The Jerry Banfield Show

Who are you perfectly qualified to help today? In other words, what unique insight can you give someone right this moment? Everyday I ask myself how I can be of service to others based on my own unique personal life experiences. So, how does this power thought help me live my life today? It helps to simplify my life and turns the pain and frustration of the past in to assets. Today, I know I can be of service to those who I share common experiences with, and help guide them to living a more productive life. Thank you for taking the time to be here with me, and I appreciate your feedback!

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How do you choose between the lesser of two evils? For much of my adult life I often found myself in lose-lose situations. Either I got my way and people around me suffered, or I didn't get my way and I was unhappy. This continual state of dissatisfaction with life spilled over in to my relationships with other people, studies, and work. I am here today to tell you that there is a world that is win-win, and all you need to do is ask for help. Thank you for taking the time to be here with me, and I appreciate your feedback!

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Everything is here to help you today. This is a power thought that helps me to stop taking issue with the way things are, and it helps me come to terms with that I might not know what is in my best interest. With dating I thought I knew how things should work out all of the time. I thought I should immediately be able to find my wife, start a family, and everything would go smoothly. So, with every girl I dated I expected things to work out a certain way and when it didn't I was mad and frustrated. It's tough to live when you you think everything should go your way. In the end, all of my failed relationships helped lead me to my wife, and i could not be happier! I hope this message is helpful for you, and I appreciate your feedback!

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How do children learn so fast? How is it possible to learn that fast at any time in life? It seems as if adults my age (around 30) stop learning as quickly. In fact, just recently I heard someone say, "Oh, when you're as kid you can learn things like a language so easily." So, what happens once we reach adulthood, what is it we lose that enables us to learn so quickly? I have found that listening rather than talking enables me to learn much more easily. Thank you for taking the time to be here with me, and I appreciate your feedback!

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Patience is the normal state for one that is living forever. It is easy to be patient when you have forever. This is an idea that helps me to take my time and appreciate the moment. I hope you enjoy this power thought, and happy holidays to you and your loved ones!

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What are you willing to do today to have what you need? How hard are you willing to work today to make you're dreams come true? Today, I ask myself how I can be of service, and what I can do for others. In the past, I often wanted things I did not want to work for. For example, when I was a teenager I always wanted a girlfriend but I was never willing to put the work in to developing a healthy relationship. This principle applies across all facets of life. You may want a job the pays more money, but are you willing to put in the time and training to get a better one? Happy holidays!

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The four basic problems are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. I use the acronym HALT to identify the simple problems I may be having on any given day. Fundamentally, all of the problems I am having arise from being hungry, angry, lonely, and/or tired. Everyday I see this principle at work with my baby daughter, and our basic needs do not change very much even throughout adulthood. I am thankful today to be able to see the simplicity of my problems, and solve them much more quickly!

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The judgmental thoughts I have are a reflection of what I have learned and not who I am. The is a very important power thought for me because I used to get down on myself when I would think of others in a judgmental way. For example, just the other day I passed by a trailer park and the first thought that came in to my mind was wow, those people must not have a lot of money. In the past, I would have gotten down on myself for having these thoughts, but now I know that they are simply a reflection of what I have learned and not who I am. After all, I have never lived in a trailer park, so my perception was formed through someone else. Now when I have judgmental thoughts, I take a moment to think of where or who the thought came from. Thank you for taking the time to be here with me, and I hope you are having a happy holidays!

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Why do we work so hard to level-up when soon we will have to start over? When I use this term level-up, I mean leveling up in a game, career, reputation, relationship, etc. Why do we work so hard to build up things that will eventually be forgotten? A good example of this occurs in the game Call of Duty. Every year people will grind to max level and some people even play gametypes they don't even enjoy to get the maximum amount of experience. So, what becomes of their hard work? Every year a new Call of Duty is released, and most fans of the game buy the new one, and work to achieve the highest level again. The message I wanted to share with this video is don't do things in life simply as a means to an end, because you will miss the things that are worth enjoying in life.

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Whatever I think of other people is always what I think of myself. This is a huge shortcut for me that produces miracles in my life, today. When I am judging other people or looking at other people a certain way, what I am really doing is projecting my inner reality out on to other people. In other words, if i am calling another driver stupid because they are moving too slow, I am really feeling stupid on the inside. If I wasn't feeling stupid on the inside I would understand why that driver was going so slow, and I wouldn't feel the need to call them stupid. I am thankful that I can now identify when I am in a bad mood or negative frame of mind, and I can be more understanding of those around me.

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