Doug Jones's (dougj) Blog

We don’t reach goals because we don’t focus on them daily and we may have conflict about the goal or conflict among goals.  If we don’t focus on the goal every day, then perhaps it is not the goal from our heart and there is not enough desire.  If there is conflict, then we probably don’t feel we...

I am guilty of a great sin that much of the world is guilty of; I set my goals too low.  When I look back, I realize I could have done so much more and with the same or less effort IF my thinking had been better.  Setting higher goals and visualizing greater success will lead to a happier and mor...

How do I make today a good day?  Sometimes I get frustrated at myself and others around me because I see such a waste of potential and lack of effort.  What do I do?  The answer is; just continue.  Everything has a cycle and sometimes it is best just to get through the day and just continue.  My ...

I try to not enter political discussions because I notice that most people really don’t discuss politics.  (Even Politicians) Most talk about their own anger.  Most blame others and make “them” responsible.  Most align themselves with a point of view, well thought out or not, well informed or not...

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“It’s just another day…”  Those are words from a Beetle’s song and sometimes I approach life that way.  Yesterday I did a magic show for a large group.  I have done hundreds of shows.  It was a good show but was it my best or was it just another show?  It is never just another day (or show, or ev...

These were written in 2006.Today is St. Patrick Day and everybody is Irish… that really is the Truth.  Beneath it all we are all Irish, and Jewish, and Mexican, and Iranian.  I look at people and see the same; not different.  Gandhi was correct when he said: I am a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a...

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“I left it to circumstances to guide me.”  This quote comes from Dr. Albert Schweitzer from his book Out of my life and thought.  Dr Schweitzer is considered one of the greatest people of the 20th Century.  Sometimes it is best to make decisions by letting the circumstances guide us; trust life. ...

This was a test just to see if I could still post a video on Active Rain. Fun, appropriate showmanship (showpeopleship?) can really sparkle sales. Getting any customer or buyer to laugh is worth everything.I became a magician as the result of teaching a sales class. The class was studying showman...