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Insight of the Day

 07/07/2014 07/07/2014
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    |   Mentor Ben Drake Mentor Ben Drake
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Dear Ben,

Here is your Friday story,

He wouldn't give up!

I have the most remarkable people in my life. Most of them I've
 never met.

One lived nearby for over 20 years.

I really just met him today.

In my mind we traveled and lived in two different worlds. He had a big beautiful house that was always well maintained. Not by some company he most likely could have hired. He and his wife did it all.

He was friendly enough to wave as he passed by, or shout over to me when we were out shoveling snow, but we never really spoke.

I often times saw his picture in the paper because of different boards he served. In fact, he was on the board of the American Red Cross when my wife worked there.

That's all I knew of him.

Clean cut, nicely dressed, he looked like a banker. I found out later he was a banker. President or Vice President of one.

See, maybe that's what gave me the impression that we really had nothing in common.

How many presidents of anything do I know? Pierce, the president of my high school class perhaps.

He's a great guy, too.

Over the past year and a half as life was changing my plans, I began hearing from Gary via Facebook.

Always supportive, inspiring words of comfort, always including an invitation for lunch.

I was hiding away. I was "going through" this "thing" in my life and the last thing I wanted to do was to chitchat over a sandwich.

I didn't feel much like being seen in public without my wife.

I didn't want to explain things to anyone. You know, it was all 
too fresh and most people had no idea that she left.

It would be natural to hear friends ask, "So, how is Marianne?"

So I decided just to stay in my little world.

Gary, in the mean time, kept writing to me. Yes, always asking if I'd like to go to lunch.

One day I snapped at him. Told him how difficult it would be for me 
to do that.

"We've been neighbors for 20 years. Why are you asking me now?"

I was mean. Very unlike me to do that to someone.

He quickly responded and apologized for pushing the issue.

"Perhaps some day in the future," he said in that note.

I felt terrible.

Gary obviously didn't, because he never gave up.

I sold my house and moved. He offered to help. I said no.

He emailed me again.

"How does lunch next Tuesday or Wednesday sound? My treat…who knows who we may bump into?"

I couldn't believe it. I finally said "Yes!"

Okay, you might be thinking I did it so he'd stop asking. Perhaps that was part of it.

Mostly it was because I was ready.

He is a remarkable man. Friendly, out going, knew everyone who came 
in the door of the restaurant. We talked, laughed and shared stories of helping perfect strangers.

Then I stopped, looked at him and asked, "Why did you never give up on me?" 
I think he was surprised. Rather rude question - maybe unfair to ask.

"Because I thought you needed help!" he said with the soft gentle tones of 
someone who was sincerely concerned.

We talked about some personal things we both actually had in common. We shared a meal. We laughed, I talked, and he listened.

I thanked him and headed to my car. On the way home I thought about all that 
I missed the last 20 years.

Yet, maybe I didn't miss a thing. He was a banker back then, on boards and very busy. Maybe his life and my life loosened us both a bit and taught us
 how important it is to make time for lunch.

Oh and to never give up on someone in case they need your help.

Maybe you know someone. Maybe you have been meaning to call them, email them 
one more time because you're concerned.

Don't give up on them.

Thanks, Gary. Lunch was great. How about breakfast sometime? On me, of course.

Bob Perks

Bob Perks is an inspirational author and speaker and a truly remarkable human being. You can receive his messages sent 2-3 times each week by visiting his website http://www.BobPerks.com I know you will be glad you visited.

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what is it that you imagine. what do you dream of

 07/07/2014 07/07/2014
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    |   Mentor Ben Drake Mentor Ben Drake
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what is it that you imagine. what do you dream of???? I am aware of what am working towards as a person which is one of own wildest dreams that was getting married, yet there is an even bigger goal which was working towards to allow such to happen.

what I personally imagine is being healthy and being able to experience so many different areas with own wife and kids. when first started losing weight all I was able to see was a skinner Ben who was in medium clothes. that took 15 months to achieve and then I started toning up even more, yet what I am now imagining is having that health to be able to do whatever wanted with own kids, being able to travel the world, being able to take them to school, to play with them.

even to teach them too cook. so what happened was I let the pukers get inside and start their songs which constantly ran. I am so glad that had had a chance to finally be able to start living that dream which wanted personally, to start saying look this is what I want and I refuse to let the pukers get to this dream this time.

for years the seed of wanting to be a foster father and parent was there and wanting to be expressed. yet it’s what needs growth and work still, it’s a long term goal to be able to bring these kids into a home and say we love you. its getting around the obstacles which are in way and saying I am going to do this and will achieve such even if it takes the rest of own life. after years having worked on own health its going to be a lifelong journey its either that or being unable to even do anything with own kids, right now it means working on improving own health.

doing what can to be healthy and to build that health to become stronger than have been in years as everyday I am becoming healthier. all of what have done and everything I am doing is for own wife and kids futures, its so that I am able to be there with them on the experiences, giving them the best husband and father that I am able to give them. when people start about doing self talk I am learning to just keep on going as they are the ones who fail to understand own drive for health, even what am working towards.

there will always be those people who will have their opinion and personally it’s a battle wanting to please them all as a person. hands up who has ever even attempted to please someone (most peoples hands should be raised), anyway as Michael Dlouhy says “its none of my business what anyone else thinks of me. the only thing that is my business is what I think of myself”. now should I be wanting to do self talk well its own right, should I want to eat healthy and salad its own right. yes people have the right to speak their mind it’s a matter of learn to brush those crude remarks away.

Michael imagined mentoring for free and brought it to life, I am imagining a fosterhome for those kids, along with adoption and own kids with Jenny. There are so many dreams that we can achieve Michael Dlouhy asks us often one question “if you knew you couldn’t fail, how differently would you live your life????”. well I would keep on going working towards own health and a healthy lifestyle, working towards that goal of being there with own family.

every day own health is improving and getting beta, yes there will always be setbacks. yet they are tests how bad do you want such.

A huge thank you to Michael Dlouhy, for your brilliance, love, support, encouragement, for believe within me until I was able to believe within myself. thank you Ken Klemm for being that wize wonderful loving friend and mentor for your own support, love, guidance and encouragement. to Willena Flewelling thanks for your own guidance, love and support. to Shelly Bishop thank you for introducing me to mentoring for free.

to the Harpers for their own love, support, acceptance and being the most wonderful inlaws could eva ask for. to the fantastic loving beautiful amazing wonderful kind sweet Jenny Harper – soon to be Drake thank you for being that wonderful loving person you are, for being there to support and understand when needed to speak and express what was going on within own world, being willing to understand what was happening and willing to talk such out as needed. you are the best hun.

Finally thank you to the amazing mental cleanse participants for your own inspiring lessons which inspire me regularly.

Wishing you all abundant success, a life filled with love and abundant health and a huge hug

Ben Drake

Mona Vale Sydney NSW Australia

Wishing you the best in health and love and big hugs

Jenny and Ben

This lesson plan was inspired by chapter from think and grow rich the 30 day mental cleanse.

You can participate in the 30 day mental cleanse at http://www.30daycleanse.com

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