What we say can slow us down and even make us quit.

What we say can slow us down and even make us quit.

How often do we say:”I can’t” and then 1 hr, one day or one month later we've done it?

Why say what is not true?

It just slows you down because you respond to your words.

Things like:

”This business is not working”

“I can’t go on like this”

"I don’t know what I’m going to do”

“This looks impossible”

"The people who change the world are people who have taken impossible out of their dictionaries." – Myles Munroe

Do you want to change your income, your marriage, your level of happiness? Then take that word out of your vocabulary. Everything is possible!!

It may mean hard work and effort but it’s NOT TOO difficult.

Don’t let your words slow you down or make you quit.

To Your Success.

Your Life Is An Echo of You.

A son was taking a walk in the mountains with his father. Suddenly, the son falls, injures himself and screams out in agony:

“AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

To his amazement, he hears a voice, somewhere in the mountains:

“AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Curious, the son yells:

“Who are you?”

The voice answers back:

“Who are you?”

Frustrated the son screams at the mountain: “Answer me!”

And the voice answers:

“Answer me!”

Infuriated the son shouts: “Coward!”

And receives an answer: “Coward!”

Confused the son looks to his father and asks:

“What’s going on?”

His father smiles and says: “Pay attention, my son.”

The father screams: “You are a champion!”

The voice then answered: “You are a champion!”

The son is astonished, but still does not understand. The father explains to him: “People call this an Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life. Life will give you back everything you have given it.”

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT IS SIMPLY A REFLECTION OF YOUR ACTIONS.

To Your Success.

Believe In The Good.

I thought I would share with you one of the many wonderful emails that get sent to me each day.

Believe the best about the other person. It is very easy to find fault with other's behaviour or their motives.

I had this problem in my relationship with my brother. It was only until I learnt to find good in others and believe the best about them that my relationship with my brother started improving.

Find good in others. One does not have to look for long before one will find something good in another person.

Yes, people have faults, but there are a lot of wonderful things that you will discover, if you only look with an open mind. You may discover talents or skills, that you admire or a sense of humour, or virtues such as honesty, kindness and generosity. These are the things that I discovered about my late brother when my attitude towards him changed. It changed my relationship with him completely

To Your Success.

Forget About The Past And The Future.

"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future." - Unknown

We as human beings are such creatures of habit. We tend to fall into the very bad habit of looking back at the past and wishing we could change it somehow. Or look at the future with fear and trepidation. We are sometimes so focused on the past or the future, or sometimes both, that we completely miss out on the gift and joys of today and in the process we miss out on our true lives.

“So how do we live in the moment?” you may ask. Well it is quite easy, really. All you need to do is be aware all day long. Take the time to notice the day. Observe the beauty of a sunset, autumn leaves, blooming jacaranda trees, laughing children. It means having fun and not taking life so seriously.

Just relax, and as 94.7 says “SMILE DAMMIT!!!”

To Your Success.

Having the Right Attitude.

Having the right attitude means having an attitude that gets you through the hard times, makes you see the positive side in an otherwise challenging situation and makes you pro-active when things aren’t going as planned.

Even after being involved in an accident, to be able to say: “Hey, I’m still OK. And, heck, I have insurance”

Having faith, believing your life is not entirely in your own hands.

Saying things like: “I can”, “I will succeed” or “I will overcome” when facing daunting challenges.

Expecting and believing that it will get better no matter how bad it looks.

Being enthusiastic no matter what the circumstances.

Having an open mind and being able to learn from the challenges you have faced.

Let’s take another example: We all know the saying “Man there is so much month left at the end of the money”. Well when that happens, try and stay positive. I know it’s hard. But being negative about it won’t help, because next month will just be the same again. You need to learn from this, make plans to not let it happen again, and try again. If it doesn’t work, you try again, and again, till it does.

Don’t let your attitude get you down. Make a point of it to stay positive.

To Your Success.

Be a Romantic

I don’t know if you have noticed, but in marriage, uncultivated romance tends to fade as the years go on.

We need to develop the habit of giving gifts and showing affection to our partners. It does not have to cost an arm or a leg. A flower, short poem, little love letter via SMS or under the pillow. Any of these can do wonders for instilling romance in a relationship. It is not how much it cost, but rather the thought and effort that went into making the gift or gesture, that makes all the difference. It is crucial to maintaining this habit in romantic relationships.

Keep working on the romance.

Make a Decision.

"Often greater risk is involved in postponement than in making a wrong decision." - Harry A. Hopf

A wonderful quote, and so true. How many of you out there, hesitate when faced with an important decision? Why do you hesitate? Is it because of previous mistakes?

A lot of us tend to procrastinate when facing important decisions. We are afraid of making mistakes. Perhaps from previous experiences. The point is that, we all must stop being afraid. More often than not, it is better to just make the decision, because not deciding will be worse.

So make a point of it today to be decisive.

To Your Success.

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How Do You Eat an Elephant?

Well I am sure we all know the answer to that one . But for those of you scratching your heads … the answer is: One bite at a time … of course .

We need to stop making mountains out of mole hills. No matter how daunting a task may seem, if we tackle it a little bit at a time every day, and I mean EVERY day, we will achieve that task.

I don’t know if you have noticed, but we all live in an instant society. Instant coffee, 2-minute noodles, loose weight in 1 week, etc. We are so programmed that things need to happen immediately. But they do not. It takes time. A little bit each day, and in the end you will get it right.

To Your Success.

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Some Affirmations To Get You Through The Day.

I have strengths that benefit others
I use my strengths to benefit my team
I feel good about my strengths
I keep on keeping on
I NEVER quit
I have determination
I am a great leader
I am a responsible leader
I serve my followers
I never make excuses
I can do anything
I love people
I am an achiever
I can do anything
Everything is possible
I take charge of my financial future
I am financially free
I enjoy wealth
I keep at it
Every day I get better and better
If I strike out, I just keep batting
I keep at it, no matter what
I see myself reaching my goals
I have the tenacity to persevere

To Your Success

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How To Be Respected

We all want to be respected, at home, work, within our circle of friends. This is a desire that is within all of us. At work, your clients may be the paying customers or maybe even your boss and colleagues.

It makes no difference really, but you need to repeatedly try and meet there business needs. The more you do this the more respected and valuable you will become to them. And is that not what we all strive for?

Well they are there for the taking, all we need to do is make service our priority, take responsibility for our actions. This thinking can change your life, professionally and personally.

To Your Success.

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If You Fall … Just Get Up!

"To succeed . . . You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you."

Life is full of highs and lows. It is there to train us to keep getting up when we fall. Remember after sunshine, there are storms, and after storms there are wonderful rainbows. When you fall, pick yourself up. And once you are up, never forget what you learned through the hardships you faced. Be grateful for every moment.

Don’t let anyone tell you who you must be, remember where you came from. Embrace the essence that is you, for you are a unique being. Live your life to the fullest, for you are the essence of life.

To Your Success.

 

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Today Is Special.

Today is a special day. There is a reason why you are experiencing this day. Any idea what that reason could be?

You  know this reason, somehow, deep inside you, you know what that reason is. We all just tend to lose that connection with ourselves. The more we connect with ourselves, and discover this reason, the more fulfilling and meaningful the day will be. Maybe you need to learn something, maybe you are here to help someone or maybe you are here to teach someone. Maybe you are here today to build or create something, or say something others would benefit to hear. There is a reason for today, you can be sure of that. And there is a special reason for you being here today. Your job, your purpose in life is to discover that reason, bathe in its glory and live it.

For the days that have been, and the days that are still to come, none are as special as the gift of today. It may not be perfect, it may not be going as you have planned, but it is here, you are living it now and this is the one day that is available to you. This is the day that you are experiencing all the wonders and beauty the world has to offer. Grasp at the opportunity to experience this beauty. There are precious fleeting moments for you, waiting for you to full them with joy and happiness. So, with every fibre of your being, try and add real and lasting value to your life and others around you. Allow your mind to focus on what is good with today. Really feel the righteousness this day has to offer. Remember all that you have to be grateful for. In the soul of your gratitude, you will caress this day’s awesome source of abundance.

There are boundless possibilities, value, goodness, love and fulfilment here today. Harness this in your own special way.

To Your Success.

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Don’t Let Your Beliefs Bind You.

A young man was walking past some elephants and noticed to his amazement that they were held in place by nothing more than a mere rope. Now it was clearly obvious that that these elephants could break free from these bonds at anytime, yet they did not. The young man then spotted the trainer and approached him. He asked the trainer why is it that these magnificent creatures just stood there without making an attempt to break free.

“Well”, the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same rope to tie them, and at that age, it is enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe that they cannot break free. They believe that the rope can still hold them, so they never try and break free.” The young man was amazed. These animals obviously had the potential to break free from their bonds at anytime, but because they believed they couldn’t they were stuck where they were. These powerful and enormous creatures’ abilities were limited by nothing more than their minds.

How many of us, like these elephants, are bound to our situation by the ropes of our beliefs, beliefs that we are not good enough, strong enough, intelligent enough, that we are not worthy enough. Maybe we tried something in the past and failed at it, and now believe that we can never accomplish it. How many of us don’t try something new because of what we believe or perceive we can’t.

So, let us break free from our bonds and live our lives without fear, regret. For a life lived in fear is a life half lived.

“Your attempt may fail, but NEVER fail to make an attempt”

To Your Success.

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You Can Earn a Passive Income!

What is a passive income? It is an automatic stream of income that requires little or no effort from you to earn. Like rental income from a number of properties, etc.

React Constructively

How we react to any given situation determines how positively or negatively that situation can become. Steven Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” explains that between the stimulus (event or situation) and our response (reaction) is a space or moment.

It is how we react in that space or moment that determines the direction of the event. We decide what happens in that moment. The stimulus can be anything:

• A negative or unflattering remark from a friend or colleague.
• A reprimand from your superior.

and so can the response:

• An equally negative or hurtful remark returned to the colleague, or
• A humorous take on the remark.
• A shift of blame to another party, or
• Accept responsibility and suggest a solution.

As you can see we can always decide how we want to react. It is up to us to ensure that our response is focused on positively improving the situation so that we can build stronger relationships.

To Your Success.

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Limiting Thoughts

We as human beings tend to limit ourselves, willingly or subconsciously.

We have been conditioned throughout our lives to believe that we cannot accomplish or achieve certain things. We tell ourselves that we “cannot achieve that” or “could never afford that” or “never become that”. Well guess what, “If we think we can’t or we think we can, we are right”, I believe Henry Ford said that. We have to stop beating ourselves up, and it is difficult in the beginning, our subconscious minds are very powerful. But with persistence we can achieve what we set our minds too.

What do you want to achieve?
A successful career?
A happy relationship?
Excellent health, wealth, fame?

Any negative belief is all in the mind, sometimes like a paralysing fear, but we forget that we have inside us such vast potential. We can achieve anything we want to, our only limits are ourselves.

Think About It.

To Your Success.

Be At Peace.

I wonderful email message I was sent today.

You spend most of your life running after things. You forget that being comes before doing. Those who remember this secret, make an effort to “BE” and discover that when they stop and observe, life helps and brings whatever is needed. Learning to be, is learning to be at peace. It is out most fundamental nature.

To Your Success.

Are You Present ?

Hmmm, not to sure what I meant by that title myself … but lets see where this takes us .

Jokes aside, how much time do you spend thinking about today? Not much I am sure, lots of us (including me to be honest) spend the majority of our time reminiscing about the past or speculating about the future. And to make it worse, most, if not all, this thinking is negative! We keep thinking about what might have been or what could’ve or should’ve happened. We might worry ourselves sick over future events that MIGHT unfold. Or we might just wish it was the weekend (I know I do) and wish away a significant part of our lives.

The secret is to live in the present. Be grateful for the gift of the day that has been bestowed on you. Yesterday has been, tomorrow has not been written yet, live for today. If you find yourself in another time zone, remember … today is a gift, appreciate it, be grateful for it.

“Worrying is as useful as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.”

To Your Success.