This is a video of Tony Robbins talking about the Invisible Forces that determine why we do what we do! This is the 3rd time I watched it, and it is a great lesson that I like to share with all my readers.
In summary, there are 2 primary patterns of invisible forces:
1. In the moment:
Our state, Physical / emotional
2. Long-terms:
Our model of the world
And there are 6 Needs that all of us have:
Need of personality
a. Certainty
b. Uncertainty
c. Significant
d. Connection
Need of spirituality
e. Grow
f. Contribute beyond ourselves
Enjoy and looking forward to your comments! Cheers!!
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I received this meaningful email from my friend. It reminds me of a person, who’s hurt has been deeply engraved in my heart.
Don’t let this happens to you.. Don’t let your heart be forever engraved with hurts…
Winds of Forgiveness
A story tells that two friends were walking through the
desert. In a specific point of the journey, they had an
argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the
face.
The one, who got slapped, was hurt, but without anything
to say, he wrote in the sand: “TODAY, MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE”.
They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where
they decided to take a bath. The one who got slapped and
hurt started drowning, and the other friend saved him.
When he recovered from the fright, he wrote on a stone:
“TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE”.
The friend who saved and slapped his best friend, asked
him, “Why, after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and
now you write on a stone?”
The other friend, smiling, replied:
“When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand,
where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it
away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it
in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can
erase it”
Learn to write in the sand..
~~~
Pursue Your Dreams,
Albert Lee
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“Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom, Ruby Lloyd Wilson, was one of those people,” says Kemmons Wilson, founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain.
Kemmons Wilson
“Most people called her Doll. My father died when I was nine months old, making her a single mother and a widow at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up, there were times when we had so little money that we had to live on a few pounds of dried butter beans for a week at a time. While food was scarce, my mother’s love and devotion were abundant. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, ‘Kemmons, you are destined for greatness and you can do anything in life if you’re willing to work hard enough to get it.’
“At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. My mother took a leave of absence from her job at a meat-packing plant and moved into my hospital room to care for me. Every day, she spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, reassuring me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own.
“When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job like millions of others. I was seventeen, and against Doll’s wishes, I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, it became my mission in life to succeed for my mother’s sake, and I vowed never to be poor again.
Holiday Inn
“Over the years, I experienced varying levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was frustrated at the second-rate accommodations available for families and was furious that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family, and I was determined to offer them an alternative. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel for families with a brand name people could trust that never charged extra for children. I figured about 400 nationwide motels would be the right number so that each one would be within a day’s drive of about 150 miles.There were plenty of doubters who predicted failure because there wasn’t anything remotely similar to this concept at that time.
“Not surprisingly, Doll was one of my strongest supporters and among the first to pitch in. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room decor for the first hundred hotels. As in any business, we experienced enormous challenges. For years, we paid our employees Christmas bonuses with promissory notes because cash was so short. But with my mother’s words deeply embedded in my soul, I never doubted we would prevail. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world, with one of the most recognizable names in the business.
“You may not have started out life in the best of circumstances. But if you can find a mission in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you from achieving success.”
Kemmons Wilson founded the first Holiday Inn in 1951 and built it into the largest hotel chain in the world. When he retired in 1979, the company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with annual revenues of $1 billion.
Cynthia Kersey
Excerpted from Cynthia Kersey’s, Unstoppable.
www.unstoppable.net
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Health should always be the most important value a person should cultivate. The reason is very simple. You can have all the money and power in the world, but if you do not have the health to enjoy them, they are as good as nothing!
Ask a bed ridden paralyzed Billionaire what’s the price he is willing to pay if you can makes him walk and run like a normal person again?
Extracted below is an article from Yahoo news on the new findings on Diet and its effects on health. I took the liberty to copy them words for words here.. but I have added a link at the end of the article linking you back to the original post.. think it should be okay right?
Pursue Your Dreams,
Albert Lee
P.S. As usual, I added in those pictures to make the article more interesting to read.. hm.. trying to figure out how to add animated pictures.. like those moving pictures in email like that.. if you happened to know please email me or leave a comment ya.. thanks!
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PARIS (AFP) - - Inspired by animal experiments showing that underfeeding enhances vitality and prolongs life by 30 percent or more, the US-based Calorie Restriction Society is slashing calorie intake in a bid to beat back the clock and halt the ageing process.
Society member Bob Cavanaugh said: “Some people are doing it strictly to enhance longevity,” Cavanaugh said by phone from his home near Moorehead City in North Carolina.
“Others do it to avoid age-related disease, or because they already have diabetes, high cholesterol or clogged arteries and want to clean up their bodies by using diet.”
A worldwide epidemic of obesity-related diseases has put a spotlight over the last decade on the link between food and health.
“In rich countries, 90 percent of the population probably eats, on average, about 50 percent too much,” noted Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, head of the biology of aeging division at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine.
“Even if they were to reduce their calorie intake by half, they would still only be at baseline,” the optimal balance between energy input and output, he told AFP.
A wealth of scientific evidence has confirmed that maintaining that balance helps prevent type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
But experiments with both animals and humans have also shown that pushing one’s calorie intake 10 to 20 percent below that baseline threshold — without lowering nutrients — may provide additional health advantages.
Luigi Fontana, a professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, has led or co-authored more than a dozen studies on reduced calorie intake in humans.
He is also one of a handful of researchers studying longterm impacts by monitoring a group of nearly 50 adults who have been on calorie restriction diets for at least a decade.
“Most are middle-aged, but they have the cardiovascular profile of a teenager,” he said by phone.
Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and insulin levels are all low while so-called “good” cholesterol remains high, he said. Diabetes and cancer rates are down too.
Studies published earlier this year point to other, specifically age-related, benefits as well.
One shows that cutting calorie intake 20 percent cut damage in DNA and RNA caused by oxidation in half compared to control groups.
Oxidative damage to DNA, proteins and other cellular building blocks accumulate over time and are thought to be a major driver of ageing.
A second study by Fontana, published in July in Aeging Cell, shows that a combination of calorie reduction and limiting protein intake lowers levels of insulin-like growth factor, commonly known as IFG-1.
IFG-1 is a high-risk marker for prostate, breast and colon cancer, and plays a key role in regulating cell growth linked to the ageing process.
Cavanaugh, 61, an ex-marine, started the diet eight years ago after a 15-year history of high cholesterol and blood pressure.
At first he improvised. “I designed a diet I thought was very nutritious, but I had a problem with hunger and would sometimes go on candy binges,” he said.
Not until he began to keep track not just of calories but vitamins, minerals and amino acids did the diet really work.
“My level of vitality soared,” he said, insisting he has more energy today than 20 years ago.
Consuming less calories does not necessarily mean eating less food, he said. While he only takes in two meals a day, he tucks away large quantities of fruits and vegetables, along with smaller portions of lean meats and fish.
Say NO to Junk Food!
Refined, processed foods high in sugar, fat or salt — junk food, in other words — is off the menu.
The average calorie intake for men is about 1,800, and for women between 1,200 and 1,600, depending on height.
Despite the proven health benefits, the jury is still out on whether counting calories enhances longevity, which some scientists think has a genetically-imposed ceiling.
“It may be unlikely that it will extend human lifespan significantly,” said Jan Vijg, a scientist at the Buck Institute for Age Research who recently co-authored an overview article on ageing in the London-based journal Nature.
The very fact humans live so long makes it difficult to conduct controlled experiments, he said.
Tests with monkeys underway for two decades give no indication that life in primates can be extended by the 30 or 40 percent seen in rats and mice.
“Will this add 10 years to your life? Nobody knows,” said Leeuwenburgh, adding that reducing calories late in life could make it difficult to maintain needed muscle mass.
“But one thing is sure — calorie restriction will help you reach your maximum lifespan potential, which is different for all of us depending on our genetic profile,” he said.
The Calories Restriction Society has about 3,500 dues-paying members, and its website gets about 4,500 hits a day.
This article is excerpted from Yahoo news. You can find the original post at this url http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081103/tls-lifestyle-health-food-diet-longevity-aeafa1b.html
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Hi all, hopes you have a great weekend! I received the following from my friend’s email, and find it very meaningful and would like to share it with all of you.
I added some pictures to make it more interesting! Enjoy!
Cheers! ^_^
Pursue Your Dreams,
Albert Lee
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Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to
install Love. Can you guide me through the process?
Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running ?
Customer: Let’s see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ?
Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me
how?
Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke
Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, “Error - Program not run on external components.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the “My Heart” directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files.
Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it
with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you, God.
God/Tech Support: You’re Welcome, Anytime.
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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he’d stuck it out.
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are -
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
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It is with deep sadness to post this news of our great friend, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, who have entered the gates of Heaven at 4 pm, October 16, 2008. But for those who knows him, imagine the joy he experienced entering those gates!!
At 4 pm, October 16, 2008, Charles Edward “Tremendous” Jones, with family at his side, triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven. We can only imagine the joy that he experienced!
A special Homegoing Celebration well be held on Friday evening, November 7, 2008 at the Christian Life Assembly in Camp Hill, PA. Click here to visit their website for information and directions. Ongoing details can be found here at TremendousJones.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to one of the following organizations:
Pleaseclick here to send a message directly to the Jones family.
About Charlie
Charlie Jones entered the insurance business at age 22, with MONY. At age 23, he was awarded his agency’s Most Valuable Associate Award. Ten years later, he received his company’s highest management award for recruiting, manpower and development, and business management. In 1965, he founded Life Management Services to share his experience through seminars and consulting services.
Thousands of audiences around the world have experienced nonstop laughter as Mr. “T” shares his ideas about life’s most challenging situations in business and at home. Two of his speeches, “The Price of Leadership” and “Where Does Leadership Begin?” have been enjoyed by millions. He is the author and editor of nine books, including Life is Tremendous with more than 2,000,000 copies in print in 12 languages.
He is featured in the “Leadership by the Book” series with Ken Blanchard, “Excelling in the New Millennium with Jim Rohn,” “Dynamic Achievers World Network” series, “The Automotive Sales Training Network” satellite training service, “Insights Into Excellence” training series, Nightingale Conant’s “Executive Treasury of Humor” series and two thirty minute programs by Salesmasters, “The Leading Edge” and “Learning - A Tremendous Experience.”
Charlie in the news
Guest lecturer, Emory University, Goizueta Business School; University of Southern California, Purdue Life Insurance Marketing Institute, L.S.U. Insurance University, University of Tennessee, Lamar College, Harding University, Southern Missionary College, Dickinson College, Palmer College, Logan College, Life College, Parker College of Chiropractic, Pensacola Christian College, Executive Management School of the America Management Association.
President of Life Management Services Inc, Executive Books and ToolsCart.com. Advisory Board of Investment Timing Service, Chairman, Pneumedic Corporation, member of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame (in 2001 was recognized as one of the top twenty speakers of the 20th century), member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, West Shore Chamber of Commerce, International Platform Association, Gideon’s and Christian Businessman’s Committee, Past Director of Harrisburg Association of Life Underwriters, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Association of Life Underwriters Awards Committee and Sales Congress, President of Harrisburg General Agents and managers, Board of Associates and Chairman of Development Committee of Messiah College, Director, Youth for Christ International, Ken Blanchard Faithwalk, and Guideposts Cabinet.
A FEW OF HIS HONORS:
Doctor of Humane Letters - Central Pennsylvania College
Doctor of Public Service - Parker College of Chiropractic
Doctor of Christian Education - Canyonville Christian Academy
Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities - Texas Chiropractic College
Central Pennsylvania College Library named “The Charles “T” Jones Leadership Library” in honor of his dedication to reading and sharing great books.
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial - Citation for Dedicated Service
Pennsylvania Senate - Citation for Dedicated Service
Office of the Mayor - Citation for Community Service
Man of the year Award - 35 Years of Community Service - Harrisburg Association of Life Underwriters
Life is Worth Living Award - Crystal Cathedral International Ministries
American Christian Patriot Award - Day Spring Academy
Mr. Sales American Award - MSA Association 1973
Lifetime of Sales and Marketing Excellence Award - Sales and Marketing Executives
Speakers Hall of Fame CPAE Award - National Speakers Association, 1981
Legends and Star Award - Veteran Speakers Association
Speakers Roundtable - Elected 1969
Platinum Book Award - Tyndale House Publishers, for one million in sales of Life is Tremendous
Angel of the Year Book Award - Excellence in Media for The Tremendous Power of Prayer
Honorary Chairman - Cancer Recovery Foundation of America
Honorary Registered Financial Consultant - for fifty years of service to the insurance industry.
Honorary member of Patton’s 10th Armored Division - for Patriotism
Honorary Lt Colonel, Alabama Militia - birth state
Chiropractic Honors:
International Speakers Award - Parker Chiropractic Resources Foundation
Commencement speaker, Palmer, Logan and Parker College of Chiropractic
Citation - ACA for Dedication to Chiropractic Professionals
Citation - ICA for Dedication to Chiropractic Professionals
Citation - Life University for Distinguished Service to the Chiropractic Profession
Professional Service Award for forty years of contributions to State Associations
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Each of us is connected with the Divine. The Higher Self within us far transcends the understanding of our conscious minds. This is the power that all the great geniuses and teachers of history have accessed. It is also the place of magic and miracle in our lives. Here are the seven key steps to contact it.
1. Belief & Expectation: Transform Your World View!
What is your world view?
The first step is to BELIEVE that you have a Higher Self to establish communication with! Then EXPECT every day that this communication will improve as you focus diligently on inner growth. Without these two essential pre-requisites, it is hard to achieve anything at all in life, even on the physical level. For inner growth, these two qualities are essential. So set a GOAL to achieve contact with the Higher Self, review that goal daily, and maintain your purpose with determination until success is yours.
We are brought up with a primarily materialistic world view that neglects the role of Spirit. To establish close contact with spiritual realms, we need to have our entire being - conscious and subconscious - congruent with our goal. In any major activity/goal, you have to establish the rules of the game and the way it is played. Contacting your Higher Self is the same. Therefore, seek out writings and teachers that expand your understanding of the universe as fundamentally being a realm of Consciousness and Mind.
2. Solitude & Meditation
Make regular time for yourself where you can be totally alone. A quiet place is preferable. Just sit quietly with no expectations. Do NOTHING. This may feel very uncomfortable and strange in the beginning. Persist. You give time and space for the inner voice to make itself heard. It will do so either during that quiet time, or else during the events of the day. A synchronistic event will occur; someone will tell you exactly what you need to hear; you will get a sudden flash of insight. All the great geniuses of history have found times of regular solitude and silence for themselves. You should too.
In meditation, you work to discipline your mind and silence the internal chatter that constantly fill it. You create a pure vessel for the Higher Self to fill. Following your breath is an excellent meditation discipline, as is concentrating upon a candle flame. Or visualize a golden ball of light in your Solar Plexus that fills your whole body with energy and healing. There are many practices that you can study and use.
3. Journal
Record your feelings, emotions, dreams and insights every day in a journal. This will help you to come into closer contact with your inner intuitive depths. You can ask the Higher Self questions here, and then later on record whatever insights/answers you receive. If you do this regularly with belief and expectation, you WILL receive the answers you need.
4. Inner Dialogue
Conduct a regular inner dialogue with your Higher Self. For the next 40 days, decide to keep in contact throughout the day. Say to your Higher Self, “I know you are there and I want to get to know you and pay attention to you. Please begin to speak to me and guide my life” Don’t worry if this dialogue is entirely one-way to begin with. Remember that you have been out of touch for decades. It takes a while to clear the cobwebs! Persist with this inner dialogue as if talking to a friend - chatting, asking questions, sharing your hopes - and begin to listen for answers. They will come.
5. Life Lessons
Look upon life as a Mystery School. Believe that the whole of your life - events, situations and people - has been structured PRECISELY in order to teach you exactly what you need to know right now. Approach life as if the whole of creation is conspiring to do you good! Whenever something happens in your life, for good or ill, ask yourself what the lesson is for you. Even unpleasant people/situations have been deliberately placed there as a challenge to help you grow. As you begin to view life as a drama in which you are play the starring role, the role of the Higher Self will become increasingly evident in your life. Record your findings in your journal.
6. Dreams
Expect your Higher Self to speak to you in dreams. Before going to sleep, do some stretching and bending to relax your body completely. Ask your Higher Self a question and expect an answer. When you wake up, recall whatever you can of your dream and write it down in your journal. If you are not used to remembering dreams, this will take time and persistence. However, with patience, you will begin to recall your dreams AND receive answers from your Higher Self.
7. Mindfulness
Focus upon living more and more in the present, on the NOW. When you are eating, be aware that you are eating. When you walk, know that you are walking. The only real moment is now - the past is gone forever and the future has yet to be. Therefore, work to clear your mind of concerns, illusions and extrapolations. Clear the mental clutter from the mind and create space for the Higher Self to fill.
Patience Is The Catalyst To Progress!
Remember, you may have spent your entire life out of touch with Source. Therefore, it takes time to learn how to re-establish contact. Anything worth doing takes time and practice. Be vigilant and practise these seven steps every day, and you will receive the answers you need. Remember: The Higher Self WANTS to be in contact. In fact, to even speak of it as someone apart from you is contradictory. The Higher Self IS you! The real you. So get in touch with YOU! Copyright 2003 Asoka Selvarajah. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Asoka Selvarajah is an active author/researcher on personal development and esoteric spirituality. Asoka’s work helps people achieve their full potential, deepen their understanding of mystical truth, and find joy in their true soul’s purpose. The above article is based upon the new course “The 7 Golden Secrets To Knowing Your Higher Self”. Enjoy spiritual, mental, emotional and physical abundance. Access inner guidance and discover your life purpose.
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Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string that was attached to a helium balloon.
Little girl with balloon
All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I braced myself for some screaming and crying.
But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she gleefully shouted out, “Wow!
I didn’t realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me something.
Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I felt like responding with “Oh no, what should we do?” But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, “Wow, that’s interesting! How can I help you?”
One thing’s for sure - life’s always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems. That’s a given. What’s not preordained is our response. We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated.
No matter what the situation, a fascinated “Wow!” will always beat a frustrated “Oh, no.”
So the next time you experience one of life’s unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. The “Wow!” response always works.
Rob Gilbert
Editor of “Bits & Pieces”
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It is a challenge to succeed. If it were not, I’m sure more people would be successful, but for every person who is enjoying the fruit from the tree of success, many more are examining the roots. They are trying to figure it all out. They are mystified and perplexed by what seems to be some strange, complex and elusive secret that must be found if ever success is to be enjoyed. 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 engaged in designing and enjoying a fortune. Everything just seems to work out for them. While the much larger group sits in awe at how life can be so unfair, complicated and unjust.
Jim Rohn
“I am a nice person,” the man says to himself. “How come this other guy is happy and prosperous, and I’m always struggling?” He asks himself, “I am a good husband, a good father and a good worker. How come nothing seems to work out for me? Life just isn’t fair. I’m even smarter and willing to work harder than some of these other people who just seem to have everything going their way,” he says as he slumps into the sofa to watch another evening of television.
But you see you’ve got to be more than a good person and a good worker. You’ve got to become a good planner, and a good dreamer. You’ve got to see the future finished in advance. You’ve got to put in the long hours and put up with the setbacks and the disappointments. You’ve got to learn to enjoy the process of disciplines and of putting yourself through the paces of doing the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable. You’ve got to be prepared and willing to attack the challenges if you want the success because challenges are part of success.
Now that may sound like a full menu of activities, but let me assure you that the process of going from average to fortune isn’t really all that difficult. Thinking about it is the difficult part. Anticipating all the effort and the changes and the disciplines is far worse in the mind than in reality. I can promise you that the challenges you’ll meet on the road to success are far less difficult to deal with than the struggles and the disappointments that come from being average. Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.
Challenge in Chinese Character
I’ve often said that to have more, we must first become more, and to become more, we must begin the process of working harder on ourselves than we do on anything else. But in addition to gathering new knowledge, new skills and new experiences; it is also important to discover new emotions. It is how we feel about what we know that makes the biggest difference in how our lives turn out. How we feel about the chances we have and the choices we have determines the intensity of our effort. Whether we try or don’t try. Join or don’t join. Believe or don’t believe.
I’d like for you to discover some strong feelings about your life and about what you want to do with that life. You probably have much of the knowledge and a lot of the experience and perhaps most of the skills that it takes to become successful. What you may be lacking in are the strong feelings about what you want and what you want to do. You may be one of those who have become so involved in the process of earning a living that you’ve forgotten about the choices and the chances you have for designing your own life.
Let these strong feelings help you take a second look at your life and where you’re headed. After all, you’ve only got one life, at least on this planet. So why not make it an adventure in achievement? Why not discover what all you can do and what all you can have? Why not discover how many others you can help and in the process how that can help you?
Why not now take the Challenge to Succeed!
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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