Earl's Blog

Do we ever wonder why we can seem to get anywhere in our life?  Does it seem that you may have to make some compromises to get ahead?  Do you see others doing some scandalize things, and succeeding?  Don't fall into the trap.  You know the right and wrong.  Others are watching you to see how you are going to make it, even in a down time,or a changing market.  Those who cheat others, lie to the clients, stretches the truth, they all will have a hard fall.  People are not dumb.  They will see through the facade, even though some may be better than others.  We need to keep doing what we know is right.  You will make it and be better off for it.  Keep your objectives clear and don't give into the here and now, but look towards your goals and future.  Don't compromise yourself and what you stand for.

Here is a great little movie I just came across.  Enjoy.

http://www.doyouwalkthetalk.com/

Success is different to each of us.  To some it is money, power,  family, time, flexibility, charity, etc... Whatever it is, we have to have the drive and determination to get there.  Others cannot motivate us to do something we really don't want to, unless they have a gun to  our head; but they can inspire us and give us examples on what works and what doesn't.  We are not all the same, thank God, but we have the same basic needs, wants and desires.  That is why we can learn from each other and apply what works for us.  Enjoy this movie.

http://www.thesalesmovie.com/

Earl The Pearl Sorrells

I just got sent this very precious movie.  It really makes you stop and think about the things that are really important in your life.  What are you really living for?  What is your life really about? What do you want others to say about you?  How do you want your life remembered?  Who are you living for?  What have you done with your life?  Maybe this would be a great time to think about our eulogy and make sure that from here on out, we are living a life that we can truly be happy and proud of.  Enjoy.

http://www.dashpoemmovie.com/?SRC=NETDASHMOVIE

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. Wilbur Wright

Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
-- Thomas Edison

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie

Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.-- B.C. Forbes

It's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. Anthony Robbins

The human mind is the last great, unexplored continent on earth.-- Earl Nightingale

It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. Brian Tracy

We become what we think about.-- Earl Nightingale

Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring. Marlene Dietrich

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. Stephen A. Brennan

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within. Earl Nightingale

Awareness is the first step to positive change.-- Leslie C. Aguilar

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality." - Napoleon Hill

We must be the change we want to see in the world.-- Mahatma Gandhi

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. James Buckham

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike

Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.-- Mac Anderson

I count him braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self. Aristotle

The only real mistake is the onefrom which we learn nothing.-- John Powell

Some men see things as they are and say why.I dream of things that never were and say why not.-- John F. Kennedy

There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions combined. It is the power to take posession of your own mind and direct it to whatever ends you may desire. Andrew Carnegie

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." - Eric Hoffer

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each one of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. Robert F. Kennedy

To open your heart means risking it all - to experience great joy and profound sorrow.-- Tom Mathews

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. Benjamin Franklin

Life can be seen through your eyes, but it is not fully appreciated until it is seen through your heart.-- Mary Xavier

The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others.  It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber. William Mather Lewis

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Undertake a struggle that consists of rising ledge to ledge in a steady ascent to the top, a struggle where the hardships are investments in your future, and the victories bring you irreversibly closer to the world of your moral ideal, and should you die without reaching full sunlight, you will die on a peak touched by its rays."
- Ayn Rand

The human spirit is nurtured by praise, as much as a seedlingis nurtured by the soil, the water and the sun.
-- Mario Fernandez

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. Napoleon Hill

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.-- Margaret Thatcher

I just saw this video and I wanted to share.  It is Chuck Norris talking with Mike Huckabee.  I know that this video will cause a lot of debate, and so may mine or others comments, but I think we need to take another look at Mike Huckabee.  I think he has earned a second look.  No one person is the answer for the presidency, but it is where they look to get advice and strength to do the right thing.  Who do they surround themselves with?  We have to go with more than who is popular or who we think will win.  We need to vote from our hearts.  No one can really afford to sit on the fence, and think that their vote won't count.  They all do.  Enjoy the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgDGlf_CDtc&feature=user