10 Bellevue: “The Road Not Taken”

10 Bellevue Presents: The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

~ Robert Frost

10 Bellevue’s Michael Morrison:

There are many points throughout our lives where forks in the road appear, and you have to make a decision that will affect the rest of your life.  Of the two paths that lay ahead, one is usually more traveled than the other because it is easier.  A large majority of people take the easy route because they are afraid of the unknown.  So, in reaction to fear, people take the same road that everybody else has taken before them.  A small percentage of people opt for the road less traveled.  This results in an extraordinary life that most people only dream of living.  So, if you strive to be one of those people, when a fork in the road of life appears, you have to choose the road less traveled.  You have to be willing to do what other people will not do in order to be able to do the things that other people cannot do.

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”  Anthony Robins

Written by: Michael Morrison

Michael graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Horticulture.  He wishes to open up the first international office in Australia for 10 Bellevue.

10 Bellevue Asks…”Who’s Next?”

Position or preparation?  Often times we wait for the “position” to start thinking and acting like a leader.  But if we don’t prepare for the role or act like a leader before we have the role then will we ever really get it?  More importantly even if we did how prepared would we be? The idea of who’s next is a concept that tends to be out of people’s grasp as to what they can do. Everyone has the potential to be the next person promoted and to be very successful in life

The same works for the real world, more specifically in football. Terrelle Pryor is a prime example of someone that excelled in college and has all the skills and tools to succeed in the NFL. He was selected in the NFL supplemental draft this past year and is currently on the Oakland Raiders. He has all the potential in the world to be a NFL hall of famer.

Then there is someone who like Ryan Williams who was also recently drafted, but was selected in the regular NFL Draft. He was very well known in college as a great runner with a great work ethic. He knows that with his skills and dedication he will be a great NFL player.

Also you have players like Aaron Rodgers who have been in the league for 5 years and are just starting to scratch their potential. Aaron Rodgers started in Butte Community College and with his work ethic got a scholarship to University of California Berkeley. Then he got drafted by the Packers and last year in only his second year starting the Packers won the Super Bowl.

Then you have the players that have been in the NFL for 10+ years and have used all their potential and translated it in to the top of the line skills and work ethic. Those players are players like Jerry Rice. He was not the first person selected in the NFL Draft the year he was selected, but he is arguably the best wide receiver to ever play the game. Jerry Rice went to college at Mississippi Valley State.

The point is it doesn’t matter where you start your journey it is all about having the mentality that I will be the next great one. Without that mentality it is nearly impossible to progress. So are you the next one?

Written by: Lior

Lior recieved his bachelors from the University of Washington in Earth and Space Sciences. He was born in Israel and raised in California.  He’s looking forward to being a part of growth and expansion in the next 12 months.

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10 Bellevue: “It’s Just A Ride”

“It’s just a ride,” a song by the band Jem starts off with the lines:

Life, it’s ever so strange

It’s so full of change

Think that you’ve worked it out

Then BANG

Right out of the blue

Something happens to you

To throw you off course

And then you

Breakdown

I feel like that sometimes. You make these plans for your life and how you want it to go, but then suddenly obstacles appear to knock you off

the path you laid out. I like to compare this to “the road of opportunity.” Now along every road there are obstacles. One vehicle you could drive is a Geo.

The other car you could drive is the monster truck Gravedigger.

With the Geo, it’s a very bumpy ride and if you get to the brick wall and just give up. Because there is no way a Geo can get through this brick wall.

With Gravedigger, the bumps are fun and the brick wall is just one more thing you get to do. Not only are you getting through your obstacles on the road of life, but you see them as opportunities to have fun with your obstacles.

You enjoy the ride inspite of the road being so rough and bumpy.

And that’s what the song ends up saying.

It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride

No need to run, no need to hide

It’ll take you all around

Sometimes you’re up

Sometimes you’re down

But don’t forget enjoy the ride

Everyone is going to have obstacles. Its your attitude and perspective towards them which determines how it affects you. Life is 10 percent how you make it and 90 percent how you

take it. Remember that when this road is most bumpy, to enjoy what you’re doing because what you are doing is awesome. Enjoy the ride.

Written by: Michael Morrison

Michael graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Horticulture.  He wishes to open up the first international office in Australia.

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10 Bellevue: Lance Armstrong: Determination

Lance Armstrong is arguably the most dominant athlete in history. He won the Tour de France seven times in a row and multiple other world championships. In 1996 when Lance was just coming into his prime he was diagnosed with testicular. Doctors gave him a 10% chance of survival. Lance was faced with a choice; to go through months of painful chemo and radiation or to live out the rest of his life in comfort.

Lance, of course, decided to fight. As he was going through treatment Lance trained for 6 hours a day, determined to not only beat cancer but to become a better cyclist as well. Lance felt like he was a determined person before this ordeal, but once it was over he said that he learned what true determination was.

Lance said, “Whether you like it or not, life is full challenges, if you tackle them with resolve and determination there’s always something to gain from any challenge”

So I challenge each of you to take on life’s challenges head on with determination. No matter how big or small these challenges are if you try to learn and improve from them you will always be growing and hitting your goals.

Nathan (Nate Dogg) Shea

Nathan recently graduated from Eastern Washington University and currently resides in Mill Creek, WA. He is looking to open his own office within the year and is excited about growing with 10.

 

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10 Bellevue: What you feed the most wins

The black and white dogs that fight analogy.

This is the story of this wise old man name Tom who live out in the country. Once a week he would come in to town with his two dogs. Both dogs were equal size and the same breed, the only difference was one was white and one was black. Tom would challenge people to bet on which dog would win in a dog fight. Tom did this on a regular basis and to everyone’s surprise a different dog would win and Tom would always guess right. One day a young boy asked Tom “how do you know which dog is going to win?” Tom replied, ” its simple, for a week before the fight, I feed, walk, and train the one dog that I want to win.”

The moral of this story is whatever you feed yourself the most will win. If you are developing a belief system about particular subject, goal or philosophy and feed yourself more of that belief it will become yours. Whatever your goals are, you have to envision yourself achieving it. At the same time, “feed” yourself with the information and knowledge that will allow you to excel towards the TOP like the winning dog.

Written by: Nora Su

Nora is originally from Taiwan and moved to Washington for college.  She went to school at the University of Washington where she studied Economics.

Leader of the Week 8-5-2011

 

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10 Bellevue on “Leadership”

“The true measure of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” John C. Maxwell

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