State of the Mind Address E-zine

The State of the Mind Address™

Inside this issue:

1. Welcome

2. Passing Conversation: The Fourth and Your Plans, Guest of the Day

3. Article of the Week: Incarcerated: 4 Walls That Limit Success Pt. I

4. Q&A: "EQ or IQ?", "...someone who keeps yapping away...?"

5. Connections: Chef Tim and his Healthy Cooking Tips

1. Welcome

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2. Passing Conversation:

So how was your Fourth of July? Back to work already? Or maybe you were working on the Fourth. Next time tell them that Al said you deserve the day off!

And if you were the one who had to clean up after the cookout...thank God for people like you because I hate cleaning up. I know, I know. That's terrible, right? I didn't say I won't clean up. Just can't stand it.

Read this quote and then I'll tell you a story, okay?

“If you don’t have a plan for yourself, you’ll be part of someone else’s.” -American proverb

A few weeks before the 4th of July I asked someone I just recently met, “What are your plans for the Fourth?”

He responded with such detail and precision that I could clearly picture how his entire day would be. Immediately I decided to mess with his head a little bit.

I asked him, “So, what are your plans for financial freedom?”

“Huh?”, he responded with a confused look on his face. “Money ain’t everything, you know.”

I’m thinking fair enough. “That’s true but it sure has an effect on everything, right?” He nodded his head and I continued. “What are your plans for retirement?”

“Well, you know, I um…got a little something going on. But um…well you know I’m still kind of young. I…I…I got time to get on that retirement thing.” And then he proceeded to tell me more about his plans for the holiday.

I have to confess that it wasn’t all that long ago that I probably would’ve responded in similar fashion so I feel for the guy.

But c’mon now. That’s ridiculous when you think about it. Anytime you have a holiday planned out better than your financial future there’s a BIG problem. So…

What are your plans?

On another note, a few weeks ago...

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3. Incarcerated: 4 Walls That Limit Success Pt. I

Have you ever been incarcerated?

Of course you have. I have. Everybody has. At some point in time all of us have locked ourselves up mentally and emotionally. (By the way if you were really were incarcerated, my bad for the flashback!)

Time and time again you and I have wrongfully convicted and incarcerated ourselves but...

Break out the wrecking ball! Today is the day that you knock down the walls that limit success.

There are four walls that confine us and keep us from being truly self-empowered; four walls that cause us to lose time, money, healthy relationships, and overall well-being. These walls are:

Click here to read the rest of this article and learn how to knock down the walls that limit success.

4. Q&A:

Q: What's more important EQ or IQ?

Q: How do you politely get away from someone who keeps yapping away with one sob story after another? (WARNING: Most of Al's response is not politically correct).

To read the read the answers click on the question or visit the State of the Mind Address Q&A archives

5.Connections: Chef Tim and his Healthy Cooking Tips

Everybody knows that nutrition and eating healthy is a hot topic these days. And it should be. You can't have a healthy mind without a healthy body because they inescapably affect each other. And you need both to have the fulfilling life you deserve.

So now that you're ready to be all nutritious and eat healthy, click here to visit my good friend Chef Tim and get some Healthy Cooking Tips from his blog. Leave your comments and get your cuisine questions answered by a master chef and true culinary artist. (And I do mean artist. Just check out the pictures and you'll see what I'm talking about).

Take care. I gotta go. I smell something good. It must be Chef Tim whippin' up something tasty.

Remember... "You are guaranteed to win once you defeat the enemy within because...It's ALL mental!"

Until next time... Be safe, be well, and be blessed.