the accelerator with the park brake on. You can't go forward and if you do, it's not going to be very far. But, once you release that brake you'll move forward feeling unencumbered. The same is true with your life. Once you drop the baggage and release the brakes, you're on your way.
Forgiving others can be difficult. Sometimes the person who has wronged you has no idea what they have done. Many adults in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s still hold some type of grudge or negative emotion toward the parents. Yet the parents have no idea they have done anything at all. When you harbor negative emotions like guilt, resentment, jealousy, and anger you set the stage for failure, bad health, and ruined relationships. If you can't forgive, you help your body create side effect and diseases that run from headaches, heart attack, hypertension, stroke and cancer.
Let it go so you can grow! You have no need to pay that same price over and over again. Let it go! You have no need for it; it does not serve you now. You are now maturing and learning from the past. Negative emotions serve you only when you learn from them. When you feel guilt, that serves you by letting you know that you have violated a core value. Once you realize that violation, make the choice to never do it again. And let it go.
One great way to release the guilt and anger is to use the letter. Sit down and grab a pen and paper and begin to write. Write all the guilt you may feel, write all the hate and anger you feel. Just allow it to flow from your pen. Forgive yourself in that letter, and forgive all the others you feel negative emotions about. Put it aside for about 24 hours. Then pick it back up and start to write more if you need to. Take your time and make sure you have it all down. Then take it to a place that you can burn it, and watch it burn and just let it go up in smoke. Notice how much better you feel after you finish.
"Forgiveness Is The Key To Action And Freedom" ---Hannah Arendt
Without the ability to forgive yourself and others you are bound to that baggage. That is like putting your car in drive and stepping on the accelerator with the park brake on. You can't go forward and if you do, it's not going to be very far. But, once you release that brake you'll move forward feeling unencumbered. The same is true with your life. Once you drop the baggage and release the brakes, you're on your way.
Forgiving others can be difficult. Sometimes the person who has wronged you has no idea what they have done. Many adults in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s still hold some type of grudge or negative emotion toward the parents. Yet the parents have no idea they have done anything at all. When you harbor negative emotions like guilt, resentment, jealousy, and anger you set the stage for failure, bad health, and ruined relationships. If you can't forgive, you help your body create side effect and diseases that run from headaches, heart attack, hypertension, stroke and cancer.
Let it go so you can grow! You have no need to pay that same price over and over again. Let it go! You have no need for it; it does not serve you now. You are now maturing and learning from the past. Negative emotions serve you only when you learn from them. When you feel guilt, that serves you by letting you know that you have violated a core value. Once you realize that violation, make the choice to never do it again. And let it go.
One great way to release the guilt and anger is to use the letter. Sit down and grab a pen and paper and begin to write. Write all the guilt you may feel, write all the hate and anger you feel. Just allow it to flow from your pen. Forgive yourself in that letter, and forgive all the others you feel negative emotions about. Put it aside for about 24 hours. Then pick it back up and start to write more if you need to. Take your time and make sure you have it all down. Then take it to a place that you can burn it, and watch it burn and just let it go up in smoke. Notice how much better you feel after you finish.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Pushing Forward
Has this year been hard for you? Have you had to endure some bumps in the road of life?
We all will at some piont. That's just a part of life. Murphy's Law says that what ever can go wrong will go wrong and when you don't need it. We all will have a visit from Murphy. I heard Les Brown once say that the only people that never have problems are the ones in the graveyards.
The bad thing about problems is that people let problems stop them from going forward. For some people it's the best excuse to stop in life. To stop pushing forward toward a goal or a dream.
I keep a quote in my office by Babe Ruth that says...Don't let the idea of striking out keep you from swinging. Babe Ruth always swung as hard as he could. At times he swung so hard he would hit the ground. He held a homerun record that took years to break. On the other hand he struck out many many times.
The great thing about problems or "situations" is that we have a chance to learn from them and change our approach if needed. The most successful people on the planet will tell you that to succeed you have to fail in the process. You don't have one without the other.
Check out this poem by Jill Wolf:
Don't quit when the tide is lowest, For it's just about to turn; Don't quit over doubts and questions, For there's something you may learn. Don't quit when the night is darkest, For it's just a while 'til dawn; Don't quit when you've run the farthest, For the race is almost won.
Don't quit when the hill is the steepest, For your goal is almost nigh; Don't quit, for your not a failure Until you fail to try.
Rodney Lynn Lane (c) 2007
www.LynnLane.net Get your free e-book today!
Dare to be Great!
We all will at some piont. That's just a part of life. Murphy's Law says that what ever can go wrong will go wrong and when you don't need it. We all will have a visit from Murphy. I heard Les Brown once say that the only people that never have problems are the ones in the graveyards.
The bad thing about problems is that people let problems stop them from going forward. For some people it's the best excuse to stop in life. To stop pushing forward toward a goal or a dream.
I keep a quote in my office by Babe Ruth that says...Don't let the idea of striking out keep you from swinging. Babe Ruth always swung as hard as he could. At times he swung so hard he would hit the ground. He held a homerun record that took years to break. On the other hand he struck out many many times.
The great thing about problems or "situations" is that we have a chance to learn from them and change our approach if needed. The most successful people on the planet will tell you that to succeed you have to fail in the process. You don't have one without the other.
Check out this poem by Jill Wolf:
Don't quit when the tide is lowest, For it's just about to turn; Don't quit over doubts and questions, For there's something you may learn. Don't quit when the night is darkest, For it's just a while 'til dawn; Don't quit when you've run the farthest, For the race is almost won.
Don't quit when the hill is the steepest, For your goal is almost nigh; Don't quit, for your not a failure Until you fail to try.
Rodney Lynn Lane (c) 2007
www.LynnLane.net Get your free e-book today!
Dare to be Great!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
The secret to passion
The Secret To Passion
Tony Robbins is famous for saying; “Live with passion.”
Benjamin Disraeli said “Man is only great when he acts from passion.”
What is passion? What does the word passion mean to you? To some people it means enthusiasm; to others it means a deep desire. The word passion comes from the Greek word pathos which means “to suffer” or emotion. We use the word passion as something that drives us. When you say you have a passion for a goal or for a purpose usually you have a burning desire, a longing for it. And just like the word pathos means to suffer, you will suffer through almost anything for it.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said;
“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” That happens to people without purpose and a passion to move toward a desired goal. Passion makes the impossible possible.
Passion is what Martin Luther King Jr. had when he moved a nation to change. Passion is what the Write Brothers had when they pursued their vision of flight and went on to pioneer air travel when the experts said it couldn’t be done.
Passion has always been the underlying force behind all great things in this world. Passion creates power deep within that makes you take action and move forward.
It’s passion that defies the odds, that gives you faith and the drive to see your dreams through, in the face of hardships, which are bound to happen as you step out of the mediocre into your greatness. Passion is what gets you up when you get knocked down. Passion is the emotion that keeps you focused on your vision and purpose. Passion will get you up early and keep up late. Passion will give you that extra boost of energy when your battery runs low.
Imagine for a moment that you were out in the middle of the ocean on a yacht. Then all of a sudden you got pushed over the side and fail into the water. Then you felt a hand holding you down, keeping you under the water. With all your effort you try to push to the top. You’ll try every possible means to reach the top. You would be enthusiastic, excited and full of action. That is the type of passion I’m talking about. That’s the kind of passion that makes the difference in your life.
With passion and purpose you will always encounter some risk. Along with risk you will have some fear of the unknown. You may ask yourself what if this never works out. Instead ask yourself what if it did work out. Don’t die with your music still in you.
So, how do you create that passion that we’re talking about? How do you find that one thing that stirs you deep down in your soul?
1. To begin with you must have a vision. You must have a vision of a definite goal or purpose. Purpose has to come first. That’s why I put it first in this series Purpose, Passion and Power. The bible tells us that “those without vision parish.” The vision you hold constant in your mind is the vision that helps create the passion that pushes you forward. James Lane Allen said; “Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”
2. Have faith in yourself and for the things you strive for. Faith + Belief = Courage. Mark Twain said; “Courage is not the absence of fear but the control of fear.” Create the habit of knowing that you can handle any challenge that comes along. A positive knowing that you can learn and grow as you go forward. You don’t need all the answers when you start. Anything worth doing is worth doing badly in the beginning. When we learn to walk as babies we crawl, stand, fall and then we walk. We never stop when we fall, that’s why we’re all walking around today. The falls from your past doesn’t equal your future.
When Bill Gates sold his software idea to IBM he didn’t have any software to offer. He persuaded IBM to use his software and then he started to work to find it and become the richest man on the planet. He didn’t have all the answers that day, but he new he could find them.
The wake of a ship is only an indication of where it’s been. You don’t captain a ship by looking behind you. At lest the captains I know never do. You can’t direct your life in the direction you want to go by looking behind you either.
3. Seek wisdom. Ben Franklin once said; “Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” Any fool can become passionate and highly motivated, and then you only have a passionate highly motivated fool. Work on yourself daily. Read books and quotes that keep you on fire and passionate. Listen to audio programs that feed your mind with good motivational messages that inspire you. Inspire means to be in-spirit which means breath. If your not inspired then you have no breath, if you have no breath you have no life. Stay inspired.
4. Create the habit of discipline. Re-center yourself every morning or when you find yourself getting off track. Morning is the best time of day to get your self centered and on course for the day. Take the first half hour to an hour of the morning to get your mindset in order. When you first wake in the morning you’re still in alpha state, the same state you go into during hypnosis. This is the best time to help program your mind for success. Go over your goals list. List all the reasons why you’re passionate about this vision or goal. Imagine the successful outcome and how you and the people you serve will benefit. Make your blueprint for the day.
5. Look for the circumstances you want and take action!
George Bernard Shaw said;
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.”
To often people let circumstances stop them dead in their tracks. When you find your passion you will find the circumstances you want.
“If thought is the seed of creation then action is the doorway to results.” …R. Lynn Lane
R. Lynn Lane
Speaker - Trainer – Seminars
www.LynnLane.net Get your free e-book Twelve steps on the pathway to greatness.
(c) 2007
Tony Robbins is famous for saying; “Live with passion.”
Benjamin Disraeli said “Man is only great when he acts from passion.”
What is passion? What does the word passion mean to you? To some people it means enthusiasm; to others it means a deep desire. The word passion comes from the Greek word pathos which means “to suffer” or emotion. We use the word passion as something that drives us. When you say you have a passion for a goal or for a purpose usually you have a burning desire, a longing for it. And just like the word pathos means to suffer, you will suffer through almost anything for it.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said;
“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” That happens to people without purpose and a passion to move toward a desired goal. Passion makes the impossible possible.
Passion is what Martin Luther King Jr. had when he moved a nation to change. Passion is what the Write Brothers had when they pursued their vision of flight and went on to pioneer air travel when the experts said it couldn’t be done.
Passion has always been the underlying force behind all great things in this world. Passion creates power deep within that makes you take action and move forward.
It’s passion that defies the odds, that gives you faith and the drive to see your dreams through, in the face of hardships, which are bound to happen as you step out of the mediocre into your greatness. Passion is what gets you up when you get knocked down. Passion is the emotion that keeps you focused on your vision and purpose. Passion will get you up early and keep up late. Passion will give you that extra boost of energy when your battery runs low.
Imagine for a moment that you were out in the middle of the ocean on a yacht. Then all of a sudden you got pushed over the side and fail into the water. Then you felt a hand holding you down, keeping you under the water. With all your effort you try to push to the top. You’ll try every possible means to reach the top. You would be enthusiastic, excited and full of action. That is the type of passion I’m talking about. That’s the kind of passion that makes the difference in your life.
With passion and purpose you will always encounter some risk. Along with risk you will have some fear of the unknown. You may ask yourself what if this never works out. Instead ask yourself what if it did work out. Don’t die with your music still in you.
So, how do you create that passion that we’re talking about? How do you find that one thing that stirs you deep down in your soul?
1. To begin with you must have a vision. You must have a vision of a definite goal or purpose. Purpose has to come first. That’s why I put it first in this series Purpose, Passion and Power. The bible tells us that “those without vision parish.” The vision you hold constant in your mind is the vision that helps create the passion that pushes you forward. James Lane Allen said; “Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”
2. Have faith in yourself and for the things you strive for. Faith + Belief = Courage. Mark Twain said; “Courage is not the absence of fear but the control of fear.” Create the habit of knowing that you can handle any challenge that comes along. A positive knowing that you can learn and grow as you go forward. You don’t need all the answers when you start. Anything worth doing is worth doing badly in the beginning. When we learn to walk as babies we crawl, stand, fall and then we walk. We never stop when we fall, that’s why we’re all walking around today. The falls from your past doesn’t equal your future.
When Bill Gates sold his software idea to IBM he didn’t have any software to offer. He persuaded IBM to use his software and then he started to work to find it and become the richest man on the planet. He didn’t have all the answers that day, but he new he could find them.
The wake of a ship is only an indication of where it’s been. You don’t captain a ship by looking behind you. At lest the captains I know never do. You can’t direct your life in the direction you want to go by looking behind you either.
3. Seek wisdom. Ben Franklin once said; “Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” Any fool can become passionate and highly motivated, and then you only have a passionate highly motivated fool. Work on yourself daily. Read books and quotes that keep you on fire and passionate. Listen to audio programs that feed your mind with good motivational messages that inspire you. Inspire means to be in-spirit which means breath. If your not inspired then you have no breath, if you have no breath you have no life. Stay inspired.
4. Create the habit of discipline. Re-center yourself every morning or when you find yourself getting off track. Morning is the best time of day to get your self centered and on course for the day. Take the first half hour to an hour of the morning to get your mindset in order. When you first wake in the morning you’re still in alpha state, the same state you go into during hypnosis. This is the best time to help program your mind for success. Go over your goals list. List all the reasons why you’re passionate about this vision or goal. Imagine the successful outcome and how you and the people you serve will benefit. Make your blueprint for the day.
5. Look for the circumstances you want and take action!
George Bernard Shaw said;
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.”
To often people let circumstances stop them dead in their tracks. When you find your passion you will find the circumstances you want.
“If thought is the seed of creation then action is the doorway to results.” …R. Lynn Lane
R. Lynn Lane
Speaker - Trainer – Seminars
www.LynnLane.net Get your free e-book Twelve steps on the pathway to greatness.
(c) 2007
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