Sterne Inspirations

…::: Temporary Defeat :::…

Napoleon Hill once said that one of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. But what it failure. Dictionary.com describes failure as the lack of success; the neglect or omission of expected or required action; the action or state of not functioning. But why do we automatically feel a sense of failure when something does not go as expected. Why is it we immediately grade ourselves with this F, when there are many opportunities for us to change this F into an A. What is this A that can help us to overcome temporary defeat.

A is Abundance. Abundance a very large quantity of something. plentifulness of the good things; prosperity. We need to operate with an abundance mindset knowing very well that we have access to all the resources that is necessary for us to succeed.

A is Attitude. Attitude is a settled way of thinking or feeling about something. It is a position of the body indicating a particular mental state. Once we adopt a Positive mental attitude, regardless of the temporary shortfall or defeat we know that we are just gathering information because sometimes we win and sometimes we learn.

A is Action. Action is the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. Lets make that aim, to constantly perform the action necessary that will help us to success. If something does not work right now, let us think of alternatives and act on it to verify the result. Thomas Edison once said that “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work” Lets take a clue from this great inventor and accept the fact that temporary defeat is just another way that wont work. We must never give up. We must continue to strive. We will succeed.

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…::: Be Attractive :::…

Let me first start by saying that I am not talking about your appearance, through if I was I would be flooded with comments from all you attractive people, including myself lol. No, I am talking about are you currently attracting the things in your life that you want. My last post said that we can have anything we want but how many of you actually believe that is possible?

As some of you may know I started following a daily routine which consists initially of prayer and personal development, followed by a few hours of trading, then either hit the gym or run for at least a mile and finally spend time connecting with people. So this morning I was reading a quote from napoleon hill that was shared over the past weekend at Bob Proctor’s Paradigm Shift and it goes as follows:

“Poverty and riches often change places. Poverty may, and generally does, voluntarily take the place of riches. When riches take the place of poverty, the change is usually brought about through well-conceived and carefully executed PLANS. Poverty needs no plan. It needs no one to aid it, because it is bold and ruthless. Riches are shy and timid. They have to be “attracted.” – Napoleon Hill

This is a very strong and powerful quote and felt the urge to share with everyone because there are two powerful messages in this one paragraph.

On Being Attractive:
Remember that book that I stumbled upon in Barnes and Noble? Well, while waiting in line for my flight from LA to Panama (and I was in that line for a LONG time but that is another story) I read something similar to what Napoleon Hill said. Darren Hardy goes to say that:

“Success is not something you pursue. What you pursue will elude you; it can be like trying to chase butterflies. Success is something you attract by the person you become.“

You can apply this to any thing your life but it makes complete sense. We already do it for job applications because employers will only hire persons who is a perfect fit for the job. So in order to get the job most of us study the qualities needed for the job and we find a way to develop these skills so we look more “attractive” to the employer. Its the same thing if you are seeking wealth and riches. “Dont focus on the INCOME. Focus on who you must BECOME and the INCOME will COME.”

On Poverty:

Napoleon Hill breaks it down perfectly in that extract; however while sitting down here in Starbucks MovieTowne Port of Spain sipping on an iced chai tea latte, the idea hit me. ICE. Yes, ICE.

Ice is the perfect way to describe this concept of Poverty and Riches. Based on the quote Riches can be easily converted to Poverty; however the only way you can move from poverty to Riches is through carefully planned effort.

Now think about ice and how it is made. As I watch my cup and realize that there had to be a particular process that was followed to get the ice shaped in cubes; HOWEVER when you remove ice from that environment it easily melts into a puddle. If you take the puddle just as it is and place it in the freezer it doesn’t change back into cubes. There is a process that is followed to get the water back into the shape of cubes. So next time you are not happy with your current situation, it probably just means that you need to change what you are going now and follow the required steps to get to where you want to be. How do you know what steps to take? Mentors! But that is a conversation for another time. For now remember that “when riches take the place of poverty, the change is usually brought about through well-conceived and carefully executed PLANS.”

…::: What do you Want? :::…

This idea popped in my mind over the past weekend when I attended Bob Proctor’s Paradigm Shift event in Los Angeles. I decided to expand on this idea a bit. It is the idea of WANT.

We get everything we WANT. But first we need to understand that what we THINK we want, and what the MIND perceives as what we want are two different things. In order to align the two it all comes down to Self-Discipline which results in Self Control.

In New York’s Barns & Noble, I “randomly” stumbled upon the book The Compound Effect. I say randomly in quotes because it in fact wasn’t random. I have been searching for instructions / material to help me to become self-disciplined since the year started because trust and believe as an entrepreneur / businessman you need to develop this skill PRONTO! lol So since my MIND was focused on that, it ignored all the other personal development books and zoned in on this book. But our conversation is about Want and what you think you want. To expand on my idea I will read out a quote from this same book:

“Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment.

“Unsuccessful people carry their goals around in their head like marbles rattling around in a can, and we say a goal that is not in writing is merely a fantasy. And everyone has fantasies, but those fantasies are like bullets with no powder in the cartridge. People go through life shooting blanks without written goals and that is the starting point” – Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect

So to summarize, We can get EVERYTHING we WANT but it goes beyond just putting it in our mind once every month, quarter or yearly (remember those new years resolutions?) Our futures are bright but once we know what we want lets start taking action toward those goals and make those fantasies into our realities. What do you Want? #sterneinspirations #ideasworthspreading

…::: Compound Travel :::…

…::: Short and Sweet :::… I am so happy and grateful for the time spent in Panama today. I was once again reminded that I love Panama! I love the contrast between Old Panama and New Panama. If you haven’t already, make sure and visit.

A few years ago my dream was to travel the world. I use to spend alot of time thinking about how expensive it might be to do it but now I dont even think about the cost anymore. I constantly have in my mind the vision of myself on a plane travelling anywhere I desire. While it didnt happen all at once, I sit here in Tocumen International Airport and I realized that I am well on my way of accomplishing that goal of world travel but it didn’t happen all at once. I took it once step at a time. It all started with a burning desire to travel, be in an airport, get on a place, and visit a new country. I know that through God all things are possible but when I think about all the cities I have visited already in the space of 8 years I am amazed! For this I remain thankful, humble, and forever grateful for these opportunities. Message for the day is to be grateful for where you are and where you have been as GRATITUDE will pave the way for where you are Going! Be Blessed
#sterneinspirations #visitpanama

…::: The Day I met Jack :::…

The day I met Jack, everything changed.

I am so happy and grateful now that I made the decision to see Bob Proctor Live at his seminar Paradigm Shift. It was certainly a life changing event and one of the best decisions that I have ever made. This three day seminar had my mind super engaged and active from Day 1 to Day 3. There were times where as Bob spoke different corners of my brain started to tingle. As the days progress I began to understand the power of thought, frequencies and vibration. This was next level information but made SO MUCH SENSE.

If I were to sum up all the information that was received I would say that we TRULY are what we think about. If each day you focus on Worry / Doubt, Fear, Anxiety, Debt and Poverty then that is what you will continue to attract. If you make a decision each day to focus on Understanding, Faith, Well Being, and Wealth you will continue to attract that.

I also learned about the tremendous power of Gratitude. Many of us wants a new job, more money, but we spend a tremendous amount of time talking ill or using acid words to describe your current job and current financial situation. If we all show a little more gratitude, it was start paving the way for what is to come. Steve Jobs once said that you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. Trust that where you are now will ALWAYS connect you to where you want to be. JUST BE GRATEFUL.

… and Grateful I am for having met Jack. Yes Jack. I was starstruck when I heard that Jack… Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul was in the audience. When Bob first mentioned his name something happened to me. I experienced a strong jolt of energy that struck my mind. I WANTED to be a best selling author just like Jack Canfield and I WANT to impact the lives of millions of people worldwide. It was strange because I never thought of myself as an author after all I studied Mathematics which is like almost the complete polar opposite of writing but over the past few years my desire to start writing increased significantly through the process of journal-ling. While I also WANT to be a powerful leadership and high performance coach and a inspirational speaker, I now WANT to add to that list of desires BEST SELLING AUTHOR.

You maybe wondering why I spend so many time and effort to make sure that WANT was in capital letters but over this past weekend I realized that I can truly have whatever I WANT. Bob Proctor said that the moment your belief matches with any state you fuse with it, and this union results in the activation and projection of its lots, plans conditions and circumstances. This new state of conscious awareness becomes your home from which you view the world. I challenge all who read this to think back to all your accomplishments, at some point in time, before you achieved that goal, it was an obsession such that you flooded your mind with this desire and need for it, till eventually it became your entire world. In order for you to live and function in the new world you created in your mind, you needed to MAKE SURE that this WANT turned into a MUST HAVE followed by I WILL HAVE and then finally I GOT IT else you will not be happy or content until you achieve it. It is with this idea and application of repetition that will allows us to live a life of Abundance and Serenity. #sterneinspirations #abundance #serenity #want

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This is a photo of me sharing my “Ah Ha” moments at Paradigm Shift

…::: Be Bold & Just Do it :::…

Sitting here in Starbucks on 55th and 7th Ave in Manhattan, NYC and feeling so thankful and blessed. Last week I attended an exclusive Forex training session with the CEO of IMarketsLive. Over 600 people in the room, and 25 persons were selected by the CEO for taking great notes during his session. I was one of the chosen few. CEO said he will then give each one of us USD500 worth of BITCOIN! Wow! I am thankful that I was bold enough to stand up and go to the front of the stage for him to review my notes.

Today the message is simple. Be Bold! Many people allow their “self talk” to hold them back saying things like “I am not lucky” or “There is no chance he will pick me” and remain seated. Sometimes we just need to BE BOLD say to yourself “WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE?” and JUST DO IT!

I want to challenge everyone to BE BOLD AND JUST DO IT. Whether it is a competition where the odds are against you, or a job that that seems attainable or a university that is difficult to get into. JUST DO IT. I remember applying for Imperial College wondering if this Trinidadian dude will get accepted, but you know what IMMA DO IT ANYWAY! lol. So to you my facebook family. BE BOLD AND JUST DO IT!

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”
― Barack Obama

…::: To Uber or Not to Uber :::…

To all my blog supporters who uses Uber when they are travelling abroad. Word of Advice: Take a picture BEFORE you enter the vehicle and AFTER you leave the vehicle because apparently there are some drivers out there wrongfully accusing people of incidences and as a result Uber automatically charges you a Cleaning Fee.

Woke up this morning to find out that I was charged an extra USD150 cleaning fee for a “mess” that was left by me. I immediately responded and quoted Shaggy saying “It wasnt me” and requesting a refund.

They then responded to me saying that unfortunately it cannot be refunded and then sent pictures with vomit on the floor and on the backseat of the car. I was so confused and very upset at this point. I immediately responded because clearly I was being wrongfully accused. I said that this is very serious issue and it would NOT be taken lightly especially when it is an incident that was not caused by me. I also told them that I noticed there seems to be many accounts of customers being wrongfully accused and being charged of a cleaning cost that didnt involve them. See link below:

https://www.cbsnews.com/…/uber-drivers-scamming-customers-…/

After 3 rounds of back and forth emails they respond saying that after further review they will refund the cost of USD150. I was now bout to call ABC, NBC, CNBC, FOX, DISNEY, AND CARTOON NETWORK and blast UBER but I am thankful that it didn’t get to that point.

This message is a warning to all Uber passengers and blog followers planning to use Uber. Please take pictures before and after you leave the vehicle and protect yourself against drivers that may be out go scam you on cleaning fees. #uber #uberissues #clearningfees #wrongfullyaccused #protectyourself

…::: Coincidence OR Laws of Attraction :::…

On September 25th 2018, I was chilling at Starbucks on 55th and 7th Avenue Manhattan when a random guy came and sat in front of me. We noticed we had the same Canon Rebel camera and started talking about the camera. We later realized that we were both going LA after we left NYC but a date wasnt discussed.

This morning (Sunday 30th September 2018) at 530am EST I boarded the plane, sat in my seat and moments later I noticed my new random friend was on the same flight! What are the odds of that happening? Manhattan serves approximately 4 million people on a weekday. Thousands of people pass through Starbucks on a daily basis and I connected with the one person who had the same camera as me and flying to LA on the same flight as me. Wow! Mind Blown! #sternesinspirations. cooldude

…::: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway :::….

Doors OFF Helicopter experience over Manhattan was AMAZING but I am not sure if you guys noticed there was a process that I was going through throughout the flight. Check out video below: –>>

My Helicopter Experience flying over Manhattan New York City

At the start of the flight I was so afraid to stick my feet outside. Few minutes later I started to just put one foot out. Then after sometime I got the courage to confidently stick both feet outside the helicopter. Perfect timing too, because I got to do it while circling the Statue of Liberty. BLISS, BLISS, TOTAL BLISS!

I decided to recap this event because this morning I was listening to the audio book 10X by Grant Cardone and he said fear is the great indicator. We should start using fear as a means to go forward rather than an excuse to remain stagnant.

I challenge everyone to be more conscious of the things that they fear and ask yourself… “Is this fear holding me back from who I am supposed to be or from something that I am supposed to achieve?” If it is then take action NOW and Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway. #sterneinspirations