Some of the people around you may attempt to squash your goals and dreams with a sharp comment or two.  I call these people “Snakes of well-intention“. Have you been bit and victimized by the vicious bite and fast-acting venom of one of these vipers lately?  If so, I say to you today, don’t lose your focus.  Let this venom be the fuel for your vision.  Choose to be empowered by cynicism and encouraged by the “N” words.  The “Never’s, the “No’s”, the “Not’s” and the “No shows”.  Shake off the nasty non-sense of the naughty naysayers.

Make a commitment today, while the weather is good so when the storms come, you will not fold up your umbrella of armor and run for cover.  You will stand your ground and not retreat into that foxhole of fear in the face of adversity for you know that all great men and women have realized their greatness or significance on the other side of such adversity and hardships.

Then when the day comes that you stand face-to-face with your achievement, may you then be so bold to tell the story of how you overcame and became.  I encourage you today to hang in there and continue to fight the good fight because a little bird told me that someone is secretly and unknowingly counting on you not just to win, but to win BIG.  Carpe Diem and make it GREAT!

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As I stumble through this life I’ve bumped into many people who appear to be living lives of quiet desperation.  I truly believe that this is due to them allowing themselves to be negatively affected by the people and media that are around them in everyday life.

Different media outlets continue the onslaught and barrage of shows and advertisements that are subliminally designed to make us feel like we’re less than adequate without certain things in our life.  I believe that this really fosters a “keep up with the Jones’s” mentality which can ultimately cause some pretty significant damage to our lives down the road if left unchecked.

It’s because of this pervasive phenomena that I invite you to consider the following unsolicited advice today.  We must be careful not to allow the success of others around us to distort our view and make us feel as if we’re failing or less than adequate.

I encourage you to continue to go at your own pace and you’ll eventually win your race.  Search for the way, watch others way, then find your own way, for no two paths to success are exactly the same.  All things that are great come in good time.  So keep leaning forward on your journey and keep making it GREAT one day at a time.

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My Website:   www.CedricCrawford.com

Think you can pick me out… Hmmm… The last picture me and my Dad and three brothers took with my Mommy…

My Mom checked out of this life 3 days before Mothers Day 5 years ago. And although we had some great times together as a family with Mom around, I must admit that I still have a few woulda, shoulda and coulda’s left over.

May this Mother’s Day be a special one for all of you deserving mothers out there in cyberspace. And please don’t miss your chance to make those memories while your Mom is still here.

Mom, your legacy lives on through your 3rd born and the other three. And Oh yeah, I’m still trying to make it GREAT!

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I’ve been thinking lately about what specific action would constitute the greatest of contributions this side of the universe.  After some deep thought and major mulling over the topic, I invite you to consider the following truth that I’ve come up with.

It seems to me that our biggest most significant contribution to this world won’t be something we buy or our money stacked high, neither will it be how much fame we gain or how much knowledge we obtain.  And it won’t be how we played the big games or the big buildings that bare our names. More »

When you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud because genuine laughter is contagious and someone around you needs to be positively infected.

That’s right folks, just like an involuntary yawn from one person can spark a chain reaction with others who notice it, so too is a spontaneous smile or burst of genuine laughter equally as chain reactive.

I’ve also discovered that it’s extremely hard to smile and laugh and experience anger, sorrow and depression at the same time.  So, if you want to bust up an unwelcomed, somber mood, just try tuning into something that makes you smile and laugh and then share that joy and laughter with someone or someone’s around you.  This is indeed an awesome breadcrumb to making it GREAT!

So, laugh out loud and make someone else smile.  They’ll be glad you did.

My Book:   www.MakeItGreatNOW.com

My Blog:   www.MrBreadCrumb.com

My Website:   www.CedricCrawford.com