Let the ugliness begin

Well, football has started and my beloved Miami Dolphins, once again, started with a loss. I have a feeling that this is going to be, once again, an ugly season for the Fins. I've gotta tell you I handled the loss fairly well, only uttering obscenities a few times and punching the bed once. This is marked improvement in my behavior from past years.

But I'm not here to talk about football or my emotional issues tied to watching the game but rather I want to chat with you about a super important topic.

The other day, I was talking to the publisher of my new book (which is going to be released in the fall) and my team and they all thought it would be a good idea for me to put some photographs in the book to visually represent my lifestyle.

The ideas for pictures were, me sitting on the beach with my laptop computer (in fact, I'm looking at the ocean right now), me holding my computer bag with the caption "Dave carrying his entire business", me and my kids going to a movie in the middle of the afternoon, Alexis and I eating at fancy restaurant (in fact, we eat out almost every day) etc.

As they were giving me these picture suggestions, it hit me over the head like a ton of bricks that I have a damn good life!

No, really. I'm being serious.

I had taken for granted how good my life actually is. Not everyone can fly first class across the country every other week, take time off whenever they want, make money with nothing more than their computer, walk 50 feet out their front door and be on the beach, etc.

I was kind of embarrassed, not because of my lifestyle, I've worked hard and continue to work hard to make it the way it is, but because I've not as grateful as I should be.

Then I got to thinking about everything I should be grateful for and really felt gratitude inside my body. Quite frankly, it felt great in a humbling kind of way.

It was then I decided that every morning I would write down, in my PAPER planner (so far superior to an electronic calendar) one thing I was grateful for. Here are some actual examples:

I am grateful to have Randy as such a great friend and person on my team.

I am so grateful to have two beautiful, loving and healthy kids.

I am so grateful for being in love and being loved by my girlfriend.

I am so grateful for going home today (After my four day weekend at Burning Man!)

Mi amigo, I suggest you adopt this practice of writing down one thing you are grateful for every day for the next 30 days. After you write it down, feel it inside your body. Make a commitment to do this.

Remember the key to receiving more is to be grateful for what you already have.

Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!

~Dave Dee

P.S. Beginning in two weeks, I am going to officially launch my new Passion Into Profits business and you are going to start getting a TON of valuable gifts including videos, teleseminars, reports, articles and more. (By the way, these gifts have real value and are NOT like the pseudo gifts the Internet marketing "gurus" give away to sell their hyped up, overblown products.)

Then on Saturday, November 8th you will have the opportunity to participate in one of the coolest events ever to hit the Internet...and you won't have to leave your home.

Get ready for a wild and super fun ride!