You Better Plan On It Podcast!
Listen carefully! There has never been a moment in time in which anyone can successfully say that they have lived life without having an effective daily plan. I mean, just think about it: We generally start and end our days with a standard routine that changes from time to time but mostly a minor scale, or it changes when an unexpected situation is forced upon us. So, if you do not know what life would be like without ever having an effective daily plan, then you should know that life without one equals chaos, anger, disappointment and ultimately failure.
So, to give you insight as to life as it relates to an effective daily plan, here is an important formula for you to remember:
Quality of Life = Questions Asked which = Questions Answered which = Primary + Alternate Decisions Made which ultimately = Effective Daily Planning & Living
So, whether we prepare to start our day or end our day, it is vital that having an effective daily plan can ultimately determine our positive outcomes outweighing our negative ones, versus the other way around. I mean, let's face it, over the years we have become a much more reactive society vice a proactive one which has led so many negative, life-altering outcomes within our homes, our communities, our schools and our workplaces.
Episodes
52 episodes
The Home Self-Wellness Check Plan
It is said that an estimated 800,000 to 1 million residential burglaries occur in the United States each year; an average of roughly one break-in every 26 to 30 seconds, as reported by "The Zebra," the nation's leading independent insurance com...
The Seven Truths About You Exercise
Participating in my "Seven Truths About You Exercise" is perhaps a credible way to learn a lot about yourself, regardless of whether a truth about you is good or bad one. The exercise should provide you with an opportunity to carefully assess a...
The Dark Thoughts of a Child
Think about this, between 1999 and 2025, there have been an average of 6 active shooter events in K-12 schools per year, with exactly 55% of the shootings to date happening in high schools.So, whether rich or poor, ...
Planning Advice for the Loss of Life
The gift of life is a blessing that everyone on Earth has today, despite the fact that many people live in poverty. God has given us a specific life to live and it is how we live it while we are here that matters and determines whether we shall...
The DISCIPLAN
It takes a lot of discipline and is always important in life to establish, adhere to and maintain an effective daily plan no matter who you are, where you are from and what you have in life. Having such a plan grants peace of mind and flexibili...
Taking Care of Our Elderly
As a member of society, I believe that we are all responsible for looking out for our elderly. I know a lot of people find elderly people to be a problem, but in reality so many of them truly need our help. It doesn't matter the situation, but ...
Life of a Stepdad
One of the greatest moments of my life occurred when I officially became a stepdad on November 16, 2002. I have been blessed with 3 amazing and loving stepchildren, 2 boys, Arturo and Daniel, and 1 girl, Devina, and it is something that I will ...
Coping with the (N) Word
Although I do not believe that people ever go out of their way to effectively plan the exact words they will speak over the course of each day, I do believe that some words, especially culturally sensitive words implemented by a specific race, ...
I'm Better Than You
Imagine living a lifestyle in which your so-called effective daily plan involves always reminding others that your money and power gives you dominion over them. Now, further imagine being told by someone that they are better than you; that your...
Having a Command Presence
Do you have "command presence?" Do you know what it means to have command presence? Listen, having command presence means that you have the ability to project calm, confident, and professional authority that earns trust and respect, rather than...
Going with God
No matter who you are or where you are from, going with God is the greatest achievement in life, bar-none! So many times in life we go through difficult challenges and are unsure of which direction to go. Well, if you haven't tried Him for your...
Making A Change
Many of us around the world frustratingly sit in a particular situation in which we feel grounded in mud and unable to move. You are either too afraid to move or you have been in your respective place for so long that you are unsure if you can ...
Fire Fire Fire!
The weight of death can be the most demoralizing situation an individual, a family, a community, a school, a workplace, etc., can go through. Imagine a family of four; a young mother with three children under 10 years of age encountering a fire...
The Power of Hate
One of the most tumultuous, dangerous and cancerous words today is "Hate." The word has a damaging kind of radius that can destroy the life of one, a few or many. Sure, many of us use it on a regular basis but it is not meant in harmful nature....
A Truthful Lie
Having an effective plan in life-threatening situations can be critical to the lives of others. So, when it is said that, "what goes on in another man's home is not anyone else's business," well, I simply call this a truthful lie. In truth, you...
?Your Race-Your Fault_My Race-My Fault?
Here in America, we continue to experience racism because of being a particular race and one's skin color. It is truly amazing that our country still has this issue to date and it doesn't appear that we will ever see it entirely go away, at lea...
The Weight of Death
I believe the "Weight of Death" is for real. The reason I believe this statement is because the loss of someone that you love and miss dearly can outweigh the loss of others that you love and miss dearly. For instance, I lost my amazing U...
Military Deployments & Homefront Responsibilities
This episode focuses on military deployments regarding young first and second term military service members. What I learned not only early in my career, but later in my career and today as a Retired Marine, young service members often depart fo...
Underaged Kids discussing Race
This episode discusses a unique conversation between two male best friends, a black kid and a white kid between the ages of 10-12. What makes the conversation so unique is that it involves race and ethnicity. The kids apparently have overheard ...
I Believe in You & Me
This episode provides a lifeline and empowers you and me to ensure we employ an effective daily action plan to allow us to get from Point A to Point B and back home safely in a safe and efficient manner each and every day. We need to shake off ...
All-Hands-On-Deck Suicide Prevention Challenge
This episode focuses on suicide and the major challenge it presents to everyone when we know, know of or hear about someone who has attempted suicide or openly talked about it. We as individuals and as people need to take a closer look at our f...
Take a Look in the Mirror Challenge
This episode discusses the importance of giving from those of us who are blessed and have to give to those who are deeply in need. Whether young or old, so many people are out there are poor, homeless and starving while many of us live ve...
The Praise & Worship Challenge!
This episode took me to a church service called "A Night of Worship" in which my wife Belinda and I experienced a powerful evening of God's power in action when He is introduced into our souls. It further introduced the power of praise and wors...
The Trespasser Defense Challenge
This episode targets a family's plan of action to defend against a trespasser who plans to rob the home. It initially tells the story of a trespasser attempting to enter the home of an elderly couple through an open window. As he attempts to cl...