I posted some thoughts on the famous quote from Thomas Edison…
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Check it out at BIGDreamGathering.com.
Posts Tagged ‘goals’
16
Nov
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
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Have you thought about your 1 %?
09
Nov
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
The Thank You Project!
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Hey gang -
I have the honor of being the keynote speaker at the Excellence in Education event on November 18. It’s a celebration sponsored by the Iowa State Education Association to honor teachers who have done amazing things for their students and their schools.
The overarching goal: To say THANK YOU to some amazing teachers and honor them for their efforts!
So… I’m excited.
As I was thinking about the event… I got an idea.
What if we all had the chance to say THANK YOU to that special teacher that really made an impact in OUR lives?
What if you had the chance to say thank you to that teacher who invested in you… that really saw you… that really encouraged you… that really pushed you?
What if?
So… here’s what we’re going to do.
I’m going to make this a fill in the blank question. I’m going to post it here and on Facebook.
You can respond to it by clicking comments.
Let’s just see how many teachers we can thank.
Then… I may just read some of them as I’m speaking to the group on the 18th.
Granted… your favorite teacher might not be in the audience… but we’ll try to honor as many favorites as we can! Plus, I’m guessing that by hearing about some of the other teachers who have made an impact on people’s lives… it will inspire these incredible teachers to continue to do the amazing jobs that they are doing!
Who’s with me?
Okay… so here we go.
Fill in the blanks…
Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss _____________, thank you for _____________________. I’ll never forget it!
I know that many of my teachers played a HUGE role in helping me to think and dream bigger… and for that… I’m wildly grateful!
I’m betting you feel the same way about some of YOUR teachers!
So… let’s take a second and say thank you. It will be fun to see where this goes!
Keep dreaming BIG!
Mitch
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19
Aug
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
We need your help on researching what gets in the way of our big dreams!
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Hey gang -
Yesterday, I announced on our BIG dream gathering FACEBOOK PAGE that we’re conducting some research.
We’re wanting to dig into the things that get in the way of our BIG dreams and goals.
I’ve been blown away by the response already, and I wanted to ask you for your input.
It’s a simple 3 question survey that will take you less than 3 minutes.
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY.
NOTE: All of your responses are anonymous.
Thanks so much for your thoughts, insight and opinions. It will really help us as we move forward in trying to help as many people as possible to go after their BIG dreams!
We’re all in this together!
Keep dreaming BIG,
Mitch
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18
Aug
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
Are you headed out to sea?
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A friend… (Thanks Chris Batz!) hit me with the a quote that’s a great thought for the day.
“A ship is safest at port, but that’s not what it is created for.” -GM Hopper
So… what’s one small but significant thing you can do today… to start to move from the harbor and to head out to sea?
What’s one thing you could today to start doing more of what you were created for?
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04
Aug
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
THANKS VAN AND WHO LISTENERS!
Hey gang -
First of all, THANKS to Van and Bonnie for having such a great show!
It truly was an honor to get to fill in for Bonnie on Monday.
I had a great time and it was awesome to get to talk about dreaming BIG again in Iowa.
Secondly, I wanted to say THANK YOU for the outpouring of your kind words and your interest in our e-book: “Dream BIG Again.”
Your response has blown us away!
I’m excited to get to dream BIG with so many of you and my hope is that this simple little book will help to inspire you to dream BIG again and take some small but significant steps towards those dreams.
The deadline for getting a free copy of the book has closed. (Over 500 of you took us up on the offer though!) But we’ll be officially launching the book in the coming weeks, so you’ll have a chance to grab a copy soon!
If you’d like to know when it’s available, just sign up for our Email Subscription. You can do that in the upper right-hand side of this page.
(NOTE: We hate spam as much as you do. So know that we won’t sell or give away your contact information.)
We’ll also be announcing it on FACEBOOK and TWITTER, so be sure to connect with me there (if you’re in to all of that!).
So thanks again for all of the kind words and encouragement!
Van and Bonnie are right… they truly have the best listeners in the world!
Keep dreaming BIG and let’s continue to stay in touch,
Mitch
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22
Jul
2010
Posted by mitchamatthews
A 50 cent investment that can make you a million bucks!
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[NOTE: Click here to listen to Mitch talking about this concept on his Friday moring Inspiration Chat on 107.1 fm in DSM, IA. - "The 50 cent investment that can turn into million bucks!"]
Sounds like a sweet sweet deal doesn’t it?
Almost too good to be true.
But don’t worry. I’m not setting you up for a late night infomercial.
I’m offering up the “Eliminating the Bright and Shiny Object Syndrome” strategy of the day.
What is it?
It’s carrying a $.50 spiral notebook with you… at ALL times.
Why?
