Vocal De Frag With Arroe Collins

Call it out. You fear what people will really think about you. It's why you don't journal or keep a verbal diary of your walk through life. You fear someone will see who you really are and what you've faced day in and day out. Guess what? They're gonna find out anyway on the day you transition. Enjoy the adventure of you with those who love you most now. Not in memory.

We surround ourselves with the elements that protect our four walls of foundation. Personal security is huge on our list of needs, and it requires a sense of knowing. But, in this age of major corporations failing not only consumers but their employees, walls are coming down. What are you doing to protect your path?

We post a lot of stuff on social media. In all that you share, do you have a presence about you that might in fact inspire you to follow through with what you're messaging? Do you inspire yourself? Or do you rely on others to keep you afloat?

All we hear about at work is how bored people are. They're tired of giving to needy bosses. Upset that favoritism is rampant and for some sick reason you still can't figure out the winning combination at work. Ummm maybe the problem isn't them but rather you.

It's a tough one to bite into. While growing up in the 70's and 80's I rarely if ever heard a teenager bitch about being exhausted with life and its daily challenges. Today, everybody, every age group is bitching, moaning and complaining about not having enough fuel to grow forward. WTF?

The very second we walk into our places of business the tone of the day is set. It's the roster! Who didn't show up? Who is the manager on duty? That roster controls your mindsets. Your guests or clients feel your negative vibe. Why? How can you change that?

We all say it, " I don't have time for this." Really? Yet you are willing to do that! I don't have time for this. Is it keeping you from your greatest victory?

We will brag all day about the art of knowing and executing our skills as time managers. Are you really playing by the rules or just looking for an easy out? Time management isn't running out to play golf during business hours. That's conceit and self-serving because there's an entire team of people still trying to make it through their day. No matter how hard they work on time management there's no way they can get out to play. It starts at the top. Be the leader not the better than you.

My father always said, "Do not speak unless spoken to." That's how I've lived my life. I normally do not start the conversation. Not until I'm spoken to. Dad's rules! In this case Dad has been very very wrong.

Constantly we are reminded of other people's anxiety and or stress. How does it sit inside you? Are you the end result of someone else's bad day. Because you are so loving and compassionate, it makes you an automatic target to get hit by other people's emotions. How do you protect your heart and soul growing forward?

We're all extremely guilty of sacrificing a huge chunk of our life in the name of keeping peace on your street. What we do for others physically takes away from your efforts and dreams and most of the time you aren't getting that space back. As long as you offer your energy to others they will endlessly depend on it. Breaking that cycle in the way of realizing your own set aside dreams.

It's completely natural to base your life story on the interpretation of where you presently stand. I'm no doctor to tell you it's healthy but the junk needs to get out of your trunk. We play the telephone game with how it really went down. Each time a subject is brought up it's given a little twist. After a few years leading into decades... what's the real adventure?

Being a huge part of the digital generation has come with a massive price that's come due. Being physically disconnected from human contact has turned us into solo hot shots that rely on text messaging and camera phones to think we are united with all we come in contact with. That's not how we were designed. The new age of friendship and family has finally turned itself around and we are getting together in ways where we can smell each other's breath.

Are you really a creature of habit or are you endlessly doing the same thing out of a fear of forgetting to do it?

We're all guilty of it. We run from shadows and shade. Yet while walking through a forest although the temperature will change, we keep marching forward. When then while our minds are filled with shadows and shade do we feel like a wall is keeping us from maintaining the full vision of success?

Massive corporate cutbacks are nothing new. Being part of the broadcast industry for 46 years we've walked through many many tight situations based not on delivering quality but quantity with the fewest number of players. While with the big motha of them all broadcast companies I found peace in my heart when I realized I don't front a physical department. I am a team of won. And we did win!

I work with someone who is looked upon as being one of the top players on the team. He's not only praised by earned Employee of the Month. Yet he's never had a great review from our guests and the people we serve. What's up with that?

We fall witness to pro sports heroes doing it before every game. They warm up! Do you? Not just your body but your mind and soul. Don't go into any meeting or project without physically warming up.

The winds of change.  It's been written about as well as performed through music since the beginning of time.  On a personal level how we each deal with the winds of change is a unique experience that has the power and ability to either lead or turn us into fumbling failures due 100% to a lack of trust.  

It's a very important question and it may take longer than ten minutes to truly gain access to an authentic answer. Would your mother be proud of you?

Those moments you want to have the last word. Oh, it's going to be great! Not a pissing contest but just a moment when you look like you've got it all together. Then you do it! You say something you shouldn't have said.

Those playful pot shots that others toss in your direction. Calling you old or maybe a little more rounded. They mean it in jest but you're taking it seriously. How can we move around these jabs of joy?

For so many, the thought of asking why seems like more work then inner peace. Being present with your wonder of why keeps your growth pattern activated. When you start to accept what is...is. You're now playing the game of a following, ask why until you're blue in the face.

If you could boil down to one word what best describes your current path... what would it be?

Somewhere along the lessons in life we thought we are to climb the mountain to move beyond the tough challenging times. No... it's time to remove the mountain one rock, one step, on thought at a time. We aren't going up. We are taking it down.

We are the generation that has seen a lot and done a lot. But did you document it as it was happening? If not, your memories are based on a true story. Taking the time to record your walks or adventures by way of writing or a digital device puts your story on the front page of reality. If you wait to share it, it's based on a true story.

Life feels incredibly tight. So much so I want to stretch the map. We need the room to move. One steps feels like it's covering eight miles. Where are you on your map? If this were a mall could you find your position on the map?

We're constantly in need of wanting to talk with family and friends but are we truly listening to what's being shared? What if we just listened?

So often we give so much of ourselves away that we end up feeling very empty. Is there a way to receive while we're giving? Yes...

Wow! We hear it, we see it, feel it and wonder about it. So often we're told or say out loud, "What is happening is a God calling." Is it?

We do it too quickly. The moment we have a great moment, or we're caught up in a conversation about our choices in life, we tend to instantly says, "It's God's calling." Hmmm really? If all we do is God's calling, we are setting ourselves up for failure. We will expect to win win win. We are over labeling our positions on the path. Admit that it's your calling and God is overlooking your decisions.

We all have a voice. Some much louder than others. Some more revealing. But it's not just your vocal cords we're hearing. It's what you're posting on social media. You've got a voice. But are you fulfilled?

Do you realize the physical act of regret starts in our twenties? Then we spend the rest of our lives wondering why we didn't do something about it. There's a new path to follow. Turn your regrets into triumphs.