I'm happy that I was robbed in Puerto Rico.

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Positive Attitude is not a gimmick; It’s my way of life.

I choose gratitude as my tool for maintaining a positive attitude. I enjoy living a happy life by showing gratitude to the people that I deal with. It is a CHOICE to live happy. You can choose to be happy too.

People get “positivity” confused with “fantasy” sometimes.

Positivity doesn’t mean that bad things don’t happen to me. Positivity doesn’t mean that the universe must favor me or any of my plans. Positivity doesn’t even guarantee success after you spend a lifetime doing the “right thing” along your journey. Positivity DOES give you the tool to handle any negative situation, by always looking for the good no matter what you are faced with.

The  night before Thanksgiving 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico somebody smashed the window of our car at the Afrika Club. We were there to film a live performance of recording artist Eddie Lamenaza, but when we got back to our car from checking in with the club manager, the film and audio equipment was gone. Any "indie" filmmaker knows how bad this sucks.

A few of the items were:

Canon DSLR Camera

2 Lenses

H5 Zoom Audio

Lavalier Microphone

SD Cards

Batteries

Why did this happen to me? Am I a bad person? Is this Karma from something that I did when I was 16 years old? Where is this negativity coming from?

……..NONE of those questions matter.

I started to think about: I volunteer with veterans, I mentor kids, I help non-profit organizations, I treat people well, I even take my dog to the beach…… So, why me?

……..NONE of those things matter either.

(Brendan Masters, San Diego, CA - Plays Buckets. No Excuses.)

I DO what I do because it makes ME happy. The universe doesn’t trade my good deeds for a lower amount of negativity that can come my way. I can’t control WHAT happens to me in my life. We only have control of about 10% of anything that happens in our lives. I only have control over my reaction when something good or bad happens to me.

Fact: My film & audio equipment is gone.

Fact: It’s time for my reaction…….

I kept it cool. I thought to myself, “Good. I hope he bought his family a nice Thanksgiving Day dinner with the money he got for that stuff.”

“Maybe this is a sign that I needed to put the camera down, and focus on bigger things?”

“Now I have an opportunity to learn PhotoShop more. Or maybe I can buy a better camera? Oh damn, we should call the cops.”

That was my REAL reaction. I didn’t react this way because it would look better for a blog. I didn’t react this way because I thought that it would help to magically bring my stuff back. I reacted this way because I KNEW my stuff was gone. I could not control that situation from happening to me. I also knew that anger, hate, and over-thinking only leads to the BAD me.  Positivity and forward-thinking take a massive amount of work to achieve.

I do everything that I can to protect my mind and spirit from any negative thoughts entering or being created within myself.

Why would I poison myself with hate because somebody chose to do something bad to me? It doesn’t make sense to make myself FEEL bad for something that I didn’t have any control over.

Staying positive helps me keep a clear mind so I can make better decisions in tough times.

(Combat Veteran, USMC (Ret.) CPL Juan Dominguez; A HAPPY guy)

I didn’t post this on Facebook when it first happened because it was one day before a holiday break. I didn’t want people to see negativity on their timelines, and I’m happy that I did that.  It gave me time to focus on being happy with the people around me, instead of waiting to read the comments on a post about something bad that happened to me. By choosing to not post about this situation, I have been able to keep my mind clear of negativity.

Negativity destroys creativity, and I can’t afford that.

Thank you to my friend Luiz Burgos (U.S. Navy Veteran) for inviting us to enjoy Thanksgiving Day with his family in Caguas, PR. I'm happy that I didn't make an excuse of having a broken window to not go from Bayamon to Caguas to enjoy time with our Puerto Rican family. Saying YES is part of the happiness equation.

Let's Party!

Karaoke 

Dominoes 

Very respectfully,

George Ohan

Entrepreneur

Puerto Rico

"Lead from the front."

 HAPPINESS:

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USMC 240th Birthday Ball Celebration - Puerto Rico

USMC Ball 2015 Puerto Rico was done in STYLE! 

First Sergeant Julio Vargas from Detachment One, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment -45 and his team are a total CLASS ACT. 

I am proud to say that Team RWB played a small role in making this evening a success. IT'S OUR TURN!

Thank you to Mr. Xander Veguilla (Filmmaker student at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón) for helping to film and edit an emotional video that was screened for the Marines on this evening.

We appreciate the help of the families and civilians that support military veterans here in Puerto Rico.

Detachment One

Landing Support Company

Combat Logistics Regiment – 45

240^th Marine Corps

Birthday Ball Celebration

Det 1 LS Co. CLR – 45

Caribbean Red Patchers

November 21^st, 2015

El San Juan Resort & Casino

Carolina, Puerto Rico

 

Guest of Honor

Chief Master Sergeant Harry Capo

Chief 156^th Logistics Readiness Squadron

History of the Landing Support Company and The Red Patch.

The Red Patch carries great significance within the Marine Corps history. During the World War ll Island-Hopping campaign, it was difficult to distinguish the combat troops who were landing on the beach and moving inland on the attack. This generated much confusion during the initial hours of an amphibious assault. Following the bloody Battle of Tarawa in 1943, it was decided that the support Marines working on the beach would have red patches sewn on their uniforms. This enabled them to stand out from the combat troops, return order to the landing beach, and maintain a fluid throughput of logistical support to the combat units fighting inland. 

                                                         

The current day Marines of the Landing Support Company have 

maintained the distinction of being the only Marines allowed to wear the distinctive markings of the red patch. This distinction has become a part of the rich history, tradition, and pride of the beloved “Red Patchers”.  

You deserve to be happy.... Like me!

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I wanted to change, but how do I achieve a change in my life that will last a long time?

I had to figure out what were my beliefs and my values. I realized that with my belief & value system, I could not try to achieve what I wanted in life, and still make everyone around me happy. This is when I changed my focus to what makes ME happy.

We can’t “try” to change something about ourselves, because it's in our BELIEF system. We must be COMMITTED to changing a behavior in our life that we no longer need. We must try to understand “why” we want to change. Is the reason to change important enough to you? Will challenging your beliefs be beneficial to your life?

Maybe the thing that you want to change in your life was actually helpful to you at some point, to deal with certain situations? However, as we grow with our experiences, our life requires a new tool for our new level of life that we desire. 

This doesn’t mean that our old habits were “bad” or not useful. This just means that you no longer have a need for a certain behavior or habit after you’re ready to grow as a person. 

It’s OK to challenge your beliefs. It’s OK to create a new belief system that works for you. I like to model many of my beliefs after the patterns of people that have accomplished what I seek to accomplish. If Napoleon Hill, Anthony Robbins, and Mahatma Gandhi said it, I will consider their perspectives because I value their teachings. 

Who do you spend time with? This is who you will become. You need a mentor or group of people that share the same behaviors that you’d like to develop. 

We need to RAISE our standards. It’s easy to look good in front of people that are doing less than you. Find people that allow you to grow into a better you. Don’t be held down by the mentality of lesser thinking people that try to waste your valuable time with tasks that don’t help you meet your goals.

When was the last time you were excited about something? What motivates you? What makes you happy? *Really think about it.

There is NO “right” or “wrong” when you want to change.

You need to FOCUS on your desired results. Think about the good things that will happen when you change. That is what you’ll achieve. What do you want? How bad do you want it? What are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want?

CHANGE requires MASSIVE ACTION toward what you want. 

No massive action in life = No change in life. 

Everyone has a different talent that they’re blessed with. If you want to get “better” at anything that is not a natural talent of yours, a new skill can be developed. YES, it can. Are you willing to FOCUS and LEARN something new? If you are willing to commit, you will learn. 

YOU deserve to WIN! YOU deserve SUCCESS!

PROGRESS = HAPPINESS 
*Start making progress. You KNOW what needs to be done. Do it!

Very respectfully,

George Ohan

Entrepreneur

Puerto Rico

http://truefortunes.com/

Mr. Jax chillin in Puerto Rico.