I Fell into the Trap

As we go through life we sometimes let our mind dwell on ttraphings that we really have No control of. We fall into the trap of letting our own mind drift off into worries and strife that we couldn’t change if we wanted to. There is an old saying; “It’s all in your head”, well that is certainly a True statement.

Too often we give time and thought to worries and ideas that really have no effect on our daily life and yet we let our mind spend hours and hours dwelling on them and processing our assessment of these situations. Telling our selves that “if only it were different” and “that’s not what I would do” or “he/she really needs to change” and such. We fall into the trap of worrying about stuff we can’t control.

PoliticsPolitics is a Great example of this. We all fall for the hype and daily stories of he said, she said politics, the news of the day and all the nonsense of what the media portrays as important. Don’t get me wrong, there is some serious stuff going on in the world today, but I can’t change it. I can cast a vote and hope for the best but I can’t change what is going on in the politics of Washington. I, and I mean I, fall into this trap all the time. I read way too much news and get all uptight and wound up over stuff I can not change or have any control of. Why not spend that time on stuff that really matters in my life today?

Sometimes we spend too much time worrying about tomorrow that we forget to “LIVE” today. Spend your time being Grateful for what you have instead of unhappy about what you don’t have. Don’t fall into the trap of wasted energy worrying about how you wish things were instead of being so Thankful for what you have in your life that really matters. It’s your mind, Control it! Take control of your thoughts and change the way your mind spends it’s time and you can become the person you truly want to be.”It’s all in your mind”, make sure it’s positive and productive not negative and destructive.

Change your thoughts and you change your life. Stop spending so much time on things you have no control over and start living in today. What can you do Today that will make a difference tomorrow? It really is Your choice and You have control over your thoughts and the importance you give to different situations. It only matters as much as you are willing to let it matter. Remove negative thoughts and even negative people from your daily routine and you will see a Big difference in how you view life.your time

We all fall into the trap but only you can find your way out. Positive thoughts attract positive actions. Don’t let your mind trap you into being negative or even worse, hateful. Nothing good comes from hate. Stand guard at the door of your mind!

We try real hard to surround ourselves with some of the most Positive and Entrepreneurial minded people we can find. We lift each other up and give a helping hand to those who at least try to succeed in life. Be Positive Today! We don’t care where you have been but we sure care about where you are Now and where you want to go from here. Take control of your thoughts and you can change your life.

Please let us know what we can do that can help you avoid the “trap”. Need to be surrounded by Positive and Motivated people? Check out our group and see if it’s a good fit for you. We work daily on making our partners more Successful in every way, you could be the Next Big Success story!

You can always find us and all our contact info at DeanAndDena.com so please feel free to drop by and let us know how we can help You.

Can’t wait to meet you ALL!

Ever Onward!

 

Spreadin the Love
Dean and Dena

 

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Why Texas?

So, we have been asked by several people recently “Why Texas”?

“How can you ever expect to have a successful Network Marketing business if you just focus on Texas?” So many people are taught that you need to be “Global”, you need to be everywhere with your marketing efforts and market to anyone and everyone that will listen. And that is fine if you want to just be on the computer and tied to your internet connection like an umbilical cord. Plus the attrition rate of this style marketing is over the top with people that join and drop out a month later because they didn’t texas flagmake it in the first 30 days. It’s a mess.

So, Why Texas? Having been in network marketing for many years we have learned that Network Marketing is a relationship business, a people business and requires a certain amount of face to face interaction to build the relationship and trust so people stay with you and stay focused on what we are trying to achieve. We believe that too often people want to just hide behind their computers and mass market to people they have never met, signing up lots but struggling to keep any on board. The attention span on the internet is way too short. Too many marketers just sign people up and throw them to the wolves and hope they make it.

We are taking a different approach to our new group. We want to work with people right here in our own backyard that we can get to know and build a relationship with. We want to meet you and learn what it is that you are looking for and why you are wanting to start a home based business. How in the world can we help you if we don’t even know you or what you are about? How can we help you reach your goals in this business if we haven’t taken the time to figure out where you are now and where you want to be? By focusing our efforts on Texans, right here in our own back yard we get to work with people one on one to help them get on track, commit to their goals and learn how to move their business forward.Austin-TX-Card

There are over 21 million people in Texas. We live in the Austin area and have almost a Million people right here in arms reach. Why not focus on those we can meet and build a working relationship right here in our own back yard? Why not help improve our “local” economy by building leaders we can work with on a daily bases? Network Marketing is about “Networking” with people, not hiding behind a computer screen all day. To be successful in Network Marketing you do NOT need to sign up hundreds of people to make the big bucks you just need to find a hand full of True Leaders that share your vision and work with them to build them up and make them successful and your business will grow like crazy.

We created Great Texas Minds to be a local group of like minded, entrepreneurial marketers that share our vision of Greatness. We truly want to work with people right here in Texas that are committed to making it work and willing to stay the course. People we can get to know, have a lunch with, do a meeting with or help in whatever way they need our help. We are not looking for followers, we are looking for Leaders that just need a little help in getting their business off the ground and running toward Success. It’s not about us, it’s about YOU! It’s about making your dreams and goals a reality so that you can find Success in your own business.

We have put together all the parts of the puzzle so that you don’t have to rely on guess work or go searching Google for that magic button that is going to make you rich. We have a plan, we have the tools, we have the training and most importantly we have the Support that will keep you going when you most need it. It’s called Network Marketing for a reason! Let us help you build your network of leaders and success stories.

WanGTM dott a little more info? Just go to Great Texas Minds website by clicking the link here. www.GreatTexasMinds.com and see if this might be a good fit for what you want to do. We have put together all the parts you need to get started and up and running a Successful home based business. Need some help? That’s what were here for, just ask. We don’t try to convince anyone, we give you all the info and stuff you need, But, you have to have that burning desire to make it work. You have to decide that It’s Your Time and NOW is where you are. Commit, Educate and ACT! ! ! That’s how we roll.

Why Texas? Why Not? Let’s get to know each other so we can help each other. As always, you can learn more about us by visiting our personal site at DeanAndDena.com. Get to know us and see if what we are doing is a good fit for you. If so, just reach out to us and let us know how we can help you out. Oh, and do we Only work with Texans, of course not. We are willing to work with anyone that has a burning desire to succeed. It’s just that here local we can be more accessible and work more one on one with our partners in business. If you got the desire, we don’t care where you are from, we only care where you are going!

Can’t wait to meet you ALL! Just let us know what we can do to help you. It Is Your Time!

Ever Onward!

 

Spreadin the Love
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The Lighthouse vs Tug Boat Parable

A Lighthouse can help save boats.lighthouse
A Tug Boat can help save boats.

But both do so in a Dramatically different way!

The Tug Boat works feverishly to push and pull, hook and drag, always striving to help, or save a boat in need. In the process it works itself ragged trying to get itself and another safely to shore. Always working hard, 24 hours a day and always someone else to save.

The Lighthouse stands tall and steady shining its light for all to see. It does not boast or yell about its glory, it just Shines a beaming ray of light to show others the way. There is no pushing or pulling, no need to drag anyone ashore, it just Shines so others can find their way. Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there Shining the way.

tug boatThe Tug boat reminds me of the desperate Networker that is always pushing or tugging trying to get anyone and everyone to view their opportunity. They use hype and falsehood to promote hoping someone, anyone will just climb in the boat with them. Yelling about how great they and their opportunity are and yet they can not figure out why they just can’t seem to get traction.

The Lighthouse just stands tall, showing the way knowing that so many are looking for the light. They do not have to yell or run around boasting about their one and only opportunity, they just Shine. They keep the hope going and show people the way to Success. They are steadfast in their work and don’t let the opinion of others decide their fate, They just Shine!

There is a Simple way for you to find Success if that is what you are truly looking for. You don’t have to become a cheesy salesman, always yelling about your opportunity. Find the right Lighthouse and follow the path. You need someone that has the right opportunity, the tools and training to get you started, and most importantly the support to keep you going when you get lost in the fog. Then you can stand proud knowing that there are others looking for Your light as well. Position yourself as the Lighthouse and you won’t have to work like the Tugboat.shine

If you would like to see the light we are shining out to the marketplace, just visit our site and we can show you the way! We don’t have to be boastful or hyped about what we do, we just have to be the Lighthouse and the right people will seek and find a real way to Success.

Our Team has ALL the parts needed for a very Successful Home Based Business and we would love to share this light with you. You are welcome to visit our personal website at DeanAndDena.com to get to know more about us and what we are all about. Success is a science not guess work. You have to have ALL the right parts and a game plan to execute the process to find True Success. Be the Solution, the Lighthouse, not part of the problem or the storm.

Want our Help? That’s what we’re here for. Visit our site and let us know what we can do to help shine the light on your dreams and goals for a better lifestyle today. Just reach out and we will be there.

Can’t wait to meet you ALL! ! !

Ever Onward! (like the Lighthouse)

Spreadin the Love
Dean and Dena

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Time is Not Your Friend

There are very few things we have in life that are more precious thTIME-OUT-LOGOan time. Time, I’m told, changes Everyone and Everything. We’re all born with all the Time in the World, or so it seems in your youth, then Time just passes by. Like a slow moving wind it just slips away until you realize that, Time is Not Your Friend.

Time has a wonderful way of showing us what Really matters. The very things we thought were so important as a young man and woman tend to change over time. We chase the job, the next big promotion, the new car and status and all those things we thought were so important and were going to make us so happy and yet it just made you want more. Next time, Sometime, Another time, what does it matter, we got plenty of Time.

Time-1024x861But then one day you realize that Today needs to be “that day” and Now is definitely the time. The wake up call happens and you start to think that if I don’t do IT now, then when the heck am I gonna get to it. You said you would do it in time, you just didn’t realize that time was not an infinite source. In fact, our lives are but a blink in the scope of humanity and as much as we would like to pause, hold on, step off and just stop time, we can not.

Life teaches us to make good use of time, while time teaches us the Value of Life. You only get so much time so you better make the best of what you were blessed with. No one can predict time and time waits for no one. And, once the time has passed it is gone forever. You can certainly look back and reflect on it but you can not go back and replay times past. The time will pass if you’re ready or not.

So, don’t waste your precious time on all those things that don’t really matter anyway. All things in life are only as important as we choose them to be. Sometimes things seem So Important in the moment only to realize later that it was just another moment in time. Be careful as your time passes, please make sure that what you spend your time on IS what really matters in the end.your time

Time is not your friend because we only have so much time to spend. Do what you Love to do Today, because tomorrow, You might be out of Time.

I pondered this post for months wondering if I was just rambling, was it worth the time? I saved it to draft and would come back time after time until I decided, this is what I have to say! Time is SOOOO Precious and sometimes we forget to enjoy life trying to make a living.

Take care of your time.

We take care of ours by living a very simple life. We are blessed to be able to live like we want, get up when we want, do what we want and just be who we want to be. It really is a Great Simple Life!

Want to know more about what we do and why then just visit our personal site at DeanAndDena.com. Check us out and get to know us a bit to see if what we do might be of interest to you?

Time for Change - ClockTake time to figure out what YOU want in your life and stop worrying about what everyone else wants in your life.

If we can help, just drop us a line. We got some time to share!

Can’t wait to meet you ALL! ! !

Spreadin the Love!
Dean and Dena

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Simple Success Formula

Everyone wants to complicate Success. It’s treated as a magical mindset that somehow leads to this mystical realm of being that only the special people reach. Well wrong, Success is defined as an “Accomplishment of a desired end” and it certainly means something different to each and everyone of us.

Success is simply a “result or desired outcome” and can be accomplished by anyone, anytime and should be celebrated in everyday life. Success is realizing that you actually accomplished something you set out to do, so, Success is a Victory!

Reading the great teachings of Tony Robbins, he has a Simple Success Formula that is very powerful and I would like to touch on that today.

There are four basic components of Success. These are Potential, Action, Results and Belief or Certainty. So let’s break each down to discover this Simple Success Formula.success formula

Potential: We all have potential and that potential is what motivates us to seek out, discover and research an idea, a business or desired outcome. Potential simply means “That which is possible”. Once you realize that your desired outcome has potential you start to realize that you can accomplish this and that it really is possible. You see others doing it or your experience leads you to believe that you too can achieve this desired outcome. Potential is what gets you started in the right direction and leads you to, “Action”!

Action: All the potential in the world makes no move without Action. Action simply means “To Do or Act of Doing”,  and yet somehow, this is where most people miss the boat. To accomplish any desired outcome you have to Do Something! Your potential should lead you to develop a game plan but only when you actually take action do you move toward your goal or desire. All the knowledge in the world is just info until you take action and make the process move forward. The most successful people in the world are not the smartest, they just toomassive actionk Massive Action. Action is one of the biggest elements for Success. Once you take action you get “Results”.

Results: Results are the Proof that the potential was accurate and the action led to a desired outcome. Results are what we are all really after anyway but you have to realize the potential, take massive action to get results. The result is the product of what you are trying to accomplish. But, don’t get too hung up on “results”. Too often people will take an idea, commit it to action and then just sit back and wait on results. If your idea is good and your action is massive then the results will take care of them selves. Don’t let the results get in the way of taking action. Keep taking massive action and you Will Get Results.

Belief or Certainty: This leads to the faith that you are on the right course, heading in the right direction and doing what needs to be done. This certainty acknowledges that it is possible, the action is good and the results are coming in. You create a stronger belief in what you are doing and that it can be done. This belief leads to more “potential” and that potential leads you to take bigger “action” which gets you more “results” and strengthens your beliefs even more. This is the Simple Success Formula.make it happen deananddena

Whatever you are working on or trying to accomplish can be done if you just stick to the formula. Create a plan, Take Massive Action, monitor your Results so that it strengthens your Certainty that you are on the right track. Don’t get hung up on any one component or wait for things to come to you. Make a plan and get after it, the results will come so believe in your self and Move Forward. The real “secret” to accomplish anything is Massive Action. Massive Action moves you forward starts spinning the wheel of Success faster and faster. Remember, all the potential in the world does nothing until you take action.

It can work in reverse even if your not careful. You can have great potential but fail to take action which will lead to less results and more doubt about what you are doing. That is a vicious cycle that leads to failure and sadness. Don’t go there, you are capable of SO Much More if you just try. Take this Simple Formula for Success and use it to move your life experience forward. You can find Success if you just try.

Hope this helps move you forward on your journey to Success. We use this formula in every aspect of our business and we know it works. Thanks to Tony Robbins for laying it out in such a simple format that helps us all understand the basic formula for Success.stay-positive

We would love to hear from you about what it is that you want to accomplish and how we can help move your journey forward through a Successful Home based Business. We are here to help!

If you would like to know more about who we are and what we do just visit our personal website at DeanAndDena.com and get to know us a little more. Connect with us and share your Dreams and desires you have for Your journey.

Can’t wait to meet you all. Please leave a comment below if this helped out in any way.

To Your Massive Success!

Ever Onward!
Dean and Dena

 

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Is Your Biscuit Cooked?

Bill called and said he was ready for a change. He was in a financial bind with bills to pay and needed to make some extra money. Pretty common story actually because just like Bill there are a lot of people that live paycheck to paycheck just trying to survive. Bill had reached a point that he didn’t have much choice but to look for something, anything that could help him and his family out, sound familiar?bills

Bill asked a dozen questions about what we do and how it works. He wondered most if “He could do it?” to which I explained that it was totally up to him “if he could do it?”. I told him that it was absolutely possible because others were doing “it” and that they are just ordinary people, no smarter than himself, they just made a decision to move forward and educated themselves and take action. See, their biscuit was cooked!

Everyone has to come to that point where they are Extremely Motivated to act. Until you reach the point in your life where you are determined to move, make a difference and commit to education and action then your biscuit is Not cooked.

If your biscuit is still rising and soft and not ready then you will not have enough drive to move forward. Only when you reach that place in your life where “You Must move forward” and find a better way will you be able to “do it”. The real question becomes “Are you willing?”.

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People tell us all the time about how “ready” they are and all the big things they are going to do, but talk is cheap and all that don’t mean squat if you don’t ACT. Until you reach the point where you are willing to make changes to what you are currently doing can you expect to achieve a different outcome. “IS Your biscuit cooked?”

For some “it” looks good and they have good intentions but they just wish they could do it. For others, they have reached that point in life that they are tired of where they are, they are tired of their current situation and it’s time for a change. Their biscuit is cooked!

I explained to Bill that we could show him all the things he needs to do to make his current situation better but it was Totally up to him as to whether he “could do it”. Like the old saying “You can lead a horse to water But can’t make him drink”. I can show you all you Need to do but I have no idea if you will actually do “It”. We don’t know if your biscuit is cooked or if you are soft and not ready. horse

If your biscuit IS cooked and you are ready for Real Change, then you will push yourself to Commit, Educate and ACT! It really is that simple. So if you are asking yourself “Can I do this?” the real answer lies within You. We can show you step by step what to do, give you all the tools to do it, and show you how others are doing it too. But if you just talk about it, whine about it and just wish you were doing it, then your biscuit is not cooked. Don’t let life get in the way of pursuing your dreams. Push Yourself to do more, be more and have MORE! It’s up to you!

Oh yeah, I know, your busy and there just ain’t enough time to do it. You have the exact same amount of hours, minutes and seconds as anyone here, it’s what you do with it that makes the difference. Prioritize your time, make a plan and Commit, Educate and ACT! You Can Do This!

success stairsIs your biscuit cooked? Have you reached that point where you are willing, whatever it takes? If so then reach out to us and find out what we are doing that might help you make that change. Only you can take the first step. Need some help? Need someone to show you what works and what is a waist of time? Then find someone that is doing what you want to do and learn. It is Not that difficult it just takes commitment, education and Action.

Bill went on to do well, he decided that it was his time and Now was best for him. His biscuit was cooked and he was Ready. Like Bill, you can make this a real time for change and enhance your experience in this life. Just Do IT!

Want to know more about us? You are more than welcome to visit our personal website at DeanAndDena.com to learn a little more about us and what we do. You will find All our contact info and ways to connect with us so that we might help you along the way. It’s Your Journey and we would love to share it with you.

Just reach out, we be Glad to Help!

To Your Massive Success!

~Ever Onward!~
Dean and Dena

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Do You have Smart Goals?

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Well, it’s that time of year again where everyone thinks they need to make a New Year’s Resolution. Because they set them last year and that worked out so well that certainly, it should be done again. The sad reality is that most people don’t even remember what it was they said much less what got accomplished. But at least we set those “Resolutions”, right?

I hear a lot about a “resolution” around New Year because that is the tradition, everyone does it. But any other time it’s just referred to as a “Goal”, or desired action pursued with a serious effort to accomplish. The problem is that usually New Year’s Resolutions are very temporary because they are merely a strong wish with no serious effort, if any effort at all. Most Resolutions are just suggestions in a passing conversation that occur about January 1st due to the traditions passed down over time. And it goes way back to Babylonians and even the Romans with promises to their Gods’ at the beginning of each year.

But, as smart-goalsopposed to “vague resolutions” made in moments of tradition, a Goal is a better way to Resolve issues you wish to address. A Goal is a measured desire that should contain a time frame and relevant accomplishment. Some call this a “SMART Goal” that has meaning, measurement and a time limit. In fact the word SMART actually stands for a Specific, Measured, Attainable, Realistic and Timely action.

Specific should mean just that. Don’t make your Goal a vague statement like “I need more money” or “I’m gonna pay off debt”. While that sounds great, what does it Really mean. More money, is that a dollar, five hundred dollars, $32,427.67 or what? If you need more money then set your goal to reach a specific amount and graduate that to a specific time frame. I need $300 dollars by this month, I want that to grow to an Extra $1,000 per month by April, I want to replace my income by this time next year! Those are Goals! and they are specific to what you want and when. Doesn’t matter what your goal is just make sure it is Very Specific and Defined. How are you going to know when you got there if it is not a Specific Destination?

Measured means it is deliberate or calculated. You have to know where you are starting, relative to your desired out come, and what is the increase in value as you move forward. Again, how will you know you accomplished your goal if you don’t know where you are now and at what amount will you be happy. This is another problem with resolutions and their vague wishes, You have to be Specific in what you want and Measure your progressmake it happen deananddena along the way.

Attainable? Really? what a concept! If you set a Goal that is completely unrealistic then you just set yourself up for more trouble. You need to have small goals and large goals. This includes goals that you can accomplish in the short term, medium term and certainly long term. You need the short term goals like, what are you going to do today, this week, this month that are going to make a difference. Of course it has to be measured, or how will you know you got there or accomplished this goal? But make your goals something you are actually capable of achieving with success. Now don’t be afraid to set Big Goals, the ones that make you sweat, just make sure it is realistic. Big Goals can be a Great motivator toward your long term desire and should be well thought out and strategic. Don’t just say, I want to be a millionaire by years end, the chances of that actually happening are pretty slim. But, you could set a goal to create an extra income of $2,000 per month by November 30th of this year. That is a specific, measurable, and attainable goal that would be a marked success when accomplished.

The R is quoted as “realistic” and some say “relevant”. I say both are a good idea. Your goals should be realistic and attainable but they also need to be relevant to your long term plan. If you are going to the trouble of setting a goal make sure that it moves you closer to your desired end result. All the small goals lead up to the medium goals that all lead toward your long term plan. If you plan is to make more money and quit your job then your goals should move you in that direction. If your goal is to loose weight then the goals you set should be relevant to the process of loosing the specific, measured, attainable amount of weight relative to your goal. Just make sure you are not setting goals that have nothing to do with your long term plan. Decide what your main objective is and layout a plan of Action that will take you there.

And tTime-1024x861hen there is the “Time” factor. You see, this is where goals are most different than resolutions. Most resolutions are just spoken wishes that would be great if it really happened. But a Goal is a “written” game plan that has all the steps to get to your end result and each step has a time limit. A goal says I am going to accomplish this part of my plan by this date and that part of the plan by that date. Placing a time factor on each of your desired actions will create a sense of urgency and let you know if you are making the progress needed to get there. Again, be very specific with your goal and this means you know the time frame that it will take to complete. Now this does not mean that if you miss your time by a small factor that the goal is a failure because none of us can predict the future. Things do happen, life gets in the way sometimes but that should never change the desire of the goal. When things come up, just re-evaluate your goal and set a new time frame but Always keep moving forward on your goals.

So this year don’t fall in the trap of vague resolutions set some Goals. Be Specific about your goal, make sure you can Measure your results, set goals that are realistically attainable in the short term and long and make sure they are Relevant to the cause and set a Time frame to make the accomplishment. For goals to get any traction at all in your daily habits they have to be written out and reviewed. Make sure you write your goals down, keep them handy and go over them frequently to make sure you are still on track. Goals are a Great way to move your life to a higher experience and actually accomplish what it is that you most desire. A desire is just a wish until you make a plan and write it down on paper.

This is the year that you canHappy-New-Year-2015-Goals-Images make Great progress on your resolutions by turning them into written Goals. We are putting much thought into our goals and they are certainly written down so that we can constantly review, re-adjust and keep moving forward to what we want to accomplish this year. We hope that you are doing the same by setting “SMART Goals” for 2015.

We invite you to get to know who we are and see what we have planned for the new year. This is the year that big things are happening and we would love to help you achieve your goals and enhance your life experience. You can find out more about us by visiting our personal website at DeanAndDena.com. Let’s make this year a Fantastic New Year to change and improve as many lives a possible.

Can’t wait to meet you all! Please let us know what we can do to help move your journey forward.

Ever Onward!
Dean and Dena

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The Money Tool

money tool deananddenaHaving grown up in the world of construction I learned the value of Tools early in life. Tools are responsible for changing our quality of life and expanded everything around us. And as the quality of the tool has increased so has the quality of work and products.

Tools allow us to leverage our efforts and increase the quality of that we are trying to build or create. An old hand saw and hammer have built many a house but as the tools quality increased so did the production of the house. With the invention of electrical tools and better hammers to even pneumatic nail guns the carpenter became better and faster at his trade. Tools make all the difference.

We use tools in everyday life that our fathers and grandfathers would have never imagined. Like the Smart Phone, computer, lasers, the list goes on and on. But there is one “Tool” that most people don’t realize is just a tool. We all have it in some form or degree but most do not realize it’s just a tool that helps you increase the value of your life.

Money is Just a Tool. Just like the hammer and saw, money is a tool we use to further our experience. Too often people look at money as the end result, the ultimate possession when in reality it’s just a tool to further your experience in life. If you have a bag full of money that is hidden under the bed and just stays there, all you have is a bag of money that is doing nothing on its own. Only when you take that money and use it to further your value of life does it make a true difference.

Money Success deananddenaThey say that money only makes you more of what you already are and I firmly believe that. It’s not the money itself that everyone really wants, it’s the things we can do when we have money that is the real attraction to money. Again, if you had a pile of money sitting you a room all it really is a just a pile of printed paper. Only when you take the money and do something with it does it make a difference. Money is a tool that we can use to pursue our dreams, buy the things we want or help others with their needs.

Just like the tool the carpenter uses to help them build a house, money is a tool we can use to help us build our life. Money is most valuable when it is used properly. Or, it can also be very destructive if used in a bad way. You can either use your money to promote a better life for yourself or to do huge damage to yourself and others. It’s Just a tool.

Too often we associate Success with a dollar amount when in reality it’s what we do with the money that creates the greatest success stories. From hard work, determination and a well-executed plan we can gain more money and increase the power of the money tool. But it is really what we do with this money that writes the true story of Success. Success comes in many stages and is very different to different people but it’s not just the amount of money that determines the value of Success as much as the actions taken. Use this tool wisely and it can be the best ride of your life. Increase the power of this tool by increasing the value which you give back.

your own success deananddenaWe constantly strive for Massive Success not because we want lots of money but because of what we can do if we have lots of money. The people we can help, the lives we can change are what keep us always moving forward along the journey. We want to increase the value of the tool we will use to help others by making a huge difference in their life! It’s a Glorious Thing.

Look at money for what it is, just a Tool. What will you build with your tool box?

As always we encourage you to visit our personal website and get to know who we are and what we are all about. Learn about our Strategy and how we use many different tools to create Success. You can visit our site by clicking here DeanAndDena.com

Please let us know what we can do to help you achieve your goals and move your journey forward.

Like we always like to say:

Ever Onward!
Dean and Dena

Spreadin the Love!

 

What is Your Big Why

Your Big Why deananddenaWHY?  When starting a business, one of the first and most important questions that you are asked is “What is your Why”.  With everything in life, there is a purpose or a reason; Why are you doing it?  Your “Why” is what drives your passion and it is the soul purpose in your heart and business.

Ask yourself these 3 questions:

  1. What am I most passionate about?
  2. If I could make a difference for anyone or anything, what would it be?
  3. What organization, cause or group do I feel a connection too?

Your “Why” is what makes you get out bed every morning; It’s your desire to make a difference and it is what keeps you going when times in life get tough. When you are motivated to make a difference, it is your “Why” that drives you.

Our “Why” became very apparent to us as we witnessed our 21 year old daughter at the time take on a passion for children fighting cancer.  We did not have any children in our family who had cancer so this was new for us.  As we watched her interact with these children and their families, we felt a desire to help.

Hope box

The Battle for a Cure Foundation is our “Why”:  The hope boxes that are sent out to these children and their siblings on Christmas are the most memorable, exciting event to see.  It makes us laugh, cry, and feel so blessed that we get to be a part of it! Not only do we send out hope boxes but we plan events so that the children can have fun and just be kids.

Battle for a Cure has brought our family together; we have Aunts, Uncles, sisters, brothers, grandparents, cousins and grandchildren and lots of friends and volunteers who have made Battle for a Cure what it is today because they chose to make it their “Why”!

 

your why deananddenaSo when someone asks you, “what is your “Why”, take the time and search your heart and your soul before deciding!  Your “Why” is a very important decision and it not only makes a difference in your life but it makes a difference in someone else’s too!

 

 

Spreading the Love,

Dean and Dena

B4AC Snow Spectacular!

Snow Spectacular deananddenaAs most of you know, The Battle for a Cure Foundation is near and dear to our hearts!  Dean and I spend most of our extra time planning and assisting with the events.  This year Battle for a Cure is putting on a Snow Spectacular Event benefiting Children Fighting Cancer and their Families. We are having 26,000 pounds of REAL SNOW blown over a 1230 square foot area for the kids to play in! We are also offering light hor d’oeuvres, an adult beverage cash bar, a hot chocolate/coffee bar, a live band, a silent auction and SO MUCH MORE!

 

snowman deananddena “The Snow Spectacular Event will be our biggest fundraising event of the year. Our hope is to be able to pay for our Christmas Hope Box Program with the proceeds of this event. Every year, our Christmas Hope Box Program provides toys and gifts to families who would otherwise have nothing under the tree for their children to open on Christmas morning. Along with a pediatric cancer diagnosis comes many struggles; we are helping to make sure Christmas morning is not one of those struggles for these families. Proceeds will also be used to keep all of our outreach programs available year round for these families!” (Amanda Harbin CEO of The Battle for a Cure Foundation)

 

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa

 

We are in need of sponsors to help us out with this Awesome Event so if you or a business that you know would like to be a sponsor go to BattleforACure.org  and  click on the Events and scroll down to the Sponsor Packet.  Feel Free to fill it out and share it. 

The Snow Spectacular Event will be Saturday, December 7, 2013 7pm – 11pm at the Twin Creeks Country Club – 3201 Twin Creeks Club Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613

 If you would like to see what Battle for a Cure is up too, please go to our Facebook page by clicking HERE.

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Thanks for helping us make a difference!

 

Spreading the Love,

Dean and DenaHeart deananddena

Amanda Bartlett
CEO and Founder of Battle for a Cure Foundation
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