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

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All day Friday, Mom was complaining of pain in her abdomen. After several calls to one of her doctors, she was advised to go to the emergency room, so about 4:00 pm we headed off to the hospital where she was diagnosed with gall bladder trouble. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for her, and this brings a new level of uncertainty to what’s going to happen next week. She has an appointment with her surgeon on Monday for follow-up on the surgery from a couple of weeks ago and I’m sure he’ll examine her for the gall bladder trouble at that point.

Last week, we were sure it was going to be her last week of radiation, but her doctor examined her nose and wanted to wait a few days before continuing treatment. So, we’re scheduled to resume the last 5 radiation treatments starting on Monday.

While we were at the hospital, however, there was good news, too. We were checking Mom in to the ER when someone slapped me on the shoulder and I turned to see my friend, Bill Grove, standing there. He inquired about Mom and then told me his good news.

His wife had delivered their twin daughters earlier in the day. Congratulations!

During the confusion, I didn’t get their names, but Bill said Mom and girls were doing well.