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As an avid reader and a person that truly believes in the value of the written word, I have also picked up an affection for writing. Here I will include content I have written in an effort to share more life lessons that may assist you in becoming Unwilling To Settle. I am a firm believer that if you do not read it, watch it, hear it, attend it or hang around those that have, you will never get it. If you don’t get it, you can’t share it. Wouldn’t it be a shame to never be able to mentor someone because of lack of exposure?

I hope you enjoy.-Greg Gilbert

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Books

In 2008 I wrote and self-published my first book. It was inspired by my grandsons and titled "If Your Baby Could Talk...Would You Listen? A Baby's Thoughts On Raising Good Parents." Click HERE for additional information on this book.

In 2011 I completed the "My Life Appraisal™" E-Binder. "Most People" put more effort into planning a trip than they do their life. I took a process I was very familiar with, the appraisal process and designed a format in which everyone can "appraise" different aspects of their life and make improvement plans. Click HERE for additional information on this E-Binder.

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Column

Left Fieldosophy-Left Fieldosophy is the anti-advice column on healthy, wealthy, wise, family and relationships that will look very familiar to many. Following this advice will guarantee negative long term results. Many of these will deserve taping on a mirror (yours or others) or sending to a friend. Do this only because you love them, not to give them grief. OK, well maybe just a little grief. Click HERE to enjoy Left Fieldosophy.

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Blogs

Thoughts From The Lower Bunk - Click HERE for this blog.

Unwilling To Settle - Click HERE for this blog.

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Podcast

Accountable Leadership And Results Management Training (ALARMT) Podcast- Click HERE for this podcast or it is available for free subscription on iTunes by clicking HERE.

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Well, there you have it for now. You know me pretty well by now if you have spent much time on the site. I would love to get to know you and your group. Time is wasting and you can't get that back. Whether I speak to your group, train your managers or spend time with you on a CD or a in a book, the clock is ticking. Before I leave the written word, I want to share a poem about time. I hope you enjoy it and our paths cross very soon.

The Best Day Of My Life©
By: Greg Gilbert

The older gentleman sat there in the attic, surrounded by his past,
His wife had saved everything; it's where 50 years together was stashed.


It had only been a year since the death of his wife,
But a son, a daughter, friends and grandkids had all helped fill his life.


His wife, friend and partner never lost faith or her smile as he brushed back a few tears,
When the doctors had said just months, their family, friends and church had prayed it into 14 wonderful years.


The memories raced though his mind under the glow of a 60-watt light,
You know it's just hard to close a book that took 50 years to write.


As he looked through boxes of photos he laughed, then he cried.
They had a very good life together, that couldn't be denied.


There were albums of many vacations, photos of her and the kids,
Most times he stayed home and worked, the only picture missing was his.


After all, he had deadlines to meet, projects to end, vacation was just time lost.
But he sees today in that attic, it all came at a cost.


Then it caught his eye, one box alone, up there on that shelf,
It contained two diaries and a journal, packed all by their self.


He brushed off the dust, thumbed through the books slowly one by one,
As he viewed dates and memories, recorded by his wife, daughter and son.


There were many events written but the memories were much different in his mind,
But he too had kept a journal, so he gathered the three books and down the stairs he climbed.


He found his journal from this time frame buried oh so deep in a file,
He opened it up to compare the writings of a father, a wife and a child.


He flipped open his journal and just picked a day one Spring,
It said he took off from work, wasted the entire day fishing with my family, and didn't catch a thing.


He scrambled to find March 20, 1965 in each of the other three diaries of his son, daughter and wife.
They all said the same thing, went fishing with my family, I had the best day of my life!

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Do not waste your life. Participate in Regret Reduction, not Regret Production. Click HERE to fill out a "My Life Appraisal" Scorecard. See how you are doing. Don't delay. Start a plan, ANY plan. gg