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Brian Adams
Member since 12th October 2005
Occupation: The World Brian Adams is a published author and award-winning speaker. Born and raised in rural North Carolina, Brian did not just endure but purposely overcame his poverty stricken and abusive upbringing. He decided at a very young age that he was not going to be a casualty of his environment but instead an example of the human strength and willingness needed to succeed. He learned early on that we can be, do or have anything we want, no matter what we experience in life. Through the years he has mastered several styles of martial arts which enabled him to lead numerous training seminars for the Los Angeles Police Department. While teaching children
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17th October 2005
When you are giving a presentation, the first thing you are giving is a present, a gift.
When you show up to give a speech, a presentation or a keynote, you are giving a gift – your knowledge. And more important (just as important), you are giving yo...
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14th October 2005
A few months ago I was at the gym on the treadmill running. They have the TVs in front of you and if you bring headphones you can plug in and listen. I listen sometimes but this day I didn't have my headphones and wouldn't you know it there was Mark Victo...
Views: 202
14th October 2005
Last Wednesday morning after leaving the gym I stopped and got gas. It was about 7:45 am and at one of the other pumps, was Eddy. I was listening to him talk to another guy that he had not seen in a while and I heard him say "yea man every morning at my h...
Views: 188
14th October 2005
How many of you reading this are getting ready to leave for a job that you hate, don't like, it's "all I could find" or just pays the bills? Or, have you just gotten home from that type of job?
How many of you read these articles and think that the typ...
Views: 211
14th October 2005
NO, I don't mean you should be the type of person who is always angry, losing their temper and has high blood pressure.
That's not living either. That's being miserable.
Now, when my wife loses her temper and gets to a level 8, it's still not the sa...
Views: 225
14th October 2005
Here's why I believe God wanted me to have the ability to hide or control my emotions . .
It's not so much hiding your emotions, as it is controlling them. Thoughts control your emotions. People half jokingly ask me . . . . "Are you a robot, you seem ...
Views: 233
14th October 2005
Boy I hit a few nerves with my request yesterday and got some great responses from both sides of the scale.
Before I get started I want to mention a person whom I consider a great friend of mine even through we have only spent a few days together. I b...
Views: 202
14th October 2005
I need your help.
Now you know I love everyone. I don't just say it, I really mean it. I try and see everyone as God would see them and it hurts me when other people hurt. It really hurts me when I know they wouldn't have to hurt if they would just ma...
Views: 184
14th October 2005
Take 2 sheets of printer paper; lay them in front of you so that they are turned horizontal and tape them together so that when you are looking at them, you have one sheet of paper that's 22" x 8.5".
Now starting in the bottom left hand corner come in ...
Views: 245
13th October 2005
If you are reading this and you are 30 or older there's a 99% chance that the job you are going to today is the job you will go to for the rest of your working days.
Today is Friday which means payday for most people, the amount you receive today is th...
Views: 211
13th October 2005
I've gotten pretty good at it, but I still need a lot of work. It's real tough getting other people to see through someone else's eyes. It seems we just can't put ourselves out of the picture long enough to see how the other person feels.
It's hard to ...
Views: 179
13th October 2005
Tuesday I had lunch with an old friend whom I hadn't seen in almost a year.
It was a great lunch, very positive and motivating. I could have stayed there all day.
I have some friends with whom I've been friends with for over ten years. But I've chan...
Views: 174
13th October 2005
I haven't been to a karate tournament in three or four years, I went to one Friday and Saturday. I remembered why I stopped going.
If you know me, you know how karate changed my life. Saved my life. Gave me life. I could go on and on. I couldn't stop ...
Views: 153
13th October 2005
When I think of opposites I picture a balancing scale with one word on one side and the opposite word on the other side as far away as they can get. (Front ~ Back, Left ~ Right)
Here are the words I was hoping to have sent to me. Belief and Brave.
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Views: 224
13th October 2005
The audience can make or break you. You may have heard that there are never bad audiences only bad presenters. There is a lot of truth to that. There are some cases where it's just a bad audience, but a great presenter can bring them around, 90% of all au...
Views: 312
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