Micheal Savoie

I was impressed to see my cousin, Yves Ouellet, named as the head of the FTQ, the most powerful construction union in Quebec. Of course, he got to spend an awful lot of time in front of TV cameras this week, as the provincial government is in the process of taking over some of the responsibilities for saying how many and which workers are assigned to a construction project.

Quebec government cracks down on construction unions, curtails …

Yves Ouellet, director of the construction wing of the Quebec Federation of Labour, said the measures are "like using a sledgehammer to kill a mosquito." He pointed out that the large unions have input in the hiring of about 15 …

Publish Date: 09/12/2011 17:34

http://canadianblogs.net/quebec-government-cracks-down-on-construction-unions-curtails-powers

I remember Yves as the comedian of the family, and his ability to talk about any subject as though he knew it inside and out. We lost touch for all of 30 years, however, as I spent a good portion of my life isolated from my Canadian family, mainly because of I was embarrassed at my station in life (I expected to be much more successful than I currently was) and had no money to travel.

Luckily for me, my dad was the guy who kept in touch with everyone, he is the great communicator. He can find out what is going on in every segment of the family. So at least I was finding out here and there what was going on. But on this trip to Quebec, the news helped me catch a lot of what is going on in Yves’ life, because his job as the director of the FTQ (Quebec Federation of Labour – Translated from Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec) makes him the spokesperson for the union whenever the press has a question for the union. Luckily for the union, his quick thinking and his ability to speak well have made him a celebrity of sorts on all the news channels.

I was hoping to find a video or two of him speaking to the press, but youtube did not have any.

But while the stuff is hitting the fan for the unions, at least I know that my cousin has it all under control on his end! Way to go, Yves!

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A social media star recently took his own life after struggling with depression. I call him a star because he was well respected by many in the social media community. In hindsight, many who went through his final hours on Facebook say they could see a man who had already made up his mind that his life was over. But how could we as a community have prevented this?

Depression is something that we have all felt. It is a sinking feeling within our very souls, that we are lacking something we desperately need to give us joy. Sometimes it is a chemical imbalance. Most of the time it is just hormones or a consistent programming of our subconscious mind to believe that we need something to make us happy.

That still leaves us with the question: Are women really more depressed than ever?

Professor David Healey, director of psychological medicine at Cardiff University, thinks this is unlikely. Instead, he says, the leap in prescriptions for antidepressants may be seen as a triumph for drug company sales departments.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2036632/Why-women-depressed-Is-real-epidemic–result-cynical-marketing-drug-giants.html

Drug companies have been trying really hard to make us believe we are more depressed than we should be, and that it is a medical condition. I went through a depression in the late 90’s, and the doctors tried using drugs to help me. The drugs made me numb to the world. They did not cure my depression. When they tried to switch the drugs on me, I almost had a nervous breakdown, and I actually had suicidal thoughts. The real cause was the way I was handling my relationship, but I did not want to blame myself for a failing relationship. Much better to just take the drugs.

Until I tried to take myself off those drugs. It took over 6 months, and my legs felt like they had electrodes pulsing electricity through them every few minutes. The sensation was terrible, and it took a long time to go away.

I wish I had had an opportunity to attend Celebrate Recovery back then. It wasn’t until I attended CR in 2008 that I actually got over my depression. I had mostly gotten away from it because I had thrown myself into my online work from 2007 onwards, and because I was too busy to think about it, I didn’t suffer from the intense lows that I used to have.

Every once in a while, I would come close, but usually getting in touch with one of my friends online would help me through it. But Celebrate Recovery helped me accept that I am not perfect, and that I can fail and still get up and brush myself off and try again. I never again thought of giving up.

Which Brings Me Back To Today

Yesterday I got some bad news. I felt like I had gotten kicked in the stomach. The worst part was it came when I was away from home, I am in Canada to help my parents get packed up and then we are going to drive back home to Florida. But this bad news felt like a sucker punch.

Of course I could have seen it coming. It was all my fault, but when you pretend the problem doesn’t exist, you kind of hope it will go away. Mine didn’t go away in the way that I anticipated. The reason for the problem went away. So now I face the prospect of the drive to Florida to an empty house when I get home. I will survive, but I will definitely have to remember to forgive myself for my failures and dust myself off… because I will most certainly go on!

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Secrets.

The word conjures up images of cloak and dagger, spy vs. spy or Internet Marketing.

Internet Marketing? LOL…

Yes, a lot of Internet Marketers are trying to tell you that their secrets (and the fact that you don’t know their secrets) are what keeps you from succeeding.

Obviously, that is not the truth. The real secret is that they are working 20 hour days to make money in their sleep. Gary Ambrose was at Michael Penland’s event last weekend, and I had a chance to sit down with him at dinner and listen as he revealed a lot about what he is doing to have more time to spend with his children (in his words, “while they still like having me around”) than with his computer.

You see, Gary does not have a staff, or an outside office. He works from home, a few hours a day, and spends the rest of his time enjoying his kids. That is the dream of the rest of the Internet Marketing world.

Gary has a video that you should watch, because it reveals a lot of the secrets of the industry. He is not going to make friends by doing this video, but he puts it out there and then he offers a solution.

Just take a few minutes to watch Gary’s video and see what drives him to make YOUR life easier:

http://blogempireblueprint.com/go/secret/

- Micheal & Yvonne

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(Resolve To Succeed)Watching the fireworks on the Homosassa River with Yvonne this evening really brought home a lot of good feelings. One of those is the feeling that I can enjoy life without being wealthy.

Wealth is one of those nebulous concepts that is really just a state of mind. I am living comfortably right now. I am catching up with the bills. I have enough spare time to do the things I like to do.

But am I complacent? Far from it. I still want to be able to take care of my own grandchildren when they finally arrive and also be there for Yvonne’s grandkids. To me that is the reason I do what I do. Sometimes I fool myself into believing it is for some noble cause or for a trinket I can park in my driveway, but at the end of my life, I want to be able to say that my grandkids were able to survive because I was there to help.

The fireworks were very beautiful, but the view was obstructed on the bank of the river where we were situated. A gnarly old oak tree towered over the Riverfront Crab House and partially blocked the fireworks. But we could see enough of them to still be thrilled with the beauty and excitement of the exploding shells, the dancing colored lights in the sky and the sparkles that descended from the heavens after every large explosion.

The tree itself lent a timeless dignity to the fireworks show. The years had obviously worked over that tree, with its branches divided into two arms that appeared to be pointing toward the waning full moon and the view across the river. The Spanish moss draped over all of the branches and flowing out from the clusters of leaves gave that tree a wise, stately appearance as it experienced the fireworks with us once more.

How many fireworks had this tree presided over in its lifetime? Had it watched the early inhabitants of the Homosassa area first fish there on the river? When the docks were built over the years, did it wonder if it was going to end up as the wood that made up the dock? How many hundreds of children attempted to climb up its thick trunk to reach the wide platform made by the spreading out of its main branches?

The fireworks, instead of being partially blocked by this tree, suddenly became enhanced by the history that came pouring into my mind as I realized that I was seeing my first fireworks at this location, but that this tree had witnessed hundreds before me. With that realization came a shooting star across the sky. It cut an arc straight into the midst of the exploding shells and sparkling streaks of light.

God was pointing out how perfect my life is. For me.

What I go through on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis is not necessarily controlled by me. The only control I have is how I react to and work with the things that happen to and around me. And I would not have it any other way! I want to be like that oak tree… No matter what storms pass through, I am going to enjoy my time here on this earth and make it the most pleasant I can for those around me.

Of course I am still striving to achieve more. I might as well give up and die if I had nothing else to live for… life is not about just letting things happen. We have to make things happen, make our breaks and make our own luck by stacking the deck in our favor. The dealer pulls the cards off the top of the deck and we make the hands. The idea is to do the things that increase our chances of achieving our goals.

If you are looking to enhance your life, but have not yet figured out where you are really going, you are not alone. Hundreds of thousands of marketers (new and seasoned) are flailing about in a boat without a rudder. They have no vision of where they are going and the results of their efforts show it. Often that is because they haven’t the first idea of what they should be doing next.  If you have something in mind for your future, leave it as a comment. Let me (and the rest of the world) know what it is that you are working for.

If you don’t know… leave a comment, too. I will choose one person at random to work with one on one to help you figure out what it is that would motivate you like nothing else. So that is it, the challenge is set. Light the fuse and get ready to see some sparks a flying!

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Has that thought ever crossed your mind?

You meet someone who seems to have it all in their business and their personal life… success, wealth, freedom, notoriety, and great relationships with their family.

Yes, everything they touch seems to turn to gold.

Meanwhile- you’re working your tail off to make ends meet, you’re struggling to get your business off the ground…yet always taking one step forward, two steps back.
Sound familiar?

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See you inside,

Micheal Savoie

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Here’s a kid who grew up fatherless, virtually penniless, and without much hope of succeeding in anything–let alone business.

But with a few lucky breaks (there’s that word again), Tom clawed his way to the top.

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