April is the beginning of the second quarter of the year. I divide the year up into quarters as 90 days is a significant chunk of time to accomplish goals on my list. "Spend time wisely" - easy to say but often hard to do. Time cannot be managed; it can only be spent. How have you been managing your time lately? It is OK to procrastinate.as long as you procrastinate on the less important activities (such as TV), and work hard on the most important ones such as following your goals and dreams and doing whatever it takes to ensure you achieve what you want.

I enjoy studying people and life, and also sharing ideas that help others. Part of this process takes me to concerts, art exhibitions, sports events, seminars and workshops as well as anything and everything where human talent is at its finest. I'm sure many of you can relate. In the Personal Development field, we say "never miss anything": go look, go see, go do, go experience, be entertained, be moved by the lyrics and words of a song or speech and take in as many life experiences as you can to find meaning in the whole process.

There is something inside each of us that recognizes GENIUS and world class ability, when someone finds their life niche and purpose. I recently had the unique experience of dropping by the Martini Bar in St. John's Newfoundland to hear Sharon Clarke and Dave Broderick perform at Hot Piano Tuesdays. I made a few requests and was glad I had dropped by to check out some of our local talent, as Newfoundland and Labrador is loaded with so much talent in many domains. If you had to be there with me on this night, you would have recognized what I did: Sharon Clarke's unique voice combined with her Piano distinctiveness is WORLD CLASS. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. This professional musician has "it"...and lots of it: talent, ability, ingenuity!

What a gift to be able to move people with words...and music. Words are powerful as we know but when combined with the right spark of musical emotion, something goes off inside of every human being that says "Wow, that is creative intelligence at its best." My request for "In This Life" by Chantel Kreviazuk, from Canada, was such a time that brought cold shivers and powerful "feeling" to the moment. You just had to be there to experience it. The people in the bar were chatting as I noticed but when Ms Clarke started in, all lips were sealed in awe of the performance. Incredible! Words cannot describe such performances and life experiences. Whether you are a fan of music or not, you would have said after hearing that song, "This is world class talent; the sky is the limit for her!" Check out Sharon here:

http://www.myspace.com/sharonclarkeonline   and   http://www.youtube.com/pianobea

The greatest songs are never written, the greatest stories are never told, and the greatest talents are often never developed. That's just the way life is. All we can control is how we use our own unique talents and gifts. What unique talent do you possess that is world class? Go to work on your talents and they will take you to places that you never dreamed possible! Spending your time wisely from this day forward will start that process.

Paul