We just got back from the Enlightened Wealth Retreat in Washington DC. What a great four and a half days!
it is terrific to get among like minded entrepreneurial people. I met and talked to about 50 people in those days, got some great ideas from them and from the speakers. I also got to meet Robert Allen and Omar Periu. Robert is on my "20 people I want to meet" list ( www.robertbritt.com/20.htm ), so that was pretty cool. Hopefully in August I will actually get to have a conversation with him. We are going to Salt Lake City then, and he will be at that event as a guest rather than being a host, so he will (hopefully) be more accessible.
We also tried out for a reality show about real estate, and may be on TV soon. That will be a shift, having cameras at our house filming us. In light of that we are focusing on building a real estate portfolio.
Monday, July 30, 2007
addendum to last post
I sort of lost my train of thought on the last post. My point was that when someone joins a group, or is 'controlled' by a significant other, they may not really totally accept what is happening to them. But, if they start to treat others in the same fashion that they are being treated, it may be an attempt to justify what is being done to them and make them feel better about accepting what is being done to them or how they are being treated.
I will give two examples.
A woman is told to cover her face with a scarf. She doesn't like it, but does it, because she is told to do it. Secretly maybe she would like to remove the scarf. Another woman tries to tell her she is being manipulated and should remove the scarf. The first woman becomes defensive and tells the second woman SHE should be also wearing the scarf.
Is this in defense of the scarf? No. It is in defense of her own acceptance of the scarf. If she admits the other woman is correct, she is also admitting that she has allowed herself to submit, and that the person/authority who told her to submit is wrong. She ends up defending a situation she may not favor, because she does not want to face up to the fact that the authority figure is wrong and/or she doesn't want to confront that person.
Example 2
A woman is overweight and her husband "forces" her to diet and lose weight. She isn't thrilled to be coerced into losing weight, but is pleased actually to lose weight. The woman then starts getting on her friends and family members about losing weight. (Now, I totally support being fit, so don't take this as fat is fine.)
Prior to her own weight loss, she would not have been aggressive toward others regarding weight loss, but to justify her husbands behavior, she adopts it as her own. Otherwise she will have to face the fact that her husband's behavior may have slipped outside what is generally considered acceptable.
This could also be applied to churches that don't allow dancing or sleazy sales pitches. How many people have gotten into a mess and then brought their friends into the same mess? Their mental state has shifted where the lines of right and wrong, and good or bad become blurred.
I am not picking on religions or overweight people. Those are examples that are universal, and so make for easily transferable thought on how people justify behavior or act out of true character. There are so many factors on why we, in our human form, do what we do.
Is a persons attitude all about you? Mostly it is about them and what has gone on in their lives or maybe just from the event ten minutes prior to your arrival.
I will give two examples.
A woman is told to cover her face with a scarf. She doesn't like it, but does it, because she is told to do it. Secretly maybe she would like to remove the scarf. Another woman tries to tell her she is being manipulated and should remove the scarf. The first woman becomes defensive and tells the second woman SHE should be also wearing the scarf.
Is this in defense of the scarf? No. It is in defense of her own acceptance of the scarf. If she admits the other woman is correct, she is also admitting that she has allowed herself to submit, and that the person/authority who told her to submit is wrong. She ends up defending a situation she may not favor, because she does not want to face up to the fact that the authority figure is wrong and/or she doesn't want to confront that person.
Example 2
A woman is overweight and her husband "forces" her to diet and lose weight. She isn't thrilled to be coerced into losing weight, but is pleased actually to lose weight. The woman then starts getting on her friends and family members about losing weight. (Now, I totally support being fit, so don't take this as fat is fine.)
Prior to her own weight loss, she would not have been aggressive toward others regarding weight loss, but to justify her husbands behavior, she adopts it as her own. Otherwise she will have to face the fact that her husband's behavior may have slipped outside what is generally considered acceptable.
This could also be applied to churches that don't allow dancing or sleazy sales pitches. How many people have gotten into a mess and then brought their friends into the same mess? Their mental state has shifted where the lines of right and wrong, and good or bad become blurred.
I am not picking on religions or overweight people. Those are examples that are universal, and so make for easily transferable thought on how people justify behavior or act out of true character. There are so many factors on why we, in our human form, do what we do.
Is a persons attitude all about you? Mostly it is about them and what has gone on in their lives or maybe just from the event ten minutes prior to your arrival.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Justification
This is an observational post. When you are 'in love' with someone and they don't treat you right (and believe me, I am not talking about me and Deb) what do you do? Depending on the severity of the 'not right' treatment, you have options. If the treatment is abusive, in my eyes, you have one option only. Leaving.
In the case of slight verbal abuse or a person trying to remold you into their ideal, you can go along with it and see what develops. If they are successful in turning you into their ideal, you may buy into the whole process and become a new person. That might be a good thing, or it might not.
If you really buy into it, you may decide to convert other people in your life to the ideal person and they might not appreciate it, or have any desire to go to your place. It could really hurt them that you feel they are somehow not up to standards and need to change.
This could apply to religion. It could apply to the mania surrounding 'thin is in.'
It could apply to many things. It is something you should think about. Why do you want others to change? Is it truly for their own good, or is it because you think it's for their own good. Christians try to convert people so they will avoid hell and damnation, but that is only their belief and definition of the afterlife.
My youngest daughter has a perception of 'I need to lose weight' even though she is certainly a good weight for her height. Is that driven by fashion, friends or culture? Is the drive for 'skinny' killing people and causing massive widespread depression and feelings of doubt and low self esteem?
I think it is. I also think it is totally absurd. Be healthy, live healthy. Skinny does not equal beauty or health by any stretch of the imagination. (Truly being fat is also not healthy, although some folks do find it attractive.)
For a self esteem boost, or to build self esteem visit www.selfesteembuilder.net
In the case of slight verbal abuse or a person trying to remold you into their ideal, you can go along with it and see what develops. If they are successful in turning you into their ideal, you may buy into the whole process and become a new person. That might be a good thing, or it might not.
If you really buy into it, you may decide to convert other people in your life to the ideal person and they might not appreciate it, or have any desire to go to your place. It could really hurt them that you feel they are somehow not up to standards and need to change.
This could apply to religion. It could apply to the mania surrounding 'thin is in.'
It could apply to many things. It is something you should think about. Why do you want others to change? Is it truly for their own good, or is it because you think it's for their own good. Christians try to convert people so they will avoid hell and damnation, but that is only their belief and definition of the afterlife.
My youngest daughter has a perception of 'I need to lose weight' even though she is certainly a good weight for her height. Is that driven by fashion, friends or culture? Is the drive for 'skinny' killing people and causing massive widespread depression and feelings of doubt and low self esteem?
I think it is. I also think it is totally absurd. Be healthy, live healthy. Skinny does not equal beauty or health by any stretch of the imagination. (Truly being fat is also not healthy, although some folks do find it attractive.)
For a self esteem boost, or to build self esteem visit www.selfesteembuilder.net
DC
Deb and I are heading down to Washington DC today for a Enlightened Wealth Retreat. It's a five day even with some of the finest educators/presenters in the areas of real estate, motivation, investing, wealth creation and public speaking; just to name a few of the subjects. Robert Allen, Harv Ecker and John Childers will be there, along with a special guest Werner Berger,age 70 and recently back from climbing Mt Everest.
So, it will be a great event, and I won't be posting until I return next Monday.
So, it will be a great event, and I won't be posting until I return next Monday.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
10 miles
How far is ten miles? In today's mobile society it doesn't seem very far. But try walking or running ten miles and suddenly you get a different perspective on it. How did people 100 years ago manage??? well, the simple answers are they didn't go far, or if they did, it took a long time and they usually never returned to their point of origin.
Speaking of point, what is the point here? I ran 10 miles today in my marathon quest. Farthest run I think I have ever had in my life. My bursitis is gone. My joint pain is gone. I am not even getting sore. I am totally amazed.
My challenge now is keeping hydrated on the runs. Up to ten miles, you can get by without water breaks; not that you should, but you can. At least I can, because I did, but I need to preset water out on the course. And most times I don't even know "the course." I need to get more organized or have a support team. any volunteers want to hand me water every other mile? : )
I am so happy and grateful now that my health is allowing me to pursue my marathon.
Speaking of point, what is the point here? I ran 10 miles today in my marathon quest. Farthest run I think I have ever had in my life. My bursitis is gone. My joint pain is gone. I am not even getting sore. I am totally amazed.
My challenge now is keeping hydrated on the runs. Up to ten miles, you can get by without water breaks; not that you should, but you can. At least I can, because I did, but I need to preset water out on the course. And most times I don't even know "the course." I need to get more organized or have a support team. any volunteers want to hand me water every other mile? : )
I am so happy and grateful now that my health is allowing me to pursue my marathon.
Friday, July 20, 2007
intro
Yes, I am in a transitional stage of my life. I have always felt that if you are not moving forward, you are stagnating. I've been through a few jobs. I spent 13 years in the military (active duty and reserves) and 14 years in a steel mill. I've been a single parent, and now head a blended family. I'm into music, theater, health and fitness.
I've been a runner since high school. Until recently I had to stop running due to bursitis in my left hip. I started taking a few supplements about three months ago, and now I am training for a marathon. I ran 9 miles last sunday with no pain. prior to the supps, I couldn't run two miles without paying for it in pain for a week. A dear friend was going to get knee surgery and I got her on the supplements and she no longer had her pain.
So, to make a long story short, I am in my third career now. I started it by writing a book on personal transformation, it's available on Amazon. Someone Else's Tomorrow. The next phase of this career is helping people become the thing that they always wanted to be. helping people to follow their bliss. Part of that is getting them healthy and wealthy. The next part is supporting them and guiding them (if they need it) Maybe I need to get into life coaching. I have a burning desire to help people, I have a degree in Psychology.Maybe that is the next step. In the meantime, you can visit RobertBritt.com to catch up on all my writing and buy my latest book, OK?
write me with and questions or comments...
thanks,
Rob
robertebritt@yahoo.com
I've been a runner since high school. Until recently I had to stop running due to bursitis in my left hip. I started taking a few supplements about three months ago, and now I am training for a marathon. I ran 9 miles last sunday with no pain. prior to the supps, I couldn't run two miles without paying for it in pain for a week. A dear friend was going to get knee surgery and I got her on the supplements and she no longer had her pain.
So, to make a long story short, I am in my third career now. I started it by writing a book on personal transformation, it's available on Amazon. Someone Else's Tomorrow. The next phase of this career is helping people become the thing that they always wanted to be. helping people to follow their bliss. Part of that is getting them healthy and wealthy. The next part is supporting them and guiding them (if they need it) Maybe I need to get into life coaching. I have a burning desire to help people, I have a degree in Psychology.Maybe that is the next step. In the meantime, you can visit RobertBritt.com to catch up on all my writing and buy my latest book, OK?
write me with and questions or comments...
thanks,
Rob
robertebritt@yahoo.com
Looking for the right people
It's not that I don't want to talk to people who don't fit the profile, but it saves everyone time if I am selective. It takes a special kind of person to take the business and run with it. If they have drive, they can be taught, but if they think they can sit on their ass and I will build their business they are wrong.
I will, and do, support anyone who gets into the business with me. I am available 24/7 for phone support and with reasonable notice, I will do business presentations either at my place or any other place of their choosing.
When you find the right business model, you want your friends and family in first, and then you start the hunt for those people who know a good thing when they see it, and are willing to work. The get rich quick stuff never works, but the "get rich over a few years with some work" will bring in the cash. The advantage is that helping people to feel better and live better quality lives is great for repeat business.
I will, and do, support anyone who gets into the business with me. I am available 24/7 for phone support and with reasonable notice, I will do business presentations either at my place or any other place of their choosing.
When you find the right business model, you want your friends and family in first, and then you start the hunt for those people who know a good thing when they see it, and are willing to work. The get rich quick stuff never works, but the "get rich over a few years with some work" will bring in the cash. The advantage is that helping people to feel better and live better quality lives is great for repeat business.
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