Patrick Woods » Inspiration http://www.patrickwwoods.com Building on a foundation of Success Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:09:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 I’m giving up my birthday! http://www.patrickwwoods.com/im-giving-up-my-birthday/ http://www.patrickwwoods.com/im-giving-up-my-birthday/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:26 +0000 Patrick http://www.patrickwwoods.com/?p=1303 http://mycharitywater.org/Patrick


Very soon I will have my 35th birthday.  Tonight I was on the phone talking to my Mom and Dad and they asked me what I would like for my birthday… (Flashback to being 12 again!).  I really couldn’t think of anything that I wanted or even needed.  If anything I have always been the person that if their birthday just came and went with nothing more than i decent meal I would be completely happy.

That’s when I stumbled across mycharitywater.org.  This has to be the coolest idea!  You can give up your (insert special occasion here) to raise money that will provide for clean drinking water to people in developing nations.

So this year I am giving up my birthday in the hopes that we can raise $5,000 that will give clean water to 250 people!  So if you would have given me a gift for my birthday, please donate to help us reach our goal.  It is also my hope that me giving up my birthday would be the catalyst for others that would not normally give me a birthday gift (or maybe don’t even know me) to donate to help this goal become a reality.

After all, we live in an amazing country that provides so much opportunity that other nations couldn’t even fathom.  Even in our current economy we have so much to be grateful for.  Take a moment to visit this site and learn more about this amazing cause.

http://mycharitywater.org/Patrick

I sincerely hope that you will make a donation.  After all… it is my Birthday.

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I wanted to give you another little boost to kick off your week!

“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing that makes you good.”
- Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers)

I am a HUGE Lance Armstrong fan! For all that he has accomplished including and after beating cancer… This guy is committed to the end result. I used the Malcolm Gladwell quote above because his book Outliers is amazing and it discusses why some succeed while others do not. Time on task.

So as you are working through your week, focus on the activities that will generate the best results and know that success doesn’t happen in a day, it happens day by day.

Click the video below to watch!

As always, your TEAM here at KW is here to help you accomplish your goals in any way we can!

Make this an AMAZING week!

P

]]> http://www.patrickwwoods.com/keller-williamsmonday-mojo-5102010/feed/ 0 It’s not a recession, it’s a REVOLUTION! http://www.patrickwwoods.com/its-not-a-recession-its-a-revolution/ http://www.patrickwwoods.com/its-not-a-recession-its-a-revolution/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:54:43 +0000 Patrick http://www.peoplevisionsuccess.com/?p=269 I just caught this video on Twitter (thanks @anexemines and @tacanderson).

I think that there are a ton of great points to be made in this video regardless of what industry we are in, be it technology, real estate, etc.

The bottom line is that no one is going to save us and there is no magic bullet to climb out of this hole. Big companies will survive because…well, they are BIG. They will cut expenses (layoffs) and wait for the bottom. The problem with this is that the longer we wait, the longer we fall! If we don’t change the way we do things, the bottom will never come.

At the end of the day, the worst that could happen is that we do nothing. Take ownership, implement change and drive the revolution!

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This is a clip that I just found on YouTube of a recent appearance on CNN in promotion of his upcoming book “The Noticer”.  From what I understand, the premise of the book is about a man named Jones that has a nack for pointing out the things that other miss (or gives them just a little perspective).  In the environment that we live in, it is always nice to hear someone speak with not only hope in their voice, but a sense of responsibility and personal accountability.  I hope you enjoy this clip and if you do… you should probably check out his new book.  ;-)

]]> http://www.patrickwwoods.com/perspective-from-andy-andrews-in-a-challenging-time/feed/ 0 Tips To Live A Happy And Rewarding Life http://www.patrickwwoods.com/tips-to-live-a-happy-and-rewarding-life/ http://www.patrickwwoods.com/tips-to-live-a-happy-and-rewarding-life/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:26:57 +0000 Patrick http://www.peoplevisionsuccess.com/?p=231 This is an amazing video and I think we should all take a moment once and a while and reflect on what is really important to us.  In our current environment, with the world spinning out of control, it is easy to get caught up in it.  Or if you are like me…  You put your head down and drive forward without ever taking a moment to step back and make sure that you are even driving in the right direction.

I hope that you take as much from this video as I did!  Enjoy!!

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For more information on Clint visit his website here:

http://www.verbalocity.com/

Or check out his book on Amazon

]]> http://www.patrickwwoods.com/amazing-keynote-speaker/feed/ 0 Choose to WIN! http://www.patrickwwoods.com/choose-to-win/ http://www.patrickwwoods.com/choose-to-win/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:15:09 +0000 Patrick http://www.peoplevisionsuccess.com/?p=168 I know that most of you have heard the saying that “Success is not for the chosen few, but for the few that choose!”

I recently came across a great story that illustrates this point extremely well. Now, I am a huge sports fan, but never really caught the college football bug. If I had, I may have related this story a bit earlier…

Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators had high hopes of not only being national champions, but also going undefeated for the first time in school history. This came to a crushing end when, in September while playing Ole Miss, the Gators found themselves down by 1 point with time running out. Tim drove his team to the 32 yard line with 55 seconds left to go. On 4th and 1 the team decided to go for the first down with a more sure shot at the game winning field goal. Ole Miss had other plans and took the win from Florida with a final score of 31-30…

Crushed, realizing that not only would they not achieve their undefeated season, but their hopes of being National Champions were in serious jeopardy..

Tim and the rest of the Florida Gators had a choice, buy in to the discouragement of defeat or to pick their heads up, dust themselves off and draw a line in the sand as to what they were to accomplish with the rest of their season. The following is the final moment of Tim Tebow’s press conference following the loss.

These were more than just words to Tim, they were exactly what the entire team was feeling and Tim as their leader was the voice of their vision. They knew that anything less that complete dominance in the remainder of the season would leave them out of the national championship.

Not only did they win all of the next 8 games, they won them each by 28 points or more! And now… The Florida Gators are National Champions!

I know many of us have been in a position when our hopes and dreams seem to never get that break that we need. But at the end of the day we still have a choice… are we going to let these moments take us off track from the greater, big picture prize? Or are we going to use these moments as opportunities to clarify our resolve and commitment to success?

At the end of the day, it is your choice.

]]> http://www.patrickwwoods.com/choose-to-win/feed/ 0 10 Examples of Excellent Portfolio Sites http://www.patrickwwoods.com/10-examples-of-excellent-portfolio-sites/ http://www.patrickwwoods.com/10-examples-of-excellent-portfolio-sites/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:38:48 +0000 Patrick http://losangeles.makedesignnotwar.com/themes/wp/mu/wpmu/?p=1221 Los Angeles is perfect for photography blogs, photoblogs, and portfolios! This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many pages like this one or sub-pages as you like and manage all of your content inside of WordPress. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla neque ipsum, rhoncus eu euismod sed, ullamcorper a urna. Aenean ut nibh odio, vitae mollis odio. Maecenas faucibus auctor interdum. Nam commodo vehicula sapien sit amet aliquam. Nam eu diam ac dolor volutpat consequat vitae at neque. Ut at tortor nisi. Aliquam sit amet sapien nibh. Vivamus quis tellus id eros volutpat condimentum sed ac ante. In vel tortor ac nibh sagittis pellentesque eu a est. Phasellus at libero massa, non mollis mauris.

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