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Monday Morning Mojo

By Intero Real Estate | May 11th, 2009 0 Comments

Become a “Quick Change Artist”

“…sounds like a great idea, I will get started tomorrow.”

Yeah right…like that is really going to happen…just like that last thousand times he said “I will start tomorrow”.

“Wow, I can see how that will have a hugely positive impact on my life, but I just don’t have time to deal with making the necessary changes right now…I will try and implement that next month when things settle down.” We all know things never “settle down”.

“Why is it that no matter what I seem to do…not matter how much I work or how hard I try, I can never get ahead, physically, financially, spiritually, personally, or in my business? I am trying hard everyday, but there just aren’t enough hours in the day.” Here is the first thing we all need to get real clear on…no matter how hard you try, if you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. So, to get more of what we want in our lives, the key is not doing more of what we are currently doing harder, but doing different…changing the way we look at things….the way we do things. Sounds easy…right? NOT!!!!!!!

Becoming a “QUICK CHANGE ARTIST” is not something you become overnight…it is something you need to train yourself. Because, most of the things we do in our life and our thoughts are a routine that have been engrained in us over YEARS. So, we plow on, mindlessly doing the same old things in the same old way. Whether these routines or thoughts are good or bad…like a drop of water which continuously hits on a rock, our habits create a hole or a rut. And the longer the drop of our habits hit the rock, the deeper the hole…And over time as that hole gets deeper and deeper, the harder it is to get out of the rut when we want to make a change.

So, why haven’t we forced ourselves out of the rut before now, when we know changes are going to make us happier in the long run? Most of the time we don’t change because we are afraid…it makes us uncomfortable…makes us feel exposed…or we are just plain lazy. And the older we get the harder it is to make changes because we tend to become less and less flexible (try to touch your toes and you will see this physically). And because we have been doing things one way for such a long time, the hole in the rock becomes the size of the Grand Canyon. So, the key is to train ourselves to become “QUICK CHANGE ARTISTS”…someone who actually embraces change…someone who actually gets a rush from being innovative and doing it different. Because thinking and doing things different is the road to freedom and to fulfilling our destiny.

So start challenging your routines. Stop running into the brick wall…stop beating your head against it. Pause…Think. Find a new way that goes around the wall, or maybe over it. Rest assured, the new way is there. It does exist. Changing your habits can itself become common place. The first time you defy “your way” and climb out of your rut in nearly kills you…the second time, it’s real tough…the third time, it’s merely hard. And eventually, it becomes, if not easy, then reasonably comfortable. Your confidence grows, and the tyrant loses a large part of its hold on you. Then, the magic of having a life that is unbelievable…pure magic starts to unfold!!!

Here is to you becoming a “QUICK CHANGE ARTIST”…make it a great week!!!!! Go BIG!!!!!!

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Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | March 15th, 2009 0 Comments

You can stay the same, falling behind and become more vulnerable…or change and experience the possibilities.

Good Morning MOJO ,

When you woke up this morning , where you fired up and excited to improve…fired up to find a way to do it different…fired up to do it better…fired up to be innovative…fired up to change? So many people fight it…trying to stay the same and play it safe because either things are okay and it’s working or things are so bad they just don’t want to do anything to make it worse…they don’t want to rock the boat , take risks , and ruin a good thing or make a tough situation worse. Unfortunately , if we don’t look for a better way…trying to improve everyday , we will wake up one day and everything around us will have changed and it will be too late…it will seem like it happened overnight without warning and what caused our success in the past , both personally and professionally , will be the cause of our demise.

Change is an exciting thing when we just let go and don’t fight it…the opportunities are endless and everything will just flow. However , if we resist and fight , we are in for a battle filled with disappointments and hard work that don’t produce much of anything. It is like standing on a railroad track trying to stop a train going 100 mph…you just can’t do it…its not possible. So , we can either jump on the train and enjoy the ride or get run over…it’s our choice.

Embrace change…take risks…work on getting better…work on improving yourself in all areas of your life and business every day. If you haven’t noticed , the world is changing around you every minute of every day whether you change or not. So , you can stay the same , falling behind and become more vulnerable…or change and experience the possibilities. Don’t fight it…embrace it!!!!

Make it a Powerful week!!!!!


Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | March 8th, 2009 0 Comments

Thinking and doing things different is the road to freedom and to fulfilling our destiny

Good Morning MOJO ,

“…sounds like a great idea , I will get started tomorrow.”  Yeah right…like that is really going to happen…just like that last thousand times he said “I will start tomorrow”. 

“Wow , I can see how that will have a hugely positive impact on my life , but I just don’t have time to deal with making the necessary changes right now…I will try and implement that next month when things settle down.”  We all know things never “settle down”.

“Why is it that no matter what I seem to do…not matter how much I work or how hard I try , I can never get ahead , physically , financially , spiritually , personally , or in my business?  I am trying hard everyday , but there just aren’t enough hours in the day.”  Here is the first thing we all need to get real clear on…no matter how hard we try , if we continue to do what we have always done , we will continue to get what we have always gotten.  So , to get more of what we want in our lives , the key is not doing more of what we are currently doing harder , but doing different…changing the way we look at things….the way we do things.  Sounds easy…right?  NOT!!!!!!!  

Getting comfortable with change does not happen over night…it is something we need to train ourselves.  Because , most of the things we do in our life and our thoughts are a routine that have been engrained in us over YEARS.  So , we plow on , mindlessly doing the same old things in the same old way.  Whether these routines or thoughts are good or bad , like a drop of water which continuously hits on a rock , our habits create a hole or a rut.  And the longer the drop of our habits hit the rock , the deeper the hole.  And over time as that hole gets deeper and deeper , the harder it is to get out of the rut when we want to make a change. 

So , why haven’t we forced ourselves out of the rut before now , when we know changes are going to make us happier in the long run?  Most of the time we don’t change because we are afraid…it makes us uncomfortable…makes us feel exposed…or we are just plain lazy.  And the older we get the harder it is to make changes because we tend to become less and less flexible.  And because we have been doing things one way for such a long time , the hole in the rock becomes the size of the Grand Canyon.  So , the key is to train ourselves to get comfortable with change…someone who actually embraces change…someone who actually gets a rush from being innovative and doing it different.  Because thinking and doing things different is the road to freedom and to fulfilling our destiny.

So start challenging your routines.  Stop running into the brick wall…stop beating your head against it.  Pause…Think.  Find a new way that goes around the wall , or maybe over it.  Rest assured , the new way is there.  It does exist.  Changing your habits can itself become common place.  The first time you defy “your way” and climb out of your rut in nearly kills you…the second time , it’s real tough…the third time , it’s merely hard.  And eventually , it becomes , if not easy , then reasonably comfortable.  Your confidence grows , and the tyrant loses a large part of its hold on you.  Then , the magic of having a life that is unbelievable…pure magic starts to unfold!!!

Make it a powerful week!!!!!


Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | January 18th, 2009 0 Comments

Don’t Let Fear Stop You

Good Morning MOJO,

“When I grow up, I am going to be the President of the United States”…“I am going to be a professional football player”…”I am going to be a professional golfer”…”I am going to be a movie star”…”I am going to run my own company”. 

Remember when we where kids and anything was possible and nobody told us “no you can’t”?  So, what happened to our dreams?  Somewhere along the way we stop dreaming and start doing…and that is when it all stops…that is when our lives start to lose purpose….that is when we stop growing.  Those dreams we had as kids where like a magnet which pulled us to what we wanted in life…they made us excited to go for it everyday.  When is the last time you truly thought about what you want to be “when you grow up”?  I am not talking about growing in height, weight and age, but growing in who you are going to become.  It does not have to stop…we can breakaway and get off the hamster wheel anytime…start moving forward again like when we where kids.  We just have to take time to dream, believe….breakaway from the pack and go for it…don’t blend in…be different.

It is uncomfortable at first when you step outside of your comfort zone and get off the hamster wheel where it is safe, but if you have the courage there is still a lot more you can accomplish in this life. 

If you need a little inspiration to break free from your hamster wheel and go for it, check out this video…don’t let fear stop you: Wing Suit Base Jumping

Go for it and make it a GREAT week!!!!


Monday Monring MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | January 4th, 2009 0 Comments

New Year Resolutions realized!!!

Good Morning MOJO,

Do you know the definition of insanity?  Doing the same activity over and over again, but expecting a different outcome.

As we start another new year, I know we all have these exciting, life changing, sexy goals for 2009.  Unfortunately, as I have mentioned before, for most of us they are the same goals we had last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, and…  Today is only the 5th day of the New Year and I know many of us have already given up on some of those New Years resolutions/goals to have a better life, which we just committed to Friday of last week.  It all sounded great and exciting on New Years Eve, but then we had to wake up on January 1st and implement that incredibly nasty, terrifying, and ugly 6 letter word…we had to “change”.  So what happens to most of us and the reason we continue to have the same goals/resolutions year after year, is we want things to change in our life, but we are not willing or are unable to change or behavior.  For some amazing reason, so many of us actually think we are going to finally get what we want while continuing to do what we have always done.  Think about it…is that insane or what?!?!?! 

Here is an idea on how to change our habits, which will change our outcome, which will change our life.  Have you ever run in a marathon?  About 5 years ago I was training to do the San Diego Marathon when I had some foot issues on a 13 mile run building up to it, so I had to stop training.  However, when I was getting prepared for the marathon, I was doing it with Team in Training, like I am sure many of you have in the past.  You know what?  They don’t start you out with running 26.5 miles on the first day.  They start small…very small.  I can’t remember exactly what it was, but for many it was something like walking 1 to 3 miles a few times a week.  And after many months of training and adding a little bit every week, those same people who could only walk a few miles where able to run a 26.5 mile marathon.  

The key is to start small, with something that pushes you, but does not crush you.  The other key is don’t try and do it by yourself.  The reason Team in Training is so successful at getting people to run marathons and doing triathlons is they get people to start small, building confidence along the way…and they understand people are pack animals.  So they get thousands of people to do it together.  

So, if you are like me and have some exciting, life changing, sexy goals for 2009, lets commit to start small with something we know we can stick with and build up to it…and lets do it together.  Start small and find some friends, family, and/or associates we can share our goals with and do it together.  With some small consistent steps that we build on a little at time, we will be amazed at how fast we will accomplish our goals.  Just think how fast 2008 went by.  It seems like just yesterday it was January 2008.  Imagine if we had taken these small steps a year ago where we would be today. 

Happy New Year!!!!!  


Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | August 17th, 2008 0 Comments

Every choice we make or choose not to make creates a chain reaction of events that will unfold in our life FOREVER.

Good Morning MOJO,

What we ponder and what we think about sets the course of our life. Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today.” 

Remember, no matter how small, every choice we make or choose not to make creates a chain reaction of events that will unfold in our life FOREVER.  And those choices either get us closer to or farther way from what we want.  Even when we are faced with a decision and don’t do anything, because we are afraid or indecisive, that choice itself creates a chain reaction of events that will unfold in our life.  Unfortunately, not making a decision and playing it “safe” is not playing it “safe”, because making the choice not to do anything creates a chain reaction usually getting us farther way, not closer to what we want.  Whenever you are faced with a choice to make, ask yourself will this get me closer to my goals and what I want in life.  If the answer is yes, do it now and go for it with reckless abandon.

Don’t sit on the sidelines of life…be decisive and make it a GREAT week!!!!!


Monday Morning MOJO – Small changes neccessary to get what you want in life

By Intero Real Estate | June 1st, 2008 0 Comments

I have finally found it…the magic formula for adding years and perhaps decades to our lives…the magic formula which will increase our quality of life forever. Are you interested in knowing what it is?

Good Morning MOJO,

I have finally found it…the magic formula for adding years and perhaps decades to our lives…the magic formula which will increase our quality of life forever.  Are you interested in knowing what it is?

  • With just these few small changes and spending 1 hour a day doing it, you will significantly increase your quality or life.  Will you do it? 

  • With just these few small changes and spending 1 hour a day doing it, you will extend your life by years…perhaps decades.  Will you do it? 

  • With just these few small changes and spending just 60 minutes a day doing it, you will get to spend years or perhaps decades more with those you love…your spouse, your kids, your grandkids.  Will you do it? 

  • With just these few small changes and spending just 60 minutes a day doing it, you will be the example to your kids, grandchildren and all of those you love.  By your example, you will positively impact the way they live their lives and help them to live better and years longer.  Will you do it?

I don’t need to tell you because we all know what the magic formula is, but as simple as it is, most won’t do it.  Most people won’t make some small changes and spend just 60 minutes a day to save their life and the lives of those they love.  So, if we won’t make some small changes to save our life and the lives of those we love, imagine how hard it is to make some small changes to get the other things we want in life. 

Like our health, in most cases it is not that what we need to do to get what we want and increase our quality of life is this radical change, but it is usually just slightly different than what we are doing today.  Unfortunately, change is like the plague and most people will avoid it at all cost…no matter how small  Also, changing to make things better does tend to take a bit of effort, while staying the same or slipping back doesn’t….at least that is what we think. The reality of it is staying the same or slipping back does take effort…a lot more effort.  It just does not take immediate effort.  It will get forced on you in the future.  I guess God just wound us that way…the good things in life are a choice and bad things are a circumstance of not making a choice.  I guess the fear of losing what we have or being disappointed if we fail is a stronger motivator than the joy of winning and getting what we want in life.  So, most people live life by the status quo.  Unfortunately, what most people don’t get until it is too late is that you can’t stand still in life.  Either you are moving ahead…changing and getting better every day, or you are slipping back…but we are never staying the same.

Imagine if we would just practice what we preach to your kids, how amazing our lives would be.  Could you imagine telling your kids…

  • ”Just stay the same…don’t go for it and try to improve”

  • “Don’t take any chances or you might get disappointed…play it safe and just go with the flow”

  • “Remember those that play it safe and never change always get ahead in life”

  • “Eat whatever you want an don’t exercise…no big deal”

  • “I know your homework is hard and you don’t want to do it…don’t worry about it”

  • “Watch as much TV and play all of the computer games you want…reading, playing outside and spending time with your friends a family is over rated”

It is just hard and in most cases almost impossible to make those small changes, but you can do it.  Just don’t put it off until tomorrow, start today.

Oh yeah…if you don’t know what the few small changes and 1 hour a day are, it is exercising 1 hour a day, eating healthy and start taking our own advise…the advise we give our kids.  Check this out…if you exercised just 1 hour a day while listening to an audio book on your iPod about personal or professional growth and development, you would burn 182,500+/- calories and listen to 50+/- books on personal and/or professional growth and development every year. Think you would look different…think your life would be better in a year if you did this?

Make it a great week and go for it!!!!!  We only have one life…there are no second chances to try it again. 

"I outwork them and outthink them…so I intimidate them and beat them"  Tiger Woods

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