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Three Days Before…
Being mindful that the reason for the season is sectarian and not secular. Being mindful that the sectarian aspect is your OWN, Self-Defined and NOT up for debate. Make this holiday yours, uniquely yours whether it falls in line with what others think or expect of you or not.

Keep in mind the following: What do you care about what others think or feel? What do you dare say about it? Ultimately and briefly, it all boils down to what does your heart say now on this day, these coming days, this season? Well, what does it say?

Holiday Cheers to you and yours,
-Dave

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Drei Tage vorher …

Denken Sie daran, dass der Grund für diese Jahreszeit konfessioneller und nicht säkularer Natur ist. Denken Sie daran, dass der konfessionelle Aspekt Ihr EIGENER ist, von Ihnen selbst bestimmt und NICHT zur Debatte steht. Machen Sie diesen Feiertag zu Ihrem, ganz individuell zu Ihrem, ob er nun mit dem übereinstimmt, was andere von Ihnen denken oder erwarten oder nicht.

Denken Sie an Folgendes: Was interessiert Sie, was andere denken oder fühlen? Was trauen Sie sich, dazu zu sagen? Letztendlich und kurz gesagt läuft alles darauf hinaus, was Ihr Herz jetzt an diesem Tag, an den kommenden Tagen, in dieser Jahreszeit sagt. Nun, was sagt es?

Feiertagsglück für Sie und Ihre Lieben,
-David Guerra

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Tres días antes…
Tener en cuenta que la razón de esta temporada es sectaria y no secular. Tener en cuenta que el aspecto sectario es PROPIO, Autodefinido y NO sujeto a debate. Haz que esta festividad sea tuya, exclusivamente tuya, ya sea que coincida con lo que otros piensan o esperan de ti o no.

Ten en cuenta lo siguiente: ¿Qué te importa de lo que otros piensen o sientan? ¿Qué te atreves a decir al respecto? En definitiva y en pocas palabras, todo se reduce a lo que dice tu corazón ahora en este día, en estos próximos días, en esta temporada. Bueno, ¿qué dice?

Saludos navideños para ti y los tuyos,
-David Guerra

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2024: CHAINS…ROPES…OH MY!

As we venture in our journey of life, there are somethings that happen that are meant to set us free, while others are there to anchor us to the world we live in.

Like a ship that is docked, it has ropes that keep it tied to the pier. That way it does not drift away in the night. When the ship is ready to set sail the lines are cast off and soon, it is on a path to places over the horizon on a course set by the ship’s captain.

The anchor is attached to a chain and when the ship is ready to temporarily stop, it drops anchor. When it is time to move on, hoist the anchor, and soon back on course to places over the horizon.
Do you see a pattern there? If not, that’s ok. I am going to explain it anyway.

Ships are built to head to the high seas. Ships are built to withstand rough seas. Ships are built to not only move from point A to point B but are also built to stay afloat, to stay above water.
As a Self-Leader you are also built to keep moving. You are NOT built to stay docked at any port for too long. You are also not built to stay anchored anywhere for too long. What does that mean?
It means that you are built to continue to grow, to develop, to become better than you are now.

While all this might sound like something I have said over and over before, it is because I have said it over and over. I believe in what I say. I stand by what I say. I have this passion for people to step up and be the leaders they know they can be and are. I stick to my passion because the message I share is that important.

Over the decades I have been on this planet, I have witnessed good and bad. Good things, Bad Things. Good People and Bad People. Though it would be easy to say that I have seen just about all there is to see when it comes to Good and Bad. I promise you I have only seen the tip of the iceberg. Of what I have witnessed, rest assured it still surprises me to the levels of Good and Bad people can and do go to.

That’s ok, I know that as a human being I am capable of going to those extremes. I opt out of that. No one is, no matter how much they try to kid themselves, no one is perfect. I am not perfect.
Sure, people can claim they live a pious life but are they really? A pious person would never verbally proclaim their piety for a truly pious person lets their actions and behaviors do all the talking for them.

On the other hand, there are individuals that revel in their unabashed devious behavior. The boasting and bragging of their deceit are certainly not something to be proud of or to be used as a tool to make others fear them. The pious and the deceitful have one thing in common.

They have their chains and ropes tying them down. Tying them down to live the braggadocios life they have chosen to use as a facade to mask their inability to cast off their lines and hoist their anchor to live a life they can freely choose to live. While some may argue that the pious or the deceitful are living the life they choose but at what cost? This argument can quickly become a circular argument thus, I offer this advice or words of warning:

As we venture in our journey of life, while there is no set time to cast off the ropes and hoist your anchor. You will know when the time comes. Only you will know when the time comes to set yourself free, especially when there are others trying to anchor you down or keep you tied to the dock in the name of keeping you safe. The world is not a safe harbor. The world we live in has rough seas as well as smooth swells all of which you are more than capable of handling.
Get to work!

Thank you,
David Guerra, MA, MBA

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2024: What Is Your Message?

In a world overflowing with information, where is your message? Among all the noise, static, and attention seeking where is your message? Do not forget to throw opinions into the mix…there lots and lots of opinions out there and where is your message?

Is your message being heard? Is your message being understood? You have a message and that message must get through.

Folks, getting your message through is a struggle. Then to get your message understood is an uphill climb.

If I may impart one tip on getting your message through and understood it is this: YOU MUST FIRST KNOW WHAT YOUR MESSAGE IS, THEN YOU CAN PROPERLY CONVEY IT TO OTHERS.

Yes, it does fall on YOU to know your message. Know your message from stem to stern. No exceptions and most importantly, NO SHORTCUTS!

To get to know your message you must first get to know yourself.

It does not matter what your message is, what matters is you knowing that your message is an extension of who you are and what you stand for. FAILING THAT AND YOUR MESSAGE WILL GET LOST.

Again, it does not matter who you are or who you think you are, if you and your message do not align then you have NO MESSAGE.

There is no HACK, no TRICK, no TIP, all there is, taking the time to get know yourself and your message will be realized. Do not rush it. Do not try to speed through the process to get your message. I guarantee you that if you go speeding through your message it will be nothing but a jumbled mess.

It will join its rightful place among all the other jumbled, mixed up noise out in the ether.

At that point, you have to ask yourself, why bother?

Why bother, indeed? If no one is hearing let along understanding your message, then it is high time to make a change. CHANGE your message so that it can be easily understood. Then CHANGE the way you are delivering your message.

Now you might not get it right the first time. Keep working at it. Keep Trying.

At the end of the day, there is only one question to ask and the answer will determine whether your message can be found (or not): What’s Your Message?

Thanks for your time,
Dave