It was late last night when I pulled myself out of bed to send out the following announcement about the up coming Goal Achiever's Knowledge Expansion Session - Monday, Sept 14th at 6:30pm in Santa Clara, CA (email invite below...)
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From: Mark Johnson [mailto:mark@hfimpact.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:48 AM
To: CJ
Subject: Update & Reminder - for this coming Monday's Goal Achiever Knowledge Expansion Session
Hello CJ,
The purpose of this note is to update you on the next Goal Achiever’s Knowledge Expansion Session, to be held this coming Monday evening, September 14th, at 6:30pm – Biltmore Hotel in Santa Clara (101 and Montague Expressway). That’s right, we’ve moved the event! It’s time to expand…
The title of the sessions is TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE THROUGH 100% GOAL ACHEIVEMENT, and it is going to be really good! I do hope you can attend, and I encourage you to encourage others you know to register and attend with you! As always, coaching alumni clients need only reply to this email to reserve a seat.
To register click this link: http://www.eventbee.com/view/hfimpact/event?eid=62516. Because of the change in venue, the fee has increased slightly to $19.95.
There is urgency… the event is only 6 days away!
For a calendar of upcoming Knowledge Expansion Sessions click this link - http://www.hfimpact.com/events/sessions.php,
To access regular motivational tips that will help you set and achieve life-transforming goals, follow me on Twitter at @ www.twitter.com/boxesltscoach, you can even elect to do so to your cell phone via SMS Text Messaging if you like, to receive these bite-sized nuggets of motivation in real time!
Finally, for deeper insights into a variety of Goal Achievement topics check out my blog at www.ThereIsUrgency.com. There is a great recent post – “Do You Have an Exit Strategy?” Well worth the three minute read!
Cheers,
Mark J.
Lifestyle Transformation Coach
Motivational Speaker
Goal Achiever
P.S. Here’s a great 40 minute video by Dr. Srikumar Rao, UC Berkley – Haas School of Business Professor, and author of the book "Are You Ready to Succeed?”. It was recorded at Google's Mountain View HQ. I urge you to view this video. Click the following link to do so - http://bit.ly/176YhZ
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As I was preparing to send the note it occurred to me that I hadn't filtered the distribution list for local people only which meant that the note was heading all over the world promoting an event that most people could not attend. But it being after 2am in the morning, I decided I was just too tired to change course so I pressed "Start Merge". After returning to sleep for a couple of hours and sleeping in a bit, at about 7:00am Pacific I reached from my cell phone to check the time and saw the following email message message from CJ...
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From: CJ
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:38 AM
To: 'Mark Johnson'
Subject: RE: Update & Reminder - for this coming Monday's Goal Achiever Knowledge Expansion Session
Mark –
Thank you so much for keeping in touch and keeping me on your e-mail list. While your seminars are not in a good location for me to attend I love your insights. This morning I sat with my morning coffee and decided to read you blog. I am a firm believer that when you met up or hear from someone in your past that they have something to teach you or you have something to teach them. Having received several of your e-mail notices you finally got my attention. This morning I thought, why do I keep getting these e-mails from Mark? It is very interesting that he has a new career but why do I keep getting these e-mails. Then I hit myself in the forehead and thought duh! I have something to learn from him today.
In reading your most recent blogs I realizing I have forgotten to have an exit strategy from my current position. I will have been at my present company for over 15 years that is just too long. I learned years ago that you are never an expert in your own firm and sometimes even in your own town. I have become complacent and need to determine what I want to do next.
Reflecting on ‘what to do next’ this morning while typing you this message, I came to the full realization that I have some medical issues that I am dealing with so I have to take care of them first. I had joint surgery last December the has caused my opposite joint to degrade faster. Living in extreme pain gets in the way of other portions of your life. It is difficult to focus on other life aspects when your physical well-being is taking all of your energy. So I will work through that first.
Putting ‘skin in the game’ as you say I am committing to myself to get myself back in better physical shape so that I can refocus my energy away from the pain. I have an appointment with my surgeon next week. This will be the 4th time I have seen him about follow-up pain this year. It is time to push through the F.U.D .and make the commitment to taking care of myself to move forward to wellness. I know that I need to have another surgery so I am making a personal goal to have that surgery completed this fall , be on the road to physical recovery by Thanksgiving and be back to work before the end of the year.
Take care. I’ll keep you posted -- I am wide awake and won’t need coffee for a few days!
CJ
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When I read CJ's note it suddenly all made sense. I was in the flow of energy, and belief, and so I went with it and it was given back to me in spades! I was encouraged, and strengthened. So I picked up the phone and called CJ to thank her for the response and found her in tears. We had a wonderfully healing conversation that blessed us both!
You see, as the now famous adage from Samuel Golden Rule Jones goes - What I want for myself, I want for everyone". So the moral of the story... you never know who needs to hear what you have to say until after you say it! So take action, push send on the damn email. Believe that you can and you will. Face the fear and do it anyway. Take action, and expect a reaction.
Cheers,
Mark J.
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