Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day -- “Reading – we all know that reading is important, it is a critical good habit… 88% of the wealthy in my study, they read 30 min or more each day of self-help, self-improvement, career related material; compare that to 2% of the poor. …The wealthy people their lives are all about continuous self improvement, so they read – they read 2 or more education books a month, so 24 books a year at a minimum. Poor people don’t do this – if they do read they read for entertainment. …79% of the wealthy network 5 hours or more per month verses 16% for the poor. …The habits that we pick up in life, 40% of the day is habit, so you are on auto pilot – if your parents did not teach you success habits, then 40% of the time you are on autopilot living poverty habits and life is bad. …66% of the wealthy watch 1 hour or less of TV per day; verses the average individual watching 6 hours of TV per day. …Even if you shaved off one hour and used it for reading, conver...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Freedom is not given to us by anyone;  we have to cultivate it ourselves.  It is a daily practice.”    ~ Thich Nhat Hanh -- Brummet's In the Media -- If you have  a chance, please do check out my article that defines some common marketing terms posted under the month of May via: http://mediamagnetism.org/guest-blogs-2/  ** My article is the 2nd one listed there under May.  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --    * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Thomas Corley, president of Cerefice & Compa...

-- Quote of the Day -- “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance;  the wise grows it under his feet.” ~James Oppenheim -- Animal Shelter Campaign -- Here's a wonderful way that you can make a difference for animal rescue centers within the US. Simply share a story about one of the rescue workers or centers that you admire on the blog (see link below) and enter for a chance to win kitty litter for your favorite shelter! How easy is that?  The contest runs December 18 through midnight on December 19.  The winning comments will be posted on the blog January 3, 2013, with the names of the winners and winning shelters or rescues.  First Place Wins: 1,000 pounds of World’s Best Cat Litter Second Place Wins: 500 pounds of World’s Best Cat Litter Third Place Wins: 250 pounds of World’s Best Cat Litter En ter contest via: http://petnewsandviews.com/2012/12/win-a-years-worth-of-kitty-litter-for-your-favorite-animal-rescue/...

 -- Quote of the Day -- "The real source of wealth and capital in this new era is not material things,  it is the human mind,  the human spirit, the human imagination,  and our faith in the future." ~ Steve Forbes -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Beverly Flaxington has created a trademarked model to help people implement change and do things they wouldn't have believed they could. She is a certified Professional Behavioral Analyst and Professional Values Analyst . She is heavily involved in not-for-profits, in eco-related causes and in helping people change this world for the better. We are going to dip into her experiences in reaching out to people and encouraging them to aim for their passion and do some good in this world. Join us live (...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “With your talents and industry, with science, and that steadfast honesty which eternally pursues right – regardless of consequences – you may promise yourself everything… but health. Without which there is no happiness. An attention to health then should take place of every other object. The time necessary to secure this should be devoted to it in preference to every other pursuit.”  ~ Thomas Jefferson -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Lynn Serafinn, MAED, CPCC, is a certified, award-winning coach and teacher, marketer, social media expert, radio host, speaker and bestselling author. In fact, you can find her inspiring radio show right here on the BTR station; she and I have networked over the years and I can tell you she is a pleasure to work with. Today we’ll be focusing on Lynn's new book, The 7 Graces of Marketing , and how to heal humanity and the planet by changing the way we sell, addresses...

-- Quote of the Day -- ...De Ja Vu?? ... I seem to remember having posted this quote below already in the past, yet it was in my notes for this blog and I do think that it is worth the risk of repeating myself on this one: "We have arrived at a new phase in human history where a certain part of the world’s population are in a state of almost forced consumerism – feed by massive marketing budgets and a willing and compliant media and where the economy is based not on real indicators of wealth but on how much we consume. Where predatory businesses practices ...and long wasteful supply chains where quality and reparability and reusability have been replaced by the notion that it’s cheaper to buy a new one than keep and fix the old one" *Excerpted from a letter written by Warren Snow via the Zero Waste San Diego Group . Warren happens to have been an international speaker at CRRA 2003 - where he represented the ZWIA and Zero Waste New Zealand organization...