I got Synergy in Me!

In the beginning.....

As defined, Synergy is "the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects."Thus, the synergy in ME and with ME and together ME, we make an awesome team.

Each person reading this blog has synergy; how you use it is truly your choice. Let;s look at the phrases in the definition: "the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances or other agents.". You are the interaction of your body parts called organs, starting with your thought process located in your brain (check top of head to see if it is still there- knock on head once softly!)This is where we first learn souinds of voices, music, external environmental sounds that as a small infant we do not yet recognize by name nor association but we know something as we hear it and it becomes a memory in one of our brain segments. The interaction of the sounds and your ears are cooperating with each ohter, unless that sound is so loud that we cry because the sound measures louder than our small ears like to hear. Or, we have been given another sound from or body part that causes a reaction for food, or poop change, or want of being held.   Now, we have seen how the interaction of two or more organizations come together to create synergy. And, these cooperative interactions
"produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects."  That is Synergy in ME.

More tomorrow, consider synergy each time your body talks to you!!!  Listen.

Synergy

Synergy.

What is it? How does it impact a life? Or the meaning of life?

By definition,  from reliable Merriam-Webser:

An old saying, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts", expresses the basic meaning of synergy. The word is sometimes used in a purely physical sense, especially when talking about drugs; sometimes a "cocktail" of drugs may be more effective than the sum of the effectiveness of each of the separate drugs. But the word is best known in the world of business. The notion that, when the right two companies merge, they'll produce a profitable synergy seemed exciting in the 1990s, when synergy became a trendy buzzword (even though it's actually been around since the 17th century). The idea of synergy was one factor in what became a "merger mania;" unfortunately, business synergy often turned out to be harder to achieve than to imagine.

As I explore this word and its impact on my life and why I chose to name my company "Synergy Solutions", it will become apparent to the reader. And life goes on from there.

 

Enjoy this day! Find the synergy in something.

Synergy Muffin Minute

MONDAY MUFFIN MINUTE

This one is reprinted from an email I received from 10 Million Clicks for Peace email today.

Welcome back Sher.

Love is said to be the most potent force in the Universe, yet we are not taught what it is, how it affects us, what it can do, how to use it, or how to fill every minute of your day and your entire environment with it. These topics are much more than we can provide you in a single issue, so we'll be returning to this subject many times.

Today's Wisdom
Find something you love, and focus your
free will on building and enhancing that.

The creation of 10 Million Clicks For Peace is a perfect example of what happens when you focus your free will on something you love. As you may know, this project came about because of my concern for two friends who were on opposite sides of a war zone (Lebanon-Israel). I could not reach my friends by email or by phone, and bombs were falling on one of their cities.

So at 3:30am in the morning, worried about my friends, I asked the Universe what I could do to bring peace to the world, and the immediate response was 10 Million 'Votes' For Peace. I knew it was an Internet project, but not how I could achieve it.

I was spending most of my time lying down (a result of a spine injury and 5 back surgeries). How could a guy in bed possibly make the kind of difference that needed to be made?

I focused my love for two friends on what I could do, and ultimately www.10 MillionClicksForPeace.com came into being. www.10millionclicksforpeace.org

My reason for telling you this story is not for any sort of self-aggrandizement. On the contrary, while I certainly worked to help the project along, over 100 people were needed to build what you see. I provided some focused love, and that inspired other people to focus their love. People stopped their lives and businesses. They donated software. They donated time. When we had to pay for services, the services were freely given and we were permitted to defer payments for many, many months without being asked when we could pay. We touched people's lives.

The power of focused love is phenomenal. It can get things done that otherwise would not be possible. And in the process, some amazing things can happen. My spine condition, for example, has improved to the point that I am now mostly vertical (conveniently giving us a great headline...Man lying down stands up for peace).

What could happen in your life if you spent your time focusing your love?

Let's take a look at 4 profound effects you can use to create greater beauty in your life through the power of love, as expressed by our esteemed authors.

I am pleased you have joined us again.

Many blessings,

Julian Kalmar, Founder

Now is the Time

It has been one year since my last posting. As I started to post about my health issue with osteoarthritis last year, something stood in my way of writing. Me. I have been the obstacle in my way for most of my life.  Finding excuses for not getting things done that I wanted to do. Consciously and sub-consciously finding rational reasons (of which there are none) for not doing it.

Yes, the health issue took its turn and I used a walker to gain strength as I walked twice daily in my driverway or in my home. Yes, it hurt but I knew if I sat that I would not gain the ability to walk again without help or pain. Yes, it was a long journey and still is long today. My recovery is not of a mental health issue (except that there are days I feel sad and want to sleep away the day), but of a physical and mental health issue. It is a life-saving issue. I have been recovering for 15 months now and each day is a challenge. There are some days that I am not able to work. My own business work has fallen as I have been tired and not inspired to continue on my quest to do what needs to be done. And, after I was able to walk again late in the fall, my own fears came crashing in my own mind. It took me a short time to realize that I was not good top anyone - myself nor my clients nor my friends.

Downsizing is what I did.  There were friendships of a decade or more that I had to change direction, as the only onnection we had was the drama in their lives. Our own goals had shifted and there was no connection about really positive things in life. Friendship goes two ways and when friends choose not to call me, I have to look at the value of the friendship and decide if it is worth it.  Yes, we are all busy but friendships are special bonds. And Ma Bell works both ways.

Then, I had to decide what family members were important to me.  For years, my brother and I have not spoken, so there was no need to remove him from te list. He wasn't on there in the first place. You can choose your family - they do not have to be all biological!  I love adopting family members!

Most of all, I had to adopt a new attitude towards life. It has taken me three months to understand that choices I made in the past are back again for me to make them right. No matter what te cost nor the challenge. This past year, I learned more than anything to walk in my truth and walk my talk more than ever. If I want to be a role model for my stepson and others behind me, I need to follow my own advice I give to my clients.  Walk the truth. Even if it hurts.

Yes, there will be those I offend. Yes, there will be those whom think I still should do business with them without charge. Yes, there are those whom I have offended. Yes, there are those I have choosen to remove from my life. Yes, I have to make sure that at the end of the day I can feel happy with the decisions I have made.  There are those I still need to talk to, those I still need to apoogize to, and those to whom I have to ask for forgiveness.  In the end, it will be my choice to make it my time.

Food for thought........

Friday, March 17, 2017. There is synergy in the sound of all we do in life.  Although this blog is about the Sounds of Synergy in my professional journey, this blog is the first explanation of why Sounds of Synergy was silent for months.

  It is 2:30 am and I am up writing the first blog at the Sounds of Synergy I have written in the past several years. There isn't any reason why I have not written except for procrastination. I am a person of perseverance, not procrastination.  Yet, during the past three years, it seems as if the second P word - procrastination - has been my goal, not pursing my dreams and making them a reality.

I am the only challenge in my way of dreams happening.  Do you have that feeling?  Do you want to start a business, expand existing business, write a book, speak or produce a record or film? You can do it.  Begin today to do something small towards that goal.

If you want to buy a new car, go to a dealership or look online for the type of car you want to purchase. Once you begin, then the rest will fall into place. You can make it happen. It is up to you.  Just as it is up to me; it is up to you.

December 24, 2016 was the turning point in my life. I found myself without any voice.  The night before I had my voice at the Dollar General Bowl. The next day I had no voice for two weeks.  January 5, 2017 came and I had my voice back.  I went to Downtown Toastmasters Club meeting and spoke.  Five days later, I woke up and could not walk on my left side. Chronic pain compounded my hip, knee and ankle.  For several days, I spent crying and screaming at God and the universe for this occurrence in my life.  What had I done to deserve this?  Why me? Fears and thoughts of losing it all went through my mind.  I was alone here in Mobile. There is nothing I can do  I thought. I was alone. I forgot that God was right here with me, next to me, listening all the time. He was listening to my whining and fears and complaining.

Today, it is two months since the incident began. Thanks to my intuitive friends and to my friends here in Mobile and the prayers of many, I am on the road to adapting and making this incident adapt to my life. I was ready to return to Ohio. But, I didn't know how I was going to get there. During these past few weeks, I have had to let go of the guild I felt about choices I made in my past years, choices I made that are now back in my life for me to resolve the right way, and for the choices I made to not carry my children to full term. (Yes, this is a fact that I have kept from my family and friends for over forty years. The only two people who knew are not gone but kept part of the secret they knew from my parents and family.)

Someone once said that a person's memoirs only sell to their family and friends. Yet, my experiences and choices are such that anyone can relate to the experience and the choice I made at that point in my life when I made the choice. Now, looking back, I sometimes wish things had been different, but they aren't. I wish the choice I had made was different, but it isn'the choices I had made. t. And, today, I am the most authentic person I can be. There is no reason not to be open and honest about the decisions I made. My hope is that those who read the experiences will gain some insight into the behavior exhibited, and how those behaviors influenced my path today.

I am back on track in writing, and will not let this posting go without more to come.....  Sounds of Synergy will return on Monday, March 20.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Yes, I have not posted since May 2014. Yes, I have procrastinated in writing. That is done as of this writing. I will be writing weekly on my Sounds of Synergy blog on Sunday and sharing it on Monday via social media.

The Synergy of Happiness can be found in my home, as I have downsized my office files through 44 years of client projects, samples, workshops, coaching notes, grant proposals, research articles, etc. and my office will be cleaned within the next two weeks of over 44 years of carrying stuff with me.

I have many stories to share with you and will do so throughout the next few weeks and months. Through meditation this weekend, I found white circles within a black background and black circles twirling through a white background. I was not sure of the  meaning nor the guidance I am seeking; now I am sure of the meaning and direction.

Last Monday, I talked to Ali Rodriquez, an intuitive coach, and from our conversation I created the following mantras (which are now on my whtieboard and I read as I type):

I am standing in my own power.
I am a woman of worth and value.
I claim Sher back today.
I claim my Eternal home.
I am clear about each moment of my life - all 31,536,000 seconds per year.
I claim my writing and speaking business to be profitable.
I am taking care of Sher.
I stop the ripple effect right now.
I monetize my gifts and talents today.
God is my power and clarity.
I do something new each day.

WOOHOO!   I have freed my pelvis from the pain of not honoring the truth for the past six weeks.  There is still much work I have to do and  decisions to make about those choices I did not make that are not coming back into my life for me to remove the fear and do what I need to do.

For the past years, I have felt as if I left my friends and colleagues down as I was not walking the talk that I share with my clients and that they expect of me.  During the past two months, the spiritual and emotional energies were recharged. Now, I am ready to make strong choices about my professional and personal storytelling.

Stay tuned.....   it will be something you won't forget.

Sher

THE REVOLUTION

Today is May 5.  I am posting this because a revolution is about to unfold on the web.  I have using my energy to create and write speech topics for my new venture beginning in 2015. I am returning to professional speaking once my autobiography "59 Voices: Essays of My Life" is released. 

My entrepreneurial lifestyle has given me much passion, love for what I do, and accomplishments that I might never have achieved. Of course, the path was an oval - moving up to a pinnacle and then slowly going downward and remaining stationery before the accession again.

Life has had its share of 40 year friendships with my girlfriends, meeting celebrities of all caliber in entertainment, sports and industry, serving on national committees and making a difference in someone's life or community, or just influencing change in the smallest way.

I thank each of you who have been involved in my life in some short or long moment, and who will continue to be there with me on this journey.

"Boomers Revolution" newsletter will be released in new form in two weeks - focusing on individuals who have decided to take the entrepreneurial lifestyle instead of other paths, who are working and who are making a difference in their new rewirement.

Share this with us as we promote our legacy journey.

Sher