I am constantly on a path of development and growth. I am always trying to move forward and progress on a regular basis. Sometimes though I am reminded that I don't have as far to go as I think I do. Today was one of those days. I used to be a very gentle person who was constantly walked on. I had to fix that.
I spent quite a bit of time working on the powerful, strong, confident side of myself. I was under the impression that I still had a lot of work to do on that side of the spectrum. Today I had a conversation with a client and how much I have helped them and made an impact on their life. It was a great reminder that I have come a long way, and I have found a good balance between strong and powerful as well as compassionate and caring.
We need to remember while we are on the path of personal development that the horizon is always moving as we move. Just as traveling in the world, the horizon in the distance will always be out there. We need to take the time to reflect back on where we have come from. It's important to know where you are going, but it's also important to know where we have come from and how far we have traveled so far.
The journey will never end, be proud of what you have done so far. Be aware of where you are going and what you are working on. Know that there is always more to do, but we have already done so much.
Wednesday
Getting Something Out Of Everyday.
I spent some time today looking at how some people manage to promote themselves. There are tons of lessons out there to help us get to where we want to go in our lives, all we have to do is pay close enough attention to what is going on. I received a booklet in the mail today for an employee seminar. It helped open my eyes to how easy, with the proper organization, how easy it is to start doing my own seminars.
The point is simple. Pay attention to everything, because we never know what one thing might be the one thing we need to move us forward toward our goals. It may be a piece of mail, or something someone says. We need to keep our eyes open to the world around us so that we are able to recognize opportunities and answers.
Everything that we experience has something to offer us. Of course you have probably heard this before, however, have you really listened to the lesson. Are you at a point where you are able to take lessons out of everything you hear, and see, and experience. Are you able to take that knowledge and apply it to your daily life. Can you apply it to where you want to go and what you want to accomplish. Everything has something to offer us, if we learn to look close enough and see the lessons.
The point is simple. Pay attention to everything, because we never know what one thing might be the one thing we need to move us forward toward our goals. It may be a piece of mail, or something someone says. We need to keep our eyes open to the world around us so that we are able to recognize opportunities and answers.
Everything that we experience has something to offer us. Of course you have probably heard this before, however, have you really listened to the lesson. Are you at a point where you are able to take lessons out of everything you hear, and see, and experience. Are you able to take that knowledge and apply it to your daily life. Can you apply it to where you want to go and what you want to accomplish. Everything has something to offer us, if we learn to look close enough and see the lessons.
Tuesday
Good Friends And Success
There are all types of people in the world, and in our lives. We need to be careful what people we allow in our inner circle, because these are the people who have the most amount of influence on our success. We need to choose friends based on where we want to go, and where they are going. Our circle of friends include family and a significant other.
One of the hardest things for many people to do is to let go of people in their lives that do not offer support and help when it comes to chasing dreams and goals. We have been taught that there should be a loyalty to people we are related to or to people we have been friends with for a long time. We need to understand what loyalty is, and we need to give our loyalty to people we bring into our circle, however, we also need to be able and willing to withdraw our loyalty from those who no longer are able to serve our direction in life. Everything changes, and those who hold us back because of their lack of ambition or goals, or because of the way they constantly shoot us down when we chase our goals and dreams should be cut lose.
Friends should be people who tell us we are wrong when we are wrong. Not people who tell us what they think we need to hear. Friends are people who lift us up when we fall and help us keep moving. They show us the light when only see darkness, and show us the path when we lose our way. They have goals and dreams of their own and the two of you are able to move closer to the life of your dreams together.
So be mindful of the friends you choose. The people we surround ourselves with are either the stimulus that help us get closer to the life of our dreams, or hold us back from where we want to go. More often than not, the people around us are the biggest reason we succeed or fail. Choose your friends carefully.
One of the hardest things for many people to do is to let go of people in their lives that do not offer support and help when it comes to chasing dreams and goals. We have been taught that there should be a loyalty to people we are related to or to people we have been friends with for a long time. We need to understand what loyalty is, and we need to give our loyalty to people we bring into our circle, however, we also need to be able and willing to withdraw our loyalty from those who no longer are able to serve our direction in life. Everything changes, and those who hold us back because of their lack of ambition or goals, or because of the way they constantly shoot us down when we chase our goals and dreams should be cut lose.
Friends should be people who tell us we are wrong when we are wrong. Not people who tell us what they think we need to hear. Friends are people who lift us up when we fall and help us keep moving. They show us the light when only see darkness, and show us the path when we lose our way. They have goals and dreams of their own and the two of you are able to move closer to the life of your dreams together.
So be mindful of the friends you choose. The people we surround ourselves with are either the stimulus that help us get closer to the life of our dreams, or hold us back from where we want to go. More often than not, the people around us are the biggest reason we succeed or fail. Choose your friends carefully.
Monday
The Vision
It's important to have a vision in our lives. Something that is worth striving for. Something we want so badly that we will do anything to have it. Anything within moral and ethical values of course. But a purpose that is so consuming that we lose sleep to have it because we go to bed late at night, and wake up early to get started again.
Hopefully the vision you have for your life includes friends, a significant other, good health, and something that you can utterly devote your life to, and hopefully all that allows you to feel happiness and fulfillment in yourself and your life. We must know what we want, and we must know what that looks like. Without a vision, we have no idea where we are going and we have nothing to keep our eyes on.
Without a vision, we have nothing to keep our eyes on. We must have something that we can see in our minds eye that keeps us moving. Without a vision, we can easily get off course with where ever it is we want to go. A vision burns deep within us. It stirs up passion and drive. It causes us to break outside our boundries. A vision allows us to become more than we ever thought possible. It allows us to leave a mark in the world that is greater than we could ever be, and one that lasts longer than we could ever live. A vision inspires us to do more not only for ourselves, but for everyone else in the world, especially the ones we love.
A vision is a powerful force. The problem with most people is they never find a vision that is worthy of them and their efforts, and if they do, they never truly want that vision to become a reality bad enough. Many people have a fascination with what they want, but never a burning passion for that vision. Many people want to be rich financially, but they only long for it. They don't have a burning passion to have that money and do what it takes to get there. A vision and a burning desire to have that vision become a reality is the first, and probably the most important step toward getting what you want. Work on your vision and your drive. Everything else you need will come as you move along.
Hopefully the vision you have for your life includes friends, a significant other, good health, and something that you can utterly devote your life to, and hopefully all that allows you to feel happiness and fulfillment in yourself and your life. We must know what we want, and we must know what that looks like. Without a vision, we have no idea where we are going and we have nothing to keep our eyes on.
Without a vision, we have nothing to keep our eyes on. We must have something that we can see in our minds eye that keeps us moving. Without a vision, we can easily get off course with where ever it is we want to go. A vision burns deep within us. It stirs up passion and drive. It causes us to break outside our boundries. A vision allows us to become more than we ever thought possible. It allows us to leave a mark in the world that is greater than we could ever be, and one that lasts longer than we could ever live. A vision inspires us to do more not only for ourselves, but for everyone else in the world, especially the ones we love.
A vision is a powerful force. The problem with most people is they never find a vision that is worthy of them and their efforts, and if they do, they never truly want that vision to become a reality bad enough. Many people have a fascination with what they want, but never a burning passion for that vision. Many people want to be rich financially, but they only long for it. They don't have a burning passion to have that money and do what it takes to get there. A vision and a burning desire to have that vision become a reality is the first, and probably the most important step toward getting what you want. Work on your vision and your drive. Everything else you need will come as you move along.
Thursday
We Always Have A Choice
No matter what happens in life, we always have a choice. No matter the demons that wage war inside of us. No matter the things that happen to us in our lives. We always have choices. We can choose to bring out the best in us, or not. Life is full of options, and we need to make sure we are making those options.
I believe that far to few people make choices in their lives, or believe they have control and choices. They kind of let life happen to them, and take things as they come. Instead, we need to realize that our lives are designed by the choices we make. Good or bad. Right or wrong. Our lives become what we allow them to be, or choose to make them be.
So the real question in every day of our lives, in every moment of our lives, is what our choices will be. Will we make the choice that moves us closer to happiness. Closer to our own success and well being. Will we decide to open up and realize what a beautiful experience life is. Will we choose to be the best of ourselves, and choose to do what's right. Or will we choose the path that is easy and leads to sorrow and despair. The choice is yours.
I believe that far to few people make choices in their lives, or believe they have control and choices. They kind of let life happen to them, and take things as they come. Instead, we need to realize that our lives are designed by the choices we make. Good or bad. Right or wrong. Our lives become what we allow them to be, or choose to make them be.
So the real question in every day of our lives, in every moment of our lives, is what our choices will be. Will we make the choice that moves us closer to happiness. Closer to our own success and well being. Will we decide to open up and realize what a beautiful experience life is. Will we choose to be the best of ourselves, and choose to do what's right. Or will we choose the path that is easy and leads to sorrow and despair. The choice is yours.
Wednesday
Money Is An Idea
Many people believe that money is a thing. In a sense, it is a thing, but it is an idea first. The common perception is that money is something we have to work hard for. I have never really believed this. There is work, and sometimes it's tiresome and long, but it isn't as hard as most people make it out to be.
Most people get a job and work hours upon hours to make a couple hundred dollars a week. I respect that, however, typical labor jobs that most people get involved in really aren't that fulfilling, and they make a person feel old and tired at a very young age. To me, money is an idea, and it's my ability to understand that idea and play with it that will create financial wealth in my life. My ability to relate to the idea and concept of money that will take me where I want to go, and you where you want to go.
For example, selling 100,000 copies of a book at $35 each would net you 3.5 million dollars. Some of you reading this will look at that and say that that is a huge amount and all but impossible. Others will look at it and come up with the idea that there are costs and expenses and until your done you won't be able to keep most of that and all the taxes you would have to pay and a million other excuses. Still others will look at that and realize that it isn't that much at all. Of course it isn't necessarily and easy goal, but it's far from impossible. there are sites like youtube and myspace that have literally millions of visitors a day, and they did that in a very short period of time.
The whole point here is that money is just an idea. That 100,000 sales is pathetic compared to the number of people that sign on to the internet every single moment. The key is to be able to drive enough traffic to a website in the time that you allow yourself to reach that goal. With a 10% conversion, which is actually better than average, that is 1,000,000 visitors. In a three year period, that is only 333,333 visitors a year. 27,777 a month. Over a five year period, the numbers get smaller. Far from impossible. Tough, yes. Impossible, never.
Most people get a job and work hours upon hours to make a couple hundred dollars a week. I respect that, however, typical labor jobs that most people get involved in really aren't that fulfilling, and they make a person feel old and tired at a very young age. To me, money is an idea, and it's my ability to understand that idea and play with it that will create financial wealth in my life. My ability to relate to the idea and concept of money that will take me where I want to go, and you where you want to go.
For example, selling 100,000 copies of a book at $35 each would net you 3.5 million dollars. Some of you reading this will look at that and say that that is a huge amount and all but impossible. Others will look at it and come up with the idea that there are costs and expenses and until your done you won't be able to keep most of that and all the taxes you would have to pay and a million other excuses. Still others will look at that and realize that it isn't that much at all. Of course it isn't necessarily and easy goal, but it's far from impossible. there are sites like youtube and myspace that have literally millions of visitors a day, and they did that in a very short period of time.
The whole point here is that money is just an idea. That 100,000 sales is pathetic compared to the number of people that sign on to the internet every single moment. The key is to be able to drive enough traffic to a website in the time that you allow yourself to reach that goal. With a 10% conversion, which is actually better than average, that is 1,000,000 visitors. In a three year period, that is only 333,333 visitors a year. 27,777 a month. Over a five year period, the numbers get smaller. Far from impossible. Tough, yes. Impossible, never.
Monday
Clairity Of Vision
One key to success is the ability to have a clear vision of where it is you want to go. Once you have a clear vision, it's important to plan out as much as possible on how you intend to get there. As a Success Development Consultant, it's important for me to sell myself as an image. Since I am starting from scratch with no reputation outside of my little circle, I need to take the time to do activities that allow me to present myself as an expert.
This will be done in many different ways. Article writing is something I have already been doing with well over a 100 articles online. I will also start to submit articles to physical magazines and publications. I will also take the time to network online and get involved in forum's, groups, social sites, and connections with other people that are a part of the self help and law of attraction.
Making sure you have a workable plan is essential to success. Of course there are pieces that you may not know how you will get to where you want to go. That is fine. Simply have faith that an answer will present itself when the time is right. An answer will present itself when the time is right, and you will get to where you want to go. But plan things out as best as possible. A goal is a dream with a deadline. It is amazing how inspiring having a workable plan is. All that needs to be done at that point is working the plan. Plan the work an work the plan.
Good luck on your journey's and I'll keep you posted on my ow progress as I make my own path in the world.
This will be done in many different ways. Article writing is something I have already been doing with well over a 100 articles online. I will also start to submit articles to physical magazines and publications. I will also take the time to network online and get involved in forum's, groups, social sites, and connections with other people that are a part of the self help and law of attraction.
Making sure you have a workable plan is essential to success. Of course there are pieces that you may not know how you will get to where you want to go. That is fine. Simply have faith that an answer will present itself when the time is right. An answer will present itself when the time is right, and you will get to where you want to go. But plan things out as best as possible. A goal is a dream with a deadline. It is amazing how inspiring having a workable plan is. All that needs to be done at that point is working the plan. Plan the work an work the plan.
Good luck on your journey's and I'll keep you posted on my ow progress as I make my own path in the world.
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