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Enjoy today’s re-broadcast 1 Minute or so Mentor Message inspirational quotes podcast!

See you next time! Rick Beneteau

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Rick Beneteau invites you to become a Messenger of Change

Jim Rohn was a mentor to millions. He was a mentor to me.

On December 5, 2009, “America’s Business Philosopher” passed after a brave, 18-month battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

I could write pages about how this man of wisdom impacted my life but instead I want to share an exclusive interview that I, and a business partner, Audrey Lanford, had the privilege of conducting with Jim from his home, in 2002, on the subject of spirituality in business. Click the Play button at the end of this post.

The following appears on the tribute website, “Jim fondly closed his programs with the following sentiments: “I go with you in all the experience that we’ve had. But I promise you this as we leave here: I will not leave you behind. I’ll take you with me in my thoughts and in my heart.”

Jim, may you bask in the Peace and Love you gave to millions.

Rick

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Enjoy today’s re-broadcast 1 Minute or so Mentor Message inspirational quotes podcast!

See you next time! Rick Beneteau

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Enjoy this weekend’s 10 Minute or so Mentor Message inspirational quotes podcast featuring an exclusive interview with the legendary Jim Rohn! Tune in next weekend for Pt. 3.

See you next time! Rick Beneteau

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This brilliant piece of writing by my great friend, Heather O’Hara, recently appeared in the 10 Million Clicks For Peace blog.

There is no other in this world given the right or the power to define who you are.

No one shall rob you of your value, nor shall any other determine your worth.

None shall steal your integrity, decide your character, or destroy your authenticity.

No other shall discredit your success, seize your potential or dismantle your honor; and no one shall discourage your dreams, erase your spirit, or dissuade you from your truth.

None are given the power to diminish your love, shatter your confidence, efface your trust, or extinguish your passion.

No one shall lead you where you do not choose to go, nor shall anyone interrupt your unique relationship with your Self or your God.

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The following is a true story about a great gift that was never received.

 He was pencil thin and walked with a limp. A thirteen year-old boy with huge yearning eyes who was always an unlucky patient on the children’s floor of the hospital where my youngest daughter was all too often incarcerated.

Curtis had sickle cell anemia, an incurable, painful and terminal disease that plagues young people of African descent.

I would meander into his room to spend a little time with the rebellious loner and would often end up refereeing a screaming match between him and one of the nurses. The street-wise Curtis would usually win.

Over the course of a few years (the hospital was always my home-away-from-home), I eventually learned of the horror of his upbringing, the sad reality of his current life and the apparent dimness of his future.

My experience as a volunteer in the Big Brothers-like program in our local Children’s Aid Society was that a small dose of interest and some one-on-one attention could go a long way to helping a kid who was in trouble with the law, failing school and in Curtis’ case, a social outcast.

So, when my time was over with the last boy I was involved with, I asked the CAS if I could hook up with Curtis, albeit ‘unofficially’ this time. Problem was, I was in the process of selling my drycleaning business while building a music production studio (for my next career) and my time was too much at a premium to commit to a structured arrangement. They agreed, and I began to hang with Curtis.

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