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January 1, 2023
Listen. Learn. Choose. Act. Let go. Service to others will be giga-fold. No doubt about it.
December 1, 2022
Gratitude. Peace. Still figuring things out.
November 1, 2022
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin
October 1, 2022
"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” ~ Thomas Edison. The quote succinctly captures the ingredients to success in anything.
September 1, 2022
"Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration." What kind of impact do you want to have with the people around you?
August 1, 2022
It's hard to believe that Alaska is part of the USA. Its wild and wonderful. The view of the elusive Denali peak is breathtaking. The Denali peak is at 6,190 meters (20,310 feet), Alaska's Denali has the highest elevation in North America. It is the tallest mountain in North America!
July 1, 2022
"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." ~ Winston Churchill.
June 1, 2022
Do your best, then let go and prepare to be surprised! Surrender to the UNIVERSE!
May 1, 2022
One of the big factors in life is to carry too much guilt and regret in the mind. Second-guessing yourself goes against the law of Karma. Carrying guilt and regret in your mind lowers your energy, makes you unfocused, and interferes with your ability to concentrate, meditate or carry on with life. We must overcome the feeling of guilt. What’s over is over. Move on.
Indian spirituality has four simple principles:
1. What happens in life is supposed to happen that way. There was no other way at that time.
2. Whoever you meet in life, you were supposed to meet for a certain purpose. It was not an accident or by chance. The purpose for meeting that person could be: to learn something, to teach something, to give you something, to settle something. The law of karma says that you were supposed to meet that person.
3. There’s a time for everything to happen. Whatever needs to begin at a certain time, will begin at the exact time. You can plan it but it won’t happen until it’s time for it to happen and only then will it happen.
4. What is over, is over! Don’t hold onto the past. What happened, has happened so let it go. There is no point in thinking I should’ve done something different or it was a mistake. Hindsight thinking tricks you into thinking you could have done something different. But in actuality the information you had at the time you made the decision he would’ve had the same result.
April 1, 2022
Freedom of choice is the best gift ever! So choose wisely!
March 1, 2022
New ways of connecting and new ideas have emerged as we crawl out the of the COVID19 pandemic. Social media is a friend not a foe. COVID19 is still in the air. Mask? No Mask? Definitely get the vaccine and boosters and wash hands.
February 1, 2022
Planning to emerge out of the pandemic with new vigor! The path forward will be based on choices and actions. Lean in, learn and move forward. No looking back!
January 1, 2022
The best life: venn diagram of your interest, competence and usefulness. Love + Death + Time = Life.
December 1, 2021
Be useful. Live a useful life. Make the pie bigger!
November 1, 2021
7 Layers
Body, breath, mind, intellect, memory, ego, self. Our journey in life is to connect with the self.
October 1, 2021
Being, Knowing, Doing
Being first. All beings is born with some unique genius. The point of life is to discover your genius/competence, and then focus on enhancing your competence. Then what you achieve may surpass your expectations!
You cannot achieve your desire without competence.
If you know how to "be", then you will function to the best of your intelligence and capabilities in any situation.
If we don’t do what we can do, then we are a disastrous piece of life. Do what you CAN do.
If your desire is bigger than your competence. Then you will be stressed.
Stress will make you incompetence
September 1, 2021
Natural order
As beings, we need to understand the natural order of things for life to blossom. Fruit, tree, root, soil is not the natural order...
Soil, root, tree, fruit is the natural order of things. If you force an unnatural order, then the outcome is damaged. Each step in its natural order takes time, patience and competence.
August 1, 2021
Existence
Quality of existence, determines the quality of perception, and the quality of perception will determine of what we know and what we do not know. Action is a consequence of what we know.
July 1, 2021
Pay attention to what is important in front of you
In the virtual world, bandwidth becomes an issue... brain bandwidth... how many things can you pay attention to at any one moment? Only one! When you think you are multitasking....you are really not. You put something partially done aside, and then pay attention to something else.
June 1, 2021
Mistakes
Making mistakes is our nature. Acceptance of mistakes shows our maturity. Correcting mistakes decides our stature.
May 27, 2021
Challenge yourself to do something you never did before and stick with it. I started my challenge today. Breathe thru the challenge. Meditate to gain clarity and energy. Big Brother is watching.
April, 1, 2021
Nature always wins.
March 1, 2021
A father doesn't tell his son what to do, he teaches him how to choose and then answer the question Why?" The value and purity of the choice lies in the answer to the question "why"?
February, 1, 2021
OLD: Work-life balance. New: Work-life harmony.
January 11, 2021 First Principles thinking
First Principles thinking or reasoning from first principles is one of the most effective strategies you can employ for breaking down complicated problems and generating original solutions. This might be the best approach to learn how to think for your self. "Physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy." Elon Musk. The act of boiling a process down to the fundamental parts that you know are true and building up from there.
January 1, 2021 Happy New Year!
Resolve to practice fitness, daily learning, daily gratitude.
December 1, 2020 Life Well Lived
Its all about choices. Review inputs and make wise choices. A life well lived is about choices.
November 1 2020 Focus
Schedule everything.
October 1, 2020 Family
Are we all staying well?
September 1, 2020 Time
Time value of money. Time of your Life. Life time. Good decisions. Bad decisions. Time is irredeemable. Can't go back in time. No need to waste precious time thinking about bad decisions. Pivot now.
August 1, 2020 Questions
Questions create conversations. Conversations create opportunities. Opportunities lead to win/win.
July 1, 2020
Survival is innate. Do what you need to do.
June 13, 2020
Never give up. Pivot. Change. But never give up.
May 31, 2020
If I think "I can't" get through, then I MUST get through.
June 3, 2020 WFH
It you talk about it, you are dreaming.
If you envision it, you are excited.
If you plan it, you find its possible.
If you schedule it, you make it REAL.
If you follow thru, then you succeed!
March 27, 2020 Week 1: Work from Home "Shelter in place" #flattenthecurve
Well... we completed Week 1 of "Shelter in Place" to do our part to NOT spread the COVID19 virus.
We can't see the virus. We don't know who is carrying the virus. But we are making our best effort to defend against it using whatever items/information we find from our homes, friends, family and the internet. #flattenthecurve
Not going to say more about this....
The time is NOW to organize, plan and build our skills while remaining relevant to our principals and customers!
Let's spread these positive ideas and practices among ourselves so we emerge better than ever!
March 23, 2020 What can we learn?
During this period of Social distancing, Sheltering in place, Work from home, conference call, web meeting have you learned?
What can you do without?
What positive impact has the COVID19 Virus had on society?
March 19, 2020 March Madness
US Department of State Level 4 Global Health Advisory - Do not travel. NBA, ACC, NCAA, NHL, MLB, schools, colleges, restaurants, social activities, churches..... all closed.
March 11, 2020 Ban on travel and client visits stopped
Working from home is the new norm. Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Keep the COVID19 virus at bay.
January 24, 2020
Courageous Convictions
"Courageous convictions will drag these dreams into existence." - Rush, Vital Signs/Moving Pictures, 1981
I've had more than a few dreams come true, and I can tell you it always involves towering courage and unwavering belief.
January 1, 2020 Vision
Vision requires clarity and priorities.
Clarity: Where are we now? Where are we going? How are we going to get there?
Priorities: What is most important right now?
December 9, 2019 Time
All we have is time. But you can't buy time. Once the time is passed, then you can't go back and catch that piece of time.
The time to do and experience what is meaningful to you is now. There is a right time for certain things to happen in life.
Timing is everything. Don't run out of time.
December 1, 2019 Connection
There is a simple way for everyone to be totally comfortable in any situation with any person and make deeper connections, ...and it's not a gimmick or complex. It's so simple and it can be used at will anytime - and should be.
The "secret" is to show up for the the other person. Be there FOR THEM. Say to yourself that you genuinely care about the person and are there to help them, whether it works out or not.
This point of view will have you asking questions and listening. It will have you giving the best advice from a place of authenticity and care; and when you do that, you'll wind up making lots of friends and lots of good karma.
Say the following mantra: "I am here for this person and to do everything I can to help them".
November 1, 2019 The world we want to live in
We all win, if we all win!
October 3, 2019 The starting point of all achievement.
Desire. Without a desire to accomplish something, it is not possible for you. With a strong burning desire, you can and will figure out the rest. Decide what do you really really want?
October 1, 2019 Meaningful Work
The secret to life is doing meaningful work. Define meaningful for yourself, then go for it!
Sept 26, 2019 Time is precious
Hours are perishable. So are minutes and moments. Months and years. Once wasted, you can't get them back. Use them wisely.
July 1, 2019 Be different to make a difference
If you are the same as you were yesterday and last year, and the same as everyone else, you're not going to change anything.
You have to be different to make a difference.
Do you want to change in some area? How can you be different to make it come about?
May 16, 2019 The Inner Game
Throughout my career I have learned, tried and done a lot of things. I had skin in the game the whole way - and that makes a huge difference. When I began to teach others, in small increments at first many years ago, and now almost full time, my key ideas coalesced over time.
If there is one "Larry Janesky idea" that I feel is central to living a happy self-actualized life it's this -
From nothing, comes something.
From the inner, comes the outer.
From the invisible, comes the visible.
And there you have it. Everything going on around us and all the results we get in our lives is a result of what is going on inside our heads. We are not likely to win the outer game if we don't win the inner one.
It's the inner game that counts.
March 31, 2019. Do. Not Try.
As the chooser, you have the choice in your hands to DO. Do... not try.
New moment. If it doesn't work out. Do again.
January 16, 2019. Find Opportunities.
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, CMO of Mozilla and co-founder of GrowthVerse—Kaykas-Wolff believes in two key principles: Find opportunities where no one else is looking; and never fail the same way twice. It's a methodology centered on Agile marketing practices and marketing technology.
December 28, 2018 End of year thoughts.
Success is attracted by the person you become and value you have created for others. Professionalism matters
October 18, 2018 (10-18-2018... or 10-18-18) Do it differently.
When you do it differently, it becomes interesting. You get different results, and you learn. Adjust, keep learning, and keep trying it differently.
You are in control here. Breathe. Life is good.
Sept 30, 2018. Enlighten, Inspire, Connect and Dream.
Sept 25, 2018 Desire
This is from one of my favorite bloggers, Larry Janesky: In Napoleon Hill's classic book "Think and Grow Rich" he identifies desire as the starting point of all achievement. Of course, he was not talking about any desire - but a desire for a positive result, outcome or personal goal.
We all have desires, but we have to discern which ones will take us to long-term success and happiness and which will only lead to problems for us. Then we need to choose to follow the right ones and be self-disciplined enough to forego the wrong ones.
"The discipline of desire is the backbone of will and character" - Will and Ariel Durant
To simplify this.... Passion + Knowledge + Skills = Result you want.
July 1, 2018 One Year of One B.
I founded the One B Group to find and develop solutions from component level to installed product. Increasingly LIGHTING has become the center of safety, communications and quality of life in every sector. We have an active IES-Raleigh section where we connect and inspire each other to support each other in lighting solutions and in a variety of market sectors. We must have light to SEE , COMMUNICATE and "B"!
August 30, 2018 Something good.
See something good, say something good, do something good. Pass it on...
August 3,2018 Be Brave.
At 6am, the day is new and possibilities are endless. Harness the new day and give it your best effort. Be brave and try new methods and techniques. Get into the flow at 6am!
Don't waste a moment!
July 25, 2018 Your best self.
"Eudaimonia" It's Aristotle's word for happiness, and it means "good soul; succeeding at expressing the best within ourselves. Virtue."
Expressing the best versions of ourselves every moment.
June 25, 2018 Learn Everyday.
We all have inherent talents. But if we rely only on our natural skills, instincts and what we've learned from our own personal experience, then we get to our limits pretty quickly. In today's world, we will need much more than that to do well.
We must learn from outside of us; from others. We must tap into what others know/have learned/and want to share. Being successful today requires ever-changing and expanding specialized knowledge. To compete, we must create a habit of learning the right things from the right places to achieve what we say we want.
April 15, 2018 Mind, body, soul.
Skill, strength, desire.
The root word of hero is heros, which means "strong enough for two". The hero can take care of him/herself and another. The hero can work for, earn for, save, protect, and/or defend themselves and another (and another and another).
Do you have the hero's holy trinity - the skill? The strength? The desire? ~ Larry Janesky
March 26, 2018 Are you getting the results you want?
Take stock... what's working? What is not working? What can you change?
February 13, 2018 Doing Good
I believe there is a big bank account in the universe. Every time you do something good, especially for others, you make a deposit. Every time you do something bad, you make a withdrawal. Helping other in need counts.
In either case, it doesn't matter if anyone is watching. It all counts.
So, when nobody is looking, I sometimes do something good that nobody knows about except me. Will it buy me some protection or goodwill or luck another time or when I need it?
When I ask the universe for support, I get it.... and so others must too!
February 6, 2018 Reach for the stars
Well done SpaceX. Falcon Heavy/Falcon 9 amazing launch and return!
January 20, 2018 Know your Strengths
Work with your strengths.
January 1, 2018 Motivation -
Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose. Urge to direct our own lives. Desire to get better and better at something that matters. Serving a purpose higher than ourselves.
December 22, 2017 Remember to Believe
Fierce patience is a virtue in all endeavors. Believe you can... and it will happen.
December 15, 2017 What can you do?
You can do more than you think. You never know until you try.
Happy Holidays!
2017
Wishing you peace and happiness this holiday season and a new year filled with prosperity and success!
December 13, 2017 Dreams and Goals
Dreams provide power. Goals provide focus.
November 17, 2017 Read and think better
Read. Read or listen to authors who know more than you in an area you need to know more about. You'll get all the food you need to think better thoughts about your business. I made it my habit and I look forward to it when I drive, run, hike or walk.
October 17, 2017 Start with what you know!
There is a lot in the universe that I don't know. When I have a problem to solve, I take a step back:
I list my "known knowns". Then I list my "known unknowns". As I go thru the development process, I will uncover my "unknown unknowns" and figure out next steps to get to a solution that works.
When you don't know where to start... start with what you know and enjoy. Then proceed to learn about what you don't know. It always helps to bounce ideas off a trusted friend or source!
September 18, 2017 Put your heart in it
A man that works with his hands is a laborer. He does chores.
A man that works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He does good work.
A man that works with his hands, his head and his heart, is an artist. He never works.
Put your heart in it.
Say "Yes, I will be there for you" and show up fully. That's how people fall in love with you and your work. blog@larryjanesky.com
August 17, 2017 Your Legacy
Your strengths + your interests + what the world needs = your legacy
July 1, 2017 Are you willing to think differently?
What will make tomorrow better, is your commitment to creating something different than you have created already. You've already done what you knew how to do. Now you have to do something you don't really know how to do.... Yet. Let's start now!
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