Wednesday, May 6, 2009

HELP ME OBI WAN KENOBI...

I am not someone who likes to reinvent the wheel. Instead I like to take the more efficient route of finding an expert to show me the ways of the Jedi. What I look for in an Obi Wan is someone with whom I share the same values, who inspires, motivates, educates and provides pathways and strategies to get where I want to go. Luke Skywalker had Obi Wan Kenobi. I have Suze Orman.

Suze has all the a fore mentioned qualities and clearly has "the force." She is EVERYWHERE and in EVERYTHING. She has several books, a TV show, a website, podcasts, and makes appearances all over the world. She is also a friend of Oprah's, another Jedi Master.

Because I so admire her accomplishments and success, and because I want to do what is necessary to live rich, I am spending the month of May studying Suze. Dr. Maxell Malz, suggests that if there is a quality or behavior that you would like to acquire, you should pick someone who has that quality and learn more about them. His method is to "...study (them) for a month, to get so intimately familiar with the way he or she thinks that you can sit down and have a conversation with the person and solicit advice and coaching in your imagination." I will use her wisdom like a light saber against the evil forces of the The Empire at Bluefly.com (Cue Star Wars theme).

On a side note, Yoda has some profound ideas! Use the sunken ship as a metaphor for pulling your __________ (fill in the blank) from the swap in Dgobah.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

HERE I GO AGAIN...

I started writing this blog in 2007. Within the first few posts I admitted that I have a short attention span and start and stop things all the time. I had a good run at posting and then one day, stopped. So here I am now re-interested and re-wanting to share info I learn from experts and other folks on how to get and live rich.

At this point I am the only one reading this blog I am sure. I 'll tell my mother and my sisters and my best friend that I have started up again. Those women know me pretty well but in case someone else accidentally winds up on this post, here is how I define RICH:

RICH IS HAVING ENOUGH FREEDOM TO DO WITH MY LIFE WHAT BRINGS ME THE MOST JOY.

Top Ten Things that bring me JOY:


1. Being able to live with myself and my decisions
2. My Family
3. My Friends
4. My Health
5. Service to others
6. Interesting and Challenging Work
7. Learning new things
8. Having new experiences
9. Getting enough sleep
10. Shopping

In the theme of this post, I offer you this: HERE I GO AGAIN! I...can't...stop...laughing! It's brilliant and Tawny Kitaen was hot. Someone should bring big hair back as an economic stimulus maneuver.