“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.” ~Napoleon Hill
Mastery of your thoughts. How often do you control what you think about? How often do you think about what you are thinking about? It's called Metacognition and we need to do more of it. Most people just go about their lives without really thinking. The challenge is to really think about what you think about.
"Self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.” Think first and act afterward. What a novel concept! Thinking and responding rather than not thinking and then reacting.
Pat Riley said “Discipline is not a nasty word.” He is so right.
Action:
Think and respond rather than reacting. Take today to think about what you think about. It might enlighten you to as to why some things keep happening to you. Work on Self-Discipline.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
What You Think You're Not!
"It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you're not."
~ Denis Waitley
Are you thinking that what holds you back is who you are? That's not what is holding you back. What is holding you back is thinking that you are not enough, thinking that you need to become more. All you really need to do is to find who you think you're not inside of you! We each have been created uniquely, and each of us has something special to bring to the world.
Are you bringing your uniqueness to the world? Here's the sad part if you aren't. The world will never see what you were meant to bring to it because you are the only one who was given that special gift to give the world. The gift you were meant to bring to the world can only be brought by you.
Here's the attitude you need to have. Joan of Arc said "I'm not afraid... I was BORN for this!" You were born to bring your uniqueness to the world. Don't be afraid. Start now.
Action:
Realize that you have everything you will ever need to bring your uniqueness to the world inside of you already. Your don't have to learn something new, you just need to release what's inside of you.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you're not."
~ Denis Waitley
Are you thinking that what holds you back is who you are? That's not what is holding you back. What is holding you back is thinking that you are not enough, thinking that you need to become more. All you really need to do is to find who you think you're not inside of you! We each have been created uniquely, and each of us has something special to bring to the world.
Are you bringing your uniqueness to the world? Here's the sad part if you aren't. The world will never see what you were meant to bring to it because you are the only one who was given that special gift to give the world. The gift you were meant to bring to the world can only be brought by you.
Here's the attitude you need to have. Joan of Arc said "I'm not afraid... I was BORN for this!" You were born to bring your uniqueness to the world. Don't be afraid. Start now.
Action:
Realize that you have everything you will ever need to bring your uniqueness to the world inside of you already. Your don't have to learn something new, you just need to release what's inside of you.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you're not."
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Give Yourself Permission!
"We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime."~ Vijali Hamilton
Have you given yourself permission to act out your dreams and visions? Really? Most people are waiting for someone else to give them permission. If you are waiting, here it is: I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO ACT OUT YOUR DREAMS!! See, that wasn't so hard, was it? You have been given permission.
Are you looking for more sensations and more phenomena? SQUIRREL!!!!
See, most of us are too busy adding on, looking for more and more when the best thing to do is take things that don't work away, instead of just adding to what we do. When what we have all works for us, it allows us to live our strongest dreams.
Action:
Give yourself permission or take the permission that I bequeath to you. Act out your dreams and visions. Take things away that don't work for you anymore.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime."
Have you given yourself permission to act out your dreams and visions? Really? Most people are waiting for someone else to give them permission. If you are waiting, here it is: I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO ACT OUT YOUR DREAMS!! See, that wasn't so hard, was it? You have been given permission.
Are you looking for more sensations and more phenomena? SQUIRREL!!!!
See, most of us are too busy adding on, looking for more and more when the best thing to do is take things that don't work away, instead of just adding to what we do. When what we have all works for us, it allows us to live our strongest dreams.
Action:
Give yourself permission or take the permission that I bequeath to you. Act out your dreams and visions. Take things away that don't work for you anymore.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime."
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Make A Deep Mental Path
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."~Henry David Thoreau
What kind of deep mental paths are you creating? Are you allowing them to dominate your life? Research has found that we have about 60 thousand thoughts per day...and 85% of those thoughts are NEGATIVE! They also found that out of those 60k thoughts, 80% were the same thoughts that you had yesterday!
Peace Pilgrim said "If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought." Wow, NEVER think another negative thought! It's interesting that to develop your mind with positive thoughts it take work and work, while our brain goes to the negative so much easier. Think about the last time you had a "What if" thought. Was it positive or negative? Most people's "what ifs' are always negative. What if you could make them positive?
Action:
Challenge yourself to think NEW thoughts every day. Don't get caught in the never-ending loop of old, negative thoughts. Make your "what ifs" positive. It really can be that easy.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
What kind of deep mental paths are you creating? Are you allowing them to dominate your life? Research has found that we have about 60 thousand thoughts per day...and 85% of those thoughts are NEGATIVE! They also found that out of those 60k thoughts, 80% were the same thoughts that you had yesterday!
Peace Pilgrim said "If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought." Wow, NEVER think another negative thought! It's interesting that to develop your mind with positive thoughts it take work and work, while our brain goes to the negative so much easier. Think about the last time you had a "What if" thought. Was it positive or negative? Most people's "what ifs' are always negative. What if you could make them positive?
Action:
Challenge yourself to think NEW thoughts every day. Don't get caught in the never-ending loop of old, negative thoughts. Make your "what ifs" positive. It really can be that easy.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
Monday, October 3, 2011
Adjust Your Actions, Not Your Goals!
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the actions."~Confucius
Are you doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? Albert Einstein called that insanity, but that is exactly what many people do because of two reasons: 1) They don't know any better, or 2) Fear. Which one is holding you back?
Do you not know any better? If so, there's good news! You can learn anything new right now. You don't have to wait. There are people who can help you get to where you want to get. But...it's going to require something of you. The ability to ask for help! Most of us won't do that or can't do that. Do men ever ask for directions? Do you have the ability to ask for help?
The second reason is fear! The people who are afraid are the people who scream the loudest that they don't need help or that they are doing fine and that they have no fear. Fear is not something that you get rid of, like bad food. Fear needs to be managed because it is always there, a big part of our brain. And the better we manage our fears, the better we become.
Erica Jong said “And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more." Are you risking even more because you don't risk anything?
Action:
Manage your fears today and adjust your actions to help you reach your goals. It might be just a slight change that makes all the difference in the world...because there are no small changes. Take a risk...today!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the actions."
Are you doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? Albert Einstein called that insanity, but that is exactly what many people do because of two reasons: 1) They don't know any better, or 2) Fear. Which one is holding you back?
Do you not know any better? If so, there's good news! You can learn anything new right now. You don't have to wait. There are people who can help you get to where you want to get. But...it's going to require something of you. The ability to ask for help! Most of us won't do that or can't do that. Do men ever ask for directions? Do you have the ability to ask for help?
The second reason is fear! The people who are afraid are the people who scream the loudest that they don't need help or that they are doing fine and that they have no fear. Fear is not something that you get rid of, like bad food. Fear needs to be managed because it is always there, a big part of our brain. And the better we manage our fears, the better we become.
Erica Jong said “And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more." Are you risking even more because you don't risk anything?
Action:
Manage your fears today and adjust your actions to help you reach your goals. It might be just a slight change that makes all the difference in the world...because there are no small changes. Take a risk...today!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the actions."
Friday, September 30, 2011
What's Left to Take Away?
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." ~Antoine de Saint Exupery
Wow, what a different way to look at things. We are so used to adding more and more things to make it work, but according to Exupery, he says that perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.
Michelangelo always said that his famous "David" was inside the marble all the time and all he needed to do was take away the excess. What are you adding vs. what can you take away to make things perfect? Think about that, take away the excess and you will be left with the most important stuff. Too often we add and add rather than take away.
Action:
Look at everything that you do. Stop adding to what you do. What can you take away? Look for your perfection in the taking away rather than the adding.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
Wow, what a different way to look at things. We are so used to adding more and more things to make it work, but according to Exupery, he says that perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.
Michelangelo always said that his famous "David" was inside the marble all the time and all he needed to do was take away the excess. What are you adding vs. what can you take away to make things perfect? Think about that, take away the excess and you will be left with the most important stuff. Too often we add and add rather than take away.
Action:
Look at everything that you do. Stop adding to what you do. What can you take away? Look for your perfection in the taking away rather than the adding.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Make Things Happen, Today!
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened." ~John M. Richardson Jr.
Which one are you??? I know, you are one of those who make it happen, right? But really, do you make it happen or do you just say that you do? It's real easy to say, but much harder to do and when things get hard, we tend to not do them. Because it's too hard or will take too long or we are not committed to doing it, so we don't. Then we just let life happen to us.
Here's the thing about letting things happen to you. If you don't have a plan, you will have to be a part of someone elses plan. And guess what, their plan doesn't have much for you. I hope that you aren't one of the ones who just wonder what happened. Everything happens for a reason.
Action:
Go about today and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! Don't go through this day just letting it happen to you. Create the life that you've always wanted.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."
Which one are you??? I know, you are one of those who make it happen, right? But really, do you make it happen or do you just say that you do? It's real easy to say, but much harder to do and when things get hard, we tend to not do them. Because it's too hard or will take too long or we are not committed to doing it, so we don't. Then we just let life happen to us.
Here's the thing about letting things happen to you. If you don't have a plan, you will have to be a part of someone elses plan. And guess what, their plan doesn't have much for you. I hope that you aren't one of the ones who just wonder what happened. Everything happens for a reason.
Action:
Go about today and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! Don't go through this day just letting it happen to you. Create the life that you've always wanted.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."
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