Get Owned and like it!

 So what is this crazy talk all about "Owning your life"?

Like I said before, the slogan was derived from one of my mentors who said "Just Own It". I was asking him about an outfit that I was wearing and I was not feeling very secure about.

He told me that if I just owned it others would follow... guess what?! I got so many compliments on that outfit, and have worn many other crazy mixtures just to see if I could get away with it. And every time I get compliments... Therefore, I have decided to not just own my outfits, but to own my life.

Sometimes "Owning It" is not easy... sometimes "Owning It" will require some risks... But it's like my buddy Seth Godin has been teaching me through his blog; You have to poke the box sometimes and make things happen (see Seth Godin's Blog if you are confused; He is the Man!)

So, the long and the short... You need to get owned by YOU and take control of your  life. If others question you, don't let it derail your course. Who are they to tell you what is right and what is not.

... If there's one thing I've learned, it's that there is more than one way to skin an iPod. And doing things your way just might lead to something great.

Henry Ford said; "If I had asked the people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". Henry Ford Owned his life and didn't worry about what others thought. Through that act he changed the way that the world did business.

Now get out there and Get Owned! (Only by yourself of Course). You'll love the results!
~Brad~

Powerful

Think about yourself for a minute. Were you born to fail? Were you born and sent to this earth by God to suffer and to have sadness?

I boldly declare that you were not! In fact I know that you were sent to this earth to succeed! Remember that those who are successful are merely the ones that never stopped trying.

Those guys that did stop trying... They would have been successful if they had just kept going.

I know that sometimes circumstance requires us to change our course, but I would venture to say that in and of it's self is a blessing, and maybe you should stop fighting it and go with the new direction.

Steven Houghton Jr. said: "We cannot change the course of the wind, but we can adjust our sails" Wise counsel in my estimations.

Own Your Life my friends. You were created for greatness, and nothing less. You are POWERFUL!

Invictus

Invictus mean "Unconquerable" in Latin. Consider for a moment if you will... Your life.
Are you unconquerable? Have you earned the title of "Invictus"?

Before you answer that to yourself read the following poem by William Ernest Henley:

-Invictus-

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years finds,
And shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Are you owning your life? Are you the captain of your soul? Have you determined who you are and what you want to be?

Furthermore... Have you determined What the influences of your life are, and what you want them to do for you? How you want them to interact with your life? How you want them to help advance your goals and dreams?

If you haven't, I promise you that if you will map it out on paper, (I strongly recommend you write it in a journal or something like that). If you will do this, I guarantee your money back, things will start to happen. Positive things... In fact; very positive things.

This is one of the first steps to owning your life. Now get out there Invictus! and OWN YOUR LIFE!

Cussin'

I was talking with some friends the other day about cussin'... Now I'm not one to say that I've never cussed. I wish that I could say that, but we all know that it is not the truth.

However, I can say that I have not cussed since High school, and I am very pleased with that. As a young man I was on the farm, or working horses, or whatever, lots of my friends cussed, but I had been taught that it was not becoming of a young man.

One day I was listening to a gentleman talk. I can't recall who, and I dont even remember what the talk was about; However, I do recall something he said. It is something that changed my life.

He quoted Benjamin Franklin stating "Cursing is the attempts of a feeble mind to express itself forcefully."

I determined then and there that I did not want to be a feeble minded individual. At that moment I decided to OWN MY LIFE.

I changed something that I was accustomed to doing. As you come along on this journey with me, I hope that you will look for (And share) things that you are doing to OWN YOUR LIFE. If is becoming the superstar that you were born to be.

Shoot Dangit, you were born for greatness, now get out there and be great, and Own your Life!

Revamping the Blog

Guys... Many of you will not see this post right away, but I am too excited to wait. I have been inspired by Seth Godin who posts some very deep, but simple thoughts to ponder each day.

Althought the smile blog will not be my focus anymore, Inspiration about how to Own your Life will be... Smiles and all.

So with underwhelming force. I hereby announce the re-grand opening of Bradley Dean's Blog. :)