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- Socrates Revisited - by Your life thus far, has been the *tutorial* for what is to come. In other words, all your experiences have been preparation, learning and guidance for where you are now and what you will do next.
Some of us might think ... "If THIS is Freedom, Give me slavery!" with regards to your life, the ...
Views: 1044 - Your Thought World - by I know that you have heard the saying *Practice Makes Perfect.* It is amazing to me how many words and phrases we think and speak on a regular basis which are basically NOT true!
Practice ONLY makes Perfect if it is *Perfect Practice*, which is usually not the case.
If we practice something ...
Views: 938 - Connected To Hope - by Just as Time is connected by seconds, we are all connected by Hope. Moment by moment, each life is sown together by the tiny stitches which keep together the design of fabric we create for ourselves.
In troubled times, Hope is the foundational concept which keeps us all going in whatever ...
Views: 853 - Enough Rope? - by I believe that God gives us each just enough rope to hang ourselves. In addition, He provides us the choice whether to do so or not.
We are all responsible for what we already know. I know that YOU are a responsible individual in your own right and I want to share this concept with you as well ...
Views: 1113 - SOMETHING YOU WORK FOR - by Your success in any endeavor will be the direct result of the personal giving of yourself. As an example ... the word Sacrifice is defined by Webster as 1: an act of offering to deity something precious; esp : the killing of a victim on an altar 2: something offered in sacrifice and 3 a: ...
Views: 690 - A Better Tomorrow - by If you KNEW how to obtain resources that others needed, and did NOT share this valuable information with those who requested this knowledge, or simply did not make the effort to locate them to share it, are you a bad person?
Sometimes, in life, for us curious types at least, we learn things of ...
Views: 897 - Honor Everyone Everyday - by Wow! What does Honor MEAN anyway? Yes, honor your Mother on Mother's Day and everyone (including yourself) everyday. Understanding Honor will help you in life, today and in your future.
I remember back when I was going through a four-month qualification to be a Naval Officer, how I felt the ...
Views: 1403(1 vote) - Showing Up - by Much can be said for "reaping what you sow."
Preparation is hard work. It requires undying effort when change is desired in your life. I, myself, personally, become both mentally and emotionally exhausted just thinking about what it will take for me to actually live the life of my dreams. ...
Views: 758 - Get REAL! - by Can you trick the Universal Laws of nature and do you listen to the Call of the free?
In life, many people practice complacency and are not aware of the reality of what they were born to accomplish. They do not acknowledge the possible potential which lies within each and every one of us. ...
Views: 711 - A Disciple (What is it?) - by A willingness to learn, communication back and forth with adult to adult conversation.
Broken communication patterns indicate the beginning of a declining and failing relationship. Once animosity starts, it always continues to increase, unless serious two-way reconciliation resolves the issues ...
Views: 866 - Sincere Trust - by The Chief thing I look for in relationships is trust. Business and Personal alike, when trust becomes an issue, my tendency is to back out of the effort.
Face it, all relationships require work ... an effort to listen, understand and respond accordingly, appropriately to build and reinforce ...
Views: 732 - A Blessing Will Come - by Something will happen with or without you.
If you follow in a path that is proven to have some specific result, you increase the likelihood of what happens to you.
Whether the result will be favorable to you or not, depends on what, or to be more specific, WHO you choose to follow.
To ...
Views: 786 - Looking For Peace - by The world wants hope and I can only speak from my own experiences.
It's difficult to focus on goals, dreams and life aspirations when, due to current events, it seems that people have permanently lost their fragile grasp on serenity.
If I want to make my life better, I must define what that ...
Views: 732 - GOOD THINGS - by Do good things always happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people?
The most valuable lesson I learned from Psychology 101 was, "It Depends!"
Good things happen to those people who CREATE good things to happen to them.
The sower of the seeds EXPECTS these good things to ...
Views: 807 - Scared to Death! - by Does your heart ever beat so fast and hard that you feel you may die? When this happens, (and it happens to me) it motivates and forces decisions (and action).
It may be fear, or it might just be some raw excitement. In either case, it is not a bad thing.
Moving toward your goals, dreams and ...
Views: 852 - MIND STIMULI - by Who do you need to be to make your dreams real?
To answer my own question ... you would need to be a dreamer who is open enough to find out what it is that you don't know that you NEED to know.
This is a life-long search, a journey, on the road to a fulfilled life ... a life with no regrets. ...
Views: 2746(1 vote) - Questions & Requirements - by You REALLY want to succeed in business. Nothing will stop you THIS time. What will make the difference so that what happened in the past (failure) will not happen again?
I once had an Amway Rep prospect me. This was before I became serious about Network Marketing. I had no intention in joining ...
Views: 773 - Winds of Change - by Which way is the Wind blowing? Is it to your back moving you in a desirable direction, or is it in your face, messing up your hair and your future?
A Sailing ship depends on getting this right to reach it's destination, shouldn't you too?
There are vehicles that exist that are within your ...
Views: 540 - Measure of Faith - by Does the quantity of your faith (how much you have) determine the quantity of your results (success)?
If it does, and I believe it does, how do we get some more of it ... and faith in what?
"And the apostles said to the Lord, "'Increase our faith!'" And the Lord said, "'If you had faith like ...
Views: 800 - Do You Question Your Success? - by As sure as the sky is blue, the water is clear and the trees are green, you are entitled to have success within your capacity to choose in life.
Once your success comes, it is easy to look back in hindsight and think you knew it would happen all along. However, some of us know that it is ...
Views: 668 - CHANGE YOUR DMO - by I am a Network Marketer. The direction I go in my business is in exact proportion to the lifestyle I have planned in my mind years ago to live.
There is a good chance YOU are a Network Marketer too, so I wanted to share with you a quick and dirty on how to make your business take off as mine ...
Views: 828 - NEW BEGINNINGS - by The *wind* which moves us in a specific direction in our life causes us to be who we are (our essence of being).
What is it that motivates an individual to do what he or she does? The *wind*, or motivation, comes from *motive*, or something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act. ...
Views: 718 - Journey Through The Wilderness - by During the Journey between your present situation and your intended destination, you will travel through a "Wilderness." This is a time after having made the most important life- changing decision of your life, leaving your past behind, setting a new track to run on ... focused on your future. ...
Views: 749 - It Depends On Me - by "If it is to be, it is up to me!" was the first quote that really hit me while reading my first self-help book by Wally Famous Amos ... and the start of my continuous travels on the road to an empowered life.
Once I was certain what it was I set out for myself to accomplish, I had to design an ...
Views: 890 - Did You Include ME? - by Do you include everyone to participate in your life with you ... or are you always gravitating to the same clique? Do I need to ASK, or will you initiate your involvement with me? By associating yourself, and keeping open to all the people you encounter, day to day, anything and everything, is ...
Views: 871 - Clarity or Blame? - by Have you ever tried to figure out things you cannot understand ... the "mysteries" of life?
There is hope in understanding it all, however, the unlimited comprehension can come only from heaven above. Learn to tap into this.
You now possess a limited quantity of knowledge, understanding and ...
Views: 820 - BEFORE The Apple - by Do you believe in a Promised Land?
Before the serpent tempted Adam & Eve with the Apple, they were successful. In the Garden, life was good. Abundance was present and their love for one another burned brightly.
Let's go back!
Is your attitude right? Do you respect others more than ...
Views: 763 - R U Coachable? - by If everything was perfect in your business and life, why would you be taking the time to read this article?
Even though people may need the help in a respective area, many will not take the notes, ask the questions, listen to the calls and move their business forward when the opportunity to do ...
Views: 722 - Mr. & Ms. Service - by No, I don't mean tennis and I'm not thinking about food right now!
I'm sure that you are familiar with the term "Sweat Equity", where you invest in a property, fix it up and sell it for a profit. This is a sound concept, however, from a business perspective, there is much cost and risk ...
Views: 882 - What to Believe?? - by There is never a good reason for doing the wrong thing. What you Believe will affect everything you do.
Many people are seeking hard sought answers in life. Some are looking for financial independence, others peace of mind, some health and others strong relationships and what not. We all want ...
Views: 834 - Figuring Out Balance - by What do you stand on, a solid foundation or a soft sandy, unsecured platform? Do you keep your mind actively seeking how to choose the right way to live your life?
You can choose to live anyway you like, however, you don't get to choose the consequences of your continual actions and behaviors. ...
Views: 857 - Lifestyle Evangelism - by As a result of following a series of actions over time, you will receive the consequence, negative or positive of those actions. In life, we all have freewill to choose from an unlimited number of actions.
What beliefs do you trust in, and do your actions reflect this trust? These are the ...
Views: 853 - Written Dreams - by What is distracting you from your Dream? Will you regret later on in life not going for it?
Return, Revisit to your Dreams, the hopes you once took the time to write down, praying that one day you would gather the strength, courage and persistence to make this life worthwhile. Keep them out ...
Views: 822 - Stumbling Block or Blessing? - by I've often seen the world as black and white. Either you are part of the problem or part of the solution.
Which one are YOU?
Do you genuinely give of yourself to others, or do you get in their way, as well as block your own success?
Taking a Black or White approach in business and in ...
Views: 814 - RIGHT NOW - by What direction do you choose to go in today? Are you ready RIGHT NOW to do whatever it takes to accomplish the Will that your life represents?
By honoring your principles and what you hold in highest regard, you have responsibilities and need to keep yourself accountable for words and actions ...
Views: 787 - Laser Beam ?'s - by Focused Questions are the laser beams of human consciousness. It was Albert Einstein who said, "The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has it's own reasons for existing." One of the most important things you can do in your life is ask focused questions.
If you live your life ...
Views: 804 - IN Your Success - by At one point in my life, I concluded that "Life is One Big Detail!" Every single thing has to be first thought out ... no matter how small of an item it was. To me, this was a frustrating, boring, even tedious dilemma.
More recently, I think it was this last week, my view changed by adding to ...
Views: 734 - Life IN The Balance - by Do you want to be like everyone else?
Did you do your Life plan ... is it completed?
How much of a part does Balance have to do with you rising above mediocrity?
Are you even Aware of the options life offers YOU!?
What are you doing this very day to create your future ... that coveted ...
Views: 733 - YOUR HIDDEN NETWORK - by Did you know that a referral generates 80% more results than a cold call? Did you know that approximately 70% of all jobs are found through Networking, and that most people you meet, have at least 250 contacts?
Did you know that anyone you might want to meet or contact is only 4 to 5 people ...
Views: 938 - Bubble Over from Within - by How clear are you and how deep do you "bubble over" from within, the life you aspire to bring into reality? Have you memorized your mission and does the evidence of this belief exude from in-between the spaces that exist moment to moment, thought by thought, action to action?
Here is the best ...
Views: 866 - MAKE THE RUBBER MEET THE ROAD - by Make the rubber meet the road! - The only problem with goals (if there is one..lol) as I see it is that all too often we plan ourselves to the point that we never actually take action on them. Rather I should say the right amount of action.
I can't even begin to tell you how many people I know ...
Views: 854 - Following Through On Your Goals - by Following through on goals - Most of us have goals, the question is how many of us actually follow-up and work those goals. What I mean is going a step further then actually recording your goals. With that said the question is how do we effectively work our goals list...
Here are a few ...
Views: 764 - SUCCESS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN FAME AND MONEY - by Success is so much more than fame and money - At times we all try to attach a monetary value to the definition of success. We look at those around us (or those in the news) and say, "he or she is successful." The problem is if we're basing success simply on the amount of money or fame that a ...
Views: 1172 - LEAVING ONE'S COMFORT ZONE IS NO SMALL CHORE! - by When I was younger I had the good fortune of learning the value of doing what you enjoy. If you happen to be stuck in a place in your life where you're not particularly happy, please don't take this as though I am rubbing it in your face (I certainly know in my past I've done things I didn't ...
Views: 800 - Let The Past Be The Past - by Take time each day to ponder the things that have occurred in your life. While I personally find it easy to initially focus on the negatives (hey don't we all?) at the same time I realize that to do so is simply counter productive!
Think about it for a minute, no matter what decision (right or ...
Views: 780 - Using Autosuggestion - by Using Autosuggestion - Did you know that our subconscious minds work hard towards making the things it hears a reality? With that said the question should be asked "what kind of inner dialog is our mind hearing the most of? Is it negative or positive? What kind of language do you use with ...
Views: 1576 - Make Ongoing Education a Priority - by My friend, very few of the decisions in our lives are as important as choosing to live a life filled with ongoing education. It doesn't even have to come in the form of formal education, for many folks it's achieved by reading books, listening to tapes or attending seminars. Yet others choose to ...
Views: 1173 - Mistakes Are Important Teachers - by Mistakes are important teachers - All around us life is offering opportunity after opportunity. The problem is that in many cases these little jewels are hidden. In order for us to be aware of them we have to be willing to look for them in many cases. So then the question is how do we do this? ...
Views: 811 - There's A Goldmine In Those Pages - by A surefire way to succeed is to model what other successful people have done, and then take it a step further or adopt certain techniques and build on them when possible. There's an old saying that I think is right on. It say's "Success leaves clues".
I've always enjoyed reading the ...
Views: 640 - Your Reasons To Be Thankful Abound - by Tracking our things to be thankful for - Everyone of us has many things to be thankful for. The problem is that we don't always see this to be true. Me included :-). Therefore; playing something as simple as the thankfulness game can do wonders to get us track. This is something that takes ...
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