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Help is Available Whenever You Need It

February 25, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

There is help available whenever you need it.

Reaching out to help

Part of the human condition is to at times, feel overwhelmed or insufficient. (If you don’t, you aren’t seeing the full picture.)

When that happens, we need to reach out and get the help and support we need. Whether we do that via prayer or meditation, by joining a support or business group, or by calling a friend; it doesn’t matter. Just do it.

Know there are greater forces than your own and you are not alone.

Help is everywhere – if you look for it.

Ask for guidance.

Then, be silent long enough to hear the answer.

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Filed Under: Asking for help, Motivational Monday Tagged With: getting help, guidance, helping hand, listening, people helping others, prayer, support

Changing Your Actions

February 27, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

To get somewhere different, you must do something different.

difference action changeAre you telling yourself, “This time IT will be different?” or are you saying to yourself, “This time I will do something different?“

In the difference between those two similar statements lies the difference between denial and action.

You can really want to change. You can hope you will change. You can even pray to change. But until you actually do something to change, you’re stuck where you are.

What will you DO differently today?

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Filed Under: Change, Motivational Monday Tagged With: change, desire, Hope, prayer

My Story of Getting Hit by a Car While Crossing the Highway

October 27, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus

Tuesday  was horrible.

I was going to ride my bike to my appointments. The bright sunny clear morning sky cooperated as I headed north on E Street. Upon reaching the intersection of Highway 101, I waited for a green light.

Once it changed, a car heading in the opposite direction proceeded into the intersection, as did I. Yet, instead of going straight, the driver turned on to the highway and directly at me. Unfortunately, the laws of physics say only one object can occupy a space at a time; so when a 2,600-pound car and a 180-pound bicyclist collide at the same point in time, one of them will be moved. Of course, that was me — and in a rather forceful manner.

Upon the horrifying realization that there was no way to avoid being hit, time slowed down.

As I saw the automobile come into contact with me, I thought, “My life is about to change.” The only unknown was “How much?” As the front bumper impacted my leg, I sent up a quick prayer, “please let this be minor, and if not — please let it be quick.”

My bike fell under the car as I rolled on to its hood, smashing into the windshield. I vaguely recall the vehicle continuing to move forward with me on its hood, whimpering. What I later discovered was that I impacted the windshield with enough force to destroy it and was subsequently hurled 20 feet down the road. I remember crashing headfirst on the asphalt, shattering my bike helmet.

What happened next was nothing short of amazing.

As if guided by an invisible director, people descended on the scene from every bearing. Scott "Q" Marcus being helped after being hit by a carAlthough conscious, I was — needless to say — confused. I couldn’t tell in which direction I was facing, nor from where the voices came, but I could discern individuals coordinating to direct traffic away from me. I heard cell phones click to life from those calling emergency services. Strangers ran to assist me, and one gentleman — an angel as far as I’m concerned — took my head in his hands to hold me still to prevent further injury, his calm reassuring voice a comfort unlike anything I can remember. With my head cradled in his grip, I knew I could “let go.” Even though there was no major pain, I was moaning, more out of fear. I wanted to sit up to survey what damage had been done to me but this Godsend of a man insisted I be still and he held me firm. He assured me help was coming and he would take care of me until then. The EMTs arrived within seconds, as did the fire department, and police. I felt embarrassed by all the commotion I was causing, and by blocking a major highway, but no one seemed bothered. Everyone was focused on helping me. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Asking for help, Current Events, Gratitude, Inspiration, Newspaper Column Tagged With: accident, automobile, bicyclist, bike helmet, emergency services, highway 101, intersection, luck, prayer

Humor: Funny Management’s Prayer

June 13, 2009 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Praying ManagerThe prayer of every manager from a presentation I did for Hospitality 101.

I hope you enjoy:

So far today, God, my employees have been just great!  They haven’t grumbled, lost tempers, 
gotten grumpy, nasty, selfish, over-indulgent, 
or told any customers to mind their own business and 
“figure it out for yourself!”  I really am glad about that!

But, in a few minutes, God, we’re going to open the store —

and from then on I’m probably going to need a lot more help.

Filed Under: humor, Power of Attitude, Success Tagged With: attitude, employees, hospitality, humor, management, prayer, tempers

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