Be Insignificant

“No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves.”
– Dwight Eisenhower

EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THIS:

***You always go through a period of insignificance
before you become significant.***

97% of the world quits what they’re doing during the
‘insignificance’ phase.

Rachel Ray did her TV show for years and nobody watched.

Billy Joel played in bars for a handful of people.

Many people tell me, “Brian I want to achieve great things!” But here is my question: “Are they willing to be insignificant before they become significant?”

Truth be told, I am pursuing a career based on insignificants. I am working to inspire thousands to do small, and seemingly “insignificant” acts of kindness. These small “insignificant” acts of kindness when added up together will make one massive SIGNIFICANT difference. For example, a old used pair of shoes that are no insignificant to you. . . what are they to a child that has never owned a pair of shoes? I believe you know the answer.

Have I failed thus far in pursuit? Yes. . . but I fail forward. And I try to do it as fast as possible. I take one step at a time.

With the power of your mind, in the land of opportunity, there’s never been a better time to take something you love and turn it into something significant. Whether it be a personal goal, volunteer project or business. You are MORE powerful than you know!

Are you ready to be significantly insignificant and fail forward. AWESOME !

READY GO!

My Adversity Hero

“My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.” Wilma Rudolph

The human will is the most incredible thing. I believe it is the human will that keeps us going, when everyone else expects us to sit, or even quit.

I have always been fascinated by the heroes who have made unforgettable marks in world history; and illustrated distinguished triumphs over seemingly, insurmountable adversity. I can vividly recall learning about Wilma Rudolph when I was in grade school. Her life characterized: “breaking through limitations.”

Over the last couple of years, I have thought about Wilma when so-called, “limitations” presented themselves in my own life. I think of Wilma, and I am passionately reminded of the amazing power of the human will.

Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely and weighed only 4.5 pounds. Most of her childhood was spent in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee. There, she was bedridden as she battled double pneumonia, scarlet fever and polio. At six years old, she lost the use of her left leg. Subsequently, she was fitted with leg braces. Later on in life, she was often quoted as saying: “I spent most of my time trying to get them off. (I had an uncompromising resolve) to be a normal kid.” At the age of 16, when she was only a sophomore in high school, the 5′ 11″ Wilma Rudolph won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. And, in the 1960 Rome Olympics, Rudolph became “the fastest woman in the world.” She also was the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 100 and 200 meter races; and also anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4 X 100 meter relay, breaking records along the way.

Wilma has always been a role model for me in my life, along with dozens of others, and I hope she can be one for you as well. Today, we are facing tough economic times. However, I truly believe the WILL of our community, the WILL of our family, is strong! I know we can overcome the adversity that is surrounding us, and I know we can come out of it making the world a better place.

Wilma valiantly and brilliantly removed all of her “struggles” during the course of her lifetime. Yet, the stories that arose from her struggles will live on forever! The struggles you and I face day to day seemingly make their ways into the “Best Stories” we will tell our friends at a night or to our grandchildren as they sit on lap next to a campfire. “I walked a mile uphill both ways” or for me, “I am trying to bring over 7,800 shoes to go to orphans in Kenya, inspire hundreds to walk a mile without shoes, film a documentary, and give hope to an entire city that WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” – Yes, people doubt me – this is my challenge, this is my adversity I have to overcome – but I promise, it will be a story that I will be able to tell my grandchildren with a smile on my face and big arm motions to make it sound even grander!

Wilma expected victory when just about everyone would have understood if she’d just lay down and quit. So my question to you is. . . What is your challenge, what do people expect for you to lay down and quit at – . . . This is your story – make it a good one!

7,772 Shoes For Hope Runs

Originally the goal was 5,000 shoes to send to orphans in Kenya. Then, we decided that not only did we want to send the shoes, but be the ones to personally deliver them. Then, we decided to make it even cooler by bringing teachers and high school students with us. OH – then we also decided to film a documentary to catch the stories on tape to share with our local community.

Now – it has begun! We have collected 7,772 shoes, have organized a MASSIVE shoeless walk-a-thon, and are currently working to collect the funds needed to ship the shoes.

I realize this is a rather short blog – but I believe the below video will tell you how much energy and fun this event is going to be. . . and this is just the beginning!

The Most Important Thing

“Getting together is a beginning; staying together is a step forward; working together is a success.” –Henry Ford

A few years ago, during the Para-Olympics help in Seattle, nine participants, all mentally retarded or physically challenged, had aligned themselves for the 100 meter hurdles.

Although at the given signal they didn’t start exactly at that moment, nor orderly, they were determined to finish the race and thus win.

All they had to do in order to win the race was to finish it.

All managed to finish it, except for a young athlete that fell over the runway passage of the first hedge. Because of the pain and of the sorrow, he began to cry. The others hearing his cry came back for him. They slowed down and eventually they stopped.

In that day an unprecedented situation occurred, eight out of the nine athletes returned in order to help the ninth athlete, which was in need of assistance. A girl with the down syndrome came up to the wounded to give him a kiss and to encourage him: “Do not worry, the pain will go away.”

Wow!

Although that day the world record was not beaten from any point of view, but the race was finished by all nice athletes which past the finish line together, holding each other with their arms.

The whole stadium stood up and cheered them for several minutes. They were even more enthusiastic in the presence of such a wonderful gesture then when a record was beaten.

Why was this possible?

Because we all know well, that basically, the most important thing in this life is not so much winning by yourself, but helping others to win as well, even if you have to slow down and maybe turn back to help others.

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

www.ThinkKindness.org

“I AM PROUD OF YOU!”

I AM PROUD OF YOU!

How does it feel when your father, mother, significant other, or anyone special in your life says these 5 words to you!

See how powerfully this simple sentence affects you? The same is true for others, so why not use it more often? One of the greatest gifts you can give people is to show appreciation, to compliment them and to tell them what they did was great. That is an important way to give support, which often is all they need to keep them on the path they have chosen. But it only works if you honestly mean what you say.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I may not forget you.
- William Arthur

We all appreciate to be told that what we are doing is good. Why not give it to others freely? All we have to do is think more about the other person than about ourselves. But be careful. What I am talking about is genuine appreciation – not that empty smile accompanied by empty words. Dishonesty is detected immediately. Compliments must be genuine or they are better left unsaid.

That is all for you now – back to work.

Brian

The Best Way to Survive. . . Wait I mean Thrive

Imagine what it must be like to be shipped like cargo along with your whole family to a place, the only purpose of which is to kill people. Imagine struggling to stay alive physically and spiritually in that setting, not knowing what has happened to the rest of your family, but believing that they were exterminated in gas chambers or ovens. This was the common experience of people referred to as holocaust survivors.

One survivor was Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist who emerged from the experience with extraordinary insights valuable to all of us. In “Man’s Search for Meaning” he says, “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked throughout the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” “Every prisoner had a moral choice to make,” he says, “to surrender one’s inner self to the Nazis, or to find the meaning in one’s life that would give one the strength to go on.”

The lessons we can learn are that no matter how bad our troubles are, especially in today’s economy, we can survive them if we choose to survive. And the best way to survive – rather, the best way to thrive – is to find meaning in every moment of existence, every memory and every possibility for our future.

Remember, character counts!

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

www.ThinkKindness.org

Rant And Rave

We get boxed in, in our thinking, I mean. We get to thinking that our life IS life. That this is all there is –or, if not that kind of thinking, then just the narrowing, narrowing, shrinking of our beliefs, what we see and experience, what we are exposed to. It comes down to a few sets of walls, a drive to and from places we know, the same faces, the same TV shows or music and radio station and everything the same and comfortable and familiar.

And the people we interact with; “How are you? I’m fine, thank you! Boy it’s starting to get cold, isn’ t it!” And it’s all so much busy talk, most of it.

And I love all of that, really, but sometimes, a little every day, ideally, I want to hear someone brilliant, someone brave and heroic. I want to talk with someone doing something impossible –I want to see someone in action who has vision and zest and almost insane focus on…something positive and powerful. I want to see some gal climbing up in a tree to save it, bucking authority, doing the weird and unthinkable. I want to See M.L. King at the podium there in Washington, shouting out “I have a dream!” I want think about that woman in Africa, the first environmentalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for teaching village women how to plant trees. I want to see Rosa’s jailhouse photo, I need to see that little black girl walking to school in Little Rock with all of those crazy bastards spitting and shouting at her –I want to be moved by that spirit, that moment of history and courage. I want think about Nick Ut and his Pulitzer winning photograph of that little girl running up the road burning from the napalm some plane dropped over her village. Wake me up!

I’ve got to see the difference between right thought and wrong energy and be reminded of the greatness, the courage, the potential in each of us to inspire rightness, art, beauty, and love –even in the face of evil.

It’s not that I don’t love the simplicity of a little girl laughing in the store, like I saw tonight. The courage of a working mom supporting her children –I’m touched by those things too. But when the mind starts to go numb from the push to sell, sell, sell and buy, buy, buy –and I’m watching a 20 year old beating another 20 year old into submission, and the girls are parading thru the ring —and when I start to forget what my “business” really is…that’s when I need a fix of vision, or history…I need a shot in the arm reminder from someone who operates in another realm. Sometimes I get sucked into the drama and pettiness and quest for acquisition…

I get a little boxed in…so I open my portfolio of Ansel Adams or I crack Marquez’ Life in the Time of Cholera or listen to Ava Maria or take off my shoes and stand in the grass…lest I forget what is most important in the world.

It’s very, very good for us to have some friends to look to –to remind us we can be and do and take on more…and if not MORE, then more meaning, purpose, intent, and mission. It’s just as hard, just as much effort, but the return is, I think, so much richer. Be aware of who you hang with –and their impact on your awareness and thinking.

Use The “F” Word

There was a mother inside of the grocery store the other day, and while in line, she was complaining about everything. About the length of the line, the volume of the music, the cashier was too slow, the weather. . . and I looked down at her daughter, who seemed to be about 4 years old, the look on her face said – “Mom please just be happy.”

Her look made me smile and made my day happier – maybe not her moms, but mine. As I was driving in my car, I was wondering why people are so “Negative” “Judgemental”. . . my thinking processed answered both of those questions.

To the negative part:

I think people need to start using the “F” Word. . . FAITH. You see, our society has made us creatures of habit to look through glasses of negative thinking. Negative thinking can be synonymous with “Problem Thinking”. No matter what the situation, you will always find the problem or the bad in any environment. Rather than dwelling on the negative though – let’s jump to the solution

What is Positive Thinking?

Simple – it’s “Good Thinking”. You have faith that no matter what happens, good will always prevail. And what is the key ingredient to make “Good” prevail. . . YOU!

If I asked you to go to a party and look for all the “negative”. You will see the person leaning against the wall feeling alone, the girl that is mad at her boyfriend. . .HECK you might even think the music sucks. But, if I asked you to find all the good. . . you will notice people dancing, having fun, talking, smiling. . . you see. . .what you look for – is what you notice. If you want to find negative – you’ll damn well see it. But what’s more fun, seeing all the bad or the good?

The first step in thinking positive is to SEE THE WORLD AS IT IS. No judgments. No biases (as much as possible.) Yes that is right, as it is. Both bad and good. HOWEVER. . .

With that in mind, the next step is to: SEE THE WORLD 5X BETTER THAN IT REALLY IS. You see with this, you are creating a vision, a goal, and you must have faith that you can get there. MLK had a vision, Lincoln had a vision, Obama has a vision – and there is no doubt in his mind that he will achieve his vision. And his mission is to get us to join him on achieving his vision – being positive, and CHANGE will prevail.

Most negative people find the problems. Positive people find the solutions to those problems to meet and achieve the vision they have in their mind. This pertains to business, careers, and even relationships. You see, if you look at your relationship with a negative mindset. . .YES YOU WILL FIND PROBLEMS! All relationships have problems, positive people find the solutions to those problems because they have faith that their vision and dreams for that relationship will prevail – NO MATTER WHAT.

Now – what is faith? I asked that question to a class of 5th graders one day and a student replied, “Faith is like air – you can’t see it, but you know it is there.” WOW! Yes, you may not be able to see the end goal, the prevailing vision, the outcome, but you know that a good one is there. . . so keep breathing, be persistent, never give up, take the extra step, YOU WILL SUCCEED. Have Faith.

STOP BEING JUDGMENTAL

The lady in the grocery store was making comments about the cashier. She wasn’t fast enough, she talked to much. . . etc etc.

Most people are quick to make judgments – we all do! So, this is my solution. Don’t be judgmental, be curious. I was at a dinner party and there was a lady that was dressed like she was going to the oscars. Everyone said she was stuck up, snooty, negative, and judgmental (even though they just made judgments). Rather than judge her, I was curious of why she was like this. I sat down next to her and just started asking rather bold questions – but I got to the root of her problem.
You see, she was hurting so much inside, that this was her avenue to vent. She places herself above everyone to make her feel good.

The lady in the store – you never know – she maybe on the brink of being laid off, her house could be in foreclosure, she may have a new grandchild that came into the world and every thought is of seeing him for the first time. . . . YOU NEVER KNOW!

So rather than be judgmental and looking at people with a negative mindset. . . be curious.

Try this:

Try to not have ONE negative thought for 7 days. That is right, not one! If one comes into your mind, instantly change it to be positive. This doesn’t mean that you have to overlook the bad, but you find the solutions. If you are having a bad day, “I am stressed, but I am going to go work out to help alleviate some of the tension.”

Now here is the challenge, if you are into this at day 6 and you have a negative day,. . . START OVER! You see, as you do this, you will start to infect people. Those around you will see you glow, they will be curious what “Wonder Drug” you are on – negativity is contagious. . . so is positivity.

That’s all for now.

With Kindness,

Brian Williams
Youth Motivational Speaker

Website: www.ThinkKindness.org

President’s Day – Volunteer – Think Kindness

Not so many years ago, in a place relatively nearby, a young newly elected President urged us to ask not what our country could do for us but rather what we could do for our country. This single phrase set off a storm of service throughout our country. The Peace Corps, Vista and more all provided avenues of service for the thousands of young people who answered President Kennedy’s call. Many of us answered our young President’s call and we began to transform our community into one of co-operation and helpfulness.

Two years later, in a place separated much more by attitudes than by miles, another young man told us about having a dream. His was a dream of equality, where we are judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. Dr. Martin Luther King had come to the capital to call us to action, to exhort us to create a society of peace and justice. Over the years many of us answered his call and the world has changed because we changed. The world harbors fewer institutionalized examples of segregation and discrimination. Yet slavery still exists.

People still die for the color of their skin, the belief in a God, or because of the fortune of their birth.

And now almost 50 years later, another young man is about to give a speech in the same city that hosted the other two. His election is a triumph, his presidency a beacon of hope for many people around the world. If America can answer the call, make good on her promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all, then perhaps the rest of the world can answer the call as well. Elected on a platform of change, his speech on Tuesday will herald a call to begin the transformation anew. To become everything we know it is possible to become.

On Monday, we are gifted with a holiday that commemorates Dr. King’s birthday. And many of us will sleep in, take the extra day to get some household chores done, and maybe even get out and do something especially eventful. I would propose that we take this day and make it something very special. Make it a day of service, a day where we each get out and do something in our community. Maybe your community has homeless who need help with housing or food. Maybe your community has people who need a connection to their human-ness, by virtue of their age or their poor decisions. Get out to the prisons and jails, get to the Senior Centers, to the missions, to the projects, find a place you can put your heart to work in service of your fellow man. A place where your dream of change can be realized.

These projects are not hard to find. Every community has needs. Every place has works that need to be done. Pick your passion and follow through. This Monday we will start our Community Garden Project. This project consists of turning a very large backyard into a space that can be shared by members of the community to help feed themselves quality fresh produce over the summer. It will teach children (and adults) the value of sowing so they may reap the rewards later. And how each of us are interconnected, from seed to plant to harvest, from child to adult, from garden to plate. Join me, if you wish, in the garden here. Or join me in the garden that connects us all, the one where service is mastery and the greatest joy is in serving.

And no matter what President-elect Obama says on Tuesday, trust that real peace, real change, real hope starts in your heart first and in transforming myself I transform the world.

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

A Glass of Water – Think Positive

Get a glass of water and hold it out in front of you. Doing so fro a minute is no problem, doing so for an horu is going to make your arm very sore. But if you hold it for a day, you’re going to have to use your other arm to call of an ambulance. The weight of the water does not change, but try telling that to the person holding it.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
- The Buddha

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones,
you’ll start having positive results.
- Willie Nelson

Isn’t it the same with negative thoughts? Let’s say someone has insulted you. Playing the hurt over and over in your head and doing nothing about it makes it all the more hurtful, right? Wrong! The insult remains the same. Negative thoughts are like the glass of water. The longer you hold on to them, the heavier they will get.

A posse ad esse,

Brian

A touching story of Kindness

A Touching Story
Category: Blogging

Today I went to go take down a banner that I had placed on an a elementary school for the A.O.K program. As I was just pulling it off the fence I noticed that there was a school function going inside somewhere. I decided to take a stroll inside and see if there were any familiar faces.

I stepped inside the library and there was a little boy reading a StarWars book, he must have been 7 or 8 years old. His eyes connected with mine, he recognized me, I was the “guy that broke bricks” and was the individual that the entire school worked hard to please. I could tell he was scared to say hello, or was at least looking for the right words to say. To make it easy, I beat him to the punch and asked him what he was reading.

The seemingly surface conversation got really deep really quick when he said, “My mom and I have to move because my dad just got out of jail, so my mom is talking with some teachers today.” I knew this had to be fairly serious because today was a Sunday –. What really hit me hard was that he apologized to me, by saying, “Sorry I will miss you next year because…..” – Wow!

I really didn’t know what to say at that moment. I told him that he was brave and that his Mom loves him very much, and I am sure that his dad does to. Unfortunantly, some people make bad decisions, and they don’t learn from their mistakes. I told him he had to be Luke SkyWalker for his family, hold his head high, be strong, not be afraid, and always be the best person that he can be. To that he said, “Ya, I know, its just hard.” – He looked at the book, flipped through some pictures, but I could tell that his mind was going a million miles an hour. He was literally on the edge of breaking down next to me, a complete stranger.

At that point I noticed a copy machine – I asked him to follow me over there really quick. I put my hand on the copier, made the A.O.K sign and made a copy. I told him that the A.O.K sign was the sign that everything was alright, that it is the universal symbol for Kindness, Safety, Love, Health, and Happiness. I wrote “You Are Amazing.” And signed my name on it. Instantly he smiled. I told him that he had the courage of a lion for going through what he was and that if he was every scared he could look at that sign and remind himself that He is Amazing, and nothing will ever change that.

To this we parted, but I still can’t get his face out of my mind. For he saw in me a refuge of compassion, an ear to speak to, … whatever it is, I think he had just of an amazing impact on me as I did him.

The Power of Patience

Recently, I’ve noticed that more and more it seems people are becoming impatient and what was strikingly interesting was that the more impatient they got – the further away they pushed themselves from achieving their goals.

We want things yesterday, when we decide we want to achieve something we want it right away, and when we decide we want to change or improve ourselves we also want this to happen right away. But if we look at human beings as part of nature – which is exactly what we are – and if we examine nature carefully you suddenly realize that nature doesn’t create change in an instant.

So why should we? After all we are part of nature and should work in accordance with nature and it’s timetable.

Ralph Waldo Emerson perhaps said it best in one simple line:
“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience” – and that patience can lead to the perfect life – if you understand how to work with the Power of
Patience and nature together.

Why Patience Is Critical to Success

Ask any successful businessman or entrepreneur and they’ll tell you that they never rush into a decision. Sure they’ll follow their gut instinct – but they’ll take plenty of time researching, studying and thinking – waiting until the right moment to make a decision.

When you examine nature’s process you find that it works perfectly and has a great deal of patience. For example: you plant a seed, water it, leave it for some time, then at the right time – when all the right elements are in place – that seed turns into a flower, a vegetable or whatever seed you planted.

But this only happens when the conditions are right. But, there was work to be done before those elements came into place. The seed had to be planted, it had to be nurtured, it had to be left alone to begin to grow and spring roots under the soil, then at the right time – it began to rise above the surface into exactly what it was meant to be.

If you want to achieve success, or any particular goal – you have to practice patience. That doesn’t mean you sit around and wait. No, instead you have to do the work first, lay the foundation, plant the seed, make sure the soil is right – prepare and then wait for all the elements to come into place before making the right decision that will propel you to greater success.

Unfortunately most people don’t practice this process and then one day they realize that they want more out of life, that things just aren’t good enough the way they are and that things have to change right away – in the end up they feel pressed to change things immediately – only to get frustrated when things don’t change instantly – it simply doesn’t work that way.

When you ignore the process of nature – when you forget about the power of patience and instead react to situations looking for the next quick solution – you work against nature and in the end get pushed back further.

If you want to be successful and achieve your goals you have to practice a certain amount of patience.

Think about what you want to achieve, think about the changes you want, begin the process of creating change by knowing what you want and why.

Start taking the right action. Get your mind and subconscious mind working for you today so that you achieve your goals when all the elements are right for you.

How Impatience Works Against You

When you’re impatient – when you don’t trust and accept that things will work out – you actually get slowed down, distracted or end up on the wrong track – then you wonder: “How did I get here?”

Here’s an example: suppose you’re in line waiting to pay for something – and it’s a rather long line but there’s another cashier with an equally long line. If you huff and get angry – it won’t change anything. If you jump to the other line – it may actually take longer (I’m sure many of you have had this happen), if you leave – you quit and don’t get what you want. Sometimes you’ll leave saying you’ll come back when the line is shorter – but most people rarely go back. So by being impatient you either got angry, thought the grass was greener on the other side – but actually waited longer or you quit and never got what you wanted.

Had you been patient, chances are you would have made your payment and moved on. I know some of you will say: “Yeah but what happens when the other line does move faster – I’m not going to stay where I am.” Of course you won’t.

Don’t assume that the grass is greener on the other side – deal with what you have and what you know – be patient and you’ll make the right decision.

Unfortunately in today’s society we want instant satisfaction. We want something that will fix everything right away. We want a pill that will cure everything. We want our food ready in an instant. But nature doesn’t work instantly and we are creatures of nature – we are part of nature. We operate on the same schedule, the same platform. We start off as infants, grow to adults, age and pass on. Just like aspects of nature.

Success in life doesn’t happen overnight. Creating a business and making it a success requires patience. Having impatience in business is inviting disaster.

Relationships take time to build and improve – having impatience in a relationship is a sure way to end it.

Finding the right job requires patience and effort, having impatience in a job search is a sure way to get rejected.

In all of the above examples and other aspects of life things can happen in an instant – but your success in them will require patience.

For example: You may meet a partner tomorrow – but the success of that relationship will require patience – so that it has the time to grow and succeed. You could come up with a business idea tomorrow – but its success will require patience. You could find a job tomorrow – but your success at it will depend on how patient you are not only on the job -but also with co-workers and bosses.

If you want balance and harmony, if you want success and happiness – you have to do all that you can and then utilize the power of patience.

Begin laying your foundation for success today. Start planting your seeds now – so that you achieve your success in the future.

Success can and will be yours – when you work with the power of patience and simple laws of nature. Let your subconscious mind guide you to the situations people and places that will catapult you to success.

This is how the Power of Patience works.

The same applies in life. Do your work, do the best that you can – be patient and understand that things will fall into place at the right time. If you want a new job – do what you can to find a new job, go out and do the work, but then practice patience – knowing that it will come at the right time. I know some of you may say: “Charles, I need the job now.” Remember – your impatience will work against you. But if you utilize the powers of your mind and subconscious mind you’ll be able to attract the right job and the right situation at the right time.

What ever it is you want to happen in your life – it will in time – as long as you work with the power of your mind and subconscious mind. Some of you may say: “Brian, I’ve been patient a long time – but nothing has happened.” Have you done everything you can to improve the situation? Have you worked with the powers of your mind and subconscious mind on a regular basis so that you attract the right situation? If not – then ask yourself why not? Why aren’t you giving yourself every opportunity to succeed in life? Why aren’t you developing the power of your mind and subconscious mind? Is wishful thinking getting you any closer to what you want to achieve?

Begin working with all your power and you’ll be able to attract new, wonderful situations that will propel you to success.

Patience vs Waiting

There is a difference between being patient and waiting. I know some of you will say: “Brian, I’ve been waiting and waiting for life to improve but it never does. I guess I’ll just keep waiting but I’m really tired of this.”

Waiting is wasting time. Waiting is not patience. Patience requires that you do everything that you can to improve your life while understanding that the changes will happen at the right time. You then prepare and trust that the changes will happen. When you’re waiting you’re basically hoping, and doing very little to improve your life. Don’t sit around and wait – only a fool would do that.

Work with the power of Patience by doing what you can to improve your life, knowing that things will improve and then examining opportunities that allow you to improve your life.

If you sit around and wait you’ll likely miss those opportunities.

You can achieve your goals.

You can enjoy success, happiness and more.

Direct your mind and subconscious mind to help you create the life you want. Start working with the power of patience and begin moving toward the success you desire

To Your Success,

Brian Williams

Youth Motivational Speaker

Time To Put The Pressure On!

Time To Put The Pressure On!!!

“Never forget that life can only be noble inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to face many a danger, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.”
– Annie Besant

Jordan. Arnold. Oprah. Tiger.

What do all 4 of these individuals have in common?

Answer: They’ve cultivated and developed THEIR gifts.
Then the world paid them to watch them perform.

What’s something else they all have in common?

They’ve all put pressure on themselves to grow, expand and become more. They’ve put pressure on themselves to develop their natural gifts. They’ve taken the time to PRIME their imagination and SEE clearly what they wanted to achieve.

Kick yourself in the rear and put pressure on yourself.

Challenge yourself.

Stop being so comfortable.

Stretch yourself.

Close your eyes and imagine yourself 5x’s GREATER than you are today.

How do you look?
How are your relationships?
Where is your income?
What do you do for a living?

Here is a quote from one of my favorite books:

‘Always will I strive to be greater than I am. I must SURPASS MYSELF. In each successive act, test, encounter, thought, I will be GREATER than in the one
previous. I am what I am now, but in an hour I must be MORE than I am now. In everything must I exert more power to surpass myself.’

Now read this.

‘From now on I vow I will try to act the part of a person TEN TIMES bigger than I am now, for by so doing, I construct greater powers in my own brain which will actually build me into such a leader. I refuse to longer be confined by the shadowy walls which heretofore have cramped me into a narrow sphere. From this day forth the word ‘limit’ is banished from my mind.’

Stop settling for where you are at right now.

It’s a joke compared to what’s inside you waiting to be released.

Your success stops at the level of your comfortability.

Come on, you have so much to offer the world. Get it going.

Your time is NOW, are you ready?

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

Little Flower does 7,980 Acts of Kindness

Today was the wrap up ceremony for Little Flower Elementary school. They were challenged to document over 5,000 Random Acts of Kindness in two weeks. Most schools that I visit have a student body count of 600-700 students, Little Flower only has 300. With this being said, they documented 7,980 Random Acts of Kindness placing them in 2^nd place among 12 other elementary schools.

Little Flower’s 6^th grade class is the top class of every school documenting over 2,300 acts. They also had a student document over 560 acts – 56 AOK journals!

The Think Kindness program had a massive impact on their school and community. For 15 Days their entire student body was cognitively thinking of ways that they can make their school, community, family, and world a better place. The program had such an amazing affect on their school they already placed it on the calendar for next year!

If you want to check out the program and results – log onto: www.ThinkKindness.org.

Respectfully,

Brian Williams

Top 6th Grade Class – Documented 2,310 Acts of Kindness

Today I went to reveal the top class of the Think Kindness program. Little Flower’s 6th Grade class documented 2,310 Acts of Kindness in two weeks! “They did it with no incentive, no prizes, no promises, just to help make their world a better place” said their 6th grade teacher.

Also, one of their students have become the Kindest Student in the all of the Washoe County School district documenting 560 Random Acts of Kindness.

Freestyle Martial Arts, one of Think Kindness’s primary sponsors of the event gave the entire class One Month Free of martial arts and a free martial arts uniform! “They are already demonstrating the life skills needed to be a black belt.” Says Brian Williams, youth motivational speaker and 4th degree black belt.

For more information on the Think Kindness program check out: www.ThinkKindness.org

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Hello everyone,

this was a short post about the Little Flower program that I found.

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

Kindness in the news

NEWS:

The Think Kindness program was just featured in the Manogue Miner Alumni newsletter. If you want to check it out click the link and spread the word.

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RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS FOR THE DAY:

It is amazing how low gas prices are – it’s a new relief that many of us are taking advantage of. I went to fill my gas tank up at a local Arco – and with gas prices as low as they are, it’s a whole new estimating process of guessing how much I will need to fill up my tank. I gave the cashier $40. . . I only needed $36. Rather than running inside and asking for change, I waved down the next person pulling into the gas station and let them know that there was an extra $4 still left on my tank. It is amazing on how much a random $4 gift can make someone’s day just “that” much better. Don’t believe me. . . give it a try!

With Kindness

Brian Williams

Youth Motivational Speaker

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Donate Gently Used Old Shoes

Hello Everyone,

We are very lucky to have something as simple as shoes on our feet. Imagine all the things you WOULDN’T do if you didn’t have shoes! Well, this holiday season we are going to give a seemingly small gift to us, but a most cherished gift to another person. We have partnered up with Souls4Soles to help gather shoes and give them to people in need.

I am working on getting all the drop sites set. But we will be able to receive your old shoes by drop off or mail. Please check out www.ThinkKindness.org to track the progress of the challenge.

Also, please help spread the word! Please Please Please! (did that work?). . .

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

Youth Motivational Speaker

Think Kindness

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Time To Give – Random Acts of Kindness

I know many of you are in the holiday spirit – even if you don’t celebrate Christmas – there’s a good chance you’re feeling that people are in a holiday mood all around you.

You might also notice that more people are in a giving mood – ready to give and help out – more often than usual.

I think the holiday season is a special time – to give, appreciate and share in the positive energy that seems to soar at this time of year.

There is tremendous power that comes with the act of giving – and in today’s post I’ll try to explain how this power is created and exactly how it works. I’ll also show you how giving can provide rewards you never thought possible – and why giving doesn’t have to involve your wallet.

How Giving Can Help You

Ever notice that those who are truly very wealthy and successful are always involved in charities? Many of them are not just writing checks and dolling out cash to the first charity that comes knocking.

I mean they are truly involved with charities and they do this by giving their time, money, energy, setting up trusts, and getting involved in events. They really go the distance for a charity their involved with.

Usually it’s because they simply want to.

After all, a couple years ago,  Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono were selected as Time Magazine’s people of the year – not because of their personal accomplishments. But because of their involvement in charities and humanitarian causes. It’s because they give – and they do it from the bottom of their hearts.

I know some of you might say: “Well, if I had that kind of money – I’d be giving to charity too. I’d have the time to get involved in charities,….” But guess what? Many of the most successful people got involved with charities long before they were rich and successful. And – just because you’re rich and successful doesn’t mean you have a lot of time on your hands. Instead – many of the most successful and wealthiest people – have little or no time to themselves and have to force themselves to make time for the charity that their involved with.

The power of giving comes from a selfless act – where you simply give from your heart. This act of giving is not tied to any special event, holiday or celebration – it is merely a time when you give from the heart because you want to share what you have, show your appreciation and you give because you truly care. There should not be any other motive behind it.

You don’t give so that you can get something in return. You give because you want to.
You also say that you don’t care if you don’t get anything in return, you don’t care if no one notices or if no one thanks you.

When you do give in this way – the response that you get can be quite overwhelming.

It will be as though a thousand hands came to help you even when you didn’t ask for help. Things start to fall into place – because those who give from the heart – will get back a thousand times more.

Remember – I said that you give from the heart. You don’t give with the expectation of getting something in return. You can give with the thought that you are sharing – that you are giving because you have so much.

If you don’t help your neighbor – and if everybody didn’t help their neighbor – how would we ever get things done? There would be no progress because we would all be consumed with our own little world and not take the time to help each other.

Giving is a part of human nature. That’s why when we do it we enjoy the process so much. We enjoy seeing the other person smile; we enjoy helping someone else in some small way.

I know that not all of you are in a position to give a great deal, or to buy the ideal present or to spend a lot of money. But you can give your time.

Remember, the Holiday season . . . is not a season – it is a way you live your life, everyday. You give of yourself, everyday. So, be creative, be thoughtful, be informed on ways that you can use the skills and gifts that you were given to make our world a better place. If you need any ideas on how you can get involved with a charity, just email me – I have several to recommend.

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

Youth Motivational Speaker

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2009 – It is My Year!! (Think Kindness)

I feel lucky. Lucky to be alive, lucky to have the ability to pursue my dreams in 2009, and lucky to be able not worry about food or clothing on a daily basis.

We all are very lucky. No matter if we are struggling with financial problems, relationship problems, or job problems. . . at least we have problems right? (this is the glass half full approach) I know I can point out millions of people that have it way worse than you. . . so I won’t even bother – just know they exist.

As we make it through 2009 – let’s make it a point to take advantage of every opportunity that we have. Every problem we have presents an new opportunity, so thrive through your problems with hope and grace. Your life is beautiful.

Remember, without the nightfall we would never see the stars.

If 2009 was a movie – what would the title be? What action needs to take place for you to feel that your movie would be a hit? What can you do to make it a hit?

My title for 2009 – IT’S MY YEAR – MAKE WAY!

What’s yours?

With Kindness,

Brian Williams

Youth Motivational Speaker

Think Kindness

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