John Dilbeck Musings

I am grateful for…

• …all the wonderful people in my life.
• …being born into a loving, caring, honest, and hardworking family.
• …the woman I married. Even though we grew apart we remain good friends and I love her.
• …my daughter, son-in-law, and grandkids.
• …all my friends, many of whom have been friends for over 30 years. You have been with me through good times and bad. You have taught me valuable lessons. Together we have experienced life.
• …clients who allow me to provide services for them.
• …customers who purchase goods and services based on my recommendations.
• …the many associates I have met online. Sharing knowledge, experiences, and opinions helps us to grow into better people who are able to provide better service and live better lives.

The more I appreciate the great people I know, the less I like the pushy, greedy, and bad-mannered people who intrude themselves into my life. Today, I fired a couple of clients, several customers, several MySpace friends, and this week I’ve unsubscribed from dozens of mailing lists, newsletters, and blog subscriptions.

I am deleting many business accounts that have me “spinning my wheels” so I can concentrate more energy on the ones that are producing quality results.

I am separating from the people who bring me no joy and attracting the ones who inspire me to grow and flourish.

It is time for me to refocus my efforts so I can do more of what I enjoy doing and stop doing the make-work and non-productive tasks that bogged me down over the last few months.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my business over the last year, and most were abject failures, but the experience helped me identify what is useful and uplifting and differentiate between them and all the time-wasters, psychic black holes, and energy vampires.

We are known by the quality of our friends and associates. I hope being associated with me is good for you. I appreciate you.

I am growing better all the time.

Are you?

Act on your dream!

JD