People are not that hard to figure out. Just observe what they create. Creation comes from within andyou can only give what you have inside. This video illustrates the power that comes from determination and focus toward a positive outcome. If my granddaughter can do it – so can you! Enjoy and Share – From Grandpa Steve.
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Are you really GUILTY?

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Examine your labels. “Words are the freezing of reality”, said Harvard psycholinguistics professor, Timothy Leary. Labels can entrap you into a false reality, someone else’s history, a false representation of your true life.

I discovered that the label “guilty” was placed upon me. . . A label not of my choosing.I learned how and why it was set upon my shoulders, became aware of its affects on my thoughts and actions, the fruits of its presence, and determined the future it will not hold in my life and in those I love.

I have learned, living an authentic life means each label placed upon your existence should be examined, retraced, its origins unearthed along with its original purpose, and thoughtfully determine its application today, releasing actions for generations to follow.

What labels have become your reality? What labels need to be set aside, new realities set forth for the future?

Aware – Acknowledge – Move

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Stephen Philip Walrath

Stephen is an author, teacher, and thought leader in human Value and Worth. He is the author of Thinking Out Loud - Uncovering An Extraordinary Life, Uncommon Sense for Unreasonable Times, Cultivating a Winner from Within, and a Divorced Parent's Guide to Seeing Your Kids.Stephen has traveled the world teaching Executive Leadership and Value skills on three continents to such companies as General Motors, Trek Bicycles Worldwide, FBI, U.S. Navel Academy, New Scotland Yard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and hundreds more. Walrath is the Past President of Crime Stoppers International with responsibilities for over 1200 programs in 17 countries. He was the President of Great Radio Broadcasting, transforming a single AM radio station into 8 enterprises doing business in 3 countries, earning him the YMCA’s of America Key Leader Award. Stephen is married with three grown children and lives in southern Wisconsin. He and his wife, Gabriella, are proud shareholders of the Green Bay Packers.

Are you really GUILTY?

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