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Lessons Learned From The Unstoppable American

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I had the amazing opportunity to meet Glenn W. Turner aka The Unstoppable American recently at The Wealth Building Annex and I tell yea, he is an amazing individual we can all learn something from! He has done more for others throughout his life without asking for anything in return than anyone I know…And believe me, I know some pretty amazing individuals.

He was the featured monthly speaker at the Annex and I knew from past experience I was in for a heck of a ride. I made sure to take good notes so I can report back to you the wisdom of Glenn W. Turner. If you don’t know who Glenn is, just Google him BUT before you do that, keep on reading.

Here are the nuggets I picked up from Glenn:

  • Always be super nice and polite to people and they will love you in return
  • Believe in others more than they are willing to believe in themselves
  • Every idea starts off as a perceived lie. People don’t want to believe in your possibilities because they are involuntarily programed with thoughts of dis empowerment for decades. (I always like to say we have more unlearning to do than learning…. think about that one for a second)
  • Always keep it simple. Over analyzing just stalls action and allows for a nice justification of you self-procrastination
  • If you look up “Con” in the dictionary, you will find that it is simply an “opposing idea”, not a “wrong opposing idea”… So go ahead and “Con” someone next time to believe in themselves! and lets all stop giving the term “Conman” a bad rap! Decide for yourself on a case by case basis if the person is a “Conman” or maybe he is the one REALLY telling the truth…
  • If you teach yourself to be more patient in life, you will have a smoother sail
  • Hire people who are smarter than you and then have do the smart work
  • You can do anything in life if you can just make yourself believe that you can do it
  • You are the most important person in your life. When you take care of yourself first, you are better able to take care of those who depend upon you (That’s why when traveling on an airline they tell you in case of an emergency, put your Oxygen mask on first before you worry about others)
  • Enjoy your life to the fullest each day everywhere you go
  • Treat you woman with so much respect and “uniquely” that she won’t want to go anywhere else
  • It’s OK to be too dumb to figure out something really complex. Usually it works to your advantage just to have a good understanding and let the experts deal with the ins and outs

    • And the most important of all, I asked Glenn “What is your inspiration for wanting to do so much for others not expecting anything in return”

    His reply, as he pointed up to the ceiling “God… I do it all for God because he is the only and the ultimate provider of all things”

    How is that for ending this article with a bang!! Hope you enjoyed the read!

    For more information on Glenn W Turner, visit http://Glenn-w-Turner.com/
    For more information on The Wealth Building Annex, visit http://TheWealthBuildingAnnex.com/


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    The Most Powerful Poem I have Ever Read In My Life

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    I hold it true that thoughts are things;
    They’re endowed with bodies and breath and wings;
    And that we send them forth to fill
    The world with good results, or ill.
    That which we call our secret thought
    Speeds forth to earth’s remotest spot,
    Leaving its blessings or its woes
    Like tracks behind it as it goes.
    We build our future thought by thought,
    For good or ill, yet know it not.
    Yet, so the universe was wrought.
    Thought is another name for fate;
    Choose, then, thy destiny and wait,
    For love brings love and hate brings hate.

    -Henry Van Dyke


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    How Google Revolutionized The Internet

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    Back in the days I just went to Yahoo.com and searched for whatever I was looking for.

    And then I met Google.

    Ever since then, I have been hooked. Google has truly been an amazing lens into the internet allowing me to instantly focus on whatever it is that I am looking for.

    Google simply revolutionized the Internet forever!

    Besides the fact that everyone just says “Google It” when they don’t know the answer for a question asked, the word Google has been officially added to the Dictionary…like you didn’t already know that.

    So how is Google so successful?

    The answer is easy: Simplicity.

    Google simplified the search to a single logo, search box, and two buttons. When I went to Yahoo.com for searching, I saw all kinds of other things. And that is just the front end…on the back end Google does some extreme Ninja stunts that only Larry and Sergey are capable of pulling off in the entire world. Google’s back-end technology was and still is the best.

    Simply put, Google revolutionized the Internet for ever by allowing the average person like you and I to instantly find out what they are looking for…and that is just 1/1000000000th of what Google does. Images, Maps, Videos, Documents, Calendar, News, Shopping, Gmail, Books, Finance, Translate, need I say more.

    Thank you God for giving us Google, what a blessing!


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    Timeless Wisdom

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    I Like these daily reminders:

    1. What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what.

    2. You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.

    3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

    4. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)

    5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.

    6. What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.

    7. If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)

    8. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.

    9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.

    10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

    11. Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn’t lie.

    12. Love yourself and then learn to extend that love to others in every encounter.

    13. Let passion drive your profession.

    14. Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

    15. Love doesn’t hurt. It feels really good.

    16. Every day brings a chance to start over.

    17. Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

    18. Doubt means don’t. Don’t move. Don’t answer. Don’t rush forward.

    19. When you don’t know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

    20. “Trouble don’t last always.”


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    Your Relationships Define You

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    I recently attended an amazing seminar by Anil Gupta. To put it simply, it forever changed my life! Here are my notes from the day so you can benefit too!

    There is no trying.

    The words that you use define your life.

    Namaste is ONE powerful greeting. It means, the God (or light) In Me acknowledges the God (or light) in You.

    Ask open ended questions.

    There’s nothing anyone else can do to make you upset. You choose it yourself.

    What other people think of me is none of my business.

    We are Born w/ avg 235 relationships. The common thread in all those is you.

    Listen to the greatness others speak of in you.

    Little imperfections make us perfect.

    Choose to see more humor in humanity.

    We don’t know how much time we have together.

    Work on yourself and everything will take care if itself.

    Who you are being is far more important than what you say.

    Infinite patience produces immediate results.

    Expectations always lead to upsets.

    Humans love to be right.

    It’s not really about what happens to us, rather who we become.

    The quality of your life is dependent about upon the quality of your questions you ask yourself consistently.

    Instead of judging myself, I observe myself.

    Clarity is power.

    You need to know where you are.

    You will always get to where you get to.

    Awareness -> clarity -> power -> results -> success -> fulfillment.

    Hence become aware and be fulfilled.

    When would now be a good time.

    If God is with me, who can be against me.

    Know. Know that you don’t know. Don’t know that you don’t know.

    Kid. Pool. Mom. Drowning. God analogy.

    Regrets are the lies that our mind tells us.

    Tasks require input.

    I choose to be healthy, eat small lean meals. And be fit.

    Look within for all your problems. All solutions are within you.

    Detachment is the key to fulfillment.

    Mind sets expectations.

    Choose an introspective approach.

    The answer can only come from within the individual.

    Perfection is not achievable.

    Definition of Love = acceptance.

    Humans are Meaning making machines.

    The answer can only come from within another person.

    Success is progress.

    Ask myself is what I am doing to serve/please me or someone else…

    Work on ourselves first, always.

    Who I spend time with is who I become.

    The definition of love is acceptance.

    My love for my friends & family is and will always be unconditional.

    Honor others imperfections.

    Dating can be acting.

    Filters are our belief/pre-conceived notions towards another person or situation.

    Make your partner #1 in your life so your kids can learn to make their Partner #1 in their lives.

    The past does not create the future. It has simply brought us to where we are today. The boat moves forward because of it’s propellers not because of the wake.

    I am conscious that I want to help everyone.

    For you to change your life… You must change.

    The quality of your communication will determine the quality of a relationship

    It’s not what you say but how you say it.

    Train others how to deal with you.

    There is nothing to try. You either do things or you don’t.

    Listening is communication.

    Eye contact is communication.

    Your communication makes your relationships thrive

    The ultimate secret to life is gratitude.


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    You Can Live An Encouraged Life

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    I recently had the pleasure to meet Geri Carter (pictured left with her husband, Tim) from Carter & Evans Therapy, checkout their website here. Her insights into relationships were simply profound! Below are my notes from the talk- Enjoy ;)

    -Fill in the details by asking questions
    -Even do things wrong with confidence
    -Find someone you are going to grow with over the years and be flexible yet firm
    -Listen to people wholeheartedly, then make the problem solvable by helping them see things differently
    -Always take the time to evaluate what you are doing in life and why
    -Women can’t stand being ignored
    -Validate people’s feeling and that builds rapport
    -Side step the little things.. be mature and your relationship will last long
    -Side step the urge to “call out” your partner on the little stuff and it will go a LONG way. You can then bring it up later if you really need to when the “energy setting” is different
    -When you get upset, let it out right then instead of holding it in
    -Train yourself to only remember the good in others

    This is super powerful below:

    Habits that Disconnect

    -Criticism
    -Blaming
    -Complaining
    -Nagging
    -Threatening
    -Punishing
    -Rewarding to control

    Habits that Connect

    -Listening
    -Accepting
    -Trusting
    -Respecting
    -Encouraging
    -Supporting
    -Negotiating difference & problem solving

    Thanks for the awesome insights Geri!


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