Larry Hochman

A new life, about which I’ll go into details soon.

But I’m in a new home in Michigan, which is something I never thought I’d say.

But things change.

If you follow through on a good idea, and find your courage, desire and sense of adventure….

Sometimes it’s gonna hurt like hell.

But then you’ll get to the best stuff.

That describes my 2017.

Nothing is fatal until it actually kills you.

And you’re gonna die anyway.

Do you want to count ceiling tiles and be afraid of a dwindling bank account?

Or do you want to LIVE?

There are lots of ways to make a life.

Don’t let anyone tell you there way is the right one.

I let go of most of the things I knew for the better part of 30 years.

And I’m still working on recovering the best parts that are still lost.

And celebrating that which is new and glorious.

Find what’s right.

You can wait if you want.

But tomorrow isn’t promised.

There’s only today.

New Years 2018.

From new my home and new life in the Detroit ‘burbs…

I wish you the best.

And if you want to run with me, I’ve got space for you.

Peace Out,
Larry

First of all, I truly hope you are spending this Christmas in the glow of family, friends, security, abundance and good health.

I want you to have everything you want, and more.

Let me explain…

Most of us have forgotten how bright, resourceful and capable we are.

It’s been beaten down by life’s pressures.

And many of us have seen some pretty poor role models for how we are supposed to treat each other.

But the truth is, it’s a big, beautiful world, with lots of opportunities to empower the people around us.

And even people who live on the other side of the globe!

Yes, we can be good, and kind and generous with each other. We have to be! There’s really no other way to live.

BUT…we can also reach out and help each other be prosperous.

We can help each other find the skills to reach a wider audience with products and services that can change the world…one person at a time.

And we can become wealthy doing it.

And if you like…you can use that wealth to lift up others. Or buy really cool stuff…from people that will appreciate your business.

My Christmas wish for you – besides health, love and joy, is to grow.

To be a little uncomfortable with where you are right now.

And find the awareness that you are more than what you are living.

That you are capable of doing great things.

To find the self worth and desire to take some risks.

And the commitment to see them through.

And the sense of humor to laugh at the mistakes you will surely make.

And the community that will love and support you through your journey.

The skills to become wealthy…in every sense of the word.

I’m part of such a community.

So are other people.

Run with mine. Or find another good one and run with them.

Peace, Love And Prosperity,
Larry

Please…let go of your pain, and make room for the best parts of your life.

Wanna read an amazing quote?

“Hold on to pain too long, and it may become hard to remember who you are without it. Letting it go can feel like losing a piece of yourself…but that was never you to begin with.”

That was said by one of my former high school students, Amanda. She spoke those words online back in 2014, and I repackaged them in one of the Truth Bomb blog posts I was doing back then.

If you’re like most people, you’re holding onto pain you no longer have any real use for. Let it go.

And I’m not just talking about the emotional stuff.

I’m talking about bad habits that cause health problems. And financial distress.

I’m talking about beliefs you have about yourself, your skills, your worthiness to be abundant and wealthy.

I’m talking about what you think about people who make a lot of money.

Side note: I watched one of those Hallmark Channel type Christmas movies a few nights ago. One of the main messages was that being rich meant you were greedy.

Yuck.

Being rich means you figured out how to leverage your talent, and put yourself between something of value and what someone is willing to pay for it.

That’s a good thing.

Because if you don’t introduce people to a good product or service –  yours or someone else’s – another person will.

And they might not be nearly as cool and awesome as you are!

Let go of your pain.

Let go of your embarrassment.

Let go of your doubt and fear.

You are bigger and better than you give yourself credit for.

YOUR TURN

How will your life be better when you’ve let go of whatever pain you’re in?

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You don’t need to leave your old career to start your new career.

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I used to think there was no way you could be someone who worked as a counselor and be an entrepreneur at the same time.

I used to think it was a conflict of interest to try and help people, and also try and sell them something.

Of course that’s silly on many different levels.

Every counselor, social worker, psychologist who works in private practice has to let people know they’re in business. They have to sell their ability to help others.

And even the ones who work for an agency, or a hospital or a school…they sometimes have to go out and represent who they work for. Otherwise they lose out on clients, and they place their job in danger.

But more important than that, is this…

Anyone who markets something and can still look at themselves in the mirror has to believe in what they’re marketing.

You have to believe what you’re selling is good for the people you’re selling it to.

Otherwise, whatever money you make might pay your bills, and it might get you cool toys and vacations.

But it won’t give you any peace or satisfaction.

And if you have something that’s good for people, why wouldn’t you want to offer it to them?

And why wouldn’t you want to be the one making the money, instead of someone else?

Once I figured that out, marketing became a lot easier…and more fun.

I kept my counseling career, but began another career at the same time.

And in some ways it turned out my marketing career helped people more than my counseling career.

Whatever you’re doing: teaching, manufacturing, truck driving, military, health care, anything…

You can always add on another career.

You can go slow, with a plan to build it out over time.

You can make a drastic change in your life, if that’s where you are.

And of course you can go somewhere in between.

But you don’t have to be embarrassed about being a marketer.

Just be a good one.

Learn the skills.

Get the right mindset.

Be OK with making mistakes.

Stop worrying about what other people think.

Have fun with it.

And use your new career to help people with your product or service. And be OK with making money at the same time.

YOUR TURN

What’s your current career?

What would like to see happen in your next career? Do you have a plan to get there?

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Shot the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 2017. Don’t be afraid of the “suck” in your life. Embrace it, even as it makes your life uncomfortable. It’s all part of the human experience, and there’s gold on the other side of it.Besides, if you have a device to watch this on, and eyes and ears that work well enough to see and hear it…you’re in a pretty good place.

Happy Thanksgiving!