Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act Passes House and Senate, Ready for President's Signature - PTSD Combat : Winning the War Within

Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act Passes House and Senate, Ready for President's Signature - PTSD Combat : Winning the War Within

Failure to communicate…


This was one of my biggest faults in my entire existence on this earth. For many years I did not listen to anything except what I wanted to hear. My mouth overrode my, er, uh ass on more than one occasion.
I did not realize at the time that the greatest key to success was the Art of Listening. Years later I would hear Steven Covey say “work diligently to understand than to be understood”
Looking back and to this moment, every successful relationship I have is because of my ability to listen. Get my family together and they are the biggest bunch of talkers I have ever heard. The only one who listens is my Step-Dad. My mom jokes sometimes that I am the only one who made any money out of speaking. The truth is, it is from listening that I made any money.
I worked in sales, actually still do (we are all selling something whether we realize it or not). I found the best salesmen or saleswomen are the best listeners. The ones who ask the right questions, find the needs (challenges) of the client and offer a viable solution.
You can’t find out anything if you are talking all the time. The 80-20 rule works best here. Brian Tracy says he thinks of it as a giant spotlight and it should be on the other person 80% of the time and on himself 20%.
It is a human fact of nature that we are more interested in ourselves than we are of others. TAKE AN INTEREST IN OTHER PEOPLE you will be amazed at what you can learn. Be sincere when you do this you will be amazed at the results.

Retrain Your Brain



Worry is a psychic disease that vanishes when action is taken.
First, decide what you want.
Second, decide you are willing to pay the price to make it happen, then PAY THAT PRICE!
There is never something for nothing. Mother Nature does not work this way.
Your first question to yourself was probably the same as mine. What do I want? From my own personal history I have found if I work for “a cause” and not “for a living” It takes care of itself.
Now you say “what is my cause?” Easy, what are you passionate about?
What are you more passionate about than any other thing in the world?

Remember the focus of your attention and concerns must be moved away from yourself and always moving toward others (giving).

By helping others through your “major definite purpose” get what they want, you will get what you want and more.
(1)Riches (money)
(2) The skills attained from your experience learned by performing these actions.
My friend Tony says “purpose is stronger than outcome, if you are committed there is always a way”.

Me, simply put, Giving is living.



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