Saturday, September 20, 2014

The You Tube Revolution

You Tube

You Tube is the power of community combined with the power of community.  By sharing information freely and easily, we can expand knowledge, build talent, and improve our society. 

Thanks to the community sharing knowledge of You Tube and the Internet I have repaired a washer, fixed a hot water heater, learned new health applications, and uncovered new skills and passions.
With the help of efficient communication networks, the Internet,  You Tube has enabled every person to share their talents, knowledge, and skills with the rest of the world, and the possibilities are incredible.  

We have in essence, a vehicle to expand our knowledge on a vast array of subjects by simply connecting with the community.  We have the ability to educate ourselves in a new powerful way without the limitations and expense of traditional educational systems. 

Our hot water heater started running out of hot water prematurely and thinking I needed to replace the unit, went to You Tube to check how to diagnose a faulty hot water heater.  After reviewing several videos, I learned that I could simply check the thermostat and heating element to determine if the heater was working properly.  You Tube showed the repair, and after purchasing the parts for $20 I was able to repair the heater and now the hot water runs long and strong.   

The expense, time, and energy saved by the repair lead to increased productivity and an improved quality of life.  Now let's multiply these countless opportunities with people throughout the world, from developing countries, across cultures, and languages You Tube is just a single example of how the internet can improve our lives in powerful ways. 

The sharing community will transform our lives in unforeseen ways, from educational institutions to health systems. We are at the early stages of understanding and applying this technology and the best is yet to come. 

With Love,

Tom Kaufmann
Coach K

Monday, September 1, 2014

The Power of A Compliment

Power Talk

We see it everywhere in our society today.  Trash talk in sports, arguing in politics, social media abuzz with put downs. There is another way. 

Try a compliment.  Find something nice to say to someone in the family, to a stranger, to anyone you meet.  Even if you can't find the words,  a simple smile or a meeting of the eyes can be a powerful gesture acknowledging someone.

We we give a compliment, we in a way receive one also.  When we say something kind, we express the kindness within us, we acknowledge our connectedness.

Next time try a few kind words, a nice smile, or a simple glance you'll soon find how powerful you are. 

The Power of a compliment.

With Love,

Tom Kaufmann
Coach K

True Love Yourself

True Love

Start with yourself.   Learn to love and accept yourself with all your supposed flaws and weaknesses.  You are here alive dancing on the earth, you are unique, special, and beautiful in your own way.  Celebrate yourself.  Come to know or remember the divinity you are infused with.  Stop comparing yourself or putting yourself down, we all go through the self talk of saying I'm not worthy or if I was stronger, prettier, faster, taller, skinnier, smarter.  BA!  It's a bunch of noise, an empty rattle.  Silence that trash talk. 

Healthy self improvement is fine, encouraged.  The desire to get better is wonderful just remember that the beautiful, special, wonderful part of you will always be there and is unchanging.  

Now go ahead and smile, laugh, and share your beauty with the everyone.  

With Love,

Tom Kaufmann
Coach K