(Insert Your Name), Inc.

I know it's been a while since you have heard from me, but I assure you it was with the greatest of intentions. My goal with this communication is to make sure to provide you with pure octane every time you read this blog! No empty rhetoric or any canned articles. When you read I want you to have an life-changing experience EVERY TIME! With that being said, I want to share something that made my brain flip! Dr. Paul Landrew, a renowned minister and visionary, said in a recent speech that "we are all corporations." He also stated that if we are all corporations, then we need to shore up our structures. This means we should have internal marketing, finance, operations, human resources, and research and development departments. Yeah, so Norris what does that mean? I'm glad you asked. Think about it. If you have one or more friends, a girlfriend, a boyfriend, or a job, you have marketing skills. If you pay bills every month, like we all do, you have finance acumen. Managing your life in any manner sharpens your operational skills. And working in relation to any other human being constitutes your HR experience. BUT who has done any Research and Development on themselves? EXACTLY! NO ONE! Norris, make it plain and quit talking this business jargon! Fine, since you asked I will tell you. When's the last time you researched your past and developed a plan for your future? When's the last time you researched your current situation and developed a plan to move into your purpose if you are not already there? Have you researched the way you treat people? And if it's in a negative manner, have you developed a plan to change that into a positive? You must evaluate yourself using the model of the perfect business to achieve the levels of success you want to. Don't think about it, DO IT!

As a sidebar, look at this! For those of you that went to business school you
remember they taught us the purpose of a corporation is to maximize shareholder value. Most corporations do that effectively. You have a few knuckleheads, but that holds true with everything in life. Shareholders are individuals who invest resources, whether money, time, or expertise so that the company will succeed according to the bylaws of its charter. There are persons around you who believe in you and want to help you succeed. But Norris, you don't know my situation! Very true, however, I serve a God who doesn't make mistakes AND I never said you know them already. I said they are around you. I guarantee you pass in arm's length of someone who could help you reach your destiny EVERY DAY! You have to make yourself open and available. For example, if you walk around with a frown, who would WANT to help you. Now that we have that excuse out of the way, let's bring this home. John F. Kennedy once said in a speech, "ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country!" This point, coupled with the corporation example gives you the answer to any questions you may have had as to why you may not be at the level of success you deserve to be. The secret to success is to add more value to someone else's life than you expect in return! It sounds anticlimactic doesn't it? Companies make billions of dollars because they look to add immense value to the shareholders FIRST. This same principle can ring true in your life IF you would apply it! It's oh so simple, but we have a ME ME ME mentality.

Does the farmer plant seed or reap a harvest first? Think about it.