Morning Cup of Joe – Famous or Rich

May 25, 2012 • Morning Cup of Joe • by
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I was once asked whether I would rather be famous or rich. Ponder that question for a moment. Would you rather be famous or rich? Arguably some will emphatically say both while most people will choose one. When I was first asked this question, I too said I would want to be a hybrid. What I didn’t understand then versus what I do now is that neither one matters.

Whether you have all the money in the world or are the most famous person in the world, you still will put your pants on one leg at a time. There is no difference between a famous or rich person and you; none. Neither fame nor fortune will bring you true happiness. What matters most is the significance you bring to others’ lives during your stay at Hotel Earth. Although some may argue differently, money will not extend your life and neither will fame. We will all expire one day.

Your goal in life should not be the pursuit of fame and/or fortune. Those things come when you make a significant impact in the world around you. No one who ever became rich or famous did so with the intention of being rich or famous; there are a few exceptions in the entertainment industry but trust that they are anomalous. A gross majority of people who live these lifestyles do so as a direct result of them following their passion; the fame and fortune becomes a byproduct.

In my opinion, the pursuit of fame and fortune is detrimental to one’s growth as an individual. Pursue your dreams and the rest will inevitably fall into place, if that is your desire. The lime light brought about by fame eventually dims and fortune has a higher propensity to diminish; we have all seen countless examples of both. What is most important is that the people who know and love you, remember you. Everything else is details.

To The Top!
Joe Paul

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Morning Cup of Joe – Life’s Train

May 24, 2012 • Morning Cup of Joe • by
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There are certain people who will be there for you forever yet there are much more who will not. Consider this; during your journey through life many people will enter your life for a myriad of reasons and some for a few seasons. The goal is to understand that not everyone will be with you forever. However, there are a few who will. Those are considered your angels on earth.

If we can compare our lives to anything it would have to be a city bus, a subway train or even a San Francisco street car. What you should understand about the aforementioned modes of transportation is what they have in common with your own life. First, each of them has a starting point and an ending point much like your earthly existence. Second, there are passengers who enter from the start and may not exit until it has reached its final destination. We should also consider the fact that there are passengers who enter the locomotive after it has begun its journey and will also exit before it arrives at its terminus. Lastly, consider the fact that they all continue to move towards their final destination regardless; whether the cart is full, completely empty or only has a few passengers they continue to move.
Our lives work in a similar fashion.

Much like your life, there are some people who will be there for you forever and some who will get on when it is convenient and may not ride with you to the end. Pay very close attention to the passengers on your life’s train. Everyone who gets on your life’s train may not be going in the same direction as you yet that matters not because
there will be a few who will. The few who will are the ones that have been there for you through thick and thin. The few who will have seen you at your best and certainly at your worst, yet they still stick by your side. These are the life members of your organization; support them, love them, and let them know how much they mean to you by reciprocating that same support.

I am more fortunate than most to have people in my life who are willing to ride the train with me until I reach my final destination. Likewise, I am a permanent passenger on their train. We support one another, we encourage one another and we give of ourselves freely simply because that is what real friends do. Take the time out to tell the people who matter most in your life how much they truly mean to you. I know the people who are on my train are reading this and I want you all to know that I love you, I cherish you and I will be there for you until we reach our final destination. After all, we are all headed in same direction, the only direction suitable for extraordinary people; the top.

To The Top!
Joe Paul

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Morning Cup of Joe – Actions Speak

May 23, 2012 • Morning Cup of Joe • by
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The reason why most people talk is because it takes more effort to act. They will almost always defer to using words rather than their actions because their actions require them to prove the validity of their words. Your actions should always prove to be louder than your words. Stop talking and start acting.

When you choose to act, you truly don’t have to say too many words. Have you ever noticed an elite athlete during a championship game of any sport? Very rarely is that athlete walking around babbling about how great he or she is. Very rarely does that athlete say anything to anyone with the exception of their coach and teammates because they are intently focused on their desired outcome; which is obviously to win through their actions. The end result of more actions than words will always be a positive one as champions simply allow their outcomes to speak for themselves.

One of the easiest things to do is to “talk about it” while “being about it” is where the separation between true winners and those who seldom experience the joy of winning begins. Join the winners circle by allowing your actions to speak for themselves. If by chance you are a talker, be sure to back your words up. Yet if you are focused on action, there will be no need for words whatsoever. You truly won’t have to talk if you’re doing it.

Choose to act rather than speak; your actions will speak for themselves.

To The Top!
Joe Paul

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Morning Cup of Joe – Innermost Desires

May 22, 2012 • Morning Cup of Joe • by
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Whatever it is you are looking for, you will most certainly find, if and only if you never give up hope that you will. It is incredible how the universe works on our behalf when we believe and trust it to provide what we most desire. Our innermost thoughts have the incredible ability to produce whatever it is we truly need and in some cases want. Clearly, we must do work in the physical realm in order to connect the dots but trust that anything is truly possible.

If you seek it, focus intently on it, remain patient and feverishly pursue it, it shall be yours. Understand that your mind has the incredible ability to create anything. A mind that focuses on lack will always produce and experience lack in the individuals’ life. Conversely, if you constantly focus on creation and increase you will experience and continue to experience increase in your life. It is truly as simple as your thoughts becoming things.

You are designed to build, invent and create. You come from a God that is capable of anything and by virtue of being His child, you possess that same power. It is imperative that you not focus on limitations. At all times, focus on possibilities. Some of our minds are programmed, based on our environment and other factors, to focus on what cannot happen. I have trained and conditioned my mind to always focus on what can, by virtue of overcoming many of life’s obstacles.

Your desires are not impossible to realize if you believe in them enough to chase them until you catch them. Two things happen when you chase a dream; either the dream will slow its pace until you catch up to it or you will have to pick up the pace in order to catch up to the dream. Whatever you do, don’t stop running. Eventually, you will have what you desire most.

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Joe Paul

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Morning Cup of Joe – Dreams Realized

May 21, 2012 • Morning Cup of Joe • by
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There is no greater feeling than accomplishing a goal you set out to accomplish. There are many people who may never reach the top simply because they lack determination, discipline and consistency. If you want to be successful, you must be determined to keep reaching for your goal no matter what may stand in your way. You must be disciplined enough to fight every single day until your dreams are realized. In addition and among other key factors, you have to be consistent in the pursuit of your goals; consistency is truly the key.

One whose goal is to lose weight cannot expect to do so if they aren’t following a regular diet and exercising on a regular basis. Likewise, one whose goal is to become successful cannot reasonably expect to do so if they are not obsessed with the accomplishment of that goal by focusing and working on that goal daily. A flower cannot grow on its own; it needs water, sunlight, good soil and attention. Similarly, your goals cannot accomplish themselves; they require your attention, commitment and effort.

No matter how successful you may already be, we all want more out of life. It will not happen if you aren’t constantly chasing your dream. A dreamer is one who is actually living. Without dreams and hope for the future, there is absolutely no way you can live life fully. You can accomplish all of the goals you set for yourself if you simply don’t give up. I encourage you to stay the course even when the waters get rough and your boat is in danger of capsizing. As the captain of your ship, you must fight through the storm; there are no alternatives.

Understand and commit to memory that storms don’t last forever, eventually the sun will shine again. Stick with your goals, be dedicated, committed and consistent and you too will realize the satisfaction of achievement. If you can dream it, it can happen.

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Joe Paul

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