I was totally inspired this morning by my Friend Kevin Caruso. Kevin is the Founder and Executive Director for Suicide.Org, a non profit suicide prevention organization.

Kevin and I met 30 years ago while preparing to spend a year touring with Up With People, an international touring group for young adults. Kevin and I were recently reunited after 30 years, at our 30 year Up With People reunion in Tucson, Arizona this summer.

I was immediately attracted to and inspired by Kevin’s warmth, respect for others and positive attitude. We hit it off immediately and have since become close friends.

I received a post from Kevin this morning on Facebook and, while I was on his page, I decided to read his profile. I was so impressed with his message and his dedication to serve and help others that I felt compelled to help get his message out.

Kevin’s mission is to prevent people from committing suicide. His message is bold and inspiring and deserves to be heard by every person in this planet.

The following is Kevin’s message in his “About Me” section on Facebook:

I am the Founder, Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief, Senior Writer, and Forum Administrator of Suicide.org, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We serve over 2,000,000 a year with our work — and we never rest. There are countless people who are suicidal, and we strive to provide them with the information and resources that they need so they can get immediate help. We also support countless suicide survivors (people who have lost loved ones to suicide), suicide-attempt survivors, and we work diligently to educate the public about suicide.

Statement:

I accept people as they are and take a strong stance against discrimination, whether it is based on race, religion, body weight, looks, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, or anything else! It should be exceedingly obvious to everyone that people are born black or white, gay or straight, man or woman, etc., and so discriminating against people is idiotic. Yet we live in a world filled with discrimination, which can lead to intolerance, hate, bullying, violence, and suicide. So let it be known that the racists, sexists, anti-gay, and anti-lesbian people of the world — and all those who discriminate, judge, and hate — are the most ignorant individuals on the planet.

And I stress this mindset in my nonprofit organization, Suicide.org — thus, Suicide.org accepts people as they are, cares for them, loves them, and fights for them, regardless of their skin color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion (or lack thereof), tattoos, piercings, body weight, looks, disabilities, disorders, or problems.

I couldn’t help but be moved by his passion and dedication to serve and help others. So, with his permission, I am helping spread the word.

I believe we are either working together or we’re not. We are either loving, respecting and serving each other or we’re not. The more I grow and learn, the more I believe there is no ‘in between’. How can we say we are not racist but discriminate against gays, homosexuals and lesbians? How can we say we are Christians but discriminate against other religions, cultures and beliefs? How can we say we are Humanitarians but judge others who aren’t like us?

We need more role models like Kevin Caruso on this planet.

Thank you for your service Kevin. God Bless you.

Love and Blessings.

Dean

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, PLEASE visit this site : Suicide.Org and get help immediately! One life is precious to us all!

If anyone is familiar with John Assaraf then you understand the caliber of people that LifePath associates with. This is a Top Drawer company that is second to none in the Home Business/ Personal Development arena.

The Beyond discovery call is a weekly call held by LifePath and Hosted by Patrick Combs, LifePath’s Chief Transformational Officer.

This weeks call topped the charts.  Here are some of the notes I took. . .

Beliefs are neural networks than can be rewired. We can train our brain to be more positive and more powerful by doing certain exercises to over come Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTS ). John refers to this as Neuro Reconditioning.

The premise behind this process is that certain thoughts release chemicals into our bodies. We’ve all experienced how our bodies react to fear, excitement, joy etc. When you have a negative thought over and over again, your body becomes addicted to that chemical release and will continue to seek that experience. The same happens with positive thoughts. Unfortunately, we’ve been taught for the most part, to be habitually negative.”I’ll never be healthy, thin wealthy, successful”. . .etc. We all desire these things but habitually and subconsciously don’t believe we can have them. The truth is WE CAN! We just have to reprogram our brains.

For example, John uses the scenario of someone who has been making $30k a year for many years. They desire more so they work hard on increasing their income. They may increase it briefly but eventually will end up back where they were.

John  explains that sometimes we sabotage our success because we want to get back to our comfort zone. Back to where the body and mind are accustomed to being. We may really want to change but because of our addictions and habitual thinking we will end up and ground zero.

Why is it that so many people who win the lottery end up right back where they were before winning? Why is it that Donald Trump can make millions, lose everything and bounce back and become a Billionaire? The answer is Neuro Conditioning!

What we need to do is change our ground zero by reprogramming our minds to become addicted to positive thoughts and outcomes. Thoughts of wealth, health, prosperity and success. This can be done by doing certain exercises for 5-15 minutes a day. These exercises are explained in Johns book  ‘The Answer’. John has dedicated the past 25 years to this process and has assisted tens of thousands of people in creating wealth, health and prosperity in their lives.

One of the steps is using daily affirmations.

I am so grateful now that I am earning $_____ a month/year.

I am so grateful now that I am at my ideal body weight of_____.

You may not believe these at first but the beauty is you don’t have to. If you continue you affirm several times each day, over time you will start to accept these affirmations as truth.

Another step in the process is to act, feel and think as though you’ve already reached your goal. This can be done by visualization. Just imagine you’ve reached your goal and how great it will feel. Overtime you will get addicted to that positive feeling.

These are just a few steps in the process. It’s important to remember that our beliefs and thoughts have taken a lifetime to develop. The good news is that they don’t have to take a life time to overcome but they will take work. John says than you can start seeing major results in 10 weeks.

Is today the day you decide to take control of your life?

I’m buying the book today.

To Your Success,

Dean

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.

You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish.
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials..
The most money…or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most

Pass this on to those people who have either made a difference in your life, or whom you keep close in your heart, like I did.
‘Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia!’

”Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!

Have a Great Day.

Publication: Manufacturing & Technology News
Date: Sunday, March 11 2007

The U.S. automotive industry has announced the layoff of almost 90,000 workers so far this year, and this year’s total could top the 110,000 announced layoffs made last year, according to Challenger Gray & Christmas. “Suppliers may be the next source for major workforce reductions as they adjust to the new reality of smaller American automakers,” says the outplacement firm. “Plant closings by Ford and General Motors will also ripple through the economy possibly resulting in job cuts throughout a variety of industries as communities struggle with higher unemployment.”

Last year at this time about 83,000 layoffs had been announced in the automotive sector. This year’s job cut announcements of 87,000 already exceeds the total number of layoff announcements made in 2004 (77,174) and 2003 (74,506). The highest number of layoff announcements made over the past 10 years in the auto sector occurred in 2001 at 133,686.