This morning I woke up and did the usual … quick workout, shower, turn on computer and check emails, etc. One email I clicked on, an inspirational, had this to say:

‘When Churchill was asked the secret of his success he answered, “Leverage.” The subsequent question was, “What do you leverage?”

To which he answered, “Four things: My mind, my experience, my time and my money… in that order!”

He went on to say, “Unfortunately most unsuccessful people do just the opposite. They leverage their money, their time, their experience followed by their mind.”

Obviously, to truly utilize your mind your must fully understand your mind.’

Hmm, I have way too much time to think these days! However, I went on search for what the hell leverage really is… I know, I know leverage: when you use a little of something to sway or get something bigger, right?

Well, here’s what dictionary.com had to say:

lev⋅er⋅age
/ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈlivər-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] Show IPA noun, verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.
Use leverage in a Sentence
–noun
1.     the action of a lever.
2.     the mechanical advantage or power gained by using a lever.
3.     power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.; sway: Being the only industry in town gave the company considerable leverage in its union negotiations.
4.     the use of a small initial investment, credit, or borrowed funds to gain a very high return in relation to one’s investment, to control a much larger investment, or to reduce one’s own liability for any loss.
–verb (used with object)
5.     to exert power or influence on.
6.     to provide with leverage.
7.     to invest or arrange (invested funds) using leverage.

So now the real question is … how does one leverage their mind, their experince, and time? And if you wondered why I didn’t add money… hahaha, I’m in Asia teaching English!

I think it’s time to complete the morning and get some real coffee.

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz

and found out I’m a

Lifelong Learning Traveling Self-Knower

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Now this is interesting or should I say pretty damn scary…

Imagine going into get your flu shot. You don’t notice much more than the usual symptoms. 2 weeks later you go the Emergency room because you think you’ve hurt your back. Your arm feels a little numb and before you’re finished you can’t get up from the doctor’s examination…you’re paralysed!

Well it’s true… Richard Ryan should know, it happened to him.

Ryan, a 44 year old man, was paralysed for 5 months 2 weeks after to having his flu shot. He has contracted this condition from having a flu shot.

This condition is called Guillain-Barré syndrome and it is linked to the vaccine.

Even though the chance of developing this disease is one in a million Ryan had the worst 5 months of his life. Unfortunately for Ryan it has become a life long illness.

Others have complained of tonsillitis, mini-stroke, weeks of bed rest, etc

I don’t know about you but is it really worth it? Hmm, personally I think not… but hey you can make up your own mind.

Ok, so I’ve been reading a lot lately and more and more people are talking about their lists and how to start crossing off what they accomplish. In Nik Halik’s book, Thrillionaire, he talks about the 10 things that he wanted to do as a small child and how he’s accomplish over 3/4’s of his list.

Internet guru Yanik Silver of Maverick Business Adventures® posted his list of goals recently on his blog and you can see him cross them off.

Then recently I got a hold of James Ray’s book, Harmonic Wealth, he’s from the Secret and read it through and did all the exercises (amazingly enough!!) And one of the major things I realize is that the frustration I have in certain areas of my life stem from not being clear about what I want and not putting a plan into action to get to where I wanna go.

So this is the start of it … I’ve started a list that I’m gonna work towards achieving and since it’s kinda publicly displayed it makes it a little difficult to ignore

√Get my degree
√Teach ESL for 1 yr
AWAI: -TW – UTW Workshop – Bootcamp
√ Canon XSi SLR Camera
Publish a travel article with photos
Obtain financial independence
Travel – anywhere, everywhere!
Take a year to RTW
Work, live, play in London/UK for 1 yr
Egypt -  pyramids – camel ride, Bedouins
S.Africa – visit people, safari – Durban South Africa  -  swim with great whites
Namibia – safari
Greece – xplore ancient + modern, islands
South America – modern + ancient -Galapagos islands -Amazon -Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, etc, etc -ok, pretty much the entire continent
Thailand – elephant trek – Tibet
Australia – visit family -Alice to Ocean!! -Great Barrier Reef
New Zealand

Well I think that’s a good start when I think of some more I shall add those too!

Ok so I’m a little late on my update about the book, Thrillionaire by Nik Halik.

Anyway I read it, and loved it the guy’s had some pretty amazing adventures. I watched a few interviews of Nik so through them I’ve heard his voice and reading his book you can hear him talking through it … which is a nice aspect I think because you catch the author’s passion and energy as you’re reading.

The guy is a self made multimillionaire who thrives on adventure and living life to the fullest. A new breed of millionaires who are called Thrillionaires. He has had some amazing adventures like deep ocean diving in a submersible to have lunch on the Titanic. Sleeping inside the tomb of an Egyptian pyramid to climbing Everest.

Nik Halik is only down to a few more goals on his list of 10. Interestingly enough he made that list as a child and is currently living it out as you read it. One of his last few goals is going into space, he’s currently preparing for that journey now, and to walk on the moon.

Now I can’t give away EVERYTHING in his book Thrillionaire …that you’ll just have to read for yourself

Good times and bad times… wait … “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”… I think that’s how Dickens started his novel. A Tale of Two Cities.

Ah, yeah first the good … I recently was introduced to an amazing man, Nik Halik, via a webinar by Alex Mandossian… I know not as cool as personally meeting someone face 2 face but oh well! Anyway, Alex interviews authors about their books and then sends you onto links so you can order the book.

Thrillionaire, that’s the name of the book and I was able to read a few chapters before the webinar …pretty amazing stuff. So I ordered the book and am waiting for it in the post.

So you’re probably wondering what a Thrillionaire is. It’s someone who has pretty much made a ton of money (multi-millions) and lives the life of adventure. This guy Nik seems pretty intense and focused… very cool

On the not so cool note… “friends”… hmm, this is an interesting subject but do you ever really know someone? I had a little fall out with someone recently, it was pretty sad but honestly if you have something to say …SAY IT don’t let it fester for years then strike a poison at them! All-in-all I had a gut feeling for a few months the sad thing is that the reason for the blatant attack was pretty pathetic at the end of it all.

Back to happier things… can’t wait for Nik Halik’s Thrillionaire to arrive… will keep everyone posted

I don’t know about anyone else but I love to travel and find the next great adventure… so sitting around in a boring little town seems like a death sentence. Yup, I’m getting older as the birthdays creep up but with each passing day I actually feel like I’m getting younger. How does that work?

While all my friends are getting married and starting families I’m heading in another direction. I used to think that there was something wrong with that but the older I get the more I’m starting to realize that neither is wrong or right for that matter.

The best part about your own life is taking the moment to realize that their are a billion ways of going about it. The key is to do what you love and what you are passionate about… for some of us it takes a lot of twist and turns till we find it! And for me it’s kinda funny since no matter which path I take I always come back to the same thing.

So in essence there is no such thing as a wrong choice … it’s human to screw things up! The only wrong thing to do is give up and not find your passion… or stop before you reach your dream. I’m not saying it will be easy… life isn’t always easy but we all have choices and that’s what’s so great about life.