I recently added a new friend to my Facebook account named Darren Jacklin and he was exactly this kind of person….except for the “never get close enough” part. I hooked up with Darren and spoke to him on the telephone for over and hour the other day. It was intended to be an interview but we wound up having more of a casual chat like two buddies.

We swapped ideas on my current situation and my future plans and he inspired me like few others. The guy is just a ball of fire and very energy filled!

Darren keeps what’s called a “bucket list”. Whether you have one or not, you need to go check his out. See, I’m all about setting goals and having dreams, but if you never take any steps toward reaching them, it’s just wishful thinking.

What I’ve learned lately is that the main thing that holds us back is simply our thinking and preconceived notions about what we can and cannot do.

I hope everyone that reads this blog gleans a few nuggets of inspiration from it and shares their dreams, goals and successes here. I totally done with all of the doom and gloom and I REALLY want to start hearing some good news for a change.

I’ll be sharing more info about Darren, his thoughts and ideas and what develops in our new relationship as time goes on, but for now you can read up on him at www.darrenjacklin.com

Go be inspired!

My goal was to take on a bunch of extra writing work and stuff like that for internet marketers so I could earn a few extra buck but people will write you articles for next to friggin’ nothing. Yeah, they might suck but I actually found a few people who looked REALLY promising that were not that expensive. We’ll have to see how that plays out.

I figured if I continued on with the “poor me” crap and let this bring me down, how would I ever succeed? I contacted a new Facebook friend who I found very interesting named Darren Jacklin. Turns out he a very successful and driven lad and an excellent motivational speaker.

I dropped him a line on Facebook and he actually replied to me and said we should speak on the phone this weekend. Now I hope it doesn’t cost me $500/hour because unemployed folk should spent $500 on chit chats with ANYONE…..BUT I just know that we can come out of this swinging and it it would be awesome to share it with as many people as we can.

It should be interesting to see what Darren has to say. I plan to offer to interview him and I also plan to inquire about hiring him for a Mary Kay event for my wife’s business.

I always believe in others and am confident that they can do anything they set their minds to but sometimes I lose sight of that same belief for myself. You could say my mindset needs adjusting from time to time.

I will not give up, I will remain hopeful and full of zest, I will succeed at all costs and provide my family and myself with all of the fulfillment and satisfaction that we deserve. Will you do the same?