You Are a Product of Who You Surround Yourself With…

by Ruddy Ortiz in Grow Yourself

I borrowed this post from one of my business partners and closest friends, Matthew Sapaula. In it, he shares one of the most profound truths about success in life. It inspired me so much that I wanted to share it  with all of my readers. I hope that you are as moved and inspired by it as I was.

You Are a Product of Who You Surround Yourself With…

It’s really is not abgroup_handsout how much money your have or how much you’d like to invest. We have a slew of celebrities and athletes that give many examples of this.  My own testimony of earning a collective salary of over $250k while serving ten years in the military, leaving broke and bankrupt is well told on my show.

Your surroundings is the FIRST step in building true, lasting wealth.  It’s not where you’re at, it’s where you’re headed.

One of my first mentors in my first financial brokerage firm told me as I was newly discharged from active-duty service in the U.S. Marines said this, “Matthew, you ARE who you surround yourself with, the people you listen to, the books you read and the events you attend.”  I had to make a paradigm shift in my mind as most Marines, after work, would love to kick-back and have a few beers while talking crap to each other all night.  Ok, let me get spiritual now…

Proverbs 13:20 states, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” And 1 Corinthians 15:33 echoes this universal principle as Paul writes, “Do not be misled – ‘Bad company corrupts good character’.” (more…)

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Visualization Techniques to Enhance Your Life

by Ruddy Ortiz in Thoughts For Food

Visualization TechiniquesVisualization is the act of creating compelling and vivid pictures in your mind. Visualization is important because it activates the powers of your subconscious mind. Seeing yourself already achieving your goal makes your brain believe that you’ve already achieved your goal. Undoubtedly, there are many visualization techniques that can be picked up to enhance our performance.

When you perform any task in real life, researchers have found that your brain uses the same identical processes it would use if you were only vividly visualizing that activity. In other words, your brain sees no difference whatsoever between visualizing something and actually doing it.

Visualization simply makes the brain achieve more. And though none of us were ever taught this in school, sports psychologists and peak performance experts have been preaching the power of visualization since the 1980s.

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What Does God Look Like?

by Ruddy Ortiz in Thoughts For Food

What does the Bible say about God’s appearance? Did He appear in the Bible? Are artists’ drawings correct?

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Resisting THIS Keeps You Focused On The Right Path

by Ruddy Ortiz in Thoughts For Food

Now, more than ever people are playing one of the most dangerous games… the blame game. This article will help you discover whether or not you are caught up in this deadly game that leads to nothing but mediocrity.


Resisting The Blame Game And Seeing The “Overlooked” Obvious
By Dani Johnson

Are you blaming circumstances or others for your lack of success? Are you blind to the overlooked obvious? Many people just can’t see what the true problem to their success is? Are you one of them?

I’ll never forget a conversation I had several months ago with a waitress who worked at a restaurant my husband and I would often visit. We were on a weekly date, something that we’ve done for years, and decided to have a burger. Well, whenever we go to this certain place there’s always a line inside and outside waiting to get in. And, that was the case this particular night.

After we were seated, I struck up a conversation with the waitress. “Wow,” I said, “You guys are really packed.”

“Actually, not really! It’s been really slow tonight,” she answered.

“Really? You think so?”

“Oh, yes! The economy… People just aren’t going out anymore.”

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