Midnight Blue Bash Videos

Hello!

I wanted to make sure that readers of the blog weren't left out on the videos I've been putting together of the Midnight Blue Bash we held last December.  The first five have been released, and I've placed them all below.  I hope everyone enjoys them!  I'll post the rest as soon as they're available.

Part 1: the choreographed form

Care, Don’t Coerce

I read a great little quote from Yehuda Berg, someone whose messages I subscribe to.  I felt it was worth passing along.  It speaks to the importance of helping others along with a genuine intention of benevolence.  Sometimes we find ourselves asking others to change because WE need them to change.  This is not the best place to come from if we want to truly help people for their own good, not ours:

“You cannot change another human being. Think how hard it is to change yourself! And even if you could, you would only bring them away from their purpose – changing themselves.

We can, however, provide help on physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual levels. We can attempt to influence others in ways we think would benefit them. We can try to act in a manner and make decisions that would serve as a positive role model.

But we must navigate the razor’s edge between teaching and preaching. Teachings means sharing your wisdom out of love and care, not because you want to convert or convince or coerce.”
All the best,
David Alvas

Coming to Terms

If we are to be successful in life and achieve our goals and dreams, we have to come to grips with a key concept: we must embrace the hardships and challenges that come our way on our journey to fulfillment and prosperity.  These hurdles present us with an opportunity to climb higher and realize what we are truly made of.  Discovering what we are truly made of is discovering our essence.  When you know your essence, you will know others better.  When you know yourself and others better, you will better know peace.

Come to terms with the conflicts, and face them like a warrior.

All the best,
David Alvas

DON’T Make a New Year’s Resolution!

Happy New Year!

I’ll skip the hum drum explanation about how most New Year’s resolutions fail, as I’m assuming you probably know that over 75% of people don’t see theirs through.

But why?  Why is it so hard to keep a New Year’s resolution, or any goal, for that matter?  The answer has to do with a lack of repetition towards setting goals.  If you only set a goal once a year, as oppose to someone who sets goals daily, monthly, and yearly, the odds of success are obviously much lower.  It’s simple math: if you set goals 365 days of the year, you have a greater chance of success then if you set a goal just once a year.  Because you will gain more experience setting goals, like anything else, you will also gain skill and wisdom with regards to goal setting.  This will ensure that future goal setting will be well thought out, more realistic, and have a higher probability of success.
Success is not a goal, it’s a habit.  Success encompasses failure, meaning that in order to be successful at something, you WILL fail at it. And if you try something multiple times, you will have more setbacks, just the same with triumphs.  Many people don’t know this, but Babe Ruth struck out just as many times as he hit home runs.  Thomas Edison failed over one thousand times before he gave the world its first successful light bulb.  What does that tell you about success?   No football team wins every game of every season, every year.  No student passes every single test or assignment.  Even the best business people have deals fall though from time to time.  So don’t be discouraged if you’re not successful at everything you attempt.

Remember that failure is a part of success, not the opposite of it.

It is also vital to keep it all in the best perspective.  Pay more attention to what you have to gain when you set a goal rather than what you could lose if you fail.  Successful people follow this anecdote closely.
Have a great year, and remember to be repetitious in your goal setting!

All the best,
David Alvas