Help Yourself, Help Others Too – Free Inspirational Quotes
I am really inspired by Jeff Herring’s life story of how he came to be tops in the field of online article marketing. Regardless of how we perceive the state of the economy right now and regardless of our beliefs (spiritual or otherwise) we cannot go wrong by following his inspirational example. Although I cannot tell his story as well as he, my goal with this short article is to help spread it way beyond the article marketing crowd because I feel his story is a pattern, a metaphor and an example for all of us to follow during these turbulent times on earth.
About three years ago, Jeff was in a totally different situation. He was going through a divorce and his wife and kids had moved to Atlanta, hundreds of miles away from where he had a thriving marriage and family counseling practice in Tallahassee, Florida. To be with his two kids each weekend, he drove a thousand miles, while closing down his practice in Tallahassee and setting up a new livelihood for himself in Atlanta.
Then two years ago on Christmas Eve he found himself in Atlanta with just enough money either to pay for an inexpensive motel for the night, or to spend on his kids the following day. He chose to save the money for Christmas day, spending part of the night in his van and part of it in the motel lounge where he usually stayed. Around one in the morning, while trying to stay awake by working on his laptop in the lounge, he received an email from a buddy wishing him Merry Christmas. Jeff knew that this email held an important message for him. He interpreted it as a sign that God was telling him that He knew that Jeff’s life sucked at the moment, and that things would get better soon. (Jeff had created an online product and it was beginning to sell . . .)
It was out of this father’s dedication, that he was willing to endure the ultimate test of devotion. One, which he was quite certain would bring awareness to Autism, indeed it was “a test of will” like no other had ever dreamed. He would walk across America from Reno to Washington DC and as you know Reno is further West than Los Angeles, due to the shape of the United States and the curvature of the Earth.
Jeff says that you get things done either due to desperation, or inspiration. The desperation helped push him to achieve results; the inspiration was his kids and the future. He went through a learning curve, making mistakes along the way, and now he’s the “go-to” expert in his field. He also moved from the cheap motel to a 700 square foot apartment and then to a comfortable house. Where he used to drive a thousand miles each weekend, he now enjoys a commute of about seventeen seconds–the time it takes for him to walk from his bedroom down to his office. He supports two households rather comfortably, and he’s expecting his best business year ever this year. Jeff likes to emphasize his message by using a powerful quote by Vance Havner: “The vision must be followed by the venturer. It is not enough to stair up the steps, we must step up the stairs.”
“The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.”
— Brian Tracy
And, if you take the first step here – if you decide to help others – then we will all be winners, you, me and the person you decide to help.
That is what I believe, anyway.
“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.”
And that is what Daisaku Ikeda believes.
Thank you for reading
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