On the subject of business, I wanted to share something I’ve been working on.

As of a couple of months ago I’ve started a virtual tour business (panoramic photography) that will serve real estate agents and business in Middle Tennessee and North Alabama. It’s called SpotLight Virtual Tours. As in “Put your property in the SpotLight”. Check out the website to learn more and refer anyone you know who could use virtual tours to market their business…please! (more…)

I hope you know The One who is the real meaning of Christmas.  If not, then that is the most important preparation you can make.  Forget the commercial aspect of Christmas if you don’t have a relationship with Jesus.  Contact me if you would like to find out more.

Having said that I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  This is a special one for us since we have a three year old in the house.  We do believe in Santa Claus around here!

We’ve had a magical couple of days since I have taken vacation days to supplement the regular holiday days off.  Amy, Savannah and I have just enjoyed each other’s company along with some shopping, baking cookies and wrapping gifts.  Savannah is VERY aware of how Christmas “works” now.  Her favorite movie is Elf with Will Ferrell.  I think she watched at least most of it three times yesterday.  I’m a little bit tired of it but there are a couple of scenes that are funny. . .I don’t care who you are!

I have big plans for the rest of my time off.  Planning for 2007 is high on my list.  I’m happy but not thrilled with my personal growth in 2006.  Considering I didn’t HAVE a personal growth plan this time last year I guess I can’t complain.

All the best from our family to yours!

Brett Weaver

P.S. Don’t forget to start 2007 with a plan.

The best way to “think it” is to “ink it”! Since becoming a student of learning and personal improvement I have discovered that it is vital to capture ideas on paper or electronically for later evaluation and use.

As part of a Dave Lakhani coaching group I learned about Mind Mapping software by a company called MindJet. Dave is a “rabid fan” and although I’ve only recently tried the software I can say that it is awesome!

I just learned about a webinar that Dave is doing for MindJet. Here are the details:

The webinar is called “Use The Power of an Hour & MindManager to Map 2007 Goals” and will show people how they can become more focused, and efficient in achieving business and personal goals by investing just one productive hour per day.

Dave plans to talk about his powerful formula for maximizing every hour, show people how to create what he calls “Fearsome Focus®” to maximize “personal effectiveness, help others identify and control once and for all the distractions that keep them from reaching their goals and create a “Master Life Vision Map.”

Here are the details, if you’re interested in attending:

Wednesday, December 13th
1:00- 2:00pm Pacific Standard Time

Link to register:

http://www.mindjet.com/us/company/events/webinars.php?s=3

Check it out!

Brett Weaver
http://www.brettweaver.com

A couple of weeks ago when we arrived at church my three year old, Savannah said “Daddy, it’s going to be an incredible day isn’t it?” I said “It sure is sweetheart. Today is what ever you make of it”. Sunday’s are always incredible, but when she said that I just had a little “moment” there. Besides the fact that she had used a really big word for a three year old, I realized that if we could all wake up with that kind of outlook on life every day. . .even two or three days out of the week, this world would be a much better place.

It’s nice to have a child around to keep you humble, but today I got an added benefit. You see every year about this time I have to spend most of an afternoon picking up walnuts that have fallen off the tree out behind our house. Otherwise I can’t mow the grass. Last year Savannah “helped”, but this year she really made this chore easy for me

We were home alone since my wife Amy was out of town, so we were just hanging out in the back yard. When I pointed out the walnut situation (with no intention of actually going into it today), Savannah insisted that she wanted to pick them up. I wasn’t about to look that gift horse in the mouth so I promptly provded her with a suitable container and she went to work. Within just a few minutes the entire area was walnut free and se was asking for more. I assured her that in a couple of weeks the rest would fall and she would have ample opportunity to be helpful. In a way I wish kids would stay this age. . . .

My three year old daughter Savannah and I were alone together this evening and I noticed that when I would walk through our house she was always one step behind me. At one point she said “Daddy, I’m scared”. When I quizzed her on the source of her fear I found out that her concern was a common one. She is scared of the dark.

I’m not in the habit of burning every light in the house so there was ample opportunity for her to be faced with the object of her fear. I sympathized with her that I too was scared of the dark when I was about her age. She’s very mature for a three year old so I proceeded to share with her some things she needed to know in order to face the fear and build her courage. Following is a grown up version of the conversation. (more…)

I just got off a live teleconference with master of persuasion, Dave Lakhani. He and Ben Mack were training on developing the essence of your brand for your business. Excellent stuff and I can’t wait to go through the process of developing my own brand.

If you’d like to check Dave out start at his Bold Approach site or his Blog.

I don’t have it yet, but I expect to get his new book soon. It’s called Power of an Hour and promises to help you to create consistent and ongoing improvement in your game in just one hour per week. A quote from the site:

The Power of an Hour identifies specific core areas of personal, professional, and business improvement, then guides you through a step-by-step process that keeps you focused so you can reinvent your life and business. The results are fast and predictable.

Power of an Hour is a brand new book and is available at Amazon. If you’ve already read it don’t spoil it for me! but do feel free to leave your comments about it. I will review it soon. Stay tuned.

Are you stuck in a rut? A “life rut” I mean. In my opinion, a rut is simply a grave with the ends kicked out. We all get there sometimes, but one of my general goals is to constantly learn new things. This is my first blog post in my first blog. One of the reasons for this blog is to learn how. . .to blog. So this will be an learning experience in itself. Another goal of mine is to learn to live more, to stop and smell the roses. That’s why I named this blog Living to Learn and Learning to Live. I welcome your comments. Go ahead! Life is too short not to share.