George Guzzardo of the LIFE Team

SERVE FOR LIFE

The LIFE Business, lead by founder Orrin Woodward, has adopted a service first model of leadership. I believe that this is the number one quality attributed to those leaders who have developed large communities.  Servant leadership was coined and made popular by Robert Greenleaf years ago when he wrote the best selling book, ‘Servant Leadership’. 

Anyone on the job or in management knows that the servant leadership model has not been adapted in the mainstream of business.  Most people still employ a positional or authoritarian style of leading people. The vast majority of people on the job still feel they are a being used to create a profit for their company and have little or no input on how things go on the job. This is one way of creating an on the job atmosphere of low morale. People's self esteem is at an all time low partly thanks to the current managerial model. The reasons are simple why people use positional authority.  It’s easier to demand performance than to be an example.  It’s easier to tell someone what to do than to take the time to develop the leadership qualities that it takes to influence someone.  It’s easier to demand, “Do it the way I say”, or  “I'm in charge here!”  The current management model is derived from authority. Not that that type of manager cares, but people typically have no respect for someone in positional authority.

Leading from a service model requires an internal transformation about how one thinks about people. John Maxwell says, “Leadership has less to do with position than it does with disposition.”  The way people are treated is an example of one’s world view.  Influence that develops from a servant leadership model is earned.  The wise leader serves with humility.  They have a grateful appreciation for the gifts and abilities of others.  They do not let their ego get out of line.  Charles Spurgeon said, “Arrogance is the result of pride and selfishness.”  

Are you a serving leader or a self - serving leader?  Our adversary is our own ego.  Evaluate the frame of reference that comes from being focused on service.  A servant leader puts others ahead of their agenda. By performing small acts of service anonymously you lead by example.

 Actions of a service first attitude include:

1. Demonstrating patience with self - control.
2. Kindness is displayed by displaying courtesy.
3. Humility is displayed by honoring another person.
4. Integrity, the number one quality for a leader is displayed with honesty. In other words, “No hidden agendas”.
5. Communication comes from empathetic listening and giving complete attention.

Servant leadership is an example of why the LIFE Leadership Community is exploding with growth.  People like how they feel and they keep coming back for more. People want respect, encouragement, and appreciation. If the saying found in the Declaration of Independence,  “Endowed by their Creator “ is correct, then we should be celebrating the unique qualities found in every human being. Leadership has not been thought of as a product, so the LIFE business products are in high demand because of the void they fill.  The leadership quality of service is just another example of why the LIFE business will be the hottest selling product of the future.  God Bless, George Guzzardo    

 

 

 

BE A STUDENT OF LIFE

Is there anything more rewarding than the study of Leadership?  An example is to list the top five qualities of leadership that comes to your mind.  That list should contain the most important qualities of a leader. I’m sure there are hundreds of answers for that question. Please feel free to send me your top five under the comments icon.

 My five were:

1. Integrity
2. Trust
3. Loyalty
4. Persistence
5. Vision

Being a student implies learning.  In the best selling book ‘Launching a Leadership Revolution’, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady describe being a student as Level 1 leadership.  In a recently read book by Mortimer Adler, he says, “There are two phases to education.  Learn how to learn and then spend the rest of your life understanding it.”  When you apply what you understand, that implies wisdom.  Wisdom is the practical application of information.  When you apply new information you get different results.  If you were to learn how to apply information that improved your character in the areas of trust, loyalty etc…, it would be the most rewarding endeavor.  Someone recently remarked, “ I never new that a character could be developed.”  The study of leadership can lead down many paths.  Anyone can use the qualities of leadership to have a better life.  What if you applied the qualities of trust, honesty, persistence or loyalty to your marriage, parenting, or business ownership?

I have a personal interest in the study of historical leadership.  Historical leadership ties in directly to the cycles of civilization.  In Orrin Woodward’s book ‘ Resolved 13 Resolutions for LIFE’, he sites two prominent historians (Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee) under his chapter on ‘Legacy’.  They both have differing philosophies about the cycles of the rise and decline of civilizations.  Spengler feels that all cycles are fixed, that all civilizations rise and decline.  Toynbee on the other hand feels that the cycles can be interrupted based on new information that is applied.  Naturally, leaders immerge throughout history.  There is clear - cut evidence that leaders can effect the cycles.  All historical revivals originate from learned information from a literary movement.  New information inspires men and women to take a greater role in its application.  When leaders develop and apply new information, transformation occurs.  Development of thinkers leads to innovation which is connected to commerce.  Alfred North Whitehead said, “ Commerce and imagination thrive together.”  With improved commerce comes better economic conditions which leads to prosperity or better living conditions.

 By studying and applying the principles of leadership, you can become a student for LIFE.  You become a learning machine.  You become the masterpiece.  As you can see, learning leadership qualities can have a wide range of applications to your LIFE.  Joining the LIFE business powered by the Team leadership development system is a great first step to start the transformation.  God Bless, George Guzzardo  

 

 

THE LEADERSHIP TOUCH

When Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady described the ‘Tri – Lateral Leadership” concept in their book, ‘Launching a Leadership Revolution’, they found a way to measure a leader's success using work ethic, relationships, and character qualities.  It makes sense to give relationships attention since it is 1/3 of the leader's success.  Your life will also be enhanced when you learn how to constantly improve in relationships.

Why are leadership qualities important to a relationship?  Just ask yourself what traits you look for, that attract you to someone?  Are you more likely to be drawn to someone who is dependable, empathetic, loyal, and encouraging?  These are all traits of a leader.  Your success in your relationships will be determined by how well you develop these types of qualities.  Harmony with people is essential when working together in any role of influence.  Service can also be listed as a quality of a leader. The traits of service are patience, kindness, humility, respect, and honesty.  How many of us feel better in a relationship when it has these qualities?

Listening skills are essential to building relationships. If you are in the business of leadership to help others, then you are going to need to know about them.  Listening skills come from being interested in someone else, but in today’s world a lot of people feel that they are the center of attention.  Listening skills include:

1. Looking at the speaker
2. Not interrupting
3. Focusing on understanding
4. Suspend judgement
5. Ask questions to clarify
6. Sum up thoughts at major intervals

 All of the top 5 books in the Team leadership business system are loaded with helpful content on ways to improve in the area of relationships.  One of the top 5 books is the classic ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.  Dale Carnagie actually devotes an entire chapter to becoming likable.  Building relationships are also integral to enhancing the 8 F’s, categories of the LIFE business.  You can see how better relationships can effect Family, Friends, Following, and Fun. 

Improving in the area of Relationships is a LIFE long journey but it is the most critical of all subjects deserving of attention.  Both the Team leadership system and the LIFE self - development and leadership business will make a difference in this most important area of a person’s life. Could leadership become the number one product over the next ten years? Much of the business research supports that statement. If that is true, then relationships are the key.  In a world running full speed with technology, it appears that it’s the personal touch that’s missing. Unlock the missing link by making relationships the key.  God Bless, George Guzzardo 

 

THE BEST ADVICE FOR LIFE

The best advice I ever heard about LIFE came from Orrin Woodward.  He told me that in five years,  I would be a product of the CD’s I listen to, the books I read, and the people I associate with. I realized that my life resembled the information I had heard from various sources of media and the people that I associated with and I wasn't where I wanted to be. 

You have probably already seen the 45 year concept. Well, my life was twenty years into it when I met Orrin.  I had already flat lined in income.  My relationships were based on sports and work activities. 

I met Orrin and started listening to CD’s from the Team leadership system.  I started to hear truths about finance that I never heard before.  I started to read the recommended top five books and my relationships with people improved.  I began to associate with people like the one’s you'll meet at the winter leadership convention. 

Over a few years of applying the information from the CD’s, books, and associating with people in the LIFE / TEAM community, I began to get different results.  My finances were no longer flat lined.  I started to see a brighter future.

The people in the Team association had energy for the hope of a better future.  Words of encouragement and edification were heard frequently.  I was accepted and appreciated.  I liked how I felt and began to uplift others around me too!  I began to feel better about helping other people feel better. 

You too, can subscribe to the LIFE business and receive a new type of media. You will hear and read information in the areas of faith, family, finances, fitness, fun, friends, following, and freedom, the 8 F’s categories. You will also join an association of people that share an interest of self development and leadership. When associating with people, ask your self, “Do they have my best interest in mind?,  “Do they have the type of lifestyle I would like?”, “ What type of relationships do they have?”, “How do they manage money?”, “Are they people of integrity?”

How often do you hear from people around you aspiring to something better? The roots of our country were founded on dreams of a better future.  It seems like the world is thrving on negative news, slander, and conflict.  Is there any wonder why people don't see a better future?  Perhaps hope and improving people's self esteem are the best qualities to instill in people today. 

Plan a change in the information that you hear to match the values for your life.  Take a step forward.  Paint the canvas of your life with the portrait for your future.  Dig deep from the LIFE business’s CD’s, books, and association.  It may be the best advice you ever heard.  God Bless, George Guzzardo

 

ORRIN WOODWARD RECEIVES TOP LEADERSHIP AWARD

Please join with me congratulating Orrin Woodward for his award as the number one leadership website from the Independent Association of Businesses.The 2011 Top Leadership Website Award goes to: 

Orrin Woodward : http://www.orrinwoodward.com/  This organization represents a million plus member organization of small business owners. 

Check out the list of the other 9 nominees.

 Jim Collins

John Maxwell

Stephen Covey

Ken Blanchard

Robin Sharma

Marshall Goldsmith

Tom Peters

Anthony Robbins

Jack Welch

 This is a phenomenal recognition for Orrin.  It represents originality, practicality, presentation, and impact of ideas.  To be voted number one among this list of high profile leaders is a significant milestone for Orrin.  As one of the founders, I have witnessed a man with an incredible vision for the future.  He has pioneered the Team leadership development business system.  He has recently opened the leadership and self -development business called LIFE.  Both of these are having a significant impact on each person who learns and applies the information.  In addition to having a big vision, a leader needs to have an uncommon level of integrity.  I have personally witnessed Orrin in situations where it would have been in his best interest to make different decisions but he stood by principles that he was doing the right thing.  I have seen Orrin work behind closed doors, watching him and how he relates to the founders PC.  He inspires us to be our personal best.  He also has taken some of the strongest personalities and has forged a partnership among the founders where we work together interdependently for the good of our mission to go to a million.

 I would like to personally thank Orrin on the positive impact he has had on our lives.  I know he has impacted thousands of people but he has been an inspiration to me and my family by the way he leads by example as a Christian.  He has given many of us the most important ingredient from his Christian example, which is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  With that comes a compelling purpose to be our very best and to make a difference in the world we live. 

 I feel this award will be the first of many.  Next time you see him, thank him for the difference that Orrin Woodward and the Life business has made in your life.  God Bless, George Guzzardo    

 

LEARN HISTORY FROM LIFE

If we are smart we can learn from our past, if not, we will feel the pain of repeating the past until the lesson is learned. We can learn from the economic pain we are feeling today before the pain leads to a terminal condition. Similar conditions to ours existed during the period leading up to and after the French Revolution. Most of us know a little of the American Revolution, but still fewer know anything about the French Revolution.

Leading up to the French Revolution were emotions of anger and fear. Look over the conditions throughout the Western Civilization today and you will see these similar emotion’s ramping up. We haven’t gotten to the shortage of bread yet, but we have witnessed price gouging and government ineptitude. Up to the time of The French Revolution, the Monarchy had lasted three hundred years and survived years of war. Coming out of the Seven Years War and aiding the American Revolution, the Crown faced bankruptcy. Do you see any similarities with our current condition? In Europe, do we see the bale out to prevent the bankruptcy of Greece and Italy? Throughout revolutionary France, working people, shopkeepers, working house wives, traders, journeyman, all talked about who would lead the revolution.

The siege and collapse of the Bastille state prison in 1789, July 14^th, lead to the collapse of the royal authority. During this bloody affair, hundreds were killed or wounded. This ramped up quickly to a state of violent revolution to what is called the ‘Reign of Terror’. Political conflict became murderous. The National Assembly that was supposed to create order was replaced by a Convention that ultimately led to the trial and execution of Louis the XVI. Radicals such as the Montagnards and the Jacobins, which included Maximilien Robespierre, championed the people’s rights to cheap and plentiful bread. Robespierre was in historian Simon Schama’s words, “the Manifest leader of the revolutionary left.” These factions led followers of opposing groups to the guillotine. There was a revolution within a revolution. Terror became the system of government. More than a half a million people were arrested and tens of thousands were executed. Extremists took over and battled for power. No stabilizing force remained. The people’s hopes and dreams gave way to extremism and fratricide. When chaos and violence become commonplace, people begin to look for a savior. History books are abundant with biographies of how Napoleon Bonaparte’s force and control ultimately led to order.

How did an enlightened France fall? Some historians point to the metaphysical philosophies of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire before the French Revolution. Compare this to the philosophies ofJames Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay's championing of the ‘Bill of Rights'. In one blow, The National Assembly destroyed the feudal system that lasted for over a century with the theories of ‘The Rights of Men’.

Does anyone see the similarities in today’s modern world view? Russell Kirk said, “The Americans were men of political experience; The French Revolutionaries rejected the historical and political inheritance of their country, while the Americans declared that their revolution was fought to preserve their British heritage. Members of this natural aristocracy, which governed the Republic of the United States for almost precisely half a century, 1775 to 1825, thought of themselves as restorers of what was being lost – not as adversaries of the past.” The French Revolution was different. It was associated with a philosophical and ideological revolution very similar to what we are seeing across the Western cultures today. As we sever our historical roots we open up for the latest, greatest ideas of the day. The framers of the Constitution, and the Congress that approved the first ten amendments, were concerned more with preservation. The ‘Declaration of the Rights of Man’ is a document of the Enlightenment. In the words of Dostoievski, “ To begin with unlimited liberty is to end with unlimited despotism.” The great historian, Lord Thomas Babbington Macaulay said, “ Which of the two candidates is likely to be preferred by a working man who hears his children cry for more bread?’ “When your society has entered on this downward progress, either civilization or liberty must perish. Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with a strong hand, or your Republic will be as fearfully plundered and laid waste by barbarians in the twentieth century as the Roman Empire was in the fifth; - with this difference, that the Huns and Vandals who ravaged the Roman Empire came from without, and that your Huns and Vandals will have been engendered within your own country by your own institutions.”

It’s a great opportunity to join Orrin Woodward and the LIFE leadership and personal development business. It’s time for a commitment to learn lessons from the past an apply those principles to the future. Let's not repeat the past. God Bless, George Guzzardo

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

I am grateful for the recent book by Orrin Woodward, ‘Resolved, 13 Resolutions for Life’.  In that book, he brings to life, the character of George Washington, sighting his ‘Rules for Civility’. The nation needs this type of example. Because of that,  I felt the need to refresh our knowledge about the leadership and character of George Washington. His crossing at Valley Forge took place in December, across the freezing, ice jammed water in 1777 although most people know little of that event. 

In a recent survey, 65 % of college students didn’t know who commanded the American forces in Yorktown. Washington has been pushed to the back burner in the school systems across the country. His portrait has disappeared from classroom walls.  History textbooks have as little as 10% of the coverage of Washington that they possessed 40 years ago.  Author David McCullough said, “We are raising a generation of historically illiterate children.”  In 1960, 1.3 million people visited the estate at Mount Vernon.  In 2005 this number dropped to 950,000. Could it be that the man who led our country is no longer thought to be relevant?  With the drought in our countries leadership, Washington’s example may be more critical now than it was two centuries ago. 

Thomas Jefferson said, “He was the singular destiny…of leading the armies of his country successfully through an arduous war, the establishment of its independence, of conducting its counsels, through the birth of a government, new in its forms and principles, until it settled down into a quiet and orderly train; and of scrupulously obeying the laws through the whole of his career, civil and military, of which the world furnishes no other example.”

Here is a man who brings so much more to leadership than his military skills.  He excelled in fencing and became as comfortable on a horse as he was in a chair.  He had a wide range of reading interests from agriculture, farming, and religion, to politics, and government.  He believed in the free market system.  Washington said, “A people who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see, and who pursue their advantages, may achieve almost anything.”  His work ethic was off the chart.  He served at the front during the revolutionary war for 8 years.  He never took a vacation.  His personal commitment was unheard of. He maintained a single - minded focus on the cause of liberty, the welfare of his men, and the future of his country.  Historian David McCullough said, “Washington wasn’t chosen by his fellow members of the continental congress because he was a great military leader.  He was chosen because they knew him; they knew the kind of man he was, they knew his character, his integrity.” 

We can all learn from his acts of service to this country. Several books authored by Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady list biographies that we can learn about Washington. Washington said, “It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity, but that its influence may be coextensive with the world, and stamp, political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn.”  

Character is the number one quality associated with leadership.  David Abshire said, “The heart of Washington’s leadership was pure character, it sustained the troops at Valley Forge.  It made the ratification of the Constitution possible.” Perhaps his leadership example is needed more now than ever before. What a better way to learn about him than to pick up a copy of ‘Resolved, 13 Resolutions for Life’, and make the study of his character one we should all strive for in the coming year.  God Bless, George Guzzardo  

 

 

 

 

YOUR LIFE CONSTITUTION

Do you appreciate the freedoms given to your LIFE?  Many of us do not realize that the single most important event in our lives happened in 1789. Most of us can hardly recall if we ever read the United States Constitution.  How did we ever get so far from the roots of something so special as the longest running Democratic Republic?  John Adams said, “The deliberate union of so great and various a people in such a place is, without all partiality or prejudice, if not the greatest exertion of human understanding, the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen.”  It’s also interesting that this new Republic was full of men who had never seen the inside of a schoolhouse and yet were extremely well educated in the area of Latin, rhetoric, philosophy, and mathematics. The framers of the Constitution loved learning and they loved liberty.  Most of all, the men who framed the Constitution were men of character.  Names like Washington, Madison, Hamilton, Adams, and Wilson to name a few men who are always associated with the highest of character.  How have we come to the point where the majority of the population mistrusts those in political office? Jefferson said, “The whole of government consists in being honest.”  What's needed is a leadership development system, character being the highest quality of a leader. The LIFE business encourages the development of leadership qualities like character.  

Clinton Rossiter said,  “The nature of government, like the nature of men, is a mixture of good and bad – “good” because it has been ordained by the law of nature to serve some of the most basic needs of men, “bad” because it can always get out of hand and turn arbitrary, corrupt, wicked, and oppressive.”  He goes on to say, “Free government rests at bottom on the moral basis of decent, brave, honest, liberty – loving, industrious, patriotic men.  Such men are the raw materials of free government, and there must be enough of them in every society to overcome the obstinate forces of dishonor, unreason, sloth, and cruelty.”  If indeed the Constitution is a contract between the federal government and the people of the states, doesn’t it make sense for us to be informed in this area?  When was the last time you reviewed the Constitution? The preamble of the Constitution describes it's purpose:

1. In order to form a more perfect union.
2. To establish justice (fair treatment).
3. To insure domestic tranquility.
4. To provide for the common defense.
5. To promote the general welfare.
6. To secure the blessings of liberty (freedom).

 Oliver Demille in his book, ‘The Coming Aristocracy’ says ,  “The new aristocracy uses the words “democracy” and “capitalism” almost interchangeably with “freedom”.  There is great confusion in this, as the masses tend to acquiesce to these definitions without examining them.”  Oliver, along with top leadership guru Orrin Woodward, is one of the biggest proponents of education of the mind in areas similar to what the founders had.  They both encourage working closely with mentors who can guide you to the right information. Structuring an education from the classics like the early founders had is also critical.  Government, no matter which party or philosophy is in power, cannot impose education or values from the top down. An opportunity to learn from the bottom up must be made available and should run parallel to the current education system.  The LIFE business provides a great opportunity for a self - developed education in the areas missing from our society today.  In the words of James Madison, “A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps both.  Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.  And a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”  Take time to get a copy of the Constitution, or Federalist Papers, or pick up the ‘Freedom Pack’ from the LIFE products. Learn and earn your liberty.  God Bless, George Guzzardo 

 

 

LIFE - WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

Over the last 10 years of studying leadership and history I’ve learned that in LIFE, you win or lose by the story you tell yourself.  Did you ever think of your life as though it was a story unfolding in front of your very eyes?  Has your story been filled with challenge, tragedy, victory, defeat, and comedy?  What have you learned from your own story?  Have you learned anything from it?  How would you like it to end?  What would you like other people to say about your story? 

Did you know that some people never learn to tell themselves a new story?  Sometimes we carry the baggage of a previous tragedy or a challenge that we experienced in our life.  I have met several people who don’t realize that they can change their story by changing their minds.  Instead, they reduce themselves to the level of ‘BLAME’!  I’ve learned, whenever you blame someone else for your circumstances, that is the moment you ‘LOSE’! 

I’ve had the opportunity to watch my story of life unfold. My Dad died when I was twelve while growing up in the inner city of Chicago.  I’ve always had clothes to wear, food to eat, and had fun with my friends.  I never knew I wasn’t rich.  I had my share of challenges, failures, and successes.  I’ve met many people along the journey.  I’ve met many winners and many losers.  I’ve learned time and time again that you will win or lose by the story you tell yourself.  I was recently reading the story about how Pat Riley and the Miami Heat won the NBA championship by telling a story.  Going into Dallas for the last two games ahead three to two, Pat received a phone call from his friend Tony Robbins for tickets to the seventh game.  Pat insisted that Tony come to the sixth game instead.  He said, “I want you to be there for the last game.”   Similarly, Pat told his team to bring only one pair of dress clothes instead of two.  The Heat wouldn’t need a second change of clothes.  What story are you telling your team?   The LIFE business is revolutionizing the business industry by teaching people how to change their story. Learn to tell a winning story. 

Your frame of reference changes by getting around a winning culture and other winners. When you learn to have a genuine drive to overcome all obstacles, you compel others because of your conviction.  Surround yourself with great ideas.  It’s easy to get around people with no ideas.  Have you ever associated with small minds?  They talk about other people.  They have no ideas of their own so they reduce their existence to talking about other people in an attempt to build a platform to stand upon.  

Powerful stories change the game and can lead to your success in any area of your life.  The story of life is not just about the money.  It’s about your character.  Are you still living in your old story or are you ready to write a new chapter?  New story.  You Win!  God Bless, George Guzzardo 

 

LIFE...GIVING THANKS

We should take time to give thanks for the lessons from Orrin Woodward and the LIFE business ‘Freedom’ category.   Freedom abounds when we learn and apply the right principles.  There is something special when you begin to see changes in your life for the better in each of the 8 F categories.  Could we ever ask for a better gift than in the areas of Faith, Relationships, Leadership, Finance, or Freedom?  Let’s be thankful for the freedom to learn and apply this information.

 Years ago our country was founded by a few men and women who came here seeking freedom for opportunity that this land offered. Looking out across the land today it seems like hardly anyone wants to give thanks for the opportunities that this free country provides.  Instead, it seems like everyone just wants a little more of “what they deserve”.  Freedom comes by taking responsibility and becoming accountable for our actions not demanding our rights.  How can we restore the foundational principles that this great country was created on?  I believe that many of the lessons come from re – learning our history.  Orrin recently described the concept of free enterprise,  Orrin Woodward: Change is a given wherever freedom is present. That is why free enterprise is the best economic arrangement for productivity. Neither crony capitalism on the right nor socialism to the left can hold a candle to the productive power of a free people in a free enterprise environment. Regretfully, few countries or companies in the world ever practice true free enterprise for long

 Speaking at the Columbus leadership convention, Oliver DeMille encouraged each of us to study the ‘Federalist Papers’,  ‘The Constitution’, and learn more about the roots of freedom .  When was the last time you took the liberty to read these great works?  Much of the rest of the world would cherish the freedoms that we take for granted.  Should we not take time to appreciate and give thanks for the documents and principles that our freedom came from?  How many of us actually took the time to contemplate just where the celebration of ‘Thanksgiving’ comes from?

 Governor William Bradford declared a three – day thanksgiving harvest celebration.  It became a national day of observance when the Continental Congress, on November 7, 1777, by formal proclamation, recommended that Thursday, December 18, 1777, be recognized as such. Various changes to those dates have brought us to the current one. In any case, let’s recognize the reason for this Holiday.  Read along with me the original words spoken by William Bradford,  “ To all ye Pilgrims:  “In as much as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetable, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience;

 Now I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and ye little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 9 and 12 in the day time, on Thursday, November ye 29^th, of the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty – three, and the third year since ye Pilgrims landed on ye Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings.  William Bradford, Ye Governor of Ye Colony.”

 After a weekend of turkey and football take some time to give thanks for the freedoms many of us take for granted. Now is the time to review the ‘Freedom Pack’ found in the LIFE business.  By sharing this type of life changing information we can help people think about the principles that freedom was founded on.  It is our responsibility to preserve it. Focus on freedom and give thanks with Orrin Woodward and the LIFE business. God Bless, George Guzzardo