Archive for February, 2007

You ARE The Secret!

February 27, 2007

I know this is a departure from my usual pics and reviews of travel, but I couldn’t help it! I’ve heard just so much about The Secret. Yes, I do own it. And, yes, I have watched it more than once. This is not new information. It is information as old as the hills and only in a new package. Will the package change the world? I doubt it, not because I am not optimistic, on the contrary, I am very optimistic. But instead because the age old challenge still exists of implementation, of action.

A dream remains a dream without waking and realizing it. A vision remains a vision without strategy and action to make it real. Our lives will not change by magic but instead by dedicating ourselves to our own design.

When will you be ready to become the architect of your life?

When will you design the experiences you want to have?

When will you build the connections and implement the strategies for growth and success?

When will you take the time to decorate your life with the results you seek?

Until each of us makes the decision to take hold of our own lives and be the difference in our lives and the world that we can be, nothing will change. Are you in charge of your life or have you chosen to live by default, taking whatever comes your way? Life is incredibly short and unpredictable, we all have the same destination, it is only our journey that will set us apart. What is your journey saying about you?

Remember:

We are the average of those who surround us. Who is in your circle?

What we think about expands. What is expanding in your life?

Our lives represent the sum of choices we have made to date. If you are unhappy with your life, change your choices!

Live by design,

MG

Life by Design: Creating a Unique and Original Life – One Man’s Example

February 22, 2007

101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life, Vol. 3
I am delighted to share my latest book contribution in excerpts! This was released last week and is available either online or through the link here.

Creating a Unique and Original Life
In order to lead an original and unique life, we do have to think outside the box and create our own rules and guidelines for accomplishment. The best among us always have done so. It is our privilege to observe and learn from the lessons these pioneers can teach us.

My great grandfather, the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, left just such a legacy. He never played by the rules but instead forged his own path and despite many naysayers created architecture well ahead of its time. His designs still serve as an inspiration today. Many said he couldn’t do what he ultimately did. They said it wouldn’t work, wouldn’t stand the test of time, and would collapse. While many of his projects have undergone extensive renovation, the innovative concepts presented in such properties as Fallingwater and the S.C. Johnson Wax buildings are timeless and blazed a trail of originality and creativity far ahead of his time.

Frank Lloyd Wright, while a legend today, was perpetually broke, often accepting bail-outs from clients, and indulging in his passion for collecting art and buying grand pianos for his well known musicale evenings, rather than paying his debtors. His fondest saying was, “Give me the luxuries of life and I will gladly do without the necessities.” Of course, he didn’t do without necessities, but what he found essential was far beyond what most people consider necessary. He lived a life apart and beyond his peers and even those closest to him. He lived a life of his own design.

What trail would you blaze if you made your own rules? What necessities would you give up to have the luxuries you most desire?

Celebrate Your Career: Making More with Less

February 6, 2007

Acclaimed Atlanta based designer Melissa Galt dishes the dirt on the fastest and easiest ways to grow your business for long term success with less stress. Galt started in 1994, quiting her job with a national retail furnishings chain and doubled her business every year for the first 5 years, with only interns on board occasionally to help. She used to juggle as many as 30 projects at a time, but learned quickly about burn out and how to maximize her efforts with the choicest clients. Share in Melissa’s success secrets and learn how you to can Celebrate Your Career: Making More with Less!

Dacor Showroom
3330 Piedmont Road, NE #22
Atlanta, GA 30305
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

5:30PM – 7:30PM

404-365-9876

RSVP: Melissa@melissagalt.com

“Fantastic presentation. Really magnetic and riveting.” Scott Engel, Custom Framer