Monday, October 12, 2015

HAPPY NATHANIEL and THE MIRACLE MORNING!!!



"...rise above our excuses..."

-Hal Elrod, author of "The Miracle Morning"

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"Hug yourself."

-My yoga teacher this morning.

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"My purpose in live is to add value to other peoples lives."

-Me, author of "Happy Nathaniel"

This past week has been AMAZING! I have been doing a program that has made this HAPPY NATHANIEL... actually HAPPY. For Christmas my family will be receiving a book from me called, "The Miracle Morning."

I listened to a podcast in which one of my Real Estate Investment coaches was interviewing the author, Hal Elrod. What hooked me was this:

How many time do you find yourself reliving horrible moments in your life? How many times in the day do you automatically think negatively? Do you play the blame game? Do you BLAME others for events in your life, good and bad? SURE. We ALL do. But we can stop the circle of negative thought. Negative though that inhibits our growth potential. We can stop by allowing ourselves FIVE MINUTES to be ANGRY, NEGATIVE, SPITEFUL, DOWN, DEPRESSED, SHIT ON, AMBIVALENT, SAD... and my favorite CRABBY. You have five minutes.

Think on something. Start small. Do you have your something? Good. Now for five minutes let yourself feel what you need to feel. Blame your husband, mom, dad, roommate... the world for your misfortune. Be in that moment. You have FIVE MINUTES.

Now stop. Now it is UP TO YOU to take RESPONSIBILITY for that event. No matter what happened it is up to YOU to take responsibility for YOUR REACTION. You can either let it inhibit your growth or you can grow past it. IT HAPPENED... THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW. Take responsibility and MOVE FORWARD! Whether forward means correcting a situation, moving on, letting go or whatever... you do what you need to to to live a HAPPY LIFE... a life of fulfillment... a life worth living.

The author, Hal... he described it differently... but thats how I see it... Take responsibility.

For instance. I HATE thinking about High School. I was bullied. I was awkward. I kept on falling in love with boys who were not attainable... because I either didnʻt want to take the chance or deep down I knew they didnʻt like me in "that way." By Senior Year, I hid behind a persona of confidence which was really a "Get me the "f" outta here... quick." I hated thinking about it... Iʻve been working on it. Iʻve been taking responsibility for my actions (or inaction in some cases). Iʻve been letting go, moving on... itʻs about time too... Iʻm 35! I can actually say I am looking forward to my next reunion.

And back to the book... "The Miracle Morning."

To give you all a quick preview, it is basically a book that challenges you to become a "better version of yourself." And more importantly, "Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development, because success is something you attract by the person you become."

So for the next few months I am COMMITTED to INTERVIEWING FAMILY MEMBERS who are already following this thought process ... or who want to ... or who need to and I will post my the interviews HERE!!!

Friends and FamilyI love you all. I am so GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

-Happy Nathaniel

For more info on the book go to the websites below:

Hal Elrod
The Miracle Morning on Amazon
The Miracle Morning on Audible