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Wk 3 Book Reviews

30 Sunday Sep 2018

Posted by D Goosby in entrepreneur, everyday living, personal development

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If you’ve been with me any length of time, you know I have BIG plans for this blog and lots of awesome content outlined to share. I have so many systems in place that if it were possible, this blog could write itself.  One thing that makes systems so great to me is how they hold you accountable to yourself for action.  I have in place a system to develop personally and to document that growth professionally.  On this blog, the third week of every month, I have planned to share what I am reading for personal development.  This routine action with the blog helps keep me accountable to reading for personal development and practice. Well, in theory anyway.

shedule bawThat being said, I haven’t been reading as scheduled.  Yes, I do have time scheduled on my daily plan to read for personal development.  For maximum benefit, I scheduled 30 minutes near the end of the day so I can wind down with it. I thought this would be perfect.  I changed my bedtime to earlier also thinking I would need extra time to fall asleep because I used to fall asleep later.  Of course, my body needs the eight hours and has taken full advantage.  In fact, when I don’t read at the scheduled time, I don’t read at all because I am asleep.

So… personal development time is completely M.I.A. and that’s bad.

One challenge I have is that I am not a single person. I have a family and there are always things that come up and change the schedule at the drop of a pin.  If I haven’t shared with you all yet, let me tell you now, Google calendar is my go-to for managing my time. I love that I can make multiple calendars, color-coded and exportable for the multiple schedules that I have to manage. I am learning that there really is so much flexibility required to live and modeling that for the children is important because to have to pivot an action is not to stop taking action.  Sometimes things don’t go the way the schedule says but that does not mean there is no longer room on the schedule.  It also doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world or any one person’s fault. I think I spent many years frozen when I didn’t complete things as scheduled not sure where to go because I was off “schedule” but now I understand that delays and reschedules happen, it all just keeps the books full.  A full life can be very satisfying in the right perspective.  I think I may have mentioned that the YouTube channel has been a major motivator.  I have been very accountable to myself by vlogging and as such, I have begun to discover my discipline in working. I have also been able to discover where I need to tighten my ship.  I enjoy the creative process and my meticulous planning while making sure that what I plan revolves around my existing life, NOT some future one where everything is perfect. That has been the icing on the cake of my current success. That is why I am excited to recommit to my personal development time.

I have several books I am in between at the moment.  How to Win Friends & Influence People, Who Do You Think You Are, and this past weekend I picked up two new titles from a yard sale: Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I am looking forward to digging into these books and writing some short summaries for you guys each month.  I am also excited about that because I will be reading books in entirety again.  Funny how much less I read now than I thought I would as a teen. I also love knowing my kids will see me reading even more and perhaps THEY will pick up a traditional book a little more often.  Oh yes! Imagine that!

So here we are: Let’s agree that next month when I update this blog about my personal development readings – I will share with you how much I’ve gotten from this new look ” The Power of Habit:  Let’s see if there were some practical tips that I could immediately use to break old unproductive habits and create new ones that bring me quickly to my hearts goals.

THE LIST OF BOOKS

  1. Power of Positive Thinking
  2. How to Win Friends and Influence People
  3. Who Do You Think You Are?
  4. The Power of Habit

See you next month!

 

Happy New Year

14 Sunday Jan 2018

Posted by D Goosby in blog, everyday living, meet the author

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2018, community, jdsorganicproductions, Jesus, myutmostforhishighest, new year, thepowerofpositivethinking

New year, new “stuffs” to try. With the coming of the 2018 year, there have been so many introductions to new things for me.  My family already celebrates the holidays differently than most so New Years Day for us is really a day filled with new.   Needless to say, when things don’t go as planned and the need to be flexible comes into play, there is a lot of change happening internally to make it work. Now here is where it gets really interesting. I noticed that the Lord has been “preparing” me for something and it started with a desire to be back in the Word more. I found myself once again picking up my devotionals with a bit more consistency and watching some inspirational television for more.  My husband and I were having random conversations about preparations and provision and change and then WHAM! We go to a church that has weekend services, a service on Friday evening and 2 on Sunday. Well, that weekend, at BOTH services, the pastors taught on the full and complete provision of Jesus and how in the different areas that we are experiencing lack, whether it is financial or emotional for example, Jesus can really make a difference in our perspective and the outcome of the situation. They also spoke on our influence on each other and the need to be more compassionate on purpose because fellowship is so important to the body of Christ. The only reason I mention all of this is to say that obviously, these are areas that I felt there is some light being shown to me on what I need to change about myself in order to continue to go and grow.  I feel very strongly that when the Lord is speaking to me, He is preparing me for what is to come.  In this instance, I had NO IDEA how right I would be.

goosby ornament  On New Years morning, we open gifts.  Right there we have so much new stuff. New clothes, new toys, new bills to pay for all the new stuff. This year, my father in law had been visiting for Christmas so that kinda threw me off with my plans and I just didn’t seem to get back on track so this year also began with a lot of perspective changes for me.  I had to accept that my plans weren’t followed to the T and that was ok. In fact, everyone still had a wonderful time and I was not overwhelmed with cooking or cleaning or entertaining. Imagine a holiday like that! They exist and you do not have to be alone for it.  So the holiday was technically over and we made it through without scars or tears but my husband and I still had another week with 7 kids out of school and only one refrigerator and then I received a text from my husband that our household “income” was going to change by $1400 effective immediately. So, do I need to say that I completely freaked out? I mean freaked out was a slight understatement. It took me about a day to calm down completely. I needed to vent my fears I guess, but one thing I did as I was venting was to ask for prayer.  That means also, I only told my problem to a select few who I knew prayed.  I must admit, I feel that simple request was powerful beyond measure. By the end of the day, God had definitely begun to deposit into me His peace. He brought back to my memory all the times in the past He has brought us to a place of dis ease and discomfort and allowed us to draw closer to Him, getting to know His character better and trust in Him more. It always works and this time was no different. I text my husband back that it would be ok and that I trust God will provide.  My husband had already begun to do some things to offset the impact and we both agreed, God is telling us it’s time to level up. Wheels are in motion and our attitude is making all the difference.

So, here we are, a little over week 2 of  2018.  My life feels like it is up in the air.  I have so many things that seem to be going on.  I also feel, with proper planning and perspective, I can do it all. I have learned from this holiday season, to be more flexible because it will work out.

forgienschedule So, what can you expect from me this year on this blog? Well, to begin, monthly posts that are intended to share my experience and knowledge gained.  I hope you will read my blog and takeaway for yourself a new perspective perhaps or some helpful tips to make your life that much simpler.  I also will share how my faith throughout the experiences is helping me.  It’s my belief that as we read how God uses us and blesses us we encourage one another and build up each other’s faith.  From you, I ask for patience as I continue to learn and grow and share and authentic.  It’s a unique gift to want to share with strangers in the hope to build a community, especially when I feel socially awkward and a bit introverted.  But, even more than that, I want to be a positive influence so please, subscribe and comment, give me feedback.  Do I sound like an idiot? Let me know! I want to get to know you and what interests you.  I am excited about this new year and all the new opportunities ahead of us.  I am also building JDs Organic Productions, a YouTube channel where I hope to create interesting visuals of some of our discussions or some of the experiences I have.  As the channel grows, I hope some of you will be open to sharing your experiences or expertise also with our community through Hangouts.  I believe with planning, a positive perspective and lots of prayer, 2018 will be a year of exponential growth and success for us all. Let’s grow together!

To kick off our new year let’s begin with what we are reading. I have decided to start my year with The Power of Positive Thinking (of course) and My Utmost For His Highest as my daily devotional. Next month we can discuss The Power of Positive Thinking and it’s impact on our first month of the year.  Sounds good? Great! I believe garbage in, garbage out so let’s fill our minds with only the healthiest, GMO-free, organic, loving, kind and nourishing thoughts so we have only that same healthy, positive, loving energy to give away.

 

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