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My Journey with Simon

We finally got to say the last goodbye to our friend Gentille this week-end. It was an emotional week-end but everyone agreed on one thing. She went home in peace. Once again, you will be missed Gentille.

It feels like I am back to normal now. By the way, Toronto people, did you feel the wind today? I wanted to sing “I believe I can fly” because that's how I felt when I was outside.

Just the other day my wife was asking me why sometimes I go to sleep with my earphones plugged in my ears, all night long. Trust me, it's not that I am avoiding hearing me snore. I don't snore (even though my wife tells me the opposite lol). I told her that I constantly need inspiration, even while I am sleeping. I explained to her how the mind works (I am not really an expert in the field, but I have read a bit), how our subconscious mind is still at work even during our sleep. So, why not give it some instructions so that it could work for us...

I am constantly in search of inspiration, and it does not take much for me to get inspired. I think that the person who invented Youtube deserves a Nobel Prize. What a delight! This last week, I spent countless hours watching episodes of The X-Factor TV show. There are numerous inspirational stories (and some are not inspiring at all lol).

After watching a number of clips, I couldn't help but admire, not the singers, but one of the judges. And of course you know which one I am talking about: Simon Cowell. He may be hated by many, especially for his sharp criticisms, but this guy has helped young and old (Suzan Boyle!!) to realize their dreams in a way that they could never imagined by putting them on a global platform.

While searching on the Internet about Simon's life, I found out that success did not come easy for him. He had his struggles before becoming an icon. His dad offered him a job in the music industry, and the rest is history. He worked his way up until he decided to start his own production company.

I think one of the reasons why he succeeded is because he found what he loves to do and did it by helping other people fulfill their dreams. I heard someone say that if you help enough people get what they want, you will get automatically get what you want. Simon is the living example. I would like to meet him someday, but I won't sing in front of him. I don't want to hear him say his famous “I don't want to be rude, but...”

“Do you have a dream? Do you want to succeed in life? Find something you love to do and use your passion to help as many people as you can.” That is what I learned from Simon Cowell.

Talking about helping people, I have a great deal for Torontonians. We have a package at Goal Achievers that will blow your mind. Unfortunately it is only available this week. It includes 8 hours of coaching from...Brian Tracy. Just e-mail me if you want to take advantage of this deal, and we will take it from there.

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Is he The Man, or what!

Lastly, I have great news for my blog fans. It.s a boy....(I know very few of you will understand this one...lol)

Moral of the story? Do you want to meet Simon Cowell? Just give me a call and I will show you where you can watch him on Youtube.

Always a pleasure

Patrick
The Journeyman
patrick@goalachieverscanada.com
www.goalachieverscanada.com

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