Living Life Abundantly

The fact of the matter is none of us have it all figured out and none of us are perfect. We all have areas of opportunity and plenty of room for improvement.

“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.” ~ Brian Tracy

We all have much room for growth. Again, none of us are perfect and none of us ever will be… but we can certainly work on our areas of opportunity. == > LETS GROW!

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1 Year and Still Going Strong!

This past September marked 1 year since starting our U Grow Girl! group in Compton. We celebrated in style and met with the ladies of U Grow Girl! from San Pedro, Inglewood, and Los Angeles for tea.  We had a wonderful time and our Tea was actually featured in the Inglewood Today newspaper!

Here’s a photo montage of our Tea!

In our meeting last week we discussed and acknowledged our growth in our individual areas of opportunity. We identified situations that stretched us out of our comfort zones and marked significant changes we’ve made to live our lives more abundantly.

We have one more meeting left for 2008 and I’m certain it will be a powerful one that will no doubt catapult us into even more welcomed growth in 2009. I see a Spa Day and weekend retreat in our future Our focus for our next meeting is:

The Law of Opportunity:
Your greatest possibilities will often come from the most common situations around you. Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet…” —Brian Tracy

POOR= Passing On Opportunities Repeatedly

“Your Future Depends On…”
Who you will be in the next 5 years depends on 3 things: the books you read. the people you meet. The choices you make. —15min Money Manager

If you would like to start a U Grow Girl! group in your area visit: www.ugrowgirl.com and contact Coach Ace for more information.

The city of Compton is making great strides in its mission of birthing a new Compton. New businesses are springing up and occupying once vacant lots and buildings. Since Compton was named an entrepreneurial hot spot and ranked #2 for best places to start and grow a business, the city is enjoying a surge in economic growth. We now have Target, Staples, Best Buy, Wells Fargo, Fresh & Easy, Panda Express, 24 Hour Fitness, Ross and more….This is wonderful news for Compton residents as these new and welcomed circumstances create new jobs, new opportunities, more choices, and new resources in our community.

Just yesterday I was driving down Compton Blvd and noticed the new Compton Dance Theatre studio. I pulled over and ran in! There was a rehearsal in session but I was greeted by the director and one of the instructors.

The Compton Dance Theatre is a non profit organization that provides professional training in classical, contemporary, and cultural dance forms to Compton’s youth after school and during the summer.

This is exciting! Kids in Compton interested in the arts have some where to go, learn, and grow! It’s about time! When I was growing up there was no dance studio in Compton. I took modern/jazz/tap on the westside.

I encourage everyone to support the Compton Dance Theatre. I am signing up for classes asap.

Even if you are not a Compton resident support this organization anyway with a donation and/or by spreading the word. This is an opportunity and benefit for young people that should be taken advantage of…this is an after school activity that can keep our kids off the streets and out of trouble…this is an art form that could inspire higher learning and help develop character. This is an organization that is in synch with birthing a new Compton. If you are a fellow blogger, I ask you to blog about it! For more information about the Compton Dance Theatre visit http://comptondancetheatre.org.

Events in Compton:

Compton Community Pride Day Job Fair and Community Resources Festival
Saturday February 16th 2008 9am – 3pm
Gonzales Park
1101 W. Cressey Street
310 605-5510 or 310 605-5557

Enterprise Zone Roll Out Seminar for Businesses
Wednesday February 20th 2008 8am – 12noon
Crystal Park Casino
123 E. Artesia Blvd
RSVP 310 761-1452 or 310 761-1431

Considering no one is perfect it is fair to say that there is always room for improvement. We all have strengths, weaknesses, and areas in which we can improve. Successful happy people continuously seek growth and development opportunities because they know that improving self is a key factor to improving life.

If you are unhappy with certain aspects of your life, if you are not where you want to be, if you are stressed, depressed, or uncertain about your life direction self development is your first step towards positive and productive change.

Begin using these 25 winning principles for self-development to see real change right away.

1. Set goals for yourself.
2. Commit your goals to paper.
3. Expect to be successful.
4. Ask for what you want.
5. Be decisive.
6. Accept responsibility for your life and your actions.
7. Proactively seek opportunities to learn and grow.
8. Make it a point to learn from key experiences.
9. Seek the lesson in any failures, mistakes, and setbacks.
10. Look for the good in every situation.
11. Seek feedback.
12. Accept constructive criticism.
13. Adapt to changes.
14. Find ways to Effectively manage stress.
15. Balance work, personal, and family life.
16. Work effectively with little or no supervision or direction.
17. Meet commitments.
18. Face fears and challenges head on.
19. Believe in yourself.
20. Refuse to compromise.
21. Follow and trust your intuition.
22. Be confident.
23. Be persistent and never give up.
24. Don’t hold grudges. Forgive, forget, and let go.
25. Go the extra mile.

A solid commitment to self-development lays the foundation to living life abundantly. Everyone wants to be prosperous, happy, and fulfilled, it all begins and ends with self-development.