KISS=Simplicity PRINCIPLE

HAPPY 2013! This is the year to change habits...yet AGAIN. Every year, we see the same resolutions...BUT WHY??? Why do we have a habit of complicating life? Where does this need to create hardship in one's existent come from? 

We all have the will to change who we are and what we are, yet why don't we? Instead of looking within, we expense for "experts" to bail us out and to give our life meaning...BUT WHY?

In 2002, the Dali Lama visited UCLA.  One member of the audience asked, "Sir, what is the meaning of life?"  The Dali Lama reflected and with all his wisdom and humour, responded with a smile, "How should I know?" 

The point here is no one has the answers, but we keep searching. Society has made the "Self help" industry VERY rich with estimated sales in excess of $1 billion. 

We exhaust monetary resources on luncheons, seminars and workshops that help little to move ideas forward. A few months later, that clock is restarted. Did the message change? NO! But how many times have you tuned in to the same information, over and over and over again? Is it not time to stop the vicious cycle?

There is nothing wrong with collecting useful information as resources and good reads. At Gabrielle Bourne Productions (GBP), we enjoy business, technology, innovation and finance. Others might like cooking, pets and biographies. Maybe DIY is your thing.  

In 2013, TAP your own resources...unlock your brain, find your passion and create purpose.

Here is our "Secret" to life:

1. Find what you LOVE to do and do it. Don't worry about money...and DON'T BE GREEDY!
2. Have enough "great" friends to count on one hand. That is all you need. The rest are acquaintances.
3. Find a Partner and/or Associates who believe EVERYTHING about you AND IS morally AND financially responsible!
4. Be cash RICH and DEBT POOR. You do NOT need to impress anyone. Who are they anyways?
5. It is better to be the millionaire next door than have "things" strapped to a monthly payment.
6. REJECTION should be your BEST FRIEND!
7. LISTEN to what others say BUT do what is in your GUT! 
8. Pay it forward, when and IF you can.
9. DO NOT obligate yourself beyond your expertise, resources and passion.
10. CHARITY STARTS WITH YOU! Give what you can...NOT more than what you have.