Legacy

This week started off with the sad news of Michael Jackson's death. I had mixed emotions about his death. I was angry, sad, mad at the media and then thanked the Lord for his life. I must say we enjoyed the whole moonwalk thing. The moon walk opened career opportunities for people. imagine that. His music rocked many parties and his showed transformed the world of video etc. As a life Coach, i always want to draw juice out of the fruit. what juice do i extract from the life of Michael. here is some stuff i got:

• discipline and hard work has excellent pay offs. ( Michael's fame and fortune)
• extremes are detrimental. ( Michael's weird tendencies)
• your family is important. ( it appears Michael's children never saw their dad in action. now this breaks my heart. the whole world enjoys you except your lighties)
• Money is important but not everything. Michael apparently just wanted an ordinary life. we are busy pursuing the extraordinary life. those that have it, want a simple one. When was the last time you enjoyed a walk in the park and you were not bothered by people. hmmm.
• take care of careless mistakes. avoid careless mistakes. Michael was acquitted from all child abuse cases but the damage was great. All i heard was he had parties with kids and did not want parents there. Careless mistake. Showered with kids, bad move, gave alcohol to a minor etc. Lets take giving alcohol to a minor. How many times have you had a beer or something and your child or little brother cried for a sip and you just casually gave it to him/her. if you were Michael you are toast man. eliminate careless and silly behavior.
• peoples expectations can destroy you. Michael had 50 shows lined up. He most probably wanted to surpass peoples expectations. blow their wildest imaginations. He pushed himself to unhealthy levels, broke a leg, was on heavy medication to take the pain away.All for what, to please the world. you might be in the same position, you work yourself hard, you never at home, you are always trying to hit that big one. STOP, put things into perspective. we want you, not your achievement. People want their Dads, mom, brothers, wives etc. Let your close ones enjoy YOU and above all we want you alive.

in conclusion i enjoyed Michael's music. Even this prop forward tried to moon walk. Now thats something.

encouragement for the week

if you can dream it, You can have it. walt Disney

together we can transform lives and ignite futures

Coach Shep