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Nov
15
2013

I was on my way to an important appointment early this morning and I was involved in a major vehicle accident involving six other vehicles.  I was very fortunate to walk away without a scratch on me and my vehicle only sustained minor damage.

In the heated moment I found myself totally forgetting about my appointment and scrambling to others in thier vehicles in an attempt to make sure the people involved were ok.  Then I saw a small crowd forming around a person that was screaming in pain.  As I hurriedly approached the crowd I remember thinking, “Lord, why couldn’t this accident have just happened a few stop-lights further down the road to someone else?” but then immediately my second thought was that I would get involved and feel equally as compassionate and concerned for those other people too.

As I approached the crowd I saw a few friends that I knew and then before I could see who the severely injured person was, my alarm clock went off and I woke up.  Whoaaa!!!  Yep that’s right folks, it was all just a dream.  Well, thank God for that.

You know I’ve found that often times our sleep dreams can reveal who we truly are and how we truly will feel and react under certain situations and circumstances.  It didn’t matter who these people were I still would’ve done all I could to help.

I was speaking to a bunch of Principles and Administrators a couple of days ago at a retreat and I advised them that “Adversity” is never convenient and it has an uncanny way of managing to pop in and out of our lives at the most inopportune times.  But I invite you to consider today that this “Adversity” shows up to test your true “You” and thereby make you stronger for your road ahead.

I received a call two days ago advising me that my Aunt Mary died and our family once again faces a bit of unexpected uneasiness and “adversity”, but no worries because we know she’s alright and we too shall be alright. She and her husband Uncle Ernest were always known for preaching the word for people to “Stay Ready”.

My acronymic definition for A-D-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y is:  the Ability to Develop Via Experiencing Rough Situations that Involuntarily Train You.  So I encourage you to make an effort to stay in the right mindset that allows you to make a positive impact even in the worst of situations and circumstances as they arrive, when they arrive because no doubt they’re coming to us all.

So stay steady and “Stay Ready” as my Aunt Mary would say to face and overcome your “Adversity” in a positively bold way and Make it GREAT!

I have some pretty cool tools that can keep you in the right mind frame and help you stay ready for just about anything and you can pick some up at my website:  www.TheInspirationStore.com.  So check it out if you’d like.  It works for me…

Let’s continue to lean forward in this “life” thing and Make it GREAT because we really don’t know how much of it we have left.

www.MrBreadCrumb.com

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Nov
15
2013

I don’t read much for entertainment purposes, I read for enter-brainment purposes.  Yes, that’s right folks I just made up my own word “enter-brainment”.  Feel free to not only use this word, but also adopt the philosophy of reading to increase your knowledge and skills on a regular basis.

Becoming that leader that others want to enthusiastically follow or becoming that person who has a consistently positive influence on others doesn’t happen by accident, it happens with the greatest of intentional acts and reading is one of them.

So pick up an exceptional personal development or self-help book or two or ten and start turning some pages with an intent to read between the lines and you may be surprised at what you’ll find.  My bestselling book “Bread Crumbs to Making it GREAT” is surely one you might want to consider adding to your list.

Purchase your book-copy online today at www.MakeItGreatNOW.com and receive a FREE copy of one of my most popular impactful audio CD’s that’s packed with incredible music and content that’s sure to get you on your way to Making it GREAT!

This offer is only for now through this weekend so don’t wait to start Making it GREAT!  You’ll be glad you did.  🙂

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Nov
13
2013

I got a small tip for you today that may take you a long way so don’t miss it, Ok?

If someone tells you that you can’t do something, call up your manufacturer and maker and get a second opinion.  In fact, His opinion should be the only one that counts because he knows exactly what you were created for.

Yes, believe it or not you were created to do Great things in spite of what the critics and cynics say.  So get your creator and manufacturer on the phone and you’re soon to find that He makes no defects and recalls are never necessary.

Yes indeed, you were magnificently made second-to-none and specifically designed to do something special.

So let’s not just go make that special thing “good”, let’s go Make it GREAT!   😉

www.CedricCrawford.com

www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

www.52BreadCrumbs.com

Nov
9
2013

At the end of your life journey the simple question will be asked, “You traveled through, but what did you do?”  Think about how you will answer that question and decide now if your actions today need to be altered to make a better tomorrow.

I encourage you today not to be so quick to follow the herd because the herd just might end up running you off a cliff and landing you in a pool of “Average”.  Don’t be afraid to be a little different than the “Average Joe” as it relates to your daily disciplines.  After all, nothing great or significant ever comes from “Average”.

Yes my friends we have to rise above and commit to do things a little bit different than the “Average” person so that our answer to that question, “You traveled through, but what did you do?” will be, “I made this world just a little bit better to live in.”  Let’s Make it GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com

www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

www.52BreadCrumbs.com

Nov
7
2013

A little unsolicited advice and word to the wise today for those of you who may find yourself in mutual verbal combat with a stubborn opposition to change.

Arguing with such people is like running on a treadmill, you get all hot and sweaty and when you’re all done you realize you got nowhere.  The quicker you’re able to agree to disagree with the stubborn, closed-minded the less undue stress you have to endure.

Sometimes some people may think they know but they truly don’t know that they don’t know and they really need to know.  Simply put, those who are walking in darkness but don’t know they’re walking in darkness will never seek the light.  All the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t put the life of the unwilling back together again.

So, jump off that treadmill and move on over to those who are willing and open to change and let’s continue in our efforts to make it GREAT!

www.MrBreadCrumb.com

www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

www.52BreadCrumbs.com

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