Stop Worrying about The “Doing” and Just “BE”

Hello all.

Just “BE”cause…

Many people continually ask me “what I do.” Questions arise such as, “How do you live a life of abundance, how do you do what you do and make a living?” They are so focused on what “I do,” that they are forgeting the lesson.

I AM
It’s not what I do. It’ s who I am. This is a concept many people are struggling with. I don’t “do” anything. I just be. When I just be me, the actions flow out of me naturally.

When you begin to understand this within yourself, you will understand why I just have to be myself when I type on here and everything else just takes care of itself. This state of allowing good to flow into my life, is a result of not much logical thinking, it’s a result of just being what I know.

BE YOU

Just relax and be you. I think the confusion comes in for many people with this subject because of the conflict they experience in expectations. This expectation of themselves comes from society’s expectation and or a perceived higher “authority” figures expectation. I urge people to not conform to what society or an “authority” wants from them. I only urge this route if in fact, that what society and what your perceived “authority” demands from you, is NOT in alignment with who you really are. Simply want what you want for you simply because it feels good for you. This feeling alone acts as an energy that will get you outside of the box of trying to “do” and into “being.”

I intend to serve as an example of how to be, not what necessarily what to do.

+Baker

When You Want Something, First Give That Something Away

Hello all.

The real secret to getting something you need, is by first giving it away. If you are missing love in your life, give love away for free, if you have very little money, give whatever you have away. If you want more happiness, make it your aim first to bring happiness to someone else. If you want peace, send others peace. The list goes on. This goes to the simple universal laws of creation. As you sow so shall you reap. You can’t have more of something unless you are ready to give it away first. By giving it away first, you prove to the universe that you really have it, therefore receiving more of what you want.

+Baker

How Your Life is REALLY Measured

Hello all.

Our lives are measured not by what we do, but who we are. What you do on a daily basis is a by product of who you already are. If you don’t like what you are doing everyday, you always have the freewill and choice to change that.  Who you are comes way before what you do, because who you are is your essence and is where your truth lives.

You can do a lot of work, and do all sorts of things, but these things don’t really define who you are.  It was once stated that we are all human “beings” not human “doings.”

 

It is my firm belief that when people go back to their essence of who they really are, the doing is just second nature, and they can begin to measure their lives by their inner being, not necessarily by what they “do” for a living.

 

 

+Baker

When you say “Yes” to doing a job you don’t like, a part of your spirit dies.

Hello all.

We have all been there. The moment of decision, you are offered a job that will make a good enough sum of money that is comfortable for you. “Yay! I finally got a job.” you say to yourself. You get really excited, your parents and people close to you cheer with you, saying all the same thing. The words are uttered “I’m proud of you.”
But wait one second, isn’t “pride” a form of the ego? And if anything is ego based then it won’t last long, and it doesn’t lead to true happiness right?

I get really worried when someone says they are “proud” of me. It’s an indication that I did something good for their ego or something to that effect… I know I’m going in the right direction when something feels right for me, and I actually don’t get a reaction from others. But when I make a decision that a majority of people in society make, like “getting a job” all of a sudden people are “proud of me” ? That worries me.

Being Proud?
It worries me to think that people close to me get an inner sense of pride when I do something like “getting a job.” That’s an indication that they are stuck in a box that someone else has trapped them in. Yes a job means you get money. Yes you need money to survive. But damn! Doing a job you don’t like kills a part of your spirit! Where is THAT STATEMENT in the fine print when I’m signing up for my freakin’ W-2! People need to wake up, and they need to wake up fast, because the world is changing. The rules are changing.

The economy is collapsing people. The reason it is collapsing is because the old structure was built on greed and hunger for power, and only satisfies the temporary high of the ego, so that one day someone who has reached some sort of powerful corporate position can say to that person…
“I’m proud of you.”
You say “yes” to the job. Little did you know the moment you said yes to this job, a part of your spirit dies. I Believe that in most cases, people accept jobs they don’t like because they are in need of something. In many cases it’s money. The bottom line is this, if you are doing a job you don’t like, and you make let’s say a lot of money from it, it won’t really matter in the end. The process is what it’s all about.

The Process
The process is the basis of my Beyond Successful Principles. I mean if you really enjoyed what you were doing and you weren’t in a “needy” position, life really does make a lot more sense. The universe abundantly gives to you the money, resources that you need. It’s all about staying in alignment with what is true for you. If you can trust this wisdom, and even just begin to study it you will find yourself in a place beyond your wildest dreams. You see your spirit knows what is good for you. It constantly tries to remind you via intuition and body signals. By body signals I mean, if you feel your body is being constantly weighed down or sluggish while doing your job, it may be an indication that your body is trying to tell you to choose another direction. Our physical body can only take so much.

Your Body Signals
I have the wonderful privilege of interviewing Caroline Sutherland. The best selling author of the book The Body Knows. She will be on my next blog post. She has studied this stuff and researched and has come to the realization that your physical body is constantly trying to give you signs of what is right or wrong for your spirit. The better your physical body feels the more in alignment you are with your true self, thus creating more exciting and enjoyable life experience.

Tune Into Abundance
What I do know for certain is that if you are doing a job you don’t like just out of neediness, I can guarantee you will always be in a state of neediness. Abundance can’t survive in a state of neediness, because abundance is actually the opposite mindset of neediness. Abundance is the ability to do what you need to do, when you need to do it. It is knowing that all your needs are met financially, emotionally, and spiritually. So in reality when you accept a job you don’t like out of neediness, you actually become more poor, which reflects everything else around you, thus takes away your true abundance that lies within you.

Still Proud?
So please, don’t be proud of people when they are doing jobs they don’t like, because that gives them further motivation to stop listening to their spirit. It gives them validation and approval to do things they don’t like for reasons they don’t understand. Instead be inspired by the blogger, who chooses to blog all day long because that is what give him joy, that is what excites him everyday. Be inspired by the talented musician on youtube who is staying up until 4am to compose some beautiful music for you, because it livens his spirit. Be inspired by the individual who decided to quit her job, and start an empowering business that intends to build a community based on something she feels passionate about and that can create a more positive uplifting space for herself and the people she empowers. Be inspired by the individual that says NO to larger sums of money offered by a corporate job, and chooses to work on his or her passion instead. But also be inspired to the person that says YES to accepting larger sums of money by working on his or her passion.

Don’t say “yes” to doing a job you don’t like. Say “YES” to doing work that keeps your spirit alive.

+Baker

When you say "Yes" to doing a job you don't like, a part of your spirit dies.

Hello all.

We have all been there. The moment of decision, you are offered a job that will make a good enough sum of money that is comfortable for you. “Yay! I finally got a job.” you say to yourself. You get really excited, your parents and people close to you cheer with you, saying all the same thing. The words are uttered “I’m proud of you.”
But wait one second, isn’t “pride” a form of the ego? And if anything is ego based then it won’t last long, and it doesn’t lead to true happiness right?

I get really worried when someone says they are “proud” of me. It’s an indication that I did something good for their ego or something to that effect… I know I’m going in the right direction when something feels right for me, and I actually don’t get a reaction from others. But when I make a decision that a majority of people in society make, like “getting a job” all of a sudden people are “proud of me” ? That worries me.

Being Proud?
It worries me to think that people close to me get an inner sense of pride when I do something like “getting a job.” That’s an indication that they are stuck in a box that someone else has trapped them in. Yes a job means you get money. Yes you need money to survive. But damn! Doing a job you don’t like kills a part of your spirit! Where is THAT STATEMENT in the fine print when I’m signing up for my freakin’ W-2! People need to wake up, and they need to wake up fast, because the world is changing. The rules are changing.

The economy is collapsing people. The reason it is collapsing is because the old structure was built on greed and hunger for power, and only satisfies the temporary high of the ego, so that one day someone who has reached some sort of powerful corporate position can say to that person…
“I’m proud of you.”
You say “yes” to the job. Little did you know the moment you said yes to this job, a part of your spirit dies. I Believe that in most cases, people accept jobs they don’t like because they are in need of something. In many cases it’s money. The bottom line is this, if you are doing a job you don’t like, and you make let’s say a lot of money from it, it won’t really matter in the end. The process is what it’s all about.

The Process
The process is the basis of my Beyond Successful Principles. I mean if you really enjoyed what you were doing and you weren’t in a “needy” position, life really does make a lot more sense. The universe abundantly gives to you the money, resources that you need. It’s all about staying in alignment with what is true for you. If you can trust this wisdom, and even just begin to study it you will find yourself in a place beyond your wildest dreams. You see your spirit knows what is good for you. It constantly tries to remind you via intuition and body signals. By body signals I mean, if you feel your body is being constantly weighed down or sluggish while doing your job, it may be an indication that your body is trying to tell you to choose another direction. Our physical body can only take so much.

Your Body Signals
I have the wonderful privilege of interviewing Caroline Sutherland. The best selling author of the book The Body Knows. She will be on my next blog post. She has studied this stuff and researched and has come to the realization that your physical body is constantly trying to give you signs of what is right or wrong for your spirit. The better your physical body feels the more in alignment you are with your true self, thus creating more exciting and enjoyable life experience.

Tune Into Abundance
What I do know for certain is that if you are doing a job you don’t like just out of neediness, I can guarantee you will always be in a state of neediness. Abundance can’t survive in a state of neediness, because abundance is actually the opposite mindset of neediness. Abundance is the ability to do what you need to do, when you need to do it. It is knowing that all your needs are met financially, emotionally, and spiritually. So in reality when you accept a job you don’t like out of neediness, you actually become more poor, which reflects everything else around you, thus takes away your true abundance that lies within you.

Still Proud?
So please, don’t be proud of people when they are doing jobs they don’t like, because that gives them further motivation to stop listening to their spirit. It gives them validation and approval to do things they don’t like for reasons they don’t understand. Instead be inspired by the blogger, who chooses to blog all day long because that is what give him joy, that is what excites him everyday. Be inspired by the talented musician on youtube who is staying up until 4am to compose some beautiful music for you, because it livens his spirit. Be inspired by the individual who decided to quit her job, and start an empowering business that intends to build a community based on something she feels passionate about and that can create a more positive uplifting space for herself and the people she empowers. Be inspired by the individual that says NO to larger sums of money offered by a corporate job, and chooses to work on his or her passion instead. But also be inspired to the person that says YES to accepting larger sums of money by working on his or her passion.

Don’t say “yes” to doing a job you don’t like. Say “YES” to doing work that keeps your spirit alive.

+Baker

You Don’t “Have To” Do Anything.

 
Hello all.
You technically don’t “have to” do anything. We are bred as children to be forced into doing stuff we don’t like to do. This makes for very confused adulthood, as we begin to try to do things that made other people happy. The truth is the only thing you should be doing, is what you feel your life’s purpose is. You should always be following your highest excitment.
 
Your life’s purpose I can tell you right now is bigger than you. You will never feel like its accomplished, because the size of it. Your life’s purpose is what gets you excited each morning to get up really early to start working on it. However, in the beginning, all you really have to do is listen. Many people are waking up to this wonderful phenomenon. If you don’t know exactly what to do, don’t do anything, sit in silence. Don’t move if you don’t feel like it. We entering an age where freewill is becoming mainstream and easily understood. You control your destiny. You don’t necessarily have to do everything, just pick the few things that resonate deep within you and follow the unfolding of it all. Finding your life’s purpose takes time, and patience. The more you are aware and awakening to the natural flow of life, the more patience you will expect from yourself, and you will begin to realize there are times when you simply don’t have to do anything.
 
I am not a motivational blogger, I am a realistic blogger. I know that from my experience there were so many times that I was just like, “I don’t have to do anything, it will just come” And guess what. I was right. It just comes, don’t do anything if you don’t feel compelled to move yet. It is all about your timing. It’s not about anybody else’s time clock. You will read many books on self help, and personal development requiring you and pushing you to take action on your goals. But what if your not even in the place of goal setting yet? What if you haven’t found your purpose in life?
 
I am not like most personal development gurus out there, I know you don’t have it all figured out yet, and that is perfectly fine. We live in a “feeling” universe, you must go with the naturally flow of things. As you become more self aware, you will begin to feel the natural flow of things is actually you being yourself in the moment. Just don’t pretend that you have all these amazing plans for the future, when you aren’t even honestly clear of what your true purpose in life is. Just don’t fall into the habit of laziness. There’s a difference between consious nothingness and just flat out being lazy. But I know that if you are reading this type of blog, you understand the clear difference.
 
It’s fine not to do anything. Doing nothing, eventually allows you to do something good for you and others, if done consciously.

+Baker

You Don't "Have To" Do Anything.

 
Hello all.
You technically don’t “have to” do anything. We are bred as children to be forced into doing stuff we don’t like to do. This makes for very confused adulthood, as we begin to try to do things that made other people happy. The truth is the only thing you should be doing, is what you feel your life’s purpose is. You should always be following your highest excitment.
 
Your life’s purpose I can tell you right now is bigger than you. You will never feel like its accomplished, because the size of it. Your life’s purpose is what gets you excited each morning to get up really early to start working on it. However, in the beginning, all you really have to do is listen. Many people are waking up to this wonderful phenomenon. If you don’t know exactly what to do, don’t do anything, sit in silence. Don’t move if you don’t feel like it. We entering an age where freewill is becoming mainstream and easily understood. You control your destiny. You don’t necessarily have to do everything, just pick the few things that resonate deep within you and follow the unfolding of it all. Finding your life’s purpose takes time, and patience. The more you are aware and awakening to the natural flow of life, the more patience you will expect from yourself, and you will begin to realize there are times when you simply don’t have to do anything.
 
I am not a motivational blogger, I am a realistic blogger. I know that from my experience there were so many times that I was just like, “I don’t have to do anything, it will just come” And guess what. I was right. It just comes, don’t do anything if you don’t feel compelled to move yet. It is all about your timing. It’s not about anybody else’s time clock. You will read many books on self help, and personal development requiring you and pushing you to take action on your goals. But what if your not even in the place of goal setting yet? What if you haven’t found your purpose in life?
 
I am not like most personal development gurus out there, I know you don’t have it all figured out yet, and that is perfectly fine. We live in a “feeling” universe, you must go with the naturally flow of things. As you become more self aware, you will begin to feel the natural flow of things is actually you being yourself in the moment. Just don’t pretend that you have all these amazing plans for the future, when you aren’t even honestly clear of what your true purpose in life is. Just don’t fall into the habit of laziness. There’s a difference between consious nothingness and just flat out being lazy. But I know that if you are reading this type of blog, you understand the clear difference.
 
It’s fine not to do anything. Doing nothing, eventually allows you to do something good for you and others, if done consciously.

+Baker

When I Write, I Lose My Senses

Photo By Kimbundance

Hello all.

Lately, I’ve been working on a new Baker Project, that can be described as simply losing my senses. There are moments where I am working on a particular part in this project and I just lose it. I lose a sense of time, logic, fear, worry…etc. Many creative writers, artists have called this a state of flow. It’s indescribable really to be so immersed in something in this case writing, that I loose track of time.

I was currently working on my project and I just got a sudden rush to write about this state of mind while it was still fresh in me.
This post is just coming straight from my soul at this very moment, I don’t even know if I should categorize things or label things and call this a “regular” Baker post at this moment. I just feel really blissful and amazing to be able to put words on paper, and have it feel like the words are just glowing out of the page. It’s a pretty amazing feeling when one gets in this flow because it feels like time just stops. To be this immersed in the present moment is something I won’t try to describe here, but just felt I needed to put out into the world.

I don’t even know if what I just wrote made total sense. But I lose my senses when I’m writing…

When I was free of all thought I entered this space.
It was neither a fast or slow pace.
Neither was it a race.
The need for desiring anything did not exist.
All I remember was pure bliss.
A place where abundant creativity flowed naturally.
Not concerned with what “they” see.
It was the flow that set me free.
It was the flow that allowed me to BE.

+Baker

The Story Behind The Pictures I Post On My Blogs

Photo By Kimbundance

Hello all.
Many people enjoy the pictures that I have above my blog posts. The majority of the pictures I post are carefully selected pictures I get from google images. I try my best to contact each photo and ask approval from the source when I can. Some of the other pictures you see of were taken by my sister Kimbundance. The picture above is from my sister Kimbundance. You can check out her amazing photography work HERE.

“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
-Napoleon Bonaparte

There is a little story that goes behind the pictures I’ve posted on my blogs.
This entire summer has been remarkable. This summer, I’ve been fortunate enough to have done a lot of traveling relatively close to California. This summer I’ve been lucky enough to travel to different parts of Arizona, Lake Tahoe, San Diego, and some really nice Orange County beaches such as Newport and Laguna Beach. While I was traveling, little did I know the pictures that I’ve carefully selected and admired that I had just grabbed from Google Images have began appearing to me in real life.

It was pretty amazing watching the whole thing unfold. I would be say in Arizona, visiting the Grand Canyon, and actually be standing right in front of the wonderful sight in real life, only to realize about 7-10 blog posts before, I had the exact same picture in one of my blog posts. This has happened in numerous occasions.
Life really does imitate art, and art imitates life…

+Baker

Trying Too Hard: The T.T.H Disease & The Cure

Photo By: Kimbundance

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

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

Baker’s Simple Recipe for Beyond Success: Positive Attitude+Positive Action=Beyond Success

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?

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

Following The Synchronized Chain of Events

“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

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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