July 2010 Manifesto Posts (4)

How do you define influence

Share with me what you think influence is: http://whatyourbodysays.com/p4r

I love lively dialogue, learning and sharing.... Sam Rosen wrote a very interesting blog last week titled "The Influencer Project: What is influence and why does it matter."

Sam defined influence as "Behaviorally, it involves compelling people to do things, to change, to perform an action they otherwise wouldn’t have. Philosophically, or even spiritually, it… Continue

Added by Sharon Sayler on July 18, 2010 at 8:43pm — 2 Comments

Moving Forward

When in doubt, move on. I remember seeing this somewhere. "Courage, is not the absence of Fear, its moving forward when there is Fear" I have this posted on my hall way before i leave the house.

I started my home business back in April 09. Years in the making before Designs by Marvin was even a concept. The thought of owning your own business is a daunting task! There I was walking down street near the County's Record House and said to myself, "Are you going for it or what?" 5… Continue

Added by Marvin de Guzman on July 14, 2010 at 1:20am — No Comments

Where do you begin?

Started my revolution back in April 2009. Well, it was a small revolution if you don't know where you want to go. Up to now my movement seems weak. I already took care of my own excuses of "How?" and "Why?" but there still something pulling me behind. Is it because my primary job is the current source of income and that my side jobs took a dump due to the economy? There are spurts and there's a long period of "What am I going to do now?" moment.

Well, I moved forward, even though my… Continue

Added by Marvin de Guzman on July 13, 2010 at 11:17pm — No Comments

Waiting vs Expecting

The other day, I went for my bike ride around my neighborhood. During my bike ride, I discovered that rather than waiting for what I want, I 'EXPECT' to receive what I want. When you expect something that you want, your emotions are heavily involved. It creates the feeling of already having it.

Waiting on the other hand implies that things take along time, and that things are slow. It implies passivity, and no work gets done. No action is taken while waiting either.

When… Continue

Added by Don Lee on July 10, 2010 at 4:02pm — 1 Comment