Trying Too Hard: The T.T.H Disease & The Cure September 19, 2009

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T.T.H DISEASE
Trying too hard is a disease. I call this the T.T.H disease. T.T.H stands simply for “Trying To Hard.” It’s a system that many people follow because in this ego based society we are always trying too hard to please everyone. When you try too hard you are given more and more challenges in life, that you unknowingly created. T.T.H is a disease that plagues a lot of people. Like any other disease, it can spread rapidly depending on the company you decide to keep. If you hang around with enough people that have this disease, if you aren’t consious of what is happening, you can begin to agree that this is a disease you also have. The hard part for most people is to let go of the T.T.H disease, once they are infected with it.

“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.”
-Henry David Thoreau

 
WHERE T.T.H ORIGINATED
I believe that The T.T.H disease originated a very long time ago. I think that it started because someone back in history was so scared of the future that decided to past these thoughts of lack and scarcity to others. People followed suit because like courage, fear is also a strong human emotion. The T.T.H disease is something that you will experience in your life, but realize when it comes and how to work around this disease, and how to avoid it. This disease does have a cure, and it all begins and ends with your mindset. What are you putting your focus on? What are you trying to prove to others? Sit back relax. Go with the flow of life, or get swept away in a typhoon, of highly unconscious individuals that are trying hard for working for causes that lead to destruction.

“This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men.”
-Captain J. A. Hadfield
 

WHAT THE CURRENT ECONOMY IS TEACHING YOU
This current economy is collapsing and people are beginning to see that the old ways of doing things aren’t working like they used to. People are loosing jobs and loosing homes at record highs. The current economy is a real life example of what we need more of in this society.
I urge you to get creative. Take a new route, use your creative abilities to shine your inner light to the world. By taping into this creative energy deep within you, you will escape the T.T.H Disease. Think of the T.T.H Disease as the ideology that mainstream society wants from you. The only way to combat against it is to make society fit into what you want for you, and from that place you can offer much to the rest of the world.
 

“The Current Collapse in the U.S Economy Presents Tremendous Opportunity for Those That Are Prepared.”
-Baker
 

WHAT YOUR INNER CHILD KNOWS-THE CURE # 1
Begin now to focus on your inner creative child. This inner creative child has more potential than you probably are willing to admit at this moment, but realize that the new energy that is coming into this planet will abundantly support those that are operating from their creative child. Your inner child is the cure to the T.T.H Disease. Your inner child has wisdom that will take you to greater heights if you choose to let it in. It wants to play, it wants to create. As you begin to allow your inner child to speak louder to you than the wants of mainstream society, you will be entering a space that allows you to go with the flow of life, v.s against it. I am convinced that when you are feeling really good, and enthusastic about any current project you are working on, events, people and things are moving along in a very nice pace, this is physical evidence that you are following your inner creative child. Listening to that inner Child is the 1st cure to the T.T.H disease.

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
-Pablo Picasso

 
DON”T SEEK APPROVAL-THE CURE #2
What I have noticed is that a lot of this disease comes from actively trying desperately to seek approval from others. I know it’s easier said than done, but when you really start basing your life from what you expect for yourself, and not the way that others want or expect from you, you will realize that seeking approval is actually pointless and serves no purpose. Think of it, the only real approval you’ll ever need is what you think of yourself, because if your fine with you, everything else flows naturally. When you are flowing naturally, not seeking approval from others, the T.T.H disease weakens as your spirit gets stronger. the T.T.H disease. When you are right with yourself, your outer world is right.
When you are approaching life proving nothing, you gain everything.

“People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer
 
WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS
I’m not saying don’t work hard. I won’t deny that hard work is essential for any worthwhile achievement. What I am saying is focus on your passions more. Focus on the good that comes out of you begin that creative child that brings light to the world. As you focus on your passions work becomes play. This is the secret that most people don’t tell you, because they more than likely have been unconsciously affected by the T.T.H disease. Also don’t place your focus on “who” or “wha”t gave the disease to you. Just work on getting better. When you have the flu, do you fret and focus on pointing blame on “who” passed the flu onto you? No. you focus on healing yourself first. The pain of having a flu is so much, that any fresh breath or signs of healing will feel better. Focus on doing good for you, and as you focus on doing good for you, the T.T.H disease will gradually disappear. Soon enough you will be surrounded with like minded individuals that are free from this disease, and consciously choose to live at a more positive, and higher dimension. Give to yourself more and breathe clean air (metaphorically). What you focus on expands.

“To love what you do and feel that it matters how could anything be more fun?”
-Katharine Graham

With Gratitude,
+Baker

Baker’s Simple Recipe for Beyond Success: Positive Attitude+Positive Action=Beyond Success September 11, 2009

SIMPLE RECIPE FOR BEYOND SUCCESS:
POSITIVE ATTITUDE+POSITIVE ACTION= BEYOND SUCCESS
 
There is a very simple recipe for a life of Beyond Success. A Positive attitude + Positive Action= Beyond Success.
It’s really that simple.

I think we live in a day and age where things are getting way too complex. The reason I believe that as a society we try to make things too complex, is because we tend to forget how simple the natural laws of the universe really work. Some of the basic universal laws are based on ideas such as: “As you sow, so shall you reap,” or “As you think, so shall you be.”
I believe each one of you is called for a great purpose. I believe each one of you has that desire for a better more expansive fuffilling lifestyle. That is the only reason I want to give and teach this simple recipe to you. I believe if you, take this and utilize everyday you will soar to great heights you never thought possible in your wildest dreams.

“The simplest things are often the truest.”
-Richard Bach
 
Ever since I moved out here to Arizona, I slowly began to realize how simple this process really is. It took me traveling to a different state to go back to the very basics of why I created Baker The Brand, wrote my own book, and why I even started a blog to begin with.

 
HAVE THE SPECIFIC GOAL

You have a very specific goal. You develop a positive attitude towards this goal and take positive action. You do this on a consistent basis, and surround yourself with people with similar goals than you and you are all set for beyond success.
I understand that there will be roadblocks and challenges along the way, but honestly, it’s just temporary. If you stick to this really simple formula… Positive Attitude+Positive Action=Beyond Success, I can guarantee with certainty you will be achieving more in a short period of time than most people. You will begin to really be living an amazing life when you stick to this formula, because this is the formula I use, and it works every time. If you have a bad day and things don’t go your way, just keep this very simple formula around where you can see everyday, and let that act as reminder to continue pressing on in your personal journey to a beyond successful lifestyle.
 

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”

-Henry David Thoreau
 
The formula is so simple that you may tend to forget it, because let’s admit it we live in a day and age where it’s easy to get down on all the crazy things happening in the world. But the person that really gets this message, and sticks to this simple formula will go beyond success.
If you are like me, and you read any inspirational self help, personal development book. This simple formula is found in 100% of each of these great individual’s story. There isn’t any truly remarkable story that didn’t somewhere have this formula in it.
 
The person that stays positive and takes positive action towards their goal, will hit it, and experience beyond success.

Follow this simple recipe and you will find yourself in a an amazing place.

+Baker

Sticking With Your Talents-What is Your Bread & Butter? September 6, 2009

Hello.
Writing these blogs is where I feel most comfortable and at ease on a creative level.
I consider myself an above average blogger, because I enjoy writing. This enjoyment is proof enough for me to continue on. My bread and butter is writing these blogs and specifically personal development blogs that inspire others to grow consciously.

TRULY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS
I happen to know some truly talented individuals who are exceptional at singing. I get really inspired hearing them sing, because I can at times, really feel the enjoyment and passion in their voice as they are singing. These talented individuals know their bread and butter, and they stick to their talent. I am in awe at times listening to great musicians, really going out and sharing their talents, and passion. However for me, I know that if I really tried singing I probably wouldn’t be very good at it, because it’s not something I personally truly have a passion for, nor the natural talent.

I also know amazing people who are really good at organizing and planning. These people can take something that may look really complex for me personally, and break it down into tangible organized planning, that end up with positive results. I am mediocre with organizing and planning, because it’s not something I truly have a passion for. I truly admire individuals who have a strong talent in organizing and planning, but if I tried to step to their level I know realistically I wouldn’t be as efficient in that area as they would be.

“Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life”
-Oscar Wilde

MY BREAD AND BUTTER
For now, my “bread and butter” is in writing blogs. This blog is what I go back to when I need a creative outlet for myself. Even if I haven’t posted on here much of late, I know that I can always go back to this creative form, to get my creativity out of me. I really enjoy writing blogs, because it allows me to share and provide positive value to my readers. I stick to my bread and butter, because this is where my energy is needed at this particular time in my life. It may change as I grow, (perhaps into public speaking ) But for now, this is where I feel I can operate at my best. My ability to write and provide positive value at the same time is very exciting for me. Providing positive value to me is enjoyable. Some people may not enjoy providing positive value, and may like doing many other things. I want you to understand that whatever you are really good at doing, enjoy it to the max and stick with it. Don’t worry too much about what other people are really good at, and focus on what you are really good at. Expand your talents. You were given these talents for a reason.

Another talent I have, that most people that personally know me are aware of, is that in person I’m a pretty funny guy. I enjoy making people laugh. I have a humors side that comes out at random, and I think the fact that it’s random is what makes it even more funny…lol. It’s something I don’t even really try hard at, and don’t even notice when I’m doing it! It really is very easy for me to make light of any situation. My humor is another bread and butter for me in more social situations. I tap into my humors side to feel more comfortable. I like to use humor to open up conversations and break the ice with all different types of people. I believe that with a good laugh, people’s guards are usually let down and I get to strike up really nice conversations with the individual on more grounded terms.

“True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents.”
John W. Gardner

I have several talents, but I stick to what works at the moment. This topic is very of reminiscent of when I used to play basketball. I knew that my bread and butter was my mid range jumpshot. I knew that if I shot a mid range jumpshot 8 time out of 10, I would make the basket. I was talented in other offensive areas such as driving it into the hole, and long range shooting, but my bread and butter was the mid-range shot. I can count on it, when I needed it. It was a comfortable spot for me.

SHARE YOUR TALENT
Starting out, It’s also important to experiment and try new things. You really never know where your real talents are if you never really gave it try in the first place! However if you are fortunate enough to have, found a few talents you are really good at, I urge you to stick with those main ones. Those main talents will become your bread and butter. Also, don’t be afraid to show it to others. Showing your talent to others whether it be singing, dj-ing, dancing, organizing, leading, humor etc…Show it to people, because you never know how many people actually get inspired by you sharing your talents!

“Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sun-dial in the shade?”
-Benjamin Franklin

+Baker

How The Ego Resembles the Stock Market and What to Do When The Stock Market Collapses! August 28, 2009

Hello all.

THE EGO RESEMBLES THE STOCK MARKET

The stock market just like the human ego has highs and lows. You get away with some things and have a really good run, but it comes down again. The economy is a reflection of the ego consiousness of America. I think we all went a little to far with the spending and borrowing of money as a country. The U.S money system is now collapsing before our eyes, because like the ego, it can’t sustain itself any longer. The stock market like the ego is dependent on the opinions and actions of the outside world.

What will happen in the near future is we are going to see many more people loose their homes and jobs. We will begin to see many unconscious individuals feel as they have lost their sense of identity, because they tied their ego and title into their job. This will bring about what I speak about in my book as the Spiritual Revolution. My book elaborates on this topic further, in a straight to the point, no nonsense manner. When people loose everything they ever had, they begin to look inward at to what really matters in life. We will begin to see more people seek inward for the answers to their true purpose in life. We are in a time in history where the real definition of wealth will be understood.

“Real wealth is found in the value you provide to others.”
-Baker

THE NEW ENERGY THAT IS EMERGING ON THIS PLANET
There is a new energy that is emerging on this planet. This new energy may come on or shortly after the year 2012. But, I am convinced that this new energy is already here and will support the people that operate from their heart and soul. Individuals operating out of the heart chakra, will soar to great heights of inner fulfillment and inspire others around them to soar.
We need humility, we need people that are real. No more of this I’m chasing after ego needs stuff. The old way won’t work in the near future.

“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.”
- Oscar Wilde

WHEN INDIVIDUALS START OPERATING FROM THEIR HEART & SOUL
When people begin to operate from their heart and soul, it is my belief that we pave the way for a very profound and exceptional generation to come forth and bring about even more positive change in the world. This generation will look inward before they look outside of themselves for how they should think and act towards each other. We will see people really expand and grow financially and spiritually because of this new energy. They will emerge as the leaders of this new era that is here to stay.

+Baker

Enthusiasm & Joy!!! August 28, 2009

Hello all.
Many people try to overcomplicated things. I believe that at the core of everything you take on, if there isn’t enough enthusiasm or joy, the chances of you going in the wrong direction is very high. Now a lot of people do things because they feel the “have to.” I don’t believe you “have to” do anything. You were put here to express enthusiasm and joy in all that you do, and allowing others to be blessed by this. It always goes back to your personal belief systems. Something is only as important to you because you believe it to be.

“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.”
-Tony Robbins

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR ENTHUSIASM & JOY ON A REGULAR BASIS?

Now a lot of people ask me, but how do you keep your enthusiasm and joy when everything around me isn’t working? I say, your view on life is all based on your own perspective. Yes, maybe things didn’t go your way when you wanted it to, but how you deal with it or how you resolve it is always and will always be your choice. Does it get difficult sometimes? Yes. It does get difficult to realize that you are fully responsible for the way you react towards challenges that come your way. But does this make you a stronger and better person? Yes. I believe it does. When you begin to realize that all the reactions that you have deep within you are just your own feelings towards a certain outcome, than you really get an honest look at who you are. If you are willing to change this, remember that it is just a matter of internally changing the way you look at your situation.

ENTHUSIASM & JOY IS A CONSCIOUS DECISION INDIVIDUALS MAKE FOR THEMSELVES

The people living with a sense of enthusiasm and joy everyday I believe make this consious decision for themselves. It really is a choice of the individual to live in this manner. Just as it is a choice for an individual to live in sorrow, or fear. Is it easier to live in sorrow and fear in this society? Yes. It is easier because it seems like the more comfortable choice. It takes a lot more out of a person to bring enthusiasm and joy to the table, especially in these current times we live in. I believe everyone has this ability to shift their focus on what they truly want to bring about in their lives. So although living a life filled with enthusiasm and joy may sound very appealing to many people, the reality is that if you really wanted to be at this level, you would have to make the conscious choice to do so. It all begins with your choice.

“Joy comes from using your potential.”
-Will Schultz

BEGIN NOW!
If you want to start living with enthusiasm and joy and have all these positive experiences come your way, you certainly can! It’s all a choice. Nobody can take this away from you. You were given this power, all you really need to do is start utilizing this power on a daily basis. Seek out things that empower you, and make you feel good! As you seek out these things, begin to focus on the joy it brings you and stay on that course.

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

+Baker

Don’t Use A Yardstick To Measure Up August 4, 2009

Hello all.

NOT TRYING TO MEASURE UP

The real secret to my personal life of beyond success, was the moment that I began stop using a yardstick to measure up to other people. I refuse to measure my accomplishments and failures with that of others. This is because I understand that the yardstick is actually a form of the ego. Like I’ve stated in my previous posts, the ego is desperate for survival. It needs to cling onto some fixed idea in order for it to survive. The idea of trying to have accomplished a particular thing at a certain time or age, is all ego.

I believe that the way the school system is structured actually strengthens the ego. For example, the idea of finishing college in 4 years, following orders from your teacher to get good grades, is a mental and social conditioning that enables people to start using the yardstick to measure up to others. The social constructed individual takes this into the workplace, and the ego chooses to hang out with people that identity with similar conditioning. So using a mental yardstick to measure up is actually something people, through social conditioning start to live up to. They begin comparing themselves, because there is a certain “time” things need to get done.

I don’t know about you, but the idea of having to always trust this yardstick doesn’t feel natural.
This has nothing to do with being either an ambitious or lazy individual. It’s about being in your natural flow at the time you are meant to be. I write a lot also about being in the present moment in my previous posts. This all ties into not using a yardstick, because when you are fully present in what you are doing, the thoughts of “measuring up” to others, slowly diminishes and ceases to exist. That’s why I believe the yardstick is a form of the ego, because it takes you out of the present moment, and instead of doing what needs to be done, you look outward for suggestions, when the real answers are within you to begin with.

“When You Try hard, You Die hard”
-Kanye West

The great thing about the way life works is that everything comes when it’s supposed to come. Nothing in nature is ever forced. If you look at the way the trees grow overtime, they actually just grow naturally. They don’t try hard to grow, they don’t compare their size to other trees. One tree doesn’t try to grow taller than the other tree, it just grows at the level that is natural for the tree, neither does one tree try to shrink to make the tree next to it look bigger.

AN EXAMPLE FROM NATURE
The tree will lose leaves, and grow new ones. It’s just being. That’s what I feel more people should consider. Just being. Your personal growth may come really quickly or may come at a slower pace. You may have a run of tremendous accomplishment, and a time for a few disappointments. Begin now to be okay with the pace of whatever is best for you in your own life. Let it flow. Everything happens at it’s own pace and it’s own time.
Put your faith in yourself and you and express gratitude for the small victories along the way. Allow good things to come and don’t rely on the yardstick of other people, to determine where you should be, or what you should have. You are actually at a better place, than you realize at this moment.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
-Steve Jobs

A PERSONAL EXAMPLE-THE SUCCESS OF THIS BLOG
An example in my own life is that when I began to see a lot of success with this blog. To be honest, I couldn’t really keep up with the success of this blog at the time. When I started seeing 80+ visitors to my blog I got a little scared. From going to 0 views a day for 6 straight months, to my readership growing to 80+ was a stretch for me at the time. This fear has taught me to except what is and let it be. I have to be willing to accept the fact that I’m moving to higher levels with my writing. I’m learning how to accept the victories I’ve been blessed with along the way. I have to stay with this flow, because this is where I’m at.

One year ago, I couldn’t say that was the case at all. Two years ago I operated at a much slower pace of success. Two years ago things seemed to move slower and things felt muddy. So acknowledging that I’m in a higher place for me creatively is key. It’s not about whether others say it’s a success or not, but really what I honestly know from what I know for myself. Begin now to trust your flow, your own pace. This is a more reliable way for you to go about life.

Don’t use a yardstick to measure up, it’s not reliable.

+Baker

How To Dream Big, When Everyone Around You Doesn’t July 22, 2009

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Hello all.

WE NEED BIG DREAMERS TODAY
Dreaming big is something we all need more of in this society. Big dreamers that take action on their dreams are the people in this society that make things happen. If you are a big dreamer, I ask you to take a moment of silence and sincerely congratulate yourself. There aren’t too many out there, but if you are a big dreamer, I send my most sincere and honest honor. The reason I send you my most sincere and honest honor, is because most big dreamers especially at the very beginning, are generally surrounded by people that don’t really believe in them much. Look back in history and most of all high achievers somewhere in their early careers were met with many naysayers. Only to eventually turn those naysayers into believers. It’s not a great feeling having visions and big goals and everyone around you thinking you are “crazy.” Yet, this is how it usually all begins. The truth is that it takes a lot of courage to dream big and follow through. Part of the reason is also because the bigger the dream, the more critics you may attract…

However, the people that don’t believe in your dreams are actually just mirrors of your own self doubt. So there is a special reason that is there. Take time to thank and be grateful for people that challenge your dreams, as they are really there to make you better.
Express your gratitude, be thankful and push forward. You are capable of realizing your big dreams, with enough enthusiasm, time, and energy. You are capable of it, because I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and those big dreams come to you for a special purpose. I know that the special purpose and reason is for you to follow them. Everything that we admire and look at with awe all started out with someone who had a big dream. Be that person for others. I ask that when you are faced with the opportunity to follow your dream or follow the crowd, follow your dream.

This day and age we are seeing more people take chances, because they are beginning to see the bigger picture. The bigger picture is allowing people to really get clear on their goals and finding out what really matters to them at this point in their lives. As they become clear on what really matters in their life, they begin to take the small action steps necessary to follow their big dreams.

“You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?”
* George Bernard Shaw

THE REASON BEHIND A BIG DREAM
I think that many people place too much importance on trying to reach for a dream for the sake of trying to prove something. I don’t think that trying to prove something should be the real reason to chase a dream. Chase a dream, because it’s exciting for you, and because it can make a positive difference in people’s lives. In my world, chasing a dream is about an inner sense of fulfillment and knowing that you gave the best of what you were capable to give at the time. It really has nothing to do with proving something, because the act of trying to prove something is ego based, and only brings about temporary highs.

“What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.”
Roethke, Theodore

NOT TRYING TO PROVE ANYTHING
The idea of not trying to prove anything, and being true to yourself and achieving your big dreams and your own sense of inner fulfillment is actually the foundation of my book. I also speak a lot about the difference of the U.S mainstream version of success, and what I call Beyond Success on my book:
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I feel my book can really inspire you into a lifestyle that goes beyond what a lot of Americans are chasing, and give you a real sense of inspiration and empowerment in your daily life. My book is a straight to the point, short read, that acts as a wonderful guide for you to experience positive changes in your life in this changing world.
Be bold.

“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”
Fosdick, Harry Emerson

With Gratitude,
+ Baker

Next Stop… Sedona, Arizona July 13, 2009

Hello all.

This week I will be traveling to Sedona Arizona. I’ve been looking forward for this trip for a few months now.
I will be visiting Sedona, Arizona with my family. It will be my first time visiting, and I want to make sure that I get the most out of the experience, and looking to it more for the spiritual experience more than anything else. Some say that Sedona is the spiritual Mecca of the U.S.A. There is a certain energy that the red rocks in Arizona hold. I am curious to find out for myself this energy that is presented here. It’s about a six hour drive from where I live.

I want to make sure that I still get my M.I.T’s done during the trip. It’s strange once you are really focused on achieving goals like myself, even during vacations, where a majority of people simply make it a main focus to simply relax, I still have the drive to get stuff done, but more in a relaxed manner.
I feel this trip will be a real eye opener for me, and hopefully I will be coming back with a new sense of inspiration, and great insights to share with you all.

Blessings in abundance,

+Baker

Why Trying To Do Everything Leads To Accomplishing Very Little & My Time Managment Technique July 10, 2009

Hello all.

I don’t try to do everything. I only focus on a small percentage of things during the day that I have decided to be of prime importance. What I do is, before I go to bed every night I set up a list of 3 M.I.Ts. An M.I.T stands for Most Important Tasks. I decide the day before what my most important tasks are for the given day. Keep in mind these 3 tasks may not the easiest or most fun things to do during the day, but they are important to have complete before the day is over.

After I complete each one, I cross out the task from my list. At this time I take a very short break and go on to the next task, and so on. After completing my 3 Most Important Task, I go to my calender and mark and X for the day. This X on the day is a signal to me that I’ve completed my tasks for the day. The simple act of marking the X on my calendar gives me an honest sense of accomplishment and security. It makes me feel good knowing I completed what I set out for that day. This in turn builds momentum and confidence for the following day, and tackle the new challenge.

After completing my 3 M.I.Ts I can relax a little bit and consume information and learn new things. This is a relaxing and fun process as I do enjoy learning new things and like to constantly stay on top of the latest and up to date information. Once again this method is not intended to try to try do “everything” rather it is intended to do only a small portion of Most important task each day, which ultimately leads to more production, not less.

As the month comes to an end, and I look at my calendar as a whole, (if followed through correctly) there is an even bigger sense of feeling accomplished and a peace of mind for that month. This calendar technique gradually keeps me accountable and on track towards my bigger ultimate life goals.

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”
-Bruce Lee

Trying to do everything leads to accomplishing very little, because you are too open to the needs and wants of so many people. If you try to be everywhere, you might end up not being anywhere. Stay present, and don’t be afraid of eliminating the clutter that isn’t yielding the results that you really want for yourself. Focus on doing the 3 Most Important Things that matter to you at the start of each day, and you will begin to see that only very little matters in your life. This attitude of focusing on that small percentage ironically leads to bigger more rewarding results for you in your personal life.

“Don’t try to do more. Just do more of the right things”
-Anonymous

My Concern With What A Majority of People Are Doing

What a majority of people do is that they aren’t clear on what are their most important tasks are, because they aren’t clear on their values. When you are clear on what you value you will be in a better position to operate more effectively on the Most Important Tasks of each day. I think society places such a huge importance of having and doing things that people tend to forget who we are in the process. Being who you are and contributing from within is the true path of the Beyond Successful individual. Don’t let this messed up society determine that for you, all those answers are inside you, take time to listen to it. The goal of my blogs is to get people clear on their values. Getting clear on what really matters to them, recognizing their dreams and true aspirations.

“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself”
-Galileo Galilei

This Blog Is A Starting Place For a Solution

I hope these blogs serve as inspiration for people to follow their dreams and although I am not a “How To Guy.” I consider my material more inspirational, idealistic and thought provoking. With that said, I hope the example of my personal time management daily agenda, proves to be a real example of how you can take big dreams and turn those into very doable small action steps that put you into action towards realizing your ultimate dream, to be, do, and have what you want in life.

+Baker

Go Completely Opposite of Society and Win In Life July 7, 2009

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
-Albert Einstein

Hello all.
You stand a much better chance at winning n life if you go completely opposite of what society wants from you. When you conform to what society wants from you on a daily basis, you actually become a victim to being like everyone else. I don’t know about you, but being like everyone else has a lot of drawbacks.

“Listen to society and fall, listen to your spirit and ball.”
-Baker

Have fun and do exactly the opposite of what society is teaching you. Society is teaching you to be like them so that the people at the top can win big. Why not be the person on the top winning.
Listen, this day and age we need more courage and less fear, because the world is changing fast. Don’t try to keep up with the people that aren’t at your level. Push forward, be you all day every single day. A lot of the news on television are used as scare tactics. The best advice I received at a young age is to go opposite of what they are saying in the news, and see what amazing opportunities emerge.

“Fortune favors the brave.”
-Publius Terence

You have a better shot at winning in life, if you be what society doesn’t want you to be. Play by your own rules. Live how you were destined to live, not what some television show is trying to get you to be. The true winners in life operate from their spirit based knowledge, and not ego needs. The ego needs to feel alive and society places a great opportunity for the ego to survive. Society rewards the ego time and time again, so I don’t blame people for buying into the path that leads ultimately to destruction. However the higher consious individual understands this and takes a stand, and artfully moves in the direction of the soul. Let go of this need and desire to be like everyone, this is not the style anymore. Be you, and grow at the pace you know is best for you. Don’t let this twisted society determine where you should be. You know the answer to this, what you focus on expands. Go inward and let the outward manifest the way it is supposed to.
Life has no boundaries when you see the world as an inspired individual. Go completely opposite of society and win in life.

+Baker

Beyond Success-Baker Style The Book. Now Available. July 3, 2009

Hello all.
After months of working on my book, I am happy to announce my book is now out published and ready for purchase. I just want to thank all the people that made this blog happen. The support of my readers have ultimately helped launch the completion of the book. A lot of the wisdom expressed here on Beyond Success-Baker Blog, are ideas expressed in the book, but more organized and concise. It’s a book that I honestly didn’t write myself, but it was a book that my “higher-self” wrote. So the words are coming from a much higher place than “myself.” As you read through the book you will feel the authenticity and honesty of the words. There is wisdom and knowledge here presented on this book that will guide you to be, do, and have what you want during these current times. I am big reader of several self-help and personal development books, and a lot of the ideas I express here were tools that I’ve come to understand and that have worked for me personally.

Please purchase your own copy of the book HERE.

Thank you all for all the positive energy and amazing support.
I look forward to hearing what you all of you think about the book!

With Gratitude,

+Baker

“Whatever The Mind of a Man Can Conceive and Believe He Can Achieve”
-Napoleon Hill

How the Current Economy Presents Tremendous Opportunity for You: The Spiritual Revolution June 24, 2009

“The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can’t be organized or regulated. It isn’t true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth.”
- Ram Dass

Hello all.
We are in the midst of a great collapse of the U.S economy. This is an exciting time to be living. The reason it is exciting, because if you see the opportunities that are present during these current times, and seize them you will be a very accomplished individual 5 years from now.

The opportunities that are presented are becoming more visible to those that are living consciously. Those that are seeing what is missing in the world today will reap great rewards in the future. The amazing thing about this all is that we are headed towards the very basics again.
The idea of unity, peace, and compassion for ourselves and others is making a major comeback. What I see that is happening now, is that old systems are failing. The old ideas of corporate ladder climbing is crumbling. The government is starting to
fail because the original intent came from a dark place. This may have been through greed, pride, and other selfish motives. The industrial age thinking is starting to really collapse because a new era is emerging. This goes beyond the Information age era. What we are entering as collective human beings is a spiritual revolution.

The Spiritual Revolution

The spritual revolution is being felt by many people that are tuned into their intuition. You can see it in the eyes of children, they know what is happening, but most don’t have the ability to communicate it effectively.
The tables are turning, those that live consciously and work from their soul will be the new leaders of this nation. Those fixated on their ego desires will slowly diminish.

The current economy will allow you to really take a look inside yourself and see what the world is in need of. The answers are going to be felt and inspire you to move in the right direction. The tremendous opportunities are already here, you just need to be open to them and accept the changing world that you are currently in.

These are the times to follow your heart, and watch in amazement at how this simple habitual act will take you to places beyond your wildest dreams. The current economy presents tremendous opportunity for you because the spiritual revolution is here.

Slumber not in the tents of your fathers! The world is advancing. Advance with it!
-Mazzini

+Baker

Following The Synchronized Chain of Events June 12, 2009

“Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable… attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It’s all about timing.” -Stacey Charter

Hello all.
Have you ever seen that movie Serendipity? I know this sounds weird, but a lot of my life ever since I started Baker The Brand has been like that.
Minus the love story aspect of it, and exchange that into business.

I just started this Baker The Brand project honestly for fun. I felt it was something creative and if I inspired some people along the way to live a better lifestyle, that would be good enough for me. But honestly, what transpired from a simple blog has synchronisticaly fell into place as a strong and amazing creative place for me to write and inspire others along the way. For example, the right people would come in and offer me great suggestions at the perfect time. A natural flow began to emerge, as the right people and experiences began to be of service. The book that I’ve been working on is actually a result of several synchronized events leading up to it’s completion.

The synchronized chain of events that happened earlier in my life, I didn’t fully understand. But through experience, what I’ve found is that when there are synchronized chain of events that are happening in my own life, I can trust that it is the universes’ way of telling me that I’m going along the right path. It’s almost like a reassurance. An example of a synchronized event would be if let’s say, I’m thinking of a specific “word” in my head while driving in my car and the exact moment I think of the “word,” someone says that exact word on the radio. Later on that same day I attend a personal development teleconference and hear that very same “word” from a keynote speaker and they single out and say the exact “word” with so much passion and enthusiasm that I can’t help but notice, that I have been engaged in a synchronized chain of events! This is a small example of a synchronized event.

Being able to trust these synchronized events as something that is coming from the universe, has been a major discovery for me. The key though really to get into witnessing more synchronized events, is just to do things that you really enjoy and have a passion for. When you are engaged in doing stuff you really enjoy and are in the present moment these synchronized events happen naturally, and in large quantities. This keeps you in the position to allow the events to naturally come to you v.s actively trying hard to seek it out.

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
-Mahatma Ghandi

I don’t suggest trying to look for things to synchronisticly connect, I would focus more on doing stuff you really enjoy and have fun with people who share the same interest as you. Use the synchronized chain of events in your life as an exciting experience that allows you the opportunity to piece the puzzle together and start to creatively work from a place of trust, joy, and fun. You will be amazed at the great creations that emerge when come from a place of trust, joy, and fun.
When your projects begin to form synchronized chain of events, you are on the right track. Also remember to share your synchronized chain of events with others.

+Baker

Where Amazing Really Happens May 30, 2009

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Hello all.
Amazing really happens wherever you are at. You don’t really need to search outside of yourself to find amazing. Amazing is in everything you do and the value you provide for many people. Amazing happens as soon as you get up in the morning ready to create and provide value to people that are eagerly waiting to hear from you.

“Where Amazing Happens”
-National Basketball Association Playoffs Slogan

You may have those times in life where things aren’t moving along and you feel stuck, these are times when you are not recognizing the amazing inside of you. The moment you begin to recognize the amazing in you, acknowledge it and continue forward on your life’s mission. Although I can’t tell you exactly what your life’s mission is, I know that this amazing quality that is inside of you is what will push you forward to be, do, and have what you want in life.

Begin now to develop a service oriented approach to life, focus on providing positive value to others in whatever way you can. We live in a society that believes in high achievement and success. Generally speaking, this society conditions people to find amazing outside of themselves. However, I believe that in order to reach what I call Beyond Success, you must find the amazing inside of you first. When you are highly creative, and moving along at your pace and making moves in this world, you are acknowledging the Amazing in your spirit, and sharing it with others.

Amazing really happens with you.

+Baker

Letting Go of Fear May 14, 2009

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Hello all.
Fear is something that stops people from attaining their life’s purpose. A lot of times we say we want certain things in life, but most people let fear stop them. This fear comes from the feeling that these people have to hold on to things that don’t serve them any longer. I can honestly say that the reason people have fear in following their life’s purpose is because they lack belief. The more fearful someone is when following their life purpose, the less belief they have in what is possible.

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.”
-Abraham Lincoln

I can remember in 2004 I attended a Personal Development-Wealth seminar at the Los Angeles Convention Center, one of the guest speakers was C.E.O of Def Jam-Entrepreneur, Russel Simmons. One of the things I remember very vividly was when Russel said, “When starting out on any goal, you have to have a belief in the unseen.” I remember thinking to myself at that time having no idea how I was going to ever reach my goals, but I did at that moment develop a belief of the unseen. There was this inner feeling inside that knew what I wanted to become.

At that time, I didn’t necessarily see what I wanted to become, but there was a feeling that can be described as an inner fire that was lit in the pit of my stomach. The feeling was not like any other feeling I’ve had experienced at that point. This feeling has propelled everything I’ve created thus far with Baker The Brand. This feeling is what continues to push me beyond my limitations and helps let go of any fears I may have.

Many people lack belief that if they change now, they will lose what they think they already have. Letting go of your old ways of doing things and thought patterns is a major step. What if you let go of your old ways and you are alone, trying to figure it all out?
You are never really alone. The best decision you can possibly make in your life is to let go of old fears. These fears that hold you back are just an illusion anyway.
One of my favorite acronyms for the word fear is: F.E.A.R=False Evidence Appearing Real.

Don’t worry so much what you will lose when you let go of your fear, but focus on what you will gain as a result of letting go of your fear. Is there anything stopping you? Fear can come in the form of keeping negative people around you, or not following up on a project because you think you will be heavily criticized. The longer you allow these fears stick around you, the longer it takes you to become the person you know you really are. Begin now to focus on what you do really want for yourself, and gradually let go of things that don’t serve you well. Let go of the fear that is stopping you, and develop a faith in the unseen.

+Baker