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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Changing lifestyles
- We stood in the kitchen talking. I was discussing my upcoming change in lifestyle. I was excited yet hesitant as I talked about it. We set a goal many years ago to change our lifestyle from one of the hectic city life, working to pay the bills?.. to one of a slower country pace, working on our "wanna do's". Yet as I talked to my friend about this, there was hesitation in my voice. Leaving a compan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A wake up call
- The story below is a true story that happened in September.During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a shock to everyone.This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It drove home the realization that you just don't know when a loved one is no longer going to be with you. We sometimes take our love ones for gr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Everything going against you
- "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." Henry FordWhen everything is going along smoothly, you feel like nothing can stop you.The true test of success comes when you run up against challenges, or people who put roadblocks in your path. How do you handle them?Don't let setbacks get you down. Studying s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What would you change?
- When talking with people about their life, or their job, or their current situation I always ask: "What one thing would you change about your life?"People always have an answer for what would make their life better.Before you read further, think about what one thing you could change in your life. The one thing that would make your life better.Okay, hold your thought.My ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Happy new year
- H appiness depends upon your outlook on life.A ttitude is just as important as ability.P assion find yours this year!P ositive thoughts make everything easier.Y ou are unique, with special gifts, use them.N ew beginnings with a new year.E nthusiasm a true secret of success.W ishes may they turn into goals....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Extreme makeover ? compliments of me
- There is a fascination these days with reality shows that completely make over people, rooms, homes, businesses and now towns, in a short amount of time. I have to admit, I love them too. I love the neat story with a happy ending. They make it look easy, in spite of the pain and hard work many of them have to endure. People have always had this fascination. It's no different than the old shows (an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 key steps to unshakable confidence
- Do you remember that day? Perhaps it was your first job interview. Perhaps you were speaking to a group for the first time. Maybe you were starting a challenging new career or meeting a special person for the first time. Your throat became dry and your knees wanted to shake.You were about to leave a place of mental and emotional safety. You were putting your skills on the line and taking a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why holding a vision magnetizes great achievement
- The only reason some people enjoy success while others fail is because those who succeed persist in holding the vision of what they want.They succeed, in the first place, by creating a vision.Then they persist in that vision. As it sinks deeper into their minds, it becomes a driving obsession. It becomes their most cherished value. And they spend all their time in trying to materiali...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to change your negative reality
- It is often taken for granted that the reality tomorrow will be the same as today.But the fact is it changes constantly, imperceptibly without even our realizing that the reality has changed. The inability to grasp the changing reality is perhaps the single most important reason leading one to failures. While we blame the luck, the stars, government policies or the economy, it is an undenia...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Christian gladiators? athletics as a metaphor for the christian lifestyle
- When Paul first arrived in Corinth in the middle of his second missionary journey, Acts 18:2-3 reports that he joined Aquila and Priscilla in the occupation of making tents. This fits in well with what Paul himself wrote at about that same time. For example, in 1 Thess. 1:9, he says: "Surely you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyon...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wherever you go - there you are
- Wherever you go, there you are. This is the title of a fantastic book by Jon Kabat Zinn. Often when going through a difficult time, some think about making a major change, a change of a job or residence. Will this really help? Of course if you are being abused or harassed, such action may be in order. But for the most part, if we change nothing about ourselves, we merely take what is inside of us ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 4 reasons women ride the ?emotional roller-coaster?
- 1. Women have learned and are in the habit of being driven by the approval of others. Most women allow the expectations of others to define them and therefore making the approval of others is responsible for their happiness. This pattern gives others' the power to make and take your happiness at any time. Approval seeking steals your happiness and doesn't allow you to ever get to know yourself, yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you a right-fighter?
- Are You a "Right-Fighter"?Do you find yourself struggling to "win" arguments? Do people ask you why you always have to be right? Does conflict you engage in typically end with you having the last word, but no one feels good about the argument? Do arguments you engage in usually escalate to shouting and anger? If you have said yes to any of these questions, you are likely a right-fighter!...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you lacking self-discipline? - part 1
- A man does not live until he begins to discipline himself; he merely exists. Like an animal he gratifies his desires and pursues his inclinations just where they may lead him. He is happy as a beast is happy, because he is not conscious of what he is depriving himself; he suffers as the beast suffers, because he does not know the way out of suffering. He does not intelligently reflect upon life, a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A dollar and some ambition
- (Excerpted from "Building Your Network Marketing Business" CD)Capital in your business isn't what matters. It isn't the money that buys you a future; it's your skills that buy you a future. Money and no skills, I'm telling you, you are still poor. Money and no ambition, where are you? Money and no courage, you're broke. A little bit of money and a whole lot of courage is all we need....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - It is up to you
- One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, "if it is to be, it is up to me." That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is up to you. This doesn't mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you take responsibility for your life and your career.Too many people today look at opportunity and figure it is up to someone else to make sure they g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The time to act
- Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.Let's say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you've got to do is get the first book. Then get the s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Action vs. self delusion
- Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action. Action is the ingredient that ensures results. Only action can cause reaction. Further, only positive action can cause positive reaction.Action. The whole world loves to watch those who make things happen, and it rewards them for causing waves of productive enterprise.I stress this because today I see many people who are really sold on affir...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Achieving your dreams
- While most people spend most of their lives struggling to earn a living, a much smaller number seem to have everything going their way. Instead of just earning a living, the smaller group is busily working at building and enjoying a fortune. Everything just seems to work out for them. And here sits the much larger group, wondering how life can be so unfair, so complicated and unjust. What's the ma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ending procrastination
- Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine.The opposite of perseverance is procrastination. Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ambitiously pursuing your own self
- (Excerpted from The Power of Ambition series)What is the origin of true ambition? There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you ? in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression.Self-expression. Isn't self-expression really self-direction? How you think, how you m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The first step for getting better results
- How dramatically we can change our results is largely a function of imagination. In 1960, it was a technological impossibility for man to travel into outer space. Within ten years, however, the first man stepped out onto the surface of the moon. The miraculous process of converting the dream into reality began when one voice challenged the scientific community to do whatever was necessary to see t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is your altitude?
- It is something that everyone ? and I do mean everyone ? has the same opportunity to possess. It is something that can change you, those around you, and your future immediately. It is something that will never leave you in a worse position than before you possessed it. It is something that affects your behavior which then in turn is demonstrated by your performance. This something is called Positi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Back to boot camp
- You know, whenever you are going to make a major change and begin to undergo a different lifestyle, it is probably good to make a massive move in that direction. Think about it. As the old saying goes, "If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got!" So if you keep on living the way you are living, you will keep right on with the life that in many ways yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your dream can be your future
- Here is a basic truth you must accept and believe if you are to achieve your dream?Your dream can be a reality! That's right, your future can actually see you living your dream. It doesn't just have to be a big wish!When we are young we are dreamers. Nothing seems too big for us to accomplish. Nothing seems too outrageous. The world is ours on a string as the old song goes. Until?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When the door of opportunity opens
- Anybody can achieve anything ? do you believe that? I do. But there is a caveat that must be made. Those who succeed are those who walk through the door of opportunity when it swings open. That we know. But what is the secret to getting through the door of opportunity?Being outside the door when it swings open.As the story goes, Frank Sinatra got his big break while working as a wait...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ability, motivation, and attitude
- "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou HoltzThere are three primary aspects of your life that will determine whether or not you are successful in your endeavors. You will not be successful if you have only one or two. You must have all three working together. Consider them like the three legs of a &...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top six ways to stay motivated
- I receive many emails from people that basically ask the same question: How can I keep myself motivated long term? This seems to be quite a common dilemma for many people so I want to address it because it can be done! Here are my tips for staying motivated:Get motivated every day.Zig Ziglar was once confronted about being a "motivational speaker." The guy said to him, &quo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life rewards action
- Thinking is good, yes it is. I strongly encourage thinking. In fact, thinking plays a terrific role in success. It helps you strategize. It helps you get motivated. It tunes you into success. I am all for thinking and I do it regularly!That being said, just thinking, no matter how good of a thinker you are, will never catapult you to success. The difference between the thinker who succeeds ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What motivates the motivator?
- Someone wrote me an email a couple of weeks ago and said, "I would love to know what motivates YOU!" So I took them up on it and I want to spend some time telling you how I stay motivated.It is a valid question, this one of what motivates me. After all, each and every day I have to stay on the top of my game whether it is because I am giving a speech, marketing my materials, writing to one ...