John R. Spender's Blog
December 16, 2016
Announcing The GiveAway Winner
Hi Dear Fellow Reader,
Congratulations to
- Mincho Krastev , CA
- James E. Thomas, US
- Kacie Cole, US
who won a copy of my 2nd book in the series - A Journey of Riches Series through the Goodreads GiveAway program.
For others who register but are not selected, I offer you free eBook to celebrate my 3rd Book Launch until December 20th.
Please visit https://hu104.isrefer.com/go/ajor/jri...
and follow the process to obtain the free eBook link.
Merry Christmas dear fellow Reader.
Thank you
John Spender
Congratulations to
- Mincho Krastev , CA
- James E. Thomas, US
- Kacie Cole, US
who won a copy of my 2nd book in the series - A Journey of Riches Series through the Goodreads GiveAway program.
For others who register but are not selected, I offer you free eBook to celebrate my 3rd Book Launch until December 20th.
Please visit https://hu104.isrefer.com/go/ajor/jri...
and follow the process to obtain the free eBook link.
Merry Christmas dear fellow Reader.
Thank you
John Spender
December 14, 2016
BOOK 3 MAKING CHANGES
Dear fellow reader, my 3rd book is finally launched!
Its eBook is now available on Kobo and Amazon on a promotion price!
Grab it on the link below
http://ajourneyofriches.gr8.com/
and Enjoy!
Please drop down some review if possible:)
Warm Regard.
Its eBook is now available on Kobo and Amazon on a promotion price!
Grab it on the link below
http://ajourneyofriches.gr8.com/
and Enjoy!
Please drop down some review if possible:)
Warm Regard.
December 1, 2016
The Gift of Misfortune
Stress induced writers block. That is always how it begins. First, I have a bad day and instead of going home and doing what would be healthy and write. I let myself become consumed in my frustration only preventing my art, to be the release I need. Soon enough, the writing withdraws sets in and now I am left with a feeling of emptiness and stress. Stress builds and it soon takes the ugly form of letting the mess in my mind pour out into my life. I feel like nothing is going right.
Then, I wallow in a moment of self-pity that soon turns to guilt because while I am sitting here complaining about receiving a parking ticket, when there are people who can’t even afford to take the bus. While I’m fussing over losing my hair, there are cancer patients who have just lost all theirs. At the moment that I feel unhappy with my social life, someone has left a note behind to their family explaining why bullying and lack of friends has led them to death by their own hands. As I look through my closet at my old shirts and decide what new ones I should buy, a poor family riffles through bins at a local Goodwill or St Vincent’s looking for the most discounted pair of socks they can afford. I ponder the things that I just take for granted.
However, I have come to realize that everything you think you would like to change in your life, are the very things to be grateful for. You see, you may not always love your job with a burning passion, but never the less, it is exactly that, a job. It is a steady source of income that prevents you from sleeping on the streets and supplies you with food to nourish your body. Not only that, but because you have a job, you are privileged enough to purchase hair care products and buy nice clothes that you wear out to events with your friends. You have so many things to be grateful for, there is always someone else in a situation that is less desirable than yours. If you ever catch yourself feeling sorry for yourself and your current circumstances, consider volunteering your time at an orphanage or visit a children’s hospital and you’ll be surprise by the gift you receive.
A few months back, I decided that for everything I found to complain about in my life, I must find a positive to that negative. I don’t want to ever allow myself to become so shallow and high on a pedestal that I forget what a gift it is to have the life that I’m living. Yes, I have my days where things don’t go the way I want them to. Then, I have to remember that the tantrum I am throwing on the inside is simply that, a tantrum. A ridiculous reaction and over dramatized version of how an adult should be responding to what I might consider a “tragedy.” Exactly what is a tragedy though?
Receiving a parking ticket is not a tragedy, it is an inconvenience. My family being savagely murdered on the other hand is indeed a tragedy. An ideal client not coming on board my coaching program, is not a calamity, it is a disappointment. Living in Chad the poorest country in the world where not having enough food and water is a way of life, that’s a tragedy.
It’s sad yet true how much in our lives we have such little appreciation for. Do you think Bill Gates gets excited if he receives a $10,000 check in the mail? Probably not. Would you? Absolutely! Just because something may not be a lot in comparison to what you currently have should not diminish the value it holds.
I challenge you all to this next statement. Wake up every morning with a thank you to God for giving you another day. Appreciate the things that to you may seem little, because to someone else, they may be huge. Cherish the life you have, the day you were given, and the misfortunes you encounter, because what may be a “tragedy” to you, could be a blessing to someone else.
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Then, I wallow in a moment of self-pity that soon turns to guilt because while I am sitting here complaining about receiving a parking ticket, when there are people who can’t even afford to take the bus. While I’m fussing over losing my hair, there are cancer patients who have just lost all theirs. At the moment that I feel unhappy with my social life, someone has left a note behind to their family explaining why bullying and lack of friends has led them to death by their own hands. As I look through my closet at my old shirts and decide what new ones I should buy, a poor family riffles through bins at a local Goodwill or St Vincent’s looking for the most discounted pair of socks they can afford. I ponder the things that I just take for granted.
However, I have come to realize that everything you think you would like to change in your life, are the very things to be grateful for. You see, you may not always love your job with a burning passion, but never the less, it is exactly that, a job. It is a steady source of income that prevents you from sleeping on the streets and supplies you with food to nourish your body. Not only that, but because you have a job, you are privileged enough to purchase hair care products and buy nice clothes that you wear out to events with your friends. You have so many things to be grateful for, there is always someone else in a situation that is less desirable than yours. If you ever catch yourself feeling sorry for yourself and your current circumstances, consider volunteering your time at an orphanage or visit a children’s hospital and you’ll be surprise by the gift you receive.
A few months back, I decided that for everything I found to complain about in my life, I must find a positive to that negative. I don’t want to ever allow myself to become so shallow and high on a pedestal that I forget what a gift it is to have the life that I’m living. Yes, I have my days where things don’t go the way I want them to. Then, I have to remember that the tantrum I am throwing on the inside is simply that, a tantrum. A ridiculous reaction and over dramatized version of how an adult should be responding to what I might consider a “tragedy.” Exactly what is a tragedy though?
Receiving a parking ticket is not a tragedy, it is an inconvenience. My family being savagely murdered on the other hand is indeed a tragedy. An ideal client not coming on board my coaching program, is not a calamity, it is a disappointment. Living in Chad the poorest country in the world where not having enough food and water is a way of life, that’s a tragedy.
It’s sad yet true how much in our lives we have such little appreciation for. Do you think Bill Gates gets excited if he receives a $10,000 check in the mail? Probably not. Would you? Absolutely! Just because something may not be a lot in comparison to what you currently have should not diminish the value it holds.
I challenge you all to this next statement. Wake up every morning with a thank you to God for giving you another day. Appreciate the things that to you may seem little, because to someone else, they may be huge. Cherish the life you have, the day you were given, and the misfortunes you encounter, because what may be a “tragedy” to you, could be a blessing to someone else.
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A Journey Of Riches: The art of overcoming challenges
A Journey Of Riches: The Gift In Challenge
November 24, 2016
Richness in Challenges
No matter who we are and where we are from, each one of us has a story which tells the tale of our lives filled with struggles, fears and challenges. The challenges that we face can be of a number of types but the truth is that they are there in everything that we do in our lives. The main thing and the thing, which sets us apart from others and guides on the way to success is the way we choose to react towards the challenges that life throws at us. The key is to never hide or run away from the challenge, but face them courageously and find answers in them.
What one needs to practice in the face of a challenging situation is to remain calm and not give in to our emotions, because that is when we become prone to making irrational decisions that may affect our lives in ways we do not expect them to. Keeping calm in the face of a challenge is the right way to make smart decisions. Being in a state of denial about the challenge that is staring us in the face is another way of giving it more than it should actually have; one needs to accept the uncertainty of the situation and mould it in our favor; that is how we learn and grow.
It is during the state of denials that we refuse to accept the responsibility of the problem that we have at hand and try to the best of our abilities to put the blame on someone else. This proves to be the equivalent of running away from the serious issues and hiding behind a mountain. If the situation is getting too emotional for you, then the best routs is to become emotionally detached from it and try to find a practical solution to the problems. Procrastination and overly analyzing simple situation should be avoided at all costs; our lives never hand us out the challenges that we are incapable of handling. These uncertain situations happen to make us stronger and find deeper meaning in life than just the daily grind.
They say nothing in life is permanent except for change; accepting this thought to be true gives an inner sense of peace and makes us realize that our lives are prone to change from what we know them to be. These changes are some time subtle and others our world changes in a blink of an eye. Being ready for change and being accepting of it can make a world of a difference in our attitudes. However, what we make of the changes taking place in our lives is also the matter of our attitude and approach towards them.
The world would never change if it was not for those among us who turned their challenges into their successes and not only changed their fates but also provided a ray of hope to those among us who shy away from facing their challenges. We get inspiration from the stories of these people who find richness in challenges.
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A Journey Of Riches: The art of overcoming challenges
A Journey Of Riches: The Gift In Challenge
What one needs to practice in the face of a challenging situation is to remain calm and not give in to our emotions, because that is when we become prone to making irrational decisions that may affect our lives in ways we do not expect them to. Keeping calm in the face of a challenge is the right way to make smart decisions. Being in a state of denial about the challenge that is staring us in the face is another way of giving it more than it should actually have; one needs to accept the uncertainty of the situation and mould it in our favor; that is how we learn and grow.
It is during the state of denials that we refuse to accept the responsibility of the problem that we have at hand and try to the best of our abilities to put the blame on someone else. This proves to be the equivalent of running away from the serious issues and hiding behind a mountain. If the situation is getting too emotional for you, then the best routs is to become emotionally detached from it and try to find a practical solution to the problems. Procrastination and overly analyzing simple situation should be avoided at all costs; our lives never hand us out the challenges that we are incapable of handling. These uncertain situations happen to make us stronger and find deeper meaning in life than just the daily grind.
They say nothing in life is permanent except for change; accepting this thought to be true gives an inner sense of peace and makes us realize that our lives are prone to change from what we know them to be. These changes are some time subtle and others our world changes in a blink of an eye. Being ready for change and being accepting of it can make a world of a difference in our attitudes. However, what we make of the changes taking place in our lives is also the matter of our attitude and approach towards them.
The world would never change if it was not for those among us who turned their challenges into their successes and not only changed their fates but also provided a ray of hope to those among us who shy away from facing their challenges. We get inspiration from the stories of these people who find richness in challenges.
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A Journey Of Riches: The art of overcoming challenges
A Journey Of Riches: The Gift In Challenge
November 23, 2016
A Rich Journey Indeed
Hardships are not uncommon in life, most of us have been through heaven and hell on our journey, while some of us may not experienced as much. But it is what is, and to excel through our turbulence, a little guidance can always come in handy. Be it from our closest outstretched arm, a caring shoulder, or a little compassion.
Challenges in life are not meant to discourage us from achieving our best self. They are in fact, a lesson, a material in The School of Hard Knocks (Carol Williams, The Gift in Challenge) of life to prepare us to become a better version of ourselves.
Be thankful for what you are facing and tweak how you see your circumstances in life because essentially, As we gain the power to change the way we see our reality and sure enough our current reality will begin to change (John Spender, The Gift in Challenge). It is our rich journey after all.
Bali. November 24th, 2016
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A Journey Of Riches: The Gift In Challenge
Challenges in life are not meant to discourage us from achieving our best self. They are in fact, a lesson, a material in The School of Hard Knocks (Carol Williams, The Gift in Challenge) of life to prepare us to become a better version of ourselves.
Be thankful for what you are facing and tweak how you see your circumstances in life because essentially, As we gain the power to change the way we see our reality and sure enough our current reality will begin to change (John Spender, The Gift in Challenge). It is our rich journey after all.
Bali. November 24th, 2016
Click for a chapter sneak peek: http://bit.ly/2gnDvD9
A Journey Of Riches: The Gift In Challenge
