Love vs. Compromise

Feb 4th, 2008 | Empowerment, Love, Relationship | 5 Comments

Season 1 Episode 5 
The month of February has been denoted as the month for relationship talk. This is the kick off episode. 
SUMMARY:
If you have ever heard someone say “A good relationship is all about the compromise” … You should challenge that!  If you have ever looked ‘compromise’ up in the dictionary, then you probably would not want ‘compromise’ to be a descriptor of the foundation of your relationship. A relationship with a foundation of LOVE is what we propose. Unconditional love. A love with no conditions. 
TH!NK CHALLENGE: 
TH!NK about your relationship and how you interact with your significant other…is it all about the compromise or is it about unconditional love.To assist with TH!NKing different, we challenge you to find a stronger word to describe your relationship besides compromise. We suggest Support or Love. 
Leave a comment with your substitution word and share with the community.

3 Ps … P#*@y, Procrastination & the Playstation

Jan 28th, 2008 | Empowerment, Playstation, Xbox, poems | 2 Comments

 SUMMARY:

This week’s episode is the an original spoken word piece created Alonzo Jennings. It takes on three major distractions of the common american male… coined the 3Ps. Alonzo’s captivating, comical and clever piece will have your full attention. Stay tuned as he teases and challenges the viewer with the “3Ps” and creatively counters with  4 call to actions. 
Focus, moderation, self discipline and TH!NK. Alonzo’s thoughts, “There is a generation of men stuck behind the TV and video game controller and not growing into there potential… and no one is saying anything. This piece (3Ps) is my attempt to wake’m up … and I know I may loose a few friends with this one.”

This is an original poem (and crowd favorite) by TH!NK host Alonzo Jennings III   

TH!NK CHALLENGE:
 
Look at your time and engery this week … Where is the majority of your time and energy spent? Is it spent playing video games, gossiping or just plain procrastinating?Or is it directly spent on your true goals and dreams? Track your hours for the rest of the week and get an assessment of where your time is spent. Once you see it work it laid out then you can tweak so you are really pursuing that which you truly want. 

How do you eat an elephant?

Jan 21st, 2008 | Empowerment, Goals, Rubik's Cube | 2 Comments

January 21, 2008 Season 1, Episode 3

SUMMARY:

How do you an elephant is a metaphor for taking on a possible task that initially may seem impossible.
Alonzo Jennings uses the Rubik’s cube and a systematic approach of a plan, visualizing the completed goal and taking one step at a time to demonstrate the impossible made easy.

TH!NK CHALLENGE:
Make a list of somethings you’d like create, a goal you’d like to complete, or a place you’d like to go.
I want to encourage you to dream big. Write down that one dream you have always had …. Just list it, especially if it seems impossible or really big.

After you had done that… To the right of the listed goals, write down a single task that you could do before you go to sleep that would take a step in the direction of completion.
What is one single small step that you could take to get that ball moving in the right direction?
Similar to the Rubik’s cube and placing one single cube in position at a time until they add up to a completed goal.

I am vs. I have

Jan 14th, 2008 | Powerhouse | No Comments

January 14th, 2008 Season 1 Episode 2

SUMMARY:

This episode discusses the power of your words and how you create our own environment with them.

Example: You are never sick, you are whomever your parents named you, however you maybe feeling under the weather.

If you choose to claim something with the prefix ‘I am’ claim something uplifting, empowering and encouraging.
Example:

I am Love, I am Supportive, I am Willing, I am Empowering, I am Present

TH!NK CHALLENGE:

Be mindful as to what you say about yourself. Watch your words, and use them wisely.
Write 5 word phrases with the prefix ‘I am’

Why TH!NK?

Jan 6th, 2008 | Empowerment, Powerhouse | 1 Comment

January 7, 2008 Season 1 Episode 1.

This first episode is a brief discussion about why I chose the name TH!NK for the Empowercast.

SUMMARY:
It might be said that sometimes in our life, we accept and hold on to so many beliefs without challenging of there validity. Whether they be facts, truths or even myths, these beliefs were handed down to us from outside influences and we just accepted them, held on to them and now use them as givens in our day to day activities. Conditioned to respect the sources of this information, like our schools, our church, our mothers and fathers the contesting of the authenticity of these beliefs were discouraged.

As we evolve into our OWN being, there comes a time that we need to engage our beliefs and TH!NK for ourselves.

TH!NK about your diet, your religion, your political beliefs and your willingness to be open minded.

TH!NK CHALLENGE:
I challenge you to stand up and TH!NK about your beliefs. I encourage you to BE YOU, don’t just accept hand me down beliefs or inherit things that you don’t understand. Step out on your own experiences, feelings and TH!NK.