“Don’t get weary in well doing. Communicate and think about others. Don’t fall into woe is me. We can’t change what has happened, but we can change our actions towards what is going to happen.” - Jim & Dolores Martin

In part two of this episode, Jim and Dolores note the unique circumstances that COVID-19 and the global pandemic present -- an opportunity to be leaders and inspire hope in others. At the same time, Jim and Dolores talk about how to structure your time and implement daily disciplines into your rhythms. The episode concludes with a few rapid fire questions from this power couple.

Notes and Quotes:  

-I did learn one major thing to set my priorities to be in this order:  my God, my husband, my children, my business. To do that then, I need to structure my time that way. If I have to make phone calls, I have to clear the time before I do it. I communicated that to my kids, so they knew that they mattered. 

-You don’t want to make them feel like you’re putting them on a shelf, and you’re going to come back to them after you’ve become successful in your business. Otherwise, they’ll learn to hate the business. I had to make sure my kids saw that we were running for goals.

-We prioritize our time. I live by what I say I live by, and I write it down.

-Eliminate the distractions and be disciplined. An undisciplined life is rough. 

-The American dream is to own something. I believe it’s security and freedom from depending on someone else. It’s woken people up. Security is from the neck up. It’s how we think that differentiates us. What we do, what we think, and how we act. 

-If we can get a bunch of people together and working together, we will move mountains.

-Attitude and selflessly loving people you are in business with are the two skills they mentioned to being an entrepreneur. 

-Last encouraging words to a global audience? Don’t get weary in well doing. Communicate and think about others. Don’t fall into woe is me. Write down 10 things that are going right in your life before you go to bed at night. It keeps you focused. We can’t change what has happened. We can only change our actions towards what is going to happen. 

-Don’t waste this opportunity to move your business forward. Consistency is what is going to win the day. The power of compounding will take effect. Get into action and don’t stop the action. Adapt, change, and don’t waste this. Stay consistent. 

Links in this episode include: 

Jim & Dolores’s bio

UK Appoints a Minister of Loneliness, an article from the New York Times 

Meet UK’s Minister of Loneliness, an article from TIME magazine

Vertical Marriage by Dave and Ann Wilson

Personality Plus by Florence Littauer

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John Maxwell

The Power of 5 by John Maxwell

The DNA of Relationships by Dr. Gary Smalley

Tribes by Seth Godin

Winning Every Day by Lou Holtz

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