I have one trade mark that is pending. All things “Basementy” is a trade mark. Are there any other Trade Marks you have out there ?

What is your value?
Everything in life has some sort of value. If we want to become of higher value in the workplace we take courses, become more proficient at our required tasks, or put in more hours. We also have a value in our relationships and to ourselves. What value do you bring to your relationships and to yourself, and what are you doing to improve that value?

What are you saving them for?

Commonly at our bed and breakfast we have guests relaxing at our table sipping their morning coffee and enjoying breakfast on antique china and they will comment “We have dishes very similar to these, very pretty, they belonged to my grandmother.”

I ask, do you use them?

“No, they are stored in a china cupboard, we never use them. But they are very nice, just like these,” they reply.

What are you saving them for?

Pondering my question they answer “We haven’t really thought about that, we didn’t really ever think about using them.”

All you have is today. The most important people in your life are here right now, stop saving them for someone else, for some big occasion, today is that occasion.

Dust off those vintage dishes and serve up a home-cooked meal to those you love. Make the special dishes your everyday dishes once in a while and see what happens.

We can’t help everyone but everyone can help someone.

The quote begins by reminding us that we can’t help everyone, as not everyone wants help. There are also those who are beyond help. What can we do for them? Not a lot.

The quote finishes by reminding us that each and every one of us can find a someone out there to help. We can all do something, even if it is a small thing. For some, that is their job. For others, helping others is the last thing on their minds.

This quote is about raising our awareness, and helping us to see what we can do to help others. Each of us see so small a portion of our cities, and an even smaller part of the world. There are plenty of people who need help, and that can be anything from an encouraging word to a meal or a new friend.

Here’s a simple but effective tip: think about choice and order. It makes a difference.

If I start the coffee brewing in the morning and then feed the cats, I’m more productive (and happy!) than if I did it the other way around.

If I take a minute to respond to that email on a project, and keep it moving, and then dive back into the document I’m writing, again I get more done.

The choices we make for tasks, and the order in which we do them, can contribute to keeping up both productivity and job satisfaction. Simple but true.

We have the means and capacity to deal with our problems if only we can find the will.

“A company is a machine for turning marketing dollars poured in the top into profit coming out the bottom.” – a paraphrased quote I found, attribution needed (sorry!)

What’s stopping this from being true in your company? Do some gears need oiling? Is some subsystem missing? Are there needless systems distracting the flow of profit out the bottom? Is there anybody other than you that can fix it?

But oh the beauty of the machine when it works!

Stay Driven

It’s the driven ones that make a difference in our companies. They do anything and everything for the company, no matter what the job is, they’re always determined to get it done and get it done proficiently. We value these employees and strive to keep them motivated. The longer we keep them motivated, the longer we can retain them. Moving into a more managerial role in our company, I more and more see the importance of keeping our employees motivated. What are some creative strategies you are using to keep your employees motivated? Can you identify the driven ones in your company?

Life is too short to play Solitaire.

It’s your life; you get to decide how it goes. You can build prosperity, joy, adventure and/or love… or you can make excuses for why you don’t have those things.

ARE YOU READY TO LIVE LIFE CREATIVELY?

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave your city of comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.

You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk – by not quite knowing what you’re doing.

What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself. (Alan Alda)

“You can’t steal 2nd with your foot on first”

We all started our businesses by taking risks. We can’t expect it, or ourselves, to grow unless we continue to take risks.

When the minds eye is clean the heart is clear of its purpose…

” Plan the work and work the plan”

LARRY JANESKY !

– How would you expect him to be ?
– Is he running around expending energy ?
uselessly and unexpectedly ?
– No sir ree its Focused energy on productivity and Positivity ! with Creativity.
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Ask, Believe, Receive: Simple but it works!

My Favorite quote
“To desire is to obtain, to aspire is to achieve”

If at first you don’t succeed try doing what your coach said in the first place.

Don’t be so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

TOO SEE THE WOOD IN THE TREES

If you are faced with a problem or a decision that you are simply not able to understand or not able to see the best solution for, simple take a step away from it. Look at it from a distance. Pay less attention to the detail. Then, when you can see the trees you will be able to find the wood and the best solution.

An Old Cherokee told his grandson,
“My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth.”

The boy thought about it and asked, “Granfather, which wolf wins?”

The old man quietly replied, “The one you feed”

Larry- your Grandfather, Ted Janesky, my Dad, surely instilled in us the value of working hard to achieve goals. He always had two jobs- one full- time and one part-time, plus found the time to grow amazing vegetables for his growing family.
He always said to us, “Work your full schedule, then give a little bit more”. He felt this would give job security. What boss would ever let go such a hard and industrious worker?
As kids, we knew we would always get his approval as we showed him the money we earned.

Larry and other followers of “Think Daily” I must say that after I read the Alchemist I understood alot of things about going after your personal legend, and a greater insight of what part the heart plays…

I have been listening to you Masterpiece CD for months now and I enjoy it everytime I listen to it. I will admit that when I first listened to it I was unsure how I felt about it because it was new! I must tell you that the consistent reminder to become new and change and hope for better has produced tremendous results in my thinking. Thanks for trying something new Larry !

I always made it a practice to take on things that “scare” me a little bit, especially when I have never done them before. Being a bit uncomfortable will only make you stretch yourself and consequently grow in different dimensions. This is especially important as you grow older- keeps the gray matter working!
Larry-thanks for reminding us how important this is.

Yes Yes Yes

My Answer:

Change the current administration and stop the apologies for being American and living in the richest most innovative country in the world.
You comment is just 1 example of who we are as a people. People create opportunities and fix problems, not big wasteful government and its policies.