"I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.”~Jim Rohn
How true is that statement? If you don't have a plan for your life, someone else will, and guess what? They really don't care about you!!
Most people spend more time planning their vacations than planning their work and personal life. Jim also said "You should never start your day until you've finished it on paper." I'm sure that he would allow for PDA's or mobile tech stuff as well. But the question is, 'How often to you start your day with no idea of what is in store for you?
I started planning my day the night before a long time ago and it's amazing how during sleep, answers and thoughts leading to issues that were to be faced that day would come to me. I don't know how it works, I just know that it works.
If you haven't started planning your days, what are you waiting for? Permission? I GIVE YOU PERMISSION!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.”
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Do You Live or Exist?
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, and that is all."~ Oscar Wilde
Are you just existing? With the recent tragedy in Tucson, now is a good time to take a look at your life...because most of us are just existing. Here's the part that most of us miss, tomorrow is promised to no one. Yet we live our lives like we will never die and that we have all the time in the world to do what we are here to do! Is that you? I hope not and if it is, now is the time to realize that you can change those thoughts. NOW!!
Walter Hagen said "You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way." Don't hurry. We have become a society that needs immediate actions and answers. Don't worry. We have become a society where stress and worry have become an epidemic. Start enjoying your life now. Stop complaining, bitching and moaning. "You are only here for a short time."
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, and that is all."
Are you just existing? With the recent tragedy in Tucson, now is a good time to take a look at your life...because most of us are just existing. Here's the part that most of us miss, tomorrow is promised to no one. Yet we live our lives like we will never die and that we have all the time in the world to do what we are here to do! Is that you? I hope not and if it is, now is the time to realize that you can change those thoughts. NOW!!
Walter Hagen said "You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way." Don't hurry. We have become a society that needs immediate actions and answers. Don't worry. We have become a society where stress and worry have become an epidemic. Start enjoying your life now. Stop complaining, bitching and moaning. "You are only here for a short time."
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, and that is all."
Friday, January 7, 2011
Your Success Plan?
"When plans are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them."~Sir William Osler
Have you created your Success Plan for 2011? Really? Is it written down? Only 3% of all people have a plan that is written down. So, are you part of the 3% or part of the 97%?
It shouldn't be surprising how often the circumstances fit in with the plans you make (and write down). We create what we think about, so it only makes sense that when we have planned, the circumstances fit like they were meant to. A lot of people tell me that they don't have to write down their plans, because they have them in their mind. The problem with that is that sometimes you don't remember things. When you have your plan written down and in a place where you can see it, it reminds you of what you want as opposed to thinking about what you don't want, which is what most of us do.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said "To map out a course and follow it to some end requires courage." It does require courage because when you make a plan, you then become accountable to working on the plan. Most people are not willing to become accountable...even to their own goals and plans.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When plans are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them."
Have you created your Success Plan for 2011? Really? Is it written down? Only 3% of all people have a plan that is written down. So, are you part of the 3% or part of the 97%?
It shouldn't be surprising how often the circumstances fit in with the plans you make (and write down). We create what we think about, so it only makes sense that when we have planned, the circumstances fit like they were meant to. A lot of people tell me that they don't have to write down their plans, because they have them in their mind. The problem with that is that sometimes you don't remember things. When you have your plan written down and in a place where you can see it, it reminds you of what you want as opposed to thinking about what you don't want, which is what most of us do.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said "To map out a course and follow it to some end requires courage." It does require courage because when you make a plan, you then become accountable to working on the plan. Most people are not willing to become accountable...even to their own goals and plans.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When plans are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them."
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Every Single Thing You Do Matters
How far forward would we need to go in your life to show the difference you make? There are generations yet unborn whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take today. And tomorrow. And the next day. And the next.
EVERY SINGLE THING YOU DO MATTERS.
You have been created as one of a kind. On the planet Earth, there has never been one like you…and there never will be again. Your spirit, your thoughts and feelings, you ability to reason and act all exist in no one else. The rarities that make you special are no mere accident or quirk of fate.
YOU HAVE BEEN CREATED IN ORDER THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
Know that your actions cannot be hoarded, saved for later, or selectively used.
By your hand, millions – billions – of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.
The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose.
Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.
Your life…And what you do with it today…MATTERS FOREVER.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
Thank you Andy Anderson.
EVERY SINGLE THING YOU DO MATTERS.
You have been created as one of a kind. On the planet Earth, there has never been one like you…and there never will be again. Your spirit, your thoughts and feelings, you ability to reason and act all exist in no one else. The rarities that make you special are no mere accident or quirk of fate.
YOU HAVE BEEN CREATED IN ORDER THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
Know that your actions cannot be hoarded, saved for later, or selectively used.
By your hand, millions – billions – of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.
The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose.
Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.
Your life…And what you do with it today…MATTERS FOREVER.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
Thank you Andy Anderson.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Your Mission In Life?
“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity.”~Viktor Frankl
Are you fulfilling your mission in life? Stop and think about that for a minute. Not are you doing what you are doing but are you fulfilling your mission in life? Do you know what you mission in life is? I would say that most of us really don't. There are a few people who were born for certain things but the rest of us need to find what our mission is.
"Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity.” You do realize that your specific opportunity will not get done unless YOU do it. No one else can bring to the world what you have to bring to the world. Your uniqueness will never be duplicated and cannot be copied!
C.S. Lewis said "You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream." To that I would add, find their mission. You are never too old to find your mission so start now! Take a look at what you are doing. Is it your mission? I hope so.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity.”
Are you fulfilling your mission in life? Stop and think about that for a minute. Not are you doing what you are doing but are you fulfilling your mission in life? Do you know what you mission in life is? I would say that most of us really don't. There are a few people who were born for certain things but the rest of us need to find what our mission is.
"Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity.” You do realize that your specific opportunity will not get done unless YOU do it. No one else can bring to the world what you have to bring to the world. Your uniqueness will never be duplicated and cannot be copied!
C.S. Lewis said "You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream." To that I would add, find their mission. You are never too old to find your mission so start now! Take a look at what you are doing. Is it your mission? I hope so.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity.”
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Self-Confronting Questions
"Some self-confronting questions: 'Where do I want to be at any given time? What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be? What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?' "~ George A. Ford
If you ask these questions of yourself, they can be intimidating, scary and challenging. Here's part of the key in answering them...you must have total clarity of what you want and where you want to be. See, must of us have a general idea of what we want, but not a crystal-clear vision of what we want. “If you are clear about what you want, the world responds with clarity."
"What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?" Ask and ANSWER that question now. Oh, you can think about it, but until you seriously ask yourself that question, you will never be able to get to where you want to be. It takes steps. Figure out what steps you need to take to get you started towards where you want to be. You don't have to see the whole path, just get started.
George Bernard Shaw said "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." Start creating the life that you want, NOW. Remember, it's your choice, no one elses. Stop looking and start creating. It all starts with your thoughts!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Some self-confronting questions: 'Where do I want to be at any given time? What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be? What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?' "
If you ask these questions of yourself, they can be intimidating, scary and challenging. Here's part of the key in answering them...you must have total clarity of what you want and where you want to be. See, must of us have a general idea of what we want, but not a crystal-clear vision of what we want. “If you are clear about what you want, the world responds with clarity."
"What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?" Ask and ANSWER that question now. Oh, you can think about it, but until you seriously ask yourself that question, you will never be able to get to where you want to be. It takes steps. Figure out what steps you need to take to get you started towards where you want to be. You don't have to see the whole path, just get started.
George Bernard Shaw said "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." Start creating the life that you want, NOW. Remember, it's your choice, no one elses. Stop looking and start creating. It all starts with your thoughts!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Some self-confronting questions: 'Where do I want to be at any given time? What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be? What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?' "
Monday, January 3, 2011
What Are You Emphasizing?
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." ~Carlos Castaneda
What are you emphasizing? Are you spending your time on things that matter or things that don't matter? Most people start out working on the things that matter and then are distracted and end up emphasizing the wrong stuff. Then we end up miserable because we don't understand that we are concentrating on things that don't matter. What is it that you are emphasizing?
Susyn Reeve said "When you focus your attention on the people, places, things and activities that you bring you pleasure - pleasure is what you experience." This is part of the reason that we need to doing something that gives us pleasure for our jobs. 75% of workers today HATE their jobs! Is that you? I hope not, because it is a choice. Your choice!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."
What are you emphasizing? Are you spending your time on things that matter or things that don't matter? Most people start out working on the things that matter and then are distracted and end up emphasizing the wrong stuff. Then we end up miserable because we don't understand that we are concentrating on things that don't matter. What is it that you are emphasizing?
Susyn Reeve said "When you focus your attention on the people, places, things and activities that you bring you pleasure - pleasure is what you experience." This is part of the reason that we need to doing something that gives us pleasure for our jobs. 75% of workers today HATE their jobs! Is that you? I hope not, because it is a choice. Your choice!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."
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