The Vause Group, Inc.

Orlando, FL, United States
The Vause Group, Inc is a privately owned Marketing & Sales Consulting Firm that specializes in commercial account acquisition, retention, and sales in the small to medium business sector on behalf of large, serviced based corporations. Our company, founded in Orlando, FL, is a competitive & rapidly-expanding marketing firm. The company was created to meet the demand of many large corporations looking to get a larger return on their investment from their Direct Marketing campaigns. With the most common forms of Direct Marketing (direct mail, telemarketing, and email) becoming more and more obsolete, The Vause Group provides more proactive and personal Outside Sales solutions. The Vause Group Currently Represents the Nations Largest Warehoused based Office Supplier, Quill Office Supplies, in the Orlando, Florida Market.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Don't Die Until You're Dead

“Make today your masterpiece.” – John Wooden


Wooden’s quote reminds us to stay focused on the present. Don’t live in the past; don’t be overly concerned or worried about the future. Live in the moment and live a life of excellence. This is great advice, however it’s easier said than done.

If only we could live our lives backwards… (article found on-line)
  • You start out dead and get that out of the way
  • Then you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day
  • Then you get kicked out for being too young and healthy
  • Enjoy your retirement and collect your pension
  • Then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day
  • You work 40 years until you’re too young to work
  • You get ready for High School: drink alcohol, party, and date
  • Then you go to primary school, you become a kid, you play,
  • and you have no responsibilities
  • Then you become a baby, and then…
  • You spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions – central heating, room service on tap, and then…
  • You finish as a twinkle in another person’s eye.
 
“Don’t die until you’re dead!

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’ It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘NO’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment of failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the rap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

- Steve Jobs
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