Reading and other Facts of Life

This week we have been concentrating on getting my youngest daughter reading.  Many of you may not know this but we homeschool her.  Which is very fun. She loves when we “do school”but has not wanted to work on reading because. “It’s not fun” This week we have been giving our full attention to reading and getting her to where she can read independently.  Now five days in she is starting to pick up books and reading some by herself.  Watching the light turn on in your child as he or she learns  is amazing.  There is no way better to help your relationship than to have moments where you are working together.  But it does take work. As does all things that will last.   It won’t just happen because you want it too.  She will often  say to me  but we did that yesterday.

Repetition and focus is the way to long term change.

We are using this great little system called “Alpha-Phonics” by Samuel L Blumenfeld.  It is not new or has the greatest technology but it is simple and very effective. In life, in school, in business we often want to skip the basics and get right to the stuff we enjoy.  But building a database of knowledge is the only way to build anything that will last.  My kid wants to do the fun projects but if she does not know how to read the instructions she will not ever be able to do those things with out the help of others.  aka me

But like most things in life, one area relates to another.  So I have to ask myself what areas of knowledge I have skipped to get instant results and making it where I can not do it again?

What basics do I need to go back to and relearn in a way that will affect my bottom line not only this month but many months to come?

What can I focus on not only today but for the coming months that will change results for a long time?

Am I exchanging technology for results? Yes I writing this on my blog In today’s world we believe if we have large twitter following a good size Facebook , a blog , the right phone and all the technology updates that it will be no big deal to grow a large business.  But seriously a business is grown with relationships not technology.  We can use technology to help us create stronger relationships, but on the other hand it can weaken the relationships we already have.  So many pretend lives are created.

Going back to basics always helps, having a system that is proven, and repeating repeating repeating.  The way to long term success.  If you need help with the system.  Go to www.workathomeprofitzone. com

Hype vs Reality

Today is beautiful, the rain is out again. I love it when it lightly rains. The ground takes the moister in. It is not very often where I can walk outside and feel the sprinkles all around me. Normally we have thunderstorms that blast rain all about. The lighting is bright and the lighting can scare the kids till they run down to get me. The ground is not ready, moisture of the rain runs off and never is absorbed. Then if it keeps going for long enough floods began to happen.

The contrast of the two is much like what we do in life. Having good a conversation can be much like light rain. Creating a true relationship, It moisturizes your soul. After all we were not created to live this life with out others around us. Somehow we start a business and think it must be different, we must give a show for others to buy from us. That we have to sale people to buy what we have. We can be like a thunderstorm, lights and noise all about. But when it comes right down to it. It does not produce anything that is worth talking about. The words fall fast and land on deaf ears. The lightning and thunder simply does one thing it runs off the person who you thought it would attract. Then if it does not work often hype starts up.

This does not work. In fact if it is done enough, a reputation will be built and a business along with all the relationships that was created before will be ruined. So often we think we are in business to make money. The reality is we are in business to serve our clients and the people we work with. In order to have the ability to serve more people we must make enough money to keep going.

What does work, is when we are looking to help others above our own needs. When we see that our business is only a tool to bless others. To communicate with them in a way they can understand and always be looking for the next person whom we can bless.

This morning I received a phone call from a long lost friend whom I had not seen or heard from in many years.  They had no idea what was going on in my life or even cared to call before.  When suddenly I got a call, why because they started a new business and wanted to sale me something.  They did not ask how I was or how the kids were.  They only wanted me to get me to give them the credit card number.  Ugg this kind of disregard for others drives me crazy.  I don’t mind the call.  It is how to handle yourself when you make such a call.  Are you looking to just sale or help someone.  Are you looking for a fast sale or a long term relationship? The thunderstorm on the other end of the phone was tremendous.  What they had did everything but make breakfast for you.  But in the end they still have no sale,  If they would have called with the idea of creating a relationship and seeing if this might work for me the outcome would have been different.  Having a business never gives you the excuse to have bad manners.  It should be the opposite.

A new home.. for my blog!

Yeah!!! My Blog is up and running!! It has been a crazy week and its only Tuesday. Happy Tweeter Tuesday  The week before Easter and lots of things to get done.  Last night we had an incredible meeting here in Dallas.  Thank you Mr Parker for opening your home.

I have been reminded thru a quirky little game on facebook on some principles of life.  The Bible talks about what you sew you will reap.I talk about this all the time (just ask my kids).  The principle of sewing and reaping ,planting and harvesting is very important in every area of life.  If you sew seeds for an orange tree you will have an orange tree grow hopefully. It wont be a lemon tree.  The problem is we don’t get that about the things we are planting in our own life.  If you plant love you will reap love, if you plant eating well and working-out you will harvest health.

We can plant seeds that are good in our own lives or bad.  But the one thing I have not really thought of is the harvest.  We plant and then water and get rid of weeds, but at somepoint it will come a point to harvest.  We can not just plant the seeds expect them to water weed and harvest themselves.  Being consistant is one of the most important factors to success in anything in life.  But even if you are consistent and you give up before the harvest is in and your too late to the harvest it will dry up and blow away in the wind.  It won’t pull its self out of the ground and run over to you and say I am ready.

Technology is great! It is one of my absolute favorite things! It helps me work more effectively and it helps me plant greater amounts of seeds. There is a sprinkler system where I can water the seeds planted and weeding is more simple than every before.  But if I don’t work consistently and watch the seeds that I plant one day I will walk and the plants will be dried up and dead.

How consistent am I with what ever it is that I am wanting to accomplishing?

Do my actions actually meet up with the words that I say?

Am I watching my garden to see when the harvest is ready to be pulled?

Just some thoughts based on a silly game.

Blessings on you today