Archive for August, 2009
Harness the Power of Your Surroundings
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Few things have as much power over who you are, and who you will become as your surroundings. If you are always surrounded by clutter than you will find it very difficult to focus. If you hang around a bunch of cynics than it is going to be hard for you to see new opportunities. If you watch violent tv shows on a regular basis you will be more tense. The thing is that your brain is constantly recording. Every smell, taste, person, thought, and image you pass is permanently a part of your sub-conscious. All of that stuff dwells in you, and over time the influence of these memories will manifest.
Obviously no one can control every aspect of their surroundings. There will be some things that just can not be avoided. Do not waist a moment worrying about what you can not change. There are things that you can do that will make a difference. This is what you must focus on. It is a matter of life or mediocrity. (more…)
12 comments August 29, 2009
5 Ways Serving Others Will Help You Succeed
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So you want to get your name out there, or you want to leave a good impression with someone. What if you’re trying for a raise at work? Maybe you want to launch a new business. The fact is that you can do almost any of these things with one simple trick. You have got to be helpful to others.
“You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.” -Zig Ziglar
Here are the five ways that serving others can help you in your endeavors. (more…)
8 comments August 26, 2009
The Most Important Step in Making Your Dreams Come True
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Everyone has a dream. Maybe yours is something athletic, like climbing a mountain. Maybe its something world changing like drilling wells in Africa. Maybe its something daring, like quitting your job and working from home. Maybe you dream of just being able to spend more time with your family. Whatever it is you are after there is one step that you have to do, or your dreams will not happen. So what is it?
Commit today to do everything in your power to make it happen. Maybe you don’t have enough money to get started. Maybe you don’t have the time to work on your dreams. The list of possible difficulties could go on forever, but if there wasn’t some element of difficulty would it be worth doing?
What you have to realize is that if your dream is not important enough for you to really commit to, than it is not going to happen. There will always be something else going on, there will always be difficulties, but you have one life that you are guaranteed, and you don’t know how long that life is. So how do you do this? (more…)
2 comments August 24, 2009
Og Mandino Quotes
For quite some time until a computer crash I had a list of this man’s quotes saved on my desktop. They were so powerful that I read them every day.
Edit 09/21/09: Just found the original post that introduced me to Og Mandino. This massive treasure chest is well worth the time to read it! Og Mandino Treasure Chest
Og Mandino was a World War II bomber pilot who could not find work after the war. A problem all too common for war veterans even today. With no where else to turn he started selling insurance. Between lack of work, memories of war, and his mothers early death Mandino turned to alcohol. He was at the point of being suicidal until he ran across the self-help section at a library. Steadily he replaced his drinking habit with the habit of reading positive books. This practice led him to becoming a great salesman, and one of the best selling inspiration authors of all time. Today his books and quotes are still a powerful treasure, but don’t take my word for it, here is what Mandino himself had to say. (more…)
2 comments August 23, 2009
Journey Your Goals to Fulfillment
You ever gotten an idea that worked out so well in your mind that you had to act on it? Maybe it was a business model that had to be written down. Maybe it was a picture that had to be drawn. Maybe it was that diet that you were going to stick with. What happened when you went to make it happen? Did it work out the way you intended on that first try?
For most of us I think the answer for that last question would have to be no. What you need to know is that, that is okay. It is normal to miss the first time you shoot for something. The vision that we had was so perfect compared to what we actually got that even if we got close to what we wanted it just doesn’t seem to be enough. Its like the difference in a rope bridge being long enough or too short.
Don’t let it get you down. You still have breath in you, otherwise reading this post would prove difficult. So things didn’t turn out how you wanted them to, it is okay. It is good that you aimed at something worth achieving. Now is a good time to ask yourself some questions about your goal. (more…)
3 comments August 21, 2009
Essential Questions
Who am I? What is the right thing for me to do? What is my purpose? What does it all mean? How many times have you found yourself making a decision in hopes of finding the answer to one of these questions? How many times have you chosen someone to admire based on their answers and example in regard to these questions? Its important that we ask these things, and its important that we find our own answers to them. I don’t think there is an absolute answer to any of these questions, at least not one that could be proven once and for all yet. Below are the answers that I’m using for these essential questions. These answers are just my way of seeing things. You don’t have to accept them and feel free to critique them, or even add to them. (more…)
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