Those Who Choose

Bless those who choose to love, and those who choose to hate, that those who choose to hate, may choose to love, before it is too late.*-- Esoligh (Underground Hip Hop Artist)Each new hour holds new chances, for new beginings.The horizon move forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.*-- Maya Angelou Behold the turtle: He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.*--James

The Intuitive Squirrel: Sometimes Big Messages come from Small Packages - By Katharine Giovanni

I was driving down the road on my way to a doctor's appointment the other day when I saw a squirrel sitting by the side of the road. In the very next instant, this same little squirrel darted across the road right into traffic. Now Kildaire Farm Road is a VERY busy road, so I held my breath for the little guy as I was certain he wouldn't make it across. Incredibly he made it to the other side

Untold Peace and Happiness

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.*-- Dr. Robert Muller Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.*-- J. Willard Marriott Founder of Marriott Hotels"Someday" may never come. So live each day better than the last. That way you'll wake up with so much excitement and anticipation

Goals And Motivation A Simple Formula - By Tim Connor

Motivation is one of the most personal issues there is for salespeople. Research has concluded that everyone has the potential for great motivation, but not everyone is willing to pay the motivational price to achieve whatever their dreams, desires or hopes are. A critical question that many people never really ask themselves is: what motivates me? What are some of the traditional motivators:1.

Diamonds Are Not Found

"He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire becausediamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made."*-- Henry B. Wilson"It is a glorious achievement to master one's own temper."*-- Anonymous"Keep your promises to yourself."*-- David H. Fink

How to Start Small and End Big?! - By Mohamed Tohami

Attention please!In this issue I am going to share with you one of the top secrets to maximum achievement.Today is your last day of procrastination.Today is your day of action.Today is your day that leads to your bright future.Are you excited?!This secret has changed my life.It transformed me from a big procrastinator to a man of action. And my actions led to big achievements.It all started with

Motivation By Daily Momentum - By John Watson

Do you ever find that you do not carry out your plans? If not, perhaps your plans are too complicated. If you follow a simple plan every single day great things can be achieved.Years ago, I tried lifting weights in an attempt to develop a magnificent physique like that of my hero - Tarzan of the Apes. I did not succeed!A big stumbling block was the advice in the magazines to train on only 3 days

The Power Of Focus - By Steve Peters

p>Ok, some people have probably told you that you can’t multi task. Perhaps they said you had problems because you couldn’t multitask. No doubt they seemed a bit smug to you as well. If you can’t multitask well in todays world you can feel like a dinosaur. So its no surprise that people associate multi tasking with success.As far as I am concerned, nothing could be farther from the truth. If you

Whether You Think You Can

"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."*-- Henry Ford "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours...If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." *-- Henry David

The Keys To Leveraging Any Motivation System - By Steve Peters

What do you want out of life ? What do you not want ? Most of us would like to be more toned, yet can't motivate ourselves to go to the gym. Many of us would like to start a business , but never get around to working out a realistic plan. Without the ability to self motivate we are at the mercy of our whims and emotional states, as well as external circumstances. How can we achieve things in our

The Greatest Gift

"I know it sounds like a cliche, but the greatest gift that you can give yourself comes from helping someone else."*-- Norma Kamali "To pursue success effectively, you must build supportive relationships that will help you work toward your goals."*-- Stedman Graham "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this

Don't Be Afraid To Take Risks - By Suzanne Schwartzberg

Children, especially in America, are pressured since the age of 4 or 5 to decide what they will do with themselves when they are 21 or 22. We spend our young days playing house or dressing up as a policeman or as a teacher. And suddenly that day arrives when we are no longer playing house or playing doctor (although we did bring back those games in college), but we are forced to actually pay

I'm Luckier

"I find I'm luckier when I work harder."*-- Dr. Denton Cooley "It is enough that I am of value to somebody today."*-- Hugh Prather"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wadeinto them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen."*-- Arland Gilbert

Find Your Mojo - By Katherine G. MacRae

Three out of four people have lost their Mojo. Could you be one of them?While the word ‘Mojo’ may conjure up all different kinds of definitions, the most common definition I came across searching ‘Mojo’ online was ‘magic charm or magical powers’. Of course right above that definition was an offer of ‘Liquid Mojo Testosterone Libido Enhancer’ that was on sale. Obviously the term ‘Mojo’ does mean

Color Outside the Lines - By Cynthia Wiles

When we get stuck and all the old ways just don’t fix it anymore, it’s time to ‘color outside the lines’. This means trying something new. A new hairstyle, a new place to jog, anything brand new. We have to change our approach to life, something is not working.One method that always works is to show an active faith by getting ready for change. Change can be scary, change can feel so uncertain, so

Writing Cards of Encouragement With Powerful Emotion - By Matthew Robert Payne

You don’t need to be a poet to write poetry. Much poetry does not even rhyme. Some of my best poems did not rhyme. A card is much space so you only want a stanza of four lines or two stanzas of four lines. I met a lady who was a lovely Catholic woman four weeks ago and she told me she was shopping for her brother for a present. I was able to give her an extra two dollars for her gift and I was

Motivation By Feeling Smug - By John Watson

Most people feel ashamed about being smug but I think smugness has its uses as one type of motivation.Christmas provides a great opportunity for feeling smug. If you can get your Christmas cards sent out early in December you can deservedly feel smug. I have never yet managed this but I will give it a try this year!One dictionary defines 'smug' as 'excessively self-satisfied' or 'complacent'.

Stretching Boundaries - By Truity Williams

Each of us lives life in small selective secure environments, the size dependent upon our experiences, perception of ourselves and our capabilities. Our boundaries are the invisible lines, which produce a sense of inner security. Whenever we are challenged to extend our selves over these invisible lines we naturally interpret the experience as a feeling of fear. Remember the first time you rode

If You Fail

"If you fail to go within, you will go without."*-- Neal Donald Walsch"We must stop planning, plotting and scheming, and let InfiniteIntelligence solve the problem in its own way."*-- Florence Shinn"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." *-- Benjamin Disraeli

From This Point Forward ... - By Corinna Bowers

Often, as we go through our daily routines, we forget how wonderful life can be. You know how it is…you're so busy and involved in the little things that it's hard to step back and look at the big picture. And when we're stuck in the daily routine, we forget that life is what we make it.The big picture is, no matter where you are in life, that you truly have the ability to make choices that

Who Sold You on That Plan

"Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, "Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?" And I said, "None." He then asked, "Who sold you on that plan?""*--Jim Rohn "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certainof improving, and that's your own self."*-- Aldous Huxley (1864-1963) English Novelist"If you would be rich, you will be rich; if you

Personal Development Plan - By Kevin Christopher

While most people realize that personal development is a positive step in improving one’s life, some people may have difficulty in finding ways to accomplish it. This is where a personal development plan is important. A personal development plan will help you map out areas in which improvement is desired or necessary. A personal development plan will also outline short and long term goals

Poorly Developed Sense of Fear

"Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fearand no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossiblehappen."*-- Dr. Robert Jarvik"It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy." *-- George Horace Lorimer "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision

Self Esteem Means Feeling Good Inside: How To Feel Good Inside - By Karl Perera

Self Esteem is what we experience when we feel good about ourselves and when we feel good inside. What makes you feel good inside?I think when you feel you like what you are doing, where you are going and feel you have your priorities right. Feeling good means being satisfied with what you have, with what you are doing and where you are going. Next month we will look at how ambition can help or

Why I Succeed

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot...and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." *-- Michael Jordan - Professional Basketball Player"Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!"*--Dead Poets Society (1989). "It is often wonderful how

Why You Need To Create A Victory Log Now - By Mike Brescia

Even though you don't want to live in the past, this can be an invaluable tool for you. Throughout our lives, every single one of us have had times where we did something great, or at least really good... someone gave us an approving glance, a promotion, a new client. Perhaps we dated someone hot! Wedding day, giving birth, scoring a touchdown, winning a medal. You simply helped someone out

Finished It On Paper

"Never begin the day until it is finished on paper." *--- Jim Rohn"Continuous effort--not strength or intelligence--is the key to unlocking our potential." *-- Winston Churchill"Don't bother about genius. Don't worry about being clever.Trust life to hard work, perseverance and determination.*-- Sir Frederick Treves

It's Your Life, What Are You Doing With It? - By Tim Connor

The only thing in life that is certain is its uncertainty. You can either learn to embrace the unexpected and release the expected, or live with a great deal of frustration, anxiety and stress.Life for everyone can be either a joyous adventure, or filled with struggle, pain and adversity. Life is a neutral process that does not select some people for success and others for failure, some for

Most Limitations Are Self-imposed - By Tim Connor

It has been said by many people smarter than I, that “the only limitations we encounter in life are those self-limiting ones we place on ourselves.” If this is true (and at this point I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with this premise), why then do so few people reach their full potential? Why do so many people feel stuck, out of control and without hope in their lives? Why do so many

Secrets of Being a Genius - By H. Bernard Wechsler

How-to Ace School and CareerWhat if you could access and retrieve your long-term memories at will?Would you have a Competitive-Edge and sail through school and your career in the Fast-Track?Would students laugh at exams, and executives look forward to presentations for promotions and raises?Three Learning-SystemsWe humans have five major senses, and three of them teach us everything we know.

Standard To Success

"Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise ourstandard to success."*-- Rev. Randall R. McBride, Jr."A smile is your greatest social asset."*-- Zig Ziglar "Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier." *-- Mother Theresa

In My Mind - By Sharmila Murthy

When a child was asked to sit, she kept standing up. When it got to a point that the parent threatened to break the child’s leg if she continued to be disobedient. The child of 5 sat down and did not move. The parent looked at the child and said how proud she was of the child. The child looked up and said “IN MY MIND, I AM STILL STANDING UP.”Many times in our lives, we are forced into situations

Tell a Real Friend

"You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."*-- Laurence J. Peter"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."*-- Victor Borge "You can increase your brain power three- to fivefold simply by laughing and having fun before working on a problem."*-- Doug Hall

The Motivation of Second Half Thinking - By Paul O'Sullivan

Football matches are won or lost in the second half. It does not matter what code of football is being played, and it does not only apply to football. It is how you finish that counts – in any sport or competition or campaign. It applies to your life. Look at your life as one complete match or look at your current circumstance and assess where you are in terms of the half time break and begin now

Correct Actions

"The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology."*-- Red Auerbach "An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise."*-- Red Auerbach "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."*-- Larry Bird

Stand Up For Yourself - Stand Up For Your Life - By Caroline Jalango

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life. Define yourself.~Harvey Fierstein ~Why do you allow people to talk to you like that?Is there a sign on your forehead that gives people permission to talk to you in an unacceptable manner?I am reminded of a conversation I had with a friend of mine who constantly complained about her

Give Them Your Confidence

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."*-- George Washington "If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do."*-- Lucille Ball "In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge".*-- Aristotle

Good Health And Motivation - By Mark Webb

Good health and enthusiasm go hand in hand. If you want to be excited about life and have plenty of energy then you must pay attention to your health. Obtaining and maintaining optimum health should be one of the top goals in your life.In order to acquire good health, you must train yourself to develop positive health habits. The only way to overcome poor health habits is to replace them with

Use Of Life

"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."*-- William James"Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake."*-- Greg Anderson "Be curious, not judgmental."*-- Walt Whitman

Appreciation Comes In Many Forms - By Mike Brescia

"What is the most appropriate form of appreciation and/or service I can provide to each person?" Aren't you just amazed sometimes about how obvious it is that you or someone around you fails to get recognized for accomplishments? It's easy to see in others isn't it? When it's someone else who should show the gratitude, it ridiculously obvious, isn't it?But when it's US that should hand out

Are You Ready to Take Action Today? - By T Young

It may seem obvious, but nothing ever gets done if we don't take action. We know this instinctively, and yet many of us hem and haw about making a move. The reason we don't take action is that we are procrastinators. But why do we put off taking action? And more importantly, what can we do to reverse the trend?Procrastination can be caused by several factors. Laziness is a distinct possibility,

The Procrastination Solution: Stop Putting It Off; Read It Now - By Terry Hadaway

If you are one of those people who just can’t seem to get motivated to start the things you know you have to do, you’re in good company. It’s hard to tell how many procrastinators there are because most procrastinators put off responding to the surveys! But we can be relatively certain that procrastination is a problem at home, work, school, and everywhere in between.Procrastination is simply not

Feeling Of Warmth and Good Cheer

"In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with." *-- Brian Tracy "Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes

What Sort of Year Are You Having? - By Steve Cabrera

You may be different, but here is a cross-section of answers from some of the people we've been talking to recently:"Frustrated - not achieved all that I wanted to, all I do is keep people and e-mails off my back" "Thinking of leaving - not doing the job I want to, not getting the recognition I need, not being managed properly" "Long hours - not seeing my family and friends" "Firefighting - too

Fear Itself

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."*-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt"Beware of small expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship."*-- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."*-- Mark Twain

What Is Really Going On With You? - By Caroline Jalango

What’s really going on? What’s causing that inner turmoil within your body? What’s causing the discord? What’s pulling you apart and threatening to tear the very fiber that holds you together?Are you not supposed to be happy, in control, in charge of your life and enjoying the life that you were born to live?Then, why do you feel dissatisfied, unfulfilled, and unhappy? What is this silent

Mastery Of Fear

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."*-- Mark Twain "Good works are links that form a chain of love."*-- Mother Teresa "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."*-- Helen Keller

You Can't Stop Change So Why Not Make The Best Of It! - By Darren Hodgson

Change is inevitable. You can't get away from it no matter how hard you try, it's an integral part of life. The challenge when faced with change is whether or not it will be a positive one or or negative one.Change can be split into two parts, things you can and things you can't do anything about. You have no power over what the weather will do. It either rains or it doesn't and there's nothing

Greater Than Anything

"You can be greater than anything that can happen to you."*-- Norman Vincent Peale "The kindest thing you can do for the people you care about is to become a happy, joyous person." *-- Brian Tracy "A good laugh is sunshine in a house." *-- William Makepeace Thackeray

Insanity: Stuck in Mediocrity - By Jan Verhoeff

What happens when you make the same choices over and over again expecting different results? The same ole thing?I’ve been told it’s a sign of definite insanity, but… So many people do it. Does that mean we live in a world of insanity? Let’s explore the options.We raise children through the stages of dreamland where they can do anything, to the stage of educational excellence. Steady there, Molly

Do What You Are Afraid

"Always do what you are afraid to do."*-- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it isbecause we do not dare that they are difficult."*-- Seneca (3 B.C. - 65 A.D.) "There is a time to let things happen and a time to make thingshappen."*-- Hugh Prather

Discover How Baby Boomers Can Make an Impact - By Roger Carr

Baby boomers are an interesting group. You are a baby boomer if you were born between the years of 1946 and 1964. There were approximately 76 million baby boomers born in the United States alone during those years.What is one of the things that makes this group so interesting? Currently, the first baby boomers are at the traditional age of retirement. The later baby boomers, which I am a part of,