Rolling along

So I am starting to find my groove in my new job and am starting to put it into second gear.

Starting the job, we did a massive amount of recruiting and some hiring of positions but I have a really great boss and our team seems to be really connected to their particular areas and we are all moving forward in good fashion.

We have an even coming up called "Mental Toughness" where we will spend a week with our students to see if they are a fit for them and if they are a fit for us. I was chosen to head up the week and put together the program so I have been actively working on that project.

With Golden Intentions, my goal was to create events like this but only for an hour or maybe up to three...Here I am planning and orchestrating a week! The good thing is I have all the tools, all the ideas and all the experience I need to accomplish this goal....I also have some fear!! Its been a while since I have taken on something like this, but based on results, I know its going to be amazing.

So Sept 12th we start Mental Toughness and begin the real selection process for this program. Its going to be my "baby" and I am really working hard to make sure I don't miss any vital steps in what I have made up in my head as "the process" of this week.

The GREAT thing about this week is I get to play games with the students and just get to know them. We had an interview process with 32 people yesterday to get them registered for Mental Toughness and just spending time with these folks and listening to them tell me just a little about their life left me EXHILARATED when I got home...I was FLYING!! It was a great reminder to me that all this footwork, networking, recruiting, politicking, etc....is all worth it to get where I am able to work with these people to find their personal greatness; I am truly excited!!

I was able to see in these short interviews who were going to be my "problem children" and who would be the ones that take little of my time.... Again, I was excited for every one of them!

So here we go!! It has really begun and this "Start Up" is really unfolding well....The future looks bright!! I am looking at another opportunity to really help people find the great things about who they are and what they are capable of and even in my harshest of days, when I don't care for people all that much, I still get excited about what they are capable of when they find that "switch" that "thing" that turns their light on and has them find their path.... So many of these people are walking around in the dark, lost, alone, with people who don't believe in them, and I GET to be the one to help them find that light switch!

What was I thinking when I thought I wanted to be a director?? THIS is my calling! THIS is where my talent is! THIS is where I am supposed to be!!! I think these last ten months have really allowed me to see this with more clarity now....Then again, maybe it was me that found the light switch!

I will keep you all updated on how it goes.... Keep some good vibes sent this way, there are some lost souls coming to me and I will take all the good stuff I can get!!

Money is just a conversation

I was told a few years back....

"Money is just a conversation"

I was in a tough spot financially, thinking about giving up on my profession and possibly going to wash dishes, and I gotta say, at that time, it was a VERY loud conversation.

Well, as have many things I have been enlightnened to in my life; quotes and saying always seem to stick with me and become more and more of a truth as I get older. Its odd how this happens.

Let me explain.....

I have a freind in Colorado right now dealing with a sick parent. An old friend and the parent was someone I was familiar with in my youth.... She didnt like me very much, but we grew to really appreciate each other. ;) (I was such a little turd!)

Well, my friend is with her ailing parent right now and I had this thought run through my head....

"You know, right now, I could not FATHOM spending 325.00 on my motorcycle, or truck, or gas to go to San Antonio.....But let someone call me and tell me that someone dear to me was ill, 325.00 for me to get there would no longer be a "conversation" in my head....It wouldnt even be an obstacle!!"

So, I guess I am blogging this because I was really able to take this concept out of my head and simplify this distinction.

"MONEY, is JUST a CONVERSATION"

We can always find a way!

Anyone that reads this, please post your thoughts.

And to end this, I am thinking of Karen and her family in this hard time. Please take a minute and send a good vibe there way!

More on my new job

So I am in the process with my team of promoting our program start up in our community. The task I was given was to find some inspirational video's or documentaries of a couple of the 275 successful programs working across the Country to show at our "Open House."

I have always believed that it is so important to be a part of something bigger than yourself, and this program truly defines my role in making it happen here, so much bigger than me, but such an inspiration to be a part of....Just way to great a program to be ignored or dismissed.

Well, in that search, I found these two video's which we will be sharing at a gathering for the community as well as our enrolees in the program at the said "Open House."

I am so excited to be active with this and even though I have butterflies and am scared to death (its been two years since I have worked in this type of fashion, AND is something VERY aligned with what I wanted to do when I started Golden Intentions.) but I know it is these feeling that will make it so much more powerful and impacting. This is gunna be alot of fun!

I guess it doesn't matter where ya start, as long as ya start right?!

Its amazing the abilities and qualities those who dont "fit in" too the "model" of society have to offer us all isnt it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c52hHMHsOGU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7YbCPAceYg

My new job

People have asked "What exactly do you do" in regards to my new job.

I do get to work a lot of one on one with troubled youth, but THIS is what I will GET to do on a regular basis with them as well.

It really is amazing what kind of qualities you can see shine through with this type of work, and the beneficial part of it is that most have never been encouraged to strive for those qualities, and I get to let them find those great things about themselves.... It truly is a cool thing to be a part of....REALLY cool when they "get it!"

I just thought I would share...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4GUZspslY0

Gecko

So I went to clean the garage the other day and I came across what I thought was a spiders nest....you know, the ones that have babies in em...

Well, I picked one up to check it out, squeezed it and realized there werent any spiders in them, it was gecko eggs!!

I killed one on accident but rounded up the rest of the eggs I could find and went to show the wife.

We have a friend who is a reptile expert and called him. He explained that reptile eggs have to be kept the same way you found them as the babies will drown in the embrionic (sp?) fluid.

I wasnt sure how I found them and he said

"Well, if you can see the face in the shell, just make sure that side is up, keep them in a place with moisture and above 90 degrees."

The wife took the eggs, put some water on a napkin and stuck them in a cup to put them back out in the garage. that was three days ago....

Look what we found last night when we got home from work....

Isnt this 2COOL!!??

 

 

Turn 46 tomorrow.

Well, the drought has been killer and we havent seen this guy for a while, we really were concerned he hadnt made it. There are portions of the river (s) I have NEVER seen dry....My yard is a desert, we have had 50+ days of over 100 degree temps....This has been a tough year or rancehers, livestock AND wildlife....It was sespected that 1/3 of all the baby deer wouldnt make it through the drought.

We however have had a baby in our yard and saw him suffering through along witht he other deer so we decided to put a trough out for the deer to have water. Not long after, a baby deer started to show up but he came in for a coupleof days and dissapeared, we feared the worst.

Well, a couple of days ago, I saw the little guy from a distance, off in a neighbors yard. I got all excited to see he was still kickin, told Donna I had seen him and we were both glad to know he had made it! But he wouldnt come into up in the yard... He was pretty skittish.

Well, tonight I was siting on my deck and had my phone with me and look who showed up!!!

Man, even when its the worst, the Hill Country is still a great place!! COME ON RAIN!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hbni0MSuc

Kinda cool gift I guess.... I turn 46 tomorrow.....OMMFG!!

YouthBuild

As many of you know, I have started a new job with BCFS (Baptist Children and Family Services, www.bcfs.net) in Kerrville. I am the case manager for a new program called YouthBuild (www.youthbuild.org) and we are seeking applicants.

 

This program is designed to help troubled youth from the ages of 16-25 that have dropped out of high school and/or have been in “trouble.” This program is designed to help those youth who have dropped out get their GED or their High School diploma. At the same time, they will build a home for Habitat for Humanity and will get certified in various fields of construction. They will also be compensated with a stipend for their time; so they will learn and get paid.

 

There is also an opportunity for people in this age group to take part even if they have graduated or attained their GED so no one inside this age bracket will be turned away for an application and interview.

 

This is a great opportunity for the age group this covers to become employable and learn a trade while attaining their GED or Diploma. This is not a “handout” program and there is an intricate process for admission to the program, but for those who are searching for betterment in their life and have a passion for various fields of construction, here is their opportunity! There are some particulars that will be worked out in the application process but if you know anyone that might be interested in this program, please send them to our office in Kerrville(1105 E. Main Street, Kerrville, TX 78028, Office: 830-896-0993 Fax: 830-896-1071) or have them e-mail me (brad.golden@bcfs.net).

Please forward this to people on your e-mail list as I am really wanting to get the word spread!