"If we allow our emotions to be tied to the events in our lives, we have given the power of our happiness to the changing tides of circumstance." ~Allen Cohen
Do you allow your emotions to be tied to the events in your life? I think we all do to some extent, but Cohen is saying that we are giving away our power and the power of our happiness if we do. Think about that. When we simply react, we are giving away our power.
Here's the thing. Happiness is a choice. It's not tied to anything. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be sad. Too often we tell ourselves that when this happens, then I will be happy. Sure, we're happy for a few minutes, but then the happiness fades and we need to look for the next thing to make us happy.
Too many people are waiting for someone or something to make them happy. Why? When we do that it doesn't work and we've given away our power. Happiness is YOUR CHOICE!!! Don't give it away. Choose to be happy, today! You can do it! Choose to be happy today!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"If we allow our emotions to be tied to the events in our lives, we have given the power of our happiness to the changing tides of circumstance."
Monday, June 14, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Are You Living?
"All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today." ~ Dale Carnegie
Are you putting off living? I know, you're breathing, so you must be living...well, that doesn't count. Are you putting off living? Why? What is holding you back from really living? Do you know or are you just guessing at what is holding you back?
Nelson Mandela said "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Most people just settle for their life, they play small, not wanting to create a great life.
We have been given the capability to live a great life, but most people are too scared to live the life they want. They settle for what they get. Stop setteling for what you get, start creating the life you want!!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."
Are you putting off living? I know, you're breathing, so you must be living...well, that doesn't count. Are you putting off living? Why? What is holding you back from really living? Do you know or are you just guessing at what is holding you back?
Nelson Mandela said "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Most people just settle for their life, they play small, not wanting to create a great life.
We have been given the capability to live a great life, but most people are too scared to live the life they want. They settle for what they get. Stop setteling for what you get, start creating the life you want!!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I "Meant-To"
"Mr. Meant-To has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-Have-Been." - Marva Collins
Now, I'm sure that you don't fall into one of these descriptions, right? Oh really??? Hmmm. How many times do we tell people that we "meant to" do something, but didn't? How many times have we just "didn't do?"
To me, they should live in the house of "Never Will" instead of "never win" although they won't win at anything either.
Here's our challenge...when we start using excuses and reasons why we didn't do something, we are not holding ourselves accountable, to ourselves, never mind the person who we told we would do it.
"You have reasons or results." That's it. Results or reasons, and reasons don't count. Am I saying that your results will always be what you want? No way, but you will have a result and you can change the result by doing it over better. You can't change a reason and make it better...
Oh, "what might have been." Don't stay stuck there. "It's never too late to be who you were meant to be." So start today, leave the reasons behind and become who you were meant to be. The world is waiting for you!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Mr. Meant-To has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-Have-Been."
Now, I'm sure that you don't fall into one of these descriptions, right? Oh really??? Hmmm. How many times do we tell people that we "meant to" do something, but didn't? How many times have we just "didn't do?"
To me, they should live in the house of "Never Will" instead of "never win" although they won't win at anything either.
Here's our challenge...when we start using excuses and reasons why we didn't do something, we are not holding ourselves accountable, to ourselves, never mind the person who we told we would do it.
"You have reasons or results." That's it. Results or reasons, and reasons don't count. Am I saying that your results will always be what you want? No way, but you will have a result and you can change the result by doing it over better. You can't change a reason and make it better...
Oh, "what might have been." Don't stay stuck there. "It's never too late to be who you were meant to be." So start today, leave the reasons behind and become who you were meant to be. The world is waiting for you!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Mr. Meant-To has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-Have-Been."
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
What Makes You Come Alive?
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it."~ William James
What attribute, mental or otherwise, makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive? Do you know? Have you found out what it is yet? It took me almost 50 years to figure what made me feel most deeply and vitally alive. What about you?
What do you do that says "this is the real me?" Have you found that yet or are you just floating down the river, without any real direction or purpose? I'm afraid that most people are floating down the river without any real direction. The world is begging you to find what your purpose is and you're stuck doing something "to pay the bills."
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you've made, both consciously and unconsciously. Here's the key though. You can choose a different choice, today. Right now, you can become what you were meant to become. It's never too late to become who you were meant to become!
Make the choice, NOW. It's NEVER TOO LATE!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it."
What attribute, mental or otherwise, makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive? Do you know? Have you found out what it is yet? It took me almost 50 years to figure what made me feel most deeply and vitally alive. What about you?
What do you do that says "this is the real me?" Have you found that yet or are you just floating down the river, without any real direction or purpose? I'm afraid that most people are floating down the river without any real direction. The world is begging you to find what your purpose is and you're stuck doing something "to pay the bills."
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you've made, both consciously and unconsciously. Here's the key though. You can choose a different choice, today. Right now, you can become what you were meant to become. It's never too late to become who you were meant to become!
Make the choice, NOW. It's NEVER TOO LATE!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it."
Friday, June 4, 2010
Think As Big As You Are
"You're bigger than you think. So, fit your thinking to your true size. Think as big as you really are! Never, never, never sell yourself short!" -David J. Schwartz, PhD
Does your thinking fit your true size?? I'm talking about mental size, not physical size...Do you realize that you are bigger than you think? Most people are satisfied with being mediocre and are not really interested in seeing how big they can play. Oh, they talk a good game, but when it comes down to it, they are happy to stay in their shell and not venture out too far.
What will it take for you to think as big as you really are and not sell yourself short? Do you let the voice in your head talk you down from trying? Do you listen to those fears? About those fears...they only exist in your head. In fact, think of all the fears that you have and there are only 2 that we are born with, the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. Don't let the fears stop you from doing what you know needs to be done to think big.
Never, ever, sell yourself short. Here's the problem with selling yourself short. The world will not raise your value if you don't value yourself. No one else can raise your value either, so it comes back to you. Stop playing small. Play and think BIG.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
Does your thinking fit your true size?? I'm talking about mental size, not physical size...Do you realize that you are bigger than you think? Most people are satisfied with being mediocre and are not really interested in seeing how big they can play. Oh, they talk a good game, but when it comes down to it, they are happy to stay in their shell and not venture out too far.
What will it take for you to think as big as you really are and not sell yourself short? Do you let the voice in your head talk you down from trying? Do you listen to those fears? About those fears...they only exist in your head. In fact, think of all the fears that you have and there are only 2 that we are born with, the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. Don't let the fears stop you from doing what you know needs to be done to think big.
Never, ever, sell yourself short. Here's the problem with selling yourself short. The world will not raise your value if you don't value yourself. No one else can raise your value either, so it comes back to you. Stop playing small. Play and think BIG.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Everything Matters
“When you know that everything matters, that every move counts as much as any other, you will begin to live a life of permanent purpose.” ~Jones
Do you realize that EVERYTHING you do matters? Do you really understand that? Most people go through life with the attitude that what they do has no bearing on anyone else...but they are wrong.
When you realize and think about everything you do, then you are living a life of permanent purpose. What is your purpose? Do you know?
Mother Teresa said "We have not come into the world to be numbered; we have been created for a purpose." So I ask you again, what is your purpose?
If you are not living your purpose, then the world is denied what you were to bring the world. If you don't do your purpose, no one else will. So, find your purpose and then Live Your Purpose!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“When you know that everything matters, that every move counts as much as any other, you will begin to live a life of permanent purpose.”
Do you realize that EVERYTHING you do matters? Do you really understand that? Most people go through life with the attitude that what they do has no bearing on anyone else...but they are wrong.
When you realize and think about everything you do, then you are living a life of permanent purpose. What is your purpose? Do you know?
Mother Teresa said "We have not come into the world to be numbered; we have been created for a purpose." So I ask you again, what is your purpose?
If you are not living your purpose, then the world is denied what you were to bring the world. If you don't do your purpose, no one else will. So, find your purpose and then Live Your Purpose!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“When you know that everything matters, that every move counts as much as any other, you will begin to live a life of permanent purpose.”
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
What We Learn Has A Purpose
“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.” ~ Norton Juster
What are you learning? Do you realize how what you learn affects other people? Even in the tiniest way? Everything we do makes a difference, some for good and some for not so good.
The Butterfly Effect used to be a urban legend, until the scientific community came to the conclusion that it was authentic, accurate and viable. In fact, it has been accorded the status of "law" and is known as "The Law of Sensitive Dependence Upon Initial Conditions."
When you learn something new, the whole world becomes richer. But what are you learning? Most people are "too busy" to spend any time learning anything. Do you know that if you worked ON your business 30 minutes a day, after a year, you will DOUBLE your business? Stop working IN your business and spend some time ON it.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”
What are you learning? Do you realize how what you learn affects other people? Even in the tiniest way? Everything we do makes a difference, some for good and some for not so good.
The Butterfly Effect used to be a urban legend, until the scientific community came to the conclusion that it was authentic, accurate and viable. In fact, it has been accorded the status of "law" and is known as "The Law of Sensitive Dependence Upon Initial Conditions."
When you learn something new, the whole world becomes richer. But what are you learning? Most people are "too busy" to spend any time learning anything. Do you know that if you worked ON your business 30 minutes a day, after a year, you will DOUBLE your business? Stop working IN your business and spend some time ON it.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”
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