Dream Big Dreams

We grow great by dreams. All great people are dreamers. They see greatness in everything: the sunset; the ocean at 6:00 in the morning; the birds chirping in the back yard; the smile of a child, and the devotion of a pet well, dogs anyway, cats have their own agenda.
What separates the great dreamers from the common daydreamers? Successful people take those vivid, compelling, exciting dreams and back them up with specific plans and goals.

“The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.”
Thomas Carlyle

“Either control your own destiny, or someone else will.”
Jack Welch

Let me make it simple. You need to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve; you must have vision.” Clarity of vision gives you focus of effort. Focus of effort gives you an intended outcome.
I’ll make it even simpler:
Dream Big.
Focus on one goal at a time.
Have faith that success is yours.

Today’s Exercise: Daydream for a half of an hour.
Today’s Affirmation: I attract success and happiness into my life every day.
Points to Ponder: The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.

How to Make God Smile

God smiles every time you or I do an act of kindness. Kindness is the answer to all of the world’s problems.
I used to laugh at the Miss America Pageant when a contestant would say, “If I win the Miss America title, I would try for world peace.” I would say to myself, Oh sure, you are going to do what nobody else has ever been able do to. Ha!
Well, I was wrong. If one person does one act of kindness to someone who then goes out and does two acts of kindness and this process is duplicated over and over, we will have world peace within thirty days. I used to use this analogy in speaking to new sales recruits. What would you rather have one hundred thousand dollars cash or one penny a day doubled each day for thirty days? Most would answer one hundred thousand and I would know instantly I didn’t have a good sales person in the making. (See today’s exercise).
Think about it, if everybody tried to do one act of kindness today, there would be no murders, no robberies, no hatred, no prejudice, no wars, and no fear. Then God would really smile. But, for today let’s you and I go out and look for opportunities to hold the door open for someone or give someone a lift, or just smile and say, “How are you today?”
The other day, when I left my condo for work, the elevator stopped at the first floor and as I started to step out, in front of me was an elderly woman blocking my way. A year ago, I probably would have given her an annoying look and tried to blow past her. But not this day, I simply smiled and said, “How are you?”
Her answer was, “I just lost my husband.”
I backed up into the elevator and said, “I’m sorry,” and proceeded to ride up eighteen floors as she told me all about her husband. I didn’t really say anything but she thanked me with the most generous, thanks I had ever received. After she got off at her floor, I continued my journey to start my day. As I rode the elevator down, I was the only person in the elevator, but I wasn’t alone, I felt her husband’s presence.

Today’s Exercise: Get your calculator out, take a penny a day double it every day for thirty days.
Today’s Affirmation: I am as happy as I make up my mind to be.
Points to Ponder: I was the only person in the elevator but I wasn’t alone, I felt her husband’s presence.

Harmony

How we interfere with the innate principle of harmony. To think correctly and scientifically we must know the truth. There is a saying that goes, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” To know the truth is to be in harmony with God and the power of your Subconscious Mind, which is always moving in the right direction.
Every thought you have that is not harmonious, whether through ignorance or design, will result in disorder and limitation of all kinds. If you’re building defects into your body by thoughts of fear, anger, jealousy, and ill will, then you have no one to blame but yourself. You are the sum total of your own thoughts. Think about that every time you have a negative or inharmonious thought.
It’s like climbing a mountain. When the mountain gets too high and you can’t see over it, your life and the way you see the world becomes distorted. You start to believe everyone is against you, you are unlucky, or that this world sucks! You can overcome the mountain from this moment on, by overcoming negative thoughts by substituting positive thoughts.
Affirm the good and the bad will vanish. Know this and know it well. It is not too late. You are not too old to change, or too miserable to be happy. It’s not normal to be sick, unhappy, unloved, unproductive, and miserable. All of your thoughts, ideas, and beliefs will operate with greater potential when they are in harmony with God who is forever seeking to preserve and protect you. It follows from this, that normal conditions can be restored with greater ease and certainty than abnormal conditions can prevail.
Likewise, in the healing of disease, you must increase the inflow and distribution of the vital forces of your Subconscious Mind throughout your belief system. By eliminating thoughts of fear, worry, anxiety, jealousy, hatred, and every other destructive thought, you can do this. These feelings tend to tear down and destroy your nerves, glands, and body tissues that control the elimination of all waste material. In other words the phrase, “You’re full of S@%T!,” is an accurate description of someone who is not in harmony with the universe. Faith in your subconscious powers will make you whole. “Peace and harmony are yours, sayeth the Lord.”

Today’s Exercise: Change your routine. Drive a different route to work or the store; see what’s new.

Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.

Points to Ponder: Faith in your subconscious powers will make you whole.

Are You a Coward?

Before you answer the above question, let’s define the word “coward.”
1. Afraid. Are you afraid to take chances?
2. Scared. Do you panic when you are asked to give a speech?
3. Yellow. Do you sit in the back of the room?
4. Chicken. Do you let someone else take the lead?
5. Jellyfish. Do you blend into the mob?
Now what’s your answer? If you could silently, quietly, and clearly peer into the hearts of the sad failures in life, if you could learn the secrets of men and women who merely go through the motions, who make up the masses of humanity that have complained their way through life, then you would discover the tale of fear, cringing, hesitating, shrinking, and mental cowardice.
It is a tragedy. It is the life history of a well-meaning soul seeking higher levels of Success and Happiness but bound and handcuffed to that ever present “Oh, I better not; I don’t think it will work, or I tried it before and it can’t be done.” Instead of a life of health, happiness, and financial ease, they sink into oblivion, only to rise up and tell you that it cannot be done. They hear, “Who do you think you are? There is no way you can do that!”
The race for Success and Happiness requires men and women who dare to be great. In order to dare to be great you must go through four stages to be mentally tough.
1. I wish for success.
Wishing is simply having the craving.
2. I desire success.
Desire is having the passion for success.
3. I am resolved upon my success.
Resolved is the determination to overcome all obstacles.
4. I demand and insist that I become successful.
Demand is a “full speed ahead, damned the torpedoes” attitude.
If you are to go all the way with me, you must have an open mind.

Today’s Exercise: Open your mind. Go through the four steps, then either put the book away or turn the page.
Today’s Affirmation: I have a positive mental attitude, therefore I am a success.
Points to Ponder: The race for Success and Happiness requires men and women who dare to be great.

Attraction

People who tend to make excuses for their poor relationships keep justifying them by saying opposites attract. This way, they justify the miserable relationship they are currently in. Nothing is further from the truth. Opposites do not attract. Take two magnets put them together. Positives will always attract positives and negatives will always attract negatives. Poor relationships are always the result of negative thinking individuals getting together. You see it on TV and in the movies where the girl says, “I can’t understand how all these dead beats find a way to my door?” The reason is because she sends out a beacon that says, “ I really don’t like myself, so I will settle for anything.” The guy who goes after women like this in a sense says, “ I can get away with anything with a girl like this so why shouldn’t I?”
You will attract the kind of person that is a perfect match for you. So, if your relationships never seem to work out, you only have yourself to blame. The basis of all workable relationships is love and happiness and that means it’s up to you.
You must love God and love yourself before you can really love another human being. You also have to make up your mind that only you can make you happy. Once you commit yourself to matching up and be a part of a loving universe, then providence moves too, and unforeseen prosperity comes your way. The right people will arrive to assist you in every aspect of your life. Those who would support you in your career appear. The right person who will help you create your perfect home life, all of the sudden will pop up out of nowhere. If it’s money you are looking for the right financing magically appears. People with the same interest you have suddenly are everywhere. Your soul mate appears out of the crowd, a chance meeting, a missed taxi, a turn down the wrong street, nothing happens by accident.
There is no such thing as a coincidence. Coincidence is a mathematical term “coincide,” meaning when two angles come together they fit perfectly. You will have to let go of any resistance to your ability to attract the right people or you won’t recognize them when they show up.
Be aware the right people are looking for you and they won’t recognize you if you’re buried under a cloud of self-pity, loneliness, or a constant complainer. In fishing, you have to use the right bait. The right bait for you is love and happiness.

Today’s Exercise: Look for a coincidence as a sign.
Today’s Affirmation: I am enthusiastic and confident.
Points to Ponder: Once you commit yourself to matching up and be part of a loving Universe, then providence moves too, and unforeseen prosperity comes your way.