Just the other day, there I was at a local coffee house sipping on my warm beverage.

I’m doing my thing and something grabs my attention…

A sign reads:

“Want a better cup of coffee? Then brew with better beans.”

If you’re a coffee lover, you might be nodding your head and thinking “right on!”

And even if you don’t drink it, this statement about coffee actually is a valuable lesson about life in general.

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Basically, a lot of times there are things going on in our lives that we’re not happy with. And yet the obvious is elusive. That thing that should be obvious is actually not so obvious to us.

What has this got to do with better coffee? Everything…

See, if there’s something going on in your life you’re not happy about, change what you’re doing.

If life is a cup of coffee and you want it to taste better, you might try brewing with better beans.

Really it’s about feedback and what you do with it. There are lots of other things you could test too, like using a different sweetener, different water or even just cleaning out your cofee pot once and a while.

Ciao!

Taylor

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The fly that didn't break the habit

The other morning I was pouring myself some juice, and something on the window sill caught my attention.

I hadn’t noticed it the night before so I took a closer look.

A fly.

A fly turned on its back.

Obviously dead.

I didn’t give it a second thought until I had a different thought…

We didn’t keep any poison, so why the dead fly?

Maybe because it died in a struggle.

Perhaps the fly kept trying to make its escape, doing what it was doing…

…until it could do no further.

It was up against the window.

That’s right, fly versus window. And you know who won.

See no matter how much the fly bumped up against the window, it would never succeed.

It would never break through.

Unless it changed something.

Can I ask you to imagine how the fly could have made its escape?

You probably guessed several ways, including this one…

For the better part of the day, there was an open window nearby.

Freedom was literally just around the corner.

The fly was so close to freedom, yet so far.

Now imagine the things  that we do, sometimes without even realizing them, that hold you back…

Just like bumping up against that window.

And no matter how hard you fight it, you just get more and more tired…

Frustrated, overwhelmed, and more overwhelmed.

Until finally you throw in the towel because you’re not getting where you want to go.

You give up because there’s no exit in sight. Exasperated because there are no results on the horizon.

But is that true?

Now you can thank the things that we do that are standing in our way…

Like obstacles preventing us from achieving what we want or what we say we want.

And even though these are usually imaginary obstacles, they might as well be real because they have the same effect as a real ones…

…they block and trap you just the same, keeping you from all that you are meant to be and what you are meant to do.

Or you can do something about it, because even the fly had options, didn’t it?

So, what would a different fly have had to do to break free?

Here are a few ideas… Change strategy. Try a different route. Get some distance from the problem. Look at the situation from a different point of view. Think in a new way.

That’s a lot to ask of a fly.

Still, some flies manage to pull it off and break free because I’ve had plenty buzzing around my house before and haven’t found them lying around.

Maybe you are wondering what things stand in your own way.

What can you clear out of the way so you have more energy and passion to pursue those things most important to you?

What needs to change so you can have the freedom to live, the freedom to be happy?

Are the obstacles obvious? Then what will it take to clear them?

Not obvious? Well, what if you could identify them?

What would you do differently if you knew the answer is around the corner?

Remember, doing the same things over and over again and expecting to get a different result, like following the same recipe to bake a cheese cake but expecting brownies, is one man’s definition of insanity.

When you open your mind to the possibility certain things you are doing are destroying any chances of your success, destroying your quality of life, you can experience life at a whole new level. And it starts with changing your strategies.

So tell me, what habits do you need to break?

Ciao!

Taylor

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First, before anything… have you watched my latest videos and did you give me feedback? If not, do it now.

OK, with that out of the way… I made this recording for you on the run.

My goal in this update was to explore the subject of what holds us back.

Whatever your purpose in life, I wonder what patterns you can find. Patterns are clues. Patterns are opportunities. Imagine the changes you can make when you listen now.

I hope it will make you want to leave feedback.

Ciao!

Taylor

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