Chris Widener's Ezine
February 25, 2009
Issue 107

Welcome!

A subscriber once wrote to me and asked me to consider this common phrase – Once in a lifetime. "Isn't every moment of our lives, once in a lifetime?" he asked.

Touché! Indeed, he is correct. Every moment of our lives is the last chance we get to live that moment.

What happens though is that we figure we will be able to live another moment in the same way we are passing on right now. Time becomes a commodity that we trade… and the riskiest commodity of all – futures! We pass on this moment for the option to live it in the future.

The problem is that there is no guarantee of the future... Take some time this week to think about the Once in a Lifetime opportunities you are passing up each day:

The opportunity to play with your children or grandchildren.
The opportunity to love your spouse.
The opportunity to take that business risk.
The opportunity to take that dream trip you have thought of for years.

Live for today my friends. Make today the best day that you can. Be aware of every moment and how it is the last time you will be able to make the decision on how to spend it. Today is your once in a lifetime opportunity to live your dreams, love your family, and make a difference.

As the marketing profession would put it: Don't miss this Once in a Lifetime Opportunity!

You Are Made for Success!
Chris Widener

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In This Issue.......

1. Charting Your Course to Success Article
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
3. The Last Word...
4. They told him he had one year to live . . . 
5. More Information

1. Charting Your Course to Success Article

Life Rewards Action by Chris Widener

Thinking is good, yes it is. I strongly encourage thinking. In fact, thinking plays a terrific role in success. It helps you strategize. It helps you get motivated. It tunes you into success. I am all for thinking and I do it regularly!

That being said, just thinking, no matter how good of a thinker you are, will never catapult you to success. The difference between the thinker who succeeds and the thinker who doesn't is that the thinker who succeeds also ACTS!

Life does not reward thinking. Life rewards action. Let me clarify: Life rewards thoughtful action.

Think first, by all means... But then ACT!
Do you want to gain wealth? Then save your money - ACT!
Do you want to lose weight? Then hit the treadmill - ACT!
Do you want a new job? Then find a new one so you can quit your current one - ACT!
Do you want to write a book? Then begin to write - ACT!
Do you want a new friend? Then introduce yourself - ACT!

Anything you want to accomplish will only be done by bold and decisive action.

Wishing won't bring it about. Neither will dreaming. Nor will hoping. Nope, you must ACT.

What is it you want from life? Tell me. Be specific. Be clear. Think about it. Strategize. Roll it around inside that noggin of yours. Got it? Good. Now what? What will you DO to turn that non-physical electrical impulse we call a thought into a physical reality?
There is only one thing: ACTION.

Will you succeed? Will you achieve your dreams? Will you live the life that you want? Only you can make that decision because only you can decide whether or not you will act.

My friends, life rewards action. Your actions do not need to be perfect. They just need to be. And then they get rewarded with success. With achievement. Accomplishment. You have the power within you to lead YOUR life as you see it. There is only one question you must answer for yourself:

Will I act?

Because life rewards action.

Chris Widener  

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2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary

"Always do whatever you do as though a king were watching or as if what you do would change the life of another, because you may never know when that may have actually happened." -- Chris Widener

Chris' Commentary:
On a couple of occasions in my life I have been surprised at the fact that something I did dramatically affected someone else. It surprised me because I was essentially unaware that they were even aware of me. A number of times while giving speeches I have been told afterward that there was someone very important in the audience. Good thing I did my best! Perhaps the most touching story is about a teenager I knew in New Jersey. Early in my career I worked with high school kids there. There was a young man who came to our events with his friends who were very involved with us. Over a couple of years he came somewhat frequently, but I rarely interacted with him. Then I moved to Seattle. Soon after that, I heard that he had been killed in an accident. At the funeral they displayed the essay he wrote to get into college. It was about the person who had made the most impact on his life - and that person was me. You never know how much difference you will make in the lives around you - so give it all you have every time!

Action Point: Have you settled for second best? Don't! People are watching and being motivated by you, though you may never know it. Give it your all today because you are inspiring someone!

3. The Last Word...

Four Words that Make Life Worthwhile by Jim Rohn

Over the years as I've sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life's challenges, I've come across four simple words that can make living worthwhile.

First, life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don't know WILL hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences - negative or positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said that it is too bad failures don't give seminars. Obviously, we don't want to pay them so they aren't usually touring around giving seminars. But that information would be very valuable – we would learn how someone who had it all then messed it up. Learning from other people's experiences and mistakes is valuable information because we can learn what not to do without the pain of having tried and failed ourselves.

We learn by what we see so pay attention. We learn by what we hear so be a good listener. Now I do suggest that you should be a selective listener, don't just let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we read so learn from every source; learn from lectures; learn from songs; learn from sermons; learn from conversations with people who care. Always keep learning.

Second, life is worthwhile if you TRY. You can't just learn; now you have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. It doesn't mean you can do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go all out?

Third, life is worthwhile if you STAY. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If you have signed up for the day or for the game or for the project - see it through. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. And that's the end, but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see it through.

And lastly, life is worthwhile if you CARE. If you care at all you will get some results, if you care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be the highest producer. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win.

Four powerful little words: learn, try, stay and care. What difference can you make in your life today by putting these words to work?

-- Jim Rohn

4. They told him he had one year to live . . .

What would you do if you only had one year–four seasons–to live?

That's the premise of Chris Widener's totally absorbing book, Four Seasons.

Though the book tells the story of one family's triumph amidst tragedy, it's really the story of Everyman. Every person, every family experiences the four seasons of life: Life and Death, Joy and Sorrow. Great wealth and fame are not shields from the sorrows of life or guarantors of joy. Indeed, every human being, at one time or another, experiences the same, the ebb and flow of both positive and negative experiences and circumstances.  

This is the story of how the four seasons came to one family and how they lived through them with courage, strength, emotion and purpose. It's heartrending, heartwarming and truly inspirational!

Find out what one man who had everything the world had to offer did with his last year. See for yourself what everyone is talking about.

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