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Uncover Your Fears
Limitations are like The Boogeyman, they only exist if we believe in them. In fact, if we would refuse to acknowledge any limitations in our lives, we could do anything we wanted to do. We would literally amaze and astound ourselves. Quite often however, because of our own limiting beliefs, instead of being astounding, we end up paralyzed by fear. And we don't make any significant progress in our lives. We don't dare challenge ourselves and we don't even come close to pushing our boundaries or expanding our experiences. Very much [...]
Has LOA left you DOA?
The law of attraction gets a lot of press these days. It's a principle of nature that has existed since the beginning of time, at least as far as any of us can tell, but it really seems to have grown in popularity over the past few years. The law basically operates like this: Your life is the result of your most dominant thought patterns. Like attracts like and so whatever you focus on most (consciously or subconsciously) is what is attracted to you. You also become attracted to it. Sounds pretty simple on the surface, right? And [...]
Those Things You Do
Did you ever wonder if your random acts of kindness, good deeds, smiles or friendly words have any significant or lasting affect on the world around you? I think it's pretty important for you to know that even the slightest action taken, in the right spirit and with the proper intention, absolutely does. You may not see the direct result of it manifest itself immediately. In fact, it may cause wonderful things to happen that end up as circumstances or opportunities in your life you would never in a million years relate back to that one [...]
Give To Live
Life has an amazing way of rewarding you based on the effort you put into it. Thomas Jefferson had a great quote which I have kept at my desk for years. He said, "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it". Over time I sort of paraphrased for TJ and usually end up telling people, "the harder you work, the luckier you'll get". Same principle, of course. And the really miraculous part of this universal axiom is that you usually end up receiving much more than you actually give. Or at the very [...]
What You Do Next
The late John Wooden said a lot of things over the years that I absolutely loved. He was such a principled man and had such discipline and conviction, he was hard not to admire. If you listen to the people that were around him the most, they were all so touched and inspired by this man it's hard not to think of him as one of the most influential people who ever lived. Especially in the sports world. He had one particular saying that I have referenced over the years and used to motivate myself at the times in my life when I have seemed [...]
Go and Keep Going
I found another really good motivational poem today and I couldn't help myself...I had to post it! Of all of the traits that seem common to the most successful people in the world, persistence seems to be the one that actually gets things done. Anytime I have the opportunity to talk to someone about their goals I will tell them that they can achieve whatever they set their minds and heart on if they will commit to not quitting. Ever. It is as tried and true a process as there is in the universe. So I found this short but very [...]
TGIM?
I tell people that when their "Mondays" start to feel like their "Fridays" they are on to something! Of course I usually have to clarify that I said "onto something" and not "on something" because most people can't fathom a Monday being anything less than a full day of depressing torture. On the other hand, there is an almost giddy excitement that grabs hold of even the toughest individual when they wake up in the morning on a Friday and realize they are only a few hours away from the freedom and fun that a weekend brings to their [...]
Will Power
I ran across a great poem tonight that was written by a guy named Berton Braley. The poem is all about will power, but I also think it speaks to the power of the focused and persistent human spirit. There is no doubt in my mind that if any of us want something bad enough, we can have it. Of course if we never do anything about our desire, we will simply go on wanting. It is, after all, by taking action that we start to achieve all that we desire in life. The poem was just such a great reminder to me that wanting something is not [...]
The Laughable Life
"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities" - Jean Houston Laughter is a remarkable thing. I've often said to people that it is in my ability to laugh, at myself and at circumstances around me, that I have remained sane in this ever changing world. Now, I don't know exactly how sane I am, but I can assure you that had I not figured out how much fun it is and how therapeutic it can be to laugh, I would have been a much different and likely crazier dude. Just stop for a moment and [...]
Knowledge is Not Power!
Yes, that's my position. Knowledge is not power. Just like a parked car isn't fast...no matter what the logo on the front says. Knowledge by itself is as powerless as any other thought or feeling which you may have that fails to motivate you. It just isn't powerful. Until...You apply it! Aha! Once knowledge is applied, it can be the most powerful force in the universe. It can cause miraculous things to happen. It can be utterly and completely transforming. You can literally change your life by simply putting the [...]
Extraordinary Self Control
Let me take a shot at empowering you. One of the worst feelings in life is the feeling that you have no control over it. Maybe that's how you feel sometimes. If you do, you're not alone. For many people, events and circumstances dictate their mood, attitude, and action (or inaction), and they truly glide through life like a kite tossed around by the wind. Literally living each day at the mercy of the world around them. They don't have to. And, if you feel like that, neither do you. I like to say that just about anyone can [...]
You’ll Achieve Whatever You Believe
Nobody knows you quite like you know you. And nobody believes you like you believe yourself. So how are you really doing in life and what do you think about it? When I talk to people about their potential, I often bring up the fact that they know far more about what they are capable of than I do. I can guess and I can talk to them about goals for achievement, but I don't have the ability to look inside and see what truly drives and motivates them or what thoughts and beliefs they possess about their own capacity for success. And [...]
Your Life’s Reflection
From time to time I like to share poems on here and I found one the other day that I really liked. It's called "Life's Mirror" by Madeline Bridges. Like most poems it can really speak to you if you read it and let the words soak in. Sometimes I think we read poems just to make sure the lines rhyme, and we end up taking very little away from the moment. One of the things I have said to people quite often over the years is that whenever you have an opportunity...be it while sitting through a meeting, listening during a lecture or [...]
Real Self Help
I was speaking to a group of sales professionals the other day and I let them in on a little secret. The topic was the toughest sales job they will ever have. It involved the most difficult prospect that they would ever have to persuade. And I also wanted them to know that once they were able to convince and sell this very specific person and convert them to their way of thinking, they would have a loyal customer for life. And a customer that would lead them to unbridled success. The little secret that I shared with them and which [...]
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