I Ride My Own White Horse ...

What is your focus today?

Focused on the future ....
Photo by jkhewett

"I believe the best leaders are the ones that are focused on bringing out the best in their people - transforming lives. When someone has that as their purpose, the profits just naturally follow."

Susan Bagyura

My Sunday Afternoon ....

This past Sunday offered a  beautiful afternoon in Huntington, WV.  It was a great opportunity to drive downtown to meet with other people who are working to showcase why living in Huntington can truly be wonderful!  While there may have only been a few of us, it was refreshing to chat with others about why they thought Huntington was a great place to call home.  It was also a chance for me to take a few pictures along the riverfront as I found the tulips fully in bloom.

As I look around this city lately it is as if I am seeing Huntington for the first time.  I have lived here for almost 13 years and only within the last few months have I truly begun to see it’s beauty.  It started on another Sunday afternoon last Fall with a Flickr meet up and has continued as I have become involved with the Create Huntington group.  The Flickr meet up brought photographers of all ages together to spend the day taking pictures of the rose garden in Ritter Park, followed by a very friendly dinner at the Marshall Cafe.  While we were strangers at the beginning of the day, we were friends by the end.

When you spend time with others who are looking at what is “good” about your hometown, you can only begin to see the “good.”  It’s amazing how that always seems to happen … I wonder what future Sunday afternoons will bring?

Sunset in Mesa Arizona

Sunset in Mesa Arizona
Photo by jkhewett

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.

~Leo Buscaglia

Today I needed to be reminded of this ... thank you.

I am not a Garbage Truck .....

Image by Salim Virji via Flickr

The No Garbage Trucks!™ Pledge:

"I do not accept Garbage in my life.

When I see Garbage Trucks,
I do not take them personally.
I just smile. I wave. I wish them well.
And I move on.

And I do not spread Garbage to others.
I am not a Garbage Truck!

I do not accept Garbage in my life."

© 2007 David J. Pollay

BewareOfGarbageTrucks.com

Who do you spend your time with?

Image via Wikipedia

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

- Jim Rohn

It seems that lately this quote or something similar keeps coming across my desk.  Who you spend time with has a great influence as to who you are!  When you associate with positive people, you have a very hard time remaining negative.  When are with high energy people, you too become energized.

The same holds true for successful people.  I think of the phrase, "success breeds success." How true!

If you find yourself in a low energy, negative state that seems to be stuck ... take a look at the people you are associating with.  If they seem to be in the same state of being; maybe it's time to find new people!