From one of my good friends: Denise Wintz
A Reminder of the Principles of Life
1: Life does not work through indecision. Indecision promotes blocks, confusion and stress. Make a decision and allow life to find movement through you. Trust yourself.
2: The 3 C's of life are Courage, Capacity and Commitment. It takes Courage and a commitment to make many of life's decisions, and capacity to follow them through. The 3 C's of a successful relationship are Caring, Consideration and Communication. Communication opens the door between us, consideration allows us to pass through it and our ability to care for each other unites us.
3: Truth is not truth out of timing- yet it remains truth. We are the timing to recognize truth.
4: The mind recoils from the unknown, so we seek to make everything known, and, thus sage. Imagination is the key to the unknown- positive, uplifting imagination.
5: For as long as we search for Our God Self, we deny that we are it. Loving your self reveals your truth.
6: Becoming free is not changing yourself into someone you think you should be. Becoming free is falling in love with who you are- right now.
7: Imagine a room of pitch dark and a room of bright light connected by a door. When you open the door what happens? Light floods into the dark room, illuminating it. Live accordingly, think thoughts of light.
8: F.E.A.R- False Evidence Appearing Real
9: Anything of the past that is unresolved is unresolved now. Living NOW resolves the past.
10: Life flows from the inside out, never the reverse. Understand this and you cease to be a victim.
11: Love responds- fear reacts. Love connects- fear separates. Love uplifts- fear deflates. Love creates- fear destroys.
12: There is no such thing as a mistake- only experience. There is no such thing as failure- only people's condemnation. There is no such thing as success- only people's approval. Let life live through you.
13: Do not get caught up in modifying your life, allow life to change YOU. Modification is a superficial exterior veneer, change is an inner shift in consciousness.
14: Pain is a measure of your resistance to change.
15: Decide whether you want to be an onlooker of life or a participant. This is the birthplace of choice.
16: You hear with your ears- but you listen with your mind. You look with your eyes- but you see from the heart.
17: Consciousness is not contained in your body- you are the consciousness that contains the body. Consciousness draws to itself form through which to express
18: Your mind cannot exist in the moment. You cannot think your way into the moment, you can only think your way out of it. This indicates that your mind/intellect cannot set you free. Only your consciousness is aware of NOW. True freedom is a state of consciousness.
19: We each live in our own universe, a universe of our making. It is designed to support our beliefs and our focus. Our thoughts are our focus, so observe your thoughts, focus on your blessings, and trust. This is how you become a participant.
20: Practise seeing all life around you as an aspect of yourself. In this way you shatter the illusion of separation.
21: Your mind does now know the difference between what you do want or what you don't want, it only knows what you focus on. Many people focus on what they don't have, what they are incapable of doing and their sicknesses.
22: If you focus on what you do have, it increases. If you focus on what you don't have, you will have even less. If you focus on your capabilities, they grow, if you focus on your health, it improves.
23: Your mind does not know the difference between a powerfully imagined reality and a physical happening reality. Why? Because there is no difference.
24: You only have a problem if you believe you have a problem.
25: Live these principles and you will be practising reality. Practise reality until you overcome the illusion. It is only an illusion that you are not free, now!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Daily Motivation - EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Everyone Has A Chance To Be Successful
People often handle life as they do bad weather. They while away the time waiting for it to stop. Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it. When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.
The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.
When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come. The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
People often handle life as they do bad weather. They while away the time waiting for it to stop. Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it. When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.
The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.
When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come. The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Daily Motivation - YOU DETERMINE YOUR ATTITUDE
You Determine Your Attitude
Your attitude is not determined by circumstances, but by how you respond to your circumstances. You can respond positively or negatively to any situation.
It's how you react to events, not the events themselves, that determines your attitude.
Any challenge facing you is not as important as your attitude towards it, for that will determine your success or failure.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Your attitude is not determined by circumstances, but by how you respond to your circumstances. You can respond positively or negatively to any situation.
It's how you react to events, not the events themselves, that determines your attitude.
Any challenge facing you is not as important as your attitude towards it, for that will determine your success or failure.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Daily Motivation - NOTHING EXTERNAL TO YOU HAS POWER OVER YOU
Nothing External To You Has Power Over Your
Great things are accomplished when you believe that what's inside of you is superior to your circumstances. What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.
You're more important than any of your problems. You're bigger than anything
that can happen to you.
Courage is a special kind of knowledge. It's the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
Reality is something you rise above.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Great things are accomplished when you believe that what's inside of you is superior to your circumstances. What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.
You're more important than any of your problems. You're bigger than anything
that can happen to you.
Courage is a special kind of knowledge. It's the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
Reality is something you rise above.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Daily Motivation - SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR PLAN
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR PLAN
You need a plan to find success.
Wanting success isn't sufficient enough to get it.
You've got to ask yourself, "What are you going to do to get the things you want."
Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
You cannot fail with a definite step by step plan, because each step you take will carry you along to the next step, like a track. All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
You cannot get lost on a straight road.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You need a plan to find success.
Wanting success isn't sufficient enough to get it.
You've got to ask yourself, "What are you going to do to get the things you want."
Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
You cannot fail with a definite step by step plan, because each step you take will carry you along to the next step, like a track. All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
You cannot get lost on a straight road.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Monday, January 25, 2010
Daily Motivation - ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS
Always Be Prepared For Success
There is no shortage of opportunity.
Everyday you are presented with countless chances to be, or do whatever you desire.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Don't miss out on an opportunity because you're not prepared.
Your preparation is absolutely essential.
To achieve success, you must have self discipline.
You must increase your knowledge and develop your skills.
You're always in the right place at the right time when you're prepared.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
There is no shortage of opportunity.
Everyday you are presented with countless chances to be, or do whatever you desire.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Don't miss out on an opportunity because you're not prepared.
Your preparation is absolutely essential.
To achieve success, you must have self discipline.
You must increase your knowledge and develop your skills.
You're always in the right place at the right time when you're prepared.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Friday, January 22, 2010
Daily Motivation - ARE YOU A DREAMER OR AN ACHIEVER
Are You A Dreamer Or An Achiever
The courage to begin separates dreamers from achievers.
Your difficulty and the difficulty of everyone who ever desires to achieve anything worthwhile comes in the movement.
Don't always be intending to live a new life but never find a time to begin living it.
Most people fail because they never get started,
They don't go, they don't overcome inertia, they don't begin.
Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have.
As you proceed in this spirit,
The way will open for you to do more.
The worst you can do is not to try.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
The courage to begin separates dreamers from achievers.
Your difficulty and the difficulty of everyone who ever desires to achieve anything worthwhile comes in the movement.
Don't always be intending to live a new life but never find a time to begin living it.
Most people fail because they never get started,
They don't go, they don't overcome inertia, they don't begin.
Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have.
As you proceed in this spirit,
The way will open for you to do more.
The worst you can do is not to try.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Daily Motivation - BEFORE YOU GET YOU HAVE TO GIVE
Before You Get You Have To Give
When you give to others you'll find yourself blessed.
The more you sow, the more you reap.
It's a universal law: You have to give before you get.
You must plant your seeds before you reap the harvest.
The law works to give you back more than you have sown.
He who obtains has little.
He who scatters has much.
Nature does not give to those who will not spend.
You only get to keep what you give away.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
When you give to others you'll find yourself blessed.
The more you sow, the more you reap.
It's a universal law: You have to give before you get.
You must plant your seeds before you reap the harvest.
The law works to give you back more than you have sown.
He who obtains has little.
He who scatters has much.
Nature does not give to those who will not spend.
You only get to keep what you give away.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Daily Motivation - A MOUNTAIN IS CLIMBED ONE STEP AT A TIME
A Mountain Is Climbed One Step At A Time
Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were. Your opportunity for success is right in front of you.
To attain success or to reach your goal, don't worry about having all the answers in advance. You just need to have a clear idea of your goal and move toward it.
Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem.
Break your problems into parts and handle one part at a time.
Develop a tendency toward action.
You can make something happen today.
Break your big plan for success into small steps and take the first step right away.
Success starts with a first step.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were. Your opportunity for success is right in front of you.
To attain success or to reach your goal, don't worry about having all the answers in advance. You just need to have a clear idea of your goal and move toward it.
Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem.
Break your problems into parts and handle one part at a time.
Develop a tendency toward action.
You can make something happen today.
Break your big plan for success into small steps and take the first step right away.
Success starts with a first step.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Daily Motivation - DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES DEPEND ON THEM
Don't Believe In Miracles Depend On Them
You don't need an explanation for everything.
Recognize that there are such things as miracles, events for which there are no explanations. Later, knowledge may explain those events away.
The fact that you plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge
and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return are common miracles.
Your duty to yourself is to believe that for which you have sufficient evidence, and to suspend your judgement when you have not.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Vision is the art of seeing invisible things
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You don't need an explanation for everything.
Recognize that there are such things as miracles, events for which there are no explanations. Later, knowledge may explain those events away.
The fact that you plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge
and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return are common miracles.
Your duty to yourself is to believe that for which you have sufficient evidence, and to suspend your judgement when you have not.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Vision is the art of seeing invisible things
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Monday, January 18, 2010
Daily Motivation - YOU CAN BE A WINNER IF YOU PLAN AHEAD
You Can Be A Winner If You Plan Ahead
You gain the advantage in any situation through one medium: time
You can do things before they need to be done.
You can position yourself ahead of time in the best place.
Think ahead of any approaching action.
Make a plan and you will always have the advantage.
Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You gain the advantage in any situation through one medium: time
You can do things before they need to be done.
You can position yourself ahead of time in the best place.
Think ahead of any approaching action.
Make a plan and you will always have the advantage.
Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Daily Motivation - YOU CAN DO SOMETHING
You Can Do Something
Your life will always be to a large extent what you make of it.
The mold to your success and fortune are in your hands.
You cannot do everything, but you can do something.
You choose your thoughts and actions.
Only you can find success.
Nobody can do it for you.
Nobody will do it for you.
You have to make it happen.
If you take responsibility for your actions,you can live your dreams.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Your life will always be to a large extent what you make of it.
The mold to your success and fortune are in your hands.
You cannot do everything, but you can do something.
You choose your thoughts and actions.
Only you can find success.
Nobody can do it for you.
Nobody will do it for you.
You have to make it happen.
If you take responsibility for your actions,you can live your dreams.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Daily Motivation - DO THE NEXT THING
Do The Next Thing
You'll gain the advantage in any situation through one medium: time
Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business. The time to repair your roof is when the sun is shining. Try to do things before they need to be done.
Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. Position yourself ahead of time in the best place for you.
When you think ahead of any approaching action
you'll always have the advantage.
You'll be the winner.
When you do what is necessary, all the odds are in your favor.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You'll gain the advantage in any situation through one medium: time
Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business. The time to repair your roof is when the sun is shining. Try to do things before they need to be done.
Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. Position yourself ahead of time in the best place for you.
When you think ahead of any approaching action
you'll always have the advantage.
You'll be the winner.
When you do what is necessary, all the odds are in your favor.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Daily Motivation - PERSISTENCE IS REQUIRED TO REACH A GOAL
Persistence Is Required To Reach A Goal
"Keep trying" is the rule that must be followed to be successful at anything.
Your success will always be connected with your actions.
Just keep moving towards your goal.
You'll make mistakes but don't ever quit.
You may even have to hang on after others have let go.
Persistence means taking pains to overcome every obstacle,to do all that's necessary to reach your goal.
In the end, the only people who fail are those that do not try.
All great achievement takes time.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
"Keep trying" is the rule that must be followed to be successful at anything.
Your success will always be connected with your actions.
Just keep moving towards your goal.
You'll make mistakes but don't ever quit.
You may even have to hang on after others have let go.
Persistence means taking pains to overcome every obstacle,to do all that's necessary to reach your goal.
In the end, the only people who fail are those that do not try.
All great achievement takes time.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Daily Motivation - MAKE CHANGE A POSITIVE PART OF YOUR LIFE
Make Change A Positive Part Of Your Life
You must avoid breaking when things don't go your way.
You'll always be secure to the degree that you accept change.
True security comes from being able to bend your insecurities.
Recognize and accept that change will inevitably take place. You'll become secure, not by standing still, but by growing, moving, and staying energized.
Be secure in the knowledge that you can deal with anything that happens to you.
Have the courage to bet on your ideas.
Take some calculated risks and act on your dreams.
There is no permanent security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You must avoid breaking when things don't go your way.
You'll always be secure to the degree that you accept change.
True security comes from being able to bend your insecurities.
Recognize and accept that change will inevitably take place. You'll become secure, not by standing still, but by growing, moving, and staying energized.
Be secure in the knowledge that you can deal with anything that happens to you.
Have the courage to bet on your ideas.
Take some calculated risks and act on your dreams.
There is no permanent security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Monday, January 11, 2010
Daily Motivation - MAKE IT YOUR LIFE RULE TO DO YOUR BEST
Make It Your Life Rule To Do Your Best
It will be your constant effort to be first class in everything you attempt that will help you conquer the heights of success.
Always do more than you're supposed to do and you can have, be or do anything you want.
Do a little more than average and from that point on your progress multiplies itself out of all proportion to the effort you put in.
You can do a little more each day than you think you can.
There is always a best way of doing everything.
Find it.
To enjoy enduring success, you should travel a little in advance of the rest of the world. True success comes from being successful in little things.
Let superiority be your trademark. .
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
It will be your constant effort to be first class in everything you attempt that will help you conquer the heights of success.
Always do more than you're supposed to do and you can have, be or do anything you want.
Do a little more than average and from that point on your progress multiplies itself out of all proportion to the effort you put in.
You can do a little more each day than you think you can.
There is always a best way of doing everything.
Find it.
To enjoy enduring success, you should travel a little in advance of the rest of the world. True success comes from being successful in little things.
Let superiority be your trademark. .
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Daily Motivation - YOU DO NOT EXIST FOR YOURSELF
YOU DO NOT EXIST FOR YOURSELF
Your success depends on the support of other people.
The only hurdle between you and what you want to be, is the support of others.
Put yourself in another's place, and you'll know why they think and do certain things. You can succeed fastest by helping others to succeed.
Always think in terms of what the other person wants.
You'll get everything in life that you want if you'll help enough other people get what they want. Doing things for others always pays dividends.
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
You're not an isolated island. You're a piece of the planet, a piece of the universe.
When you help someone's boat across a river, you'll find your own boat has reached the shore too.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Your success depends on the support of other people.
The only hurdle between you and what you want to be, is the support of others.
Put yourself in another's place, and you'll know why they think and do certain things. You can succeed fastest by helping others to succeed.
Always think in terms of what the other person wants.
You'll get everything in life that you want if you'll help enough other people get what they want. Doing things for others always pays dividends.
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
You're not an isolated island. You're a piece of the planet, a piece of the universe.
When you help someone's boat across a river, you'll find your own boat has reached the shore too.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Daily Motivation - YOU MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES
You Make Your Own Opportunities
Your destiny isn't a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice.
It's not something you wait for, but rather something you pursue.
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.
Opportunities sometimes come disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.
Start where you are.
You're at this moment standing right in the middle of opportunity.
Act on your dreams and you can have them.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Your destiny isn't a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice.
It's not something you wait for, but rather something you pursue.
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.
Opportunities sometimes come disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.
Start where you are.
You're at this moment standing right in the middle of opportunity.
Act on your dreams and you can have them.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Friday, January 8, 2010
Daily Motivation - EVERY WINNER HAS SCARS
Every Winner Has Scars
Life is made up of a series of experiences.
Each one will make you stronger, even though it may be hard for you to realize it at the time.
Life is your classroom in which you're being tested, tried, and passed.
Always try to stay in the midst of life and activity. Don't isolate yourself from the action.
Your character develops itself in the stream of life.
The setbacks and hardships you endure actually help you in your march forward to success. The world was built to develop your character.
Life expects you to make progress in reasonable time. That's why those elementary school chairs are so small.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Life is made up of a series of experiences.
Each one will make you stronger, even though it may be hard for you to realize it at the time.
Life is your classroom in which you're being tested, tried, and passed.
Always try to stay in the midst of life and activity. Don't isolate yourself from the action.
Your character develops itself in the stream of life.
The setbacks and hardships you endure actually help you in your march forward to success. The world was built to develop your character.
Life expects you to make progress in reasonable time. That's why those elementary school chairs are so small.
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Monday, January 4, 2010
Do You Keep A Journal?
Keeping a Journal—One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from his How to Use a Journal audio CD)
If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.
I used to take notes on pieces of paper and torn-off corners and backs of old envelopes. I wrote ideas on restaurant placemats. On long sheets, narrow sheets and little sheets and pieces of paper thrown in a drawer. Then I found out that the best way to organize those ideas is to keep a journal. I’ve been keeping these journals since the age of 25. The discipline makes up a valuable part of my learning, and the journals are a valuable part of my library.
I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, “Twenty-six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?” The reason I pay 26 dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth 26 dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got a hold of one of them, you wouldn’t have to look very far to discover it is worth more than 26 dollars.
I must admit, if you got a glimpse of my journals, you’d have to say that I am a serious student. I’m not just committed to my craft; I’m committed to life, committed to learning new concepts and skills. I want to see what I can do with seed, soil, sunshine and rain to turn them into the building blocks of a productive life.
Keeping a journal is so important. I call it one of the three treasures to leave behind for the next generation. In fact, future generations will find these three treasures far more valuable than your furniture.
The first treasure is your pictures. Take a lot of pictures. Don’t be lazy in capturing the event. How long does it take to capture the event? A fraction of a second. How long does it take to miss the event? A fraction of a second. So don’t miss the pictures. When you’re gone, they’ll keep the memories alive.
The second treasure is your library. This is the library that taught you, that instructed you, that helped you defend your ideals. It helped you develop a philosophy. It helped you become wealthy, powerful, healthy, sophisticated and unique. It may have helped you conquer some disease. It may have helped you conquer poverty. It may have caused you to walk away from the ghetto. Your library—the books that instructed you, fed your mind and fed your soul—is one of the greatest gifts you can leave behind.
The third treasure is your journals: the ideas that you picked up, the information that you meticulously gathered. But of the three, journal writing is one of the greatest indications that you’re a serious student. Taking pictures, that is pretty easy. Buying a book at a bookstore, that’s pretty easy. It is a little more challenging to be a student of your own life, your own future, your own destiny. Take the time to keep notes and to keep a journal. You’ll be so glad you did. What a treasure to leave behind when you go. What a treasure to enjoy today!
(excerpted from his How to Use a Journal audio CD)
If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.
I used to take notes on pieces of paper and torn-off corners and backs of old envelopes. I wrote ideas on restaurant placemats. On long sheets, narrow sheets and little sheets and pieces of paper thrown in a drawer. Then I found out that the best way to organize those ideas is to keep a journal. I’ve been keeping these journals since the age of 25. The discipline makes up a valuable part of my learning, and the journals are a valuable part of my library.
I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, “Twenty-six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?” The reason I pay 26 dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth 26 dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got a hold of one of them, you wouldn’t have to look very far to discover it is worth more than 26 dollars.
I must admit, if you got a glimpse of my journals, you’d have to say that I am a serious student. I’m not just committed to my craft; I’m committed to life, committed to learning new concepts and skills. I want to see what I can do with seed, soil, sunshine and rain to turn them into the building blocks of a productive life.
Keeping a journal is so important. I call it one of the three treasures to leave behind for the next generation. In fact, future generations will find these three treasures far more valuable than your furniture.
The first treasure is your pictures. Take a lot of pictures. Don’t be lazy in capturing the event. How long does it take to capture the event? A fraction of a second. How long does it take to miss the event? A fraction of a second. So don’t miss the pictures. When you’re gone, they’ll keep the memories alive.
The second treasure is your library. This is the library that taught you, that instructed you, that helped you defend your ideals. It helped you develop a philosophy. It helped you become wealthy, powerful, healthy, sophisticated and unique. It may have helped you conquer some disease. It may have helped you conquer poverty. It may have caused you to walk away from the ghetto. Your library—the books that instructed you, fed your mind and fed your soul—is one of the greatest gifts you can leave behind.
The third treasure is your journals: the ideas that you picked up, the information that you meticulously gathered. But of the three, journal writing is one of the greatest indications that you’re a serious student. Taking pictures, that is pretty easy. Buying a book at a bookstore, that’s pretty easy. It is a little more challenging to be a student of your own life, your own future, your own destiny. Take the time to keep notes and to keep a journal. You’ll be so glad you did. What a treasure to leave behind when you go. What a treasure to enjoy today!
Daily Motivation - FOLLOW THE PATH OF OTHERS TO SUCCESS
Follow The Path Of Others To Success
You can learn from other people to make up for your lack of experience in any area of life.
Be open and receptive to the people around you.
They have things to teach you.
Take advantage of the people that have made the journey ahead of you.
Try to pick the right role models.
Don't look for people that make you feel good or entertain you.
Look for people that can help you.
Role models are more than people you like and admire.
The key is to look for people that will help you to be more successful. You can learn from the mistakes of others.
You can learn different approaches to overcoming challenges.
Learning "what not to do" is as important as learning "what to do."
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
You can learn from other people to make up for your lack of experience in any area of life.
Be open and receptive to the people around you.
They have things to teach you.
Take advantage of the people that have made the journey ahead of you.
Try to pick the right role models.
Don't look for people that make you feel good or entertain you.
Look for people that can help you.
Role models are more than people you like and admire.
The key is to look for people that will help you to be more successful. You can learn from the mistakes of others.
You can learn different approaches to overcoming challenges.
Learning "what not to do" is as important as learning "what to do."
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Daily Motivation - OUR GREATEST FEAR
Heard by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 Inaugral Speech, and quoted in the movie "Coach Carter", this is actually an excerpt from Marianne Williamson's book.
Our Greatest Fear
by Marianne Williamson "A Return to Love"
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?”
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Our Greatest Fear
by Marianne Williamson "A Return to Love"
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?”
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Daily Motivation - EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE FOR SUCCESS
Everyone Has A Chance For Success
People often handle life as they do bad weather. They while away the time waiting for it to stop. Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it. When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.
The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.
When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come. The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
Decide that this year will be your year for success and prepare for it to happen.
Happy New Year
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
People often handle life as they do bad weather. They while away the time waiting for it to stop. Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but you've got to be ready for it. When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.
The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone. Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.
When you're prepared for opportunity your chance for success is sure to come. The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
Decide that this year will be your year for success and prepare for it to happen.
Happy New Year
© 2009 YourDailyMotivation.com
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