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Vol. 1 Issue 1, March, 2014
5 Dream-killers to avoid Love your dream enough to want to protect it?
The Dangers of Comfort Zones Some reasons why you shouldn’t settle
Criteria for optimum productivity in the 21st Century How to be the best in everything you do
4 Processes for finding lasting happiness Jack Canfield
Learn happy people’s strategies
“Steps For Living Your Passions”
Leaders & Achievers Les Brown
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Contents
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Welcome to Magazine
Life
Brightener 13
FEATURES 4
Dream-killers to Avoid Safeguard avoiding
your some
just that.
dreams
BOOK & APP REVIEWS
by
dream-killers
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Book: I Can See Clearly Now by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
16 Jack Canfield, world-renowned
App: Life Brightener, an app that will help you fight
Peak
procrastination, inactivity and
described here
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Criteria for Optimum Productivity in the 21st Century You want to be on top of your game, find out how you can do
Steps for Living Your Passions
Performance
and
Life
Success authority lays out the
loneliness on a daily basis
steps you can follow to actually
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live your passions
9
4
Processes for Finding Lasting Happiness
Discover the 4 processes you need to
know
in
finding
worldwide
lasting
happiness
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21
Q & A CORNER Read and learn from questions and answers about how to cope with life struggles
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WRITE FOR US Have an inspiring story to share
The Dangers of Comfort Zones Comfort
zones
are
LEADERS & ACHIEVERS Meet Les Brown, the international, sensational motivational speaker and keynote speaker whose messages have touched millions of lives
more
dangerous than you think: find out how.
with the world, we look forward to hearing from you!
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Welcome to Life Brightener Magazine
Welcome edition
to the inaugural digital
of
our
magazine,
Life
We are well aware that our readers cut across many regions, from North-America, Europe, SouthAmerica, Asia-Pacific to Africa, we endeavor to provide information that can be used locally, irrespective of where readers are located. We hope you will enjoy this
Brightener. In each edition, we hope to bring to you useful ideas, strategies and life-transforming processes you can adopt in your quest for personal, professional,
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5 Dream-killers to Avoid
We
all have dreams, whether we
are consciously or unconsciously aware of that. Your dream or ambition might be to set up a flourishing business, purse some
circumstances, they let their dreams slip out of their grips. If you are truly passionate about bringing your dream (s) into reality, whatever that is, you need to take some proactive actions to safeguard your precious dreams. Highlighted below are some dream-killers every enthusiastic dreamer must be aware of and decisively deal with:
Naysayers
education, get involved in a charity, seek a life partner or retire early. Dreams are engines that power our future goals in life.
Be careful when you are sharing your dream with people at the initial or planning stage. Make sure you are sharing it with the right,
However, it is no longer news that many dreamers never get to build their dreams from that single idea that has remained in their hearts for years. They intentionally or unintentionally let their dreams die.
positive people who can give you some considerable support. Seeking advice from negative and clueless people won't only expose you to a barrage of negativity, but it will also give the naysayers the opportunity to tell why you cannot and shouldn't pursue your dreams.
People, who in one way or the other lost their dreams often tend to be unhappy and physically discomfited. There are people who started with enough optimism and appeared to have got the necessary energy to make things work, enjoying a little traction in their pursuit of success. But due to certain unforeseen 4|Life Brightener|March, 2014
Inaction It is not enough to have a dream or ambition, you must be willing and ready to put in an appreciable amount of efforts to see it grow. Letting a dream lie lazily around, no matter how grand and profitable it appears to be, is a sure approach of
killing that dream. Strategize. Plan. And take appropriate actions to actualize any or all of your dreams. It is possible for a dreamer to remain in a "dreaming state" for ages if no appreciable actions or series of actions are taken.
early failure. Two good ways to remain focused on your goals are to write them down and to firmly stick to them. There is an emphasis on sticking to your goals here! Because it does no good to spend hours or even days in producing a great list of goals but in practice fails to abide by
Wrong Directions
it. The purpose of setting up a plan is to facilitate the process of strategically growing and advancing your dreams.
Dreams get destroyed when the dreamers mistakenly or knowingly adopt wrong directions or methodologies to bring them into reality. Here are some questions that can bring some measure of clarity while working on your dreams: Am I taking my business in the right
Getting Stuck
direction? Will the partnership or business ventures I am venturing into be good for my company or not? Are the group of partners or people I am working with progressive or retrogressive? Will taking a new loan make or break my business? Making wrong and hastily thoughtout decisions may hamper the
flounder and sputter. Getting stuck in the course of bringing a dream into reality can systematically kill that dream. The only viable approach to addressing this issue is to seek advice/help from people who have been where you want to be. Look for experienced and enterprising people who can become
process of expanding or building your dreams or businesses.
your mentors and lead you through the stagnation your dream may be experiencing. Trying to get unstuck by yourself may prove inefficient or costly, but relying on other people's knowledge or past experiences may just be useful in sailing you away from dormancy into vibrancy that is required to save your dreams. LB
Loss of Focus A dream can die prematurely when the dreamer loses his or her focus and positions the dream towards its 5|Life Brightener|March, 2014
Sometimes you have done all you know or need to be done, but yet your dreams or ambitions seem to
understand what they’re here to do and then they pursue that with passion and enthusiasm. For some of us, our purpose is obvious and clear. We’re born with a set of talents and through persistent practice, we develop our talents into skills. My children are prime examples. It was clear from the moment they got on the planet what they were interested in. One son wanted to draw all the time, and he is now in the art world. Another son was always tapping out rhythms on
Steps for Living Your Passions Jack Canfield
If you want to be fulfilled, happy,
paint cans and dishes, and he’s now in the music world, along with one of his brothers. My daughter is in the literary world, and my stepson is definitely in the business world.
content, and experience inner peace
They had natural talents that were
and ultimate fulfillment, it’s critical
clear indicators for what they ended
that you discover your purpose.
up ultimately being passionate
Without a purpose as the compass
about.
to guide you, your goals and action
For some people, though, it’s not as
plans may not ultimately fulfill you.
easy to identify a passion.
I believe that each of us is born with
Alternatively, you may enjoy what
a life purpose. Identifying,
you do, but on deeper exploration,
acknowledging, and honoring this
discover that you’re passionate
purpose is perhaps the most
about something altogether
important action successful people
different than what you do. There
take. They take the time to
are two processes that I’ve found to be extremely helpful in discovering
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– and living – your passion.
The Life Purpose Exercise
to 10, how actively am I living this passion, or how actively am I living
The Success Principles describes a
this purpose?”
simple process that can help you
If your answer is anything less than
identify your passion in as little as
a 10, ask yourself, “What would I
10 minutes.
have to do to make it a 10?” The
The process involves answering
answers that you come up with are
three questions: 1.
the action steps you need to take so
“What are two qualities I most
that you can begin living your
love expressing in life?” For me, it
passions on a day-to-day level.
would be love and joy. 2.
“What are two ways I most love The Passion Test
expressing those qualities?” For me, it’s inspiring people with stories
Developed by Chris and Janet
like the Chicken Soup books and
Attwood, the passion test is a
empowering people through my live
simple, yet elegant, process. You
trainings, home study courses,
start by filling in the blank 15 times
books, DVDs and teleseminars. 3.
for the following statement: “When
“What would the world look
my life is ideal, I am ___.” The
like if it were perfect right now,
word(s) you choose to fill in the
according to me?” For me, it would
blank must be a verb.
be that everyone was living their
When Janet took me through the
highest vision in the context of love
process, my statements looked like
and joy. Once you have answers to all three questions, you can combine them
this:
service to massive numbers of
into a single statement. My life purpose is to inspire and empower people to live their highest vision in the context of love and joy, and for the highest good of all concerned. To identify ways that you can live your passion, ask yourself this additional question: “On a scale of 1 7|Life Brightener|March, 2014
My life is ideal when I’m being of people.
My life is ideal when I’m helping people with their vision.
My life is ideal when I’m speaking to large groups.
My life is ideal when I’m being part of a spiritual leaders’ network.
My life is ideal when I’m creating a
are and how your life will look when
core group of ongoing trainers who
you are living it, you can create
feel identified with my organization.
action plans to turn your dreams
Once you’ve created 15 statements,
into reality.
you identify the top 5 choices. To do
To learn more about this process, I
this, you compare statements #1
highly recommend the Attwoods’
and #2 to identify which is most
book, The Passion Test.
important. Take the winner of that comparison and decide whether it’s more or less important than statement #3. Then take the winner of that comparison, and decide whether it’s more or less important than statement #4, and so on until you’ve identified the passion that is most meaningful to you. Repeat the process with the remaining 14 statements to identify your second choice. Then repeat the process until you’ve pinpointed your top 5 passions. Next, create markers for each of your top five passions, so that you can look at your life and easily tell whether you are living that passion. For me, a marker would be “When I’m helping people live their vision I’m giving at least 20 workshops a year for at least 10,000 people total, and at each event, people are coming up afterwards and saying, ‘You’ve really empowered me to live my vision.’” One you know what your passions 8|Life Brightener|March, 2014
Just Lean Into It Once you identify your passion, you don’t need to overhaul your life completely and all at once. Instead, follow Success Principles #24 and “Lean into it.” Start living your passion, and stay in tune to the feedback you’re receiving and how you’re feeling. Adjust how you’re living your passion, until you feel that you’re living in bliss. Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach, is founder of the billiondollar book brand Chicken Soup for
the Soul® and a leading authority on Peak Performance and Life Success. If you're ready to jumpstart your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com
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Processes
for
Finding
Lasting Happiness
How do you achieve and maintain
If you are always happy, a condition that is very difficult for many people to attain, you will be able to maintain a healthy body and soul. You will be able to keep many kinds of diseases away from you, including stress. This is one of the main reasons most people want to be
a state of happiness? Different people will offer different responses to this important question. The bottom line is that everyone wants to be happy, no matter their current
happy, from time to time.
conditions or circumstances.
four processes:
There are reports of people doing all sorts of things to become happy:
Emotional control
some choose secluded life in caves or other hideaways; some embrace religions or spirituality to attain a higher level of enlightment; others wrongly abuse substances like alcohol, drugs and other stimulants to experience a short-lived escape.
Anyone who aims to maintain a lifestyle of happiness must be willing to exhibit a great deal of emotional control. What are those things that you are attached to emotionally? Are you aware that they can hurt you and destroy your happiness within a twinkling of an eye if something unexpected happen? Haven't you
It has been discovered time and time
If you are quite passionate about finding lasting happiness, you will pay attention to these important
again that following certain rigid routines or mechanics may not necessarily help someone find lasting happiness, a shift in paradigm, mindset or lifestyle is required to achieve a state of perpetual happiness.
heard of people becoming sad because someone or something they are emotionally connected with broke free from their grips? People struggle to be happy when their lovers desert them or they lose some wealth they had invested much of their emotion in. Typically, you must disentangle yourself from anything
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that may literarily put you down.
Forgiveness To absolutely forgive people who had offended us in one way or the other may be somehow difficult to do. But there is probably no other route around it if we truly want to have a peaceful mind and experience prolonged happiness. The magical
back to you. In other words, if you maintain a frigid or frowning face, you are likely going to make people around you sad and, incidentally, they will reflect the same emotion back to you.
thing about forgiveness is that it frees us from entanglement or burdens other people threw on us. The longer we retain hurt in our minds, we automatically subject
Stay calm and collected
ourselves to the pain of sadness. Forgiveness liberates: it sets us free from worry and problematic relationships. The truth is that
aren’t plenty of distractions or things or people that could irritate or unsettle you out there, but the advice is that you should never be
anyone who can enjoy good relationships with people around him or her won’t find it too difficult to establish a peaceful and happy milieu around him or her.
worried about those things or people. Work on yourself until you can be able to weather any conditions, no matter how harsh and uncomfortable they seem to be. There is a saying that a quiet giant is obviously the most feared person in a community; this is because he or she won’t let anyone wear off his/her
Fake it, own it It may seem quite controversial to advice people to fake happiness. But in actual fact, one can successfully fake to be happy until he or she finally owns it. Here is the logic behind faking happiness: when you appear quite happy to people around you, they will respond in similar fashion by flashing their fake smiles and reflecting their joyous mood 10|Life Brightener|March, 2014
You must learn how to regularly stay calm and collected from if you really want to enjoy long-lasting happiness. This is not to pretend that there
power through anger or worry about an inconsequential thing or event. LB
The Dangers of Comfort Zones The idea of leaving one’s Comfort Zones for one’s own good has been around for some time, but it is very
the comfort zone, progress is limited and thoughts of living a better or a larger life will forever remain a wishful thinking, if no purposeful actions are taken. Outlined below are some dangers of remaining in a comfort zone longer than expected:
unfortunate that most people still could not apply this concept in their lives. Today, people are more fearful and risk averse more than ever before: they are afraid to step out of
Comfort-zone dwellers are people who have invariably lost an appetite
their easy lifestyles and take on more demanding and eventually rewarding activities. We have heard about people wishing to start a
for dreaming a new dream. They are all right with their current state or status and aren’t interested in searching for a better way to do
business, but the thought of losing or facing unexpected risks forced them to abandon their dreams. Likewise, some singles have resorted to living in their possibly lonely bachelorhood or spinsterhood because they cannot summon up courage to find someone who will love and appreciate them as they are.
things or live. No matter how promising and doable an idea is, people in this category have closed their eyes and ears to advice or suggestions for personal and professional development. Encouraging them to take responsibility for their actions and design a better a life for themselves
A comfort zone is an easy but a state of measurable redundancy. You are just tilling and toiling on the same spot, getting the same results and living an unchallenged life. In
is comparable to forcing a dead horse to drink in the river. Irrespective of the fact that they may be living in poverty right now and lacking the necessary things of life, comfort-zone people will always shy away from trying out a new strategy for living a successful life.
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Loss of Passion for A New Dream
Intense Self-Doubt People who live in comfort zones chose to stay in there because they have grown accustomed to having intense self-doubt about their own abilities. They constantly look down on themselves and never for once
move from one location to another, strike up relationships with new people and adopt a different but gratifying lifestyle. All these instances indicate that changes are inevitable for anyone who aspires to
believe they can achieve any tangible thing. Genius and creative people are known for believing in their abilities even when all odds are against them. They push themselves
be successful.
out of their comfort zones and do what ordinary people wouldn’t have thought of doing. And their adventures often produce impressive results.
Resistance to Change Anyone who has stayed too long in his/her comfort zone often puts up stiff resistance to change. They don’t want to seek help from people, experienced coach or mentor who can help them; they wouldn’t want to try a new thing; they are always ready to offer the reasons why they won’t welcome your new idea, no matter how grand it appears to be. We all understand that to be successful in life, a dynamic change is required. People change jobs, 12|Life Brightener|March, 2014
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Criteria Productivity
for in
Optimum the
21st
Century
and exhibit your most admirable qualities, it is advisable you should consider the following criteria for experiencing optimum productivity in whatever you do.
The Place of Passion
The millennium has increased the stakes for all professionals to perform at their highest level possible if they want to remain highly competitive. The
The truth is that no one can do anything (job or business) beautifully or perfectly if they appear to show strong dislike for it. The place of passion in doing your
phenomenon of “optimum productivity� doesn’t only encourage people to put all their efforts into whatever career or business they
best in your career or job is nonnegotiable: it is the passion that will drive you into putting in all your wonderful efforts. It is passion that
have, but also to do that creatively and productively.
will strengthen you in your endeavors when every other thing seems to frustrate you. Passion invokes constant personal motivation and ensures that you steadfastly continue to do all you can even when the conditions of operations are quite unfavorable.
However, despite formal education and exposure to practical training a lot of professionals/workers are still found wanting in the area of delivering high-quality services and productivity. This is due, in part, to the fact that the millennium has created a very competitive environment for everyone to prove his/her worth. If you want to perform at your best 13|Life Brightener|March, 2014
Do You Believe In You? We perform optimally when we believe in our own ability or capability to successfully execute a project or a task. It is bluntly erroneous to let other people tell you how good you are before believing in yourself. Believing in oneself is not equivalent to being arrogantly proud
of one’s achievements, it means standing out of a shadow of inactivity and putting yourself in the front row where you believe you can accomplish whatever tasks or projects thrown out at you. It has been noted that people who do not belittle their own power and
Stay Abreast Developments
creativity often perform better than those who do not know who they are or what they worth.
Sharpening One’s Skills
need to stay abreast of the latest developments in your chosen profession or business venture. As a professional, the best practice of having access to the latest
The working/business environment is regularly evolving, and to perform at your best you need to regularly
information out there is to connect with like-minded people. Hence, social and professional networking is the key here: spend some time to
sharpen your skills. Apart from having the required practical knowledge of the tasks you are assigned to perform in your workplace or business, you also need to brush up your computing, public speaking, leadership and personal relationship skills. You will turn yourself into a well-sought-after
identify the right organization, society or social group to be a part of and make sure you derive as much information as possible from the members in such an organization. Keeping in contact with successful people in your chosen field or business niche will go a long to preparing you for the tasks ahead of
expert if you sincerely concentrate on making yourself the best professional you can ever be.
you. And this will definitely make your working or business experience worthwhile and more productive. LB
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of
the
Latest
Each day, new technologies, concepts and information about how someone can perform optimally are being released into the world. To benefit from all these new strategies, you
Book Review
international bestsellers. Readers will be excited reading about Dyer’s philosophy and motivation that had encouraged him to embrace spirituality and personal development. Wayne Dyer doesn’t hold back about his own personal challenges and how he was able to make decisions that keep him going even after quitting jobs, separating from his wife and facing a serious health issue because of leukaemia. All these
I Can See Clearly Now
difficult experiences assisted him to grow spiritually. He points out that the concept of Law of Attraction is far beyond one’s
"I Can See Clearly Now" is a mustread latest memoir from one of the world’s prominent self-development gurus. It's a wonderful page turner filled with priceless wisdom and inspiration.
egoistic wants, and the process of attaining higher spirituality must come from conscious efforts at transforming one’s lives. The book portrays Wayne Dyer as a man of determination and action, and not only a mystic or spiritual guy. He takes concrete actions to get things done, whether when
"I Can See Clearly Now" is written in chronological order, revealing Dr. Wayne Dyer growing up as an orphan, his adolescent and his life in the navy and then as a student and professor. Having written a total of forty-one books before this, Wayne Dyer reveals his experiences writing those books, many of them
promoting his books, shows, philosophy; this is an important lesson for readers to learn from, that success isn’t just about delusional daydreaming but a conscious deliberation. Looking for a book that will nudge you out of your comfort zone and take action now, get this one!
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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App Review
pieces of advice (Gems from the Scriptures) and thoughts of some famous, successful people (Winners’ Thoughts) will surely keep you motivated everyday (This feature is regularly updated!) You can also enjoy Live Energizer through DAILY QUOTES, ASK AWAY (ask any question about living a successful life), DIG DEEPER by accessing resources of other leaders in personal and professional development and enjoy our E-
Life Brightener Designed by The Brightest Arena Brighten your life with this revolutionary, life-enriching app!! Life Brightener is designed to help you fight PROCRASTINATION, LONELINESS and INACTION and make you HAPPY and PRODUCTIVE on a daily basis. On a daily basis? Yes, that’s very true! This app’s sterling features will definitely excite you! ENERGIZERS: 100 highly inspirational quotes, short, practical articles (Power Shorts), Scriptural 16|Life Brightener|March, 2014
COURSES FREE).
(some
of
which
are
DREAMSHARE: Think of Facebook’s Wall (Timeline) but with a difference: this significant difference is that Dreamshare is populated by positive, successoriented people who freely share their dreams, good news or goals and encourage one another every passing
trees), animals (pets), your family, friends, kids and some attractive sceneries, and sharing them with your friends within the app through DREAMSHARE, or with your friends outside the app through Facebook or Twitter.
second to act better. The Brightest Arena will also be right there to keep you on track towards achieving your desired dreams (ambition).
L-MESSAGE: L-Messages (“Lift My Spirit Up” messages) are uplifting words of encouragement about Love & Relationships, Job, Time Management, Healthy Lifestyles and Building A Business. You can get this message from The Brightest Arena 24/7 FREE (twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week). All you need to do is just to contact The Brightest Arena (within your app) and the L-Message will be right there on your app and in the email you have provided, immediately! Lmessages are updated every week!
LIFEPICTURE: Are you seeking true (natural) healing in your life? Cultivate the habit of taking pictures of beautiful things around you—nature (seas, flowers, plants, 17|Life Brightener|March, 2014
E-BOOKS: Each time, your downloaded app will contain FOUR life-transforming e-books or journals published by The Brightest Arena. The titles in this version of Life Brightener are: *5 Principles That Can Make You Soar Higher In A New Year (approx. 30pages) *10 Practical Ways You Can Derive Much Satisfaction From Life (approx.
DAILY REMINDERS: Every day, you’ll receive reminders that will keep you focused on your goals and help you become creatively productive and happy, at your OWN PACE. This benefit is priceless!
30 pages) *8 Habits Of A Successful Time Manager (approx. 30 pages) *Working In Hell? How To Survive In A Very Uncomfortable Working Environment (approx. 30 pages)
ALLOW notifications downloading this app.
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heart. As a child his inattention to school work, his restless energy and the failure of his teachers to recognize his real potential resulted in him being mislabeled as a slow learner. The label and the stigma stayed with Les damaging his selfesteem to such an extent that it took several years to overcome.
Les Brown As a renowned public speaker, author and television personality, Les Brown has risen to national prominence by delivering a high energy message which tells people how to shake off mediocrity and live up to their greatness. It is a message Les Brown has learned from his own life and one he is helping others apply to their lives. Born a twin in low-income Liberty City in Miami, Florida, Les and his twin brother, Wes, were adopted when they were six weeks old by Mrs. Mamie Brown, a single woman who had very little education and financial means, but a very big 19|Life Brightener|March, 2014
Unending Self-Education Les has had no formal education past high school, but with persistence and determination he has initiated and continued a process of unending self-education which has distinguished him as an authority on human potential. Les Brown's passion to learn and his hunger to realize greatness in himself and others helped him to achieve greatness. He rose from a hip-talkin morning DJ to broadcast manager; from community activist to community leader; from political commentator to 3-term legislator; and from a banquet and nightclub emcee to premier keynote speaker. In 1986, Les entered the public speaking arena on a full-time basis and formed his own company, Les Brown Unlimited, Inc. The company provides motivational tapes and materials, workshops, and personal/professional development
programs aimed at individuals, companies, and organizations. Award Winning Speaker In 1989, Les Brown was the recipient of the National Speakers Association's highest honor: The Council of Peers Award of Excellence. In addition, he was selected one of America's Top Five Speakers for 1992 by Toastmasters international. In 1990, Les recorded his first in a series of speech presentations entitled "You Deserve" with Les Brown, was awarded a Chicagoarea Emmy and became the leading fund-raising program of its kind for pledges to PBS stations nationwide. Acclaimed Author Les Brown is not only an internationally recognized speaker and CEO of Les Brown Unlimited, Inc., he is also the author of the highly acclaimed and successful book, Live Your Dreams, and former host of The Les Brown Show, a nationally syndicated daily television talk show which focused on solutions rather than problems. Les Brown is one of the nation's leading authorities in 20|Life Brightener|March, 2014
understanding and stimulating human potential, utilizing powerful delivery and newly emerging insights to teach, inspire and channel people to new levels of achievement Š American Speakers Bureau
Q & A Corner
Question: I have some ideas I believe I can turn into a great business but, you know, I just don’t know how to bring myself into working on them. Besides I hold down a 9-5 full-time job.
Answer: First, make a list of your wonderful ideas. Strike off those you think aren’t compelling enough; it is better you utilize your resources on those ideas that bring measurable results in record time. Then spend a few days to flesh out your remaining ideas based on their order of priority, cost and time for execution and tangible short-term outcomes. If a business idea is not viable from the onset, it is likely going to be a source of distraction, since you need to set apart some amount of time from you regular job to run it. Every business is set up to fulfill a demand or service. And if you carefully settled on a business idea or a couple of ideas you think can 21|Life Brightener|March, 2014
provide the services or products that are in demand, you are well on your way to establishing a significant and flourishing business. LB
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