I know what you’re thinking. You plant the seeds. You water the seeds. You plant the seeds. You water the seeds and nothing is happening. Every day you go out and look, only to find row after row of, well, dirt. Hardly worth your time, right? Um, wrong. The fruit is there, right under the surface, just waiting for the right moment to burst through the soil. It’s all about the timing. Babies stay safely tucked inside the mother’s womb until they are ready to thrive in the world. Once he’s ready, you couldn’t stop him if you tried. He’s coming out that that’s all there is to it. You have those wonderful seeds of success inside your garden. I know they’re there because you planted them at the beginning […]
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Spring Into Action, Part Three: Weeds be Gone! How to Keep Your Emotional Garden Healthy
I have a friend who gardens. If you walked into her backyard, you’d think you entered botanical gardens. She spends evenings and weekends—literally every spare moment—tending her garden. Yet, despite all her efforts, weeds spring up right in the middle of her masterpiece. Weeds are a fact of garden life, and of living your dream. Despite your best efforts, weeds will sprout up in your dream garden. If left unattended, the weeds will flourish and choke out the seeds you planted in your horticulture or in your life’s dream. Success cannot be realized unless you tend the garden. Here are a few facts about weeds: Their sole purpose is to soak up all the nutrients to keep them going. They have a deep root system. Once they take hold, it’s […]
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Spring into Action, Part Two: Water the Seeds Regularly
Last week we talked about the first step to springing into action: Planting Seeds Now that those seeds are in the ground, let’s talk about the second step: Watering Those Seeds. Back in the old days, farmers planted when they had the best chance of getting the rain to water the seeds. They depended totally on nature and had no control over it whatsoever. Fortunately for them, today they have extensive irrigation systems. During the dry season when no rain is in the forecast, they can still turn out the most beautiful sod or green vegetables. So it is with your own life. You have at your disposal massive irrigation techniques to make sure those seeds of success you just planted get the proper nourishment. Things like: 1) The pipe. A good irrigation system begins with […]
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Spring into Action Part One: Plant Seeds of Success
Spring may have not started blossoming where you are but in central Florida, a beautiful new green covers the landscape, signaling the end of a season and the start of vibrant life again. It’s also the time year when Florida farmers plant seeds for the first of at least two harvests each year. If they don’t spring into action, they’ll spend the harvest season eating fast food. This month, we’re going to spring into action as well, beginning today by planting seeds. No, not the ones that grow cucumbers and corn, but rather seeds that grow your success emotionally and as a writer. I’m writing this blog post from the MBT Deep Thinkers Retreat in beautiful Destin, FL. Writers from all over the country have descended upon a house two blocks from the […]
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