Keep Moving

Nothing good, great or revolutionary ever came without some degree of struggle. It's the person who won't stop moving and pressing that enjoys success.

'Not stopping' doesn't mean 'not resting', but in the words of Jim Rohn, "...rest very little". Too much rest grants you fatigue, frustration and apathy.

As you keep moving... will you cry, crank or be confused? You bet. This is your training ground. This is the chasm that separates the hoi-polloi from The Uncompromised.

As you cross over and begin to see your 'promised land' you'll be glad you pressed through.

Be Good - Do Great,

RR

There is a Season...

Can you harvest what you didn't plant?

What will you maintain that you haven't first planted?

Can you rest from slumber?

What will you be doing during planting season?

There's a season you are in in your life right now. What is it?

Is it time to rest -yet you continue to pursue?

Is it time to plant but you 'deserve' a bit more R&R?

Is it time to harvest but you don't?

Is it time to maintain what you've already done but you're in a hurry?

Respect the season. In the northern hemisphere it is time to harvest... not rest.

What season is it for you?

In Spring,

RR

Saying No

Periodically I'm asked to endorse someone for their coaching credentials. This means that I write a short letter (email) that indicates that I've heard them coach and can endorse them for a particular caliber of proficiency or talent.

I've had to say 'no' recently to two people who I like. It hurt in the moment but man, I feel so good; I respect myself! I feel good because I know that the times that I have and the times that I will endorse someone actually mean something. I respect myself because I see the value of my word increasing.

Sure it would be easier to say 'yes' to everyone and make more 'friends'. But man, do I want more 'friends' that know that I'll breach my word for the sake of niceness and to avoid 'pain'? No, I'd rather have those that stick with me as I stick to my integrity.

Heck! I've got to find more things and people to say 'no' to!

You?

RR

Some of My Favorites: Quotes

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. -Mark Twain

Let your words be as few as will express the sense you wish to convey and above all let what you say be true. -TJ Jackson

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision. Helen Keller

Some goals are so worthy, it’s glorious even to fail. -A. Jackson

You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. –Irish proverb

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him. –William Lyon Phelps

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. –John F. Kennedy

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. Dolores Ibarruri -Spanish politician

If passion drives, let reason hold the reins. - Benjamin Franklin

What a Difference 17 Years Makes

Seventeen years ago I woke up to the notion that I really could be and do more than I was living at the time.

Today I see how much further I can go.

Seventeen years ago I figured I could 'get it' and 'get there'.

Today I sigh (I just did!) as I learn to love what is, now.

Seventeen years ago I though I had to be Tony Robbins to be successful.

Today, I'm so very happy to be me.

Change takes time and change happens in an instant.

RR

Thank You!

I started with a new client recently who had wanted to work with me for some time. This happens from time to time -and when we do get together, I alway find it important to update the other on where I stand philosophically so they can choose me and how I work consciously... rather than based on memories or an old version of RR.

Well, after talking to this dude about The Uncompromised he took my 3 minute long explanation and said it back in about 20 seconds! He said, "You believe that who people are at their best is who they are... they are 'uncompromised'. The Uncompromised is about preserving and choosing this rather than the things that compromise this more natural state." YES!

The only thing I'd add is that we don't have to look for something to do to prove great quality. We need only not compromise... or choose The Uncompromised way in each thing we do.

Be Good (be your true self) - Do Great (natural product of being good),

RR

Ron's Dilemma

I have to get rid of some books!

I have scores of books that I just don't agree with anymore. I know the content, I've walked that path. I just can't pick one of them to part with.

I really like books. I like to read them, I like to organize them, I like to look at them, I like to wrestle with them... I like books!

You know, I should just give them away... Agrh! But in 10 years my boys might want to have them... Really? Am I a storage facility for a potential candidate for books that I think they may appreciate someday??

What is it about books that makes them so hard to unload?

Ah, forget it. I'm going to read.

RR