Hope you're doing well and staying away from others (as much as possible) during this CoronaVirus outbreak. I try to watch just enough news to stay informed. 

In my last article I wrote about my wife and I in Cancun, Mexico during 9/11, stuck there for several days, no airplanes.  We watched news 24/7, later we decided it provided more anxiety than we really needed.  Life did come back to something called normal.

Today I believe we all need some positivity quotes:

“The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking,”– Robert H Schuller

“Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.”– Rodolfo Costa

“Beliefs that are good promote your potential and enhance your unique special qualities.”– Deborah Day

“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.”– Shannon L. Alder

“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”– Germany Kent

“Happiness is a quality of the soul…not a function of one’s material circumstances.”– Aristotle

 “It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.”– Tyler Perry

I hope one or more of these quotes help your day!

Stay safe!  Stay calm!  Things will get better!

I posted the following quote earlier today and have been thinking about how to expand on it.

“Tough times never last, but tough people do. ” – Sr. Robert Schuller

We like many people are cocooned in for the duration and end of the coronavirus.  Now is the time to reflect on the good in this world, stay calm and stay safe!  This is easy to say.  However, I have been around for a while.  I’ve seen and experienced many changes in the world.  Admittedly nothing like this, but things always come around.

My wife and I were out of country in Cancun Mexico when 9/11 happened.  Paradise – Right?  Wrong – we were stuck there several days, no planes flying, and we watched the developing news 24/7.  All of our time was consumed watching the events unfold.

From a personal and especially business perspective now is a critical time to stay in touch with your network.  Make sure all your contacts know you are around.  Make sure they know that when this situation stops, you will be ready to get on board and help restart and meet customer goals for the year.

I always have future projects that I intend to organize and update — someday.  (Contacting more new customers, staying in contact with current customers, and staying in touch with family and my extended family of friends, etc., etc.)

Take some time off now from the NEWS.  Prioritize some projects personal and business.  Get working and keep moving forward — you will see rewarding results.

Good Luck!  Stay Safe!

The Richest Man in Babylon – George S. Clason

I have talked about this book for many years.  I have read it several times and I keep it close on my bookshelf for continuous reference.

The book was originally written in 1926, by George S. Clason.   – Timeless advice.

Easy read, written in parables.  The fictional Babylonian character Arkad gets advice and becomes the “richest man in Babylon”.

In his advice are the seven rules of money and wealth:

1. Start fattening the purse – Save.
2. Control expenditures.
3. Make money multiply.
4. Guard your money from loss.
5. Make your home a profitable investment.
6. Insure a future income.
7. Constantly increase your ability to earn.

Get the book, it’s a great read with really good advice!

Put this to work and build a lifestyle to last forever.